What book (or books) are you currently reading?

David McAfee · Aug 20, 2005

At this moment I am reading these books in tandem:

The Dark Tower (Stephen King) half done
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice) just started
Carrie (Stephen King) almost finished
Extinction (Lisa Smedman - War of the Spider Queen series) half done

Pluse my wife and I are watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD.

maestrowork · Aug 20, 2005

I'm trying to finish The Kite Runner. I have started on Aloft. I try to keep my reading queue short because I have very short attention span.

WVWriterGirl · Aug 20, 2005

American Gods, Neil Gaiman (about 1/2 done)
Sourcery, Terry Pratchett (about 1/2 done)

WVWG

triceretops · Aug 20, 2005

The long version of the Stand, and I am pounding my head trying to slough through this epistle without losing my mind. Fantastic Voyage, and Raiders of a Lost World (that most closely resembles my action/adventure writing style, which I'm using as a crutch to get through my WIP).

Tri

scribbler1382 · Aug 20, 2005

Liars And Thieves by Stephen Coonts. The writing is a little clumsy, but it's a fun story.

The next to be read is Dance Of Death by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child unless I manage to find MacDonald's The Deep Blue Good-By. It's the first Travis McGee book and I really want to read it.

scarletpeaches · Aug 20, 2005

I'm two thirds of the way through We Need To Talk About Kevin, and half way through Children of England - although God knows why I put myself through the bother of reading Alison Weir's books - she may be lauded as a wonderful historian but believe you me, she's not too vigilant when it comes to getting her facts right. She has a nasty habit of forming opinions of certain historical characters with no evidence to back them up, instead presenting her views as undeniable *snort* 'fact'.

alaskamatt17 · Aug 20, 2005

George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones.

I just finished Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov.

azbikergirl · Aug 20, 2005

alaskamatt17 said:
George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones.

Just finished it this morning. Absolutely loved it. Next up: Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress. I usually read one or more NF books while I read a novel, and currently those are Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass, and Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell.

Hang of Thursdays · Aug 20, 2005

Contact, by Carl Sagan. Rereading, actually, but like Triceretops, it's sort of vaguely relevant to my WIP, as I'm seeking to do as realistic a depiction of alien lifeforms and contact as possible. Will soon by rereading Sagan's Cosmos, as well, for much the same purpose.

aadams73 · Aug 20, 2005

scribbler1382 said:
The next to be read is Dance Of Death by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Fabulous book. One of their best yet. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Currently reading: Tess Gerritsen's The Surgeon

KTC · Aug 20, 2005

I am currently reading

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN by JONATHAN LETHAM

&

THE LIGHT OF FALLING STARS by J. ROBERT LENNON

LloydBrown · Aug 20, 2005

You guys are reading good stuff. Contact great, AGoT had one of the best ending scenes I have EVER read in a novel, Carrie was outstanding, especially for a writer that early in his career (wasn't that King's first?), and anything Foundation was good. I loved the Stand, btw. Took me two days.

I can read quickly. My best single day was Carrie and Firestarter. That was a school day, too. I read a good chunk of Carrie during calculus.

This is apparently the year I read kiddie books. Reading HP4 now (Goblet of Fire), then finish the rest of the series. The Narnia Chronicles before the movie comes out, then the Lemony Snicket series. I read the Princess and the Goblin a couple of weeks ago, on a challenge from my kid to see if I could do it in two hours.

I just ordered Jenna's How to Make A Living As a Freelance Writer about 10 minutes ago. Maybe you've heard of it.

ANNIE · Aug 20, 2005

Lady of Sherwood by Jennifer Roberson.

An interesting twist on the Robin hood theme told from Marion's point of view.

rtilryarms · Aug 20, 2005

One False Move by Alex Kava. She has an excellent style and her descriptions are great.

Next I am re-reading Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. In one of those books I read someone telling Tom or Huck "If you want to know what people are thinking, wear thier face" Or something like that. I was 9 years old and recovering from a sickness but I always remembered that.
I need it for a story.

Anyone remember it? Maybe it was another book and author?

