What are you reading? What was the last book you enjoyed?

Tortilla Flat (Big Steinbeck fan but not even close to his best work)
Outline of the Law of Contracts by Conway (Bland and tasteless as stale crackers)
 
Was referred to Mary Karr's memoir "The Liars' Club." (Wow!) Just finished today and am starting on her second, "Cherry."

Before these, I just reread Louise Erdrich's "The Bingo Palace." She is so unbelievably amazing. Last week finished her "Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse." "Love Medicine" is my favorite.
 
just finished the story of Herman Being. It was a required reading for my music class, but the story within the book was very good and kept me wanting to read more.
 
Im reading

The fire from within
Carlos Cataneda

its a book in a series, although I dont read them in specific order, My friend gives them to me in a order he wants me to read them .. its kind of wierd but he always picks out good books for me, he seems to have more time to look for good books.
 
Oh, KingsNut..
Song of Susannah is absolutely WONDERFUL. I re-read Desperation yesterday and today to re-familiarize myself with some of the symbols in SOS.
Given the mixed reviews for Da Vinci code, I think that I will pass. I want a book that I can immerse myself into, without noticing that time is passing. Doesn't sound like that's the book I want to read next.
 
hatter,
If you like Stiff,which I loved, there's also a new one similar to it called Corpse, and one I just finished called Death's Acre about the Body Farm.
 
A collection of HP Lovecraft's short stories. I have't read any Lovecraft before. Very interesting stuff. I love authors who create whole worlds (or universes)...
 
i just finished:

the lovely bones ~ anne sebold
master and commander ~ patrick o'brian
the goblet of fire [for like the 4th time just cause i was bored]
digital fortress - d.brown


i've just raided my best friend's personal library so now i have plenty of books but right now i'm reading:

the end of the affair - graham greene
the sixth hp book (cause honestly i've only read it once and in twenty -four hours, so i'm reading for detail now)
homicide: life on the killing streets - david simon
daniel deronda - george eliot
 
I recently finished Angels & Demons. Very good, quite a page turner. Now I'm reading The Bourne Supremacy before I can see the movie. Very different from the movie. It was written in the height of the cold war, but the movies are based on the character and are written to fit into the current decade.

I'm also relistening to The Great Hunt, book 2 in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, since it takes like a decade for this guy to write a book. So far he's up to 10 books and looks like at least another 2 to go, plus the 3 prequels he is going to write Good fantasy series.

We listen to books on tape in the car, especially during hockey season, since we live in Ventura. Good way to spend long drives
 
I have 10 pages to go on Order of the Phoenix (it's about 1642 times better than Goblet of Fire)... then I will probably start Angels & Demons... although I do have Under the Black Flag sitting around that I still haven't read.
 
wilcarjer said:
I'm also relistening to The Great Hunt, book 2 in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, since it takes like a decade for this guy to write a book. So far he's up to 10 books and looks like at least another 2 to go, plus the 3 prequels he is going to write Good fantasy series.
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My family has read this series (and started again, as you say). We just finished the prequel "New Spring" and it's a great, fast read. Didn't know we were in for more prequels. Thx for the word.
 
Currently reading (and almost finished) Star Wars: Medstar 1 - Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry:
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Star Wars meets M.A.S.H, set during the Clone Wars. Great character writing. Book 1 of 2.
 
"Redemption" Book 3 of the Dhamon Saga...part of the Dragonlance universe
 
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I read Lucky as a result of being so moved by "The Lovely Bones".

This too is an incredibly powerful book. It's a true account. Makes me shudder when I think about it.
 
possum said:
My family has read this series (and started again, as you say). We just finished the prequel "New Spring" and it's a great, fast read. Didn't know we were in for more prequels. Thx for the word.
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Yeah "New Spring" was good, liked learning more about Moiraine and how she met Lan. The next prequel is supposted to be about Tam and how he got his heron marked sword. Jordan said he is going to concentrate on the the original series before finishing the prequels.
 
I just borrowed Children of the Flames from my sister this past week and I'll start reading it today. She decided not to read it because it was too much for her. It's about Dr. Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor, and all the things that he did to people. From what I am told, it can get into a lot of detail that might be hard for some to read.

I would much rather read about something that actually happened, then to read fiction. I guess I just want to learn about things that have happened and try to understand the events better.

Black Hawk Down and The Cell are great examples.
 
damn, i had a whole long reply, and my stupid computer ate it. :(

i'm almost done with The Time Traveler's Wife. very good!!
 
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