The "What Are You Currently Reading?" Thread

[True Death of Life]

^ I do that at least once every year. She's incredible; I always discover new things each time.

[YtseBitsySpider]

That happens to me reading the Lord of The Rings...always something new every time through.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

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

I've read that series more times than I can count at this point. Harry Potter

^ I do that at least once every year. She's incredible; I always discover new things each time.

Also this. And the sad parts still make me cry

[The Noob]

Dante - The Divine Comedy

Absolutely incredible. 

[Space Invader]

Dante - The Divine Comedy

Absolutely incredible. 

Yes. I hope you really need to appreciate the metaphors and messages.

As for me: Sebald - The Emigrants

[Birch Boy]

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
and soon A Mid-summer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

[lonestar]

The Eternal Prison by Jeff Somers

It's a mix of cyberpunk and how bad can I fuck with my protagonist and still keep him alive.  Great reading, very, very funny.  Third in the trilogy, the first two being The Electric Church and The Digital Plague.  I highly recommend all three.

[blackngold29]

I have a few pages left in Stanley Kubrick Interviews, which is probably worth reading if you're a fan of his movies. I bought Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuck today, this guy is crazy inspiring.

[Jarlaxle]

The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

[emindead]

The Magic Mountain - Thomas Mann

[Xanthul]

Right now I'm almost done re-reading the Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. I'm also halfway through Neuromancer (in English) and though I love the setting and imagery, it's about 1000 times harder than anything else I've ever read in English. The language seems pretty complicated to me and I feel there are a lot of things that I'm supposed to know or guess that I am not getting.

[LordCaptainMcKlockenstein]

Currently reading The Necronomicon: The Tales of HP Lovecraft and The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie.

I can only take Lovecraft in small doses at a time. He writes some creepy stories, but his bloated writing style can be... difficult to appreciate at times.

The racism doesn't help either.

[austin]

Arthur C. Clarke - Childhood's End

[Sigz]

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

I've read that series more times than I can count at this point. Harry Potter

^ I do that at least once every year. She's incredible; I always discover new things each time.

Also this. And the sad parts still make me cry

All of this.

I'm not reading anything currently. 

[Silver Tears]

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

I've read that series more times than I can count at this point. Harry Potter

^ I do that at least once every year. She's incredible; I always discover new things each time.

Also this. And the sad parts still make me cry

All of this.

Me too. I started reading Jane Eyre but I'm not really in the mood for it so it's back to Harry Potter for me 

[emindead]

Jane Eyre is AWESOME!

[The Noob]

Dante - The Divine Comedy

Absolutely incredible. 

Yes. I hope you really need to appreciate the metaphors and messages.

Yeah, it's probably the most allegory-ridden piece of literature I've ever read. The Inferno is full of references to Dante's lifetime, and the notes at the end of each Canto help me understand their significance in the story.

Just starting the Purgatorio today.

[lonestar]

Arthur C. Clarke - Childhood's End

Great. Fucking. Novel.

[Silver Tears]

Jane Eyre is AWESOME!

I can't tell if this is sarcasm...most people aren't so enthusiastic about the classics 

[Fluffy Lothario]

I can't say I loved Jane Eyre.

Although if you did, emindead, I would suggest tracking down a book called Wide Sargasso Sea. Can't remember the author's name, but it's kind of based on Jane Eyre.

[Sigz]

I can't say I loved Jane Eyre.

Although if you did, emindead, I would suggest tracking down a book called Wide Sargasso Sea.

THATS NOT A BOOK THATS A SCALE THE SUMMIT SONG

[Fluffy Lothario]

I'm sorry, I was going to reply to that, but flailing penises.

[Dark Master Of Sin]

I made it my goal to finish the last five books of the demonata series. I read 1-5 a few years ago. I'm just waiting for a new Dresden Files book though.


I'm really in to sci-fi, with amusing jokes through out it, or sarcastic characters, with page turning awesomeness that wont let you stop reading. Any suggestions?

[lonestar]

I made it my goal to finish the last five books of the demonata series. I read 1-5 a few years ago. I'm just waiting for a new Dresden Files book though.


I'm really in to sci-fi, with amusing jokes through out it, or sarcastic characters, with page turning awesomeness that wont let you stop reading. Any suggestions?

Jeff Somers- The electric Church, The Digital Plague, The Eternal Prison. Kinda cyber punk meets how bad can I fuck with my lead charecter and still keep him alive.  Great dark humor.

[emindead]

Jane Eyre is AWESOME!

I can't tell if this is sarcasm...most people aren't so enthusiastic about the classics 

I had to read it in my first semester and this book between Pride & Prejudice, Wuthering Heights and Mary Barton, was definitely the best.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I made it my goal to finish the last five books of the demonata series. I read 1-5 a few years ago. I'm just waiting for a new Dresden Files book though.


I'm really in to sci-fi, with amusing jokes through out it, or sarcastic characters, with page turning awesomeness that wont let you stop reading. Any suggestions?

THE DEATH GATE CYCLE

The characters are amazing

[Silver Tears]

Jane Eyre is AWESOME!

I can't tell if this is sarcasm...most people aren't so enthusiastic about the classics 

I had to read it in my first semester and this book between Pride & Prejudice, Wuthering Heights and Mary Barton, was definitely the best.

Oh fair enough. I'm going to have to try and motivate myself to start reading it again, I stopped about a third of the way through.

[austin]

Jane Eyre is AWESOME!

ew

[TimmyHiggy]

Just read "under the dome" by stephen king. It was good, although not half as good as the stand or any of the dark tower series.
Just ordered Dune as its a bit criminal that I am 22 years old, have always liked SF and have never read it!!

[Jarlaxle]

I made it my goal to finish the last five books of the demonata series. I read 1-5 a few years ago. I'm just waiting for a new Dresden Files book though.


I'm really in to sci-fi, with amusing jokes through out it, or sarcastic characters, with page turning awesomeness that wont let you stop reading. Any suggestions?

THE DEATH GATE CYCLE

The characters are amazing

I could not get into these books at all, and I am a huge fantasy fan

[Birch Boy]

Just ordered Dune as its a bit criminal that I am 22 years old, have always liked SF and have never read it!!

I wanna read this

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I made it my goal to finish the last five books of the demonata series. I read 1-5 a few years ago. I'm just waiting for a new Dresden Files book though.


I'm really in to sci-fi, with amusing jokes through out it, or sarcastic characters, with page turning awesomeness that wont let you stop reading. Any suggestions?

THE DEATH GATE CYCLE

The characters are amazing

I could not get into these books at all, and I am a huge fantasy fan

I love them. I also just got into The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Great series as well

[TimmyHiggy]

I read the first half of the first book and got a bit tired of it and gave up. I guess it just didnt click with me.

[LudwigVan]

Progressive Rock Reconsidered, a treatise on classic prog of the 70s.      Chapters are devoted to Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc

[hefdaddy42]

I can only take Lovecraft in small doses at a time. He writes some creepy stories, but his bloated writing style can be... difficult to appreciate at times.

I agree.  I like Lovecraft, but only a few stories every year or so.