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10-08-2003, 05:43 AM
uNz[i]

Seeing as Musicworld has a "What music are you listening to right now?" topic, I thought I'd try something similar for Bookworld...

The idea is pretty simple... as the topic says, post what you're reading now, and if you know, what book is next on your list. Reviews and/or ratings are optional, but please try to avoid posting any spoilers. This is one topic where generalizing is a good thing. :)

I'll kick off...

Currently reading Hitchhiker - A Biography of Douglas Adams by M.J. Simpson.

Simpson is acknowledged as the world's leading authority on the life and career of Douglas Adams. It's been said that he knows more about Adams' life than Adams himself did.
This is one book where the term "in-depth" doesn't sufficiently convey the author's knowledge of his subject matter; borderline obsessive would probably be more suitable, imho.

I've found it to be a real eye opener.

Next up on my reading list is The New Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs.
10-08-2003, 05:48 AM
MagicNakor

Nothing, currently. I'm waiting for a shipment. :(

I did just finish Dress & Decoration in the Middle Ages, Pharohs of the Sun, and Gulag. Likely the next book I'll read will be A Feast For Crows.

:ninja:
10-08-2003, 05:49 AM
Jay

i'm reading things fall apart in my english class
10-08-2003, 08:19 AM
chalice

Promethea by Alan Moore.
Next I'll be reading In Evil Hour by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
10-08-2003, 08:24 AM
Illuminati

"Trigger Happy" by Steven Poole
10-08-2003, 09:06 AM
ilw

"Chasm City" by Alastair Reynolds
Its pretty good. (its sci-fi btw)
10-08-2003, 10:08 AM
RedRival

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (I won't read this if not for my English assignment).

Next up, a beautiful mind by Sylvia Nasar or The informant by James Grippano.

Books have been lying around in my room for a long time. :lol:
10-08-2003, 11:19 AM
swarnel

im reading this book northern lights by philip pullman (for my english class assignment)
This book has won a few awards but it makes shit sense to me but i dont read much so maybe i just have a bad understanding of the english in this book
10-08-2003, 11:21 AM
Icey

Quote:

Originally posted by RedRival@8 October 2003 - 11:08
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (I won't read this if not for my English assignment

had to do that last yr.. damm i thought it was boring.
10-08-2003, 03:34 PM
Gutter

Currently some Poe

Don't know whats next but I must say thank you to JPaul who has a mighty collection of eBooks
10-08-2003, 03:38 PM
hooked

notebook
10-08-2003, 05:24 PM
Smooch

Autumn - David Moody

Quote:

In the space of one morning billions of people are killed by a disease that scours the world. A small group of desperate, shell-shocked survivors group together and struggle to come to terms with everything that has happened around them.

But then there is a change. Something happens that is so horrific and so unimaginable that the survivors begin to envy the dead.

This is intelligent horror that will get under your skin. This is horror that will grab you by the throat and not let go until it's finished with you. This is horror that you won't be able to forget.

http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/nerves.gif
10-08-2003, 06:11 PM
james_bond_rulez

Oliver Twist

next: "A mid summer night's dream" by William Shakespear

and no i am not reading it for anybody i am reading for myself
10-08-2003, 07:45 PM
Snee

"the Salmon of Doubt"

Douglas Adams
10-08-2003, 09:07 PM
Guillaume

Neal Stephenson "Cryptonomicon"

next: Homer "The Illiad" (see you in ten years, then :lol: )
10-08-2003, 10:22 PM
noname12

Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Visual Basic .NET developers guide

next - I've always wanted to read the art of war... maybe thats the next one.
10-09-2003, 01:31 AM
Autumn Fox

I've just finished "Achaja" by Andrzej Ziemiañski, and now waiting to get "Narrenturm" by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Parell to this (for school :( ) i just ended "Medaliony" by Zofia Na³kowska and reading "Opowiadania" by Tadeusz Borowski.
10-09-2003, 01:07 PM
swarnel

Quote:

next: "A mid summer night's dream" by William Shakespear

and no i am not reading it for anybody i am reading for myself

damn dude :blink:
i did that one for school why would u want to read it for yourself?
10-09-2003, 09:44 PM
Cygnuz-Y

i dont have time too read :(
10-10-2003, 03:46 AM
MagicNakor

Quote:

Originally posted by swarnel@9 October 2003 - 14:07

Quote:

next: "A mid summer night's dream" by William Shakespear

and no i am not reading it for anybody i am reading for myself

damn dude :blink:
i did that one for school why would u want to read it for yourself?

