What are you reading... Now...

[Raph's Girl]

Just started reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I figured I'd give this a try since it's such a popular series. Since it's set up here I keep on seeing all the news reports on it. Gee thanks Stephanie Meyer for making a blink and you'll miss it town into a vampire lovers tourist trap town. :P

So far it's interesting. Mostly cuz of the setting being in an area Im somewhat familiar with.

[Evenstar227]

Bought a plethora of comics on Saturday, so have been reading TMNT, Gizmo, Melting Pot, Rogue, Shi, Kabuki, Venom, and Blue Monday for the past few days...and still have more to go!

[Ninjinister]

I'm re-reading Koji Suzuki's Loop, book three of Ring (yes, the same Ring that spawned the horror series of Ringu and The Ring). That book is a serious head trip.

It's revealed that the first two books actually took place in a computer simulation... but then the Ring virus escapes from the computer world and mutates into a cancer, which plagues all of earth's species, including plants. Then, in the ultimate wtf moment, the protagonist learns that he is a clone of the deuteragonist from the first book... essentially meaning that he is a clone of a man that never existed in the first place!

[Raph's Girl]

Well I loved Twilight....it was a slow start but got good near the middle. So now Im reading New Moon then Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Dunno if Im ever gonna see the movie...maybe when it's out on DVD....

[KROW]

I finished a Forgotten Realms trilogy called "The Year of Rogue Dragons" by Richard Lee Byers recently (interesting menagerie of fantasy creatures; Taegan kicks ass). It was three separate books titled, "The Rage," "The Rite," and "The Ruin." Pretty decent story if you're into that genre.

Now I'm re-reading "Mad Merlin" by J. Robert King. A few years ago, I started this and got to chapter 48, then misplaced the damn thing during a Spring cleaning and found it again in October. It's quite surreal and will make you see Merlin in a very different light.

[Tinuvielsdreams]

Well I loved Twilight....it was a slow start but got good near the middle. So now Im reading New Moon then Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Dunno if Im ever gonna see the movie...maybe when it's out on DVD....

My friend literally dragged me into the bookstore for the purpose of making me buy Twilight. It was a pretty easy read definitely and the subject matter is definitely geared toward teens but I did get completely hooked and read all 4 books in about a month. I am curious if other people feel this way but my interest in the story dwindled during the events of the third book. I haven't seen the movie yet but I might try to in the next few weekends. I don't want to fight massive groups of teenage girls :lol:

Right now I am reading The Lovely Bones which has been working my emotions pretty good. I may be too sensitive but its been a tearjerker

[Evenstar227]

I've read Twilight and New Moon, and plan to read the others, as well as see the movie eventually. While geared towards teenage girls they're still pretty good, if you like vampire books. But when it comes to teen vampire books, IMO nothing can compare to The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith. I loved those as a teen.

[Raph's Girl]

While geared towards teenage girls they're still pretty good, if you like vampire books.

Well that's just it... Im not into vampires...Im more into werewolves. Vampires have never really interested me and yet the Twilight books are good and I wanna read the Southern Vampire Chronicles cuz of True Blood. :P I guess it helps there's Werewolves in both series....

[Evenstar227]

Well that's just it... Im not into vampires...Im more into werewolves. Vampires have never really interested me and yet the Twilight books are good and I wanna read the Southern Vampire Chronicles cuz of True Blood. :P I guess it helps there's Werewolves in both series....

Ever read the Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton? They mostly feature vamps but they have a great take on werewolves. It's probably my fave version of both.

[cqb101]

Will people please stop calling the "things" in Twilight vampires?! Calling them vampires is an insult to the likes of Stoker, Rice, etc.

[Evenstar227]

Will people please stop calling the "things" in Twilight vampires?! Calling them vampires is an insult to the likes of Stoker, Rice, etc.

Do you also pick on vegetarians? :roll: It's a different take on vamps. Nothing wrong with that.

[cqb101]

Do you also pick on vegetarians? :roll: It's a different take on vamps. Nothing wrong with that.

It's more than just a different take...It removes almost everything that defines vampires and vampirism.

[Raph's Girl]

It's more than just a different take...It removes almost everything that defines vampires and vampirism.

You DO realize that different cultures have different definitions on Vampires right??? There's various different species of them. Just because one book has what's deemed as the most well known definition and another one doesn't that doesn't mean it's wrong.

I mean take a look at the different ones:
Transylvanian - The ones everyone knows
Brazillian - Furry feet!!
Native American - Basically snort blood thru their noses....
Malaysia and Philippine - Only suck blood of children and pregnant women.
Aztec: Noblewomen who died in childbirth.
Japan: Kappa are vampires as are Kitsune
Australia: Basically the same powers as the Wraith in Stargate Atlantis. They suck blood with their hands.
Some transform into bats while others transform into wolves or other creatures.
http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Vampire

[Hannah]

Ugh. I hate Twilight. It is a horrendously written collection of embarrassing fantasies of a fat 30 year old outcast. There is not one well-developed character, creative plot point, or anything to draw in interest in the entire book- everything remotely interesting about vampires has been removed. "Biting" is a lackluster metaphor for sex and the whole book is conservative propaganda. The main character barely has a personality- she is only there for the lonely "tween" readers to project their personalities into and pretend like anyone would ever love them.


Anyway, I just finished The God Delusion and I'm currently reading Siddhartha. I think God is Not Great is next on my list.

[Ra]

Hannah...have I ever told you I love you?

For me, I just picked up "The Ultimate History of Video Games" at the local library.

[IamtheKnight]

I just finished Batman the Long Halloween. A great read. The art is amazing. So was Glida (SP?) the real Holiday? I'm planning on getting Dark Victory.

[CudleyCowlick]

Shadow of the Warmaster by Jo Clayton.

Never read anything by this female s/f author before, so I figured I'd start with one of the very few standalone books that she wrote.

Gotta say so far that I'm about 150 pages in and still not really drawn into it. She is an excellent writer and on a technical level, I'm impressed, but it's lacking something I can't quite put my finger on. I'll push through, but if I don't start loving it soon enough I don't think Ms. Clayton will be take up any more space on my shelf.

I'll save that space for Andre Norton, a female s/f writer that never dissapointed. I think my next book will be another one of hers.

[Anarky]

You DO realize that different cultures have different definitions on Vampires right??? There's various different species of them. Just because one book has what's deemed as the most well known definition and another one doesn't that doesn't mean it's wrong.
So tell me then, from which ancient culture did the authoriffic genius aka. Stephenie Meyers get the sparkly vampire biting-is-just-sex stuff?

