What books are you reading right now?

I'm currently reading Jose Saramago's The Cave.

I really enjoy his work, but I have to admit that his artistic license with punctuation gets a bit frustrating at times.

 

Going through my semi-annual re-read of the major works of Tolkien. And still enjoying every word.

 

Right? I actually think the Ainulindale and Valaquenta are, collectively, the most beautiful creation myths I've ever seen. I never get tired of them. Or the Fall of the Noldor and the curse of the House of Feanor. Epic tragic myth at its best.

 

The Name of the Wind-book 1

 

Great series. I'm going nuts waiting for book 3.

 

Starting the second book of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series.

 

Just finished Candide. I must be reliving high school. Interesting story, uses lots of overkill to make a point, however.

 

You are almost through the worst of it. I recall almost bailing out at about that same point. Stick it out. The pace does pick up and, I think, the narrative becomes more readable.

 

Continuing the high school theme, I've moved on to The Last of the Mohicans. Don't know why, just felt like it.

 

Back to Boy's Life, and starting to really get into it. In the meantime, I read:

When You Were Older (guy who works at the World Trade Center is late for work on 9-11, because he gets a call that his mother has died. He moves back home to a small town in Kansas to care for his mentally handicapped older brother, and falls in love with an Egyptian woman.)

When I Found You (man goes out hunting, his dog finds a baby abandoned in the woods; he wants to adopt the kid, but the kid's grandmother takes him in. 15 years later, she brings the kid back because she can't deal with his delinquency anymore.)

The Fort (three young best friends build a tree fort in the woods near their house. They see a young girl who has recently disappeared being led down a path at gunpoint, and report it to the police. The detective doesn't believe them, and they decide to save the girl themselves.)

 

Something fun, the Maximum Ride Series from James Patterson. Very enjoyable, easy read.

 

I did these via audio book. Really fun.

 

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. American Gods was so good that I took a long break before starting this one.

I had started to read Strap Hanger by Taras Grescoe about mass transit and urban planning around the world which was fascinating. Except that by the time I got to the second chapter our own dysfunctional city council and hostile mayor blew our latest transit initiative (again) and suddenly I couldn't face reading any more. It's too demoralizing.

 

Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia