What Comic or Book did you finish reading today?

[TheMovieMinor]

What Comic or Book did you finish reading today?

[Master_Shake]

It wasn't today but I finished Stephen King's The Waste Lands part 3 of the Dark Tower series last week . Great Book, I already started on Wizard and Glass and can't wait for the other ones to come out

[TheMovieMinor]

Just got finished reading "The Christmas Train" by David Baldacci. Great Book. 8/10

I have luck with those christmas books. Its one of the only ones I actually finish.

[syxxpac]

I couldn't sleep last night, so I stayed up until 2 in the morning finishing Stephen King's Misery.

[cereal killer]

Not much into comic books but I just finished reading The Death of Superman.

[QuietMaskedMan1]

The Incredible Hulk 47. First comic I have read in almost 5 years. Sheesh.

[jaaron]

I just finished reading "Kissing Chaos"
as for books I just finished "The Lovely Bones"

Both are very good and highly recommended.

[Moviefan1234]

"Subterranean" by James Rollins. Good book. :)

[Tingles]

ive jsut finished reading the new transformers series, armada and the war within. they rock.

[Fettdog]

I read two books over Xmas - both were great and highly recommended.

The first one "Round Ireland....With A Fridge" by Tony Hawk is an amusing tale of a man accepting a bet that he can't hitchhike around ireland in less than 30 days, with a fridge! And it's all true!

The second one was Michael Connelly's new novel "Chasing The Dime" which was up to his usual high standards, and a joy to read - not to mention a great climax.

I've just started reading "6 Days" by Brendan DuBois, which so far is great - his last book "Ressurection Day" was one of my favourites that I discovered this year - again, highly recommended for those who like "what-if" fiction (i.e. a slightly altered reality, but wholly based in the realms of the plausible - for example Resurrection Day sets the premise that instead of Cuba backing down in the Cuban Missile Crisis, there was instead a limited nuclear exchange between the superpowers, which has left America as a shattered nation, and the British rulers of the planet once again. On top of that, there's a rumour that JFK is alive..... good stuff!)

[Brandon]

I just finished reading Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" for my post-Civil War U.S. History class. I was somewhat disappointed, especially by the ending.

[bankholdup]

I finished 'Survivor' by Chuck Palahniuk the other day as I mentioned in another thread.

[MovieMan75]

Today I read "X-Treme X-Men" #20 and "New X-Men" #136. :)

[IronedMan]

I've recently finished reading The League of Extraoridinary Gentlemen tpb by Alan Moore.

[Moviefan1234]

Finished "Congo" yesterday.

[SubMethod]

Yesterday I finished High Fidelity. The movie was good but the book was even better. Very funny.

[platanero79]

I just finished Animal Farm I give it 9/10 very good book

[Ren Hoek]

Finished Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut yesterday (excellent book btw) and just read Ghost World by Daniel Clowes for the umpteenth time :)

[thebloodfeaster]

I bought and read "Origin" today. For those who do not know, it is a comic telling the longtime mystery of Wolverine's youth. It was extremely well done and among the best comic books I have read (which admittedly is not very many).

[Jimmy_K]

I've just finished the 1st half of Superman Vs Alien, Kind of a weird crossover. Superman discovers a peice of krypton that has survived the explosion of his home planet. Unfortunately its been overun by Aliens (you know the burst out of your chest ones). he joins the few survivorsin fighting the overwhelming beasts. he then gets caught and "impregnated". theres another comic that continues from this one but i couldnt find it anywhere.

[spacemonkey]

I just finished reading choke by chuck pahlaniuk, and its a great book. Though I wouldnt say its his best. Its a bit more positive then his usual stuff, but still has his insane and incredible sense of humor and sarcasm.

Also I just finished reading this excellent Frank Miller masterpiece Hard Boiled, holy shit! When it comes to non stop violence and all out gore, theres nowhere better to look then anything written by Frank Miller. This story though thin is just completely outthere in terms of being ultraviolent to the extreme!

Check it out if your in desperete need to be shocked! :D

[TheMovieMinor]

Just finished the awesome Ultimate Spider man #36. This is possibly the best comic book series ever.

[peterparker]

Marketing Judo, Building your business using brains not budget by John Barnes & Richard Richardson

[the night watchman]

Just finished reading the script for David Lynch's unproduced film "Ronnie Rocket."

[Romero&Juliet]

I'm halfway through a collection of Ayn Rand's published essays on her brainchild, Objectivism. "The Virtue Of Selfishness" is a damned good read.. cant put it down.

[Jason Voorhees]

I finished the third installment of Christopher Pike's "Remember Me" trilogy earlier today. It was very good. I've been on a Pike kick since reading that recent thread about him here. So far, his work's been as good as I'd remembered.

[the night watchman]

Hey, Jason, I read the first book of the "Remember Me" series. I thought it was pretty good. How are the rest of them?

Romero, Objectivism is pretty solid philosophy. I haven't read much of Rand's stuff (just "The Fountainhead" and several essays), but in general I like what she has to say. Watch out for the Rand-cultists, though!

[TheMovieMinor]

Some comics I read lately:
Astro City (sucks)
Gotham Central 2,3,4. (stopped collecting)
Iceman 1,2,3,4
Venture 1
Evo 1
Hulk 50, awesome stuff.

[thebloodfeaster]

I just finished Carrie earlier tonight.

[Annie Hall]

Night, for history class. Jesus, a stunning read and downright morbid :(

[peterparker]

Batman: #612

Birds of Prey: Batgirl/Catwoman

Star Wars: Jedi Mace Windu

[Jason Voorhees]

Originally posted by the night watchman
Hey, Jason, I read the first book of the "Remember Me" series. I thought it was pretty good. How are the rest of them?

Hey, Watchman! Sorry for the belated response. I forgot to check up on the thread. I actually just finished another Pike book earlier today and wanted to post that bit of info here. The book was See you Later, by the way. It was as good as I'd remembered.