I've read the book because so many people were saying it was good. I figured it might be worth something and besides "Twilight" is an interesting sounding title. But that book is fanfiction in printed form. It's atrocious. It obviously caters at the "I'm an ugly twat, but my mom's said that I'm beautiful"-crowd who doesn't understand that they just might be too ugly for reproduction. They'll swoon over Edward who is "The only man who could ever love me the way I am!" since "Oh, my God, I'm so much like Bella!" whereas Bella was just intended to be that way.

If you want to write books for the sole purpose of making money off teens and other social rejects who don't know better, then Twilight's the way to go.

[The Stryker]

You DO realize that different cultures have different definitions on Vampires right??? There's various different species of them. Just because one book has what's deemed as the most well known definition and another one doesn't that doesn't mean it's wrong.

I mean take a look at the different ones:
Transylvanian - The ones everyone knows
Brazillian - Furry feet!!
Native American - Basically snort blood thru their noses....
Malaysia and Philippine - Only suck blood of children and pregnant women.
Aztec: Noblewomen who died in childbirth.
Japan: Kappa are vampires as are Kitsune
Australia: Basically the same powers as the Wraith in Stargate Atlantis. They suck blood with their hands.
Some transform into bats while others transform into wolves or other creatures.
http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Vampire

Ok, let me put this in terms you and Evenstar can understand.

If someone released a TMNT story where they aren't turtles, aren't ninjas and are 35 years old. Is it the same thing?

Thing is, we're arguing with the target audience Hannah and Anarky mentioned so theres no way it'll get through.

[Lady Venus]

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[cup-mikey-gertha]

What am I readng right now? This thread. LOL. :lol:

[BartAllen]

Im currently reading this message board.
The comics I'm reading are: Invincible, Astounding Wolf-man, Ult. Spider-man, and I think thats about it. I havent read anything from DC in almost a year. I'm also dropping titles left and right from marvel. Image is the only company keeping my interest. (Never thought I would write something like that.)

[cup-mikey-gertha]

I havent read anything from DC in almost a year.

Woah! My room and my brother's room are filled with DC comics and collectibles. I haven't even read my recent Titans comic books purchases yet.

:D

[Candy Kappa]

What am I readng right now? This thread. LOL. :lol:

aww I was about to write that, now I have to make a real comment:D

I read at the moment Blade of the Immortal and a couple of Norwegian humor comics Nemi and Pondus

[GK Punk]

I wonder how many times that joke has been made in this thread now. :o

Reading Star by Star, part of the Star Wars New Jedi Order series by Troy Denning.

[Peanut]

I read through about 300+ Marvel comics recently. I thought most of it was complete trash, the only things I enjoyed were the Civil War and Planet Hulk, and I had read most of Civil War before. Planet Hulk was f*cking fantastic, though.

I'm near the beginning of World War Hulk now, and it's decent, but not as good.

[Mr. Snackpants]

I got the absolute edition of Watchmen for christmas and I just finished it a couple days ago.This was long overdue and it was every bit as good as people make it out to be.

[Raph's Girl]

Currently reading The Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler. Not the latest Dirk Pitt adventure but Im a tad behind in reading em. Thankfully I DO have the latest Dirk Pitt adventure to read after this. :D

[discordiatookie]

I won me a, guess what you would call a box-set, of Doctor Who books offa ebay the other day there. Ten books, all featuring Martha. For the princely sum of twenty quid, which is nice! Am reading one called 'Wooden Heart' right now, which is very good.

Also, coming soon in my reading schedule, is that other nine Doctor Who books in said box-set. And I picked up a few at a local charity shop, including The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold; The Voodoo Handbag and Website Story by Robert Rankin (recommended to me by my friend Scott, who says Rankin is like Douglas Adams on acid - loves me some DA, me does!); A Sandman anthology, edited by Neil Gaiman and written by various writers...

So I got me a few to read, which is always nice!

[cowabunga14]

Pretty much finished Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, which was some pretty messed up stuff. I liked the psychological horror aspects of the story, though, and wish there were more graphic novels like it.

Been reading Twelfth Night in my English class, which has been fun and light. For the most part, I find it intriguing.

[Leo656]

Superman, Action Comics, Supergirl, Justice League of America, Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, Titans, Booster Gold, The Boys, Blue Beetle, Batman, Detective Comics, Batman Confidential, Robin, Nightwing, Army of Darkness, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps., Green Arrow/Black Canary, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic X, The Flash, and all the Star Wars and TMNT books.

As for minis I'm working on all the Final Crisis stuff, Batman: Cacaphony, Reign In Hell, and the just-ended Superman/Supergirl: Maelstrom.

Really looking forward to Flash: Rebirth since The Flash just ended.

[RAM BAM]

I'm on my second reading this old non-fiction book called
"The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by James F. Johnson
as told to Floyd Miller. It's about a con man from the
earlier part of the twentieth century called Victor Lustig.
The title says it all!

[NiNi]

I've been reading Shinju, by Laura Joh Rowland. She's fantastic when it comes to her Japanese murder mysteries in my opinion. I've read this book quite a few times and yet it never gets old.:tlove:

[cup-mikey-gertha]

I just bought "Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Volume Two" an hour ago. It's hard to find a TMNT comic on where I'm at, so finding this version in a local specialty bookstore (take note: bookstore and not comicbook store) is almost impossible.

:)

[Lord Nightwalker]

I am reading 33 strategies of war.By Robert Greene.

[NiNi]

I just bought "Tales of the TMNT The Collected Books Volume Two" an hour ago. It's hard to find a TMNT comic on where I'm at, so finding this version in a local specialty bookstore (take note: bookstore and not comicbook store) is almost impossible.

:)OH! I got that too. It was a great book I thought. ^^

[Hannah]

I just finished Slaughterhouse-Five and now I'm reading Lord of the Flies wooooo

[Machias Banshee]

Both of those are very good books... :thumbsup:

Right now, I'm just starting Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston. Same guy who wrote the relic (anyone remember the movie?). The prologue by itself is intriguing, involving astronauts on the moon, orange soil, and a mysterious stone tablet that disappears after it's arrival to Earth...

[Voltron]

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Wild stuff.

[SassyGal]

Cross Country by James Patterson. I love his Alex Cross series!

[Ginny]

I'm reading Heroes; Saving Charlie yet again! :lol:

[Brodie]

I'm currently teaching Maus 1 & 2 for a comics class...

I just had a couple decent hauls at a local comic shop...

Iron Man- Enter: The Mandarin
X-Men: Ages of Apocalypse
Fantastic 4: VIsionaries- John Byrne
Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime & Megatron
Daredevil: Yellow
The Eternals
The Essential Punisher: Vol 3

All for about 5 bucks each, so I'll be knee deep in these for a week or so.

