what are you reading right now? - Page 31

Sicirus · 02-19-2003, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Celandine
i am reading 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell

I've read parts of that book and found it to be very interesting and good.

Andúril · 02-19-2003, 03:15 PM

Well, I might as well list the books I'm going through for my paper:

On Being a Christian. Hans Küng.
The Church Struggle in South Africa. John W. de Gruchy.
Liberating Life: Contemporary Approaches to Ecological Theology. Charles Birch et al.
The Lion Handbook of Christian Belief. Robin Keely et al.
Selected articles from the Anchor Bible Dictionary. David Noel Freedman et al.

Oh, and a bit of UT on the side...

Ithilwin · 02-20-2003, 10:01 AM

right now?I'm reading BoLT 2

Hanza · 02-20-2003, 11:22 AM

Just finished 4th book in 'the confessions of georgia nicolson' series. It was really good and i'd recommend it to any girl. Hilarious!!

Elf.Freak · 02-20-2003, 01:41 PM

I'm reading Pure Dead Magic

Aralyn · 02-26-2003, 10:37 AM

Are you sure you people have enough time to read all the books I am reading right now?

See I start a book then take it all over and leave it somewhere ao then I start a new book and the cycle continues . . .

The Last Tsar: The life of Nicholas II of Russia

Elizabeth: Prelude to the throne

The Lost World Of Nicholas and Alexandra: Tsar

Return of the King (this make the 47th time)
My mom wonders how I can read it over and over. I don't feel I need to explain it to my fellow Tolkienites.

Alias: Recruited and last

Star Wars: The Last Witness (Jedi Apprentice)

Well, That was fun I'd better go find them now . . .

Blackboar · 02-26-2003, 12:22 PM

I'm reading Tolkien, an autobiography.

Aralyn · 02-26-2003, 07:04 PM

Ooh that's a good book Blackboar. Loved it!

***IronParrot*** · 02-26-2003, 07:37 PM

My recent reads (say, since Christmas):

A Canticle For Leibowitz - Walter Miller, Jr.
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

All excellent works. I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I'd never read any of them before.

Sicirus · 02-26-2003, 07:37 PM

The ForestWife
by Theresa Tomlinson

And
Wolf star
by Tanith Lee
(Though I forgot to get the first book to read.)

***Rían*** · 02-26-2003, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IronParrot
My recent reads (say, since Christmas):
....
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
....

Great book! I think it has one of the best opening lines of almost any book I've read! (The opening line of The Hobbit is another favorite)

***Khamûl*** · 02-27-2003, 12:21 AM

What did you think of Catch-22 IronParrot?

***IronParrot*** · 02-27-2003, 12:41 AM

I thought it was astounding. At first I was a bit disoriented, since it jumps time and place so erratically, but once I settled in I couldn't put it down. It's really a wonderful character piece, I found.

(And it was hilarious.)

***Rían*** · 02-27-2003, 12:47 AM

I'm reading E. Nesbit's short stories to the kids right now- they're really funny and very clever. I just finished E. Nesbit Fairy Stories, which has classics like "The Charmed Life; or The Princess and the Lift Man", and we're now starting The Last of the Dragons, where we just finished the story of the last dragon, that was really quite nice and didn't want to eat princesses, just drink petrol. Another good one from the first book - "Melisande; or Long and Short Division".

Artanis · 02-27-2003, 04:12 PM

I've just picked up "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. Before that I read "Great Expectations" by Dickens, and "A roadside picnic" by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky.

I'm also reading LotR, again.

I've got a generous pile of books onmy desk waiting to be read. "Pride and Prejudice" is in there

Iron Parrot, of the 4 books you listed I've only read "Brave New World". I guess I ought to be ashamed as well

Shadowfax · 03-01-2003, 02:50 PM

I'm starting My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok; my friend recommended it to me, has anyone else read it?

BeardofPants · 03-01-2003, 03:01 PM

I'm in between books at the moment. Just finished reading His Dark Materials trilogy, and Red Mars.

Arathorn · 03-01-2003, 03:03 PM

I'm getting started on Peter Pan right now.

Radagast The Brown · 03-01-2003, 04:44 PM

I can't read new books because the libaray is closed.

Coney · 03-01-2003, 04:50 PM

Regeneration by Pat Barker.

Quite a moving and thought provoking story, with some stunning characterisation

02-19-2003, 03:15 PM	#602
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Well, I might as well list the books I'm going through for my paper: On Being a Christian. Hans Küng. The Church Struggle in South Africa. John W. de Gruchy. Liberating Life: Contemporary Approaches to Ecological Theology. Charles Birch et al. The Lion Handbook of Christian Belief. Robin Keely et al. Selected articles from the Anchor Bible Dictionary. David Noel Freedman et al. Oh, and a bit of UT on the side... Last edited by Andúril : 02-19-2003 at 03:17 PM.

02-20-2003, 10:01 AM	#603
Ithilwin Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Imladris Posts: 332	right now?I'm reading BoLT 2 __________________ ~[color=sky blue]*[/color]~ ...White was her garment and it had no ornament, save a silver girdle, but above her brow her forehead was adorned with a slender silver lace, and small gems were on it, glittering white, yet her hair was dark as the evening and her eyes were bright as the starlit heaven; queenly she looked and she shone as a white star in the sunlight.