As for the "Remember Me" series, I actually haven't read the second one, but the third one is pretty good. It's classic Pike. Philosophically, it's very new-age, but I didn't think it was preachy or anything. I've always liked how his work dabbled in the esoteric, and this one's no different. If you enjoyed the first "Remember Me," you should like this one. I'd definitely recommend picking it up next time you're at the library.

Hope that helps.

[the night watchman]

:cool: I'm looking for a quick-n-easy read, and this just might fit the bill. Thanks!

[spacemonkey]

Just finished reading Amazing Spiderman: Till The Stars Turn Cold.

Its a compilation of Spiderman Issues 41-45.

The combination between J. Michael Stracynsky and Jhon Romita Jr. is producing some of the best Spider-man stories in a looong time.

It was cool to see Peter trying to get back with M J after their recent separation..MJ really making him suffer aint she?

Anyhows it was also good to see Doctor octopus back in action!

http://www.devir.com.br/spiderman/imgs/revista_amazing44p.jpg

[Jason Voorhees]

Originally posted by the night watchman
:cool: I'm looking for a quick-n-easy read, and this just might fit the bill. Thanks!

Welcome :). If you get to read it, let us know what you think. I'd be interested in hearing it.

[bankholdup]

Finished Choke by Chuck Palahniuk like a week ago.

[the night watchman]

I just finished reading the latest issue of Scientific American. This is easily the best issue they've produced in a while. Of speical interest are articles outlining a new theory on the evolution of feathers which includes new fossils of theropod dinosaurs that reveal early forms of feathers (it's even speculated that theropods like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor may have been feathered); an article on dark matter; and lastly one about parasitic microorganisms that alter the behavior of their host as part of their reproductive cycle.

Oh, I am geeky in ways you people have never imagined.

[peterparker]

Birds of Prey - Catwoman/Oracle written by John Francis Moore and Pencils by David Ross.

Battle of the Planets - Witchblade written by Munier Sharrieff and Pencils by Christina Chen and Jo Chen.

Lone Wolf 2100 Shadows on Saplings written by Mike Kennedy and art by Francisco Ruiz Velisco.

[Scarface98.9]

Finished V for Vendetta by Alan Moore the other day. I really liked it, though not nearly as much as The Watchmen, which is probably the best novel I've ever read. I'm wondering what to buy next

[Donnie Darko]

Got and finished "30 Days of Night"


Excellent stuff, hope the movie comes out as good.

[scottish-movie-freak]

I finished reading Tell No One (8/10) by Harlan Coben last night, twas a good read! :)

[bankholdup]

Just finished The Catcher In The Rye...what an amazing book.

[Jason Voorhees]

I finished Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis about ninety minutes ago. It was amazing. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys his work. Excellent book.

[peterparker]

Harley Quinn #30

Wolverine #187

[the night watchman]

Just got done reading the entirity of Graphic Classic's Illustrated Lovecraft. It's great -- the illustrations for the poem cycle "The Fungi from Yuggoth" is worth the price alone.

[Damned Martian]

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

9/10

Dark, sensitive, scary, beautiful, shivering and human. All of that and more. Simmons is a genious in create characters and now he shows his ability to create atmospheres too. Amazing book!

[SubMethod]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

the best of the series so far.

[Damned Martian]

Diggers by Terry Pratchett, the second part of his trilogy about gnomes.
8/10
Not so good as the first book (Truckers), but still a funny and ironic book that keeps Pratchett on top-10 of my favorite authors!

[SubMethod]

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

This was my first time to read Faulkner. I really enjoyed it contrary to what a lot of people say about his writing.

[peterparker]

Forge #12

[Voodoodoll]

I just caught up with the last 3 issues of Alias: Jessica vs Jessica Drew - how cool ? :p

[SubMethod]

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

[Damned Martian]

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

10/10

What a beautiful and engaging masterpiece! Recommended in these times of war, hate and untolerance, to remind us all what is to be a human being and what do we have to change about ourselves to become truly human

[SubMethod]

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

this last week was my spring break and all of my friends were off on vacation and I didn't have anything to do so in the last week I've read about four books.

[MickeyKnox]

Batman:Year One -By.Frank Miller(superb graphic novel one of the best)

[SeperateSelf]

Originally posted by peterparker
Forge #12

Yes! Someone else who's reading CrossGen! I think they are putting out the strongest line of books on the market right now (if not the best individual comics). I get both Forge and Edge and I've not been disappointed with them yet.

This weekend I finished The Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind. It's the second book in the Sword of Truth series, which I think is up to seven books now. Unfortunately it's the last one I'll be reading. I'm not quitting the series because it's bad or anything (although it is almost a carbon copy of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series). It's actually pretty engaging, and has some of the best characters in any fantasy series I've read. I'm quitting because Goodkind is such a blatant misogynist. It got so bad by the end of this book that I almost quit with only 50 pages to go. I mean, I think almost every female character except maybe two has been sexually molested, and most of them have been raped. Also, whenever one of the female characters is conversing with any male character, the female is always wrong and the male always has to correct her. Always. Without fail. Sorry to go on about this but I just want to let people know before they get into the Sword of Truth series. If you can handle all the misogyny though it's a pretty good read.

As far as comics, I also read the first volume of Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday this weekend. Frankly, I don't see what everyone's going on about. Maybe I heard too much praise about it before I read it, but it didn't wow me like I thought it would. It had some great ideas though. Certainly worth a look.

[peterparker]

Originally posted by SeperateSelf
Yes! Someone else who's reading CrossGen! I think they are putting out the strongest line of books on the market right now (if not the best individual comics). I get both Forge and Edge and I've not been disappointed with them yet.

I've never read any Crossgen before Forge #12. I'm pretty new to comics!!!

I was really impressed with the stories and the artwork was fantastic.

I will pick up Edge #12 when it hits my local comic shop, looking forward to seeing Way of the Rat (heard good things about it).

[peterparker]

Just finished Batman #613 and X-Men 2 Official Comic Book Adaption.

