What are you reading... Now...

[SavageSloth]

Ive started reading X-Men The Age of Apocalypse. Heard so many good things about it.

[PApagreg]

Luthor Strode

[BubblyShell22]

Rereading The Hunger Games.

[Davetello]

Last week I read Magneto -Testament and Red Skull - Incarnate. I really enjoyed them as I am fascinated by World War II.

I've finished Gargoyles now (other than the oft derided Goliath Chronicles) so I'm going to read the comics which are considered the official season 3 and canon. I have lots of other things I wanna read too - been getting back into Vertigo comics.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

This Thread. BOOM.

[Leo656]

Re-lettered versions of old comics on seanbaby.com

Here's one of my favorites, "Bozo The (Unmedicated Schizophrenic) Clown" and "Saul Saltine, Non-Racist Boy In The 1940s":
(Warning: Offensive Language Abounds)
http://www.cracked.com/blog/bozo-un-medicated-schizophrenic-clown-man-comics/
"Your sadness sickens me! Your Birthday is MINE, now!"
"You... you're taking my Birthday...?" :lol:

Here's another, "Captain America: B.A.D.A.S.S. (Bipolar Antisocial Disordered American Super Soldier)":
http://www.cracked.com/blog/what-if-captain-america-was-insane-comic-book-rewrite/

"Those little men put up one hell of a fight, Bucky!"
"They were children, and NO, they DIDN'T..."
"They prefer the term 'Gnomes', lad." :lol::lol::lol:

Check out some other stuff while you're over there. It's all quite hilarious.

[Zany Orange Dude]

The Saga comics. My boyfriend introduced me to them and I have fallen in love with the series!

[PApagreg]

The Saga comics. My boyfriend introduced me to them and I have fallen in love with the series!

MAy I suggest Runaways and Y last man on Earth

[BabyTurtles]

Ultimate Spiderman with Miles :)

[BubblyShell22]

Rereading The Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead. I'm on the third book Shadow Kiss right now.

[blindturtle02]

Lots of r's in that title! Anywho, I'm rereading Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. It's October and I love reading scary stuff. What can I say? I'm also considering rereading all my Resident Evil novelizations at some point this month. I'm used to King so everything else I read seems too short!

As for the recently read, I finished rereading the last of the 7 Harry Potter books with Becca my fiancé. We tend to read allot of books together as well as separately. Those took us about three months to get through but it's always fun revisiting Hogwarts. Oh yeah and just finished Doctor Sleep. Flew through that one because it was quite the page turner. Well it was an audiobook but you get the picture.

[Mzx10484]

Albert Speer - Erinnerungen

[blindturtle02]

Now I'm starting It, another suitable novel to read during October.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

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[TurtleTitan97]

Right now I'm reading Essential X-Men Vol.5, then I'll move onto Essential X-Men Vol.7, and then onto to some Usagi Yojimbo.

[Mzx10484]

Albert Speer - Spandauer Tagebücher

[BubblyShell22]

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. I love Stephanie Plum.

[blindturtle02]

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. I love Stephanie Plum.

Oh yeah, my fiancé's mom loved those books. Becca read the first one and really enjoyed that one.

Fiance and I finished Red Dragon by Thomas Harris this past weekend. It took us about a day or so but we flew through that one. I'm trying to finish It by Stephen King and started the novelization of Resident Evil 0 yesterday. S. D. Perry really brings those games to life.

[BubblyShell22]

Becca should read more of them. They're hilarious. I'm on the second one now, but once I get Allegiant by Veronica Roth (which came out today) I'll be reading that next. The second SP book is called Two for the Dough.

[blindturtle02]

Becca should read more of them. They're hilarious. I'm on the second one now, but once I get Allegiant by Veronica Roth (which came out today) I'll be reading that next. The second SP book is called Two for the Dough.

Her dad got her the first one and I'll have to ask her if she's wanting any more of them for Christmas. It's always difficult to shop for our family because we're all avid readers. haha

Finished IT yesterday and started Bag of Bones. I think this is around the 12th or 13th time I've read it since it came out in 98. One of the best ghost stories I've ever read. Thank God there are no shape changing clowns in this one.

[BubblyShell22]

She should definitely get more of them as they're really good.

I'm reading Allegiant, the final book in the Divergent trilogy. So far, it's pretty interesting, and I can't wait to read even more of it.

[plastroncafe]

"The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and In Private" by Susan Bordo.

It's a cultural analysis of men and masculinity in popular American culture.

[TurtleTitan97]

Right now I'm finishing off Batman: Under the Hood

[blindturtle02]

Just finished Bag of Bones this morning and am now about 90 or so pages into The Stand: The Complete and Uncut edition. Good stuff.

[BubblyShell22]

Re-reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. I often like to re-read series after I've finished the final book just to see how everything connects.

[Blossombrooks]

Just started getting into the Saga comics and I'm loving them! Perfect balance of fantasy, grittiness, love and adventure.

[BubblyShell22]

Decided I didn't want to reread Divergent and instead am rereading the Pretty Little Liars series mostly to get inspiration for my Truth and Lies series of fan fics I'm doing. It's actually working, too.

[PApagreg]

Chew Vol 7

[AT-Man]

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search part 3
I guessed that Noriko is Ursa with her face changed and memory tampered with. Haven't finished it yet but it's been a great story all in all. I hope Azula too will be alright in the end.

[TurtleTitan97]

Joss Whedon's Fray

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

We Got Him! A Memoir Of The Hunt And Capture Of Saddam Hussein by Lt. Col. Steve Russell, now retired from the U. S. Army. Forget all the political rhetoric; he tells us what it was really like in Iraq while he was there.

[cowabunga14]

Descartes - Tom Sorell

[LeoNerdo]

I've been on a Marvel Omnibus buying binge here lately; trying to track down some that I missed and getting the new re-prints of OOP books... I'm almost finished reading Lee & Kirby's Fantastic Four Vol. 1 and in the middle of Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1.

[Prowler]

Dracula by Bram Stoker

[blindturtle02]

Decided I didn't want to reread Divergent and instead am rereading the Pretty Little Liars series mostly to get inspiration for my Truth and Lies series of fan fics I'm doing. It's actually working, too.

My fiancé loves those books so we've been reading them lately as well lol.

[blindturtle02]

Just started a Star Wars novel called Specter of The Past which is the 1st of a duology. Very excited to be reading both unabridged books of said duology for the first time.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Dracula by Bram Stoker

I read that one a few years back. It's a hard read, but very, very good- definitely worth the effort! I loved it!

I was rereading "The Once and Future King", always loved that one! It isn't the easiest read either, but definitely very good.

I read at night to fall asleep and the book I'm reading now is "I am Number Four". Never saw the movie, but after finishing the Hunger Games trilogy I wanted something similar and several sights suggested this series- I'm not far in, but so far I enjoy it alright.

[ObiWanFan4life]

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony - My personal favorite of the series.

[Redeemer]

Allen Moore's "From Hell"

[BubblyShell22]

My fiancé loves those books so we've been reading them lately as well lol.

Really? That's awesome. Do you like them?

I'm currently reading Heartless from the PLL series right now. I really want to get Ali's Pretty Little Lies and Crushed as I missed that one. There's one coming out this month called Deadly, but I want to read Crushed first.

[blindturtle02]

lol yeah Bubbly, I like them too. We finished book 2 a while ago and need to start 3. I can't believe how cruel and manipulative Allison is! She reminds me of the female version of Darth Sidious from Star Wars in a way. And interesting how this type of behavior begets the same in the A character. Becca's also found these old American Girl books that came with some dolls she got back in like 91 or 92 so she's reading those to me as well. I enjoy it when she shares things from her childhood with me so we often get a little sidetracked when reading the more recently released books from other series.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, Ali is very manipulative, yet Emily is the one who really puts her on a pedestal. I won't reveal any more until you continue the series but once you do, I'd love to discuss them with you. So, what did you think of the second book then? I was shocked at the ending for sure.

[TurtleTitan97]

Reading Jeff Smith's Thorn

[Blossombrooks]

Working my way through 'The Mortal Instruments' series, I've literally devoured three of these in a fortnight. I'd really like to see the film now but I'll have to wait a little while longer until it comes out on DVD. I wouldn't say they're the most mentally stimulating books I've ever read but they're fun and I'm really enjoying them.

[blindturtle02]

Yeah, Ali is very manipulative, yet Emily is the one who really puts her on a pedestal. I won't reveal any more until you continue the series but once you do, I'd love to discuss them with you. So, what did you think of the second book then? I was shocked at the ending for sure.

Yeah, we were pretty shocked when we reached the end of book 2. We watched the first two seasons but we both agree that we like the books a little better than the show. The suicide certainly mirrors how some teens choose to deal with this form of bullying in the 21st century. I remember reading an article on the Net about a young girl who had unfortunately chosen the same path as Toby due to pretty much the same situation. I'm thinking Becca wants to re-read the first 2 before moving on to 3 as we've left this series on the back burner for a few months. I'd really like to move on though lol.

[blindturtle02]

Currently reading Vision of The Future, the second book in the Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn duology. It's the longest SW novel written to date lasting at around 700 pages. Love this one so much better than the abridged version I had back in the late 90's. Several characters and battles were cut out of that one. After this one, I'll be readingSurvivor's Quest, a stand-alone SW novel. Then, I'll move on to the unabridged New Jedi Order series.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, we were pretty shocked when we reached the end of book 2. We watched the first two seasons but we both agree that we like the books a little better than the show. The suicide certainly mirrors how some teens choose to deal with this form of bullying in the 21st century. I remember reading an article on the Net about a young girl who had unfortunately chosen the same path as Toby due to pretty much the same situation. I'm thinking Becca wants to re-read the first 2 before moving on to 3 as we've left this series on the back burner for a few months. I'd really like to move on though lol.

