What are you reading right now...

[Lairënuriel]

Thought it might be fun to see what everyone is reading.
I just started Od Magic by Patricia McKillip.
No verdict yet, only in chapter one.

[Andúnië]

Oh yeah, what's happened to the las thread about books? It's great that you've started it up again!

I haven't had much time to read anything recently, not in the form of novels anyways. The last one was Children of Húrin (which I finally got my hands on), and that was about a month ago.

[Beren One-Hand]

I've often thought this type of topic would be great.  Good job Lairënuriel!

Andunie, your thoughts and contribution to The Children of Hurin section would be great.  I don't think many people have read it.  Some have read the Silmarillion, but few have read Hurin.

What am I reading?  Always something.  I will be getting into another book soon (just finished one a couple of days ago).  It will probably be The Divine-Human Encounter, by Emil Brunner.  I always have a few books waiting to be read.   
 
 

[Wolfchild]

I was getting the train to my friend's house yesterday with my sister for Halloween, but had to go into Manchester and out again to get there, so whilst we were at the station we strolled into WhSmiths and checked out their little books section. I didn't even intend to buy anything, but saw a paperback called "Orcs" by Stan Nicholls and picked it up to read the blurb. I was very impressed, because it is written from an orc's perspective! Also, it was only about seven quid, so I bought it and started reading it last night. It is really bloody from the offset, and talks about the persecution of them as a species. That is the sort of book I like really, where the classic views are changed. You also get a lot of book for your money.

I am also a big fan of literature by Brian Froud, mainly for the artwork that he fills them with, and one of my particular favorites is "The Goblin Companion" written in unison with Terry Jones (of Python fame). I picked that up in Waterstones, which is one of the best and most major bookshops we have in the UK, and it is a quaint little hardback packed with fun little sketchy and colorful drawings. A recommended read, I think. 

[Lairënuriel]

I love Brian Froud.  I always talk about Froud Faeries because they are the kind I like, not the Tinkerbelle kind.

[Insane_Monky]

Right now I'm reading Douglas Adam's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, but thats about it. I'm not usually the type to read only one book at a time, but I've really slacked off since I started high school .

[Beren One-Hand]

Insane: if you like detective novels, you must read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  They are amazing.  Awhile ago I read "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."  It was pretty engaging.  I will definately read more of the legendary sleuth, and Doyle has my respect as a great and classic author.  Modern day CSI is indebted to Holmes/Doyle for their detailed, committed and inductive analysis of their investigations.  Just think what Doyle might have written if he had the techology we have today.

[Wolfchild]

"Hound of the Baskervilles" is my favorite Sherlock Holmes story. I read it in high school, and around that time I also saw the televised version, which is equally compelling.

[Andúnië]

Just finished Devil in the White City for class. It's quite intriguing, really.

[Leora]

I'm reading "Russian Avangarde 1910-1920. Problem of the collage"...?



Art student.... *sigh*

[Lairënuriel]

That's one of the things I love about this board.  Everyone IS reading something - and not fluff either!!!

[Pulsifer]

Just polished off another rereading of the "A song of Ice and Fire" books by George R.R. Martin and am greatly distressed that he hasn't released a new one, yet. (C'mon, Martin, it's been three years already and you say you're not even close to finishing it? *POKE*)

Wondering what to pick up now . . . anyone got any recommendations? I also just finished Robert McKee's "Story" as part of my bachelor, and I really like it. It's a book about how to plan, plot and construct a story in a movie format, the do's and don't's and is, at times, stomach-breaking funneh.

So how about it? Recommend Ebster his next book!

[Insane_Monky]

Insane: if you like detective novels, you must read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  They are amazing.  Awhile ago I read "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."  It was pretty engaging.  I will definately read more of the legendary sleuth, and Doyle has my respect as a great and classic author.  Modern day CSI is indebted to Holmes/Doyle for their detailed, committed and inductive analysis of their investigations.  Just think what Doyle might have written if he had the techology we have today.

Ah, yes Sir Doyle. I've heard he's a very accomplished author. My grandfather lent my bro a compilation of the finest of Sherlock, might just look into that.

Dirk Gently's, however is not at all like Sherlock. If I can describe it to you in two words, Douglas Adams. A british-born author whose most unique thoughts (he has very unique thoughts) are compiled onto paper, rearranged to form a tale, then had some characters and plots added to it and then you have a brilliant story. He was the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy if that helps any.

[Andúnië]

Oh, yes, Douglas Adams. His books are quite entertaining... clever and very, very random. Sometimes it's a bit hard to follow the plots though, because they're all over the place. I've only read the Hitchhiker and I think I've gotten through its sequel, but I'm not sure.

[Insane_Monky]

Honestly, I can't get enough of Adams. I read Hitchhiker, and all the sequels (included the lately released Mostly Harmless), and Dirk Gently's. I'm look forward to The Long Dark Teea-time of the Soul, which I havn't read yet.