Literature

[Mr_Adam]

I stopped reading the Divine Comedy, in the middle of Purgatorio. I realised that I wasn't liking reading it, and that I was only reading it to tell people that I was. But at least I got through Inferno, which is what I wanted to read most.

 

 

Yesterday I read the entire Scott Pilgrim series. I enjoyed it heartily. Not sure what to read next, though...

[darkly]

reading stieg larsson as fun garbage literature at the moment. very entertaining.

[Satenza]

Bukowski is pretty light and entertaining.

[Serpent Eye]

Hm I've heard of Scott Sigel, never got a chance to read his books but if one of his books brews a comparison to Jurassic Park, one of my all time favorites, then he must be worth it :)

For what it's worth, I made my post at 2:30am, and accidentally spelled his name wrong :-w It's Scott Sigler.

 

But yeah, you should look into him more. :) A lot of his work started out as free podcasts, but they became so popular that he published paper versions of the novels. :thumbup:

 

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Finished reading The Magickers yesterday - what an utter waste of my time. Like I said in my last post, the writing itself was very nice; the author just needs to look up the definition of "plagiarism."

 

Read Bernhard Schlink's The Reader today - a somewhat depressing book, but a very good read! :thumbup:

[Howlin0001]

I'm giving James Joyce's Ulysses a whack. Not sure when I'll get it done, but I'll give it a go. (I don't have an actual copy of it yet, only a pdf file of it)

[Satenza]

Read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man before Ulysses.

[Zygimantas]

Finished The Power of One a few days ago, it was better then I thought it would be. Now I'm finishing up The Picture of Dorian Gray for extra credit. It is pretty good, I usually like 19th century writing.

[Dreamtongirl]

I'm reading Will Grayson by John Green. I like his writing.

[Harakiri]

I've been trying to read Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson but after a week and 32 pages I guess I have found better things to do. It's been good so far though and his writing style is much better than his previous books in this one.

[Serpent Eye]

I read the first two volumes of Junji Ito's horror manga, Uzumaki. Very disturbing manga, but highly entertaining!

 

As far as "book-books" go, I am now reading The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. I enjoyed the film, so I bought the first book in the series shortly after watching the movie... am just now getting around to reading it. I'm enjoying it so far. :)

[nine naked men]

Just finished Tome of the Undergates, by Sam Sykes. I guess there was a reason I found this book in a bin for $5. It was pretty terrible.

 

Way too long, repetitive, just... augh. It was a good idea, too. A group of adventurers who pretty much hate each other, rather than that whole 'power of friendship' stuff. But it was executed terribly.

 

I'll say this. At the beginning of the book is a battle scene that lasts for about two-hundred pages. And it's boring as [bleep]. They break off into reaaaally long conversations/arguments during the battle, which pretty much kills any action that the scene could have had. And all the conversations are the same. They're all hurr-durr I don't like you because you're a human/coward/dragonthing/etc. These conversations are had like... every 5 pages. And it's the first of a series, by the looks of things. The characters were interesting, but whenever they're together, they just end up in the same loop of conversation. >_>

 

This book just makes me angry. So many people were telling me it was good, and I'd read one of the author's short stories, which was actually pretty great. I think that if his editor cut out several hundreds of pages of the same regurgitated dialogue, it could have been a decent book. As it is now, it just drags on forever. Much like this massive venting. Dx

 

Also read The Redemption of Althalus, by David Eddings. Pretty enjoyable, even though it seems that David Eddings only had room in his head for a certain amount of characters/plot devices, and they're pretty much present in every book/series he writes. But he does it well. It also had a ridiculously happy ending, which was fine by me, since I had just read the above book (which made me sad because it was bad) and finished off the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (which made me sad because they were unbelievably depressing).

 

Now I'm reading the Curse of the Mistwraiths by Janny Wurts.

 

<< Gigantic fantasy nerd. :3

[Serpent Eye]

Finished reading The City of Ember. Quite enjoyed it, and will eventually buy the second book of the series.

