Subject: What are you reading now?
Posted by: briansqueen
Date: Apr 26 04
Ok, whats everyone reading now, and how are you liking it, would you recommend it?
I am re-reading Stephen Kings' "The Stand", I read it years ago as a young teen, and it went over my head, so I thought I'd give it another shot, now that Im older and wiser(?). Wish Me Luck! S.
Posted by: briansqueen
Date: Apr 26 04
Ok, whats everyone reading now, and how are you liking it, would you recommend it?
I am re-reading Stephen Kings' "The Stand", I read it years ago as a young teen, and it went over my head, so I thought I'd give it another shot, now that Im older and wiser(?). Wish Me Luck! S.
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LillaVanilla
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The Fireman, by Joe Hill. Reply #1221. May 30 16, 7:59 PM |
rockinsteve 
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Neuromancer by William Gibson. It's a very strange, but compelling read so far. Reply #1222. May 30 16, 8:22 PM |
callie_ross
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I am reading 4 books right now. "All Dressed In White" by Mary Higgins Clark, "The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams" by Stephen King & 2 books about Mount St. Helens. I love to read so I usually do read more then 1 book at the same time! :) LillaVanilla: Thanks for letting me know that Joe Hill has a new novel out! I didn't know until I saw your comment on this thread. :) Reply #1223. May 30 16, 9:21 PM |
albert11
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The Discovery of Heaven, an all-time favorite. Reply #1224. Jun 27 16, 10:09 AM |
Caseena
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Just finished listening to The Long Earth, which I didn't enjoy, so I won't continue the series. On the other hand, I just started listening to I, Robot and I already like it. Reply #1225. Jun 27 16, 7:07 PM |
Mixamatosis
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I'm rereading "Cameron's Coup" by Polly Toynbee and David Walker. I was going to give it to a charity shop but realised I couldn't remember much of it so I started re-reading it. Timely now that Cameron's just resigned and just as well as my husband reminded me that we'd been lent the book by friends who were expecting it back. I'm also reading a biography of Cesare Borgia before giving it away to a charity shop. It's not a recent book and it's slow going because it's so meaty. i might give up on it. Reply #1226. Jul 21 16, 12:58 PM |
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A Dean Koontz book. I used to think he was a great author & he was, once upon a time! His books over the past 5 years or so have just gotten so monotonous, like a broken record! All he seems to talk about are dogs. His novel 'Darkest Evening of The Year' was complete drivel! Just complete nonsense & I'm sure glad I don't actually pay for any of his awful books! :P Reply #1227. Jul 21 16, 1:53 PM |
paulmallon
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A book I'm surprised I never got to earlier..."The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. A very good but grim read. Reply #1228. Sep 06 16, 7:03 PM |
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I've been reading some Library Books. I'm Just finishing the last one which is Candide by Voltaire. It has a surprisingly modern feel in that it moves at a pace. It's quite short - only 99 pages, and rather grim in places. It's a sort of critique of optimism or theories of optimism. through the events in the life of the protagonist, Candide. Voltaire gets digs in at all his contemporary "enemies" along the way, but you need to read the notes section to find out who he is getting a dig at, if you are interested. It's a Penguin book and has a useful chronology of Voltaire's life within it. Reply #1229. Sep 07 16, 1:19 PM |
agony
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"Drood" from Dan Simmons. Wilkie Collins is our narrator in this story about him and Charles Dickens. Collins is a highly unreliable narrator due to his laudanum addiction. Great fun if you are familiar with the era, and with the works and personal stories of these two men. Long, though - I've gotten well over 300 pages and am only halfway through. Reply #1230. Sep 22 16, 1:51 PM |
paulmallon
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"Black Widow", by Daniel Silva. It's the 20th book in his excellent series featuring Gabriel Allon who is a Mossad agent and an art restorer as his cover.. Reply #1231. Nov 05 16, 9:07 AM |
| Caseena
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Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy. Very engaging fantasy series. Reply #1232. Nov 24 16, 3:34 PM |
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I've just finished reading "Archangel" by Robert Harris which my sister-in-law lent me. I thought it was one of his I had not read before but part way through, film images started to come into my head and I realised I'd seen it on TV some years ago. However I think they changed the ending on TV so that was new to me in the book. Reply #1233. Nov 27 16, 4:09 AM |
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I've just finished reading a biography called "Cesare Borgia" by Sarah Bradford which was first published in 1976. It's my second attempt but this time I was really able to get stuck into it. It's a fascinating family and a fascinating period of the history of Italy, disunited as it was and torn between the great powers of France, Spain and The Pope as well as local strong families. It's also a time that Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo lived through. I covered some of it briefly in history at school but it's a kind of messy complicated history - much easier to understand through the eyes of the Borgias. Reply #1234. Dec 20 16, 8:08 AM |
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I'm reading "In a Glass Darkly" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It's a book of short stories (ghost and vampire stories) first published in Ireland in 1872. I bought a copy while on holidays there and never finished it. I'm determined to finish it now. Reply #1235. Dec 31 16, 7:49 AM |
mask100
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Nowadays, just finished a book called "Mistborn: The Final Empire" by Brandon Sanderson. Borrowed it from my local library and it's a fantastic fantasy world created by Mr Sanderson with themes of power metals, oppression, betrayal, loyalty etc. Reply #1236. Jan 02 17, 11:36 PM |
rayven80
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I love the Mistborn series. I'm reading the Dealing with Dragons series and Alanna: the first adventure. I recently read "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War" and needed something light to recover. Reply #1237. Jan 03 17, 12:09 AM |
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For all you Mistborn lovers out there, I created a quiz on the Mistborn today. Do give it a try and don't forget to rate! Reply #1238. Jan 07 17, 11:54 AM |
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Going through my old books on my shelves to make sure I've read them before giving any away to charity shops. Currently I'm reading "God Made Sunday" which is the title story a book of short stories by Irish author Walter Macken. Contrary to appearances it's not religious. It's a moving short story about a gaelic speaker living on an island off the coast of Ireland who is asked by a mainland friend to write something, so he writes about his life under the headings of the days of the week. Walter Macken was also a playwright and actor who often wrote plays in gaelic and helped the survival of the gaelic theatre. Luckily for me the book is in english. Reply #1239. Jan 10 17, 4:04 AM |
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Decided it's too good to give away. Also it's falling apart with age and any bookseller would probably send it for pulping. Reply #1240. Jan 10 17, 4:08 AM |
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