What are you reading right now?

[octothorp]

Originally posted by kipperfan@Oct 23 2004, 10:54 AM
Slaughterhouse Five-Kurt Vonnegut

Man I love this book!!

I read that one over the summer. Definitely a good one.

Most recently, just finished reading A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius, which was a decent read, but in my mind didn't quite live up to the hype that the book had when it came out a couple years ago.

Just started reading The Double, by my the Portuguese writer, Jose Saramago. It's really dense--I'm 20 pages in and there have been about 3 paragraph breaks. Interesting, though.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally posted by octothorp+Oct 23 2004, 11:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (octothorp @ Oct 23 2004, 11:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kipperfan@Oct 23 2004, 10:54 AM
Slaughterhouse Five-Kurt Vonnegut

Man I love this book!!

I read that one over the summer. Definitely a good one.

Most recently, just finished reading A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius, which was a decent read, but in my mind didn't quite live up to the hype that the book had when it came out a couple years ago.

Just started reading The Double, by my the Portuguese writer, Jose Saramago. It's really dense--I'm 20 pages in and there have been about 3 paragraph breaks. Interesting, though. [/b][/quote]
I also read Slaughterhouse 5 over the summer. I agree, it's a winner.

Re: Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius -- I felt it deserved all of the hype for most of it but it also deserved to be wickedly panned for a few sections. That job interview bit went on for about 50 gruelling pages. Still though I thought it was an amazing book. A friend of mine said "it proves you can actually do it", which is pretty good praise I think.

One thing I'd like to see is a Tucker Max (mentioned above) vs. Dave Eggers internet showdown.

Oh yeah and I think I mention this everytime this thread comes up , but "The Fortress of Solitude" by Jonathan Lethem is a head-shaking good book.

[JiriHrdina]

I'm reading Stephen King's "Bag of Bones". Pretty good so far. One of many of his focus's that are centered on a character that is a writer.

[jam26]

Originally posted by Reaper@Oct 23 2004, 11:39 PM
Tropic of Hockey by Dave Bidini

The author is the guitar player for the Rheostatics.

In 1998 he realized he was getting disenchanted with the NHL so he went on a global trip to China, The United Arab Emirates, etc. to search out hockey in unlikely places.

He played with people from all over the world in rinks where you wouldn't think they'd exist.

Great book so far.

I've been wanting to read this for the longest time! Dave Bidini is a great songwriter and a great author!
He also wrote On a Cold Road about touring with the Hip.