What are you reading right now?

[justsimon]

Last night I finished Now is the Hour, by Tom Spanbauer. I don't think I'll be able to appreciate any other novels for a while.

 

[syntax]

Just finished "A Savage War of Peace" - exhaustive and exhausting history of the Algerian War of Independence from France (1954-62). Shows that there is another worldview beyond the United States. Funny, the book cover notes that it is on Pres. Bush's reading list. I suppose he will get to it when he finishes the Pet Goat book.

 

[AaronG]

I'm on my latest attempt to reread War and Peace (first time was for a college class).

Love it, love it, love it, but it's SO DAMN LONG. I'm making good progress so far, but the problem is that when I get to the parts I don't like as much, they just refuse to end. I'm reading it every night before I go to bed.

 

[operafan]

I'm about 4 hours into a 20-hour reading of this book. So far, it's good. Not what I expected when the blurbs talk about it being the story of a hermaphrodite, i. e. I wasn't anticipating a description of the Armenian genocide.

 

[musicalgenius14]

im currently reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. and yes, miss oprah does have amazing taste in books!

 

[doofhong]

"a spot of bother" by Mark Haddon

 

[NightDancer]

I just finished reading "The Fourth Order" by Stephen Frey - Easy read with some nice twists and turns. I'm reading "The Quest" now by Wilbur Smith. Both books are fiction.

 

[trydegrau]

I got a tan reading this in the parc

 

[operafan]

"a spot of bother" by Mark Haddon

There is a part toward the end of this book this I had to re-listened to several times. It was so wonderful...and romantic. Hope you are enjoying it.

 

[chance1]

Band of Brothers

Stephen Ambrose

about an elite group of soldiers who helped the U.S. win WWII

It was a terrific miniseries on HBO a few years back - a must watch - and has been available on dvd for some time - get it - u won't be disappointed

meanwhile a friend recommended i read the book - i had owned it - but had not read it - about 1/3 of the way thru - outstanding - thought provoking, heart tugging, happy, sad and all the human emotions in between

check it out

 

[rotary]

^ You're probably looking forward to the new BoB Pacific series. Supposed to be due out soon.

Now I'm reading God is not Great, where the author takes aim against religion. So far it's alright, though a little over the top at moments.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

of all things

I'm re- reading the world according to garp

one of the finest novels ever

 

[ajax27]

Right now I'm reading the Lightning Thief by Riodan.....its suppossedly the next "harry potter"......however nothing will be greater than HP in my mind

 

[Halifaxboy8]

"The Onion Girl" by Charles De Lint. Whimsically brilliant.

 

[JayHawk]

Just finished Dark Fall and The Husband by Dean Koontz. Reading The Stand by S. King right now.

The Stand is incredible. If you enjoyed that try out Raptor by Gary Jennings. It is a fantastic story. I loved the Stand but around that same time I read another End of Times, good vs. evil type story that I thought was better. It was more colorful in its charators. I can not remember its name.

In any event I just finished Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. Another fantastic story teller.

 

[morgaes]

"Vanishing Acts", by Jodi Picoult.

I just recently finished another of her novel's - "My Sister's Keeper" - it's very good.

 

[luminum]

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland

 

[Marbas]

'Satan's Mistress' (a biography of Joanna Southcott) by Val Lewis.

I love reading books about the lives of religious/spiritual charlatans, and Southcott was one of the most entertaining.

 

[celtboy]

Just finished the complete "Chronicles of Narnia."

'Twas excellent.

 

[justsimon]

I just finished rereading The Catcher in the Rye. I try to read it at least once a year. I also read The Pinball Theory of Apocalypse, by Jonathan Selwood on Wednesday. It was entertaining and the descriptions were brilliant.