The "What Are You Currently Reading?" Thread

[Volk9]

About halfway through Pillars of the Earth and I have one thing to say:

I really hope William gets a long and painful death by the end of this book.

I hated him too.
Just wait. He hangs around forever.

Yeah, thats what it seems like, lol. And one of my favorite characters was killed off! (Won't name them to avoid spoilers, but you know who)

[Rina]

About halfway through Pillars of the Earth and I have one thing to say:

I really hope William gets a long and painful death by the end of this book.

I hated him too.
Just wait. He hangs around forever.

Yeah, thats what it seems like, lol. And one of my favorite characters was killed off! (Won't name them to avoid spoilers, but you know who)

   This is all he talked about last night. 


Now I want to read it.

[Space Invader]

About halfway through Pillars of the Earth and I have one thing to say:

I really hope William gets a long and painful death by the end of this book.

I hated him too.
Just wait. He hangs around forever.

Yeah, thats what it seems like, lol. And one of my favorite characters was killed off! (Won't name them to avoid spoilers, but you know who)

   This is all he talked about last night. 


Now I want to read it.

And you should do so.
Once the sequel comes out in condensed paper back I'll be all over that like a mongoose on a peanut-butter snake.
Or something.

[Chewbacca]

Just finished the Zombie Survival Guide and am about to start World War Z. The Survival Guide is a fun read, and for people like me with huge imaginations it really gets the brain going. Looking forward to World War Z too. Also nobody on this thread has said anything about R.A. Salvatore novels. I've read every book in the series with Drizzt Do'Urden in them and am halfway through reading them again. For anyone that has read LOTR or any books like them, these are must-reads. Great books.

[Birch Boy]

Officially officially started A Tale of Two Cities, only on Chapter 4 of Book the 1st the though.

[glaurung]

Just finished the Zombie Survival Guide and am about to start World War Z. The Survival Guide is a fun read, and for people like me with huge imaginations it really gets the brain going. Looking forward to World War Z too. Also nobody on this thread has said anything about R.A. Salvatore novels. I've read every book in the series with Drizzt Do'Urden in them and am halfway through reading them again. For anyone that has read LOTR or any books like them, these are must-reads. Great books.

I love World War Z. One of my favorite books.

[Nick]

I'm at 1 Kings in the bible, reading a lot more regularly lately, but due to that I haven't really been reading the Qur'an, still at the fourth sura in that.

[SilentFox]

Officially officially started A Tale of Two Cities, only on Chapter 4 of Book the 1st the though.

A Tale of Two Cities is in my top three favorites (the others being the Bible and Catcher in the Rye).  I've read it several times completely, and have jumped around a bunch.  If you need any help understanding it or anything, let me know.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone a few days ago.


Big mistake. Once again, I'm invested in the series, and can't stop until I finish. This sucks because I have stuff for school I'm supposed to be reading

After only 5 days, I'm about halfway through The Deathly Hallows.


Go me

[Ultimetalhead]

I picked up Deathly Hallows at midnight, literally. I was the first in line. I read until 4 AM, slept for a few hours, and finished it at 11:00 AM the next day.

It wasn't even out for 12 hours. I don't know how to feel about it.

[Dark Master Of Sin]

Noobs, I read every Harry Potter book after the 3rd the night it came out. Every time one came out, my cousin, my aunt and I would go to the midnight release. We would get the book, go back to my cousins house, stay up all night reading, and then talk about the books. I always reread it afterwards, but slower this time.

[Birch Boy]

Officially officially started A Tale of Two Cities, only on Chapter 4 of Book the 1st the though.

A Tale of Two Cities is in my top three favorites (the others being the Bible and Catcher in the Rye).  I've read it several times completely, and have jumped around a bunch.  If you need any help understanding it or anything, let me know.

That would be greatly appreciated. If anything comes up I'll let you know, thanks 

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I picked up Deathly Hallows at midnight, literally. I was the first in line. I read until 4 AM, slept for a few hours, and finished it at 11:00 AM the next day.

It wasn't even out for 12 hours. I don't know how to feel about it.

Lucky. I was 73rd, I think, which is still pretty good, considering how many damn people were there (close to 500 )

This series is hands down my favorite of all time. No other books have such great re-reading value. I've read Sorcerers stone at least 40 times, if not more.

[Nick]

I just can NOT imagine getting that excited over the release of a book. I mean, I get the same way about certain bands releasing albums, but with books, even though there are sometimes books coming out I'm really looking forward to, I just pre-order them and they show up whenever or buy them whenever.

I just always have another book I could be reading.

[Volk9]

So I finished reading Pillars of the Earth.

