So... what's everybody reading?

Post by **Tiff** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:10 pm

I just finished reading Night (I forget the author, and I'm at work, so I can't go look at the book). It's nonfiction, and written by a man who as a boy was in a concentration camp. It's a very, VERY emotional story, and it had me gripped from beginning to end.

I also just finished Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I wanted to start getting into his books, and the lady at Barnes and Noble told me itw as a good one. She was right. It DEFINITELY wasn't what I thought it was...it was creepy, and really madeyou think.

I think I'll pick up The Stand and The Shining next .

Kameko · Post by **Kameko** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:56 pm

Tiff wrote:I just finished reading Night (I forget the author, and I'm at work, so I can't go look at the book). It's nonfiction, and written by a man who as a boy was in a concentration camp. It's a very, VERY emotional story, and it had me gripped from beginning to end.

The author is Elie Weisel. I had to read that book for school and I very much enjoyed it also.

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:56 pm

The Stand was an intense book - I read it a few years back and it's still pretty chilling.

Right now, I'm between books, but the last one that I read was Bringing Down The House, by Ben Mezrich. The true story of the MIT blackjack team and how they took Vegas for a ton of money. It was interesting even for non-gambler me.

Post by **Tiff** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:06 pm

Kameko wrote:
The author is Elie Weisel. I had to read that book for school and I very much enjoyed it also.

There ya go =D

The Stand was an intense book - I read it a few years back and it's still pretty chilling.

*Nods* The girl said it was his best in her opinion, and I know my brother really liked it.

the*blue*girl · Post by **the*blue*girl** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:58 pm

i just finished reading The Lovely Bones. its about a teenage girl who gets murdered. its such an emotional and beautifully written novel, and it had me in tears.

Jusenkyo no Pikachu · Post by **Jusenkyo no Pikachu** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:18 am

I just read Gossip Girl. Can anyone explain to me why the books are so popular? I mean, all it is is girls being bitches towards each other...

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:12 am

the*blue*girl wrote:i just finished reading The Lovely Bones. its about a teenage girl who gets murdered. its such an emotional and beautifully written novel, and it had me in tears.

Seconding the recommendation here. I also own this and while it's hard to read in places - at least for me personally it was - it's very moving and it is beautifully written.

On that note, I'm now in the mood to re-read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Nifenegger - and will probably start it again today. In a way, it's in the same vein as The Lovely Bones is, because it's also dealing a lot with love and loss - and it's really excellent. Not for everyone, but if you liked one of these books, I'd recommend the other.

NekoSun518 · Post by **NekoSun518** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:09 pm

I just finished Lost by Gregory Maguire. It's probably one of the most interesting books I've ever read. It's a little different than his other ones because this book is mostly an original story. If you like his other books though, I would recommend it. He's an amazing author.

I'll probably be starting Wizard And Glass by Stephen King soon. It's the fourth book in his The Dark Tower series. I'm so excited....I loved the first three books, I think I read them in about a week each or so

I'm also considering starting Dracula, I read the first 30 or so pages of it awhile back but never had the time to finish it. Has anyone read that the whole way through? If so...what did you think of it? I wanna know if it's worthwhile or not.

jupiter23 · Post by **jupiter23** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:39 pm

NekoSun518 wrote:
I'm also considering starting Dracula, I read the first 30 or so pages of it awhile back but never had the time to finish it. Has anyone read that the whole way through? If so...what did you think of it? I wanna know if it's worthwhile or not.

If you mean Bram Stoker's version, then I've read it all the way through. Once the story got going, it was pretty good. In a way, it was better than all the movies (though I still like the movies). I'd recommend reading it if you have the time to do so.

I'm reading Pride and Prejudice right now. It took me a while to figure out who the main characters were and what the plot was, but so far it's a good book. I'm actually almost finished with it, and I recommend that one too.

Jusenkyo no Pikachu · Post by **Jusenkyo no Pikachu** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:22 am

The Well of Loneliness. I'm up to the bit where Stephen is with the French governess. It's not too melodramatic just yet, but I'm assuming that it's something less melodramatic than Lost and Delirious.

Oh, and speaking of Lost and Delirious, I suggest that you all go and read The Wives of Bath (the book that inspired L&D. It's even more of a wringer than the movie was (but Piper Perabo does insane well--she'd do the Paulie of the book justice, although some bits would prove interesting).

