Last book you read/What are you currently reading
Soooo what's the last book you read/what are you currently reading
Maybe throw me a recommendation of one of your favorites or something, I have a 2 hour gap between classes and need more stuff to read...
January 6, 2015
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In terms of fiction, I've always been a Classic Sci-Fi nut. Finally got around to finishing "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and "Fahrenheit 451", and I'm halfway through with "I, Robot".
With Non-Fiction, I finished reading "The God Delusion" and I started reading "Wired for Thought".
The Great Gatsby for school, but I don't mind it
Last: The Kite Runner
Now: To Kill A Mockingbird
Any recommendations would be nice
Has anyone bought anything from thriftbooks.com? Is it reliable?
@Chachi: good very good
@chachi so you don't like it either?
Last book I read: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
Currently (should be) reading: my textbooks for most of my classes... </3
Well we're reading Hamlet in school but that doesn't really count...
I don't know what to read
@Chachi that book is stupid as hell
@Maedhros: I downloaded the first book of the Kingkiller Chronicles and so far it's very entertaining... I want a few books to read for my 5 hour flight. Otherwise it's going to be a super boring one
Last book - Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
Current book - The Host
naked statistics
so far it's a fantastic read - actually makes reading about stats fun and interesting (coming from a fashion major)
Last book: I am Malala.
The book I am reading: East of Eden.
@uLtimatefx: The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book! To be completely honest, most of modern fantasy was inspired by and includes elements from The Lord of the Rings. I heard the Kingkiller Chronicles is good too, but I haven't read them. I'd definitely try lotr. It might take you some time to get through but it's totally worth it
last book i read was "the hobbit". i find it very enjoyable to read.
a book series that i would recommend is "the wheel of time". i havent read the latest books but i really love the way the author creates the fantasy setting. he also put a lot of work into details of how the things work in the world "the wheel of time".
even though its a graphic novel, i really recommend "Maus". basically, the author interviewed his father about his experiences surviving as a Jew in Nazi Germany.
I would also recommend "Catch-22", a novel that makes fun of how a system keeps screwing people over through comedy. it takes place during WWII with the main character being an american bombardier over Italy that is always looking for ways to survive.
[quote=Maedhros]Finished Tolkien's The Silmarillion for the fourth time... probably going to work on his History of Middle-earth series next.[/quote]
I am currently looking for fantasy books (stuff like Eragon, Harry Potter). Did you read LoTR? I might give it a shot... I also heard that The Name of the Wind is pretty good, or the kingkiller chronicles as well
100% agree with staying away from Veronica Roth. Somewhat interesting concept but dystopian societies are so overdone (in the Young Adult genre at least) and the series gets beyond depressing. They just don't make YA books like they used to anymore (or I'm getting picky).
Been reading Pride and Prejudice after watching one of the many movies. A little backwards but it's interesting to recognize quotes and seeing events/interactions in more detail. Usually watching a movie inspired by a book after reading the book leaves me sour so it's a nice switch. My English teachers would hate me for saying that though. At times, the style is quite difficult to understand.
As for recommendations, I thoroughly enjoyed Oscar Wilde's satire, The Importance of Being Earnest. It's the only required English reading I didn't whine about for days on end. It's a bit short but had me laughing and I adored how it was one of the few mandated books that wasn't totally dark/depressing/morbidly themed. Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God was rather captivating but the language takes some getting used to.
Well I read __Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck__ a few days ago in about 2 hours.
Those books are pretty funny for all ages.
Neil Gaiman's Ocean at the End of the Lane
One of my favorite books of all time, and relatively short (160ish pages?) so if you're a quick reader, you can finish it in one sitting during your break.
I've been reading what my high school students have been reading and from my personal opinion, stay away from Veronica Roth (Iono what my students see, but it comes across as really angsty after the first book and went downhill). Hunger Games trilogy was decent, as was The Fault in Our Stars.
I personally really like Hemingway, but I understand he isn't for everyone. The writing is really elegant, though the last Hemingway book I read (For Whom the Bell Tolls) left me with mixed feelings, as it was nicely written but took forever to get anywhere. All part of Hemingway though, I suppose.
I'm currently reading some Feminist Christianity book I got for Christmas (don't ask...only reading it cause I felt it'd be rude not to, so I'm VERY slowly going through it), though I'm thinking of reading George Orwell's Animal Farm next. Read 1984 and loved it, and its part of the Grade 10 curriculum in Lower Mainland Vancouver districts so I might as well read it now as I might eventually have to teach it.
I'm reading the Inkspell trilogy since I never got to read it when I was younger.
#sofancy
One Hundred Years of Solitude: One of my least favorite books of all time. Depressing and fatalistic as hell and extremely confusing.
I was assigned Slaughterhouse Five a few weeks ago and I was surprised at how good it was considering I'm not a big sci fi/psychological fan.
Just finished the wind up bird chronicle by haruki murakami- arguably his best book and definitely my favorite of his so far
Definitely worth checking out if you're interested in wwii, japanese culture, and postmodern fiction
Right now I'm working on the sagas graphic novels- 4th volume just dropped so i figured it'd be a good time to start but rly my gf kept raving about so I thought why not. I really like it too! Very Star Wars-esque hehehe with gorgeous art to boot
Finished City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4). Currently reading Delirium and The Fault in Our Stars.
The last non-technical book I read was Pale Fire by Nabokov. Currently reading Borges' Collected Fictions, although the last time I actually made any progress was a few months ago.
As for technical stuff, Abrash's Black Book, Petzold's Code, and Hennesy/Patterson's Computer Organization and Design.
Finished Tolkien's The Silmarillion for the fourth time... probably going to work on his History of Middle-earth series next.
The last book I've read was the sixth Harry potter book
A brave new world like 5 weeks ago for school
I haven't read a book in years.. I read things online plus if I were to read it would be fantasy books, which is basically Anime to me
A Good Fall by Ha Jin
Gave me a better perspective on a lot of things.
listening to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7GFIqFvo8
Last book I read was hannibal by Thomas Harris ( really terrible ending to a pretty good series lol)
Currently reading the hobbit because I bought the Lotr book set at the library a while back and the movies bore me but I always thought I would give the books a shot. It's really cute and entertaining/fun so far.
Last night I was also looking through cat's cradle by kurt Vonnegut. It's like one of the top books I would ever recommend but it's been a while since I read it and looking through it again reminded me of how incredible it was and how deeply it shaped my way of thinking. Honestly you can't go wrong with anything by Vonnegut though.
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