what are you reading right now? - Page 35

Huan · 03-30-2003, 05:56 PM

I just read a very funny book about the White Album. I'm currently reading The English: A Portrait of a People, by Jeremy Paxman. It's extremely entertaining; it turns out the English are interesting!

Recently finished Michael Moore's Stupid White People and Bill Bryson's Notes From a Small Island and I'm a Stranger Here Myself (I think those are the correct titles). Still plowing through Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct and just started A New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Sounds like a real page-turner doesn't it?

Phooka · 03-30-2003, 09:48 PM

I'm reading a compilation of assorted haunted house tales, yes, I love this stuff.

It's one in the "Mammoth" series.

Millane · 03-31-2003, 08:58 AM

Marilyn Manson's autobiodraphy The Long Hard Road out of Hell ... well what can i say the bloke is a tad wierd but he is undeniably a genius and this shows through in this book... ummm its very intelligent philosophically and raises many issues about the society we live in... im only about halfway through and it is dominated by drugs and all sorts of weird sex and his rejection of christianity... f***ed yes, good read though

Starr Polish · 03-31-2003, 06:15 PM

I am now reading "Stargirl" for my light reading, when I need a break from Count of Monte Cristo. It's a book about nonconformity (

), and someone told me that I should read it, because I reminded her of Stargirl. I don't know how, since I'm not nearly the individual Stargirl was...we'll see, I haven't reached the end of the book.

Shadowfax · 03-31-2003, 09:46 PM

Starr, are you enjoying The Count of Monte Cristo? My friend recommended it to me and I hope to read it soon. Right now I'm starting Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott.

Starr Polish · 04-01-2003, 07:27 PM

It's okay. I liked Wuthering Heights better.

gandalfstormcrow · 04-01-2003, 08:27 PM

Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

***Earniel*** · 04-02-2003, 05:00 PM

Right now I'm reading The Unicorn War by John Lee. Not really 'high' fantasy but surprisingly enjoyable.

Ornelírë Mistë · 04-02-2003, 05:48 PM

I am reading Doctor Zhivago, Siddharta, and Canterbury Tales.

Starr Polish · 04-02-2003, 09:37 PM

The Count of Monte Cristo is extremely slow sometimes! It's infuriating. I'll get through it though. I've heard it gets better after some slow spots in the middle.

I finished Stargirl the first day I got it, so now I'm reading Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison. It's supposed to be a good, quirky book. I also have two more books I bought today for when I'm done with that.

I love books.

Gwaimir Windgem · 04-02-2003, 11:34 PM

Books rock.

Starr Polish · 04-03-2003, 08:00 PM

Just finished Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Definitely can relate some of the events in the story to my freshman year in high school (not all of them, thank goodness.) A good, depressing book. It was an Edgar Allen Poe Award Finalist.

Hmm...should I start on J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, or actually read Count? It's sooo boring. Blah.

***IronParrot*** · 04-03-2003, 08:05 PM

Shippey's Author of the Century is probably the best Tolkien analysis I've read. I urge you to wolf it down right away.

But don't leave a book unfinished if you're already on it. It's near impossible to get back to it afterwards...

GrayMouser · 04-04-2003, 12:50 PM

"The Crusades", by Hans Meyer- it just seemed appropriate for these times- but that's another thread altogether

***Earniel*** · 04-04-2003, 06:04 PM

I finished the Unicorns so now I'm reading From Aegir to Ymir by Paula Vermeyden and the Lays of Beleriand. It's obvious the holidays have started.

Salquënòrëwen · 04-04-2003, 08:42 PM

I'm reading A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L'lengle. I usually chose books with higher standards, though it is a fairly good book, but at my school, we have to get a certain amount of "points" by reading and then taking a test on a book, and I'm only reading it because I'm in desperate need of points.

Ninquelote · 04-05-2003, 10:49 AM

I'm reading The Two Towers (again). I've only 30 pages to go, then I'm off to read The Return of The King again.

***Rían*** · 04-05-2003, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eärniel
....and the Lays of Beleriand. It's obvious the holidays have started.

Oh, let me know what you think of Lays of B! Enjoy the hols

Did your practical (?) get finished?

***Earniel*** · 04-05-2003, 05:06 PM

Yep, practical got finished, not without SOME serious prodding myself to get it (barely) finished in time. (I discovered a typing error just before handing it in.

whei!) But holidays it is! And when I should actually also be doing some studying I can't help it but catching up with my reading and I've been ogling the Lays of Beleriand for half a year now. I just couldn't help myself anymore. I'll keep you posted.

Ninquelote · 04-05-2003, 08:23 PM

I got to write a book report on the Silmarillion earlier. I got an honours, which is the Public School equivalent of an A.

I was happy. He said I took a very confusing book and wrote a very concise and clear summary.

Considering that I really only summarized two chapters, and it's impossible to summarize in one page in it's entirety, it's pretty good.

