What book are you reading currently?

[Qin_Shu_Bao]

I`m currently reading The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

[PersonalAngel]

I'm reading a few books right now:
"Why the Caged Bird Sings"- by Maya Angelou
"The Scarlet Letter"- by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Camille"- by Alexandre Dumas

[maverick911]

I'm reading: Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku

[Suet Seung]

Here's what I'm reading and suppose to have had read already (for classes):
The Trial - Franz Kafka
Despair - Vladimir Nabokov
A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Bayeux Tapestry by R. Howard Bloch

[Han Solo]

The Trial - Franz Kafka

What are you thinking of this classic so far?

Han SOlo

[Suet Seung]

What are you thinking of this classic so far?

Han SOlo

Let me get a little farther in the book and I'll let you know what I think. I'm playing catchup at the moment.

[Sparky]

I`m currently reading The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Very nice I'm rereading Romeo & Juliet since I got curious after watching the Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes adaptation. Shakespeare is quite the genius, but I prefer his comedies such as "Much Ado Over Nothing" and "The Merchant of Venice" over his tragedies. His sonnets are very nice too.

However, I wonder how you guys manage to "read" Shakespeare. I never seem to FULLY understand it until I perform it or read it aloud. After all, these are plays - they were meant to be performed and read out loud, not read. Acting Shakespeare is loads of fun too, compared to sitting there with the text.

[f.alchemist_freak]

currently reading Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks. seems that he wrote another book entitled The Notebook - hv anyone read that yet? was it good?

[girllikeme]

Im reading: Ties that bind, ties that break, by lensey Namioka. Its really nice, and sad though; kind of like a sad good ending.

[Suet Seung]

What are you thinking of this classic so far?

Han SOlo

It's Confusing. The indeterminacy and surrealism confuses me. It seems to be saying the judicial system and government bureaucracy is not right somehow but then it justifies it. I'm totally confused about the Catherdral chapter particularly the deception part. And how does existentialism come into play? Too much Kafka at one sitting.

[strawberry]

Here's what I'm reading and suppose to have had read already (for classes):
The Trial - Franz Kafka
Despair - Vladimir Nabokov
A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Bayeux Tapestry by R. Howard Bloch

SS,

What texts are these? E Lit or is it philosophy?

[girllikeme]

Sisterhood of the travelling pants.

[Suet Seung]

SS,

What texts are these? E Lit or is it philosophy?

A mixture of Lit and Art History.

[Arashigirl6]

I'm currently reading Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan
and In the pool by Hideo Okuda

[lido_freak]

I've just started A Multitude of Sins by Richard Ford. Quite interesting so far. His style takes a little getting used to, but it's engaging.

does it matter what kind? i'm reading the anime book or manga as you will call it...L' Corda D' Oro vol 1...it's pretty good! i want to read vol. 2...it already came out right?

[redfirefly124]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

[Sparky]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Ahh, To Kill a Mockingbird...that'd probably make my top ten. Bland at first sight, but just really an amazing novel. It was life-changing for me

What am I reading? *looks into bag* Oh yes, I'm reading NINE STORIES and FRANNY AND ZOOEY, both by J. D. Salinger.

[beansprouts]

Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula online, it's quite a pain reading online books, but good thing the story is engaging, otherwise I might have given up a long time ago.

[f.alchemist_freak]

any suggestion for a good website for online reads? the ones i found wasn't so interesting

[beansprouts]

^I read Dracula at Project Gutenberg, the books there are those whereby the copyrights had already expired or not copyrighted in the first place. So don't expect to find the latest thriller there, I usually look for classics and basically skim through anything that has an interesting enough title.

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page