Yeah, I like the books better, too, though I also love the show and continue to watch it despite the changes. I just hope they keep some plots similar to the book especially one plot I really hope they do that I can't reveal yet.

[blindturtle02]

Yeah, I like the books better, too, though I also love the show and continue to watch it despite the changes. I just hope they keep some plots similar to the book especially one plot I really hope they do that I can't reveal yet.

I bet I would have to do very little convincing to get Becca back into the show. Besides, she wants to start reading the Walking Dead comics as well as watch the show. So that should be a cakewalk. Her dad even likes the PLLs TV show. It's hilarious because he rarely watches stuff like that. He's more of a Criminal Minds/Law and Order type. I think he enjoys riding around inside the heads of the more manipulative characters. He and his entire family have always enjoyed studying criminal behavior. I gotta say, it's pretty interesting. Not sure what types of problems Allison has but she is one sick and twisted sister.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, she's twisted all right, and you'll see why as you keep reading.

As for what happened to Toby, that was more because Ali held it over his head what he did to Jenna, but Emily never knew about that. She only assumed that he killed Ali, and that's what she was referring to when she said to him, "I know what you did to her." He thought she knew about what he did with Jenna, and I think he just went over the edge because of his guilt over that and killed himself because of it.

Seriously, you're going to learn more about Ali to come in the books as well as learn who A is in the fourth book.

[Allio]

just finished re-reading the chapters of Abnormal-kei Joshi

All the girls are such awesome freaks, love them

[Jester]

Cyndere's Midnight by Jeffery Overstreet, the 2nd in a 4 book series. I'm a slow reader though. I read a chapter a day before I go to bed.

[TurtleTitan97]

I'm reading Sensation Comics #1, featuring Wonder Woman

[Prowler]

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Liked Norwegian Wood and The Elephant Vanishes, so I decided to read another of his books. He seems formulaic when it comes to characterization, but for some reason, I enjoy his writing style and his stories.

[BubblyShell22]

Just got three new Pretty Little Liars books, and I'm reading Ali's Pretty Little Lies right now. So far, a very good read, and I can't wait to read more.

[discordiatookie]

Joyland by Stephen King. Got it for my Christmas and it is magnificent!

[BubblyShell22]

Finished Ali's Pretty Little Lies on Thursday, finished Crushed yesterday, and am in the middle of Deadly right now.

[blindturtle02]

Joyland by Stephen King. Got it for my Christmas and it is magnificent!

Glad you like that one. I bought it last summer and devouret in around 2 days or so. Have you read Doctor Sleep?

[blindturtle02]

Finished Ali's Pretty Little Lies on Thursday, finished Crushed yesterday, and am in the middle of Deadly right now.

Bubbly tarin some books up lately lol! I'm doing the same over the holidays, actually. Sometimes I get in the habbit of doing nothing but reading in my spare time. Well actually it's more like most of the time when I've got down time these days since there are no new TV show episodes to watch. But even when there are, I try to read at least an hour most evenings.

[BubblyShell22]

Hey that's what you do when you have no job and nothing else to really watch at night sometimes. And now I'm rereading the entire PLL series to see how it all connects. I always love doing that.

[blindturtle02]

Currently reading the 9th unabridged book in the New Jedi Order series, Star by Star. Told myself I'd take a break from the series after book 8 and read some Stephen King but that hasn't happened yet. My better half is wanting to read the SW novels as well so we're on book 2 of the Han Solo trilogy.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

I just finished The Power of Six and have started The Rise of Nine, both in the I Am Number Four series. I like these two books better than the first one. Lots of action, pretty cool!

[discordiatookie]

Glad you like that one. I bought it last summer and devouret in around 2 days or so. Have you read Doctor Sleep?

Sure have read Doctor Sleep! It was amazing, as was Joyland. To be fair, there's not much Stephen King I don't like...

[TurtleTitan97]

Reading Street Fighter comics.

[blindturtle02]

I'm reading the screenplay/novel of Stephen Kings Storm of The Century by my lonesome as well as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed with my better half.

[blindturtle02]

Finished Storm of The Century and not really sure what to start next. I'm thinking about starting the 10th book in the New Jedi Order series: Dark Journey. Although I'm in more of a horror novel mood so may read another one by King. Probably The Green Mile or his Different Seasons anthology. Danse Macabre is also something I've been considering. It's one of my favorite nonfiction books along with On Writing. My bh and I have actually been watching quite a bit more TV together than reading. Gotta get back into that.

[discordiatookie]

Was Storm of the Century screenplay actually released or did you find it online? Always wanted to read it, l remember getting it out on video when it was released and loved it...

Got in the mood for some Stephen King short stories, and I just completed reading the Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (on my phone, it's taken me 2+ years on and off) so I started with The Doctor's Case from Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Pretty good pastiche, but I'm not sure if he got the holmes/Lestrade dynamic quite right...

I then went on to 1408 from Everything's Eventual, an absolute cracker of a haunted house (hotel?) story... I was then in the mood for some Lovecraftian King, and having just recently read N. in both book and comic form, I went online and found The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen (the inspiration for N.
and said by King to be one of the best horror stories ever).. It was good, but I prefer N. So now I'm thinking Jerusalem's Lot and then Crouch End.

I love Different Seasons! Read it a couple of times now, Apt Pupil is just proper dark and sick...

[blindturtle02]

Hey DT. Yeah it looks like he released his Storm of The Century screenplay in book form around 1999 or so. I'm a member of this library service for the blind and dyslexic called Bard, and that's where I usually download all my King stuff if they don't have it available for me to purchase on audible.com I bet you could find his screenplay anywhere online. There's a great introduction by him before the actual meat of the book. I love his intros btw. He's always so down to earth.

You mentioned Crouch End and Jerusalem's Lot. I remember reading both of those when I was a kid. Well they were the audio versions but same thing. Anywho, Crouch End was narrated by Tim Curry and my God he scared the crap out of me. John Glover narrates Jerusalem's Lot and he's also got a great horror story narrator's voice. Those are probably my two all time fav short stories, although I loved The Boogeyman. N is also fantastic. He should really do more Lovecraftian stuff. I also keep hoping for more Dark Tower related works some day.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

I finished "The Power of Six" and "The Rise of Nine" in the I Am Number Four series. Just started "The Fall of Five" in that series, then I'll read all the little novellas in that series. I think there are 6 available on ebook right now?

[discordiatookie]

Hey DT. Yeah it looks like he released his Storm of The Century screenplay in book form around 1999 or so. I'm a member of this library service for the blind and dyslexic called Bard, and that's where I usually download all my King stuff if they don't have it available for me to purchase on audible.com I bet you could find his screenplay anywhere online. There's a great introduction by him before the actual meat of the book. I love his intros btw. He's always so down to earth.

You mentioned Crouch End and Jerusalem's Lot. I remember reading both of those when I was a kid. Well they were the audio versions but same thing. Anywho, Crouch End was narrated by Tim Curry and my God he scared the crap out of me. John Glover narrates Jerusalem's Lot and he's also got a great horror story narrator's voice. Those are probably my two all time fav short stories, although I loved The Boogeyman. N is also fantastic. He should really do more Lovecraftian stuff. I also keep hoping for more Dark Tower related works some day.

Definitely gonna be ordering Storm of the Century when I have a bit of spare cash, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

Tim Curry is awesome, he scared the hell out of me as a kid with Pennywise!
I've always felt John Glover would make a decent Randall Flagg..
King's quite big on his audio books, isn't he? I remember reading an interview where it was saying that he used to get his kids to record themselves reading different books that he would then listen to on trips.

I do feel that Lisey's Story has a certain Lovecraftian feel to it also - I think that might be due a reread after these short stories!

I don't think he'll ever be able to leave the Tower alone, I was proper surprised when he announced Wind Through the Keyhole!

It's pretty great to find another Stephen King fan!

[blindturtle02]

Yeah DT, I agree. Always nice to come across King fans. I actually thought about rereading LS after I finish The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. But then I might read a few short stories first. Wondering if I, or someone at least, should start a Stephen King thread here in the book section.

Glover would make a terrific Flagg. He's got a very warm and inviting voice, but he can also be menacing at the drop of a hat. He does great impersonations, and we all know Flagg likes to disguise his appearance, so that'd be another vocal plus for Glover. Glad King will never be able to let the Tower be. I still think there's more to explore in Midworld as well as the Keystone world etc.

[blindturtle02]

Currently reading Star Wars: Maul: Lockdown which was just released today. Also thinking about reading a few short stories by King on the side.

[RaphAndDonnie]

For my English class we're reading the book "Speak" and it is truly one of the best pieces of literature I've read in a long time. I relate to Melinda's snarky, sarcastic attitude so well. It's interesting (and rather sad :cry: ) to see what she's going through. The symbolism is powerful as well. I'm already about 20 pages ahead of everyone else in my class who's reading it.

[blindturtle02]

Yeah I'm like that too when it comes to assigned reading that I really enjoy.

[Icebot]

I'm reading a book called "God Made Easy".

[renaissance reptile]

I'm reading Chew by John Layman; it's a comic set in a fictional world where eating chicken is illegal and is probably the most hysterical and inventive comic I've read in years.

[blindturtle02]

I'm reading Chew by John Layman; it's a comic set in a fictional world where eating chicken is illegal and is probably the most hysterical and inventive comic I've read in years.

