What Are You Reading?

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:44 pm

In the same spirit of the New DVD Thread, I thought it'd be cool if everyone posts what they're reading when they start on new books (no spoilers!). It'll kind of let us all see other people's tastes, I think.

I just finished up The Color Purple and Glorious Appearing and am now beginning Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

-Aaron

Jake Lipson · Post by **Jake Lipson** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:58 pm

A few things, actulally. My reading list for the next month or so includes:

Phantom by Susan Kay
Jack Swyteck series by James Grippando
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, yearly reread
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

And I just finished up rereading The Notebook.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:36 pm

Currently, this messageboard.

Glen_J · Post by **Glen_J** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:00 pm

Hi Everyone

Right now I'm reading "The lord Of The Rings - Return of the King".

I read Lord of The rings once each year...I read it for the first time about 3 years ago and have read it every year since.

Glen J

Prince Adam · Post by **Prince Adam** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:54 pm

Currently reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire, but have recently read:

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Flipped by Wendelin...
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel

I really want to read Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire, and H-The Story of Heathcliff's Journey Back to Wuthering Heights by ???.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 6:44 pm

I have a problem.

I start a book and never have time to finish the damn thing. Over the past three years I have started numerous history books but have yet to finsh one. Titles include:

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1,500+ pages)
Scourge of the Swastika: A Short History of Nazi War Crimes (254)
Southern Invincibility: A History of the Confederate Heart (432)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga: The Battles that Doomed the Confederacy (267)
and
Lee (601)

I've started them all because I have a huge interest in both WWII and the Civil War, but also because I've kicked around numerous book ideas myself and they are all part of my research. Alas, I have yet to finish one yet, not for lack of interest, but because life keeps getting in the way

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:09 pm

I read most of The World Since 1945: A Brief History by Daniel Brower. Very good read. I know it's post-WWII, but it goes back to look at WWII's legacy a lot (of course, given that the Cold War is a large chunk that legacy), so you might want to check it out if you ever finish the others, lol.

-Aaron

Leonia · Post by **Leonia** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:35 pm

War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race by Edwin Black

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:43 am

I've started to read Dracula again, having got a free copy with the SFX Magazine Horror Special - however it is hard going and like when I last read it (about 15 years ago) I'll probably end up skipping over a lot of pages.

I don't tend to read a lot of fiction anymore. I read this month's Total DVD magazine last night. Does that count?

Loomis · Post by **Loomis** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:37 am

2099net wrote:I've started to read Dracula again, having got a free copy with the SFX Magazine Horror Special - however it is hard going and like when I last read it (about 15 years ago) I'll probably end up skipping over a lot of pages.

Strangely, I am reading Dracula again for the exact same reason, but it is also a re-read so I guess it doesn't count.

I just finished Brad Meltzer's Zero Game - a guilty pleasure. A real page-turner/thriller, but what the hell. I like his other writing, especially stuff he has done in the comic book world (Green Arrow etc).

Simultaneously with Dracula, I'm reading I, Robot by Asimov (very slender text, so it won't be simultaneous for long). After that I have a few things lined up (Da Vinci Code, which I don't really want to read because 'everybody' is, and I'm a snob; and Our Band Could Be Your Life)

I'm also reading:
- Ultimate X-Men; Ultimate Spider-man; Green Arrow; Identity Crisis; Supreme Power; X-Statix (this week's comics....)

MutantEnemy · Post by **MutantEnemy** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:34 pm

I've been taking my time re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. HARRY POTTER is PUNK ROCK!!!

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:44 pm

I don't know about punk rock, but I do love them. I've read the first four books 5 times each, and listened to the audio books twice each. I've only read the 5th one once (and no audio tape), and it's due for a re-read. It'll have to stand in line, though.