[peterparker]

Amazing Spiderman #51

Battle of the Planets #7 and #8

Tomb Raider #27 and #28

Tomb Raider : Journeys #11

[peterparker]

Originally posted by MickeyKnox
Batman:Year One -By.Frank Miller(superb graphic novel one of the best)

I've just read this book not so long ago, really enjoyed it:cool:

Just picked up The Dark Knight Returns, have'nt read it yet but the artwork looks good:cool:

[Damned Martian]

Armadillo by William Boyd

10/10

A masterpiece, since now one of my all-time favorites. It was beyond all my expectations... definitely the book that defines this moment of my life

[Damned Martian]

Wings by Terry Pratchett

Third (and final) part of the trilogy of the gnomes.

8/10
Better than the second part, but still not at the level of the first (as usual in every trilogy).

Globally, the trilogy would be a 8.5/10. Very good material...

[bankholdup]

The Godfather by Mario Puzo


Didn't really enjoy the Johnny Fontane parts, but great otherwise.

[MickeyKnox]

The Origin-(great graphic novel about where Wolverine came from and his whole journey through different time periods)

[Horror_Master3]

Earlier this week I finished DC COMICS: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS IT FUCKIN RULED!

[Damned Martian]

Meteor and other short stories by John Wyndham 8/10

[DevilMonkey]

I saw it in my attic and thought it would be fun to read Canibal Kid a comedy.

[A.J. Hakari]

Just finished reading Lois Lowry's "The Giver" today. Great novel.

[Odd Emu]

I just finished Stephen King's IT.

It was a good read. A little too long.

After reading all the misplaced sexuality of the children in this book, I can honestly say stephen king is a demented basterd. I still love him though. :D

[Favourite end]

I just finished "The Maghi" by John Fawles. Wow! A great book. Very complicated and long, but it was worth reading. I strongly recommend it to anybody who`d like to think after having read the book. Really think.

[The Young Son]

Just finished "Star Wars - Rebel Dream". I rate it 7/10.

[SubMethod]

Meeting Evil by Thomas Berger.

this could make a really great movie

[The Young Son]

Just finished "Star Wars - Rebel Stand". I rate it 8.5/10

[Damned Martian]

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - 8.5/10

[SubMethod]

I also finished the The Screwtape Letters just yesterday. It was magnificent.

[Scarface98.9]

Finally finished Batman: No Man's Land Volume 4. It has some loose ends, and really ends on a sequel note, but I give it a 9/10 for the whole series. Great story

[Raymond Babbit]

The Bourne Supremacy, by Ludlum. Pretty good book. Like the Bourne Identity, it starts off really slow but eventually gets better. However, I can't recommend it to people who saw the movie of Bourne Identity but didn't read the book, because they wouldn't understand much of the story. 8/10

[peterparker]

Matrix Warrior 'Being the One' The Unofficial Handbook of the Matrix by Jake Horsley

[The Young Son]

Just finished reading "Stephen King's Pet Sematery". I rate it 7/10.

I was extremely freaked out by:

*****Possible, but no big deal, Spoilers*****

When Jud, the neighbour across the road is listening to the footsteps coming closer towards him. They are the footsteps of Louis Creed's dead son, Gage, returned from the grave to commit acts of evil. Freaky shit.

[SubMethod]

The World According to Garp by John Irving

I'm pretty much at a loss for words at how to describe how wonderful this novel is. All I can say is that I'll definitely be reading it more than once.

[Odd Emu]

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

It was ok. Wasn't as good as some people made it out too be. I do feel that Harper Lee managed to describe the feel of a small town perfectly though. Living in one myself I can identify with it.

7/10

[bankholdup]

I finished 'Invisible Monsters' a few days ago.

[bankholdup]

I finished Franny and Zooey today.

[Damned Martian]

Limpieza de Sangre - Arturo Perez-Reverte - 8.5/10

[Etrigan]

I havent been able to spare any cash for the past 2 months, but the last one I read was prolly Top Ten Book 2 TPB....i have the individual issues, but I just like reading it over and over....

[The Young Son]

Just finished Star Wars NJO - Traitor. I rate it 8/10.It was as good as I thought it would be.

[A.J. Hakari]

Finished BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN for the second time today. Terrific little novel.

[Scarface98.9]

Today, I got Batman: Year One from an Ebay auction, and finished it a few hours later. It's really short, but as proven from Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller was born to write Batman comics. Always very compelling, and not what I expected. It's sad really that the movie adaptation of this is pretty much dead :(.

My grade:
8.5/10

[Damned Martian]

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

8/10

weird, interesting, disgusting, romantic...

CP's style somehow reminds me of Brett Easton Ellis, William Boyd and Tom Wolfe.

[the night watchman]

Got done reading the latest Fango, Reason, and Skeptical Inquirer today.

[bankholdup]

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury...very good.

[SubMethod]

The other day I finished reading The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving. It was extraordinary. Irving is now one of my very favorite writers. He is arguably the greatest living American writer.

[Mad Maggot]

Perfume by Patrick Suskind. It turned to be really disappointing, since I expected much more from it. It was rather boring and it didn't devour me with its plot (if it was there at all). Some pages are pretty disgusting to read, also.

[The Young Son]

Just finished "Star Wars NJO - Destiny's Way". It was fantastic! I rate it 9/10. It's been ages since a New Jedi Order novel had some good descent action that led to something bigger. Bloody brilliant.

[Damned Martian]

Animal Farm - George Orwell

8/10

I hoped a bit more, but it's really well written and it makes a good metaphore of the corruption that power carries always with.

[Damned Martian]

Satan in Hollywood by Jesus Palacios - 8/10


Misticism, new age, sects, budism, satanism, ocultism, scientology, black magic, exorcisms, UFOs...

Jayne Mansfield, Sammy Davis Jr, John Travolta, Jean Harlow, James Dean, Charles Manson, Alisteir Crowley, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Roman Polanski, Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine...

