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What Are You Reading?

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Kinda curious as to what my demographic actually reads (if anything)

I'm reading:

All Families Are Psychotic-Douglas Coupland.

and I have the following lined up:

At Swim Two Birds-Flann O'Brien.
Survivor-Chuck Palahnuik.

and I have to scan through the "Bhagavad Gita" (Hare Krishna sacred text) for my religion project, which I really need to get done over Xmas

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I've just started reading Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter. Seems pretty interesting so far. It's definitely a book I'm going to read slowly, anyway (I'm also reading short stories by Tolstoy every now and then between chapters of other books).

nayorleck114

My wife says The Historian is a really good read.

http://www.amazon.com/Historian-Elizabeth-Kostova/dp/0316011770

KnifeWRENCH

I've started reading Bleak House. It's the first Dickens novel I've ever started. It took me about ahalf an hour to get through 6 pages.

I'm gonna stick it out though, even if it bores the arse off me.

nayorleck114

Knife-WREEENCH wrote: »

I've started reading Bleak House. It's the first Dickens novel I've ever started. It took me about ahalf an hour to get through 6 pages.
I'm gonna stick it out though, even if it bores the arse off me.

Good, its worth it, its not easy to read but worth it.

almostnever

I'm considering reading Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. Has anyone read it? (:

soccymonster

Ive just started reading 'not without my sister' by some 3 sisters? Its alright so far... Its supposed to be the sunday times bestseller so it will probably get better.

OneArt

A Neurotic wrote: »

I'm also reading - too much period drama, not enough zombies.

The addition of ninjas was nice. Pity dear Elizabeth kept killing them.

jefreywithonef

Started reading War And Peace.

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Monzo wrote: »

Started reading War And Peace.

I finished that about two months ago. It's a damn good book.

What translation are you reading if you don't mind my asking? The translation that you read plays a huge role...

After reading passages from half a dozen translations, I'd recommend the Louise and Aylmer Maude one (it was approved by Tolstoy himself).

A Neurotic

1984 is doubleplusgood.

aine-maire

Wow oh wow.

All of the Harry Potter books are now €1.99 each in Easons:D

Currently rereading.............:)

jefreywithonef

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

I finished that about two months ago. It's a damn good book.

What translation are you reading if you don't mind my asking? The translation that you read plays a huge role...

After reading passages from half a dozen translations, I'd recommend the Louise and Aylmer Maude one (it was approved by Tolstoy himself).

Rosemary Edmonds... It's readable so far anyway.

lou91

On Writing by Stephen King.
I love him. A lot.
His contempt for the Meyer makes him even better.

poisonated

I'm reading the client by John Grisham.I am not very far into it but it seems like a good book.

nima101

im reading 'breaking dawn' part of the twilight saga.If you havnt already read them then you should.It doesnt matter what age you are!

p1akuw47h5r3it

I'm readin 3 books at the moment:

The Great War for Civilisation... Robert Fisk... Graet book

50 Dead Men Walkin...Dunno... It was made into a film.... It was really good (the book).

New Ross o' Carrol Kelly one... Dunno... Decent enuf funny in some places but jus started it so...

internetaddict

Just finished "Lock and Key" by Sarah Dessen. I like her writing style and she's easy to read when you're wrecked.

Just starting "Are You Experienced?" by William Sutcliffe. It's kind of a cult book and it's good so far.

I read "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Summer Crossings" by Truman Capote lately. Both really good but not very uplifting if you need something to cheer you up.

Fad

Right now I'm reading, The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

I like it so far.

dontlikeurmam

Just finished reading The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It's the follow up to Shadow of the Wind which was amazingly good. Was a bit disappointed. His language and prose is lovely,like the las book, but the plot was a bit disjointed and the ending was v.poor and left a lot of unanswered questions...which i don't like:mad:

Reading 50 Mathamatical Ideas by Tony Crilly which is actually pretty good for any1 who isn't great wit maths concepts...like me! Explains all the famous theoroms really well.

candlegrease

This summer I read:

1. A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
A good book but not as ground breaking for me as I imagine it would be for otehrs because I knew a good bit about science etc. already. Still a worthwhile read, though I was bored by some bits.

2. Brooklyn - Colm Tóibín
A short, interesting story about a girl who leaves Ireland for Brooklyn in the 1950s. Explores interesting themes of love and loss, but nothing spectacular.

3. Watership Down - Richard Adams
A great book. Engaging from the word go until the fantastic ending. It's a story about rabbits leaving their warren and becomes a voyage of discovery etc. Sounds mundane but very engaging!

4. The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevesky
If you're willing to devote time and to concentrate it's very rewarding! A big book. so don't pick it up with the intention of light treading. Contains some excellent psychology that was ahead of its time, engaging and intricate plot tied into various sub-plots, and the plot just thickens until the very end. An excellent read.

Sophsxxx

Confessions of a shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella! And Genesis by Karin Slaughter She's a class crime writer!!

DancingQueen:)

I am a bookaholic

and when i'm at home im hardly ever not reading.
Recently i've just finished the knoughts and crosses series and both books by Ruth Gilligan. Good reads if i do say so myself.
Now i'm re-reading my novel for the leaving cert - Girl with a pearl earring, could be worse.

errlloyd

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

I am a bookaholic and when i'm at home im hardly ever not reading.
Recently i've just finished the knoughts and crosses series and both books by Ruth Gilligan. Good reads if i do say so myself.
Now i'm re-reading my novel for the leaving cert - Girl with a pearl earring, could be worse.

Both of her three? Sorry that was a bit unfair, the other one was only released like a few days ago.

DancingQueen:)

She has a third? Got to get myself to the book shop then.
Thanks i didn't know that :rolleyes:

c_dog

salems lot by stephen king..... recommened to anyone

Pygmalion

Reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 'tis quite good.
Trainspotting after this.

Mushy

Reading 'Stalins Children' now. Decent read, but quite harrowing.

sharondingle

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - a great book, full of insight into life in Nigeria/Biafra as well as a cracking good story

jefreywithonef

James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia.

War And Peace was epic (well, everything except the epilogue).

Shacklebolt

Symposium, and The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato.