What Are You Reading?

[Loomis]

Awesome, Batman's my favorite superhero as well- by far. *Winces and waits for "Batman isn't a superhero, he doesn't even have any powers..."* lol

Batman isn't a superhero, he doesn't even have any powers!!!



Actually my fave hero - Green Arrow (who started his life as a Batman copycat, really) - doesn't have any powers either. I think they are far more appealing.

I was reading some Superman recently, and the only stories that were vaguely interesting were the ones in which he had lost powers/was badly drained etc.

Having said all that, I find the other "Bat Team" characters far more interesting - Nightwing, Oracle, Huntress, Canary etc. At least 3 of these aren't meta-humans.

[AwallaceUNC]

Batman isn't a superhero, he doesn't even have any powers!!!

Having said all that, I find the other "Bat Team" characters far more interesting - Nightwing, Oracle, Huntress, Canary etc. At least 3 of these aren't meta-humans.

I've also always found the Batman & Co villains to be the most interesting. Maybe that's just due to my affinity for Batman, but they were always presented as being more sympathetic. Granted, that's the case with lors of villains, but I always thought Batman's blurred the lines more than anyone else's. (Note: I thought Spider-Man 2 did a good job of that as well, as I said in that thread).

Man, we're off topic. WHAT ARE YOU READING?

-Aaron

[Prince Adam]

Have finished:

Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguie
Both Sides of Time by Caroline B. Cooney

Have started (or will soon start):

Prisoner of Time by Caroline B. Cooney
Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Lost by Gregory Maguire

Has anyone read either The Preservationist by David Maine or In the Shadow of the Ark by Anne Provoost?

The former is an expanded version of the Noah's Ark story (supposedly just a novel version of the Bible story), while the latter has its main character falling in love with one of Noah's sons, and trying to figure out why God is destroying the world.

I'd really like to read these, just not if they twist the story beyond recognition (e.g. The Garden by Elsie V. Aidinoff).

[pinkrenata]

I just finished up The Picture of Dorian Gray this evening. Next up: The Portrait of a Lady

[Satoshi]

Well I ended up finishing King Arthur last night, and I started Eragon about an hour ago. I just love that book.

[Prince Eric]

What a great thread!

This has been what my summer reading has been like:

Brick Lane, by Monica Ali

It's swept the awards this year. A really good look at the life of a domestic Muslim women and an interesting take on the true meaning of freedom. Beautifully written, all though those of you who are used to science fiction/fantasy or children's literature will find it tough to get through. There's almost no action; it's more of a cerebral novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

A great literary achievement! Possibly the best novel of 2003. It's the Afghan novel written in English. It's a wonder to behold and the story is absolutely heart-wrenching. Only for those who can stomach sad endings.

The Bell Jar, by Slyvia Plat

Two Words: American Classic. A stirring novel written by a famed poet. Prose is always interesting when the writer's forte is poetry.

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire

I'm sure this is the most UD.com friendly of my recent reads. I'm not a fantasy freak, but I missed out on the chance to watch the Broadway musical which in New York City. I guess it's an excellent book if you like this stuff, I don't.

White Teeth, by Zadie Smith

When this was released back in 2000, the San Francisco Chronicle called it "the first great novel of the new millenium." It certainly holds true to the hype. Written by a Londoner, it tells the story of an Englishmen and a Bangladeshi and their lifelong friendship - not to mention the disfunctional families they produce. Add in some crazy Jamaicans and uptight Brits and you got a colorful melting pot of fun and drama. Again, only read this if you read literary fiction, i.e. the classics, modern literature, et. cetera. I have to warm to the popular favoritism of fantasy and children's literature on this board, but I'm trying.

[Mermaid Kelly]

"Including Alice" by Phillis Reynolds Naylor. It's the most recent one in the "Alice" series....(I usually buy them when a new one comes out. It's convienient for me because they don't come out often....and I don't read often either! ) I know their slightly childish, but I really like the "Alice" books....I've been reading them steadily for a few years now. (like I said they don't come out often.....maybe 2 a year)

I also have to read a summer reading book (unfortunately from a list) for school. My best friend reccomended "Where the Heart Is" by Billy Letts so I guess I'll read that before school starts.

[PrinceAli]

If anyone is looking for a good read, I suggest Life of Pi. Don't worry, it has nothing to do with math, LOL. It is one of the best books I've read in quite a while excluding Harry Potter.

[Prince Adam]

I also have to read a summer reading book (unfortunately from a list) for school. My best friend reccomended "Where the Heart Is" by Billy Letts so I guess I'll read that before school starts.

Definitely read Where the Heart Is! It's much better than the movie, I promise you.

[Churafairy]

Next book i'm goin to read is A little princess then after that maybe Ella Enchanted

[cittycatie]

For school i have to read "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water". It is a pretty good book so far. If I didnt need to read this book for school I would have never chosen to read it though!!! hehehe

[DisneyGirl]

Just started the Chronicles of Narnia.

[Satoshi]

Just finished Glorious Appearing, now I'm reading The Second Time Around.

[DDMAN26]

I'm casually reading Tales of the Bounty Hunters. It's a bunch of short stories that deal with all the bounty hunters we saw in the Empire Strikes Back. The stories are pretty cool and it gives a little background to some of the minor Star Wars characters. There's also Tales From Jabba's Palace, Tales from the Empire, Tales from the Republic and Tales from Mos Eisely Cantina.

My next three books I plan on reading are:
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Animal Farm
Then I plan on reading some works by Harry Turtledove who deals with alternate history i.e. what if the South won the Civil War

He also has a fantasy book series that has a direct parallel to World War 2

[Satoshi]

Whoops, I'm a little behind on here.

After finishing The Second Time Around I read Remember Me and Stillwatch. Now I'm reading At Home in Mitford.

[AwallaceUNC]

Time to bump this back up. I finished The Da Vinci Code a while ago. As a book (plot and the writing itself), this was much better than its predecessor. Unfortunately, it suffered from being much too far-fetched and didn't present its 'claims' with as much credibility as A&D did. It took me FOREVER to get into it, though, as it followed the same formula that A&D did... EXACTLY the same formula. If he does that again, I may not even read the 3rd installment.

I'm now well into Ann of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I'm also reading Discourse on Method by Descartes for school, as well as some textbooks. Leisure reading is slowing down to a crawl. Of course, that's still combined with ongoing reading of a devotional (Over The Edge by Kenneth & Gloria Copeland) and the Bible.

-Aaron

[Loomis]

Glad you bumped - saved me the trouble of looking for it again.

Reading both The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum), as research for a review of the DVD (I'm quite anal); and Not Happy, John (by Margo Kingston). The latter is a kind of Michael Moore-esque book, but for Australian politics. It focuses on how the PM has misled/ignored the public in similar areas to George Dubya (e.g. Iraq), and other election platforms. Quite fun.

[poco]

I'm currently reading The Rule of Four which kinda is like a cross between Angels and Demons and Umberto Eco's writing. It's like a puzzle mystery solving kinda thing, but not religiously oriented like Dan Brown's books. Pretty good so far.

[AwallaceUNC]

I'm also now reading Cherry by Mary Karr (the sequel to The Liar's Club, which I haven't read) for one of my classes. It's a very interesting read thus far.

-Aaron

[Prince Adam]

Right now, I'm reading Rinkitink in Oz, one of the later Oz books, as well as Three Weeks with my Brother, the memoir of Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah.

It's pretty good-instead of just telling the story of their life, it documents a unique, three-week tour of the world that the two go on, and falshes back to interesting tidbits of their lives growing up.