Interesting, well documented and full with anecdotes, rumours, myths and facts of the dark mistic side of fame and the culture of spectacule (even spiritually) in LA.

[bankholdup]

Nine Stories by JD Salinger


Not bad, there's some excellent short stories in here, and some that didn't do much for me.

[Iacon5]

ultimate spider-man #40, and Ultimate X-men #32, and i just finished so long and thanks for all the fish by Douglas adams

[Moviefan1234]

I finished reading "The Generals Daughter" about a week ago.

[syxxpac]

The Stand

It was good, but definitely not King's best. IT still stands supreme :D

[syxxpac]

Michael Crichton's Congo

[The Young Son]

"Sinner" by Sara Douglass. I rate it 7/10. Not bad but the series should get better.

[Moviefan1234]

I finished reading "Airframe" by Michael Crichton last night.

[Mad Maggot]

Leviathan by Paul Auster - I'd been reading it for so long because of my first exam, but yesterday I finally sat down (okay, lay down actually :D ) to finish it. I had to read about 80-90 pages. And I just couldn't stop reading last 55-60 pages, dammit! After I'd finished the book, I got back to the greatest moments and had to read them about twice more each. I loved Auster's style.

[Ren Hoek]

Originally posted by Mad Maggot
Leviathan by Paul Auster
Loved it! My favourite Auster novel along with The New York Trilogy and Timbuktu.

Today I finished FUTURE NOIR: The Making of Blade Runner. Wow, I'm really impressed... 500 pages about the events behind the scenes, the history of its re-release as a Director's Cut version, lots of facts about the critical reception etc. Sure, the book has some flaws (tends to fanboy style of writing at times and has shitloads of typos) but overall it's an interesting read for everyone who wants to know more about this groundbreaking film.

And I finished Cat's Cradle a couple of days ago... quirky Vonnegut style spiced up with some social criticism. It doesn't even come close to his masterpiece Slaughterhouse Five but is nonetheless one of his better novels. Highly recommended!

:)

[the night watchman]

I read "Future Noir" a few years ago. Great book. It inspired me to finally read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," and now I'm a big Philip K. Dick fan.

[The Young Son]

"Pilgram" by Sara Douglass. I rate it 8/10. This series is getting really good. I hope the final book can climax to something worth remembering.

[Moviefan1234]

I recently finished reading "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden. It's not it's cracked up to be, in my opinion.

[TheMovieMinor]

Last week I finished one the fastest reading and best books ever, "The Beach House" by James Patterson. A Recommended book by the Ziolkowski Brother

[marooned]

I just finished LOTR: ROTK. Great book.

[SteveSzyk]

I just finished Ian Spiegelman's debut Everyone's Burning. Not bad at all, awesome writing style similar to Hubert Selby Jr, a fav. of mine, however the novel lacks a plot and has a sloppy narrative. Although the characters are memorable, and there are a couple of scenarios that stand out as incredibly funny and smart. Probably a B/B+.

[supa_horror_fan]

Runaways #2
Ultimate Spider-man #42
Route 666 #5
DarkDays #1
Blood + Water #3 & 4
Y the last man #6

All great comics!!

:)

[Annie Hall]

What's Eating Gilbert Grape, an excellent book.

[Tagia_Romero]

"The Shining"- 8.5/10. Excellent book. DEFINATELY exceeds the Stanley Kubrick version and the miniseries.

[Damned Martian]

PASSAGE by Connie Willis

9/10

It confirms that Connie is the best sci-fi writer nowadays. I love every single book of her!

[Shatter]

Codename Wolverine by Christophen Golden

[XCoRyX]

Namor:The Sub Mariner Issue 41 from August of 1993(?) i think.

Captain Glory

[MikeyB]

High Fidelity. An excellent book and now I have to check out some more of Nick Hornby's novels.

[Moviefan1234]

I finished "Treasure" by Clive Cussler yesterday. Decent book.

[XCoRyX]

Avengers West Coast Issues # 96 and 97 from 1993...

Hawkeye #1

[The Young Son]

I just finished Crusader by Sara Douglass. I rate it 8/10.

[Damned Martian]

I AM LEGEND, by Richard Matheson (2nd reading) - 10/10

Nuff said!

[Jedi]

I've just finished reading the fascinating The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Timeless story.. timeless meanings and just amazing. The final chapter was a little bit too long.

[Scarface98.9]

I finished the comic "30 Days of Night" tonight. It was a piece of shit in my humble opinion

[The Young Son]

I just finished The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer (9/10). This book is great. It really shows you how bad the Russian Front was for soldiers fighting in World War 2. The fact that it is told from a German perspective by a soldier who was there also adds a great style to the book. I recommend it to everyone.

[skilgannon]

I just read the Batman:Knightfall graphic novels again and 'How to rule the world: A handbook for the aspiring dictator' by Andre De Guillaume

[Mick]

The last few books I finished reading would be:

Porno by Irvine Welsh, a pretty damn good follow up to the excellent Trainspotting. Would be nice if the Trainspotting cast/crew could get together again and film it.

The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger - Wasn't quite what I expected, but it was pretty goddam excellent. Just where the hell do those goddamn ducks go when the lagoon gets all icy and frozen over? Does some guy come in a truck and take them away to a zoo or something? Or do they just fly away?

Hannibal by Thomas Harris - I'd seen the film a couple of times already, and I guess for the most part the book is probably better (all the stuff about Mischa and Margot and Mason that wasn't in the film helped), but I thought the ending of the film was a bit better.

[quoth_the_raven]

The Count of Monte Cristo....this is the longest it has taken me to read a book in the last 5 years, but it was worth it. very moving, very dark, highly enjoyable...go read it, you fools! ;)

[skilgannon]

I enjoyed the film and now realise how much "The mask of zorro" was ripped off

[SenorSpielbergo]

Tonight I finished Catcher in the Rye. Wow, I'll be thinking about that book for awhile.

