What book(s) are you reading now?

[Francine]

Hyperion by Dan Simmons.

To be followed by The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and Rise of Endymion.

You only get one chance to read a series for the first time. And that time can be magic.

 

[Somkid]

A student gave me the gift of In His Majesty's Footsteps, A Personal Memoir. It is about His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (the King of Thailand) or to most people "The King and I", however he is the current ruler and the longest reigning king in history (not the one portray in the movie). Just to share with you my student wrote in the book for me: "Wish this book will give you more information related to King Bhumibol on view point of a Thais' citizen". For me this is the coolest thing, someone cares enough and wants me to understand their culture... what can I say it almost brings a tear to my eye.

 

[lunamoth]

The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman, third and last in the Golden Compass trilogy.

 

[ChristineES]

Run by Ann Patchett

 

[Popeyesays]

Hyperion by Dan Simmons.

To be followed by The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and Rise of Endymion.

You only get one chance to read a series for the first time. And that time can be magic.

I've liked everything Dan Simmons has written. Summer of Night is amazing kind of a mix of Stephen King's books with youthful characters, and H P Lovecraft eldritch horror. A masterful book.

Carrion Comfort is the one book in sixty years that I read ONCE, truly appreciated and never had the nerve to read again.

Regards,
Scott

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I think I have to avoid the "Classics" (a.k.a. public domain, therefore cheap to produce and sell) section at the bookstore. I can feel the potential to get addicted to it.

Last Robert Burns Day, I ended up getting a few things; now I'm working on all of them:

- the collected works of Robert Burns (the reason I went to the bookstore in the first place)
- an English translation of the principal Upanishads
- an English translation of the Qu'ran

I can't help wondering what the cashier thought of someone buying that combination of books.

 

[lunamoth]

Just finished Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard, read half of The Twilight of Atheism by Alister McGrath and about to start When Bad Things Happen to Good People by H Kushner.

Trying to work up the courage to read I know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb.

 

[doppelganger]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

 

[Yerda]

Not on The Label by (I'll insert the name later - I've forgotten). It's about the junk that gets added to food, the conditions of the people who labour to get it to our plate, and related issues.

I picked up The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) today, heard good things about it. Who's read it?

 

[Yes Man]

The Scar by China Mielville

 

[ChristineES]

I just finished a really good suspense novel called The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters.

 

[jay kassem]

shantaram by gregory david roberts my favouite book ever.
also reading the economic hitman another good book.
both are must reads!!!

 

[Yes Man]

God Emperor of Dune

 

[Yerda]

The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck). Timequake (Kurt Vonnegut). Lost for Words (John Humphreys).

 

[Apex]

The Eye of the World: Book 1 of the Wheel of Time

 

[Smoke]

Hardcore Zen, by Brad Warner - just about finished
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America, by Chris Hedges - just started

 

[ChristineES]

I am reading another Minette Walters book called The Icehouse.

 

[Yes Man]

Xenocide by Orson Scott Card.

 

[nutshell]

A book of poetry with my daughter.

 

[Smoke]

So far, American Fascists isn't telling me anything I don't already know, and it's making me want to go hit Christians over the head, so I think I'm going to take it in very small doses. Probably time to start The Other Boleyn Girl; the movie's coming out any day now and I still haven't read the book. I'm also re-reading Hardcore Zen, I like it that much. Usually I don't start re-reading right after I finish reading something.