Jeez! I don't think I could survive without chicken! No Chick Fil-A would be horrible.

[BubblyShell22]

I agree. I love some KFC for sure!

[Allio]

I just got done reading the final chapter of Rosario+Vampire...over all, I have mixed feelings on it...It is one of those mangas that by the end it changed so much in the atmosphere that it doesn't even feel like the same story from chapter 1

[blindturtle02]

Reading Insomnia by Steve King and currently reading The Force Unleashed with my bh. Wish we were further ahead in the SW novels but we can't sit through the Bard narration of the book, so I started reading it aloud myself because she says the guy reads too slow and she doesn't like the Vader impersonation. lol Don't know if I'm much better but I love narrating books, so I try my best.

[shuriken]

Flowers for Algernon. Never read it but my sis did and said it was a decent book, so why not.

[BubblyShell22]

I'm rereading The Vampire Academy series since the movie's out now.

[blindturtle02]

Flowers for Algernon. Never read it but my sis did and said it was a decent book, so why not.

Oh yeah Shuriken, Algernon is a good read. We had to read that back in highscool. A little sad, but not depressing. Need to put that on my books to reread list.

So Bubbly, how are the Vamp Academy books? I didn't know there was a movie out now. I was thinking Bec might like the books. She likes those Lynsay Sands vampire novels, but that's about all I know. I know she hates Twilight as well lol.

[shuriken]

^^ It's really good, already on like page 70 something.

[Mzx10484]

Joachim Fest

[BubblyShell22]

Oh yeah Shuriken, Algernon is a good read. We had to read that back in highscool. A little sad, but not depressing. Need to put that on my books to reread list.

So Bubbly, how are the Vamp Academy books? I didn't know there was a movie out now. I was thinking Bec might like the books. She likes those Lynsay Sands vampire novels, but that's about all I know. I know she hates Twilight as well lol.

I love the Vamp Academy books, and they're very different from Twilight, so she doesn't have to worry. I do like Twilight, but I also tend to make fun of it at times, too.

[blindturtle02]

We were watching The Walking Dead the other night and a trailer for Vamp Academy came on. I think she wants to read those books. Hope she remembers to update her wishlist on amazon. She's got so many books it's tough to remember which ones she doesn't have. haha

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I want to see the movie so badly to see if it's really close to the book.

[blindturtle02]

Reading Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey. It's ok, but having a hard time following it for some reason and it's usually not like that with SW novels. Probably because I'm more in the mood for horror novels.

[Allio]

just finished reading the first book of Ever After High...it was actually good...can't wait for the sequel next month

[Slade]

but, it is about what I am currently reading. Anyway, I have a free subscription to a few comics at Hastings. Only thing is, lately they've been missing a few issues and sometimes, I just can't make it there to pick them up for a month or two. So, I'm looking for feedback on if I should go ahead and pay for subscriptions to DC and IDW?

Also, does IDW do actual comic subscriptions? Or is it just the digital download kind?

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

but, it is about what I am currently reading. Anyway, I have a free subscription to a few comics at Hastings. Only thing is, lately they've been missing a few issues and sometimes, I just can't make it there to pick them up for a month or two. So, I'm looking for feedback on if I should go ahead and pay for subscriptions to DC and IDW?

Also, does IDW do actual comic subscriptions? Or is it just the digital download kind?

Yes you can (get physical &/or digital copy) subscriptions but to my knowledge you have to go through a third party website for subscriptions. Try doing a web search for idw or tmnt and the words comic subscription, several sites pop up, but I'm too tired to remember any right now , lol. I'm currently using heavyink.com for my tmnt issues but I wouldn't reccommend them. I'm about to switch to another service but can't decide which one. They recently screwed me over pretty bad and I'm still muttering in resentment, lol. If you have any local comic shops they will often gove you subscription options. Best of luck in whatever route you choose.

[blindturtle02]

Currently reading Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream. Also reading The Green Mile. I rarely read two books at the same time. Used to do this quite allot in Highschool so decided I'd try starting again.

[shuriken]

Just finished Flowers for Algernon and holy sh*t was it depressing.
It's rare that a book gets me like that, usually I'm either disappointed, somewhat satisfied, upset, or have a small feeling of accomplishment after finishing a book.
This just made me feel bad.

[blindturtle02]

Just finished Flowers for Algernon and holy sh*t was it depressing.
It's rare that a book gets me like that, usually I'm either disappointed, somewhat satisfied, upset, or have a small feeling of accomplishment after finishing a book.
This just made me feel bad.

Oh yeah, that one is pretty depressing alright. I can remember watching allot of Simpsons after I had to read that for one of my advance placement classes in HS. Never picked it up and read it a second time.

[Prowler]

Btw, anyone here uses goodreads?

[shuriken]

^^ I don't even know what that is.
Oh yeah, that one is pretty depressing alright. I can remember watching allot of Simpsons after I had to read that for one of my advance placement classes in HS. Never picked it up and read it a second time.

I'd like to read it again once I can get over how horribly crushing the ending was for me. Thinking of rereading Pet Semetary.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Picked up 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King for $1 this weekend. Been pouring into it ever since. Geeze, I forgot how much I enjoyed his work!!

[Allio]

Monster High book series...much better than the webisodes and movies

[plastroncafe]

I've got a GoodReads. Even went so far as to add every book that currently lives in my library, whether I've read it or not. That...was an undertaking.

Currently, I'm working my way through my graphic novel/trade collection. I'm just about to start on: "Crogan's Vengeance" by Chris Schweizer.

Just finished "Pang: The Wandering Shaolin Monk" and "Jobnik".
The former was excellent, the latter was unimpressive.

[blindturtle02]

Let's see, my better half and I are reading Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil since she said she felt like the 6th season of Clone Wars left her wanting more. We started the Mirage TMNT run recently as well. I'm reading Stephen King's Danse Macabre and thinking about starting The Walking Dead: Fall of The Governer . Those novels based on the comics are real page turners. Also rereading Larry Corria's Monster Hunter series. Reminds me of Supernatural but with allot more fire power and action scenes.

[BubblyShell22]

Re-reading the Harry Potter series in the living room and The Hunger Games in my room since I watched Catching Fire today.

[blindturtle02]

Re-reading the Harry Potter series in the living room and The Hunger Games in my room since I watched Catching Fire today.

Yeah we're wanting to reread Hunger Games too. We read the first 2 books around 2 years ago but never got around to the 3rd one. So we're gonna have to go back through the first 2. That's ok though. It's a great trilogy. Thinking about rereading HP even though we did an entire readthrough of that last summer.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, the HG books are awesome and so is HP, too.

[Allio]

just finished ever after high 2

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

I've started on Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I'm on The Gunslinger now... Also about to reread the Hunger Games (1st book only since I've more recently read the 2nd & 3rd). Picked up Jurassic Park at a garage sale for a quarter and will probably re-reread that one soon too. I realized I've checked it out from the library several times to read it, but I don't own it- had to remedy that!

[Sleepingseeker]

I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird which was superb, and The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman - I like her stuff but this one was, well, it was only okay. It kind of felt like she was proving she had done her google research, listing a lot of facts and random information about New York at the turn of the century.

I am now reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov because I always wanted to and I am kind of researching for my fic, Lost in the Gloaming, which has a younger female and older male in the roles.

It's really good - pretty creepy and awesomely thought provoking. Uh, don't read it if you are squeamish about getting into the mind of what would be considered a sex offender. I wouldn't usually read something like this, but I'm challenging myself. Feed the muse, as I always say! :tsmile:

I'm about 1/2 way through.

[blindturtle02]

I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird which was superb, and The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman - I like her stuff but this one was, well, it was only okay. It kind of felt like she was proving she had done her google research, listing a lot of facts and random information about New York at the turn of the century.

I am now reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov because I always wanted to and I am kind of researching for my fic, Lost in the Gloaming, which has a younger female and older male in the roles.

It's really good - pretty creepy and awesomely thought provoking. Uh, don't read it if you are squeamish about getting into the mind of what would be considered a sex offender. I wouldn't usually read something like this, but I'm challenging myself. Feed the muse, as I always say! :tsmile:

I'm about 1/2 way through.

Ya know, I never got to read To Kill A Mockingbird in hs. Been thinking about giving that one a go.

[BubblyShell22]

You should definitely read it, BT. I enjoyed reading it in HS.

Seeker, I'd love to try Lolita. The book has been mentioned in the Pretty Little Liars series, and kind of seems to be a reference to Aria's relationship with Ezra and Byron's relationship with Meredith. So I think it would be cool to read one day.

[MartiusR]

I've just ended "Hangdog" by Jacek Piekara. At the beginning, I was quite sceptical about this book, because I've felt like there was nothing happening, that I don't see the "idea for plot" etc. But when there was started the stories, which were told by the guests of pantler Ligęza, the book started to be very interesting and intriguing. And I must admit, that some of the "moral issues" discussed between Ligęza and Zaremba were indeed interesting and adding the flavour to the story (not to mention that they were also "smart and tricky" part, to stock the curiosity in the reader). Unfortunatly, sometimes I felt that there was too much of "interruptions" (on the other hand - maybe all of this was intentional?).

Unfortunatly, the first tome is ending during the really unexpected evidence... And it seems that I won't have a chance in the nearest future to read the second tome (it was relased quite recently, so probably I won't find it in libraries, where I have access).

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

A couple of days ago, I was actually reading Issue one of the IDW TMNT comics.

It was free on Comixology, so I'd just thought I'd read it.

Pretty good.

