What book are you currently reading?

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan
I'm actually writing a book :

"How not to waste yor time on the Off Topic Forum @ Anantech.com and getting a date on Friday night"

So are you researching the first part right now, cause you definitely ain't doing the second part.

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

I just finished Harry Potter 5. Gonna get "Da vinci code" tomorrow I guess. lots of people suggest it.

 

[Stratum9]

White Noise by Don DeLillo

 

[fizmeister]

Faucoult's Pendulum, by Umbertgo Eco.

Damn Friday nights during the summer when I'm not in town with my friends because I've got an internship on a quiet campus.

 

[amcdonald]

I re-read my vonnegut collection a lot, because my memory is so screwed up it all seems new everytime.

 

[Palek]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Right now I'm re reading Stephen King's "Differant Seasons" That's one of his collection of short stories. It's the one with "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" in it.

Aahhh, one of my favourites! What a great collection of stories!

Somebody mentioned another Stephen King book being slow at the beginning. I thought his books were slow from beginning to end. Seriously, though, one of the things I like about the guy is the way he describes everything thoroughly and makes the story come to life in your mind. Truly brilliant. I don't know who else would be capable of dragging out a story like the Tommyknockers over 1000 paperback pages and get away with it.

Reading the Two Towers right now and loving it! I am so glad I waited until after the movie...

Originally posted by: bleeb
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Naughty King

Are you sure you got the title right?

 

[phatj]

the things they carried byy tim obrien

 

[Martin]

just finished: Frankenstein, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde
currently reading: Dracula
On queue: ASP.NET Developers Guide, Hyperion (and if that proves to be good) ,Fall of Hyperion, Rise of Endymion, Endymion.
Looking forward to: Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson), A Feast for Crows (Geroge R.R. Martin)

 

[focusyn]

Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon

 

[Ameesh]

house harkonen

 

[Ylen13]

i don't like reading books

 

[Legendary]

A Brief History of Time by Hawking.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: pyonir
I haven't read much of it yet but: Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues by Charles Henderson.

The follow up book to "Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills"

Reading "Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills" right now

Excellent book. I couldn't put it down and read it in, i think, like two evenings.

Are these fiction or non-fiction books? They sound right up my alley but are they like a novel or more of a journal of 1 marine's sniping?

I was reading OP Center: Acts of War by clancy but switched to This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti

No one answered your question. Not sure if you'll see this, but i figured I would. It is non-fiction. It is not really a journal though, it reads more like a novel. Ever read "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, it reads like that.

 

[bigrash]

I'm currently reading for my class Aaron Copland's memoir. the book is called Copland: 1900 through 1942. It's an interesting read for anyone who likes classical music

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: Legendary
A Brief History of Time by Hawking.

I have The Universe in a Nutshell and it is confusing as hell. Also The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, I'm about 1/2 way through with it.

 

[IcemanJer]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan
I'm actually writing a book :

"How not to waste yor time on the Off Topic Forum @ Anantech.com and getting a date on Friday night"

let me know when you've finished it.

 

[IcemanJer]

Originally posted by: Stratum9
White Noise by Don DeLillo

w00t. I studied that a couple of years ago for an English lit class.


And I've just finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

 

[yobarman]

1984

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: yobarman
1984

one of my favorite books. i should re-read it cause it's been a while since i read it

 

[stormbv]

I like to read The Catcher In The Rye while I'm cleaning my guns.

 

[yobarman]

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: yobarman
1984

one of my favorite books. i should re-read it cause it's been a while since i read it

Definately a great book, just finished it today and it really moved me, I was upset for a couple hours afterwards cause it was far from a happy ending.

Im probably going to read "Catcher in the Rye" next, I'm catching up on all the classics that i never had to read in High School.

Can anyone recommend some really good, long classics? I'm gonna check the back cover of 1984 for the list of books they always have, cause i don't really like the novels (stephen king, tom clancy) that are written these days.

 

[ClueLis]

Originally posted by: yobarman

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: yobarman
1984

one of my favorite books. i should re-read it cause it's been a while since i read it

Definately a great book, just finished it today and it really moved me, I was upset for a couple hours afterwards cause it was far from a happy ending.

Im probably going to read "Catcher in the Rye" next, I'm catching up on all the classics that i never had to read in High School.

Can anyone recommend some really good, long classics? I'm gonna check the back cover of 1984 for the list of books they always have, cause i don't really like the novels (stephen king, tom clancy) that are written these days.

If you like the theme of 1984, you should also try Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Frantz Kafka's The Trial.

 

[Cerb]

American Gods

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: ClueLis
Definately a great book, just finished it today and it really moved me, I was upset for a couple hours afterwards cause it was far from a happy ending. Im probably going to read "Catcher in the Rye" next, I'm catching up on all the classics that i never had to read in High School. Can anyone recommend some really good, long classics? I'm gonna check the back cover of 1984 for the list of books they always have, cause i don't really like the novels (stephen king, tom clancy) that are written these days.

If you like the theme of 1984, you should also try Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Frantz Kafka's The Trial.[/quote]

I'll second Brave New World - one of my favorites. What type of classical lit. are you interested in? Any specific period?

 

[Freejack2]

The Legacy by R.A. Salvatore
Book 1 of the Legacy of the Drow Series. Basically picks up a few months after they rescue their rumblebelly(forget his proper name) from Artemis in Calimport.

Since I met my wife I read a lot more fantasy than sci-fi these days.