02-20-2003, 11:22 AM	#604
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	Just finished 4th book in 'the confessions of georgia nicolson' series. It was really good and i'd recommend it to any girl. Hilarious!! __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

02-20-2003, 01:41 PM	#605
Elf.Freak Orli's lil fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sugar World/Orlando Bloom Cloud Posts: 464	I'm reading Pure Dead Magic __________________ >>--elven arrow--> ~ Give a man a fish and he'll feed for a day, give me a fish and you'll only get it back! ~ I've gotta new avatar! looks kinda like me...anime style! ~ LOST: Orlando Bloom. If found, please send him straight to Elf.Freak

02-26-2003, 10:37 AM	#606
Aralyn FloraAzul Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Anywhere as long as there is a library in a one mile radius of here Posts: 751	Do you have time? Are you sure you people have enough time to read all the books I am reading right now? See I start a book then take it all over and leave it somewhere ao then I start a new book and the cycle continues . . . The Last Tsar: The life of Nicholas II of Russia Elizabeth: Prelude to the throne The Lost World Of Nicholas and Alexandra: Tsar Return of the King (this make the 47th time) My mom wonders how I can read it over and over. I don't feel I need to explain it to my fellow Tolkienites. Alias: Recruited and last Star Wars: The Last Witness (Jedi Apprentice) Well, That was fun I'd better go find them now . . . __________________ Atheism: A Non-Prophet Organization Yet many shall be amazed when they see Him-yes even far off foreign nations and thier kings; they shall stand dumb-founded, speechless in his prescence. For they shall see and understand what they had not seen before-Isaiah 52:15a Civil War- 498,332 dead WWI-116,708 dead WWII-407,316 dead Korean War-54,246 dead Vietnam War-58,665 dead Persian Gulf-372 dead War on The Unborn=35,000,000 dead and counting

02-26-2003, 12:22 PM	#607
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I'm reading Tolkien, an autobiography.

02-26-2003, 07:04 PM	#608
Aralyn FloraAzul Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Anywhere as long as there is a library in a one mile radius of here Posts: 751	Ooh that's a good book Blackboar. Loved it! __________________ Atheism: A Non-Prophet Organization Yet many shall be amazed when they see Him-yes even far off foreign nations and thier kings; they shall stand dumb-founded, speechless in his prescence. For they shall see and understand what they had not seen before-Isaiah 52:15a Civil War- 498,332 dead WWI-116,708 dead WWII-407,316 dead Korean War-54,246 dead Vietnam War-58,665 dead Persian Gulf-372 dead War on The Unborn=35,000,000 dead and counting

02-26-2003, 07:37 PM	#609
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	My recent reads (say, since Christmas): A Canticle For Leibowitz - Walter Miller, Jr. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Catch-22 - Joseph Heller All excellent works. I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I'd never read any of them before. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

02-26-2003, 07:37 PM	#610
Sicirus Elf Lord Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Down the road on your left...No your other left. Posts: 1,825	The ForestWife by Theresa Tomlinson And Wolf star by Tanith Lee (Though I forgot to get the first book to read.) __________________ "I know less then half of you half as well as I should like. And I like less then half of you half as well as you deserve." Bilbo Baggins

02-27-2003, 12:21 AM	#612
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	What did you think of Catch-22 IronParrot? __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

02-27-2003, 12:41 AM	#613
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I thought it was astounding. At first I was a bit disoriented, since it jumps time and place so erratically, but once I settled in I couldn't put it down. It's really a wonderful character piece, I found. (And it was hilarious.) __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

02-27-2003, 12:47 AM	#614
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I'm reading E. Nesbit's short stories to the kids right now- they're really funny and very clever. I just finished E. Nesbit Fairy Stories, which has classics like "The Charmed Life; or The Princess and the Lift Man", and we're now starting The Last of the Dragons, where we just finished the story of the last dragon, that was really quite nice and didn't want to eat princesses, just drink petrol. Another good one from the first book - "Melisande; or Long and Short Division". __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

02-27-2003, 04:12 PM	#615
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	I've just picked up "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. Before that I read "Great Expectations" by Dickens, and "A roadside picnic" by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky. I'm also reading LotR, again. I've got a generous pile of books onmy desk waiting to be read. "Pride and Prejudice" is in there Iron Parrot, of the 4 books you listed I've only read "Brave New World". I guess I ought to be ashamed as well __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

03-01-2003, 02:50 PM	#616
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I'm starting My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok; my friend recommended it to me, has anyone else read it? __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

03-01-2003, 03:01 PM	#617
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I'm in between books at the moment. Just finished reading His Dark Materials trilogy, and Red Mars. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-01-2003, 03:03 PM	#618
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	I'm getting started on Peter Pan right now. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

03-01-2003, 04:44 PM	#619
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I can't read new books because the libaray is closed. __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-01-2003, 04:50 PM	#620
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Regeneration by Pat Barker. Quite a moving and thought provoking story, with some stunning characterisation __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

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