Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[SeaBookGuy]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Thought I needed a change so I picked up at the library The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

Saw it mentioned on Goodreads.

Oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Most people love it - I couldn't stand the kid!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I think I paid more for this than for 99.5% of the ebooks I've bought: $10.86, back when it was available at Fictionwise. I probably shouldn't have done, as I could buy it now from Amazon for £5.99, about $9.

Well, it's about what I expected. It's told deliberately as if of the ancient past, so there's no immediacy or tension in the story. And it's a sad story. The commentary on the text is interesting (and has links to it from varius bits of the text of the story), but I recommend leaving the commentary until after reading the whole of the story.

Really, if you've read The Silmarillion you've read this story, just in a shorter form. There's not a great deal extra that I noticed, although I haven't compared the texts.



Ok, a change of pace for my next read: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

This is the first of Agatha Christie's novels, and is out of copyright in the US, but not in life+50 or life+70 countries.

I bought it back in February 2010 for $0.76 during a fictionwise sale. A very good price, IMO. Now to see if it was also a good buy!

[Harry001]

i am reading right now the "edge of shadows" from Brent Weeks.
that's the second book of the night angel - trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Edge-N.../dp/0316033650

normally i do not read fantasy, but the first book started good and since i like to read books in a historic setup, it's good to read.

does anyone read that on too or had read it?
if so - how did you like it?

keep reading
harry

[boxcorner]

Finished reading (p-book) Theories for Everything, by John Langone, Bruce Stutz and Andrea Gianopoulos ISBN: 0-7922-3912-1
A wonderfully readable reference book.

Now reading (p-book) The Joy of X, by Michael Willers ISBN: 978-0550-10523-3

Still re-reading and enjoying (e-book) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
Some of his descriptions are delightful:

Spoiler:

Away off in the flaming sunshine, Cardiff Hill lifted its soft green sides through a shimmering veil of heat, tinted with the purple of distance; a few birds floated on lazy wing high in the air; no other living thing was visible but some cows, and they were asleep.

[kainne]

Originally Posted by Harry001

i am reading right now the "edge of shadows" from Brent Weeks.
that's the second book of the night angel - trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Edge-N.../dp/0316033650

normally i do not read fantasy, but the first book started good and since i like to read books in a historic setup, it's good to read.

does anyone read that on too or had read it?
if so - how did you like it?

keep reading
harry

I've read the whole trilogy & thought it was very good. I recommend it.

[maianhvk]

now I finished the Godfather by Mario Puzo, I'm switching back and forth between the origami book and the Golden Compass ('cause you guys have been talking a lot about it, I decided it was time to step in. You all love the book and not the movie. I never read it, but watched the movie and all I remember is I like Daniel Craig didn't understand a thing from the movie.)

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

now I finished the Godfather by Mario Puzo, I'm switching back and forth between the origami book and the Golden Compass ('cause you guys have been talking a lot about it, I decided it was time to step in. You all love the book and not the movie. I never read it, but watched the movie and all I remember is I like Daniel Craig didn't understand a thing from the movie.)

I hope you enjoy it!

I'm STILL reading the Mists of Avalon. I can't remember when the last time I took so long to read a book. I've got less than 100 pages left, hopefully I will finish it tonight. I'm reading the Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy on the side, though

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

now I finished the Godfather by Mario Puzo, I'm switching back and forth between the origami book and the Golden Compass ('cause you guys have been talking a lot about it, I decided it was time to step in. You all love the book and not the movie. I never read it, but watched the movie and all I remember is I like Daniel Craig didn't understand a thing from the movie.)

Not all.

I didn't see the movie and I didn't think the book was all that great, but mostly I was infuriated by the religious propaganda in the book, which would have been annoying if written for adults but I found completely uncalled for in a children's book. But maybe that is a debate for the politics & religion forum.

[teadonkey]

Just started the second Virgin River book. Shelter Mountain, I think it's called. I bought the first four books bundled for Kindle for relatively cheap. I liked the first one a lot, and since I just bought a book, I figured I'd read at least one more of these so I don't have to spend money for a little while. (;

[BenjaminJames]

Currently reading "The Idiot" by Dostoevsky, I've been trying to expand my reading horizons after reading mostly SciFi for the last year or so(with a smattering of robert rankin and jasper fforde).

[goth1k]

I am currently reading:

Mr. Monk Goes To The Firestation
Leonardo's Notebooks
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
HTML For Beginners

[boxcorner]

Originally Posted by goth1k

... Leonardo's Notebooks ...

That's on my list; any comments would be interesting.

[SeaBookGuy]

I'm listening to Bridget Jones' Diary again - I need something funny after the grim book I'm finishing up about the global conflict of Christianity vs. Islam.

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I hope you enjoy it!

I'm STILL reading the Mists of Avalon. I can't remember when the last time I took so long to read a book. I've got less than 100 pages left, hopefully I will finish it tonight. I'm reading the Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy on the side, though

yeah, I downloaded The mists of Avalon too and was surprised by its size. I was supposed to read it, but decided to leave it there til I have the right moods for long works: And Quiet Flows the Don is in that list, too. tell me what you think when you finish it, will you?

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Not all.

I didn't see the movie and I didn't think the book was all that great, but mostly I was infuriated by the religious propaganda in the book, which would have been annoying if written for adults but I found completely uncalled for in a children's book. But maybe that is a debate for the politics & religion forum.

I'm at the first pages and so don't have any comment.

p&r forum is a place I don't really want to post in. Just lurk and read others' posts and replies - my English isn't that good to debate yet. hopefully, I'll get involved when I finish the Advanced Specialized English course

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

That was fun! A nice little mystery. Hastings is, perhaps, a little bit too stupid. All nicely tied up at the end. I bought the eReader edition (all that was available through Fictionwise at the time) and I had to tidy it a little for a pretty mobipocket version. But I liked it so much I'll immediately follow up with her next book:

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

This was also bought in the Fictionwise sale ($0.76 net), and is also out of copyright in the US.