What are you currently reading?

[fernandito]

...Most recently, Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451. I started it on Friday and finished on Saturday. This book blew me away. It was utterly beautiful. And it's so eerie how it was written so long ago, yet reflects our society today. I feel so lucky that I had a strong desire to read this book when I did. I have to put it on my list of top 10 books I ever read. Loved it!

I bought this book at Target for $5 a few months ago, and it's been sitting on my shelf since then collecting dust. It's one of the few Signet classics I didn't get to read in HS. I think I'll have to bump it up on my list.

[Odetta]

Just started Under the Dome

[Jean]

I so hope you will like it!!

[LineofEld]

Dave Zeltserman's 21 Tales. Noir creepiness...

[Merlin1958]

I just started on the second part of "The Strain". Only 2030 pages in and it's starting to feel like a mistake, but I'll give it due process.

[OchrisO]

The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead.

[Erin]

...Most recently, Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451. I started it on Friday and finished on Saturday. This book blew me away. It was utterly beautiful. And it's so eerie how it was written so long ago, yet reflects our society today. I feel so lucky that I had a strong desire to read this book when I did. I have to put it on my list of top 10 books I ever read. Loved it!

I bought this book at Target for $5 a few months ago, and it's been sitting on my shelf since then collecting dust. It's one of the few Signet classics I didn't get to read in HS. I think I'll have to bump it up on my list.

Me too. Exact same thing as Feev.

I'm reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Pretty good so far.

[Patrick]

Finished The Hunger Games trilogy.

Currently reading, THE HELP THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern

[Ruthful]

[Erin]

Finished The Hunger Games trilogy.

Currently reading, THE HELP THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern

I see what you did there.

[Ka-mai]

Finished The Hunger Games trilogy.

Currently reading, THE HELP THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern

What did you think of the Hunger Games? I really liked them but the writing was so clumsy it killed me. It was one of those books where I'm mentally rewriting it for her while I read.

[Patrick]

Finished The Hunger Games trilogy.

Currently reading, THE HELP THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern

I see what you did there.

...
What did you think of the Hunger Games? I really liked them but the writing was so clumsy it killed me. It was one of those books where I'm mentally rewriting it for her while I read.

I felt the same as you did.

I liked it, and it was worth reading, but the the way the main character's emotions were portrayed throughout the story felt a bit over the top. I think that could have been handled better in the hands in the hands of a more skilled writer. I felt the ending of the trilogy was appropriate, which kind of surprised me by that point.


On a side note, I'm not far into it, but I am enjoying THE NIGHT CIRCUS.

[fernandito]

How are the second and third books in the Hunger trilogy compared to the first ?

[Patrick]

How are the second and third books in the Hunger trilogy compared to the first ?

For me, the first book reminded me of so many other stories I've read before, that I was pleased when the second and third books went beyond that.

I'm interested in others' opinions as well.

[dubrosa22]

11/22/63

About 150 pages in!

[Mattrick]

Just started Under the Dome

This. I'm about 100 pages in. Can't believe I've gone through that much as it feels like I've barely read any. I guess I read faster than I give myself credit. Me and my friend are reading the same books at the same time. We're thinking of doing Four Past Midnight next. How is The Library Policeman and The Sun Dog? I've only read the first two. I've proposed we read the stories backwards becaue I KNOW The Langoliers is awesome.



I think since I'm right back into reading mode after a couple years off I'll finally finish The Idiot when I'm done. I've got a few hundred pages left. It's just such a dense book to jump into have such a long hiatus lol.

[Ka-mai]

How are the second and third books in the Hunger trilogy compared to the first ?

For me, the first book reminded me of so many other stories I've read before, that I was pleased when the second and third books went beyond that.

I'm interested in others' opinions as well.

Definitely. I know everyone, including myself, compared the first one to Battle Royale, but I like the Hunger Games' ending much better, mostly because

Battle Royale

Battle Royale doesn't have an ending. It's like the author got lazy and was like "they're running... the end."

I also liked how

Hunger Games Trilogy

at the end they were all PTSD because that makes a hell of a lot more sense than the bullshit "and they lived happily ever after and never thought of it again" ending most YA books get.

. But there was way too much

Hunger Games Trilogy

"I love Peeta! I love Gale! OMG which one do I love more????

bullshit going on. I think it ended well but for a while I was just thinking "shut. the fuck. up." I'm really looking forward to the movie in that the story will be there but the shitty writing will hopefully not be.

Also, don't know about anyone else, but I was super pissed when

Mockingjay

Finnick died. Although Prim's death sucked too, but Finnick was more interesting and actually funny instead of just a person to make Katniss more human.

I could go on about these books for ages.

[Girlystevedave]

Halfway through The Joy Luck Club.

[Garrell]

Finished "Horns: by Joe Hill 2 nights ago. Great composition but is a 3, hate flashbacks.
On to Duma Key, fun so far

[SigTauGimp]

Working my way through the third novel in the "Dresden" series. I've heard tons of good things about the novels, but I am having a hella hard time getting into them. I'm hoping if I keep toughing it out, they'll get better for me.

[OchrisO]

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

and

The Bone House by Stephen R. Lawhead

[Heather19]

Finished "Horns: by Joe Hill 2 nights ago. Great composition but is a 3, hate flashbacks.
On to Duma Key, fun so far

Duma Key is one of my favorites, I hope you enjoy it

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Let me know how this is, I've been wanting to read it for awhile now.

[tumbleweed]

Working my way through the third novel in the "Dresden" series. I've heard tons of good things about the novels, but I am having a hella hard time getting into them. I'm hoping if I keep toughing it out, they'll get better for me.

I love them!

[frik]

Excellent Bloch collection!

sk

[John Blaze]

Working my way through the third novel in the "Dresden" series. I've heard tons of good things about the novels, but I am having a hella hard time getting into them. I'm hoping if I keep toughing it out, they'll get better for me.

I just finished book 9 last night and I really like them. I don't think they're very....deep?....but they're very fast paced and extremely entertaining. The only thing I don't like is how he has to re-explain everything every book. I know what a fucken soulgaze is by now, quit explaining it to me every fucken book, sheesh.