[blindturtle02]

Currently reading From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. I'm also pouring through a Pedagogy Exam preparation book because I've got one more month to prepare before I go take that one. There are whole chapters devoted to certain portions of the exam as well as a few practice tests. Not the most fun thing in the world to be reading at 5 in the morning when I first get up, but I like to get my studying done so I won't have any to do during evenings.

[Kanon]

I just finished all five Percy Jackson books in a row. *sigh*
It was a long way, but I like them so much.

My favorite of them is no.4 The Battle of the Labyrinth ;)

[blindturtle02]

I just finished all five Percy Jackson books in a row. *sigh*
It was a long way, but I like them so much.

My favorite of them is no.4 The Battle of the Labyrinth ;)

I've been meaning to try those. Most people I've talked to have had nothing but good things to say about those books. Hopefully, I'll have time to enjoy them this summer. Working on quite an extensive reading list.

Currently reading SK's Different Seasons which is a collection of four novelas. I'm on the first one, Shawshank Redemption.

[shuriken]

Just bought the Gunslinger by Stephen King. Should be a fun read...

[Gin Rummy]

I'm re-reading Punisher MAX. Man is it bloody!

[Cipher]

In the realm of comic books, Image just made almost 200 of its first issues free on Comixology. Been taking a look at some.

My favorites that I've read so far are Change, SEX and Elephantmen. Loved, loved, loved those, and went on to buy the first collected volume of SEX already. Change is a mini-series, so I'll probably pick up the remaining three issues soon. Elephantmen is a tome, though. We'll see how that goes. Definitely dug what it was laying down.

[blindturtle02]

I read a Walking Dead novel this weekend: Fall of The Governer part 1. It's the 3rd in a series of 4 books. Flew through that one in less than a day and will probably start part 2 at some point this week. Now I'm reading Dolores Clayborn. Should finish that one this evening so I can move on to the last Walking Dead book.

[TurtleTitan97]

Currently reading Star Wars: Kenobi.

[arkangel]

Neuromancer by Gibson to get me in the mood for a Cyberpunk pen and paper rpg campaign I'm running.
The Long Run by Daniel Keyes Moran.
Also on a Batman kick lately and enjoying the first 4 graphic novels. Just finished the 2nd book and Snyder and Capullo are doing a superb job.

[Kanon]

The Hobbit.

Hope it has a great ending.
(I read it for the next movie.:D Didn´t know the whole story so far)

[pennydreadful]

I'm currently reading a book about Ivan Milat (Australian serial killer)... and I keep putting the book face-down on the shelf when I'm done with it cuz I don't want his creepy mug staring at me while I'm sleeping!!!

After that, I'm going to read the new Dresden novel which I picked up yesterday. :D

[Storm Eagle]

I've been reading The Casual Vacancy, but I'm not liking it too tough to be honest.

[BubblyShell22]

I just finished reading Four: A Divergent Story Collection a prequel novel to the Divergent series told in Four's perspective. I thought the book was good, but I was confused when

He met his mom Evelyn and realized she wasn't dead. This confused me because in Allegiant it was shown she wasn't dead and Four seemed shocked to see her that time, so I don't really understand why Roth did this in the prequel. I think it would have been better if he'd seen glimpses of a woman who looked like his mom but didn't meet her properly until Allegiant.

But despite that little nitpick, I did like the book, and I hope Roth expands more on the Divergent universe in little bits like this.

[discordiatookie]

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. It's awesome!

[pennydreadful]

None Shall Sleep, by Otep Shamaya... a bunch of queer romance fluff... I still haven't started on the new Dresden yet (waiting til the other half is on holidays so we can both start reading it at the same time).

[Mzx10484]

Der Klimawandel - Täter, Opfer, Profiteure einer globalen Revolution

Climate change - perpetrators, victims, beneficiaries of a global revolution

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. It's awesome!

It is so good, isn't it!?! I've been reading "The Drawing of Three" by Stephen King.

[TurtleTitan97]

Currently reading Beowulf.

[discordiatookie]

It is so good, isn't it!?! I've been reading "The Drawing of Three" by Stephen King.

Really enjoyed it! Having grown up with the film, it was cool to read what it was based on. The same... but different!

The Drawing of the Three is awesome, love The Dark Tower series!

Picked up a double book - Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris from a book sale. Amazing for 30p! Could hardly put them down and powered through them both, finishing it just today. I remember watching Silence of the Lambs when I was a kid, so kinda knew what happened, but Red Dragon was completely new to me. I remember my mum saying the film Manhunter is a lot better than the film Red Dragon, looking forward to checking it out. Also, my wife picked up the book when I was just starting Silence, and got addicted to it, so it's been a pain in the arse when I've went to read and she's sitting there reading it :lol: least I've got someone to discuss it with!

Just started reading Seconds, the new graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley - about 100 pages in and loving it so far!

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

I've started in on "The Waste Lands" by Stephen King now... Seems like the books just keep getting better as they go! I'm really digging this one so far.

[Slade]

Finishin up Batman Zero Year.

[Prowler]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

It's interesting so far. Always been interested in Japanese culture and history. This book seems to explain pretty well what being a geisha is all about so far.

[Hannurdock]

Just finishing The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice. Gonna start the second LOTR next.

[Blossombrooks]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

It's interesting so far. Always been interested in Japanese culture and history. This book seems to explain pretty well what being a geisha is all about so far.

One of my favourite books, It's one I've re-read many times. I think it comes across as an honest portrayal, Sayuri's life is fascinating.

I'm currently reading 'The Magician's Land' by Lev Grossman. Adored the first two books in the series and was excited beyond words to read the last. I'm two thirds through and I can't wait to see how it ends. For anyone into fantasy-type books these are just epic.

[pennydreadful]

Someone on the forums has motivated me to re-read Watership Down. :D

[Prowler]

One of my favourite books, It's one I've re-read many times. I think it comes across as an honest portrayal, Sayuri's life is fascinating.


Well I've finished it earlier today and while I did find it to be a good story, it didn't feel like a very accurate description of a Geisha's lifestyle to me. In fact, the woman who the author based this book on said he made up a lot of things and misinterpreted what being a Geisha was truly like.

Many people outside of Japan seem to believe that a Geisha is just a high class prostitute and this book doesn't help shake that image away at all. Anyway, I didn't expect it to be a very accurate portrayal of the Geisha profession/career considering the author wasn't even Japanese. I just view it as a novel of the historical fiction genre.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

I've been wanting to re-read Ramses: The Son of Light (and the following 4 volumes). I read them all close to 10 years ago and was recently reminded of them. They are just an amazing example of just how good historical fiction can be! I swear they need to be made into a movie. Very good stuff.

[Blossombrooks]

Well I've finished it earlier today and while I did find it to be a good story, it didn't feel like a very accurate description of a Geisha's lifestyle to me. In fact, the woman who the author based this book on said he made up a lot of things and misinterpreted what being a Geisha was truly like.

Many people outside of Japan seem to believe that a Geisha is just a high class prostitute and this book doesn't help shake that image away at all. Anyway, I didn't expect it to be a very accurate portrayal of the Geisha profession/career considering the author wasn't even Japanese. I just view it as a novel of the historical fiction genre.

Agreed, there certainly was a lot of controversy and any historical fiction is always going to be one toe dipped in fact the other one in imagination. I genuinely didn't get the high-class prostitute vibe from it, only a healthy respect for the amount of dedication it took to perform and present themselves as Geisha.

Dawnatello those books sound intriguing! I love historical fiction, I recently read a good one about Nefertiti from the view of her sister (can't recall the title and I've left it downstairs, sorry, will retrieve if anyone is interested) it's now slightly historically inaccurate as subsequent research has altered names and the timeline of events but it was still an enlightening read. Made me want to do some research of my own.

[Prowler]

Agreed, there certainly was a lot of controversy and any historical fiction is always going to be one toe dipped in fact the other one in imagination. I genuinely didn't get the high-class prostitute vibe from it, only a healthy respect for the amount of dedication it took to perform and present themselves as Geisha.

Dawnatello those books sound intriguing! I love historical fiction, I recently read a good one about Nefertiti from the view of her sister (can't recall the title and I've left it downstairs, sorry, will retrieve if anyone is interested) it's now slightly historically inaccurate as subsequent research has altered names and the timeline of events but it was still an enlightening read. Made me want to do some research of my own.
It was the 2nd novel of the historical fiction genre that I have read. My first one was Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow. It was fun and lighthearted but it was hard to take seriously with the Roman legionnaires talking like middle aged British men.

I heard Bernard Cornwell is good stuff. Been meaning to try him out for a while now.

Anyway, today I read An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde. It was a short yet interesting read. And like every Wilde book, it has some memorable quotes.

[renaissance reptile]

Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan; it's his follow-up to his awesome debut Blood Song, however, the sequel for me wasn't as good as the first but is still worth a read.

[discordiatookie]

I've started in on "The Waste Lands" by Stephen King now... Seems like the books just keep getting better as they go! I'm really digging this one so far.

It's an amazing book! The next one (Wizard and Glass) is my favourite in the series though.

Just finished Stephen King's Pet Sematary (read it years ago then the copy went missing, picked this up at an outdoor market for 30p or so) and am now starting Imajica by Clive Barker.

[Jester]

Was reading Fahrenheit 451, but now I'm watching through Buffy and Angel so I've put it aside.

[Davetello]

Thinking about starting reading "Inverting the Pyramid" by Jonathan Wilson. It's a book about soccer tactics. I bought the electronic version so might fire up my tablet after the weekend.