[Voltron]

Shogun by James Clavell.

[discordiatookie]

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. Really good, its the story on which Hellraiser is based.

Comics wise, rereading Robert Kirkman's Ultimate X-men run, and after that i've got me Kane vol 3 by Paul Grist...

[cowabunga14]

In my English class, we're reading Hamlet, which is decent so far. I've never been a huge fan of Shakespeare, but it's always nice to be exposed to his work every now and then.

And on my own, I'm reading How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, which is a book that my dad let me borrow. So far it's a great read for human relations as well as effective communicating, especially if one reading the book finds they need improvement in those areas.

[SassyGal]

I just finished Inkheart, and now I'm on to Inkspell.

[Ginny]

I just started reading The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry. I'm not far enough into it to really know if I'll like it, but I'm a huge fan of Steve Berry so I bet I will. He has filled the empty place in my heart from Dan Brown. I'm still holding out hope that Dan releases The Solomon Key sometime soon.

[Jester]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Exposed: A Critical Analysis by Joan Hake Robie.
I've been looking for this book and finally found it. So far I'm on page 37 of the 75 page book and it's yet to be that critical, just a little snide asking why the TMNT were (it was published in 1992) even popular.

[Ninjinister]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Exposed: A Critical Analysis by Joan Hake Robie.
I've been looking for this book and finally found it. So far I'm on page 37 of the 75 page book and it's yet to be that critical, just a little snide asking why the TMNT were (it was published in 1992) even popular.

So it's not like the Power Rangers one I had years ago that demonized them on every page?

[Leo656]

TMNT is like pro wrestling. People who like it need no reason, others will never understand why we love it so much. And will remind us with snark at every opportunity that they don't understand why.

[Jester]

Ok, just finished the book...quickest I've ever read one...and it's not a very critical "critical analysis." It's seems more an attack on the consumer culture that the TMNT became with it's thousands of products and little to do with the actual content. Heck the other books I read the simply mentioned the Turtles among other "evil" shows of the 80s and 90s, by the same author, were far more critical of the TMNT saying the 4 of them with their matching attire was reminiscent of a gang and Splinter was the gang leader. This basically just glazes over it and loathes it because it's the big "it" children's franchise. If I were a parent reading this as a analysis before deciding if my kid should have the latest TMNT toy or see the latest movie or cartoon show, I think I'd have little problem.

Oh, side note it asked what kind of an adult a person who watched this would become...I guess that'd be us right? we turned out ok, right?

[Ninjinister]

Oh, side note it asked what kind of an adult a person who watched this would become...I guess that'd be us right? we turned out ok, right?

Just keep tellin' yourself that, Jest.

[Ginny]

I picked this up awhile ago, but really just started thumbing through it this morning while waiting on the furnace guys to come. Apocalypse 2012 by Lawrence E. Joseph. It is a pretty fascinating book. I have only completed the part about Atlantis, because I study everything I can on Atlantis, but it seems to delve into some pretty interesting topics. Can't wait to get more into it!

[Raph's Girl]

Now reading Signora Da Vinci by Robin Maxwell. A rather fascinating (yet fictional) depiction on the life of Leonardo Da Vinci's mother, Caterina.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Caliphate by Tom Kratman. An unpleasant but very likely future for the world. :(

[MasterShredder]

I'm currently half-way through American Psycho. And starting the complete Sherlock Holmes collection.

[thebrownranger]

Batman: The Long Halloween and Savage Dragon Archives Volume 1.

[Leo656]

Re-reading Grant Morrison's run on Batman. Good god, when you read the whole thing together up through the end of "Batman: R.I.P." it's frickin' great. Every time I go through it there's so many things I missed that I catch on the re-read. I'm inclined to think most people who "didn't get it" didn't actually read it. I was persuaded to re-read it after reading Morrison's commentary on it in Wizard, especially his revelation of the villain's true identity. Gotta say I missed that one until now, puts the whole run in a new light knowing who the bad guy actually is. Makes me feel stupid for not catching it sooner.

[Buslady]

HP: Deathly Hallows. just about done with it

[Raph's Girl]

Madamoiselle Bolyn by Robin Maxwell. Im really starting to like this author and am totally gonna get her other books about the Tudors. Her next book is "I, Juliet" A rather different depiction of Romeo and Juliet (also need to get the book about Lady MacBeth that's by a different author).

Madamoiselle Bolyn is a different take on Ann Boleyn. Most books about her only do her time in Henry VIII's court. This one is about her childhood in France (and apperantly the Netherlands) and all her adventures there (she apperantly befriended Leonardo Da Vinci according to the back cover. It would be Da Vinci's last days tho as the book starts out in 1514 and Da Vinci died in May 1519)

[Ninjinister]

Birthday, which is book four of Koji Suzuki's "Ring" series.

[Ginny]

I just started reading Brethren: An Epic Adventure of the Knights Templar by Robyn Young. I picked it up on a whim at Kroger, and so far I really like it. It was kind of funny, I was rushing down the aisle and caught the Templar Cross out of the corner of my eye. I came to a dead stop and almost caused a three cart pile up. :lol:

[cowabunga14]

Been reading Jane Eyre in my English class and it's OK.

[Ginny]

Been reading Jane Eyre in my English class and it's OK.


Oh! Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books of all time!

If you would be interested, I highly suggest the film version with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine. It is the best of all of the versions out there!

[asfaloth12]

To Light a Candle by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory.
It's the second book in their Obsidian Trilogy. I like it quite a bit, and would recommend it to any fantasy lover.

Ginny, I love your signature. I think I've seen that picture before, on a website dedicated to unicorn art.

[Ginny]

Ginny, I love your signature. I think I've seen that picture before, on a website dedicated to unicorn art.


Thank you! :) I know I pulled it from one of those sites, and I can't find the site again. I have a framed print of this painting above my bed. I love your avatar also! I have so many unicorns in my apartment, I think it freaks out some people!


I am about 90% or so through Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, for about the 20th time. I think this is my favorite of his books.

EDIT: As for Brethren, which I mentioned above, I couldn't get through it. I'm going to try again on vacation.

[Leo656]

Reading through my collection of Batman comics. I'm up to Part Two of "Gothic" by Grant Morrison in Legends of the Dark Knight.

[Hazel-rah]

"Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched The World" by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

[asfaloth12]

When Darkness Falls by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
The third and final book of the Obsidian Trilogy

Thank you! I know I pulled it from one of those sites, and I can't find the site again. I have a framed print of this painting above my bed.

