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

[Winston Smith]

Another re-read:

 

[Funkin-A]

Just finished "The Alphabet of Manliness" by Maddox.... AWESOME!

 

[orpheus]

I just finished reading Flannery O’ Connor’s short story collection “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” which I thought was pretty good. I should definitely read more of her stories.

I also finished reading Chuck Palahniuk’s “Stranger Than Fiction,” which is a collection of essays. That Chuck Palahniuk has definitely lead an interesting life!

Currently, I am reading Jorge Luis Borges’ “Collected Fictions.”

Yep, I have been on a collection kick lately. It happens.

 

[irisher]

I'm about to take off on a two-week vacation and will bring along:

1. "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser (let's see what all the fuss is about)

2. "Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges.

3. "American Prometheus," a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which just won the National Book Award.

 

[DLEOS91745]

Desolation Angels - Kerouac

 

[KingsPride]

The series of the Danes and England by Bernard Cornwell and the series by Simon Scarrow.

 

[Winston Smith]

Re-reading, then about to give as a gift, the most poignant novel ever written:

 

[chaingunsofdoom]

Currently reading the last of the 3 available Hyperion "Lost" books (first two written by Hapka, last one by Thompson). Each book is roughly 160 pages. [That would normally be warning sign number one.]

The plot of each consists of taking an unknown (and uninteresting) character X from the island, have a bit of interaction with the main characters, then go through X's backstory via flashback every other chapter. The worst thing I found is these 3 books' characters are all absolute tools.

If you like the show, I recommend avoiding the books at all costs since they add nothing to the mythology (they are probably not allowed to). Big waste of time.

 

[orpheus]

I am currently reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ “Love in the time of Cholera,” and “The Collected Stories of Franz Kafka.”

 

[No One]

just finished Jpod by Douglas Coupland

 

[chu gar]

Lets see here:

Re-reading "Journey to the end of the night" by Celine

and also co-readin "The end of faith" by Sam Harris

Irisher:
Oi, remember those books you recommended me? Well, I was able to jot them down before the great LGK PM erasing of 2006. Now the problem is, I can't find the notebook I wrote them down in! The one I remember wanting to read the most was a book about the history of the night? Do you remember the books you recommend I read? Hopefully you remember the one I mentioned, because I was really interested in reading that one. So, if you could, send me that title again. Thanks!!

 

[Rob2716]

The recently released finale of the Pendergast trilogy. Good stuff.

 

[tm1221]

The last two books I've read are:

1984 - George Orwell
The Game - Ken Dryden

Currently reading:

A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving

 

[SuxBeingU]

currently reading the owners manual to the New Motorola Q phone

 

[SuxBeingU]

1984? is that history already? was just a few years ago

 

[adgy-san]

Started this yesterday.

Only 4 chapters into it and already have another two dozen films on my "Need To See" list. Probably won't be able to find more than half of them with English subtitles.

Great ****ing book, too.

 

[Nazgul]

Almost done with Fire and Ice saga now. About half way through Feast for Crows. Good stuff, though I still don't care about the Ironmen...

 

[SippedFoo]

The Physics of Hockey by Alain Hache - talks about the scientific part of the game, the ice, the amount of energy in a check, etc. I have a few friends who recommended it, and I'm finding it's pretty interesting [and i wasn't smart enough to take physics in school ]

Sophie's World by Jostein Gardner- it's a novel about the history of philosophy. it's ok.

 

[beingbobbyorr]

 

[beingbobbyorr]

I'm re-reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William S. Shirer.

Fascinating book.

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