I also have an Open University book about celebrity culture to read. I didn't study the course the book is part of, but the senior faculty member sent me a copy as I'd mentioned I have a big interest in why people become so obsessed with famous people, living their lives vicariously through them. I can't relate to that and wish to develop my understanding of why people develop these obsessions. Obviously I know most of the reasons why but the book surely expands on things.

[snake]

Captain America: Winter Solider. It's such a good book. I need to pick up the second Volume.

[Prowler]

Was reading Fahrenheit 451, but now I'm watching through Buffy and Angel so I've put it aside.
I've read that a couple of years ago. Pretty good and easy read. Another sci-fi dystopian novel I liked a lot was 1984.

[Mzx10484]

Klimakriege - Wofür im 21. Jahrhundert getötet wird.

[Davetello]

I read the first volume of Jack of Fables last night. Pretty good. I have read almost all of the main series of Fables and enjoyed it so it's good to read some of the other stuff.

[pennydreadful]

Re-reading Rose Madder by Stephen King because I'm obsessed with it.

[Blossombrooks]

Just finished Divergent, bit underwhelmed tbh. I'm told it gets much better as it progresses through the other two books so I might give those a go next. The first book felt a bit too plot-holed to me but it could be due to it being a trilogy.

[blindturtle02]

Re-reading Rose Madder by Stephen King because I'm obsessed with it.

Hey PD, I love that one, especially the Dark Tower references. I've always loathed physically and verbally abusive people, so it's always fun to see Norman get what's coming to him.

Currently reading The Demonata series. I flew threw the first seven books in around two weeks. I read Star Wars: A New Dawn with fiancee. I thought it was alright but wish there had been a lightsaber duel in that one. Also reading Children Of Cthulhu which is an anthology. Almost forgot the Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir miniseries my fiancee got me for an anniversary gift. She read issue 1 to me this weekend. We hope to finish them this week at some point. I'm loving it so far.

[BubblyShell22]

Just finished Divergent, bit underwhelmed tbh. I'm told it gets much better as it progresses through the other two books so I might give those a go next. The first book felt a bit too plot-holed to me but it could be due to it being a trilogy.

I really like the Divergent series, though I was a bit disappointed in the third book. I think what really got to me in that one was how Roth switched the POV between Tobias and Tris rather than just sticking with Tris like in the other two books. Sometimes, I'd be reading and I'd forget who was talking, and I have to go back to the chapter to remind myself who's POV it was. So that was one thing I really didn't like about Allegiant. But I still advise you to give them a shot and see if you like them. Why do you feel it was plot-holed though?

[pennydreadful]

Hey PD, I love that one, especially the Dark Tower references. I've always loathed physically and verbally abusive people, so it's always fun to see Norman get what's coming to him.

Oh definitely - I take an inappropriate amount of delight in Norman's comeuppance. :D

I'm currently re-reading a book called Broken Wings by L-J Baker, which is a lesbian romance set in a fantasy world. It's actually really good, and I'd definitely recommend it; I'll post the synopsis here in case anybody wants to check it out (under the spoiler so those who aren't interested don't have to read it).

In a magical world where being different is the norm, why must Rye Woods fear for her life if the truth about her hidden identity is revealed?

When Rye Woods, a fairy, meets the beautiful dryad Flora Withe, her libido, as squashed and hidden as her wings, reawakens along with her heart. But Rye is a poor builder's labourer with a teenage sister to raise, while Flora is a wealthy artist-celebrity with a tree-top condominium and a sporty, late-model flying carpet. If those aren’t obstacles enough to the scorching attraction that rapidly develops, Rye lives under the pall of a dark secret that has made her a fugitive in the very land where she sought freedom. The more Rye reveals to Flora, the more vulnerable she is to her past catching up with her. Can she and Flora find their way to loving one another in the face of their social and cultural differences while struggling with the dark forces that threaten Rye?

Broken Wings is a soaring celebration of the power of love, family, and justice to triumph over intolerance, homophobia, and slavery.

[BubblyShell22]

Wow. That actually sounds like an interesting read.

[Davetello]

Starting a new university course on imperialism and empires so been getting a head start with the first book. Also read 36 issues of Brubaker's run on Captain America earlier tonight (volume 5). Really good.

[blindturtle02]

Since we're just outside of October, my better half and I started Skeleton Crew last weekend. I usually try not to read any horror novels in Oct, but rather focus on short stories. Although I've been tempted to revisit some of those old Goosebumps titles I never got the chance to read as a kid. Doubt I'd find them scary at all but might be fun.

[snake]

Court Of Owls. So goooood

[blindturtle02]

The Hellbound Hearts anthology. Set in the same universe as Clive Barker's Hellbound Heart, which was the novel that inspired the Hellraiser films. The Cenobites are just as horrifying. Although I can't help but crave mini cinnamon rolls when hearing that word. Most of these short stories have been pretty stomach churning, but it's October, so I'm loving it.

[Syb3rStrife]

How to Train your Dragon. Not too far into it but it's pretty interesting how different it is from the movie.

[AT-Man]

Donald Duck comics while to the lavatory.

[Icebot]

Just read Green Eggs and Ham, has always been one of my favorites!

[Allio]

read the first volume of Magical Girl Apocalypse

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Just finished Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King, very enjoyable short story. Going to start Skeleton Crew by King next, then I guess I'll jump back into the Dark Tower series...

[blindturtle02]

Just finished Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King, very enjoyable short story. Going to start Skeleton Crew by King next, then I guess I'll jump back into the Dark Tower series...

haha! I just finished Cycle of The Werewolf too. Better half and I are about half way through Skeleton Crew. School gets in the way of horror story time. Very sad.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

haha! I just finished Cycle of The Werewolf too. Better half and I are about half way through Skeleton Crew. School gets in the way of horror story time. Very sad.

Lol, my problem is about the only time I get to read is right before bed so I tend to fall asleep after just a few pages... I've been exhausted lately so that tiny Cycle of the Werewolf took me almost a week to read... Pathetic! :roll:

[pennydreadful]

Currently re-reading The Witches by Roald Dahl - it seems a lot scarier to me as an adult than it was as a kid!

[blindturtle02]

Lol, my problem is about the only time I get to read is right before bed so I tend to fall asleep after just a few pages... I've been exhausted lately so that tiny Cycle of the Werewolf took me almost a week to read... Pathetic! :roll:

Oh hey, that's happeneing to me too. Took me about a week. We've been trying to birthday shop for my fiancee's dad most evenings, and he's the type of guy who has difficulty telling people what he wants. I've only been able to read before falling asleep here too.

Penny, never knew he wrote Witches. I'll have to check this one out at some point. Sounds like a nice October read.

[Slade]

Superman psi war

[MikeandRaph87]

Live From New York updated edition, the comprehensive history of SNL by Tom Shales.

[DarkFell]

I'm terrible when it comes to reading novels because I'll start on a book...and never finish it until later.
Books for me to finish reading are Eldest and Dragons of a Fallen Sun.
So far I've managed to read a few books that I checked out from a public library and I've read a few pages of Young Frankenstein and A Christmas Carol.

[discordiatookie]

Re-reading Rose Madder by Stephen King because I'm obsessed with it.

It's a great book! Norman is one sick puppy!

Since we're just outside of October, my better half and I started Skeleton Crew last weekend. I usually try not to read any horror novels in Oct, but rather focus on short stories. Although I've been tempted to revisit some of those old Goosebumps titles I never got the chance to read as a kid. Doubt I'd find them scary at all but might be fun.

Love Skeleton Crew - so many great, f**ked stories in there. The Jaunt and Survivor Type automatically spring do mind, they both give me chills.

The Hellbound Hearts anthology. Set in the same universe as Clive Barker's Hellbound Heart, which was the novel that inspired the Hellraiser films. The Cenobites are just as horrifying. Although I can't help but crave mini cinnamon rolls when hearing that word. Most of these short stories have been pretty stomach churning, but it's October, so I'm loving it.

Clive Barker is awesome, I've read a few of his books now and he doesn't disappoint.

Just read Green Eggs and Ham, has always been one of my favorites!

One've my son's favourite books! When we read it to him, my wife is usually Sam I am, and I'm the moaning one... Love doing voices when I read him a book!

Just finished Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King, very enjoyable short story. Going to start Skeleton Crew by King next, then I guess I'll jump back into the Dark Tower series...

I usually feel the pull of the Tower once in a while, think I've read them through 3 times now, and it never gets easier. Love them books, but man, oh the feels.

Currently re-reading The Witches by Roald Dahl - it seems a lot scarier to me as an adult than it was as a kid!

Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton were my favourites when I was a kid. The Witches is great, and the movie is pretty awesome too.


Right now I've just started All Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. Read it when it first came out what, four years ago? Already finished the first story and 3/4 way through the second... As usual, classic King! After I'm done with this, might have to crack open Skeleton Crew again! :lol:

[blindturtle02]

Hey DT, don't forget about that new King novel due out in Nov. Revival, isn't it? Wait, you were the one who brought that to our attention, I think. Yeah, I remember reading No Stars when it was first released. Pretty great novelas in that one.

As for me, I tried starting this Friday the 13th novel called Hell Lake the other day. Not that interesting, so I think I'll put it away for now. After finishing Skeleton Crew, my better half and I plan on reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Love reading scary short stories in October. Thinking about trying some book called The Gate by a horror author named Jason Brant. The info from the book jacket sounded interesting. There's a new Star Wars novel called Tarkin due out in Nov which will occupy some downtime.

[pennydreadful]

I'm currently reading a great book that my kid sis got for me as a gift - it's called Bad Girls & Wicked Women, by Jan Stradling and is a book on 22 women throughout history who defied social convention at the time (for a variety of reasons).

