What ya reading? Version 425108

[Burninator]

I am reading Dune by Frank Herbert. This is my first real classic science fiction novel, unless you count Hitch Hikers (which I don't). It was a little tough at first to keep all the invented words straight, but I am getting the hang of it now and I am really enjoying it.

I'll have to give a nod to the literature draft that got me interested in science fiction. Lots of talk about it there peeked my interest and this is my test novel for it.

[Bobblehead]

I'm currently 3/4 of the way through The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson.

He is an excellent writer - the only issue I have is that this is a meaty book, and half way through he re-introduces a few character from previous books (which is expected - the overriding story arc continues through all the books) but these ones have obscure enough names that it is taking me a while to recall specifically who they were.

[Resolute 14]

Yeah, that's been a challenge for me throughout the series as well. In Toll the Hounds he starts to get way too poetic as well. Speaking of which, I was reading Toll, but returned my friend's trade paperback copy to her this past weekend because the paperback version was supposed to be out on the 19th. Chapters still doesn't have it in stock. s.

[Superflyer]

Right now I am reading Hunchback of Notre Dame.
I have been hooked on the classics lately. Over the last six months I have gone through Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Frankenstein and Dracula.

[kermitology]

Right now.. A Confederacy of Dunces. I'm nearing the end of it now, it's pretty good, not the best thing I've ever read, but entertaining.

Next up.. Joseph Boyden's Through Black Spruce.

[Eastern Girl]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Right now.. A Confederacy of Dunces. I'm nearing the end of it now, it's pretty good, not the best thing I've ever read, but entertaining..

This is next on my reading list, I just have to get through The Forever War. I'm having trouble keeping with it.

[Ford Prefect]

This is rather cliche, but I've been rereading the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series. It had been probably 15 years since I last read the whole series and I'd forgotten enough about it to make it interesting again. I'm currently finishing off the last book of the series.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Right now.. A Confederacy of Dunces. I'm nearing the end of it now, it's pretty good, not the best thing I've ever read, but entertaining.

Next up.. Joseph Boyden's Through Black Spruce.

I liked it, found it absolutely hilarious.

[Bobblehead]

David Eddings has passed away.

http://scifi.about.com/b/2009/06/03/...gs-is-dead.htm

The Eddings' work includes The Belgariad series (5 books, 1982-1984) and The Malloreon series (5 books, 1987-1991), with three related books in the 1990s; The Elenium and The Tamuli (two trilogies, 1989-1994); and The Dreamers series (4 books, 2003-2006).

The Belgariad was far from perfect, but it was an easy read and had a good story, so I enjoyed it a lot the first time I read it.

[Drunk Skunk]

I just picked up The Strand by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan - so far it's very hard to put down.

For those that don't know, it's a vampire trilogy. The second book will be released next year, and the third will be released in 2011.

[Burninator]

I just finished Robinson Crusoe and now I am reading The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

[JohnnyFlame]

I'm currently reading "A vengeful longing" by R.N. Morris.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Yeah, that's been a challenge for me throughout the series as well. In Toll the Hounds he starts to get way too poetic as well. Speaking of which, I was reading Toll, but returned my friend's trade paperback copy to her this past weekend because the paperback version was supposed to be out on the 19th. Chapters still doesn't have it in stock. s.

I saw Toll The Hounds in the stores June 11th in mass paperback.

[Superflyer]

I finished Hunchback and just got back from Chapters. Picked up Gimp by Mark Zupan in the bargain bin for $2.
This is an autobiography of Mark, if anyone has seen Murderball he is in that and it is about his life since the accident that made him a gimp (his words not mine). Should be good.

[Resolute 14]

Yeah, I got it now. Hopefully Erickson leaves the poetry out of Dust of Dreams and The Crippled God.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Yeah, I got it now. Hopefully Erickson leaves the poetry out of Dust of Dreams and The Crippled God.

Is it just at the start of chapters?

[peter12]

Plato's Republic. Tough but very enjoyable read... plus all the homeless people admire my great intellect while riding the train.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by troutman

Is it just at the start of chapters?

Yeah.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by Burninator

I am reading Dune by Frank Herbert. This is my first real classic science fiction novel, unless you count Hitch Hikers (which I don't). It was a little tough at first to keep all the invented words straight, but I am getting the hang of it now and I am really enjoying it.

I'll have to give a nod to the literature draft that got me interested in science fiction. Lots of talk about it there peeked my interest and this is my test novel for it.

If you like Dune, you should make sure you read the rest of the series. I loved Dune, but the series as a whole is flat out amazing IMO. Probably the only fiction series I plan on re-reading every few years. I get so much of it, it can be read at a bunch of different levels I think.

[flip]

Originally Posted by peter12

Plato's Republic. Tough but very enjoyable read... plus all the homeless people admire my great intellect while riding the train.

While you're on the train you can explain to them that you are in the gold class and that they are a bunch of useless lower class (forget what they were called). Philosopher Kings shall rule the earth! (or was that Aristotle? my memory of 2nd year poli sci is kind of hazy)