What are you reading now??
 

Which book are you in the midst of reading now?

as for me...


Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

Really good book, if you ask me, but then again, my last book was a piece of drivel by tom clancy. (which i wil NEVER read again, BTW)

George Orwell, 1984 & Animal Farm.

Really in love with both books and they go together. I feel like writing a review on them right now, but I'd be at the keyboard for a month and the bandwidth would probably wreck the server.

Mike.

Douglas Adams' "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish"

The third policeman -flann obrien

isle of dogs - patricia cornwell...don't care for it as much as her earlier stuff...

Jaws of Darkness - Harry Turtledove
Cosmos - Carl Sagan

Just finished Stephen King's Carrie. About to start Hearts of Atlantis or The Green Mile.

Stephen King-The Dark Tower IV Wizard and Glass

i just finished slaughterhouse five... very odd book.

i think i'll rip into the last few month's maxims that have sat unread since they arrived.

Introduction to Poetry by X.J. Kennedy

ummm........Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix.

The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner
Rise to Rebellion - Jeff Shaara

Both seem good so far...

Tommorrow through Today - Heinlen.

at least I think that is the title of it. Doesn't really make a difference, it is a collection of several of his stories.

I have a seriously huge pile of books to plough through. I'm trying to read a new Dr Who every few days, and some other stuff in between. I think I'm going to read Stephen King- Dreamcatcher next.

the tomb by f paul wilson (thanks to redravin), just finished Dead & Gone by andrew vachss and definatly suggest both; especially d&g. fucking awesome book

also reading 'the portable voltaire' off and on.
too much philosophy at once is not a good ideafor me anymore

Too many to count...
The Search for Modern China by Spence, Idoru and Mona Lisa Overdrive by Gibson, Journey to the West, The Analects, and a couple of Dave Barry books. I just finished a book on the Boxer Rebellion, which was really interesting. I'm trying to finish up the books I'd never read while at school so I'll have the fun ones for when I need a break.
Oh yeah, I'm about to start the latest Terry Pratchett book. I've put that off for far too long.

Pride of October: What it Was to Be Young and a Yankee by Bill Madden.

Basically he profiles 18 NY Yankees from the past. He interviewed them and they have some interesting stories. I am still early in the book, but it shows promise.

Lila, by Robert Pursig. It's the sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which is also an excellent book.

Also, Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse

Life Of Pie - ...
I'm too retarded right now to accually remember the name of the amazing author.

Under Fire by W.E.B. Griffin

Rereading the MYST novels... on the book of Ti Ana now.

Stranger in a Strange Land

Just finishing up The Dharma Bums by Kerouac and after that I plan on reading The Catcher In The Rye for the first time, 'cause I just watched The Good Girl and I figure if a frikkin' Jennifer Aniston movie is referencing something beyond my knowledge then something cannot be right.

Just finished Anthem by Ayn Rand.

Reading a *fluff* book, the Nannie Diaries,
Promiscuities (The Secret Struggle for Womanhood) Naomi Wolf, and I read little bits of Forty Studies That Changed Psychology (a textbook) when I have the urge.

The sunday comics count? Just finished A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Twain. Starting on DaVinci Code - Dan Brown. (Note - #1 best seller, but read Angels and Demons first!)

I am rereading Jack Vance's THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD

Re-reading

Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings

Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

Just got done re-reading

Domes of Fire, The Shining Ones and The Hidden City by David Eddings.

Hey, stop it! I'm reading "Stranger in A Strange Land"! I was reading through all the posts and all the while thinking to myself, "I'm gonna be the only one reading Heinlein..." then I see a post about someone reading some short-story collection by Heinlein, and I think to myself, "Ah, thats all right." But I run across your post and I say, "NoooooOOOoo!!! I thought I was original!" So how far are ya, huh? I only have about 40 pages left. Its supposedly completely different from all of his other works, and it is for most of the beginning, but towards the end it is very Heinlein-ish. Book I'm gonna read next: "The Moon is A Harsh Mistress" by none other than the great Robert Anson Heinlein himself :D

Order of Heinlen books I've read consecutively:

Starship Troopers - this one is the one that doesn't resemble any other
I Will Fear No Evil - bleh
The Cat That Walks Through Walls - It was all right
Time Enough For Love - Pretty good

I'm gonna buy another Heinlein book when I'm almost done with "The Moon is A Harsh Mistress" :D

After the Plague - T.C. Boyle

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967563100/qid=1057478551/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-3920845-6452044?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">Perpetual Motivation - Dave Durand</a>

He's my region manager - great guy :)

Great book too :D

I've been getting lazy, in between books right now.
I just reaed Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World" and I swear Im going to start ready The Light Fantastic by Terry Prattchet very very soon.

lost son by bernard kerik

Would you believe Oracle DBA 101

I don't how long I've been doing databases,
and I'm a Master level Oracle Designer
And even with all the fuckin' huge books that I have on it,
including on the new platform
I have to read this book because it has essential info in it not included in the bigger tech books.

Do you know what it's like to have to carry around a DBA 101 book
geez, managers won't cut you break.:rolleyes:

people still read books?

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
by Tom Robbins

:lol: :lol: :lol: ROTFLMAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

How are the other books by Heinlen different from 'Starship Troopers'? That is one of my favorite books.

Demon Haunted World by Sagan is also an excellent non-fiction choice. I've given a few copies of that book away to my friends...

Good choice. Great book. I've read everything the local library has by Heinlein (18 or so). I like his earlier stuff. Wish I could find more.

just finished up "Miss Wyoming" by Douglas Couplan
started "the Interpreter" by Suki Kim
also 1/2 way though "The age of Spiritual Machines" by Ray Kurrzweil

Going to pick up some William Gibson books today though, who needs T.V. anyway?

"To Green Angel Tower, Part 1" by Tad Williams