Because it's an excellent work? And it's very funny. ;)

:ninja:
10-10-2003, 02:28 PM
Snee

Isaac Asimov's Valentines.

(Anthology, different authors)
10-10-2003, 08:46 PM
Gutter

now reading the graphic novel Grendel: Black, White, & Red

http://www.khepri.com/grnd-bwr.jpg

Quote:

When dealing with the Devil, the least he'll take is your soul!

As deadly as he is mysterious, the masked assassin known only as Grendel first captivated the world of comics in the early 1980s. Inspired by the villain of Beowulf, Matt Wagner created his Grendel with an intent to examine the nature of aggression and how it can get the better of both the individual and society at large. The first to wear the infamous mask, the young prodigy known as Hunter Rose, a flamboyant character in the classic master criminal style, set the tone for what has become a series of epic proportions. Written by Wagner and illustrated by a virtual who's who of talented artists, this trade edition collects the 4-issue series that garnered 1999 Eisner Awards for Best Anthology and Best Short Story. In addition, it includes the very first black-white-and-red Grendel story, "Devil's Vagary," originally published in 1987 and out of print until now.

Suggested for Mature Readers.
10-11-2003, 01:15 AM
Rat Faced

Just finished:
Terry Pratchet ........ Wee Free Men

Now:
Brian Lumley ......... Necroscope

Followed by:
Brian Lumley ......... Necroscope II, Wamphyri

Im gonna read the whole Necroscope series again....excellent books :)
10-11-2003, 01:53 AM
clocker

Rereading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O'Toole.

Don't know what's next... I'll see what grabs my eye at the library.
10-12-2003, 06:17 AM
Timz

Utopia, Thomas More, kinda dull so far :( <_< :P
10-12-2003, 09:19 AM
Cheese

Filth by Irvine Welsh

Next:American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis (again).
10-12-2003, 09:17 PM
Smooch

I've just bought the Dave Pelzer triology, A Child Called 'It', The Lost Boy & A Man Named Dave.

Shocking true story about a boy that was abused by his mother.
10-15-2003, 02:36 PM
WW-X-

Im picky about what i read, im not into murder mystery stories.
I like to read poems, and about volcanoes, and earthquakes, etc.
For me i usually look in the pc mag section, cause the books that are out currently are not that interesting. Nothing catches my eye.
All these murder stories and and war books, are despressing. If a new star trek book comes out i would like to read that.
Guess my current interest is fiction. Science fiction is nice, if there is new interesting books out.

I am kinda reading, A+ certificate book, with a billion pages. To much info for my mind lol. Its overloading and about to crash. hehe
10-15-2003, 05:23 PM
Mad Cat

Quote:

Originally posted by Smooch@12 October 2003 - 21:17
I've just bought the Dave Pelzer triology, A Child Called 'It', The Lost Boy & A Man Named Dave.

Shocking true story about a boy that was abused by his mother.

I read them.

Very shocking.
10-16-2003, 11:31 PM
Smooch

Yup, certainly put my life in prospective when I first read them upon release.
10-17-2003, 12:13 AM
Anthony

Quote:

Filth by Irvine Welsh

That book is so funny, im currently re-reading Glue by the same author and after that i have about six or seven Richard Laymon books to get through.
10-17-2003, 02:20 AM
Guillaume

Babylon Babies by Maurice G Dantec
10-17-2003, 03:35 AM
neevakee

just finished red storm rising and will be starting the Jason Directive tonight
10-17-2003, 04:06 AM
4play

im currently reading the "the camel book"
its really an o'riley book called programming perl 3rd edition but the camel book is the nick name.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...2.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

it is amazingly boring but i have to read it for uni :( -_-
10-17-2003, 08:26 AM
Rip The Jacker

I am currently reading Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian.
10-18-2003, 06:50 AM
Adster

Im actully Reading little red Riding Hood To my 1 year old Nephew
10-18-2003, 01:50 PM
Gutter

I picked up The Gashlycrumb Tinies for 3 bucks...

not a very long read but nice illustrations
10-18-2003, 01:52 PM
Adster

Im reading a book that has words and pages in it inside carboard
10-18-2003, 03:33 PM
Jayhawk

Catch 22
10-18-2003, 05:36 PM
Smooch

Quote:

Originally posted by Adster@18 October 2003 - 13:52
Im reading a book that has words and pages in it inside carboard

Sad.

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