What are you reading? (#3 or whatever)

[Taake]

Is it good? I've thought of reading that one. 🙂

 

[Buffy Summers]

It's fine so far. I can't tell if I think it's totally pretentious or not lol. But apparently, it gets really f-d up but I haven't gotten to that bit yet.

 

[Blaze]

I'm just starting with Interview with a Vampire. Not sure how I feel about it yet. I'm not a huge fan of vampire stuff (I know, how ironic), but I'll give it a go. Was given to me as a gift a while back and never got around to reading it, about time I start.

Also reading A Clash Of Kings. So far I'm really liking it, but it's hard because I get overly invested in some stories and then I have to read all the stuff in between, which is by no mean bad, but I just want to know what happens to Arya lol And Bran is boring me a little.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

I am reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I am surprised how touching I found it. I never really empathize with characters, so the fact I felt something for the little boy surprised me.

 

[ckg927]

Most of the stuff I read(if not ALL of it)is non-fiction...so there's that.

Here's books I'm trying to plow through, to varying degrees:

-Detroit: An American Autopsy/Charlie LeDuff
-Bigger Than The Game/Dirk Hayhurst(even if you're NOT a sports fan, read it anyway; it's part sports, part coming to terms with who you are. The same general theme runs through his first 2 books, too. And, BTW, there are parts where you will LYAO.)
-Command and Control/Eric Schlosser
-Drift/Rachel Maddow
-An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth/Col. Chris Hadfield

(And, for the holidays, I'm looking to get some more books. Yeah, I know...when in the blue hell will I be reading them? 🙂 )

 

[Vigeous]

Right now textbooks are holding me up from leisurely reading. Here is what I will be continuing to read come winter break:

• Dracula
• Night of the Living Rerun

 

[Doppelgang]

Currently reading a popular science book by John Gribbin, called the reason why. He gives some arguments as to why he thinks there is probably no other intelligent life in the universe, though there is probably more basic forms of life. One of his main arguments is that if there were any, why have they not been in contact. It goes into some complex probability arguments regarding this. I am not sure I agree with this main thesis, but the book still has a lot of interesting facts about what conditions in the universe, galaxy, solar system are required for intelligent life to take hold. Also reading the novel Doctor Sleep by Stephen King. Its a good page turner, and an interesting idea guides it, it being a sequel to his novel The Shining.

 

[Taake]

I gave up on Little Women, who has the time for things that aren't interesting?, and started reading "The Women's Room" by Marilyn French instead. I wasn't sure what I was expecting, and though it's a little bit slow to plow through, it is intense in it's own right, good to read for a perspective one just can't understand as a woman in this day and age, and just in short really has captured me with it's stories.

 

[ItMustBeBunnies]

I'm reading Revival by Stephen King.

I'm almost finished. Its pretty good, not his best though.

 

[brinkster130]

I just picked up The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. I read parts of it in high school for English class, but all the recent Ebola news made me want to read it again. I also, finally got around to getting Yes Please by Amy Poehler; which I'm excited to start reading.

 

[ckg927]

Well....just added a whole boatload of books for the holidays; when I'll actually get to start reading them is anyone's guess. That said, I now have...

This Town/Mark Leibovich(it's a political book about Washington that spares absolutely NO ONE)
Divide/Matt Taibbi(I've got some of Matt's other books in my library; he's that good, IMO)
The Price of Inequality/Joseph Stiglitz
Up, Up & Away/Jonah Keri(it's a history of the Montreal Expos)

And I've got my eye on a few other books too; Think Like A Freak, from the same people behind Freakonomics...Jill Lepore's The Secret History of Wonder Woman, and James Risen's latest Pay Any Price.

 

[RoxySilver]

I just bought "Not that kind of girl" by Lena Dunham. I'm not too far in yet, but I'm not so sure about it.

 

[Taake]

I just bought "Not that kind of girl" by Lena Dunham. I'm not too far in yet, but I'm not so sure about it.

Since I saw that one come out I've felt unsure about it. I feel like I should want to read it but have absolutely no interest in doing so 😛 Let us know how it was!


I just read "White Oleander" which I thought was fantastic and am now moving on to "Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay which shall be interesting, on the side I'm reading (again) "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

🙂

 

[Abbeycat]

I was reading A Thousand Pieces Of You By Claudia Gray. It's a time travel-y book. I had to return it before I finished though... I have to re-request the book.

Other book I'm reading is Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare.

 

[Lyri]

The Three Musketeers.

 

[white avenger]

"David Crockett: The Lion Of The West," about the real man who inspired the countless myths and legends of Davy Crockett.

and

"Under A Graveyard Sky," which is yet another apocalypse story. (Grab your bug out bag and hit the road, cause the zombies is a'comin'!)

 

[JCoatsworth]

I just started The Martian by Andy Weir. It's a (hard) science fiction novel about an astronaut struggling to survive after he's left behind on Mars. I'm about half way through. Very recommended!

They're currently working on a movie. It's directed by Ridley Scott and stars Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Serenity) and Jessica Chastain (Interstellar). The script was written by Drew Goddard, who was a writer for Buffy and Angel. I. Can't. Wait.

 

[Mr Trick]

Since I saw that one come out I've felt unsure about it. I feel like I should want to read it but have absolutely no interest in doing so 😛 Let us know how it was!


I just read "White Oleander" which I thought was fantastic and am now moving on to "Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay which shall be interesting, on the side I'm reading (again) "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

🙂

The film of WO is worth giving a go too. Really strong cast, Alison Lohman is very underrated IMO.

Curious - Rebecca Front

Not sure if many of you will know Front, but she is a comic actress based in Britain who is best know for being in sitcoms such as The Thick of It, Grandma's House, and Alan Paridge. This book is based on stories from her life growing up. Some are unique and some not so, but the way she tells each one is with charm, and poetic grace. And based on the warmth of the book you really think this is someone I would like to spend some time with. She has a sharp and interesting take on the world, but is also very grounded.

And today I got Rogert Ebert's mimoir Life Itself (a late christmas gift) which I look forward to diving into soon!

 

[Taake]

Just read "The Spectacular Now" which I thought was a spectacular book (after seeing the trailer though I'll be taking a pass on watching the movie adaption)

I'm about to read "Sarah" by J.T Leroy. I've loved "The heart is deceitful above all things" for years but for some reason I just haven't gotten around to read "Sarah" yet, so it shall be interesting.