03-31-2003, 08:58 AM	#683
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	Marilyn Manson's autobiodraphy The Long Hard Road out of Hell ... well what can i say the bloke is a tad wierd but he is undeniably a genius and this shows through in this book... ummm its very intelligent philosophically and raises many issues about the society we live in... im only about halfway through and it is dominated by drugs and all sorts of weird sex and his rejection of christianity... f***ed yes, good read though __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

03-31-2003, 06:15 PM	#684
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I am now reading "Stargirl" for my light reading, when I need a break from Count of Monte Cristo. It's a book about nonconformity (), and someone told me that I should read it, because I reminded her of Stargirl. I don't know how, since I'm not nearly the individual Stargirl was...we'll see, I haven't reached the end of the book. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-31-2003, 09:46 PM	#685
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	Starr, are you enjoying The Count of Monte Cristo? My friend recommended it to me and I hope to read it soon. Right now I'm starting Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. __________________ 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)

04-01-2003, 07:27 PM	#686
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	It's okay. I liked Wuthering Heights better. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

04-02-2003, 05:00 PM	#688
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Right now I'm reading The Unicorn War by John Lee. Not really 'high' fantasy but surprisingly enjoyable. __________________ We are not things.

03-30-2003, 05:56 PM	#681
Huan Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 274	I just read a very funny book about the White Album. I'm currently reading The English: A Portrait of a People, by Jeremy Paxman. It's extremely entertaining; it turns out the English are interesting! Recently finished Michael Moore's Stupid White People and Bill Bryson's Notes From a Small Island and I'm a Stranger Here Myself (I think those are the correct titles). Still plowing through Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct and just started A New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Sounds like a real page-turner doesn't it?

03-30-2003, 09:48 PM	#682
Phooka Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 23	I'm reading a compilation of assorted haunted house tales, yes, I love this stuff. It's one in the "Mammoth" series.

04-01-2003, 08:27 PM	#687
gandalfstormcrow Enting Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ridding Middle Earth of Sauron before bedtime. Posts: 58	Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

04-02-2003, 05:48 PM	#689
Ornelírë Mistë Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 482	I am reading Doctor Zhivago, Siddharta, and Canterbury Tales.

04-02-2003, 09:37 PM	#690
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	The Count of Monte Cristo is extremely slow sometimes! It's infuriating. I'll get through it though. I've heard it gets better after some slow spots in the middle. I finished Stargirl the first day I got it, so now I'm reading Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison. It's supposed to be a good, quirky book. I also have two more books I bought today for when I'm done with that. I love books. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

04-02-2003, 11:34 PM	#691
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Books rock. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-03-2003, 08:00 PM	#692
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	Just finished Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Definitely can relate some of the events in the story to my freshman year in high school (not all of them, thank goodness.) A good, depressing book. It was an Edgar Allen Poe Award Finalist. Hmm...should I start on J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, or actually read Count? It's sooo boring. Blah. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

04-03-2003, 08:05 PM	#693
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Shippey's Author of the Century is probably the best Tolkien analysis I've read. I urge you to wolf it down right away. But don't leave a book unfinished if you're already on it. It's near impossible to get back to it afterwards... __________________ 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

04-04-2003, 12:50 PM	#694
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	"The Crusades", by Hans Meyer- it just seemed appropriate for these times- but that's another thread altogether __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

04-04-2003, 06:04 PM	#695
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I finished the Unicorns so now I'm reading From Aegir to Ymir by Paula Vermeyden and the Lays of Beleriand. It's obvious the holidays have started. __________________ We are not things.

04-04-2003, 08:42 PM	#696
Salquënòrëwen Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 290	I'm reading A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L'lengle. I usually chose books with higher standards, though it is a fairly good book, but at my school, we have to get a certain amount of "points" by reading and then taking a test on a book, and I'm only reading it because I'm in desperate need of points.

04-05-2003, 10:49 AM	#697
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	I'm reading The Two Towers (again). I've only 30 pages to go, then I'm off to read The Return of The King again. __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

04-05-2003, 05:06 PM	#699
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Yep, practical got finished, not without SOME serious prodding myself to get it (barely) finished in time. (I discovered a typing error just before handing it in. whei!) But holidays it is! And when I should actually also be doing some studying I can't help it but catching up with my reading and I've been ogling the Lays of Beleriand for half a year now. I just couldn't help myself anymore. I'll keep you posted. __________________ We are not things.

04-05-2003, 08:23 PM	#700
Ninquelote Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here. For the time being. Posts: 336	I got to write a book report on the Silmarillion earlier. I got an honours, which is the Public School equivalent of an A. I was happy. He said I took a very confusing book and wrote a very concise and clear summary. Considering that I really only summarized two chapters, and it's impossible to summarize in one page in it's entirety, it's pretty good. __________________ XIAN- for hating Wiccans. MURDERER- for hating vegetarians. PREP- for hating Goths. These are a few of my favourite things, the hypocritical stylings of the most "liberal" groups.

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