The title says it all - tell us which book(s) you're currently reading, and what you think so far.

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I'm usually a voracious reader of sci fi and fantasy, but in recent months I seem to be spending much more time on the internet instead. Currently, I'm reading "Creation in Death" by J.D. Robb. Yes, I know that's a pseudonym for Nora Roberts but she's actually pretty good at futuristic suspense novels. I've read about 6 others in the series so far.
I just started reading A Confederacy of Dunces, but after finding this site and group, and seeing that Cat's Cradle won the August book thing, even though thats a couple months ago, I might switch seeing as I'm not too far into it.
Love Confederacy of Dunces! Everything about it was just...perfect... I generally hate reading regional dialect, but it forces you to slow down to the pace of the character--the author is in total control the entire time and everything has a purpose... . I'm still trying to digest it, honestly...or, rather...savor it, bask awhile...it's just fantastic.
For what it's worth, let me second Teresa on that. A Confederacy of Dunces is the best book I've ever read. I actually buy it for friends all the time, and everyone who's read it says the same thing.
I hope you were able to swing back around to A Confederacy of Dunces. It's so great and totally worth it.
Right now I'm reading Saggio sopra gli errori popolari degli antichi ("Essay on the popular errors of the ancients") by Giacomo Leopardi, and Sidereus Nuncius ("Sidereal Messenger") by Galileo Galilei, both for my Italian literature II exam. A mild pain in the arse, so far.
I am reading the Bible and Asimov's Guide To the Bible (parts of each, that is) as I am working on Revelations, my set of poems that reveal the real story behind all those Bible stories. These are meant to be alternately funny, ironic, educational, etc., but I want it all to be authoritatively based on the original (at least one of them) text.
I'm currently reading the hitchhikers guide series for the first time. It's definitely one of the best pieces of literature I've put raked my eyes across.
I just finished Mickey Hart's Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music, and am starting Aaron Copland's What to Listen for in Music.
I am currently reading 3 books as follows:

Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden ... by Lisa Randall

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh

So far the book by Dr. Tyson is the best - utterly captivating. It is a collection of his essays from Nature magazine.
The Stranger - Albert Camus
My co-workers bought it for me for my Birthday, so far very interesting read, very unique writing style! *of course not sure if that was the intention of the author or the translation...?
I'm currently reading Ulysses by James Joyce.

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