A great book that was exactly what I was looking for. What I thought was it's greatest stregnth was the character development and relationship between characters. Really interesting how everything/everyone was connected.

[Space Invader]

So I finished reading Pillars of the Earth.

A great book that was exactly what I was looking for. What I thought was it's greatest stregnth was the character development and relationship between characters. Really interesting how everything/everyone was connected.

But god did I hate William.

[Pyroph]

Not enjoying World War Z that much. I suppose it's because I'm not a big fan of the interview/diary style.

[Volk9]

So I finished reading Pillars of the Earth.

A great book that was exactly what I was looking for. What I thought was it's greatest stregnth was the character development and relationship between characters. Really interesting how everything/everyone was connected.

But god did I hate William.

(Spoilers)




Lol, me too. I was kind of hoping that he would get a more painful death. I was really hoping that they would utilize his fear of hell into the way he died, like being caught in a fire or something.

[hefdaddy42]

I'm now reading The New Testament Code: The Cup of the Lord, The Damascus Covenant, and the Blood of Christ by Robert Eisenman, the follow-up to James, The Brother of Jesus.

I'll see you again in a couple of months.

[Zydar]

The Band: A Musical History

[Fluffy Lothario]

Now reading Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky. I read excerpts at uni, and I loved them so much that the book has always hovered just off my list of favourite books, basically waiting for when I did actually read it and could confirm it.

So far, it's fulfilling all expectations.

[austin]

Catcher In the Rye

again

[emindead]

I just can NOT imagine getting that excited over the release of a book. I mean, I get the same way about certain bands releasing albums, but with books, even though there are sometimes books coming out I'm really looking forward to, I just pre-order them and they show up whenever or buy them whenever.

The only book I got out in mid-night was the last book of Harry Potter and that was because I was in Venice at the moment.

Right now I'm reading Thomas Mann - Death in Venice
Ramón de Valle Inclán - Romance de Lobos - Divine Words - Bohemian Lights and many more.

[orcus116]

This series is hands down my favorite of all time. No other books have such great re-reading value. I've read Sorcerers stone at least 40 times, if not more.

Jesus, 40? I can see maybe once or twice but I can't imagine the excitement level of a book retaining any value after that make rereads. I'd be bored out of my mind.

[emindead]

I've read Sorcerers stone at least 40 times, if not more.

That's too much! The only HP book that I read more than once was the 4th... and I read it twice because it was that good. One day I'll re-read Half-Blood Prince, the best one in the series.

[austin]

I could never go for 40 rereads, I did reread Deathly Hallows though once after, because it was so epic and had so much in it. I re-did the first third and 4th ones too I believe. But damn, son... 

[Sigz]

Mill - Utilitarianism

meh.

[LordCaptainMcKlockenstein]

"The First World War" by John Keegan

Doing some research for a novel I'm working on. Pretty interesting. I've always felt that WWI is usually... forgotten in favor WWII, which is too bad because a lot of the developments that occurred during WWI continue to have an effect in the present. Only bad thing, the book needs more maps and the WWI atlas I got it kinda annoying to use so I just bear it out and pretend that I know where half of these European and Middle Eastern places are.

Probably not the best way to do things, but oh well.

[masterthes]

I have about 80 pages left in Get Shorty. Real good stuff

[reneranucci]

I just can NOT imagine getting that excited over the release of a book. I mean, I get the same way about certain bands releasing albums, but with books, even though there are sometimes books coming out I'm really looking forward to, I just pre-order them and they show up whenever or buy them whenever.

Right now I'm reading Thomas Mann - Death in Venice

That´s a good book, although I was kinda surprised by the main subject.

[El JoNNo]

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins

[MetalMike06]

"The First World War" by John Keegan

Doing some research for a novel I'm working on. Pretty interesting. I've always felt that WWI is usually... forgotten in favor WWII, which is too bad because a lot of the developments that occurred during WWI continue to have an effect in the present. Only bad thing, the book needs more maps and the WWI atlas I got it kinda annoying to use so I just bear it out and pretend that I know where half of these European and Middle Eastern places are.

Probably not the best way to do things, but oh well.

I bought that same book last year. Unfortunately I just got preoccupied with other stuff and never got too far with it. But I kinda got it because I feel almost exactly the same...I have always been fascinated with WWI's paving the way not only for WWII, but in turn, it's dramatic impact on the rest of the 20th century and modern geopolitics.



Anyway, I recently bought Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

[Chino]

I just started reading a book today called Brain Rules. Thus far it is a very good read.

https://brainrules.net/

[True Death of Life]

Just finished the Princess Bride today.









NOW WHAT?! 

[YtseBitsySpider]

Im currently re-reading the Harry Potter series.....Im at the Prisoner of Azkaban. So well written. Great books.