[The Young Son]

I just finished reading Dreamcatcher by the one and only master of horror. I thought this book was pretty friggin good and I rate it 9/10. I finished it in 5 days which is pretty good for me. I couldn't put it down. I know the movie is shit compared to the book, but I will watch it anyway.

[syxxpac]

Scorcher by John Lutz.

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Until the End of the World by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

9/10. It's a fucking great book with a great last scene and cliffhanger.

Top Ten by Alan Moore and Gene Ha.

8/10. Nice little cop comic in the vein of Law and Order, just with some clever touches

[Jedi]

Just finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. An awsome book and one of the better ones in the series. Great narrative.. great story and great overall impression. And for fans of Harry Potter it will give 'em some amazing surprises along the way. (9/10)- coz it's a little bit too long!

[sarah1980]

I just finished MEG by Steve Alten 7.5/10

[Mad Maggot]

Recently finished:


The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin

Ovod by Ellen Voinich

Generation X by Douglas Coupland (I'd say it's even better than Fight Club by Palahniuk)

[Ren Hoek]

THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

A solid horror thriller with a very weak conclusion. Of all Lincoln/Child characters, Pendergast is my favourite and it was nice to see him back in action. However, most other protagonists were caricatures rather than real human beings, and I'm getting sick of these "dumb cop" characters in their novels. The book was pretty suspenseful and rather subtle by Preston/Child standards, but the finale was a wee bit OTT and unintentionally funny, and pretty much ruined the meticulously built-up atmosphere. However, methinks you can't expect more from an easy summer read like this. Hmmmm, where do I see this in the authors' overall oeuvre? It's definitely better than THUNDERHEAD and RELIQUARY, but can't quite reach RELIC and RIPTIDE.

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Dixie Fried.

Pretty fucking awesome, like the whole series if I do say so myself

[syxxpac]

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton.

By the time I'm 20 my lazy ass should probably have finished every Crichton book :D

[Droog989]

Yesterday was nothing but comics all day long for me :D

Spider-Girl #63 (an excellent issue. Yet another reminder that Marvel is trying to cancel one of their best series, whiel Spider-Man is only just barely staying above mediocre)

Ultimate Spider-Man #44 (Interresting enough, but nothing spectacular. Bendis needs to get back into the swing of things.)

Transmetropolitan Issues 1 - 12 (read it. love it. live it. One of the greatest series ever created, and I can't wait to go out and pick up more)

The Watchmen (I've read it about a million times, and I'll probably read it about a million more).

[quoth_the_raven]

Dark Prince
Last Sword of Power

Both strong novels by David Gemmell. think i need to move onto a new author for a while now....

[skilgannon]

Say it aint so Quoth, if it aint broke dont fix it ;)

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by skilgannon
Say it aint so Quoth, if it aint broke dont fix it ;)


i know but i have read pretty much every david gemmell now, atleast once, more than once in a lot of cases, and i want a change for a week or two before i move onto the newest one.

[Droog989]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
i want a change for a week or two before i move onto the newest one.

Haven't those Hershey's chocolate bar commercials taught you anything? Change is bad! Fear change!

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by Droog989
Haven't those Hershey's chocolate bar commercials taught you anything? Change is bad! Fear change!

hersheys?


we dont need your stinking american chocolate over here! fear the power of Mr Cadbury and his awesome range of tasty chocolate covered confectionary!


(what the heck is a hersheys anyway? ;))

;):D

[Droog989]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
hersheys?


we dont need your stinking american chocolate over here! fear the power of Mr Cadbury and his awesome range of tasty chocolate covered confectionary!


(what the heck is a hersheys anyway? ;))

;):D

Dagnabit that was the fastest response to a post I've ever seen . You're quick. A little too quick.....

Anyways, Hershey's is just a company (or subsidary company, I'm not sure) that makes chocolate and chocolate bars. Their mottoe was "Hershey's: unchanged since 1867" or something like that. Some random number. They had an advertising campaign where they showed how change was bad, then showed how they didn't change, all in a mocking fashion.

You know, jokes are never as funny when you have to explain them......

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by Droog989


You know, jokes are never as funny when you have to explain them......


i know. thats why i made you explain it.

and i am fast. i picked up immense typing skills when i left myself a week to write 4 2,500 word essays.

that was a fun week :rolleyes:

[Subotai]

Sin City, The Big Fat Kill. I miss Frank Miller.

[The Young Son]

I finished Legends Of The Riftwar: Murder In LaMut not long ago (6.5/10). This is the most boring Raymond E Feist book I've read to this date. Thankfully this has only happened once. I hope he doesn't do it again.

[Droog989]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
i know. thats why i made you explain it.

and i am fast. i picked up immense typing skills when i left myself a week to write 4 2,500 word essays.

that was a fun week :rolleyes:

It wasn't the speed of the typing, but that the response came so quickly. It's like you never left the thread; you just sat, waiting, for the time....to strike!!! Woah, too much learning channel.

Anyways, I just finished reading Transmetropolitan issues 13-18, moving on to the next trade paperback. I love that series.

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: War in the Sun

Fucking loved it, like the whole series. The ending was suitably sad to fit the tone at that section of the story

[Scarface98.9]

Finished Preacher: Salvation, which I think is the least of the series. Too much Custer and not enough Cassidy, Tulip, or Herr Starr

[J.Sledge]

Dark Horse's Kiss number 11
Also CGE's John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles number 1

[Scarface98.9]

I finished these 2 the other day:

Preacher: All Hell's A-Coming

8/10

Kingdom Come

8/10

[quoth_the_raven]

The Guv'nor

[J.Sledge]

CGE - JOhn Carpenter's Snake Plissen Chronicles number 2

[RogueSpear]

Over the weekend I started and finished Steve Alten's Meg.

Pretty good little book. Would make an even better movie.

[phatfreddy]

I just finished reading the 10th issue of 12 of the Jim Lee, Jeph Loeb Batman story, and let me tell you the cliffhanger of this comic will be one for the history books let me tell ya. Make sure you pick it up if you're a Batman fan cause the ending to this issue will blow you away.

