What are you reading?

[The Dawson]

Wow no mentions of my favourite authors. Makes me feel slightly outcast as a newbie in this obviously intellectual crowd. This is my first post just in case anyone is/was wondering and I strongly doubt it will be my last

Anyway, to the topic: My favourite authors are David Gemmel, David Eddings and Laurell K. Hamilton. Gemmel has probably the most action-packed line of books (I hesitate to call it a series because none of the books are written in order or with a follow up story) including some of the most charismatic heroes I know of. Eddings has unbelievably good character development and gripping story lines. Last but not least, Hamilton uses a mixture of pure erotica and hard-core magical action to leave you begging for the next book in the series.

 

[The Dawson]

/facepalm! I forgot to answer the question! Rookie mistake sorry

I'm currently reading a book called 'The Multi-Orgasmic Man'. Bit of theory, philosophy and mentality to make you a better sexual partner. I should probably feel embarrassed but let's face it, who doesn't want to be better in bed amirite?

 

[mrblackett]

Google Reader and the 123 RSS feeds contained therein. I have Daniel Pinchbeck's Breaking Open The Head staring at me from my bookshelf wondering when I'm going to read a real book. I don't think I've finished one for over a year.

*goes red with shame*

 

[Joe]

I'm actually reading the Vampire's series by Anne Rice. I thought it would be as interesting as a piece of rotten pie when my father gave it to me. But it turned out it wasn't, I'm now at the 3rd book and having a great time. I highly recommend it.

If you can make it through Armand, I'm not sure we'll ever be friends.

 

[Jai galaar]

The Hallowed Hunt, by Lois McMaster Bujold. Before that I was reading The Book of Jhereg and Lord Foul's Bane.

 

[diemkay]

Chris Moyles - The Difficult Second Book. winrar!

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

Myth inc., books 1-4 double paper back.

 

[Copter400]

I finished reading Dune not long ago, which is the Lord of the Rings of Sci-Fi. Really cool stuff in there. If only I had a shield belt and a gom jabbar, then none of you filthy carbon organisms would be able to stop me.

I also enjoy taking Pratchett books, grinding them into powder and snorting them up my nose; he's really that good. Other than that, I read a collection of popular webcomics, such as Sinfest, Penny Arcade and VG Cats.

 

[The Irrelevant Gamer]

I just started reading George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books. I'm also reading the Horus Heresy series because I'm a 40K geek. I figured I needed something to read between Pratchett novels.

 

[Idlemind]

I just finished reading "The Fate of the Fallen" by Ian Irvine.

Anyone who hasn't tried any of his novels and is a fantasy fan should definitely give them a shot.

http://www.ian-irvine.com/

I suggest starting out with his "View from the Mirror" quartet because it adds a lot of backstory to the second series that takes place farther into the future.

 

[Geoffrey42]

@TomBeraha: Save yourself the agony, and stay away from the Wheel of Time. There are lots of books, and I really enjoyed reading them all, but he's opened quite a few plotlines, and last I read, he's a little sickly, and unlikely to finish the series before he dies. I don't know about you, but I can't stand reading spin-off works by offspring or dedicated others based on "notes and research" done by the original author. I fear that my investment in that series is never going to pay off.

As I mentioned before, Robert Jordan wasn't exactly feeling well as of late, and it looks like things <a href=http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/17/0243230.shtml>didn't get better. My condolences to his family, and I sincerely hope, for the sake of his legacy, and the fulfillment of my investment, whoever is given his notes to finish the 12th book does the series justice.

It looks like the wife of the late Robert Jordan has decided on an author to finish the series. [a href=http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/17/0243230.shtml]I wish him the best of luck. He's going to need it.[/a] Add this to the list of books that I WILL be reading at some point.

