What are you reading?

Jon Krakauer - Under the Banner of Heaven

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Banner-Heaven-Story-Violent/dp/0385509510

About to read Fear and loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Well, it's over two months since I started reading Maddon Rock, and I'm about halfway through and making good headway. I've read some reviews of it online which stated that it isn't a very good book, but I'm enjoying it thus far.

Just finished Hitch-22. It's a fantastic bookwith some real insights into how he arrived at many of his more controversial opinions (Such as the Iraq war)

the only downside to it is that there is simply so much to take on board, so many people, ideologies, countries and histories that sometimes keeping track is difficult to say the least.

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I'm finally reading A Dance with Dragons.

I'm about to start reading a Game of Thrones.  I've had it for months but haven't had time to get into it.

Winter is coming! I think you'll really enjoy it.

Finished the first book and onto the second one now, A Clash of Kings.  This time I dl the audiobook from the library and I am listening to it on my way to and from work every day.  It makes my 1 hour commute through rush hour traffic much more pleasant.

Reading a free book from the Muslims in town called 'The Man in the Red Underpants' a spectacularly ill-researched book full to the brim of the oldest 'arguments' for god you've ever heard.

Just awful, back to Fear and Loathing, I think.

Reading a free book from the Muslims in town called 'The Man in the Red Underpants' a spectacularly ill-researched book full to the brim of the oldest 'arguments' for god you've ever heard.

Is Abdul Aziz credited as an author?

I finished Dune earlier this week; started reading Eric by Terry Pratchett.

I am reading The Armchair Economist, among a bunch of textbooks.

Atonement.

among a bunch of textbooks.

Started and finished Louis Theroux's Call Of The Weird while being away.

Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope

Reading through Neil Gaiman's rendition of Black Orchid.  It's a little hard to follow, but the art in it is excellent.  Really under-the-radar for him, I'm surprised it's not as renowned.  Worth checking out if you like him, or like more mature comics at all.

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I like Trollope.  I like his character-driven situations and I enjoy his language.  I read the Barsetshire novels and a couple of others some time ago and now am most happy to get the Palliser novels delivered to my new e-reader for the magnificent sum of $0. 

I'm afraid I'm not much of a critic.  I read novels to get lost in them and that's about it. 

If you ever find yourself in need of an antidote to pop-culture saturation, you might enjoy a chapter or two of Trollope. 

Finished Dance with Dragons today, those are some seriously long books, but I just couldn't stop reading.

Alright, finished Clash of Kings.  Wow that was good.  On to book 3 now.

Just started 'Coyote Blue' by Christopher Moore

Danielle Steel - One Day at a Time

Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers – and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood’s top producers. They’re not your typical family, by any means . . . Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for 10 years, in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy Northern California beach town of Bolinas.

But when Coco reluctantly agrees to house-sit in Jane’s luxurious home, she soon discovers just how much things can change in just a matter of days . . . It turns out Jane’s house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who’s fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend.Their worlds couldn’t be more different.The attraction couldn’t be more immediate.

Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he’s a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for great cosmetic surgery, she’s a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all – into parenthood. As Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywood’s hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new familes are formed – some traditional, some not-so-traditional, but all bonded by love.

With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel’s new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual, but wonderfully real couples.Funny, sexy and wise, One Day at a Time is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.

About halfway through A Game Of Thrones, and thoroughly enjoying it.

About halfway through A Game Of Thrones, and thoroughly enjoying it.

Great story and writing... and for once the TV show based on a book series is also kickass.

I heard they are going to keep it pretty close to the books for seasons 1 and 2.  But once it gets to season 3, since the book is so long, they are planning to split that up a bit.  I hope it turns out okay.  I'm on book 3 now, and loving it.

I heard they are going to keep it pretty close to the books for seasons 1 and 2.  But once it gets to season 3, since the book is so long, they are planning to split that up a bit.  I hope it turns out okay.  I'm on book 3 now, and loving it.

I'm stuck in the middle of book 4 since this one is a tad boring.

I heard they are going to keep it pretty close to the books for seasons 1 and 2.  But once it gets to season 3, since the book is so long, they are planning to split that up a bit.  I hope it turns out okay.  I'm on book 3 now, and loving it.

Yeah, I think they're going to have to do that. Also, I think when they get to A Feast for Crows, they'll merge it with A Dance with Dragons, and then divided into several seasons. Once you start reading Feast you will understand... most of the main P.O.V. characters are absent. Dance with Dragons takes place during the same time frame, but from your favorite characters P.O.V. Feast suffered from a serious lack of Tyrion. 

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I heard they are going to keep it pretty close to the books for seasons 1 and 2.  But once it gets to season 3, since the book is so long, they are planning to split that up a bit.  I hope it turns out okay.  I'm on book 3 now, and loving it.

Yeah, I think they're going to have to do that. Also, I think when they get to A Feast for Crows, they'll merge it with A Dance with Dragons, and then divided into several seasons. Once you start reading Feast you will understand... most of the main P.O.V. characters are absent. Dance with Dragons takes place during the same time frame, but from your favorite characters P.O.V. Feast suffered from a serious lack of Tyrion. 

A serious lack of everyone. Most of the POVs in Feast hadn't been POVs before, and were usually only slightly interesting. Oh gods, Brienne. Such a bland woman.

Well, I loved Brienne and Jaime (for the most part), but the rest of the book was a bit of a drag. If I were to read the series again, I'd read Feast and the first half of ADwD at the same time.

Well, I loved Brienne and Jaime (for the most part), but the rest of the book was a bit of a drag. If I were to read the series again, I'd read Feast and the first half of ADwD at the same time.

I thought Jaime and Cersei were the most interesting characters, it was really interesting to watch them develop. Brienne is just a standard knight-in-shining-armour type, and such a simple character made for a boring POV, in my opinion.

I like Jamie, then again I just started the third book where he is a POV character.  I am a fan of Jon and Danerys.

All of my favorite characters have died except for Dany. 

Tyrion and Arya are my favorites, but I like Jon and Daenerys too. I'll probably like Jaime again, once his POV comes back. I hope it doesn't take 6 years for the next book.

Luka and the fire of life, I'm convinced I wrote it, like that movie.