Whatcha Readin'? - Page 3

Angrist · 12-31-2008, 02:57 PM

I bought Mark Twain's Tom Saywer and Huckleberry Fin, a 2 in 1 pocket, second-hand. I already had Huckleberry Fin, but I wanted to read Tom Saywer first.
I might start it in a few days.

Teuthida · 01-03-2009, 11:15 AM

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Never read his other books but was intrigued after hearing him talk on Radio Lab.

Nighthawk · 01-04-2009, 07:52 AM

I bought "The Color of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic" of Terry Pratchett's Discworld on Amazon... I didn't like the Turkish translation of the books, and couldn't find the English ones here. So now I have to wait 15-25 days for delivery... oh well, at least my finals will be over by that time.

Angrist · 01-19-2009, 11:18 AM

I read Michael Crichton's Terminal Man within a day. It had been sitting on the shelf for over 2 years, I finally decided to read it.
It's good. Better than the Andromida Strain, not as good as his more exotic books like Jurassic Park.
Funny by the way, I really couldn't tell that this book was 38 years old, except for the large computers and lack of cell phones.

Before that, I finally finished The War of the Worlds. I had started that 2 years ago, but halway through it was too boring. It's nice that he wrote this 110 years ago, but the the way it's told is just too dull.

I also started (again) in Romeo and Juliette. I just want to have read at least 1 Shakespeare story... I don't mind the old English, but I do mind all the talking and rhyming.

Fox 6 · 01-19-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrist

I read Michael Crichton's Terminal Man within a day. It had been sitting on the shelf for over 2 years, I finally decided to read it.
It's good. Better than the Andromida Strain, not as good as his more exotic books like Jurassic Park.

Ive been wanting to read Sphere.

Right now im reading Heart of Darkness.

Dylflon · 01-19-2009, 01:10 PM

Reading Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and also the Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid.

Bube · 01-19-2009, 02:16 PM

Reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Lovecraft. It's really short but I just can't find enough time to finish it..

Professor S · 01-19-2009, 02:35 PM

My plant catalogue as I plan out my spring garden...

Nighthawk · 01-19-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

My plant catalogue as I plan out my spring garden...

-spoiler-

the lillies are the murderer(s?).

Swan · 01-19-2009, 05:14 PM

Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West

Szymon · 01-20-2009, 02:44 PM

BreakABone · 01-20-2009, 07:56 PM

I don't know if these count but reading Gotham Central, Batman: Haunted Knights.

As for real novels reading, The Screwed up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson.

Fyacin · 01-20-2009, 08:27 PM

Still reading pern. Onto "All the weyrs of pern."

BreakABone · 01-22-2009, 12:37 AM

Well I finished the Screwed Up Life... in less than 24 hours... yeah work was busy.

Teuthida · 01-22-2009, 05:47 AM

Just finished

It's like more realistic Japanese version of Scott Pilgrim following the lives of a group of recent college graduates. Good stuff.

I almost miss having to commute 3 hours everyday. Got a lot of reading done during that time. Can't seem to read novels at home. Just a lot of comics and non fiction books.