It covers Madame Mao, Cleopatra VII, Messalina, Boudica, Malinali, Mary I of England, Elizabeth Bathory, Catherine II of Russia, Ranavalona, Shi Xianggu, Mary Ann Cotton, Cixi, Belle Starr, Amy Bock, Mary Mallon, Chicago May, Mata Hari, Tilly Devine, Georgia Tann, Imelda Marcos, Leila Khaled and Phoolan Devi.

It's a really interesting read, I'm learning a lot!

[Syb3rStrife]

Supernatural: Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting

[Leo656]

Recently read and re-read "The Best In The World (At What, I Have No Idea)" by Chris Jericho. His last book, "Undisputed", was better, but this one is actually longer and has a lot of great stories of its own. Highly recommended, although at times it can seem more like a Bonus Extension of the last book. A common problem when people who are barely 40 are on their third autobiography.

Picked it up at a book signing he did in Ridgewood a couple weeks ago. Awesome guy, great to meet him.

[blindturtle02]

Supernatural: Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting

I love that one. The author nails this character, dialogue and all. It's one of my favs. I have no problem hearing Jim Beaver's voice in my head while reading this one.

[snake]

Batman Venom. Pretty good so far.

[Leo656]

Batman Venom. Pretty good so far.

Ah. I love that one.

[snake]

Ah. I love that one.

I know. Seeing Bruce get turned into an addict is fun and scary to watch.

[Leo656]

I'm a big fan of Flawed Batman, who makes mistakes, even huge ones, and learns from them. You see it more in those "early"-set stories. But just because he's gotten more experienced over time, I enjoy when he's shown as less than perfect. Guy's judgment isn't exactly the most sound, at times. That story is a good building experience for him. I really dig it.

[snake]

I'm a big fan of Flawed Batman, who makes mistakes, even huge ones, and learns from them. You see it more in those "early"-set stories. But just because he's gotten more experienced over time, I enjoy when he's shown as less than perfect. Guy's judgment isn't exactly the most sound, at times. That story is a good building experience for him. I really dig it.

Agreed. When Batman is portrayed "NUH UH HE CAN BEAT ANYONE BECUZ HE BATMAN LOLXD" it's pretty bad.

I'm also reading Spider-Man: Learning To Crawl. I've only bought the first two issues so far and it's a great story.

[Hannurdock]

Prince Lestat :D

[pennydreadful]

Prince Lestat :D

Let me know how that turns out; I've heard... not good things. That being said, I've been po'ed at Anne Rice for a looong time. I still have a grudge over Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle. :P

[Hannurdock]

Let me know how that turns out; I've heard... not good things. That being said, I've been po'ed at Anne Rice for a looong time. I still have a grudge over Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle. :P

Did you enjoy Queen of the Damned?

If you did, it might be worth checking out.

[snake]

Stern's run on Amazing Spiderman.

[Leo656]

As in Roger Stern? I never read that, that I can recall, but I'm a big fan of his. He had an amaaaaazing run on Action Comics in the early-90s and wrote a couple DC novelizations. His "Death and Life of Superman" novelization was f*cking terrific. Little different from the comics as it omitted a couple things for the sake of brevity/simplification, but it's honestly just absolutely amazing. Definitely check that out if you can find it.

[pennydreadful]

Did you enjoy Queen of the Damned?

If you did, it might be worth checking out.

I loved Queen of the Damned and The Vampire Lestat; for me they were the best books in the series.

[blindturtle02]

Getting ready to start Star Wars: Tarkin. Hope it will be charming to the last.

[discordiatookie]

Hey DT, don't forget about that new King novel due out in Nov. Revival, isn't it? Wait, you were the one who brought that to our attention, I think. Yeah, I remember reading No Stars when it was first released.

Yeah, looking forward to it, but probably gonna have to wait until Christmas for it, money being tight and all.

[snake]

Getting ready to start Star Wars: Tarkin. Hope it will be charming to the last.
I can't wait to get my hands on that book. Hopefully this week.

As in Roger Stern? I never read that, that I can recall, but I'm a big fan of his. He had an amaaaaazing run on Action Comics in the early-90s and wrote a couple DC novelizations. His "Death and Life of Superman" novelization was f*cking terrific. Little different from the comics as it omitted a couple things for the sake of brevity/simplification, but it's honestly just absolutely amazing. Definitely check that out if you can find it.

Yup, Roger Stern. I'll have to check out his Action Comics. Speaking of Action Comics, does anyone else find Morrisons New 52 run confusing?

[BubblyShell22]

Re-reading the Twilight series. Just finished Eclipse and am about to start Breaking Dawn, though I may have to wait until this headache clears up. In too much pain to even read so you know it's a bad one if I can't even read a book.

[Prowler]

Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Prince Lestat :D


Didn't know she had a new one out. What is it about? (As if the title doesn't seem obvious, but....)


Let me know how that turns out; I've heard... not good things. That being said, I've been po'ed at Anne Rice for a looong time. I still have a grudge over Blackwood Farm and Blood Canticle. :P


Any particular reason? I liked Blackwood Farm, though I haven't read Blood Canticle.


I just finished reading a book called "Heroes in the Night": Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement". It's a fascinating read about the people who don capes, tights, and masks to go out and fight crime as real-life superheroes. And they're not as nutty as one might think. Some do it out of frustration with ineffective law enforcement, some do it as a "neighborhood watch" to prevent crimes, some even do it as a form of charity and helping homeless, victims of abuse, and others who have fallen through the cracks. It was a real eye-opener about how/why these folks do this stuff. And the author spent several years tracking down and gaining the confidence of a number of these people, and following them around as they do their thing. And it's not just nerdy, nutjobs imitating their favorite heroes, either. Some of them are everyday businesspeople, moms, dads, blue and white-collar workers of all kinds, and most don't actually believe they have any powers, they just want to make the world a better place, and do it without being identified. If you've ever been even a little curious about guys like The Eye, Vancouver's Thanatos(his story is particularly interesting and touching) or New York's superhero "team", the New York Initiative, this book is a GREAT read! (And the author even got his own persona for a short time, to fully understand what it's like.)

[Hannurdock]

Wolves of Midwinter, Anne Rice. Sequel to The Wolf Gift. It's okay so far.

[Ninjinister]

Hmmm... ambiguous wording on that there title. But I'm going to assume what it means.

I found a bookstore a few blocks from me flat yesterday that I'd never seen before, and picked up a copy of The Qur'an (or as it says on the book proper, "The Koran"). Not very far in due to getting a massive headache this morning and being unable to focus on it during lunch. Hopefully tomorrow'll be more fruitful.

[blindturtle02]

Revival by Stephen King, and Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant.

[pennydreadful]

Any particular reason? I liked Blackwood Farm, though I haven't read Blood Canticle.

Sorry it took me a while to answer this one; must have missed seeing it!

I'll put this under a spoiler tag, not because it has spoilers but because I don't want to upset anybody who does enjoy Rice's work still (fair warning, I get kinda negative):



I think Anne Rice's writing suffers in large part because of her no-edit clause -- problems that had been bothering me as far back as the Memnoch and Armand novels just got progressively worse and worse and I've found every book after Queen of the Damned increasingly disappointing.

There's also a personal element in that Rice is totally unable to handle criticism, lashes out publicly at her critics and I've always found her stance on fanfiction with her characters to be draconian and unappreciative. TVC series is one of those things where it has so much potential but book after book, it just flounders deeper into the trench that Rice's ego has dug.

I hated that the Mayfair Witches and The Vampire Chronicles series ended up getting combined. I don't feel that the books have the same tone as the first three. She keeps creating these overly twee characters and not doing enough with existing fan faves. We're at the stage now where Lestat is too powerful. I don't like the way she keeps shoehorning in her religious views (Lestat meeting the Pope? I mean, come on). Every book, Lestat falls in love with another dull mortal woman. Too much author intrusion, too much use of Lestat as a mouthpiece/self-insert for the authors' pomposity. Too much monotonous, redundant dialogue about things the author deems important and not enough actual plot advancement. Continuity problems and characters' personalities changing from book to book - it just feels like it's too much hard work to commit to the word-vomit when there's minimal pay-off involved.

Like I said, I think the series has just lost the sensuality and gothic romanticism that it had in the first three novels, and that bugs me.

I dunno, the series just really lost its magic for me - I'm glad there are people who still enjoy it though.

[MikeandRaph87]

Yup, Roger Stern. I'll have to check out his Action Comics. Speaking of Action Comics, does anyone else find Morrisons New 52 run confusing?

Morrison is confusing in anything he writes. He tries to be philosophical and bring in symbolism that only he understands. At the same time he likes to incorporate fun and the history of the character in a serious way. Take a look at his run on the main Batman title and you will see what I mean.


R.I.P. The Spook, my favorite nobody villain.:tcry:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Sorry it took me a while to answer this one; must have missed seeing it!

I'll put this under a spoiler tag, not because it has spoilers but because I don't want to upset anybody who does enjoy Rice's work still (fair warning, I get kinda negative):



I think Anne Rice's writing suffers in large part because of her no-edit clause -- problems that had been bothering me as far back as the Memnoch and Armand novels just got progressively worse and worse and I've found every book after Queen of the Damned increasingly disappointing.

There's also a personal element in that Rice is totally unable to handle criticism, lashes out publicly at her critics and I've always found her stance on fanfiction with her characters to be draconian and unappreciative. TVC series is one of those things where it has so much potential but book after book, it just flounders deeper into the trench that Rice's ego has dug.

