What are you reading at the moment?

[WinstonSpencer]

I thought Fight Club was written at about a 5th grade reading level. The subject matter may keep it from being used in that fashion, but that's what it looked like to me. That's what I was trying to say.

Does the Mark Twain Autobiography read the same way? I was hoping to dive into it once I find the box it's in.

I see what you mean. The movie confused the hell out of me the first two times I watched it so I didn't expect you to say that about the book. I might just have to see for myself. Some of his other books look interesting.

As for the Twain Auto., the actual autobiography is only about 250 pages. The first and last 300 pages of the book is basically a bunch of bullshit about how difficult it was to assimilate and edit everything. I'm sure it would appeal to someone on an academic level but I don't give a shit whatsoever. As for the autobiography, it goes from interesting and funny to boring and pointless and back in just a few pages. There is some gold in there but for a casual Twain fan such as myself, I can hardly call it a great book.

[debo08080]

Palahniuk is a very easy read. almost to the point of annoyance at some times (for me anyway). I do however enjoy him a change of pace every once in awhile. Or as previously mentioned, proof that a movie CAN be better than a book in the case of fight club.

Currently re-reading The Road. Fantastic book, though a bit depressing at parts. Anyone who hasn't read it I highly suggest it. I am also reading Without Remorse because my dad talked me into it as "the best book he's ever read." Its not bad but its a pretty typical thriller-ish book. Man loses wife/lover, man gets angry at killers, man kills killers. Eh.

[badwhale]

The Odyssey (a translated version)

Will

[b.read]

Currently re-reading The Road. Fantastic book, though a bit depressing at parts. Anyone who hasn't read it I highly suggest it.

Same here...I do think this one is a "love it or hate it" book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Currently reading David Sedaris' Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk...Just as hilarious as one would expect.

[WinstonSpencer]

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

[prophetic_joe]

A Feast of Crows

[CptnBlues63]

A Feast of Crows

LOL

I'm about 80% through A Storm of Swords

[WinstonSpencer]

Just finished Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

[badwhale]

Started a collection of Anderson's Fairy Tales.

Will

[prophetic_joe]

Just finished Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

One of my all-time favorite books.

[MrPlatypus]

Presently reading Logan's Run, which I'll probably finish tonight or tomorrow sometime, and then I will be cracking a copy of How to travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco.

[logan37]

Presently reading Logan's Run, which I'll probably finish tonight or tomorrow sometime, and then I will be cracking a copy of How to travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco.

I don't run much these days.


I regressed back to my teens a few weeks ago and bought a bunch of comic books/graphic novels that I wanted back then but couldn't afford.
Currently reading Warlands: Age of Ice.

I finished up Warlands: Atrelegis and Warlands: Darklyte.

I know, I know. I'm very intellectual right now...

[mrtr33]

WIRED magazine, June 2011

[WinstonSpencer]

I was 300 pages into Daniel Sliva's The Marching Season when I had to put it down because it was so fucking boring. I replaced it with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which is a vast improvement so far.

[WinstonSpencer]

Book 2 of the Millennium Series: The Girl Who Played with Fire.

[Mizicke5273]

Taliesin

Just started it on my tablet. Not much of a book reader usually, prefer magazines, books take too much patience. And I lack patience. But I'll be reading this series till the end, then pick up something else based around King Arthur.

[denver24]

Moneyball by Michael Lewis

[Kayakinboy]

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows.

I had to get ready for the last movie next month

[badwhale]

The Jungle Book ~ Rudyard Kipling

Will

[Devil Doc]

Kipling was an interesting fella. Wrote wonderful children's stories and celebrated British Imperialism. He won the Nobel prize for lit. in 1907. Today, he couldn't get elected dog catcher. Times change.

Doc.