what are you reading right now? - Page 67

Falagar · 05-10-2004, 03:59 AM

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Originally posted by Lady Magpie
Good book! Good book! Yay! I was reading it again a few days ago, but then I lent it to my friend for the summer, so I probably won't see it 'til August. But good book!

So far I agree completely.

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Originally posted by Artanis
I'm reading Homer's Iliad. Must be prepared for the Troy movie.
And I'm still working with 'The Sound and the Fury'.

How far are you into the Iliad? Gotta read fast if you're going to finish it before the premiere on friday.

Artanis · 05-10-2004, 05:06 AM

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Originally posted by Falagar
So far I agree completely.

How far are you into the Iliad? Gotta read fast if you're going to finish it before the premiere on friday.

I'm on part 10, where it is told about Dolon. I'm not going to the premiere, so I've got plenty of time to finish reading first.

**crickhollow** · 05-11-2004, 02:04 PM

I'm re-reading Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle for my Children's Lit. course.

Falagar · 05-11-2004, 02:09 PM

Finished A Crown of Swords, started Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice. Also reading Ser A. C. Doyle's The Valley of Death (or similar).

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Originally posted by Artanis
I'm on part 10, where it is told about Dolon. I'm not going to the premiere, so I've got plenty of time to finish reading first.

But the reviews are going to spoil everything.

***Earniel*** · 05-11-2004, 02:25 PM

I'm currently reading 'The gates of Paradise', last of the 'Mark Stevens' science-fiction series by Felix Thyssens. 30-year old science fiction is fun to read.

Lalaith_Elf · 05-11-2004, 02:29 PM

I'm reading alot and it's all in the name of exams:

The Odyssey - Homer
Electra - Sophocles
Agamemnon - Aeschylus
Oedipus Tyrannus - Sophocles

Peace - Aristophanes
The Wasps - Aristophanes
Acharnians - Aristophanes

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Merchants Tale - Chaucer
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller

And there all closed book, apart from Frankenstein. It's alot of memorising.

Grey_Wolf · 05-11-2004, 02:44 PM

Am reading Book Four of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality: Wielding A Red Sword.

hectorberlioz · 05-11-2004, 03:35 PM

I cant believe myself! I've started reading three huge books! Don Quixote, Les Miserables, and The Idiot...and not farther than the first few pages in the latter two...

Falagar · 05-11-2004, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by Lalaith_Elf
I'm reading alot and it's all in the name of exams:

The Odyssey - Homer
Electra - Sophocles
Agamemnon - Aeschylus
Oedipus Tyrannus - Sophocles

Peace - Aristophanes
The Wasps - Aristophanes
Acharnians - Aristophanes

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Merchants Tale - Chaucer
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller

And there all closed book, apart from Frankenstein. It's alot of memorising.

Sounds fun.

Good luck with your studying!

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I cant believe myself! I've started reading three huge books! Don Quixote, Les Miserables, and The Idiot...and not farther than the first few pages in the latter two...

Which reminds me, I was going to start Don Quixote myself but never got around to do it...typical. It'll have to wait now.

Lalaith_Elf · 05-11-2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Falagar
Sounds fun. Good luck with your studying!

Uh, thanks. I think.

I love reading but... well this is almost putting me off for life. At least Classical Greek Plays

I'm going to start reading 'Paridise Lost' if I can get a hold of a copy - and find the time.

Lady Magpie · 05-11-2004, 05:13 PM

Ah, I love the Greek plays. But I suppose having to read all of them at once could be a little off-putting, yes, I can see that. . .

By the by, Lalaith, love your avatar

ethuiliel · 05-18-2004, 11:55 AM

I'm reading Wolf Wing. It's good, but has an unusual writing style. I like that, though.

Lady Ravyn · 05-18-2004, 12:13 PM

finishing the pearl saga by eric lustbader. then i'll FINALLY read the 3 books in the Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass that i've been waiting to come from england FOREVER! i'm so excited!

Grey_Wolf · 05-19-2004, 01:39 PM

Am reading Book Six of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality: For Love of Evil.