I'm also re-reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I read them when I was like 13, but I don't remember any of it. And since the movies are uber sweet I wanna read them again.

[skilgannon]

Just finished 'The first chronicles of Druss the legend', only a few gemmell left now.

Im gonna start reading the icewind dale trilogy cos im bored and i have no new gemmells to hand.

[XCoRyX]

read a whole bunch as of late-

3 Ninjak Comics (Lame,confusing)

The first 4 Avengers west coast comics ever (4 issue series,and a good one at that)

3 Spectre comics (pretty tight but the first one i had started off from previous issues so i need to get older issues.)

[J.Sledge]

Dark Horse Comics Kiss Number 12

[RogueSpear]

Just this morning I finished reading Jack Ketchum's The Lost. I haven't decided what I think about it though. It was good and very interesting, but the ending left a bad taste in my mouth...

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Alamo. 2nd or 3rd best of the series, I'm not sure, but it was a fucking good ending for my favorite comic book series

[sarah1980]

Lost In Hollywood The Fast Times And Short Life Of River Phoenix by John Glatt

[Mad Maggot]

Bridget Jones's Diary. Certainly a chick book, but you'll never believe how amazing it is. Don't remember myself having THAT many laughs reading something. Highly recommended.

[quoth_the_raven]

Ancestral Vices- Tom Sharpe

one of the funniest books i have ever read. woke my mother up laughing (she works nights and wasnt half as amused as me ;))





Mad Maggot- Bridget Jones' Diary is not just a chick book. i've read it myself and found it to be pretty enjoyable, as was the sequel. and i am not a chick....(checks) nope, 100% not-female :D

[Damned Martian]

Spider (Patrick McGrath) - 9/10

Probably the best portrait of squizofreny from the inside of the mind of one ever done. Disturbing and not easy to read, but incredibly accurate in putting us inside the hell this people usually live. I'm dying to see the movie.

[TheMovieMinor]

I read Ultimate Spiderman Issues 38-44. Great issues. Ultimate spiderman continues to reign at the top.

[flowrchild]

I read 30 pages of Mrs.Dalloway. I just couldn't get into it and I put it down. Either the book isn't really that phenomenal or I have become one of those idiots who no longer have the attention span to read books. I am hoping it's the first one.

[ashes]

Barbarossa by Alan Clark,excellent account of the German invasion of Russia.

[Grouchu]

Last night, I finished Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DK2) vol 1. The Dark Knight Returns was such an awesome comic, and I got the reprinted collection so I read it all in one night. I had forgotten Frank Miller was doing a sequel, and when I went by Hastings this weekend, I saw all three volumes there. I wanted them all, but didn't have enough money. :) But it was cool to see Superman getting his rear handed to him by Atom, Flash, Green Arrow and of course, Bats.

Superman: "Bruce... I just want to talk.."
Batman beats the hell out of Superman.
Batman: "I'm done talking. Get out of my cave."

:cool:

[A.J. Hakari]

Yesterday, I finished Dennis Miller's "I Rant, Therefore I Am." Listen to this nice little passage:

"But I fear we might find out the problems with Viagra somewhere down the line. How did the entire medical establishment forget that a man cannot pee with an erection? You give an eighty-year-old guy an eight-hour chubby, he's going to make the Hindenburg explosion look like one of Jiminy Cricket's farts."

:D

[quoth_the_raven]

Bill Bryson- The Lost Continent.

David R Palmer- Emergence.

[Marshal Law]

Bought The Watchmen TPB and Marshal Law: Blood Sweat and Fears TPB the other day and finished them both that night. I can't say anything about Watchmen that hasn't been said before, but Marshal Law:BSF was just as excellent as the previous stories in the series and even funnier. Oh, and also read the new issue of Dark Days.

[quoth_the_raven]

over the weekened i munched through

Bill Bryson- Made in America

Bill Bryson- Neither here nor there

Lee Childs- Die Trying

[ManiacJack82]

I am right in the middle of Batman Dark Victory. I love it. Tim Sale is one of my favorite artists. He brings darkness to the characters...whcih I like.

Also just finished up JLA: The Tower of Babel. Loved that as well. :)

[sarah1980]

just finished The Crow Quoth The Crow 9.5/10

[sarah1980]

The Crow Temple Of Night 4/10 :mad:

[RogueSpear]

Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon.

Decent book with the Laymon usuals: graphic sex and violence. Not his best novel, but not his worst either.

I'd rate it a 6/10...

[flowrchild]

I read the Newsday paper today and nearly chucked it across the room. Very bad day for liberals. :mad:

[PorcheRacer]

Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Yesterday, I finished Dennis Miller's "I Rant, Therefore I Am." Listen to this nice little passage:

"But I fear we might find out the problems with Viagra somewhere down the line. How did the entire medical establishment forget that a man cannot pee with an erection? You give an eighty-year-old guy an eight-hour chubby, he's going to make the Hindenburg explosion look like one of Jiminy Cricket's farts."

:D

LMAO!!

[sarah1980]

The Crow Wicked Prayer 5.5/10

[Marshal Law]

Goon #3 & Drawing On Your Nightmares one-shot (except the Buffy part, I'm just not interested right now.)

[Damned Martian]

Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett (6/10)


I prefer Rincewind's adventures by far.

[quoth_the_raven]

Echo Burning- Lee Childs

[Countess]

Re-read some of my EC comics (Tales From The Crypt, Haunt Of Fear, Vault Of Horror) in preparation for Halloween. Also read some old issues of Creepy.

[Moviefan1234]

The Pelican Brief by John Grisham.

[RogueSpear]

Over the weekend I finished Blood Games by Richard Laymond...

[KcMsterpce]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix

It only took me frikkin' three months to read, and I finished it this weekend just so I could re-read Wizard and Glass and get onto The Wolves of Calla.

If I have to read 'mortified' or 'indredulously' - or even ONE MORE FUCKING ADVERB AGAIN - I'm going to shit my pants.