I hated that the Mayfair Witches and The Vampire Chronicles series ended up getting combined. I don't feel that the books have the same tone as the first three. She keeps creating these overly twee characters and not doing enough with existing fan faves. We're at the stage now where Lestat is too powerful. I don't like the way she keeps shoehorning in her religious views (Lestat meeting the Pope? I mean, come on). Every book, Lestat falls in love with another dull mortal woman. Too much author intrusion, too much use of Lestat as a mouthpiece/self-insert for the authors' pomposity. Too much monotonous, redundant dialogue about things the author deems important and not enough actual plot advancement. Continuity problems and characters' personalities changing from book to book - it just feels like it's too much hard work to commit to the word-vomit when there's minimal pay-off involved.

Like I said, I think the series has just lost the sensuality and gothic romanticism that it had in the first three novels, and that bugs me.

I dunno, the series just really lost its magic for me - I'm glad there are people who still enjoy it though.

That's cool. I was just curious. I really liked Blackwood, Though I'll admit to similar feelings as you regarding some of the previous books. Pandora, Armand, and some of the others just seemed kind of "there" for me, too. Parts of Memnoch were good, but like you said, it seemed to get mired in a lot of religious and philosophical drivel.

[pennydreadful]

Could just be that my tastes have changed as I've gotten older as well - I mean, there are plenty of folks out there who still like her work.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Yeah, that's true for me, too. I used to be a huge fan of the TVC books, but that sort of waned a bit after Memnoch, but then again, I was a HUGE fan of vampire novels in general back in high school and for a few years after. I have a nice collection (nearly 80!) that contains everything from Dracula and (most of) Anne Rice's vamp books, to some steamy vamp romances, P.N. Elrod's two vamp series, The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause (of Blood and Chocolate fame- and also my very favorite vampire tale BTW) and horror tales like The Summoning, Salem's Lot, and even a few anthologies.

Right now, besides the RLSH book, I'm also reading "The Wisdom of the Confucians", "Dictionary of Ancient Deities", Frommer's Japan 9th ed., and a book on Shinto. All research for my fics, of course, LOL!

[Leo656]

Morrison is confusing in anything he writes. He tries to be philosophical and bring in symbolism that only he understands. At the same time he likes to incorporate fun and the history of the character in a serious way. Take a look at his run on the main Batman title and you will see what I mean.


Plus, he openly and proudly brags about the astronomical amounts of drugs he's done and how much it's influenced the way he writes, as well as his general worldview. SO, there ya go.

[pennydreadful]

Yeah, that's true for me, too. I used to be a huge fan of the TVC books, but that sort of waned a bit after Memnoch, but then again, I was a HUGE fan of vampire novels in general back in high school and for a few years after. I have a nice collection (nearly 80!) that contains everything from Dracula and (most of) Anne Rice's vamp books, to some steamy vamp romances, P.N. Elrod's two vamp series, The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause (of Blood and Chocolate fame- and also my very favorite vampire tale BTW) and horror tales like The Summoning, Salem's Lot, and even a few anthologies.

Oh cool - PN Elrod's vamp series are actually in my to-read list. :) I enjoy vampire novels as well, I'm just a little burnt out on the romantic aspect - I kind of prefer Salem's Lot and Brian Lumley's take on them, where they're a bit more monstrous.

[TonySiegel]

Guardians 3000...

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Oh cool - PN Elrod's vamp series are actually in my to-read list. :) I enjoy vampire novels as well, I'm just a little burnt out on the romantic aspect - I kind of prefer Salem's Lot and Brian Lumley's take on them, where they're a bit more monstrous.


Lumley- there's a name I haven't heard in a while! Poppy Z Brite (yes that's her name) is pretty good, and I loved the Children of the Vampire series as well, but honestly, I found Salem's Lot distressingly disappointing. The Night Flyer was much better; King's forays into "classic monster" territory have been spotty, at best. Silver Bullet was another stinker, LOL!

Now if you want monstrous, there's a little book called "The Summoning" by Bentley Little, which is a neat take on the oriental/Chinese vampire. Really creepy and chilling. It might be right up your alley! When the last line of the Prologue reads "Jesus' favorite color was black.", you know you've got a real creep-fest....

[snake]

Plus, he openly and proudly brags about the astronomical amounts of drugs he's done and how much it's influenced the way he writes, as well as his general worldview. SO, there ya go.

All Star Superman is good. I was going to pick up Pax Americana after all the hype, but I still can't wrap my head around the new multiversity event.

[blindturtle02]

Finishing up Troy Denning's Star Wars Dark Nest trilogy and will probably start the nine book Legacy of The Force series tomorrow. Also reading the third book of A.C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy with my fiancee. She's had me read the whole trilogy aloud to her which has been pretty fun. We like the Legends continuity as well as the official SW canon stuff, so we're never short on epic space battles and lightsaber duels.

[Brooke507]

I'm currently reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. When it comes to teen series, it's either hit or miss for me. It all boils down to character development, if the main characters can hold my attention, and a good plot is a must. I'm out of my teen years (I miss being a teen, but I still act like one a majority of the time.) I'm really glad I got this title from the library. I feel that this series, along with The Hunger Games, is enjoyable and suspenseful.

[discordiatookie]

Fatherland by Robert Harris. About 100 or so pages in, quite enjoying it so far.

Really though, can't wait until Christmas, I'm getting Revival by Stephen King. It's sitting in a pile of presents, unwrapped, and it's taken a lot of willpower not to sneak read it...

[blindturtle02]

Fatherland by Robert Harris. About 100 or so pages in, quite enjoying it so far.

Really though, can't wait until Christmas, I'm getting Revival by Stephen King. It's sitting in a pile of presents, unwrapped, and it's taken a lot of willpower not to sneak read it...

Man, King's new one is so twisted. I haven't been kept up nights in a long time, but this one scared me plenty. Hope you enjoy your Christmas present.

I'm currently re-reading The Hobbit. That's about it for now.

[TMNTFOREVA]

I've been reading a TON lately. The list is :

The whole Maximum Ride series by James Patterson.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
The Fault in Our Stars (for the 4 millionth time) by John Green.
Paper Towns by John Green.
And last, but I think my favorite, I Swear by......Something Davis.

[discordiatookie]

Man, King's new one is so twisted. I haven't been kept up nights in a long time, but this one scared me plenty. Hope you enjoy your Christmas present.

I'm currently re-reading The Hobbit. That's about it for now.

Sounds awesome, really can't wait now!

[TonySiegel]

currently running through captain britain's alan moore run... interesting stuff...

[BubblyShell22]

I'm currently reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. When it comes to teen series, it's either hit or miss for me. It all boils down to character development, if the main characters can hold my attention, and a good plot is a must. I'm out of my teen years (I miss being a teen, but I still act like one a majority of the time.) I'm really glad I got this title from the library. I feel that this series, along with The Hunger Games, is enjoyable and suspenseful.

I love the Divergent trilogy so much. She also released a book called Four which has tales from Four's perspective. I just love series like this because they draw you in.

Currently starting to re-read the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. I haven't read it in a while, and I thought it would be neat to try and read it again.

[TurtleTitan97]

TMNT: The Ultimate Visual History

[blindturtle02]

I just started Homeland which is book one in R. A. Salvatore's Dark elf saga. He wrote some great Star Wars novels so I thought I'd give these a go. I'm liking his fantasy series so far. It's got quite a lot more action than I was expecting. So can't complain!

[snake]

Batman Knightfall volume 1. All 640 pages in two days.

[Davetello]

Been reading Y: The Last Man (second time around) and Invincible, amongst others. I had put off Invincible for ages as it seemed silly, but I've now polished off the first nineteen volumes since Saturday. Really great comic for the most part.

[Hannurdock]

Just finished The Shrine by James Herbert. Very good. Started on my next which is Empire of the Sun.

[plastroncafe]

Neil Patrick Harris' Choose Your Own Adventure Autobiography.
It's all kinds of awesome.

[Prowler]

What's this Thing Called Science? by Alan Chalmers

[discordiatookie]

Man, King's new one is so twisted. I haven't been kept up nights in a long time, but this one scared me plenty. Hope you enjoy your Christmas present.

I'm currently re-reading The Hobbit. That's about it for now.

So I devoured Revival in about a week. Pretty great stuff! Very Lovecraftian.

Been reading Y: The Last Man (second time around) and Invincible, amongst others. I had put off Invincible for ages as it seemed silly, but I've now polished off the first nineteen volumes since Saturday. Really great comic for the most part.

Invincible is brilliant. Shame it's on delay right now, the artist is ill or something...


Just finished The Shrine by James Herbert. Very good. Started on my next which is Empire of the Sun.

Herbert was my 'King of Gore' for years, man describes a horrific death like a master!

[Kanon]

I am reading "Devils Cape" from Rob Rogers.
It´s a bit complicated, cause he switched the main characters every chapter, but it´s soo awesome!
It gets 5 from 5 stars from me :D

[pennydreadful]

I'm re-reading The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley, which is a retelling of the story of how Troy fell, as told from the perspective of Paris' sister Cassandra (the prophetess who was cursed to be able to see the future but never to be believed).

[Spike Spiegel]

A Library of America omnibus of the early works of Richard Wright
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (I never read the books or saw the movies as a kid)
Howard Chaykin's American Flagg!

[Don Gaddis]

I just finished The Beautiful Room Is Empty, by Edmund White. It is one of
the most well-written books that I've ever read. The book is autobiographical, and
follows the author's life for a ten year period (from his time as a closeted gay youth
at a preppy/prestigious Michigan college during the 1950s, up until his move to
New York around the time of the Stonewall Riots).