Queen Of Hearts · Post by **Queen Of Hearts** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:54 pm

Tiff wrote:I just finished reading Night (I forget the author, and I'm at work, so I can't go look at the book). It's nonfiction, and written by a man who as a boy was in a concentration camp. It's a very, VERY emotional story, and it had me gripped from beginning to end.

I also just finished Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I wanted to start getting into his books, and the lady at Barnes and Noble told me itw as a good one. She was right. It DEFINITELY wasn't what I thought it was...it was creepy, and really madeyou think.

I think I'll pick up The Stand and The Shining next .

I READ NIGHT! ELIE WESEL IS TEH AWSOME!

I was 12 when I read it (I.e: Last year) and I saw him on OPARAH

I got the book and read it all day non-stop. It made me ccry T_T

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:55 pm

Queen Of Hearts wrote:
I got the book and read it all day non-stop. It made me ccry T_T

Yep, same here.

yoshmaster5 · Post by **yoshmaster5** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:50 pm

I just beat one of the bosses in TP

SPOILER ALERT.

[spoiler]Zant beaten--

...

HOLY SHIT MINDA JUST FUCKING IMPALED THE GUY WITH THREE TENTACLES. ... THEY'RE PUTTING IN SUBLIMINAL HENTAI MESSAGES INTO ZELDA!!!!!!!! *flees, running around*[/spoiler]

I'm better now. ^_^

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:40 pm

yoshmaster5 wrote:I just beat one of the bosses in TP

SPOILER ALERT.

[spoiler]Zant beaten--

...

HOLY SHIT MINDA JUST FUCKING IMPALED THE GUY WITH THREE TENTACLES. ... THEY'RE PUTTING IN SUBLIMINAL HENTAI MESSAGES INTO ZELDA!!!!!!!! *flees, running around*[/spoiler]

I'm better now. ^_^

Did you mean to post this in this particular thread? Isn't this relating to a game and not a book?

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:00 pm

Tempest wrote:
yoshmaster5 wrote:I just beat one of the bosses in TP

SPOILER ALERT.

[spoiler]Zant beaten--

...

HOLY SHIT MINDA JUST FUCKING IMPALED THE GUY WITH THREE TENTACLES. ... THEY'RE PUTTING IN SUBLIMINAL HENTAI MESSAGES INTO ZELDA!!!!!!!! *flees, running around*[/spoiler]

I'm better now. ^_^
Did you mean to post this in this particular thread? Isn't this relating to a game and not a book?

o.O yeah i'm confused too.

Hobbes · Post by **Hobbes** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:20 am

I'm balancing Frankenstien by Mary Shelley and Mister Monday by Garth Nix. I just started on the last one and have no idea what is going on because it's very confusing, but it's Garth Nix so it has to be good. ^^

DreamEmpress · Post by **DreamEmpress** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:18 am

well before the power went out, I read Anne of Avonlea. Very very good book. I've never actually read it before, so it was a new thing for me.

During the power outage I read Anne of the Island, Christmas with Anne and other holiday stories, and started reading Anne of the Windy Poplars. All wonderful books! They kept me sane the whole seven days.

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:38 pm

I just finished The Princess Bride. It's one of my favorite movies, and I've always wanted to read the book. I happened to find it in my school's library.

The book is, as my fiancee said, 10 times better. It's just written in such awesome satire. I totally recommend it.

DistantMemory · Post by **DistantMemory** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:59 pm

Tiff wrote:I just finished The Princess Bride. It's one of my favorite movies, and I've always wanted to read the book. I happened to find it in my school's library.

The book is, as my fiancee said, 10 times better. It's just written in such awesome satire. I totally recommend it.

I'm with you on that! But I stopped right in the middle of the book last year due to some personal issues I was having. Good thing I left a bookmark in it. ^^;

I'm trying to read The Lord of the Rings for the third time. I've stopped somewhere in the book the first two times, and I'm going to make an effort to remember EVERYTHING I read this time by reading it on a more frequent basis. ¬¬ At the same time, I'm also making a second runthrough with A Wind in the Door and The Last Unicorn. ^-^

DragonMasterZero · Post by **DragonMasterZero** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:39 am

Currently reading George RR Martin's A Game of Thrones. It's pretty good so far, as I expected since my brother recommended it to me.