 

I am now going to embark on the journey of reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the first time. Wish me luck. :3

 

 

 

Hopefully it's not as boring as Stoker's Dracula. D;

[ElkNight]

Finished Of Mice and Men for my English class.

Wasn't too boring surprisingly.

I do NOT look forward to reading The Great Gatsby though.

 

Ugh.

[Serpent Eye]

I do NOT look forward to reading The Great Gatsby though.

 

Have fun! :twss: Such an entertaining book!

 

/sarcasm

[ElkNight]

Oh great. :wall:

[Serpent Eye]

Oh great. :wall:

You could always watch one of the film versions and just pretend to have read it. :shades:

[Dupin]

I am now going to embark on the journey of reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the first time. Wish me luck. :3

I read it, and liked it. It does get a little wordy at times, but this is 19th Century literature.

 

It was not what I expected and didn't develop some themes which I thought would've been great to develop, but it was definitely a good read. Just don't read it before bed, you'll fall asleep :P.

[tripsis]

I just finished Fire by Kristin Cashore, which is the prequel to Graceling. It wasn't as good as Graceling but was kind of a fun read.

[Serpent Eye]

I am now going to embark on the journey of reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for the first time. Wish me luck. :3

I read it, and liked it. It does get a little wordy at times, but this is 19th Century literature.

 

It was not what I expected and didn't develop some themes which I thought would've been great to develop, but it was definitely a good read. Just don't read it before bed, you'll fall asleep :P.

Ironically enough, the night I posted this... I gave up on it, LOL.

 

Decided to read Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. I'm really liking it so far! :thumbup: Young Adult fantasy fiction is the best.

 

 

@tripsis: I remember you having read Graceling; was it any good? I own it, but haven't got around to reading it yet... :-w

[Harakiri]

The Hunt For Atlantis by Andy McDermott :thumbsup:

 

It's pretty silly most of the scientific and historic things, but the action is great and it's like Indiana Jones with Arnold Scwarzenegger as Indy or something. It's a fun book. Not thought provoking or anything, but a good garbage read.

[tripsis]

@tripsis: I remember you having read Graceling; was it any good? I own it, but haven't got around to reading it yet... :-w

I enjoyed it a lot :) I loved the main character. It's been a few months since I've read it, but from what I can remember, you may find bits that are a little slow. They didn't bother me particularly but if you have a low tolerance for that kind of thing, they may bother you.

[Saru Inc]

Is it a fantasy book?

[tripsis]

Is it a fantasy book?

Yes. Copy and pasted plot line:

 

In Katsa's world, the "Graced," those gifted in a particular way, are marked by eyes that are different colors. Katsa's Grace is that she is a gifted fighter, and, as such, she is virtually invincible. She is in the service of her tyrannical uncle, king of one of the seven kingdoms, and she is forced to torture people for infractions against him. She has secretly formed the Council, which acts in the service of justice and fairness for those who have been accused and abused. Readers meet her as she is rescuing the father of the Lienid king, who has been abducted. The reasons for his capture are part of a tightening plot that Katsa unravels and resolves, with the help of Prince Po, the captive's grandson. He has his own particular Grace, and he becomes Katsa's lover and partner in what becomes a mortally dangerous mission.

[Serpent Eye]

Finished reading Fablehaven, and enjoyed it immensely. :thumbup: Will definitely have to continue reading the series.

 

Reread Michael Crichton's Airframe today in one sitting, cover-to-cover. God, I wish he was still alive and writing more amazing novels. :-(

 

Haven't decided what to read next as of yet.

 

I enjoyed it a lot :) I loved the main character. It's been a few months since I've read it, but from what I can remember, you may find bits that are a little slow. They didn't bother me particularly but if you have a low tolerance for that kind of thing, they may bother you.

One of my favorite authors, Tamora Pierce, said it was a good read, so her opinion combined with yours is sure to not leave me astray. :P I'll make a point to read it soon.

[H2PM]

Read Treasure Island and re-read War of The Worlds.

 

I really liked both books, but I preferred War of The Worlds.