-Aaron

DDMAN26 · Post by **DDMAN26** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:58 pm

I'm currently reading Angels and Demons
Next up The DaVinci Code(finally)
Then Tuesdays With Morrie
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Then I may reread Big Fish

Paka · Post by **Paka** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:06 pm

That's actually what I'm reading right now, Aaron. Order of the Phoenix - it's only the second time I've read it, though. I did a marathon three-day reading of Prisoner of Azkaban right before the film came out, so it felt kinda weird skipping over a volume. LOL
Totaled, I believe I've read each book twice now. I would like to listen to the aduio versions, but I want to see if the library has them available - buying them is out of the question. They're so dang expensive! O_o It'd also be interesting to see how much of the Spanish editions I could understand, if I tried. ~_^

Think I'll list the others I want to read soon a bit later - there's so many of 'em. O_o

Kram Nebuer · Post by **Kram Nebuer** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:13 am

I nearly finished Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to refresh myself for the movie. It confused me a lot because a lot was changed, but it was still a great movie. I started my school summer reading. I chose Jude the Obscure and Mists of Avalon, but I'm not really looking forward to either. Jude the Obscure isn't too bad, but its just so...uneventful. I hope it gets better. Mists of Avalon is REALLY REALLY BIG! I'm thinking of changing to a shorter book. I also plan to read Wicked if I can muster the money to buy it and miss buying a DVD.

I want to read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire over again to inspire my writing. Yes, silly me had earlier got sucked into FanFiction.com (If you want to find my profile, my penname is the same as the name you see to your left above the avatar, which is currently Kermit the Frog

). I started a fun almost-novel of Harry Potter at Disney World that takes place the summer after Goblet of Fire and I stopped writing at Chapter 33.

Then I joined this site in January and haven't found time to write for FanFiction. I really want to rewrite some parts since they're dry or mawkish or unbelievable (they do almost all of Magic Kingdom in one day. Ha!) . Also, it seems to be more of a movie rather than a book, like it would work better as a movie. With school now over, I hope to finish it.

yoda_four · Post by **yoda_four** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:24 am

Kram, just tryed to find ya on FF but it seems your account may have been deleted. There's no such "Kermit the Frog" that exists.

DreamerQ18 · Post by **DreamerQ18** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:39 pm

Well now that I am out of school I can actually pick what I want to read and do it for pleasuer so I am excited. I am cuerrently reading this novel called This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen its pretty sad about a girl who doesnt know how to love and has become bitter her mom getts married like a person switches hobbies so far its pretty good.

Next up for me will be 100 years of Soluitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 6:20 pm

DDMAN26 wrote:I'm currently reading Angels and Demons
Next up The DaVinci Code(finally)
Then Tuesdays With Morrie
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Then I may reread Big Fish

Hey! 3 of your 5 are on my Next-5-To-Read list! (Angels, DaVinci, Fish)

Paka- I got them from the library, too. They have CD and tape, and I tried both for different books, but came to the conclusion that for audio books, cassette tapes are preferable... it's easier to stop them for a while and come back to them, whereas you have to keep up with track # and time with a CD. Jim Dale (Doc Terminus, Pete's Dragon) reads them in different voices, and quite masterfully! Hope you enjoy.

-Aaron

Ludwig Von Drake · Post by **Ludwig Von Drake** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:20 pm

Right now I'm rereading Harry Potter, all 5 of them, then I will be reading Ben-Hur, and the Ghormanghast Trilogy

Kram Nebuer · Post by **Kram Nebuer** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:13 pm

yoda_four wrote:Kram, just tryed to find ya on FF but it seems your account may have been deleted. There's no such "Kermit the Frog" that exists.

I wrote:(If you want to find my profile, my penname is the same as the name you see to your left above the avatar, which is currently Kermit the Frog ).

Sorry! I should've been more clear or maybe you read it too fast. I meant that my penname is Kram Nebuer, which is to the left of this message and above the avatar picture that is currently Kermit the Frog. So search for: Kram Nebuer. Heck, nm, here's a link:
http://www.fanfiction.net/~kramnebuer

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