What are you reading?

oneblindmouse · Mar 17, 2008

Bmwhtly said:
QI's book of General Ignorance.

Opening the book is like having the curiosity centre of the brain gently massaged.

I just read his/their book on Animal Ignorance. As Alice said: "Curiouser and curiouser!"

Claudia Gray · Mar 17, 2008

Fiction: Medicus, by Ruth Dowrie.

Nonfiction: Caesar: A Biography by Christian Meyer.

Both are Roman-based. I cannot really judge the biography, because I'm only an armchair historian, but the writing is deft and the prose moves along smoothly. Medicus -- I'm enjoying it, and the Roman frontier world she creates is very vivid and fascinating, but I'm almost halfway through, and the MC still hasn't decided to get involved in the investigation that's clearly the point of the plot. The pacing could be better. That said, I don't even have to finish this one to be pretty sure I'll check out the sequel.

Shanster · Mar 17, 2008

The Twilight series, for the second time

I want to get down to the library and find some good fantasy stories.

ACEnders · Mar 17, 2008

Autodidact said:
I find Jane Austen hilarious. She just cracks me up. It's like Bridget Jones or something. What's Cody McFadyen like?

I'm only a couple pages into Cody's book, so I'll let you know in a couple days. I don't know when I'll have a chance for a good read, unfortunately. This week's pretty busy, but I'm excited about this book because it sounds good!

Mom'sWrite · Mar 17, 2008

I just started Paul Theroux's The Great Railway Bazaar. It came out in 1975 (I found it on my mother's bookshelf) but I have to say, the guy had me at page 1. Absolutely wonderful.

I'm also chugging along through McCollough's John Adams. I'm waiting for Mr. Adams to turn water into wine or walk on water. I'm sure it will be soon.

heatherleacubs · Mar 17, 2008

I just finished The Blind Assassin. And now I'm starting on Love In the Time of Cholera.

I loved John Adams. He's my favorite president. I'm a geek and have a goal of reading a bio of all of them.

DragonHeart · Mar 17, 2008

Going to start Into the Wild in a few minutes.

~DragonHeart~

WriterInChains · Mar 17, 2008

Mr. King's Duma Key. Liking it so far, but my gym bag felt twice as heavy today.

Will Lavender · Mar 17, 2008

DragonHeart said:
Going to start Into the Wild in a few minutes.

~DragonHeart~

Seen the film?

The book is far superior (Krakauer is a master at the straightforward, clearly written paragraph), but Penn's movie is...interesting. Flawed piece of work, but by God you will remember it when it's over. For some reason I've been thinking about it all week.

TrishD · Mar 17, 2008

Will Lavender said:
Seen the film?

The book is far superior (Krakauer is a master at the straightforward, clearly written paragraph), but Penn's movie is...interesting. Flawed piece of work, but by God you will remember it when it's over. For some reason I've been thinking about it all week.

My editor suggested I see Into The Wild, but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't read the book first... hmmmm...

Craig Gosse · Mar 17, 2008

Man-Kzin Wars, Larry Niven et al.

althrasher · Mar 17, 2008

Just finished An Arsonist's Guide to Writer's Homes in New England.

Am now reading Motherless Brooklyn. So far it's a very interesting voice.

Dale Emery · Mar 17, 2008

Greg Iles's Blood Memory.
Ben Bova's The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells

Both excellent! Despite the "Science Fiction" in the title, Bova's book is great for general fiction.

Dale

James81 · Mar 18, 2008

^ I read "24 Hours" by Greg Isles a while back.

I thought it was pretty good. Kept me in suspense the whole time. If you haven't read it, you should put it on your list.

Autodidact · Mar 18, 2008

Mom'sWrite said:
I'm also chugging along through McCollough's John Adams. I'm waiting for Mr. Adams to turn water into wine or walk on water. I'm sure it will be soon.

You know about the TV version, right?

Mom'sWrite · Mar 18, 2008

Autodidact said:
You know about the TV version, right?

Yes, I do. I've heard lots of great buzz about it too but alas no HBO here. As a clever alternative, I plan on getting it on DVD.

BlueTexas · Mar 18, 2008

althrasher said:
Just finished An Arsonist's Guide to Writer's Homes in New England.

Am now reading Motherless Brooklyn. So far it's a very interesting voice.

I finished An Arsonist's a few months ago...loved the central idea of the book. I haven't run across anyone else who's read it - what did you think?

Constantine K · Mar 18, 2008

Wolves of the Calla.

Mud Dauber · Mar 19, 2008

Cupid and Diana by Christina Bartolomeo

Autodidact · Mar 20, 2008

Now I'm reading Charlatan, a non-fiction book about a huge medical fraud millionaire in the twenties. It's great.

Cranky · Mar 20, 2008

I have a few pages to go in Duma Key. Pretty interesting ride, I think.

Karen Duvall · Mar 20, 2008

These Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Dollywagon · Mar 20, 2008

The Amazing Mr Blunden, kids book. Learned so much about writing in the first 20 pages that I'm hating everything around me that makes me have to put it down :rant:

It was first written as The Ghosts, so this might be the name it's known under in the US?

Shadow_Ferret · Mar 20, 2008

I, the Jury by Micky Spillane.

I love the classics.

James81 · Mar 21, 2008

The Right to Write by Julia Cameron

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