A few others have mentioned Anne Rice and her Vampire Chronicles. I purchased
Prince Lestat on the day it came out, knowing full well that I'd probably regret it.
Unfortunately my intuition was correct. It's structured like The Queen of the Damned.
It hops around from one point of view to another, but the story is nonsensical
and spread far too thinly. Bread and butter characters seem to behave in a way
that goes against their personalities from previous books, and most of the new
characters are indistinguishable from one another (with Rose perhaps being the only
exception... but even her story ends up not really going anywhere).

Also, I agree with pennydreadful in that Lestat has become far too powerful. I never
become interested in him because he's impervious to all danger and threats at this juncture.
Whatever happens, I know he'll escape unscathed. I made it a quarter of the way through
Prince Lestat before giving up on it... I skipped to the end and called it a day.
And no, she doesn't take criticism well at all!

I used to love her books, and enjoyed the earlier Vampire Chronicles immensely.
Prior to Prince Lestat, Merrick was the last book of hers that I had
purchased. The quality of the writing in Merrick disappointed me so much
that I lost interest in her future stories. I was hoping for a return to form with
Prince Lestat. :( I almost purchased The Wolf Gift when it came out, but
I opened it up in the bookstore and immediately noticed several spelling mistakes.
It was a major turn off for me. One or two mistakes, okay– no big deal
and it happens to the best of us... but when I open up a published book,
I expect better care and attention to the craft/ expect it to be more polished.

The long term illness and death of her husband Stan was incredibly difficult for her.
My memory is foggy, but I want to say that he had brain cancer? I think that's when
her writing really declined. It was a horrible, horrible thing to endure. Still, I think she's
a talented person and she seems happier now. No one ever truly fully recovers from
losing a loved one like that, but she and her son are very supportive of one another and
take care of one another. I had the privilege of meeting her once, and she seemed very
nice and humble (she accepted a drawing of Claudia that I'd done even though I don't think
she really liked it, *laughing- she didn't let on).

Regardless, I enjoy her Facebook posts. She usually posts about interesting current
events and asks thought provoking questions. Frequently, she gives writing advice
and is very supportive of aspiring writers. I enjoy that aspect of her now
much more than her actual writing. And I don't want to imply that her writing
is without merit now, but the level of craftsmanship simply isn't the same.

[snake]

The new ant man comic. Holy sh*t is it hilarious.

[BubblyShell22]

I'm rereading the Pretty Little Liars series after finishing up the final two books, Toxic and Vicious. I can't believe the series is done, but it was surprising how it turned out in the end. I do think it was a bit too easy how things turned out though and really felt there should have been more conflict or challenges within the final book, but despite that, I did enjoy it and Toxic very much. I'm now on Flawless and almost finished with it.

[Mew]

I'm reading TMNT issue 1!

[Storm Eagle]

I'm reading the Legend of Zelda manga. I got a box set for it a couple of weeks ago.

[Allio]

Avatar the Promise

[THGhost]

Daniel Way's Deadpool: The Complete Collection, Volume 1. Up to issue #7, loving it so far. Have been a Deadpool fan for a number of years bit have never actually read any of his comics until now.

I'm also ploughing through the 1st Colossal Edition of the Attack On Titan manga. Loved the Anime and am eagerly awaiting its 2nd season. The manga should keep me occupied for a little while until then. I hear the 2nd volume will go beyond where the Anime's 1st season ended which sounds very exciting.

[Mormegil]

With the Usagi Yojimbo Saga books coming out I have started rereading the whole series.

I stopped at TP volume 23 My first read through because i had a hard time getting a copy of 24.

Since then i've start buying up the series anyway i can without having to pay the high price for the out of print TPs. i'm missing 7 or 8 volumes but those will soon be released in the Saga format.

Anyway I LOVE this series. I'm fairly new to the comics world but I've tried several different series and this one is my favorite. It has the perfect amount of everything comedy, action, drama, and art.


I purchased a Marvel Unlimited subscription last year so i've been reading Silver Age fantastic four, Walt Simonson's run on Thor, and various other Silver age titles.

IDW Star Trek ongoing is really good as well. That series does is a lot better with its more original issues vs when they slightly change one of the Original Series episodes.

I decided to try out some of Valiant comics series. I like them but not enough to completely buy into their universe. I can only buy so many comics and while i really like the series i have to cut something out. So far i've tried the first 8 issues of X-O Manowar, 1-4 of Bloodshot, and 1-4 of Eternal Warrior.

Finally, I've bought a lot of Dark Horse omnibus books over the past year so I read one of those in between all the other stuff. I really liked Knights of the Old Republic (even if the series kind of looses its way towards the end).

[TurtleTitan97]

Currently reading The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure

[senpai]

-Tracks by Louise Erdrich (for school)
-Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet
-and Traveller by Richard Adams (MA FAVORITE AUTHOR HRRNNNGHHH!)

[blindturtle02]

I've never gotten around to reading Watership down but I think it's time I did.

[Netkeeper]

Watership Down is very good.

[senpai]

Omg, you guys! Watership Down is one of the best books of all time. Of all time! If you love adventure and really cool survival tales interwoven in a society of rabbits that have their own culture, religion, and mythos then you are in for a treat. :D I read it and listened to the audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham, and that was great too. He plays some really nice roles in that book. I hope you guys get around to reading/or listening to it so we can nerd later.

One of my favorite quotes: “All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.”

Also, if you really wanna get baller you can read The Plague Dogs. O.O That messed me ALL UP. And the cartoon was actually good too. I didn't like the Watership Down cartoon.

[pennydreadful]

Watership Down absolutely kicks ass - it's a fantastic and timeless piece of literature that should be required reading in all schools. I've adored that book since I first picked it up as a kid.

I can't handle Plague Dogs though; it's just way too depressing and the subject of animal experimentation is something that I've always found too upsetting to handle in any capacity. :ohwell:

senpai, have you read Tales From Watership Down?

[senpai]

I can't handle Plague Dogs though; it's just way too depressing and the subject of animal experimentation is something that I've always found too upsetting to handle in any capacity. :ohwell:

senpai, have you read Tales From Watership Down?

I feel you. Like, when I first read it, I'm thinking 'this is deplorable!' but after I made it past that squeamish barrier, I was able to thoroughly enjoy it. I was constantly comparing the dogs to the Watership Down rabbits. They are so different but also familiar which made the novel compelling. I loved the story of the Star Dog. Kinda like the genesis story of Frith and El-Ahrairah only in The Plague Dogs it integrates man's role in the mix. Cool concept.

I have not yet read Tales From Watership Down! I have it on my tablet though. Have you read it? :)

[pennydreadful]

I've read "Tales", but not for a few years. "Watership Down" is actually on my Kindle at the moment, waiting for the next time I feel like revisiting all of my friends in the warren. :)

Do you like any of the WD fanart over at Deviantart? I've seen some that I think is very good!

[senpai]

I've read "Tales", but not for a few years. "Watership Down" is actually on my Kindle at the moment, waiting for the next time I feel like revisiting all of my friends in the warren. :)

Do you like any of the WD fanart over at Deviantart? I've seen some that I think is very good!

Was "Tales" good? Compared to the first novel, I heard it was a bit watered down. Ahhh? :D (I'm a piece of crap) But, seriously; I heard mixed reviews.

Yes! I love looking at WD fanart. DA has a ton of very talented artists! For such an old book, I'm glad to see that it has a huge fan base.

[blindturtle02]

It's amazing when you consider just how much fanart based on novels is floating around out there. Hadn't really thought of that before.

[senpai]

Hmmm...Now that I'm thinking about it, would it be a nice idea to make a thread in the "Books, comics, and Other Literature" forum for "Your Favorite Novel Fanart"? I'd be interested to see what people post :tsmile:

[Spike Spiegel]

Currently reading "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A. Heinlein

[pennydreadful]

Was "Tales" good? Compared to the first novel, I heard it was a bit watered down. Ahhh? :D (I'm a piece of crap) But, seriously; I heard mixed reviews.

Yes! I love looking at WD fanart. DA has a ton of very talented artists! For such an old book, I'm glad to see that it has a huge fan base.

LOL you're bad. I liked it; it had more tails (heh) of El-ahrairah, has some stories with new characters who come to the Watership warren and also gives some of the original WD characters a bit more of their own story (mainly Hyzenthlay).

I think if you expect it to be a sequel to Watership Down, you'll be disappointed - but if you treat it as a collection of short stories, it's a quite enjoyable book. It fleshes out some of the El-ahrairah stories that were only mentioned in passing in WD as well.

Hmmm...Now that I'm thinking about it, would it be a nice idea to make a thread in the "Books, comics, and Other Literature" forum for "Your Favorite Novel Fanart"? I'd be interested to see what people post :tsmile:

Sounds good to me!

[senpai]

Heehee! Puns are the worst; I love them! I'm sure I will enjoy Tales no matter what. Adams has a wonderful lyrical style that I can't get enough of.

And yay! I went ahead and made the thread. :tgrin:

[TurtleTitan97]

Currently reading The Flash Vol. 1: Move Forward

[snake]

I finished up the DNA Guardians run as well as the Thanos Imperitive.

Also, Superior Iron Man isn't bad at all.

[Darth Knuckles]

I'm finally rereading my collection of Archie TMNT Adventures comics from my childhood. This was the very first comic series I collected and read. I don't own every single issue / spin-off / mini-series / special, but I have most of them. It's the first time I've reread them since I was pretty little so I'm excited to do it. I'm currently on issue #11 right now.

[snake]

Marvel's new Moon Knight. The first 6 issues are the best thing I've read in comics. Ever.