What Book Are You Currently Reading?

Quote from kumpooterjooser : A nice fictional story inspired by the Hindu God Shiva... Now reading the second book The Secret of the Nagas [wikipedia.org]

That was a good novel too. Can't wait for the third and final novel to be released...

Now I have three novels in hand...not sure which one to pick
Catch-22 [wikipedia.org]

Stranger in a Strange Land [wikipedia.org]

Snow Crash [wikipedia.org]

6 posts this year so far? Loungers don't read.

Quote from kumpooterjooser : That was a good novel too. Can't wait for the third and final novel to be released... Now I have three novels in hand...not sure which one to pick Catch-22 [wikipedia.org] Stranger in a Strange Land [wikipedia.org] Snow Crash [wikipedia.org]

I finished Catch 22 a little while ago. It was really good. I haven't read any of the other ones.

After Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (which was AWESOME!) I re-read my "trashy" pick of Hit List by Laurell K Hamilton. I started the Anita Blake series long before it got all romance novely. Hit List got back to some of the great fight scenes. Still kinda cheesy though.

Next up is Slaughter House Five. I tried reading Jailbird, but found it boring a quarter of the way through and gave up. I really liked some of his other novels.

I'm also reading Don't Know Much About History. It is a good source for us adults who didn't pay attention in History class and now actually want to know history!

Quote from TigerStar : I have been trying to finish Atlas Shrugged for over a year now.

Quote from AggieMom : My husband read that one. He has started it several times over the years and then just buckled down and did it. It took him almost 6 months to slog through it. He admitted to skimming some of the speech - and he NEVER does that. He's glad to have it behind him.

Whew. I thought it was just me. I normally read very fast. I am 78% done according to my kindle and it's been ten weeks or so (I never have time to read )

What is the loc # on the kindle on the lower right? I understant the % on the left...just curious.

Quote from LC2 : ...a picture book ...

Quote from LC2 : 6 posts this year so far? Loungers don't read.

Uhhh

Quote from uniquename : Whew. I thought it was just me. I normally read very fast. I am 78% done according to my kindle and it's been ten weeks or so (I never have time to read ) What is the loc # on the kindle on the lower right? I understant the % on the left...just curious. Uhhh

Quote from uniquename : Whew. I thought it was just me. I normally read very fast. I am 78% done according to my kindle and it's been ten weeks or so (I never have time to read ) What is the loc # on the kindle on the lower right? I understant the % on the left...just curious. Uhhh

I think the loc # is just a pagination method Kindle uses.

DH just started re-reading it and is already hassling me to read it again. I will, just not yet.

I've been reading my head off! Just re-read the Hunger Games series in anticipation of the movie next week, and read "Lights Out" by David Crawford. It's a self-published book about the aftermath of an EMP. Not great, but interesting enough for me to read the whole thing and it was pretty long so it took forever to read when I only read in the carpool line and before bed.

I'm sure there have been a few others. Right now I'm reading a collection of dystopian short stories, but I'm not loving it. I may abandon it and move on to something else. It's depressing to read short snippets of miserable lives with no redeeming qualities.

You are all in for treats if you've not read Catch-22, or Slaughterhouse Five, or Stranger in a Strange Land.

I just finished the first two "Wool [hughhowey.com]" novellas which were awesome but I don't want to pay $0.99 for #3 if Amazon will let me borrow it next month for free. So I'm re-reading Armor by John Steakley (again).

I've been slacking. Got the Dance with Dragons in November but I have to re-read the series(Song of Fire and Ice aka Game of Thrones HBO series) since there is such a wait between books. I'm about 1/4 the way through the 2nd book. Bad part is anticipating when "Bob" dies or when XYZ event happens.

Quote from ashcampbell : I've been slacking. Got the Dance with Dragons in November but I have to re-read the series(Song of Fire and Ice aka Game of Thrones HBO series) since there is such a wait between books. I'm about 1/4 the way through the 2nd book. Bad part is anticipating when "Bob" dies or when XYZ event happens.

I watched Season One and started reading the books. I have been on Book Four: A Feast for Crows since November, I think. It is so frustrating to read when new characters get added in that I absolutely don't care about. I hit one of these chapters and leave it for a month until I read a few chapters, run into another character I don't give a crap about, and leave it again for a month.

My boyfriend just got Dance with Dragons and started re-reading book three. Now he is thinking he might have to re-read the whole series to try and pick up on the little things he never noticed before.

It has really been such a great series! I am so tired of these dull filler characters though. I am ready to finish this book! It shouldn't take this long!

Oh yeah, and waiting for "Bob" to die did end up taking much longer in the book than I expected. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting! I would get all excited, and realize it wasn't going to happen yet

Quote from Majide : I watched Season One and started reading the books. I have been on Book Four: A Feast for Crows since November, I think. It is so frustrating to read when new characters get added in that I absolutely don't care about. I hit one of these chapters and leave it for a month until I read a few chapters, run into another character I don't give a crap about, and leave it again for a month. My boyfriend just got Dance with Dragons and started re-reading book three. Now he is thinking he might have to re-read the whole series to try and pick up on the little things he never noticed before. It has really been such a great series! I am so tired of these dull filler characters though. I am ready to finish this book! It shouldn't take this long! Oh yeah, and waiting for "Bob" to die did end up taking much longer in the book than I expected. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting! I would get all excited, and realize it wasn't going to happen yet

I love how no "main" character seems to be safe from death.

I like dwarf, dog, Snow, beauty, dragonlady, and the kingslayer chapters the best. Its funny how I naturally go for the Starks unless its a dwarf or KS chapter.

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Like when Rob sacs several thousand men so the main army can capture kingslayer and the chapter plays out under the dwarf.

Quote from ashcampbell : I love how no "main" character seems to be safe from death. I like dwarf, dog, Snow, beauty, dragonlady, and the kingslayer chapters the best. Its funny how I naturally go for the Starks unless its a dwarf or KS chapter. spoiler Like when Rob sacs several thousand men so the main army can capture kingslayer and the chapter plays out under the dwarf.

I completely agree! I love how sometimes you end up feeling like you might be rooting for the bad guys - and that it's sometimes hard to tell exactly who the bad guys are. Like you said about Jaime and Tyrion. I also end up rooting for Asha (though she hasn't many chapters that I've read or enjoyed yet). And I don't know why, but I find Brienne's chapters interesting...

On the second book of the Ring of Fire series.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1632_series

Got them free on my nook from Baen Books.

Let's see..I finished Catch-22, then read Slaughterhouse 5. I need a break from heavy reading so I read Hunger Games. After that I started Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not as good as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but still good!

Quote from SlickChik : Let's see..I finished Catch-22, then read Slaughterhouse 5. I need a break from heavy reading so I read Hunger Games. After that I started Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not as good as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but still good!

I found P&P&Z to be tiresome after a while. It was OK, but there's only so much you can do with dreadfuls.

Haven't tried the Lincoln book - may have to give it a whirl!

I'm reading Unbroken [amazon.com]right now.