You're welcome :) I think I first saw it on www.unicornlady.net
It's got a lot of beautiful pictures. Wonderful site.

I love your avatar also! I have so many unicorns in my apartment, I think it freaks out some people!

Thank you :D
Yeah, I'm a unicorn lover as well- as evidenced by my collection of glass unicorns.

[Peanut]

I've been reading a lot of H.P. Lovecraft. I remember (vaguely) reading something of his a very long time ago, and not being able to understand much of it.

Now that I'm reading it with full comprehension, however, I really am blown away. The Call of Cthulu chilled me. I actually had trouble sleeping after reading it. The imagery just kept flashing through my mind. Fantastic.

[Ninjinister]

Dave Barry Does Japan

[discordiatookie]

I'm also reading some H.P. Lovecraft at the moment. Just coming towards the end of "The Colour Out Of Space". Pretty cool and chilling stuff. Gotta bunch of short stories on an app on my iPod for a coupla quid, definitely worth it. There's about sixty short stories there.

Also, on the bus to work i'm reading Douglas Adam's The Long Dark Tea Time Of The Soul. Frickin' brilliant it is.

And i'm also working my way through (for the third time) Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. That's for when i'm on the toilet. Can't crap without something to read, y'see...

[Cipher]

Just finished Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, over a period of less that two days. I always wondered if maybe people were spreading their literary jizz over his stuff for no reason (sorry for the visual), but it was seriously good. Surreal, sardonic, relevant, right up my alley. It even got me to start writing my own fiction again, which I've barely been doing this summer.

Taking a break from depth, I've started Stephen King's It tonight. It's my first experience with a horror story of any great length. Normally I shy away from genre (outside of comics, of course), but the man's got some serious writing chops. If nothing else I can appreciate the craft, and hopefully, get a little scared too.

I also want to try to knock off a Tolstoy before classes start again. Maybe Anna Karenina.

[Ginny]

'The Ladies of the Lake' by Caitlin and John Matthews, and I'm completely fascinated by it!

[cqb101]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Hilarious. Awesome. Just an all around great book.

[Spike Spiegel]

"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

This book really glorifies greed and self preservation...I'm not sure I like its message so far about the nature of humanity.

[Evenstar227]

Just finished an excellent book titled The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield. Wonderful writing, interesting story & characters.

Am now reading The Interior, by Lisa See, which is set in modern China. I enjoyed her book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (went into detail about the old Chinese custom of foot binding...shudder), though this isn't as good thus far.

After these I have 3 Star Wars books to read: one about the Death Star and two about Darth Bane. :tthumbsu:

[Mandi-chan]

Right now I'm reading "The Meaning of Night" by Michael Cox.

Once I finish with that I'm going to re-read the Gemma Doyle Trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Reble Angels, The Sweet Far Thing) by Libba Bray, and then move on to read "Loop" by Koji Suzuki.

I'm planning on getting "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski since I've heard very good things about that book and the author.

[Spike Spiegel]

I'm currently going through the manga of Neon Genesis Evangelion. I have never read it before or seen the anime. It has really good characterization...I haven't been this interested in a manga since I read Rurouni Kenshin.

[Peanut]

I'm also reading some H.P. Lovecraft at the moment. Just coming towards the end of "The Colour Out Of Space". Pretty cool and chilling stuff. Gotta bunch of short stories on an app on my iPod for a coupla quid, definitely worth it. There's about sixty short stories there.

The Colour Out of Space is still one of my absolute favourites. There's something entirely unsettling about it, and the things about it that actually give me chills are so odd that I can't help but feel weak at the ways in which Lovecraft can turn the simplest and most harmless things into nightmares.

[cqb101]

Right now: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Up Next: Strain by Guillermo del Toro

[Brodie]

I'm really curious about Strain... I picked it up, and read some of it....but I don't really know how much of it is del Toro's voice and how much is the other writer.


I'm also reading some Lovecraft stuff...but I'm also reading a lot of Adrian Tomine graphic novels, like Summer Blonde, and his Optic Nerve stuff.

I picked up some new Iron Man graphic novels...and he's pretty much a ****. Not -the- ****.

Also, I re-bought Acme Novelty Library 18, by Chris Ware, who is quite possibly the most profound graphic novelist of this generation. Really amazing.

[Evenstar227]

Finished two by Banana Yoshimoto: Lizard, and Hard Boiled & Hard Luck. Am starting on The Last Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu by Ryotaro Shiba.

[discordiatookie]

The Colour Out of Space is still one of my absolute favourites. There's something entirely unsettling about it, and the things about it that actually give me chills are so odd that I can't help but feel weak at the ways in which Lovecraft can turn the simplest and most harmless things into nightmares.

Yep, it was pretty awesome. I'm a massive Stephen King fan and am quite struck by how similar a couple of his short stories have been to Lovecraft's...

[asfaloth12]

I'm reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. So far so good.

[Ra]

Finished reading "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". Reminds me of why I hate "classic" novels. The zombies are quite the treat though... I wish there was more of them throughout the book.

And right now I'm at the climax of "The Way of Shadows" which is simply fantastic. I've got to get the other two now.

[Master Splinter]

Finished reading "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". Reminds me of why I hate "classic" novels. The zombies are quite the treat though... I wish there was more of them throughout the book.

And right now I'm at the climax of "The Way of Shadows" which is simply fantastic. I've got to get the other two now.


I just finished reading Hunter S. Thompson's The Rum Diary and now am reading Charlene Harris' Dead Until Dark... After that I hope to finish out her Sookie Stackhouse vampire series... And unlike popular demand I refuse to read Twilight books... The way those vampires are they are not like Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and other writers... That's just my opinion...

As for the Pride and Preduice and Zombies I have seen that book at the store and I also had a very interesting conversation with a librarian at a local junior high... She said that reading Jane Austin's original novel was too hard so she got the one with zombies instead... Personally I think everything is a little better with zombies but being a librarian I think "and Zombies" would be more toward the bottom of the reading list...

:lol:

-mm

[cqb101]

And unlike popular demand I refuse to read Twilight books... The way those vampires are they are not like Bram Stoker, Anne Rice and other writers... That's just my opinion...


Twilight is garbage. I don't blame you.

[Ra]

Must... resist... ranting about how bad Twilight is...

Got one last book to read now. "The Runaway Jury" by John Grisham. Managed to get it for $10 while I was at my Grandma's along with the other two books. I'm not that big of a mystery fan, but I'll see how I fair...

Also, I just realised today that "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was co-written by Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote "How to Survive a Horror Movie", which is one of my favourite books.

I think I've found true love.