Vicky · 05-19-2004, 03:26 PM

If just finished the Riftwar saga from Feist, but the library doesn't continue buying these books, apperently I'm the only one who reads Fantasy over here

Lalaith_Elf · 05-19-2004, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by Lady Magpie
Ah, I love the Greek plays. But I suppose having to read all of them at once could be a little off-putting, yes, I can see that. . .

By the by, Lalaith, love your avatar

Give me a couple of weeks after my exams and I'll be back on them.

And thanks.

- I've finished with:

Peace - Aristophanes
The Wasps - Aristophanes
Acharnians - Aristophanes

As I had the 'Comedy' exam on Monday. So only 7 more to re-read.

hectorberlioz · 05-19-2004, 06:58 PM

I just started "Jane Eyre"

not very far yet. I read the intro and the preface and the first chapter so far

Mercutio · 05-19-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by hectorberlioz
I just started "Jane Eyre" not very far yet. I read the intro and the preface and the first chapter so far

Wonderful! A member of the male species buying and reading "Jane Eyre" is a miracle in itself. When you get to the part at St. John River's, it gets a littttttttle long. Just keep at it.

hectorberlioz · 05-19-2004, 10:41 PM

Dont worry, if I can handle Tolstoy's long rampages about Napoleon in War and Peace (sometimes they extend to about a hundred pages long!), I'm sure I can get through the river parts in Jane Eyre

Lizra · 05-19-2004, 11:35 PM

Hmmm.. I'm reading the sports page...My sponge is full

05-11-2004, 02:04 PM	#1323
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I'm re-reading Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle for my Children's Lit. course. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

05-11-2004, 02:25 PM	#1325
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I'm currently reading 'The gates of Paradise', last of the 'Mark Stevens' science-fiction series by Felix Thyssens. 30-year old science fiction is fun to read. __________________ We are not things.

05-11-2004, 02:29 PM	#1326
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	I'm reading alot and it's all in the name of exams: The Odyssey - Homer Electra - Sophocles Agamemnon - Aeschylus Oedipus Tyrannus - Sophocles Peace - Aristophanes The Wasps - Aristophanes Acharnians - Aristophanes Frankenstein - Mary Shelley The Merchants Tale - Chaucer Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller And there all closed book, apart from Frankenstein. It's alot of memorising. __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

05-11-2004, 03:35 PM	#1328
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I cant believe myself! I've started reading three huge books! Don Quixote, Les Miserables, and The Idiot...and not farther than the first few pages in the latter two... __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

05-11-2004, 05:13 PM	#1331
Lady Magpie Enting Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ancient Rome (is where me head is, anyway!) Posts: 89	Ah, I love the Greek plays. But I suppose having to read all of them at once could be a little off-putting, yes, I can see that. . . By the by, Lalaith, love your avatar __________________ Formerly Masquerading As Eruveil Greenlef. I'm Back! ...sort of. SQUAWK!

05-11-2004, 02:44 PM	#1327
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Am reading Book Four of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality: Wielding A Red Sword.

05-18-2004, 11:55 AM	#1332
ethuiliel Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA until I find a way to get to Middle Earth Posts: 681	I'm reading Wolf Wing. It's good, but has an unusual writing style. I like that, though. __________________ "...but I love not the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor." "'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. And many indeed saw them and the light that shone about them as they came down from the walls and went hand in hand to the Houses of Healing."

05-18-2004, 12:13 PM	#1333
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	finishing the pearl saga by eric lustbader. then i'll FINALLY read the 3 books in the Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass that i've been waiting to come from england FOREVER! i'm so excited! __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

05-19-2004, 01:39 PM	#1334
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Am reading Book Six of Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality: For Love of Evil.

05-19-2004, 03:26 PM	#1335
Vicky Enting Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ertvelde (Belgium) Posts: 79	If just finished the Riftwar saga from Feist, but the library doesn't continue buying these books, apperently I'm the only one who reads Fantasy over here

05-19-2004, 06:58 PM	#1337
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I just started "Jane Eyre" not very far yet. I read the intro and the preface and the first chapter so far __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

05-19-2004, 10:41 PM	#1339
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Dont worry, if I can handle Tolstoy's long rampages about Napoleon in War and Peace (sometimes they extend to about a hundred pages long!), I'm sure I can get through the river parts in Jane Eyre __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

05-19-2004, 11:35 PM	#1340
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