What book are you reading currently?

**Sparky** · 01-12-07, 10:59 PM

I am currently reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS by the esteemed and verbose Charles Dickens.

Despite the fact that Dickens was paid by the word, I rather like the book so far. Estella, the female lead, is very convincing and quite mean, and a good substitution for the usual "dream girl" as female lead.

**0-0-0** · 01-13-07, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by ChestNut

The Tales of the Otori: Brilliance of the Moon

Such a nice trilogy..

Third book was a letdown for me. I enjoyed the first very much though.

And now, i am currently reading Anna Karenina
it's a very light read actually, and i'm enjoying it very much

**honeybee** · 01-13-07, 06:09 PM

I'm currently reading "Lord of Scoundrels" by Loretta Chase.

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The book cover looks horrible (to me, anyway), but it's really a great read

I'm a sucker for romance novels, and this one supposedly topped the AAR's Readers Chart in '04. Needless to say, I've become pleasantly addicted

**maki_hitsugaya** · 01-16-07, 06:47 AM

the alchemist.... and memoirs of a geisha... these books are really good...

**0-0-0** · 01-24-07, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by maki_hitsugaya

the alchemist.... and memoirs of a geisha... these books are really good...

make sure you don't watch the movie, or the image of the book will be ruined forever.

**hmschocolate** · 01-24-07, 03:18 AM

ditto. movie completely butchered book. the book is much much better. I hated how the movie rushed the ending so much. it kinda came out of nowhere...somehow.

**pemberly** · 01-24-07, 09:29 AM

the elementary particles by michel houillebecq (sp?) i've only read a few pages and i encountered something about adjusting man thongs. O_o

nytimes and the wall st. journal sure recommend weird books.

**Kay_Thi** · 01-27-07, 05:42 PM

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

**Cacophony** · 02-06-07, 10:29 PM

I just finished reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and it was AMAZING. Seriously. <3 <3

**lysil** · 02-06-07, 11:10 PM

I heard that Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer are excellent. Also, Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause seems to be quite popular. So those will be the next books I read. It will only be the second time that I read books in English!!! Hope that those novels are not too hard to understand.

**Cacophony** · 02-06-07, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by lysil

I heard that Twilight and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer are excellent. Also, Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause seems to be quite popular. So those will be the next books I read. It will only be the second time that I read books in English!!! Hope that those novels are not too hard to understand.

Blood and Chocolate was pretty good. .. At least when I read it back in 7th grade or whatever.

I heard about Twilight and New Moon but they sound a little teenage and angsty. But if that's your thing then I guess you'll like them. I don't think any of those are really hard reads though.

**lysil** · 02-07-07, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by Cacophony

Blood and Chocolate was pretty good. .. At least when I read it back in 7th grade or whatever.

I heard about Twilight and New Moon but they sound a little teenage and angsty. But if that's your thing then I guess you'll like them. I don't think any of those are really hard reads though.

Thanks for the reply... I like books for teenagers (oh naivety and pure sentiments!!), so I guess it is fine...

**Suet Seung** · 02-09-07, 05:30 AM

Currently reading eh?

This is what I'm reading currently:

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way Volume 1 by Marcel Proust (Only the Combray part)

Fundementals of Psychology: The Brain, The Person, The World (textbook) - Rosslyn and Rosenberg

Writing about the Humanities by Di Yanni and
Research and Writing by Muth

Beowulf: A Verse Translation (Norton Edition) plus critical context reviews and etc

**girllikeme** · 02-09-07, 06:15 AM

Hamlet. boring. dropped it todai

but.... ive got a few new books

The embers of HEAVEN - Alma Alexander
The devil wears prada - Lauren Weisberger
Girl, 15, charming but Insane - Sue Limb

**ghostdarTeal'c** · 02-09-07, 06:18 AM

The Jade Emperor by Huo Da. Story about three generations of jade sculptor family. So far she's very detailed when it comes to the Jade grinding part...it's like im actually seeing the process in front of me....cant wait to see how it ends....

**Suet Seung** · 02-12-07, 07:05 PM

I'm going insane trying to read Marcel Proust's In search of Lost time Volume 1 and its for a Lit class and we only have to read the "Combray" part and damn, its so hard to get into reading it.

**douggilmour** · 02-12-07, 07:47 PM

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present by Michael Oren.

It basically tells the unknown story of US-Middle East relations going back 300 years. Pretty interesting read to see how US foriegn policy started in the Middle East. Ex. Like The whole zionist movement was a US Christrian movement to have Jews in Israel.

**NetDriftr** · 02-12-07, 09:30 PM

The Complete Reference: BusinessObjects XI Release 2 - Cindi Howson

how exciting for bedtime reading

**Cacophony** · 02-13-07, 02:36 PM

I'm now reading the Time Traveler's Wife by Niffenegger. It's amazingly good.

**Sparky** · 02-24-07, 12:18 AM

Rereading THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger...I love this book. It's so meaningful and I think it has the most impact when you read it during adolescence.

Also finished reading ANTHEM by Ayn Rand (I wanted to read more of Rand's philosophy, but as usual I strongly disagree with it, but I'm sure some of you would love it).

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