What Are You Reading? - Page 19

endemonidia · 12-08-2005, 06:27 AM

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman. It has cobwebs on the cover, is about the two sons of a Spider God and was purchased at an official Neil Gaiman book reading/interview/signing - I really had no choice.

Dark Taco Mess · 12-08-2005, 11:09 PM

The Grace Project by BJ Worth, about a guy with a terminal disease who must find this spiritual doctor to cure him. Very dark, with a great ending.

soggypicklemuncher · 12-09-2005, 07:23 AM

Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks. It's a historical fiction novel based on actual events in the life of the abolitionist John Brown. It's told from the perspective of one of Brown's sons that wasn't killed in battle or hanged, in older age in the form of writing letters to a historian that came to his cabin and asked him about his father.

I've enjoyed reading it so far, and I have about 200 pages left to go. I'm reading it so I can discuss it with a family friend and do some writing to get me back in gear to go finish high school.

ThwanCondu · 12-10-2005, 01:25 PM

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Quite hilarious.

Teardrop · 12-11-2005, 02:45 PM

I'm reading Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. It's been described as 'doing for werewolves what Anne Rice did for vampires' and I must say it's quite good.

syn · 12-12-2005, 09:50 AM

I'm reading The Lone Drow by R.A. Salvatore

horrorgirl · 12-12-2005, 09:58 AM

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Wise Child · 12-12-2005, 04:18 PM

I'm reading The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter, it's wicked - really dark and twisted, and beautiful at the same time. Yeah, yeah, I know how pretentious I sound, but it's true all the same!

Lounar Wolf · 12-12-2005, 04:52 PM

I'm reading some stupid books called Spiderwick. Then I'm going to read The Giver and the next two books.

·Kaôh· · 12-12-2005, 06:48 PM

I've just finished "Gehenna: The Final Night" by Ari Marmell. It's good, if you ever knew the old WoD by White Wolf and read the Clan Novels. But I don't know what to read right now, I can't find anything that I like (I guess I'm "judging a book by it's cover"), but I'd appreciate that someone would be cooperative enough to give me some titles of books s/he liked, so I can check them.

·Kaôh· · 12-12-2005, 06:53 PM

Ooops. Sorry. Didn't see there's a thread about that. Ignore the second part of my last post. (couldn't edit it)

syn · 12-13-2005, 05:04 AM

If you like fantasy then the Wheel of Time serise by Robert Jordan is good. I'm reading them in between my R.A. Salvatore books.

preppygirl500 · 12-13-2005, 05:36 AM

Right now, I'm reading Invasion of the Boy Snatchers by Lisi Harrison for the 2nd time. It's.....like......really awesome possum!

Blushing Heliophobe · 12-13-2005, 06:55 AM

Hmmm... Preppy Girl? You should probably introduce yourself.

By the way, just out of curiousity, why did you pick that name?

I'm all about accepting others, but...I'm just curious if you did that on purpose or took a wrong turn?

Blushing Heliophobe · 12-13-2005, 06:57 AM

I'm reading Search for a Messiah, a book about Old Testament prophecy and the Dead Sea scrolls.

horrorgirl · 12-13-2005, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blushing Heliophobe

Hmmm... Preppy Girl? You should probably introduce yourself.

By the way, just out of curiousity, why did you pick that name?

I'm all about accepting others, but...I'm just curious if you did that on purpose or took a wrong turn?

On their profile they say that they are happy that they are not goth. I smell troll.

Dr. Faust · 12-13-2005, 05:44 PM

Speaking of Kelly Armstrong, you should also check out her Women of the Othwerword series. I also think the stuff Laurell Hamilton does with Faeries is better than her vampire stuff and Ive got to give a shout out to my favoruite Vampire author, Nancy Collins, and her punk/goth kick a*s vampire Sonya Blue.

Alain · 12-13-2005, 10:16 PM

I have just picked up "The Picture of Dorian Gray", obviously a copy of the first printing and not the censored one. Ah, love!

devereaux · 12-13-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Alain

I have just picked up "The Picture of Dorian Gray", obviously a copy of the first printing and not the censored one. Ah, love!

That is a wonderful read! I am quite the Wilde fan though.

A site I recommend to everyone for some literature is the Literature-Network Online:

http://www.online-literature.com/

It has tons of free literature (its where I read Picture of Dorian Gray) to read over the internet, lots of literary classics, its kept me busy through many late nights, and maybe it will help others do something constructive on those nights where there isnt much sleep. Sorry, I know this might belong in SHILL, but its just a site where people can find literature to read and I think its more useful here in this thread.

rockandrose · 12-13-2005, 10:34 PM

This gets better. More Oscar Wilde fans.

A picture of Dorian Gray is excellent.

Blushing Heliophobe · 12-13-2005, 11:51 PM

Horror - I want to try not to be hypocritical and accept all...plus, I forgot to introduce myself too. I was trying to be nice, not snooty. But yes, my untrained n00b nose also caught a faint whiff of Eau de Trollesque...

Anyways, I also trudge through The Law by Plato while I eat my morning Cookie Crisp.

I will check out Wilde myself now...hadn't had the pleasure yet!

Noire · 12-14-2005, 02:28 AM

At the mo, Im reading blackwood farm by Anne Rice, I was reading dracula by bram stoker but I got bored of that.

Blushing Heliophobe · 12-14-2005, 02:37 AM

That one is good. More of the succubus/cross-genderal eroticism, not that it bothers me but some folks tire of that easily.

soggypicklemuncher · 12-14-2005, 04:06 PM

Anyone here ever visited the Project Gutenberg site?

Corpus_Draconis · 12-20-2005, 09:43 AM

I'm about to start reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I hope it's good, but I doubt it'll be as good as my english prof makes it out to be. He's obsessed with it.