What books have you read recently/reading now?

[[SD] Bob Plisskin]

I don't know if this topic is going to be allowed, spank me if I'm bad.

but basically, what books have you read lately and were they any good?

I read 'Pashazade (The First Arabesk)' the other day, it was a great book, set in the Ottoman Empire in North Africa a bit in the future but in a world where Germany won the First World War. I'll be buying the second in the series as soon as it's on paperback.

At the moment I'm reading a book called 'How To Read A Film' and it's heavy going but I want to force myself to read it.

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[JST829]

I'm trying to finish up The Two Towers for the second time, before it comes out in theaters.

[screamer581]

I'm reading American Psycho for the 2nd time.

[Gregorious8]

I'm in the middle of three books.

Dream Catcher
IT
This Boy's Life ( For School)

[Strider]

As of right now, I'm reading "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". It's not bad, so far.

Strider

[James Logan]

I just read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens again this week. I read a Paulo Coelho book last week, can't remember the title in English though, in French it was the "Manuel Du Guerrier de la Lumière". :cool:

Right now I'm working my way through the Bushido and the Hagakure, the two founding rule-books of the Samurai order.

[Grebdron]

I'm at the beginning of Rose Madder by Stephen King.

[Ed]

i just finished Adam's Fall, the book in which ABANDON is based on, but i didn't quite get the ending :mad: i was like what the f@$#! in fact i'm gonna open a thread RIGHT NOW to see if someone can explain it to me. laterz

[SAI]

I recently re-read The War Zone by Alexander Stuart, harsh as the film is the book is more extreme in every way. Brilliant book.

And, like Grebdon, I am just starting Rose Madder I've not been into King long (it was The Green Mile, a far better book than it was a film, that got me started) but Rose Madder has started well and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.

[The Shadow]

OMG Grebdron and SAI, you are so lucky to have the pleasure of reading Rose Madder for the first time! It is one of my top 5 SK books and it is a masterpiece!

Anyways, I have been on a recent Dean Koontz streak, reading the following -

Shattered - 6/10

Whispers - 8/10

Watchers - 10/10 (A fantastic novel, great for animal lovers)

Tick-Tock - 7/10

and

Demon Seed - 7/10 (One weird book)

I also read Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake recently, and it is one of my favorite novels ever, perfectly capturing the glory of the Indians. I give it 10/10.

As of now I am reading The Cider House Rules by John Irving, but it has yet to encapture me. I thought the film was wonderful, and I hope the novel lives up to it (funny, it is usually the other way around).

In case you are interested (which I am sure you're not), here are the books on my To Read List -

From the Corner of his Eye - Dean Koontz

The Holy Road - Michael Blake (follow-up to Dances)

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

and

A Buick 8 - Stephen King (Sounds like a great story!)

[SubMethod]

I am in the middle of On The Road by Jack Kerouac. Oh how grand it would have been to be a beatnick. I'm also reading Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf. I plan on reading The Cathcer In The Rye yet again after On The Road.

[Romero&Juliet]

I'm knee Deep in Chaim Potok's "the Chosen" right now. I pretty much had to in order to find out what happens to everyone's favorite Hasidim scholar....but its not turning out so well.

[Jess]

I'm currently reading The Green Mile, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Living Things and The Books of Blood, vol.1-3 ..oh, and Frankenstein for English Lit. They're all good books, though.

[The Handeman]

I just read Frankenstein and Things Fall Apart for English Literature

now im reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[Riddick]

Just finished:

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King
Hearts In Atlantis - Stephen King

Now reading:

On The Road - Jack Kerouac
The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

[peterparker]

Busy reading at the moment:

Lord of the Rings
Autobiography of Malcom X
A Beautiful Mind
The Hurricane
Fast Food Nation

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by [SD] Bob Plisskin
I read 'Pashazade (The First Arabesk)' the other day, it was a great book, set in the Ottoman Empire in North Africa a bit in the future but in a world where Germany won the First World War. I'll be buying the second in the series as soon as it's on paperback.



That's a little bit of an odd scenario. It's usually the Nazis winning World War II (a la Phillip K. Dick's brilliant The Man In The High Castle.)

[Andrew Tom]

I've almost finished Stephen King's The Stand and I'm starting The Dead Zone after that one. I'm trying to read King's books in order.

[Tom Samborski]

In The Heat Of The Night. See my post on it in this forum.

[Benny]

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. It's the second book in Adams' Hitchhiker series, and so far I'm enjoying it just as much as the first one.

[Scarface98.9]

I'm a bit into Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. It's odd, though strangely entertaining so far

[Joel_R]

I just finished "Catch Me If You Can", good book.

[Moviefan1234]

I recently started "Deep Fathom" bu James Rollins.

[MovieMan75]

Just finished "The Count of Monte Cristo" yesterday, and in an odd twist, I actually think the movie was better than the book. First time that's happened to me.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by MovieMan75
Just finished "The Count of Monte Cristo" yesterday, and in an odd twist, I actually think the movie was better than the book. First time that's happened to me.

