Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 482583 times)

Rama · « **Reply #930 on:** Jun 12, 2013, 03:58:14 PM »

Now on The Two Towers.

Rumble · « **Reply #931 on:** Jun 12, 2013, 03:59:59 PM »

Picked up Livy's history of Rome again. I'm now on volume VI (of 14)

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #932 on:** Jun 13, 2013, 11:58:04 AM »

Just finished both American Sniper and American Guns by the late Chris Kyle.

Dude was awesome.

The D · « **Reply #933 on:** Jul 06, 2013, 04:47:45 PM »

A Neil Gaiman graphic novel. Sandman: Endless Nights. It's a series of side stories about characters in the Sandman universe.

Awful lot of nudity in this thing.

In any case I'd probably understand it more if I had actually read the rest of the Sandman series.

Rama · « **Reply #934 on:** Jul 07, 2013, 01:23:43 AM »

Return of the King

Rumble · « **Reply #935 on:** Jul 07, 2013, 08:08:41 AM »

Just started on The Long War, sequel to The Long Earth, by Terry Pratchett and some other dude

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #936 on:** Jul 08, 2013, 11:56:59 AM »

Just finished Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson, the Duck Commander. Currently working on Patton: Blood Guts and Prayer.

Fiero · « **Reply #937 on:** Jul 11, 2013, 11:16:45 AM »

Man, I am fucking disappointed in myself.

IDE · « **Reply #938 on:** Jul 12, 2013, 03:22:57 PM »

Endless nights sounds interesting. I've read all of sandman. The 4th TPB is the best IMO.

I think I'm going to read ender's game next. I heard the characters are supposed to be kids but hollywood made them into tweens to get a twifagesque fan following.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #939 on:** Jul 14, 2013, 02:11:46 AM »

Im expecting Fuan no Tane volumes 2, 3 and 4 from Tokyo

Rumble · « **Reply #940 on:** Aug 15, 2013, 09:22:06 AM »

I'm reading The Science of Discworld IV

Rama · « **Reply #941 on:** Aug 15, 2013, 04:09:43 PM »

Interview With The Vampire....actually almost done with already.

Fiero · « **Reply #942 on:** Aug 16, 2013, 05:19:38 PM »

Jesus fuck.

I'm still reading Consider Phlebas. It's not that I don't like it, I'm just not reading like I used to.

Rumble · « **Reply #943 on:** Aug 17, 2013, 06:19:08 AM »

Well, nothing like a guy getting terminal cancer to get you interested in his work.

Rama · « **Reply #944 on:** Aug 18, 2013, 12:17:46 AM »

I still think he is trying to time his finishing of the book with the guys death. Fucker just keeps on living.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #945 on:** Aug 18, 2013, 01:22:24 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Aug 15, 2013, 04:09:43 PM

Interview With The Vampire....actually almost done with already.

Damn that has been in my To read list for a while. I want to read all the books of that saga

Rama · « **Reply #946 on:** Aug 18, 2013, 01:05:56 PM »

Yeah you might not want to read them all...that series started to turn into a bad slash fiction of it's self pretty quickly after the first couple of books.

I remember reading Blackwood Farm...where the main character fucked everyone from his maid to his priest....and by chapter 20 there was only a hint of an actual vampire. You know when the Vampire showed up in Interview? Page 1...and the 2nd vampire shows up 20-30 pages in.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #947 on:** Aug 19, 2013, 01:52:00 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Aug 18, 2013, 01:05:56 PM

Yeah you might not want to read them all...that series started to turn into a bad slash fiction of it's self pretty quickly after the first couple of books.

I remember reading Blackwood Farm...where the main character fucked everyone from his maid to his priest....and by chapter 20 there was only a hint of an actual vampire. You know when the Vampire showed up in Interview? Page 1...and the 2nd vampire shows up 20-30 pages in.

Ok so then I want to read the first 3, Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned and maybe the Tale of the Body Thief. I read the summaries for all these books some time ago and remembered I liked these the best. Im not sure but didnt the later books had witches? I rather focus on just vampires for now

Rama · « **Reply #948 on:** Aug 19, 2013, 03:42:20 PM »

It really is diminishing returns. Interview is better then Vampire Lestat. Lestat is better then QOTD, QOTD is better then Body Thief...I've never read past Memnoch the Devil, except Blackwood Farm. So it really up to you when you go "Ok...enough of this bullshit."

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #949 on:** Aug 20, 2013, 03:00:49 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Aug 19, 2013, 03:42:20 PM

It really is diminishing returns. Interview is better then Vampire Lestat. Lestat is better then QOTD, QOTD is better then Body Thief...I've never read past Memnoch the Devil, except Blackwood Farm. So it really up to you when you go "Ok...enough of this bullshit."

Wasnt Blackwood Farm about witches? dang it i want to know where the witches are at!

Been reading all the Junji Ito stories Ive found online. I definitely recommend this author (if you like horror)

http://cloudmaking.tumblr.com/post/56010411415/junji-ito-horror-manga-masterpost

http://junji-ito-index.tumblr.com/tagged/Itou_Junji_Kyoufu

B E C K · « **Reply #950 on:** Aug 20, 2013, 03:53:42 PM »

Oh, I had the first book listed there in the first tumblr. With the spirals. Liked it but was downsizing, so off to Half-Price Books it went. Thanks for the links.