OK, now I'll head onto Wizard and Glass (for a third time).
:D

[RogueSpear]

Just finished The Policy by Bentley Little.

Nothing too spectacular. It's a quick read, but the plot is very repetitive.

[Marshal Law]

Evil Ernie: Straight To Hell #1-5 two days ago

Evil Ernie: Destroyer #1-9 yesterday

Evil Ernie Monthly #1-3 today

(#4-6 tomorrow)

[Raoul Duke]

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

[scottish-movie-freak]

I've read quite a few books these past few weeks:

Holes by Louis Sachar

Chobits Number 8 (manga) by Clamp

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (it took me quite a while)

and now I'm re-reading Bridget Jones' Diary as a bit of light relief.

[A.J. Hakari]

The other day, I finished up "Zombies of the Gene Pool" by Sharyn McCrumb and "It Had to Be Us" by Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence. Both solid reads.

[flowrchild]

I am still obsessed with reading Calvin & Hobbes comics. Even though I've read them a thousand times, they never cease to amuse and engage me.

http://fantasticards.gq.nu/images/calvin6.gif

[Dignan]

Finished reading Outside Providence by Peter Farrely last night. Touching, funny, and extremely well written. Better than anything he has ever put on film, thats for sure.

[syxxpac]

Finished The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger.

Trippy.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Lord of the Flies by William Golding...




As notchreturns once said..."A fucking STUD of a book!"

[The Mattimeo]

I just finished Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
all I have to say is wow. Seriously, if you love comics go read asap.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Originally posted by flowrchild
I am still obsessed with reading Calvin & Hobbes comics. Even though I've read them a thousand times, they never cease to amuse and engage me.

http://fantasticards.gq.nu/images/calvin6.gif


Indeed. C-man and Hobbes are amazing characters. I own every book but two, and have read each numerous times. I wish I could have an imagination like Calvin. :cool:

[Moviefan1234]

I finished up The Chamber by John Grisham on Tuesday. It really makes you think how wrong the death penalty is at times.

[AppleHuntr]

I just finished up Scott Heim's Mysterious Skin.

Fantastic book, but not for the weak-stomached. There's some graphic depictions of pedophilia. But nonetheless a powerful coming-of-age tale.

[my_name_is_neo]

A few days ago - "Fifth Business", by Robertson Davies.

Ugh.

Annoying characters (i.e. Percy/Boy or Paul/Faustus/Magnus - some characters tend to change their names a lot for some reason, as that might show), coincidence after coincidence in order to serve the plot (why does everyone the main character seems to meet try to throw him off by speaking a different language? And why are those languages only ever Spanish & German? And (one of the aforementioned coincidences) the main character just happens to be fluent in Spanish & German), and an ending that makes no sense AT ALL

(*SPOILERS* What the shitty fuck caused the main character's heart attack? And who the hell was that postcard referring to with "The Five"? *END SPOILERS*).

Glad I'm finished that now. I would've just stopped reading a while ago if I didn't have to read it for school.

[Damned Martian]

"Weyr Search", by Anne McCaffrey - 7/10

Saving the first 1/4 of the story, it turns interesting, if easily forgettable.

[martyds761]

Choke by author of Fight Club.

[Moviefan1234]

Timeline by Michael Crichton.

[thebloodfeaster]

Yesterday I finished reading "Bad Brains" by Kathe Koja. It was interesting but in the end I have to say it didn't leave me completely satisfied. She definitely had some good ideas going around in there though. Her style of prose also takes a bit of getting used to.

[Moviefan1234]

Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake. Fantastic book.

[KcMsterpce]

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
Wow. I had no idea this was gonna rock so hard! Book one was definetely the best of the four volumes, but it still had a high level of excitement all the way to the end. Some great reading!
I've been holding this off for quite some time, simply 'cause I wasn't so sure it was as good as people claim. I was wrong, of course.
The artwork does its' job most of the time, and other times it's borderline genius. It helps that he wrote the damned story, I'm sure, but there are moments that just gripped me by the throat, shook me like a rag doll until all my teeth flew out my mouth, and then shook me some more.
This story is of course, more than just the tale of a once-retired Batman coming back to save Gotham City. It is also a social commentary on our fascination with the media, America's fear of the Cold War, the morality (or lack thereof) of taking the law into your own hands, and if you DO go Death Wish on someone's ass, are you any more righteous committing a crime in the name of justice? yadda yadda yadda. Hm. Maybe Judge Dredd would have something to say about that.

I love Bruce Wayne's internal battle in Book One. He fights his hatred for being stagnant to the increase in violence at Gotham City, and begins the transformation to take action once again while sitting in his living room watching newscast after newscast reporting violent acts as he switches channels on TV.
Once he dons the batsuit and goes back to kick ass and take no prisoners, he comes back with a vengeance! Some moments are borderline cheesy, but somehow it comes off as touching. All that says is that the storytelling is top-notch!

Anyway, if you read comics, I'm sure you read this one already. If you don't read comics, this is the place to start.

[Sugar_Kane]

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. I enjoyed the book very much although I would've been more shocked if I hadn't already seen the film. But it was a good read and my first Palahniuk novel, I think I'll check out some of his other books.

[sarah1980]

Just finished Master And Commander book 1 by Patrick O'Brian now I've got 19 more books to go

[bankholdup]

Rebel Without A Crew by Robert Rodriguez


Well, technically, I didn't finish reading ALL of it...I've still got the 10 Minute Film School to read, which I am going to save for tomorrow.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by moviefreak1980
Just finished Master And Commander book 1 by Patrick O'Brian now I've got 19 more books to go

How was it? Is it a good series? I'm considering trying them out myself and am curious.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Friday I read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, and "Harrison Bergeron" by...can't remember. Chuck - something, I think.

Both were damn good.

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis

[quoth_the_raven]

Lee Childs- Without Fail.


Top notch thriller :)

[Moviefan1234]

I finally finally reading Cold Mountain the other day. I had to read it for a class, and I'm so glad I'm done. It was like ripping my hair out.