[Spike Spiegel]

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

I finally finished Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I thought the ending was way too ambiguous.

[Raph's Girl]

While on vacation I read:

Conqueror by Georgette Heyer. An interesting take on the life of William The Conqueror. It's mostly from the POV of a friend of his named Raoul De Harcourt (altho history says the Harcourt who went to England was named Errand. He had a brother named Robert. There WAS a Raoul De Harcourt but some 300 years after William the Conqueror).

To The Tower Born by Robin Maxwell. Initially set a couple months after the death of Prince Arthur Tudor. Queen Elizabeth of York and her friend Nell Caxton (daughter of the William Caxton, the man who braught printing of books to England and translated many into English) tell the story of the lost princes, Prince/King Edward V and Prince Richard of York, brothers of Queen Elizabeth of York. Elizabeth (or Bess) and Nell tell the "true" story of what happened to the princes and their involvement in the whole mess to a 10 year old Henry VIII. Interesting story with rather interesting theories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower

To Hold The Crown by Jean Plaidy. This is the first book in a 9 book series about the Tudors. It's mostly the reign of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Mostly Henry's er paranoia over claiments to the throne (like people pretending to be one of the lost princes).

[Ginny]

I just started 'Deception Point' by Dan Brown yet again. I am trying to read through all of his books before 'The Lost Symbol' comes out. 'Angels and Demons' is next.

[Raph's Girl]

Currently reading The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot. An interesting take on the legendary figure. It's written in an autobiographical context and mostly to her daughter, Hermione.

[Spike Spiegel]

I'm reading the entirety of the "Age Of Apocalypse" story arc (from X-Men).

[Evenstar227]

Currently reading The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot. An interesting take on the legendary figure. It's written in an autobiographical context and mostly to her daughter, Hermione.

Wow, who knew Hermione's mom was a famous Muggle?

(I know, that was HORRIBLE.)

Am reading Women of the Silk, by Gail Tsukiyama. So far it's a less depressing Chinese novel than some others I've read recently. The females aren't treated like utterly worthless crap...but then, I'm only about 50 pages in...

[Ninjinister]

Finally got around to Promenade of the Gods. Started it last night.

[WinterMorning]

Not reading anything at the moment. Last book I read was The Count of Monte Cristo. I fell in love with it, but now I'm trying to find a book that's just as good. Anyone have recommendations??

[Ginny]

Now that I've made it through my re-read of all of Dan Brown's books I've moved on to 'The Book of Fate' by Brad Meltzer. I've heard mixed reviews, but so far, I'm intrigued.

[cowabunga14]

Read Ubik by Philip K. Dick, which was very good. I wasn't sure if I'd like it first, but I was able to get into it.

Started Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan last night. It's a sci-fi noir that I find to be intriguing so far.

[愛]

I'm reading The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks. Pretty sweet book about assassins. Kind of a random pickup, and I'm glad I did.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Priceless memories - By Bob Barker. Love that man.

Also started reading the Mobius 30 years later series in the Sonic Comic.

[Evenstar227]

Just finished Life After God by my favorite author, Douglas Coupland. Pretty good book, and it has his sketches in it too. :tthumbsu:

Also borrowed from the library are Usagi Yojimbo Books 1 - 3, 5, 7, Seasons, and Daisho. The earliest I'd read was Book 2, so it was cool to start from the beginning and read them in order for a bit. I was astounded to see actual humans walking around, and to see that Lord Hikiji is human too. Don't think I ever saw any in the later stuff I read. o_O

[Raph's Girl]

I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis

An interesting take on the life of Lisa Gherardini, the woman who posed for the infamous Da Vinci painting.

[Fang Wolf]

Almagest :D

[Sewer Bull]

I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis

An interesting take on the life of Lisa Gherardini, the woman who posed for the infamous Da Vinci painting.

What's so infamous about?

[Raph's Girl]

What's so infamous about?

Uh... it's the Mona Lisa... she's got a mysterious smile, it was stolen at one point...um...done by Da Vinci......

[cqb101]

Uh... it's the Mona Lisa... she's got a mysterious smile, it was stolen at one point...um...done by Da Vinci......

Um, do you know the definition of infamous?

adjective
1. having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
2. deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Um, do you know the definition of infamous?

adjective
1. having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
2. deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed.

An infamous book is James Joyce's Ulysses, because it had some mild bad language in it ("Not bloody likely!") and was banned in Boston. Not that it was genuinely vulgar like Lady Chatterly's Lover, but its reputation for having been banned did cause a sensation and cause it to become popular. In actuality, the book turned out to be incomprehensible to anyone who wasn't thoroughly acquainted with Irish culture. :P

[Voltron]

I just finished Angels&Demons. I didn't like it.

Reading Cat's Cradle. Love it.

[Voltron]

An infamous book is James Joyce's Ulysses, because it had some mild bad language in it ("Not bloody likely!") and was banned in Boston. Not that it was genuinely vulgar like Lady Chatterly's Lover, but its reputation for having been banned did cause a sensation and cause it to become popular. In actuality, the book turned out to be incomprehensible to anyone who wasn't thoroughly acquainted with Irish culture. :P

It's called stream of consciousness. You don't need to be acquainted with Irish culture, you need to be acquainted with the main character on a very intimate level.

[Evenstar227]

I'm almost finished with Why Girls Are Weird, by Pamela Ribon. Really funny, and some of it really resonates with me.

[Ninjinister]

Not a lot of readin' to do in it, but I've gone through Kevin Eastman's Artobiography, cover to cover, about ten times now. It truly is an amazing book for TMNT fans.

[Master Splinter]

Recently finished these this past month by Charlaine Harris...

Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as Nails

next up is Definitley Dead if I can find it at the store, not at the local Targets, so I got to shop around. In the mean time I am getting a refresher from George Carlin's Brain Droppings.

-mm

[cqb101]

Almost finished with "Already Dead" by Charlie Huston. This book rocks.

[Magneto]

Was Superman a Spy? by Brian Cronin.

Nice book on anecdotes, and myths dealing with DC, Marvel, and other companies and characters as well.

Got a few chapters left to go. Nice read.

[Shipoopi02]

I've been working on a romance of sorts called "Arkansas" (what a title...). I've lost motivation to finish right now. And with the whole vampire craze (which has interested me longer than 1/2 of the time most Twilight fans have been alive), I would like to read a good vampire novel that's not long, like virtually all of Anne Rice's work, and not crappy glorified fan-fiction, like Twilight? Any suggestions?

