What are you reading?

[Danielle]

Michael Morpurgo. He's a depressing bastard sometimes but I like his style of writing.

 

[Daxis]

a song of fire and ice series.
it's a tad annoying reading one thing and the POV switching to something completely different, especially when the ending of that chapters is like omg wow i really wanna keep reading.
There's a sense of pretentiousness in here, but great writing nevertheless, and very engaging despite how... text heavy it is.
Interesting, but lots of times deals shit that i don't care about, while the more interesting POVs are immediately followed by a POV you don't care about too much.
Surprisngly interesting and funny at times, and I would love to copy the writing style.

 

[Anski]

Finally breaking into The Road. It's been on my desk, like, RIGHT INFRONT OF ME for weeks but all this working on recombinant active viruses study has been eating my reading time alive. (ohohoh medicine joke)

 

[candle]

Dust of Dreams by Stephen Erickson. This guy has an insanely huge cast of characters, and a lot of humor written into them and their interactions with each other. If you love high fantasy, political and religious intrigue, and long winded descriptions, this guy is for you.

 

[Spoo]

Strangely enough, fanfiction.

Haven't really found one that keeps me interested, but there are a few that I laughed at.

 

[MagitekElite]

I'm rereading the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. I'm on book 2 right now. I'm trying to take it slow, to fully soak in the chapters. I read them all last time and was confused a bit. But this time, I'm remembering things a lot better. xD

Anyway, its a great read. :3

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

I'm reading a mystery/romance novel - and I don't even know why. Probably because it's what I haven't read, yet. xD (Star's mother lent it to me...)

I'm hoping this weekend I'll get some good mystery books. ^^

 

[Daxis]

Recently read a neal shusterman book, bruiser. That was some great, quality stuff as always,

 

[Spoo]

Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire; it's a little young for me but I'm fine with that because there's not enough fantasy based around Egyptian themes.

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. It's a typical swords and sorcery genre, but I still like it. I'm just lame, like that. :P

 

[regi]

Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire; it's a little young for me but I'm fine with that because there's not enough fantasy based around Egyptian themes.

Oh, yeah. His Percy Jackson series was excellent; Greek mythology has always been a favorite of mine. The spinoff series is a tad disappointing, but I haven't yet tried the Egyptian books.

 

[Spoo]

I didn't enjoy the Lost Hero near as much as Percy Jackson but then again it is a sequel of sorts and those generally don't turn out great. The Kane Chronicles is an interesting series so far; basically Riordan did the same thing with the Egyptian Gods as he did in Percy Jackson. I would call it worth a read, at least.

 

[action]

Readin "Wild Wood" by colin whoever; all i know is he is the frontman of the decemberists and the book is good

 

[dadevvtsvre]

Readin "Wild Wood" by colin whoever; all i know is he is the frontman of the decemberists and the book is good

Bought this book on a whim last september because of the kickin' rad cover art. It's the first time I've read an entire book in less than a week since I was in elementary school. A little simple and the ending isn't very satisfying, but a great book nonetheless.

 

[Spoo]

The final book in the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini, aptly named Inheritance. CP sort of fakes you out near the beginning with something that'd be pretty major. Haven't got far, but it's shaping up to be pretty awesome.

 

[Spoo]

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. Basically a recount of William Dodd -- the U.S Ambassador to Hitler's Germany in 1932 -- and his family's time in Berlin and the drastic changes of the place over the duration of their stay. Interesting stuff; Dodd was actually a regular associate of people like Joseph Goebbels. The book touches on the isolationist attitude of America at the time versus organizations in favor of Jewish support.

 

[Ellie]

I bought The Japanese Devil Fish Girl as it had a pretty cover, but I can't get around to reading it. It's a "far-fetched sequel to War of the Worlds", and very steampunky apparently. Has anybody read it? Worth reading?

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

I'm reading a A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. :D

 

[noise shaman]

I'm reading a A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. :D

nice. keep going dude. i cant wait for the next one

anyways i just started book 2 of the wheel of time series. finished the first one a couple nights ago. failry generic fantasy, but well-written. i have all 14 books lined up ready for me to plow through them

 

[Byron]

I've been reading some manga recently.
I've been reading "Grey is..." by Dee Juusan which can be found here
I plan to buy the physical copies that are on the website.
Another good one is Fisheye Placebo by Yuumei
Tapastic is a great site for graphic novels/manga. A lot of amateurs and professionals upload to it.
Lastly, I recently finished The fault in our stars. That was a great book. I enjoyed Looking for Alaska more, but yeah.