What are you Reading?

[KickHimWhenHe'sDown]

I have just finished reading Jarhead

[Lord Phidias]

What's it like so far? I am planning on buying it once I can find it cheap.

Speaking of LOTR, my boyfriend bought me the one ring for Christmas And there's a woods near my house nicknamed Mordor, so I don't have far to destroy it.

Well, I haven't advanced much, because of the celebrations and stuff, but since I've read it for 3 or 4 times already, I can tell you it's a fine piece of fantastic literature, but only if you're a tolkien enthusiast, because as yarock says, there are tons of names and places, and the editing is sometimes inaccurate and contradictory... you just need to study the elves genealogy for a bit...

My girlfriend got me The Silmarillion for Christmas. I'm going to re-read The Hobbit, and the three Lord of The Rings books again first though. Even though that's a bit backwards. Also been meaning to check out The Children of Hurin.

I read TChOH when it came out, and I've only read it once, I really enjoyed it, because the story is already told on the Silmarillion, but with less details.

I was really into Lotr in high school, never really read the whole Silmarillion. There are 10000 people and places in the whole book, really gets you confused.

I checked out Hurin's tale in the first year of university, the dude fucks his sister unintentionally and gets her pregnant. Oldboy, bitch!

Even though Tolkien was a bit racist, homophobic and slightly misogynist, he was kinda fucked up too...

[jacknife737]

I'm trying to get as much "pleasure reading" in before i get swamped by my course readings.

Right now, i'm making my way through Anthony Bourdain's "A Cooks Tour"; his stuff is always so fun to read. Now I sort of want to plan my next travel venture in order to try some of the food he's describing.

[marc anthoney]

The book I am currently reading is Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 it is an interesting story but unfortunately it is coming to an end.

[samseby]

Finished Jobs' biography - as I said: worth reading.

I am about to start "A short history of the world" by H. G. Wells.

[Alison]

I finally got through The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. For a young adults' book it was very very good. Worth the read.


I am now reading Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. I'm not very far in, but so far am enjoying it a lot.

[Isolated Fury]

I recently finished Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part 1 by Luo Guanzhong and loved it.

I just started Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart. Pretty witty so far.

The only reason I haven't started Part 2 of Guanzhong's epic is that I simply can't find it. Haha.

[Hey Man Where's Everybody]

Bolaño's "2666". Great stuff.

[underfloorheating]

I was bookworm before but now since most of the book that I've read have been put into movies. So, I'll better watch movies.

[Alison]

I'm still reading Frida Kahlo's biography.

Also reading Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, in a modern english translation because I don't have the patience for the Middle English