[cqb101]

I've been working on a romance of sorts called "Arkansas" (what a title...). I've lost motivation to finish right now. And with the whole vampire craze (which has interested me longer than 1/2 of the time most Twilight fans have been alive), I would like to read a good vampire novel that's not long, like virtually all of Anne Rice's work, and not crappy glorified fan-fiction, like Twilight? Any suggestions?

Already Dead by Charlie Huston. It's a supernatural-pulp-noir set in modern day New York. The main character is a vampire. Reads fast, very intriguing, lots of snappy dialogue. It's the first book in a 5 book series.

[Shipoopi02]

Thanks! It does sound interesting, and with there being five books, plenty of material to last me a while, as well. I like Christopher Moore's vampire novels, but there were only two and I want more.

[cqb101]

Thanks! It does sound interesting, and with there being five books, plenty of material to last me a while, as well. I like Christopher Moore's vampire novels, but there were only two and I want more.

While not as good as Already Dead, I'd also check out The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro (Academy Award winning writer/director of Pan's Labyrinth, Blade 2, Hellboy, etc.) and Chuck Hogan. It's a more recent book, came out about a month ago. I didn't love it, I prefer my vampire books to be more supernatural and less real world/scientific, but it's definitely a fun read. It's the first book in a trilogy, with the next 2 coming out in 2010 and 2011, respectively. :)

[Raph's Girl]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

So far a pretty interesting read. Already noticing spots and such from the clues off the Facebook page.

The odd thing is tho the talk about a spheracle portal hidden underground that the CIA have the location of in a vault. And APPERANTLY it's based on fact. Soo...my ONLY thought is "Stargate! Stargate! Stargate!" :o

[Voltron]

Starship Troopers
Three Musketeers
Blue Beard
Ivanhoe
Tao Te Ching

[discordiatookie]

Proper book: Ghost Story by Peter Straub. It's pretty decent, i'm about half way through, seems like some random events all happening at once, and am curious to see how its all gonna come together...

On the ipod: H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth. An enjoyable affair, as always, the spooky b*stard.

Comics: Just finishing up on Battle Pope. Robert Kirkman is a genius. Who's going to hell. Jesus is amazing in this series.

[Fang Wolf]

More of Book Almagest! :D :D

[ThirdMarioBro]

The complete Calvin and Hobbes. Got the hardback three volume set. Those books are freaking HEAVY.

[Ra]

Damn I envy you TMB. I love Calvin and Hobbes.

I got the whole Night Angel Triology about two weeks ago. Read the first book a month ago and I simply couldn't wait to finish off the story. Probably the best recently penned books I've read ever since... well, ever, I guess.

Up to "Beyond the Shadows" right now.

[Ninjinister]

Just picked up Marvel's Essential Godzilla. I don't know if the other "Essentials" are in black-and-white (I've never even touched another volume of the series, so I wouldn't know), but with this book, it gives off a 1954-esque vibe.

[The Stryker]

Decided to start re-reading Ultimate Spider-man. Just finished the Doc Ock stuff. Decent.

[cqb101]

Just picked up Marvel's Essential Godzilla. I don't know if the other "Essentials" are in black-and-white (I've never even touched another volume of the series, so I wouldn't know), but with this book, it gives off a 1954-esque vibe.

Essential Godzilla is so much fun. And yeah, all of Marvels Essential line are B+W.

[Lynn]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire :D

[cqb101]

Six Bad Things - Charlie Huston

My new favorite author. God this guys books are awesome. Easily the best modern crime writer out there. Everybody should check out his work.

[Roland]

Mad issues 427,424. Reading some of the old jokes.

[Brodie]

I picked up Kevin Smith/Scott Mosier's "Shooting the Sh*T with Kevin Smith" a week or so ago. Its just a written out version of the podcasts they do. And you know what? Its either just as funny, or sometimes funnier than when I listened to them before.

[Fang Wolf]

Almagest ^^

[Lynn]

Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell

[Leo656]

Re-Reading "Hulk Hogan: My Life Outside The Ring"

[Lieutenant Granitor]

Stan Lee's Marvel universe

[Voltron]

The all too sweet permaban over Granitor's head. Nice.

[SassyGal]

The Whitechapel Conspiracy - Anne Perry

I've kind of started getting into the 1800's period novels lately. Not bad so far :)

[Oculus Orbus]

I just finished re-reading "George Sprott" by Seth and "Monologues for Calculating the Density of Black Holes" by Anders Nilsen. Two masterpieces by two genius of comics.

[cqb101]

Stephen Kings newest, "Under the Dome".

[Oculus Orbus]

"Surfing on the Third Wave", by spanish comics author Miguel Ángel Martín. Brilliant.

[Genbu]

The complete Sherlock Holmes book.

[Lynn]

A Woman of Substance-Barbara Taylor Bradford

[plastroncafe]

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.

[Oculus Orbus]

"The Arrival", by Shaun Tan. Just finished it, and it's beautiful. If you've got the chance to read it, do it. It's a comic, no words, amazing art. I think I'm gonna go read it again.

[discordiatookie]

Stephen Kings newest, "Under the Dome".

What'd you think? I enjoyed it, but I didn't find myself getting into the characters as much as I have in his other books. Out of his more recent work, must say I well prefer both Lisey's Story & Duma key to this.

But yeah, it were alright.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Other than finally cracking into the Animorphs books I've never read before, I'm bouncing back and forth between Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas and James Patterson's Witch & Wizard right now. I'm further in Odd, but already like W&W better. James Patterson's best will always be Maximum Ride for me though.

[Ginny]

I finally decided to read through the Twilight series. I still have Breaking Dawn to read, but they really aren't bad. I don't think they are the greatest, and I have enjoyed the movies more than the books.

[discordiatookie]

Book:

Am reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series yet again. Just nearing the end of The Drawing Of The Three. Seriously love these books.

Comic:

Rereading my Jack Staff collection by Paul Grist. About halfway through the first trade 'Everything Used To Be Black And White.' Love Grist's art, and his stories are alot of fun too!

[ooglafina]

I'm reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Just finished Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters.

[Buffy]

I'm reading the latest Preston & Child book: Cemetery Dance. I'm really enjoying this one. Anyone read it?

[Candy Kappa]

first book of the drizzt series

[cqb101]

Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston. It's the third book in the Joe Pitt series.

[Sewer Bull]

The Holy Bible.

[Lordmylar06]

I just found an indy comic group I really like. So I'm reading a lot from them now. The current book is called "Synesthetic". It's an anthology book by Space Gun Studios.

[Roland]

Currently reading a game magazine 'Playtech' . I'm reading the review of street fighter 4.

[Dr. Doom]

I ****ing hate the title of this thread. I've always ****ing hated it. What the **** is up with the elipses? Why are they there? It makes no ****ing sense!

