Books read recently - Page 3

Teuthida · 02-22-2006, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

I saw Capote about 2 months ago.

So far since I moved to Virginia and only take a couple of night classes I have read:

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
re-read American Gods by Neil Gaiman
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter 6 J.K. Rowling
Basic Cooking skills for dummies, err I'm like 1/4 through it. I cook as I go.
Read a lot of poetry by Pablo Naruda
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

and just today I started reading "In Cold Blood"

Heh finally got around to it.

Also it's a graphic novel but...

Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman. I think there is a second one now also.

I love Neil Gaiman. Haven't had a chance to read Stardust yet though. Good?

Just started to read A Scanner Darkly in anticipation of the film.

Canyarion · 02-23-2006, 10:58 AM

Not reading anything at the moment. I wanted to read War of the Worlds, but then I read a short X-files book and another one awaits me and other things came up.......

TheSlyMoogle · 02-25-2006, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Teuthida

I love Neil Gaiman. Haven't had a chance to read Stardust yet though. Good?

Just started to read A Scanner Darkly in anticipation of the film.

It's kinda like a more mature fairy tale or something like that. It's very good though, in a fairy tale sort of way.

Vampyr · 02-25-2006, 08:59 AM

I own Coraline by Neil Gaiman...sort of like a twisted Alice in Wonderland. I've been wanting to read American Gods forever.

A friend of mine was going to a bookstore yesterday so I sent money with him to pick up George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Fire and Ice, Book I, A Game of Thrones"

I'll find out Monday if they had it. ^_^

Seth · 03-01-2006, 12:23 AM

Yukio Mishima's tetralogy: The Sea of Fertility

It's an amazing four book series by one of Japan's greatest writers(if not the greatest).

I recommend the series to anybody. Read it. I finally finished the last book a few days ago.

currently reading: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky and also Notes From the Underground. My favourite author.

on the to read list: Shogun by James Clavell. I read King Rat in highschool and haven't read any of his other books.

I raided my sister's book collection(she's been collecting books since she could read) and I've found a number of gems that I'll have to tackle once I'm through the current strain.

Happydude · 03-01-2006, 06:20 AM

i finiahws the entire series of Ender's Game, and man was that a good read! i think the next series will be Ender's Shadow series and then i'll go from there, haven;'t decided yet. Orson Scott Card is my new (book) god.

Fox 6 · 03-27-2006, 11:52 PM

I started reading "Six War Years" last night and its quite good. Its an old hard cover book that i found at my grandparents, and its a collection of short stories usually around a page and a half about real experiences of Canadians during the seond waorld war. Keep in mind that its not just form the soldiers perspective but also through the eyes of children, parents, and others.
Some stories are really scary for instance there was this one about a unit killing thier own commanding officer. There are also some little interesting ones too. An example would be a stroy about someone that worked in a munitions factory making bombs and shells.

Professor S · 03-29-2006, 11:37 PM

Finished Angels and Demons last night. I'm starting The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason tonight.

MuGen · 03-30-2006, 11:42 AM

The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

Happydude · 03-30-2006, 10:47 PM

as i've mentioned before i read the entire Ender series:
Ender's game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the mind

now i'm onto the Shadow saga and so far i've read the first book and i'm almost done the second:
Ender's Shadow
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant

Teuthida · 03-30-2006, 10:57 PM

Dante's Inferno. Few more pages to go.

Vampyr · 03-31-2006, 07:14 PM

I started reading Flowers for Algernon a few days ago...and it's become one of my favorite books ever. :| It's an addictive read.

I also finished Grendel, my John Gardner the other day...it's the epic Beowulf written from the monster's perspective...it was glorious as well.

Krypton · 03-31-2006, 07:20 PM

To Kill A Mockingbird.

what a great book it was.

$4.00 well spent.

Teuthida · 03-31-2006, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

I also finished Grendel, my John Gardner the other day...it's the epic Beowulf written from the monster's perspective...it was glorious as well.

Ah, read that a few weeks ago. Enjoyable.

Swan · 03-31-2006, 08:26 PM

Just finished The Shining the other night. Quite a good read