AdamH · Aug 20, 2005

I'm reading "The Time Traveller's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger.

And I'm trying DESPERATELY not to read a thread I saw earlier on another part of the board discussing it so I don't ruin the ending for myself. It's a pretty good book though.

blargh · Aug 20, 2005

I'm currently reading:

Raintree County by R. Lockridge--terrific book, by the way.

Enders Game by OS Card

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury.

Saanen · Aug 20, 2005

I'm reading The White Hart by Nancy Springer. It's not really my favorite style of writing, but I picked it up in a used book store the other day and got hooked.

alaskamatt17 · Aug 20, 2005

blargh said:
I'm currently reading:

Raintree County by R. Lockridge--terrific book, by the way.

Enders Game by OS Card

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury.

I loved Ender's Game. Sounds like you've got some good reading there.

MarkPettus · Aug 20, 2005

Terry Goodkind's Blood of the Fold is in the latrine.

David Drake and Erik Flint's 1632 is in my PDA.

Herman Wouk's A Hole in Texas is in the CD player in my car.

The 2005 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market is on my nightstand.

There are 3 other books on my nightstand, all with bookmarks somewhere near their beginnings. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard, and Rabbit Redux by John Updike.

Any author that can make me put everything else down... is a welcome treat. On October 11, when Robert Jordan publishes again... I'll drop everything to read the Knife of Dreams.

David McAfee · Aug 20, 2005

MarkPettus said:
Terry Goodkind's Blood of the Fold is in the latrine.

David Drake and Erik Flint's 1632 is in my PDA.

Herman Wouk's A Hole in Texas is in the CD player in my car.

The 2005 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market is on my nightstand.

There are 3 other books on my nightstand, all with bookmarks somewhere near their beginnings. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard, and Rabbit Redux by John Updike.

Any author that can make me put everything else down... is a welcome treat. On October 11, when Robert Jordan publishes again... I'll drop everything to read the Knife of Dreams.

Blood of the Fold is good, but Faith of the Fallen is the best one in the series, in my oh-so-humble opinion.

I have the 2005 Novelist and Short Story Writer's Market in my computer room.

The last Jordan book I read was the 6th one.

rowriter · Aug 20, 2005

I've got several first chapters going right now (just finished Where are the Children by Mary Higgins Clark):

Firestarter, Stephen King

Enders Game, O. Scott Card (thanks to Alaskamatt's recco a few weeks ago)

Wedding Ring by Emilie Richards

and Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

WannabeWriter · Aug 21, 2005

I recently bought a collection of all the Sherlock Holmes stories and novelettes. I'll be reading them soon.

inexperiencedinker · Aug 21, 2005

WVWriterGirl said:
American Gods, Neil Gaiman (about 1/2 done)

WVWG

I thought American Gods was a good book...and a very different take than the usual humdrum.

Currently I am reading John Sandford - Shadow Prey and they are GREAT!

I am only on #2, so I am sure I will get burnt out, but I really enjoy his characters and his action packed scenes. I am following some of this style for my own WiP

I just finished Aspirin's Phule series, pretty funny!

I am half way through his MYTH series, but they are fizzling on me fast.

If you all wanted a new read, you could critique the prologue on my WiP! Link included, lol.

BradyH1861 · Aug 21, 2005

I am currently reading:

American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles by Thomas Keneally

The Center Cannot Hold by Harry Turtledove

The Confederate Dirty War: Arson, Bombings, Assassination and Plots for Chemical and Germ Attacks Upon the Union by Jane Singer. (actually I finished this one last night)

Brady H.

David McAfee · Aug 21, 2005

LloydBrown said:
You guys are reading good stuff. Contact great, AGoT had one of the best ending scenes I have EVER read in a novel, Carrie was outstanding, especially for a writer that early in his career (wasn't that King's first?), and anything Foundation was good. I loved the Stand, btw. Took me two days.

Yup, that was his first novel. A very fast read, but it's my "john" book, so I don't read much of it per day. Once it's done I plan to start on The Once and Future King.

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