[discordiatookie]

Just discovered something pretty hilarious, some of the humour reminds me alot of The Flaming Carrot, which is no bad thing:

www.drmcninja.com

Its an online comic of a doctor who is also a ninja. I've honestly spent a good couple of hours reading the stories so far and just laughing to myself like a nut. Check it out. Also found a coupla TMNT references in there, which is nice.

[Roland]

first book of the drizzt series

Cool, my brother is reading it too. I think his reading the hidden blade series of drizzt.

[asfaloth12]

The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

[Samhain]

As of right now im catching up on Blackest Night and just started reading V For Vendetta. Great book. Also some Deadpool stuff aswell.

[Fang Wolf]

Almagest :D

[Spacebabie]

Dead Until Dawn

[Roland]

I read 'the mysterious affair at styles' by Agatha Christie.

[Spacebabie]

The second in the Sookie Stackhouse series.

[Ninjinister]

Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness

[discordiatookie]

Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, vol 2. Had it for a coupla years now, though it time for a refresher. Awesome stuff. Love the whole TMNT linkage, what with 'Stick' (Daredevil's mentor), 'The Hand' (ninja clan) and the whole origin being interlinked. Before that, read Sin City: Hell and Back, and coming next (well after Visionaries vol 3), will be Ronin. Having a bit've a Frank Miller thing going on right now.

[Spacebabie]

Now I'm on the third book in the series: Club Dead

[Brodie]

Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, vol 2. Had it for a coupla years now, though it time for a refresher. Awesome stuff. Love the whole TMNT linkage, what with 'Stick' (Daredevil's mentor), 'The Hand' (ninja clan) and the whole origin being interlinked. .

Those Daredevil Visionaries books are pretty neat. I dug them.

Right now I'm reading a slew of books... Gotham Central, BPRD trades...I zipped through All Star Superman (one of the best Superman stories I've read). I finished up the complete Barry Ween.

Real books? Nerds: Who They Are And Why We Need More of Them (deals with stigmas, Asperger's, and Autism)...Why Why Suck by Dennis Leary. The Global Achievement Gap (a book about school systems and issues with motivation and educational norms).

I also just finished up the Angel: After the Fall, series. Pretty interesting, I guess.

[Lynn]

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[Spacebabie]

"Dead to the World" Aka the 4th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Twilight New Moon

[jeff the cheff]

The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

[Spacebabie]

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett.

[Brodie]

**** My Dad Says...the...book?

[Candy Kappa]

Preacher book 3

[Ninjinister]

Blade Kitten collection vol. 1. I'm surprised at how adult some of the language is.

[Master Splinter]

"Dead to the World" Aka the 4th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series.

Those books are amazing... My favorite so far is All Together Dead...

-ms

[Revan]

I just finished Darth Bane: Path of destruction. It was a fun read all the way through because I enjoyed the Knights of the Old Republic game by Bioware. The author, Karpyshyn, also wrote for the game and it showed through in this book.

The book takes place 3,000 years after KOTOR but it's still heavy with shout outs to Revan. Anyway, now I'm halfway through the second Bane novel, Darth Bane: Rule of two. Pretty good so far...

[Samhain]

Chariots to the gods?

Jeezus, this book is blowing my mind.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Twilight Saga Eclipse

[Scandia]

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.

Awesome book.

Part of me is fascinated by the subject. And part of me agrees that I dodged a major bullet.

[shuriken]

this trippy zombie terrorist book called Patient Zero.

[Ginny]

Just started reading The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry. I think I'm going to like this one better than his last book, The Charlemagne Pursuit.

[Spacebabie]

Just started on Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. Gotta love a character named Moist.

[plastroncafe]

"The Butterfly Mosque" - G.Willow Wilson
Biography of a remarkable American woman and how she found Love and Religion in Cairo.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn

[shuriken]

The entire Image Run of TMNT volume 3. It's pretty bithcin once you get past their limb damages.

[Volvagia]

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

[discordiatookie]

The Dark Tower book five - Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King. Again. That's for the bus times. For the inhouse/toilet times, i'm reading Clive Barker's The Great And Secret Show. Pretty trippy, really enjoying it.

[SassyGal]

Run For Your Life by James Patterson. I love his books!

[TheCanadiandrome]

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

ditto. that's what i'm reading now

[c_pokey]

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It's soooo good.

[ooglafina]

"The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels. No joke.

[discordiatookie]

Just finished Dark Tower book VI: Song of Susannah. Now onto the final book of the series, which when I took it off the shelf, this pages have started to come out of the spine, which is bloody typical. I've only read it twice before (I'm a Dark Tower junkie) and i'm pretty good at looking after books. So gonna go find it in tpb form tomorrow, so I can read it and travel about at the same time.

[cowabunga14]

I finished The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick a while ago and it was quite a headtrip. The themes of reality and unreality and the use and consequences of the use of a drug called Chew-Z is really what kept me intrigued.

I am currently reading Synners by Pat Cadigan. It's finally starting to pick up depsite its elaborate detail. Even if I don't end up liking it, paying $2.50 for it at the used bookstore wasn't a bad deal, considering that I had a gift certificate, which I used to also buy The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch and Saga of the Swamp Thing: Volume 1.

[Lynn]

I'm reading two books:

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Sandcastles by Luanne Rice

[Persian]

Just finished the two first "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney" mangas. If you like the games, you must read them!!!

And now, I'm reading "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld. It's really interesting!

[RAM BAM]

Minette Walters - The Chameleon's Shadow

[Lynn]

Harry Potter series

[Brodie]

Mark Waid's Fantastic Four run hardcovers. Pretty great stuff. Its oddly refreshing to read Major publisher books that are more lighthearted, or less weighty.

Love Weiringo's art. Reading these books is like reliving Tellos.

[tomservo95]

the scott pilgrim books :D

[wilddiverse]

Kafka On The Shore
by Haruki Murakami

And it's fantastic.

[Venom]

Transformers: Exodus by Alex Irvine

Working on finishing up Extra Lives

[Eiko]

I got hooked on the Eragon series almost fin the 3rd book awaiting the 4th.

[SassyGal]

I just started reading Covet by J.R. Ward.

[discordiatookie]

Just finished The Bachman Books (Stephen King) and am now on Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman.

[Lynn]

I'm reading a book about Wyatt through his own words and those close to him. It's very interesting. :)

[discordiatookie]

Life, by Keith Richards. It's f*cking hilarious, loving it so far...

[Brodie]

Just finished The Bachman Books (Stephen King)

The Long Walk is one of my all time favorite books, such a good Bachman/King book.