Rama · « **Reply #951 on:** Aug 20, 2013, 11:26:51 PM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Aug 20, 2013, 03:00:49 PM

Quote from: Rama on Aug 19, 2013, 03:42:20 PM
It really is diminishing returns. Interview is better then Vampire Lestat. Lestat is better then QOTD, QOTD is better then Body Thief...I've never read past Memnoch the Devil, except Blackwood Farm. So it really up to you when you go "Ok...enough of this bullshit."
Wasnt Blackwood Farm about witches? dang it i want to know where the witches are at!

You are talking about the Mayfair witches...there was some of that in that book, but it was mainly about Vampires. There is a book called Merrick that is all about a witch.

And because of this thread I actually was at the library today and picked up Memnoch the Devil to try to read that since it was the next in line. So I'm skipping The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, and Tale of the Body Thief and going right to that one.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #952 on:** Aug 23, 2013, 03:08:01 AM »

Quote from: B E C K on Aug 20, 2013, 03:53:42 PM

Oh, I had the first book listed there in the first tumblr. With the spirals. Liked it but was downsizing, so off to Half-Price Books it went. Thanks for the links.

Youre welcome! Have you read the Fuan no Tane (Seeds of Anxiety) manga? There are 4 of them and are my favorite. Very short stories, sometimes only 2 or 3 pages. You will shit bricks if you read them at night.

Quote from: Rama on Aug 20, 2013, 11:26:51 PM

You are talking about the Mayfair witches...there was some of that in that book, but it was mainly about Vampires. There is a book called Merrick that is all about a witch.

And because of this thread I actually was at the library today and picked up Memnoch the Devil to try to read that since it was the next in line. So I'm skipping The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, and Tale of the Body Thief and going right to that one.

Ohhh pls come back and tell me how that book was.

Rama · « **Reply #953 on:** Aug 23, 2013, 01:50:19 PM »

I can tell you something about it now. It is hard to believe that the same woman that wrote Interview wrote this...really is. It reads like Fanfic, not a published author.

It reminds me of Stephen King's first two books. Carrie was a very tight, good read....Salem's Lot was just a kind of "Get to the point" kinda book that needed to be about 100 pages shorter.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #954 on:** Aug 26, 2013, 02:25:44 AM »

Quote from: Rama on Aug 23, 2013, 01:50:19 PM

I can tell you something about it now. It is hard to believe that the same woman that wrote Interview wrote this...really is. It reads like Fanfic, not a published author.

Ah so shes the old version of 50 shades of grey?
will not read. Thanks for the review

Rama · « **Reply #955 on:** Aug 26, 2013, 11:44:08 AM »

Well...Not really 50 shades like in this book yet, although I know in other books I know it is totally like that.

Fiero · « **Reply #956 on:** Aug 26, 2013, 04:16:19 PM »

Guys.

I'm still reading that cancer guy's book.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

The D · « **Reply #957 on:** Aug 26, 2013, 08:10:06 PM »

The complete Sherlock Holmes, book 1.
The first 5 novels and collections.

Finished the first one, A Study in Scarlet. It's about how Watson (the books are all written from Watson's point of view) first shares a room with Holmes and discovers his love of detective work, and then Holmes does his first major case.

The novel was good at first but the entire second half was a backstory for the murders and murderer, and just dragged on forever. It was set in Utah with the Mormons settling Salt Lake City and mormons being mormons. And Brigham Young. Some guy falls in love with a girl, but the girl is forced into a polygamous marriage by one of the elder families. Guy goes on campaign of revenge. They could have told this entire story in one chapter but I think Doyle was paid by the word... or maybe the letter. I also think Doyle had a hate-on for mormons.

Hopefully the second novel isn't as tedious. I know most of the stories he wrote were short stories, easier to digest.

Rama · « **Reply #958 on:** Aug 27, 2013, 11:56:41 AM »

Quote from: Fiero on Aug 26, 2013, 04:16:19 PM

Guys.

I'm still reading that cancer guy's book.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Well I have read like every single day, without fault, for like the last 10 years and I put down like 30-40 pages a sitting...so I can fly through books in a few days (actually read Casino Royale in one sitting in a couple of hours) So maybe it's not you...maybe it's me. Maybe you just have more of a life then I do, and thus have less time to read.

Fiero · « **Reply #959 on:** Aug 27, 2013, 01:28:38 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Aug 27, 2013, 11:56:41 AM

Quote from: Fiero on Aug 26, 2013, 04:16:19 PM
Guys.

I'm still reading that cancer guy's book.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

Well I have read like every single day, without fault, for like the last 10 years and I put down like 30-40 pages a sitting...so I can fly through books in a few days (actually read Casino Royale in one sitting in a couple of hours) So maybe it's not you...maybe it's me. Maybe you just have more of a life then I do, and thus have less time to read.

I used to read like that. It's like I've lost a part of myself.