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What are you reading at the moment?

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

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Permalink Reply by Laurie Hatton on July 22, 2008 at 10:08pm

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.

Permalink Reply by Matt Stith on July 23, 2008 at 3:33am

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.

Permalink Reply by Teresa on July 26, 2008 at 4:15pm

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.

Permalink Reply by Chris on August 9, 2008 at 11:08pm

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.

Permalink Reply by robin on January 13, 2009 at 12:31pm

I hope you were able to swing back around to A Confederacy of Dunces. It's so great and totally worth it.

Permalink Reply by Fabio on July 30, 2008 at 5:12am

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.

Permalink Reply by Chris Brockman on July 30, 2008 at 4:40pm

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.

Permalink Reply by Jerome on July 31, 2008 at 11:43am

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.

Permalink Reply by cognitive dissident on July 31, 2008 at 11:55am

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.

Permalink Reply by Brad Feaker on July 31, 2008 at 8:49pm

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.

Permalink Reply by Renee Obsidianwords on August 3, 2008 at 9:54am

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...?

Permalink Reply by Tony on August 3, 2008 at 8:02pm