I almost always think the movie is better than the book. I guess I just love movies. :)

[Tommy Doyle]

I'm currently in the middle of Helter Skelter... have been for about a month!:D I prefer comics to real books!:D

[JCR]

I just read Porno, the sequel to Trainspotting by Irvine welsh. It wasn't great. The plot was similar to trainspotting, and welsh is not good at writing sex scenes- there are loads of them here. And it ends on a cliffhanger so welsh seems to expect us to shell out for another book to get the ending of this one. Some of the comedy was funny and the interaction between renton, spud, sick boy and begbie is still great, but I hope they don't try to turn it into another movie. The books flaws outweigh it's good points.:(

[Highspeed]

I just pulled Jurassic Park out of the shelves and I can't put it down now...after this book I too will read Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire!

[Weezer]

Just finished Dave Barry's ill fated movie/book Big Trouble and currently reading Dreamcatcher by Stephen King.

[MikeyB]

I'm reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens for school and Christine by Stephen King. Also, I tried reading A Clockwork Orange but it's too difficult for me. It's in English but uses Russian words here and there.

[JCR]

MikeyB


I agree clockwork orange is a real pain in the ass to read when you first look at, but I recommend you try to stick on at it if you can. You get used to the dialogue eventually, and the ending of the book is different and, I think, better than the ending of the film.

[Cyclonus]

Mikey, have you seen the movie? The book is easier to follow if you have.

I really thought that last chapter seemed tacked on. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that it was imposed by the publisher. I'm glad Kubrick left it out!

Anyways today I'm gonna read Ghost World by Daniel Clowes.

[movielover-9]

This week I finished "The Client" By John Grisham. A whopping 566 pages. Hey, when you've got school, that's a whole lotta reading!

[MikeyB]

Originally posted by JCR
MikeyB


I agree clockwork orange is a real pain in the ass to read when you first look at, but I recommend you try to stick on at it if you can. You get used to the dialogue eventually, and the ending of the book is different and, I think, better than the ending of the film.

O.K., I'll keep with it and hope it's worth it!

Cyclonus, yeah I love the movie. It's great and hopefully I'll read be able to read the whole book!

[SteveSzyk]

I've been reading Requiem for a Dream for the 10th time lately. I'll never get sick of that book. For school I've been on a short story unit, and have been surprised that I've enjoyed all of them. Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (Joyce Carol Oats) I just finished and it was incredible... I suggest everyone read it.

[Chris411]

The 8th book of the Wheel of Time series- A Path of Daggers.

[Cyclonus]

Okay, I just finished Ghost World. What a depressing book!

[SubMethod]

Just finished On The Road by Kerouac and it was amazing. Now, I'm starting Franny and Zooey by Salinger.

[notchreturns]

I just started reading The Catcher In The Rye

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by notchreturns
I just started reading The Catcher In The Rye

Excellent choice. I'm going to read it again soon. I make it a habit to read it once a year.

[Jason Voorhees]

I'm currently reading ''The Hobbit'' by J.R.R Tolkien; Quite enjoyable so far..

[areyoubeingserved]

I tend to take too much on when reading, I'ma bit silly like that... but then from the posts that I've read most people are as well. Interesting also to see that people are mainly reading books connected to upcoming films (well no surprise really).

At the moment I'm on

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jnr
1984 by Orwell
The Plague by Camus
Choke by Chuck Palanucknuck

[SenorSpielbergo]

Just started on The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury. So far the book is completely interesting.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King


A book consisting of four horror stories:


The Langoliers

Secret Window, Secret Garden

The Library Policeman

The Sun Dog

[aixela]

Right now,I am having to force myself through Bag of Bones by Stephen King-I just seem to like his earlier books better than I do his later books
Also reading Red Dragon again for about the 10th time

[[SD] Bob Plisskin]

I quite liked bag of bones, it was well written but the story was slow and crappy, it is indeed true that that and Hearts in Atlanta (or is I get mixed up) are nowhere near as good as his previous works.

<OB>

[blankpage]

I am currently reading John Boorstin's Hollywood Pay or Play.It is a very interesting book,and I would to love to adapt it into a film.

[notchreturns]

Originally posted by SubMethod
Excellent choice. I'm going to read it again soon. I make it a habit to read it once a year.

I read it during freshman year in HighSchool. Now, as a senior, I've decided to read it one more time before I give my final FUCK YOU to highschool

Ya gotta love Holden Caulfield :)

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by areyoubeingserved
The Plague by Camus


A wonderful book. There's a rather good film version, w/ William Hurt, Robert Duvall, the late Raul Julia and Sandrine Holt, that's worth a look.

I saw it first, then read the book a few years later. I kept waiting for Sandrine's character to emerge, but she's actually not even in the novel. She's quite good in the film, however.

[the movie guy]

I'm reading the yet used screenplay to William Gibson's Neuromancer. I got it from a friend and I think it's pirated, so I can't tell anyone where to find it, but it IS really good. I'm a little more than halfway.

[Tingles]

I am reading the fascinating "Feudal Society! for university.

yes, its as interesting as the cover.

http://www.joblo.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=458804

[MikeyB]

TORSO which is about Eliot Ness tracking a psychopath in Cleveland!

[notchreturns]

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

[Cyclonus]

Just started The Third Man by Graham Greene.

[Romero&Juliet]

Originally posted by Cyclonus
Just started The Third Man by Graham Greene.

My fav Graham Greene is from a collection of short stories called "May We Borrow You're Husband?" I dont remember what it was called, but it was about this kid who had to explain to his principle that his father had been killed by a pig while on vacation in Spain!!!