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Until the End of the World

Preacher: Proud Americans

all by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

[Scarface98.9]

Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis

[Mad Maggot]

Daniel Keyes' The Mind of Billy Milligan.

[Actually I finished it almost a week ago]

I highly recommend this one to everyone! It's a fact-to-fact and word-to-word book based on a true story about a man who had minds of 23 other personalities other than his in his head. It's well written and easily read, I just kept devouring page after page and enjoying every line.

[Avid_Fan]

Daniel Keyes'
"Flowers for Algernon"

VERY good book

[Scarface98.9]

The House on Mango Street: (7/10)

[chilli pepper]

Lets See I read bits of:

Hellboy T.B.P #3 '' the chained coffin and others''

ult. X-men T.B.P #4 ''Hellfire and Brimestone''

Ult. Spiderman T.B.P# 2 ''Learning curve''

[Tweek]

I finished "The Doomsmith Device" from an x-men tpb

i think that's the accurate title.

heh count nefaria.

[KcMsterpce]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0971977550.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

A group of vampires decide to wreak havoc in Barrow, Alaska, during the 30 day period of sundown. Yay. Sounds like fun!

Wow. This was a terrible book! The two coolest things about this comic was the title, and the premise. Very cool stuff!

I had a vague and barely memorable dream last night that was more pronounced than the 'artwork' (ie, mess) in 30 DoN.

Thankfully this was a really quick read, but unfortunately that is part of the problem. It only takes about a half hour to read, and during that half hour you run into way too many horror cliches for comfort, which sucked this reader's enthusiasm dry.

Then there are the unexplainable illogicalities:
the crazy guy that's saying 'The End is Near [maniacal laughter]. They're Coming!'; a group of townspeople that seems to have a population of about 6; a group of vampires that might total about 4 (except for the first shot of them coming into town; where'd they all go to?!!); a 'Leader Vampire' that comes out of nowhere; extremely pointless and painful narrative that tries to be solid and memorable in its' melodramatic simplicity but comes across as painfully trite; characters that are introduced but end up being completely pointless; very little sense of TIME (it felt like everything happened in about 4 hours); plot threads that attempt to have a meaning but end up being cut short or never completed; and a conclusion that left me scratching my head with the logic of it all. - How did this conclusion make sense within the reality of the story again? This was wayyy to simple to figure out, buddy!

Thank God this was such a short read, because if it was longer than it would be more bad writing and more groans escaping my mouth for a longer amount of time.

Give ME the rights to make a script on this story, because I could polish it up and make one hell of a badass vampire movie!

I have to say it; this vampire story SUCKED!!:mad: :mad:

[Avid_Fan]

The Life of Pi
by
Yann Martel

[Cottonmouth]

Donald Writes No More (I stopped reading it for awhile) 8/10

[Marshal Law]

Preacher Specials

The Good Old Boys - 10/10
Cassidy: Blood & Whiskey - 10/10
The Story of You-Know-Who - 8/10

[drdash]

i just finished reading thundercats:the return. 10/10
and right now i am in the middle of reading my punisher collection in anticipation of the movie.

ciao
drdash:cool:

[adamjohnson]

Kingdom COme

[Moviefan1234]

The Rainmaker by John Grisham

[Billdemart]

Just finished the 2nd volume of Shogun

Great book(s), didn't really like the ending though. 1100 pages.

[MacReady]

Of Mice And Men

[Marshal Law]

The Original Nexus tpb by Mike Baron & Steve Rude
All the Inferno Crossover issues of Spider-Man
Batman: the Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
Daredevil: Fall From Grace 6 part storyarc
30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow #1
Supreme Power #9
Lobo: Unbound #6 (Finally!)

Comic store has a sale all month. Woo-Hoo!

[drdash]

jus finished a couple of trades.
thor vikings. more classic carnage from garth ennis.
formerly known as the justice league. funny as hell.
also just read punisher the end, awesome yet another great punisher story from garth.
and batman/joker:switch really cool story written by devin grayson and art by john bolton.

ciao
drdash

[Marshal Law]

Aliens Book One tpb

I have waited YEARS to read all of it, and I must say, it far surpassed my expectations







(Spoilers)






I never expected to see a live Space Jockey.


I never expected Earth getting infested so quickly.

[Avid_Fan]

The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

9.5/10

[Scarface98.9]

Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits by Garth Ennis

8/10

[Moviefan1234]

Subterranean by James Rollins.

[quoth_the_raven]

Magician by ray feist

A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare.

[jason statham]

just finished A tale of two cities

[Mick]

Just finished Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. Pretty good, need to see the film now.

[Darrell]

Daredevil Father #1

Good stuff, I can't wait for the other issues :D

[Scarface98.9]

Sin City by Frank Miller (7/10)

Hellblazer: Damnnation's Flame by Garth Ennis (6/10)

[drdash]

essential daredevil vol. I
classic stan lee/gene colan work. can't wait to pick up vol II.

ciao
drdash

[Avid_Fan]

To Kill A Mockingbird

10/10


Amazing book

[Kucha]

The Merchant Of Venice - 5/10

[drdash]

just finished nightwing/huntress. great story, and it shows how dick and helena initially got invovled.

ciao
drdash

[Marshal Law]

catching up what I've read during the week (local comic sale is running long to make room for new stuff, Woo-Hoo!)

Aliens vs. Predator tpb
Aliens: Genocide tpb
Aliens: Hive tpb
Batman vs. Predator tpb
Batman vs. Predator 2 tpb
the Dark Knight Returns tpb
Batman: the Cult tpb
Gilgamesh II book 1
Hitman vol. 1
Blood & Shadows books 1-4
Spellbinders #1-3 (Slaine & Nemesis reprints)
Saga o/t Swamp Thing #23,24,28,53,59,60,61,63
Just a Pilgrim #4,5

[drdash]

just finished stephen king's wolves of the calla. best dark tower book yet.

ciao
drdash