The "list the books you've read as you read them" thread

[Hain]

Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: a space odyssey, 2010: odyssey two, and 2061: odyssey three.
Stephen King's The Mist.
Chris Paolini's Brisingr.
Alan Moore's Watchmen.
There were at least three more that I've read but I don't see them on/in/under/near my mess--desk.

[abaya]

Just finished In the Name of Identity by Amin Maalouf. Fascinating little non-fiction book (written in the late 90's, pre-9/11) about why people are incited to violence when their identity--whether religious, linguistic, or otherwise--is threatened.

[Halx]

Just finished "Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs" by Chuck Klosterman. Its a collection of essays that draw parallels between things that you never thought of before, like how The Empire Strikes Back is the movie that defined Generation X. These essays will get you to stop thinking about the obvious and start thinking about the underlying similarities that many things share.

I am now reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.

[snowy]

Read Bound by Sally Gunning last week, then The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein.

[Tophat665]

Finished The Graveyard Book. Taking some time off of constant reading to get some things accomplished. Cook - An Empire Unacquainted With Defeat is due in on 11/5, so we'll pick it up there in 8 days.

Damn! Pushed back another 10 days. I may even get some real projects done.

[Ayashe]

Finished A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords by George Martin.

[DonnieBoy]

Finished reading "The Shack" by William P. Young. This book started out strong but just became too preachy to me.

Currently reading a book called "Hawke" can't remember the author at the moment kind of a clive cussler read...

I am quickly falling behind in my reading... I have a stack of about 15 books to read on my dresser... third shift is killing my reading pattern

DB

[Tophat665]

Well, junkie gotta get his fix...
Finished Herbert - The Dosadi experiment. Understood it this time.
Working on Silverberg - Lord Valentine's Castle

[streak_56]

Iron Angel by Alan Campbell

Although I'm intially angry about the ending, I'm really looking forward to the third in the series. A good read if you're into Sci-Fi/Religious books, and it has nothing to do with any religions on earth.

[biznatch]

The first 2 books in the Millenium series by Stieg Larsson, the translation in French. The author is a swedish dude, cool stories.

[rhaevyn]

Finished "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova, and I'm currently reading "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

[Tophat665]

Originally Posted by rhaevyn

Finished "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova, and I'm currently reading "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

You lucky duck! Good stuff.

[anti fishstick]

Just finished "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. Currently reading "The Ethical Slut"

[Derwood]

i'm about 250 pages into the final Harry Potter book

[sapiens]

Maus by Art Spiegelman
Epileptic by David B.
Blankets by Craig Thompson

I enjoyed all three. Spiegelman has evidently set the standard when it comes to graphic novel memoirs. I see so much of him in Epileptic and Blankets (and in Persepolis if you have read it).

[sapiens]

I finished Anathem by Neal Stephenson yesterday. It was an interesting scifi book. The first 400 pages were better than the last 400 pages (it dragged).

Last night I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It was a nice short read.

[Strange Famous]

um, these are the books Ive read in 2009 so far:

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale
On Beulah Heights - Reginald Hill
The Fifth Woman - Henning Mankell
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste - Brian Hicks
How the Dead Live - Derek Raymond
Arctic Chill - Arnaldur Indridason
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Originally Posted by sapiens

Maus by Art Spiegelman
Epileptic by David B.
Blankets by Craig Thompson

I enjoyed all three. Spiegelman has evidently set the standard when it comes to graphic novel memoirs. I see so much of him in Epileptic and Blankets (and in Persepolis if you have read it).

Maus is a superb book - really heartbreaking. Ive read Blankets, but not Epileptic.

[Derwood]

just finished "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy. I think I liked it, but I'm too confused to tell...

[sapiens]

Originally Posted by Strange Famous

Ive read Blankets, but not Epileptic.

I liked Epileptic about as much as I liked Blankets. It's about a boy growing up with an epileptic brother and his family's struggle with the condition.

I recently finished The Forever War by Dexter Filkins. It's a war correspondent's account of his experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. Initially, it felt too much like a travelogue, but by the end, I enjoyed it. It was a depressing read.

[Strange Famous]

Today I read "Voices" by Arnaldur Indridason

[Derwood]

working on "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby

[dd3953]

'Lighthousekeeping' by Jeanette Winterson

[sapiens]

Last night I read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. It was OK. A quick read.

A few nights ago I read The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. I read it aloud to my daughter. Some that are enjoyable to read are unpleasant to read aloud. The Hundred Dresses was an enjoyable read and easy to read aloud.

Last week I read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg aloud to my daughter. The story was OK. It was difficult to read aloud.

[m0rpheus]

Re-re-re-re-reading The Stand by Stephen King. I found it when unpacking some books and started reading it again. I think I'm going to need a new copy soon though because it's kinda falling apart.

[sapiens]

Last night I finished Warlock by Oakley Hall. I haven't read very many westerns. I enjoyed the first half. The second half dragged a bit.

[sapiens]

This evening I finished Coraline by Neil Gaiman. It was ok. I wouldn't recommend it.

[Ananas]

I just finished reading a delightful series of books featuring a lady detective in Botswana. The author is Alexander McCall Smith.
-The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
-Tears of the Giraffe
- Morality for Beautiful Girls
-The Kalahari Typing School for Men
- The Full Cupboard of Life
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
- Blue Shoes and Happiness
- The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
- The Miracle at Speedy Motors

[Aladdin Sane]

I just finished Middlesex. It is good.

[sapiens]

Last night I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. I started it around 11:30p and finished around 2:30a. I'm feeling a little rugged right now, but I enjoyed the book. I've read his collection, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. I liked the diary better. It's a first person story of a teenager who decides to attend high school off of the reservation.

[Tophat665]

Recently read about half of the Fafhrd/Grey Mouser series. I think Swords against Wizardry, Swords against Death, and Swords in the Mist. Mind candy.

Finished Zelazney & Thomas - The Masks of Loki last night. Good book up to the last fifth or so. The ending doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Sounds like something Zelazney wasn't sure what he was doing with and it got splatchcobbled together.

[Derwood]

Wicked

Not as good as I'd hoped

[oliver9184]

Factotum by Charles Bukowski,
Archangel by Robert Harris,
Life a User's Guide by Georges Perec,
half way through The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall

[kathy]

just finished digital fortress by dan brown. liked it better than the da vinci code

[dd3953]

right now i am in the middle of 'Inkheart' when I finish that ima start 'Illusions: Tales of a Reluctant Messiah'

[sapiens]

Finished A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
Horwitz tracks the paths of modern Europe's encounters with the Americas before the Mayflower. It's part travelogue and part history book. I thought that it failed at both. (Though it has received many positive reviews).

[vainღ♥♡jane]

Escape by Carolyn Jessop.

this book is so touching. i can't believe the mass brainwashing and abuse that goes on in these polygamist cults. in most of my time reading this book i have been completely shocked and saddened by this woman's story.

[m0rpheus]

re-reading 1984. A co-worker was reading it and I realized I hadn't read it in years.

[Anxst]

Anathem, by Neal Stephenson.

Possibly the best Sci-Fi book I've read in the last 15 years. Incredibly good.

[genuinegirly]

Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch by Dai Sijie
I enjoyed the book. Quirky, adult subjects matter, and comical. I liked it better than Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by the same author - but that one was also excellent.

[m0rpheus]

Originally Posted by m0rpheus

re-reading 1984. A co-worker was reading it and I realized I hadn't read it in years.

It makes me a little sad that another co-worker had never heard of 1984.