What are you reading at the moment?

Morwen · Post by **Morwen** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:56 am

Not sure if this has been done before way back, but here goes...

Right now I'm reading 'The Bone Garden' by Tess Gerrittsen, set in the world of 'Resurrectionists' of the early 1830's (grave-robbers who stole corpses to sell to medical schools to dissect). Loving it so far!

See, I do find time to tear myself away from the PS3 now and again! Anyway, let me know what you're reading at the mo.

Masser · Post by **Masser** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:26 pm

Right now? The lord of the rings trilogy for the 6th time. I'm also reading the Iliad.

Morwen · Post by **Morwen** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:28 pm

masser wrote:Right now? The lord of the rings trilogy for the 6th time. I'm also reading the Iliad.

Good choice. You should also read 'The Silmarillion' if you haven't already.

Тeatime · Post by **Тeatime** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:06 pm

Never sound retreat, part six of the lost regiment
Basically a regiment from civil war Usa find themselves lost in an alien world after a storm at sea
And of course there's the man eating evil aliens tha thave perfected the art of cooking humans

Heh, it's actually a very good book and the aliens aren't all that bad, they just happen to think that humans are cattle

Masser · Post by **Masser** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:31 pm

I've already read the silmilarion, but only once. Man, I need to reread it. Its been years.

okiphia · Post by **okiphia** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:56 pm

At the moment I'm reading the Orc King by R.A. Salvatore...

I've read so many forgotten realms books.. like.. literally over 85% of every one published.... and I still have all the ones I've read on my bookshelf ^_^

I want to read 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' again, but I can't find the book =/

DorostheConqueror · Post by **DorostheConqueror** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:20 pm

Reading at the moment? Ummm, a post on the UESP General forum. Aren't we all?

weka · Post by **weka** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Actually I think you'll find that you were typing it rather than reading it?? Or are you one of these people that can only type if you read it back out loud to yourself as you go??!!

Deandra · Post by **Deandra** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Specs. And email. And code. Probably in that order, too. It's so thrilling, I bet you guys can't figure out why I surf the forums as much as I do

DorostheConqueror · Post by **DorostheConqueror** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:12 pm

weka wrote:Actually I think you'll find that you were typing it rather than reading it?? Or are you one of these people that can only type if you read it back out loud to yourself as you go??!!

No, I read while I'm typing. To myself; make sure what I'm typing is more or less accurate (emphasis on the less, mind you). I suppose some of us might be reading the keyboard as we hunt for the "u" key, and a few of the more cavalier WPM jockies might be nonchalantly staring out the window or collating the Johnson report, but it all boils back to the UESP General Forum.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:12 pm

i'm reading ''Airman' by Eoin Colfer
its about this kid who wants to fly as the title states...
if you look it up you'll find its prety much a teenagers book and it is as i am one,lol
Am i the only one who has read the cherub series?

Ayoub · Post by **Ayoub** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:27 pm

Just finished all of Dan Brown's novels...and can't wait until Solomon's Temple comes out (sequel to daVinci Code).

Deandra · Post by **Deandra** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:42 pm

Ayoub wrote:Just finished all of Dan Brown's novels...and can't wait until Solomon's Temple comes out (sequel to daVinci Code).

Why not just read the original version? (Foucault's Pendulum)

DorostheConqueror · Post by **DorostheConqueror** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:52 pm

Deandra wrote:
Ayoub wrote:Just finished all of Dan Brown's novels...and can't wait until Solomon's Temple comes out (sequel to daVinci Code).
Why not just read the original version? (Foucault's Pendulum)

I can field that one!

Because not everyone is a giant smarty-brain with the time and patience to pick their way through that minefield. It's like asking someone "Oh, why don't you just read Ulysses" or "It's only The Bible in Aramaic with exhaustive liner notes written by Derrida, how hard could it be?"

Masser · Post by **Masser** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:00 pm

Aramaic isn't that hard. I learned it at my Jewish day school,and its very similar to Hebrew.

Ayoub · Post by **Ayoub** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:04 pm

Deandra wrote:
Ayoub wrote:Just finished all of Dan Brown's novels...and can't wait until Solomon's Temple comes out (sequel to daVinci Code).
Why not just read the original version? (Foucault's Pendulum)

Because it would so totally lack the Dan Brown Formula:

Guy wakes up -> gets phonecall -> goes to foreign place -> finds out about old man's murder -> meets old man's attractive daughter/granddaughter -> embark on one hell of a quest -> the person helping them all along turns out to be the evil mastermind -> book ends in love scene.

Deandra · Post by **Deandra** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:05 pm

Hey, I'm not saying I would read it (the name of the rose was already more than enough Eco for me), but then again I kept hoping the DaVinci code would get interesting, and it never did.

Codex · Post by **Codex** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:11 pm

I am reading Dan Browns main inspiration source for the da Vinci code

Ayoub · Post by **Ayoub** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:38 pm

Well, my fave DB would have to be Angels and Demons..

Codex · Post by **Codex** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:48 pm

Agreed. Btw, have you read "The Digital Fortress"?

Ayoub · Post by **Ayoub** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:02 pm

Yup. Deception Point too.

Guten Tag the Argonian · Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:22 pm

I'm reading Empire by Orson Scott Card. I can't think of how to sumerise it without giving anything big away.

DorostheConqueror · Post by **DorostheConqueror** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:46 pm

masser wrote:Aramaic isn't that hard. I learned it at my Jewish day school,and its very similar to Hebrew.

Well, seeing as Hebrew's Greek to me, it's about as hard as you can get.

I've never read the Da Vinci Code, but I can't imagine it could be worse than Dracula. Or Pride and Prejudice.

Lunarsweets · Post by **Lunarsweets** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:14 pm

When the heck did this pop up?
Seriously...I was gone for what...2 hours, and you create a new thread...That's sooooo mean...
Anyway I just Finish Harry Potter 7...greatest book ever by my standards....Then again i havent read very many good books...

Тeatime · Post by **Тeatime** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:42 pm

LunarSweets wrote: Anyway I just Finish Harry Potter 7...greatest book ever by my standards....Then again i havent read very many good books...

The first six books were good but nr. seven...ugh..
You really need to read some better books