 

[tendo82]

In response to the other thread, concerning WWII books worth reading, my three favorite are:

1. Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
2. Fires on the Plain - Shohei Oka
3. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

Of the three, Gravity's Rainbow is my clear favorite. There is nothing quite like it, except maybe another Thomas Pynchon book. Fires on the Plain is a book by a Japanese writer concerning the Pacific campaign and the atrocities associated with it. Catch-22 is probably the most widely read of the three, and with good reason as it deftly provides an alternately hilarious and tragic depiction of the war.

 

[AnGeL.SLayer]

I always have my nose in a David Gemmell book. any one of his series is an amazing read. and if i ever found myself in need of commanding an army back when guns where unheard of, id kick some arse. But do check out his Troy series, it is a very interesting take on the whole ordeal. hehe but as of right now im reading Lullaly by Chuck Palahniuk (writer of fight club) its a good book but i think he could have done a better job with some parts. but if you check him out and you are into art of any kind read Diary by Chuck. its one that keeps you on edge the whole time and its not big on time consuming with it being only a few hundred pages or so.

 

[crimsonglory]

I'm now reading the last wish.....concerning Geralt of Rivia cause i liked the game that much...hope they translate more of the books...before this i did read Making money from Terry Pratchett.....after this i'll delve on in my pile of Peter F. Hamilton books

 

[sergeantz]

Right now I'm reading The Fountainhead. I've just started and I'm now in chapter three of part 1 and all I can think is if I didn't read the Escapist would I have ever come upon this book with such an enthused desire to read it to completion?

After The Fountainhead I plan to read through Atlas Shrugged and then Catch-22.

I got most of the way through that book. I would say it's a bunch of crap, but ironically the very fact that it still exists and is known disproves me. I could still rant about it for hours. Quick hint though: raping a woman is not normally an acceptable way to endear her to you.

Anyway, a lot of people brought up the Bourne books, but really almost all of Robert Ludlum's books are good. I recommend The Prometheus Deception. I also strongly recommend Raymond E. Feist's Midkemia series. It started off as a group of four books, and I was sad to finish them because I thought there wouldn't be any more. I was so attached to the characters that I wanted more badly, and I'd never felt like that about a book. Later on, I was going through a bookstore, and found out that more books had been written. Didn't sleep for about a month so I could read them. Then it happened to me again a couple of months ago. I've started visiting his website, so I can get a sleeping pattern back together.

 

[Allan53]

I'm currently reading the Cadfael series, and it's not bad. At least it takes some thought to work it out. I'm also re-reading a lot of Jeffery Archer (Not a penny more, not a penny less; Kane and Abel, etc). Also Eldest (second book in Eragon series), Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice, and I've just picked up a translated copy of the Dead Sea Scrolls I plan to start reading soonish, as soon as I finish some stuff I have to do.

 

[p1ne]

In response to the other thread, concerning WWII books worth reading, my three favorite are:

1. Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon

Man, I hated Gravity's Rainbow heh. I just didn't have the patience for it I guess. After seeing that some of my favorite authors (Neil Stephenson, Tom Robbins) seem to be influenced by Pynchon and give props to him, I decided I should give him another look and now I'm reading Mason & Dixon. Slow going. O_O

 

[Kogepan]

Currently reading (and currently read):

Terry Pratchett's Making Money (love this stuff. Like candy.)
Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody series (on Deeds of the Disturber. This is a series re-read for me, which I do every couple years or so)
James Howe's The Misfits, and Totally Joe (I love YA novels, and will crack one open when I want something quick, but still good)

Comic books/manga:

Buffy Season 8, #9 (I LOVE this series! I'm so glad Whedon did this)
Love Com v. 3 (hilarious romantic comedy manga)
Bleach v. 21 (finally the manga is catching up to the anime so I can stop watching the mind numbing filler crap and just read the good stuff)

Would like to re-read Golden Compass if I have time.

 

[niko86]

Reading "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger for the 4 or 5th time. Learned about it from watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Gig 1. Its abit tough to find a reason to keep reading to begin with; and right through most of the book, because it can be abit boring. But i find it really satisfying at the end, you feel like you really understand Holden.