I'm reading the beginnings of the Brian Bendis/Alex Maleev Daredevil run. Its pretty amazing so far.

[discordiatookie]

Yeah, The Long Walk is pretty messed up. But then, so is the majority of Stephen King's works! Love him though...

And I be reading Full Dark, No Stars by the said author at the moment. A collection of four stories, and it is very good so far (just nearing the end of the third one). And i'm still reading that Keith Richards book. He's amazing. Oh, and Lovecraft's At The Mountains Of Madness. That guy if f**ked up. Brilliant!

[TheCanadiandrome]

been reading some Manga i picked up from the library. finished the first volume of Dragon Ball, now i'm reading a Batman Manga. then i'll be reading a Star Trek Manga and some Dragon Ball Z

[discordiatookie]

Shakey, Neil Young's biography by Jimmy O'somethingorother. Nae to bad so far!

[cqb101]

Just about to finish up John Dies at the End by David Wong. I've also started in on my first kindle book, Anxiety by Rhett Reese (the debut novel from the co-writer of Zombieland). Before that was Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. Up next is probably going to be a re-read of Dennis Lehane's Gone Baby Gone before I start in on his new novel, Moonlight Mile. Somewhere in there I gotta find time for Stephen King's newest collection, Full Dark, No Stars and a huge stack of TPB's. And that's only the very top of my unread pile. I buy way too many books. :/

[Venom]

As far as non-TMNT comics, I'm currently following Baltimore: The Plague Ships, Lady Mechanika, Assassin's Creed: The Fall, and Incognito: Bad Influences.

[Venom]

Also picked up the new Carnage mini today.

[Candy Kappa]

going to continue my journey through one of the worst books conceived by humans, Twilight. Still on chapter 4, it's gonna hurt.

It's the last time I say yes, when someone asks if they buy it to me will I finish it

[Lynn]

Hells Angels: Three Can Keep a Secret if Two are Dead by Yves Lavinge

[Lynn]

Fallen Angel y Jerry Langton

[Wildgoose]

Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

[deadpoolRKO]

Russell Brand , My Booky Wook 2 , (i read the first one already and it was great )

[wilddiverse]

About 30 pages left to go in Joe Haldeman's The Accidental Time Machine-- as ever, Haldeman writes a solid sci-fi novel that effortlessly feels classic and modern.

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

Just finsihed "Public Enemies" about Dillinger,Baby Face Nelson,Alvin Karpis,Ma Barker, and Bonnie & Clyde

[discordiatookie]

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Again. For the third time. I love this book (and The Talisman) so much.

[Coola Yagami]

Batman and Batman the Dark Knight (whenever issue 2 comes up that is), though I'm also getting the Batman and Robin Hardcover Trades and the recent Supergirl issues that will be featuring Batgirl and Damien-Robin.

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. It's homework.

[shuriken]

The Shining By Stephen King.
So much more interesting than the movie, even if I am a big fan of Kubrick's work.

[Lynn]

Eleanor: The Years Alone by Joseph P. Lash.

[Venom]

Mass Effect: Revelation

[PizzaPower]

World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

Russell Brand , My Booky Wook 2 , (i read the first one already and it was great )

I always thought they should'f used him as Willy Wonka in the remake film a few years back...

[chad]

I am reading Stephen King's IT. The Book is better than the Movie

[discordiatookie]

Just finished Black House earlier and now onto The Taking Of Planet 5, a Doctor Who (8th Doctor) novel. I was telling my pal Scott about some HP Lovecraft stories and he leant me this as its seemingly steeped in some Lovecraft mythos.

Other than that, i'm still troopering through Lovecraft's back catalogue on my ipod, and his short story Herbert West: Reanimator was frickin' sick. Loved it!

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

Just finished Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

[Candy Kappa]

Skull Kickers

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

Skull Kickers

Who's the author?

[wilddiverse]

Who's the author?

That's a recent Image comic, right?

[Brockon21]

Star Trek TOS "Prime Directive"

[shuriken]

Just finished the Shining. Wow. I think that's Kings best book I've read thus far.

[Wildgoose]

I finished The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown...I wasnt very touched...I liked his previous works better

And I start reading The Hunger Games...just bought the first volume and Ive already read the half book! I really love it!

[Krutch]

Mass Effect: Revelation

Is that the graphic novel? Been on the fence about getting it. Any good?

[Venom]

Is that the graphic novel? Been on the fence about getting it. Any good?

No, that's Redemption, and yes I liked it. You can find the hardcover through Amazon for a great price!

Anyway, lots of people give it flak because Liara was all gung-ho let's go and being kick ass, but honestly I didn't see her acting much differently than how she acted during my ME1 playthrough. I think folks had this "shy, timid, naive" asari idea about her from her initial characterizations without taking into account the fact that she was thrown into some pretty deep stuff and had to learn how to survive or be killed very fast, not to mention she helped take out a rogue Spectre and uncover the threat of the Reapers, AND watch her lover (if you played as such) be blown out of the sky.

That's some heavy stuff for a person to process, so I understood how she could act "out of character".

Go into it knowing what it is: a lead in to ME2 and Lair of the Shadow Broker, meant to provide a bridge and give a glimpse of what Liara went through to arrive at the place we see her in ME2, and enjoy it as such.

[Krutch]

Sounds interesting. Yeah, she was my lover when I played through with my female Shepard. We started making out again once I met up with her again in ME2 :P

Cool dude thanks for the heads up. I'll give it a go next time I'm in the shop.

[Samhain]

Just started reading The Shining for like the zillionth time. Never gets old.

[discordiatookie]

Gave up on that Doctor Who book, due to its pishness (well, doesn't help its part of an established series with characters of whom I have no idea about, as the 8th Doctor was only in the movie, and then a bunch of these novels.)

So i'm now on Fragile Things, a collection of short stories and poems by Neil Gaiman. Frickin' love Neil Gaiman!

[Krutch]

Hey Venom thanks for the recommendation. I went to go buy it and as I was holding it in my hand I saw it in the used section for 7 bucks in perfect condition, so, sweet deal!

Anyways I completely agree with you about Liara; I didn't find her too OOC and enjoyed the story for what it was. I've only played/beaten Mass Effect 1 and 2 a month ago. Cool universe!

Thanks again

[discordiatookie]

Thanks to Shuriken and Samhain, i'm now onto The Shining, again.

Medoc/are you here?/I've been sleepwalking again, my dear./The plants are moving under the rug.

[Donnie]

Currently reading the Origin of Species.

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

Just started reading Lolita. Should be interesting...

[Wildgoose]

the last book of the trilogy The Hunger Games...it's really good!