Currently Reading / Reading Lists v. I Options

[seriouslynikki]

the last book i read was Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
the book im reading now is Bloomability by Sharon Creech

I actually like Sharon Creech's book!!! Her books are interesting. lol. I like her books.
Right now im reading Pinky Pye....by....a person...i forgot who.lol. I dont have the book right now. I finished the book The Secret Garden for school. Now im also reading To Kill A Mocking Bird for school. To Kill A Mocking Bird is kinda boring.... :P

[sandy_lumpy_shor...]

uhhh reading?? whats that? lol haven't read in awhile. last book i rember readign was "green eggs and ham" i <3 dr suess

[teeners4]

out of the shelter by david lodge

[HongKongDong]

Currently Reading "The Gang that couldn't should straight"

[*mipadi*]

This place is chock-full of discussions of films and music, but there's not a whole lot of topics about book! Recently I made a pact with myself to try to read more; I used to read a lot as a kid but I haven't as much as of late, partly because I don't have much time (what with school, work, and other activities) and I've gotten pretty lazy in terms of "expanding my mind" (heh heh). Anyway, I've thrown a few books onto a short book list, and I was interested in seeing what everyone else is reading--or, more importantly, planning to read--these days. Maybe we can share a few interesting things we've read, or at least help others find good books, too!

Anyway, my current reading list:

• Hyperspace by Michio Kaku: I'm part way through this one. It's a really interesting book on higher dimensions and time travel and such. Very interesting.
• The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes: An intriguing look at the development of the human consciousness from what is essentially a split brain.
• Freedom of Expression by Kambrew McNeal: A look at intellectual property and copyright law--seems quite fascinating (if you happen to like this sort of thing).
• The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Yes, I have not yet read this great historical work, but I'd love to.
• Russia: People and Empire by Geoffrey Hosking: I got this book when it came out in 1997, but I never read it; however, after using parts of it in a paper on Russian history that I wrote, I thought I'd actually read the whole thing. Russian Imperial history is quite fascinating.
• Enchiridion Metaphysicum by Henry More: An essay that argues that spirits and ghosts depart a living body and inhabit a nether realm in an alternate dimension. It sounds interesting.
• Anything on economics: Economics is a fascinating subject. I studied it a bit in high school but would really like to increase my understanding by taking another look at it again. Still looking for a specific book, though.
• Anything about pirates: I love pirates. I want to be a pirate. So it'd be great to read more about them. Again, still looking for a specific title (if you have suggestions, that'd be great).

Hoping to have these finished by the time I go home for semester break in December; maybe then I will have another list handy for the five weeks I am home with nothing to do. Anyway, what are all of you reading (or planning to read) these days?

This post has been edited by mipadi: Sep 29 2005, 05:32 PM

[*salcha*]

Currently reading:

9/29/05
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: Fairly interesting, I've been busy, so I've only read the first few chapters. I heard she wanted to top The Da Vinci
Code. I'm on page 55 out of 642. Anyway, it's about vampires. Yeah, I'll get back to you on this..

9/29/05
Gypsy Rizka by Lloyd Alexander: No idea, I was bored at lunch listening to my friend going on and on about her boyfriend, so another friend lent me this book to read. Haven't really started on it yet, the bell rang before I opened the book. Finished. It was amusing.

[Gigi]

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom: I am so in love with this book. It really makes you think, and has tons of great, inspirational and thought-provoking quotes in the story. It's about an 83 year old man named Eddie, an amusement park mechanic who dies when trying to save a little girl. He goes to Heaven, but the book gives you a whole different view on what Heaven's like. It's amazing.

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris: It's a collection of short stories published in various magazines, all of which are HILARIOUS. My favourites include the one about the erotic housekeeping service, and the sleepover with the titty twisters, haha.

[hi-C]

A buttload of books for school.

I just finished reading The Lord Cornbury Scandal by Patricia Bonomi, which I guess is interesting if you're into early colonial (American) history. I'm also reading The Norton Anthology of Poetry. Well not all of it, it's a massive collection.

Man, I can't wait until I get some freaking free time to read something non-academic.

[yummy_delight]

Currently, I'm reading:

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte It's good so far, if not a tad dry. I like that she's a strong intellectual heroine as opposed to the typical "damsel in distress", a character archetype that pops up so frequently in other books around this time.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain I thought it interesting... that is, until the last few chapters. Tom Sawyer is an idiot. Huck Finn is a pushover.

Watership Down It's fascinating. I've been trying to read into the historical allusions involved without any hints from Spark Notes.

Books I'd really LOVE to read:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I attempted to read it this summer, but failed. Perhaps I needed a better translation to fully appreciate it. I've gotten a couple of names, so I think I'll take a whack at it again this October.

As I Lay Dying by Faulkner A very wise and wrinkled person once told me that you haven't lived until you've read Faulkner. He suggested this one.

[SillyCourtney]

Actually, I've read everything on my reading list and I'm waiting for new books or for something to catch my eye that I want to read. For school, though, I'm reading A Seperate Peace by John Knowles.

[technicolour]

Actually, I've read everything on my reading list and I'm waiting for new books or for something to catch my eye that I want to read. For school, though, I'm reading A Seperate Peace by John Knowles.

ME TOO! I really dont like it though.

But I'm also reading, on the side whenever I get time, Sahara by Clive Cussler. Yes, they made a movie, but I'm betting the book is going to be a hella lot better.

[sm0kinm0nky]

We had to read The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole.

I read Tuesdays with Morrie on my own time

[*tweeak*]

I actually had a topic fairly similar to this, but I'm fairly certain I started conversing in it, so let's not worry about it. It was different anyway.

I'm currently reading...
Catch-22- This one I picked up about the second week of school so I could read it before I got slammed with homework and band. Well, that went well. I'm still not even halfway through, because I can't just read for a couple minutes at a time; I need extended periods, and I've had very few of those.

Black Boy- I have to read this for IB language right now. I'm about half a chapter behind, but considering I read about 30 pages during school today, I think I'll overtake my goal by Monday. It's a lot better than I expected, actually. The descriptive lists are a tad annoying, but generally it seems to be quite a good book. He was an alcoholic at 6 and he had a habit as a child to blurt out obsenities, the origin and meaning of which were at that point unknown to him.

There's a number of books I want to read as soon as I find the time, but ironically, I don't have enough time to think of them all and type them up.

[*tweeak*]

(I intended to merge these to posts, but at the moment neither the merging button nor the [+] button work, so I'll get back to it as soon as it cooperates.)

A buttload of books for school. 

I just finished reading The Lord Cornbury Scandal by Patricia Bonomi, which I guess is interesting if you're into early colonial (American) history.  I'm also reading The Norton Anthology of Poetry.  Well not all of it, it's a massive collection.

Man, I can't wait until I get some freaking free time to read something non-academic.

I have The Norton reader Shorter Tenth Edition for IB/AP language. Some of the contents are a actually rather interesting, such as the one on dumpster diving. The one on being a cripple was pretty good as well, though those are, admittedly, the only 2 I've read so far from it.

Actually, I've read everything on my reading list and I'm waiting for new books or for something to catch my eye that I want to read. For school, though, I'm reading A Seperate Peace by John Knowles.

Do you like it? I read it on my own in 8th grade and thought it eas pretty decent, but when we read it in class in 9th, everyone hated it.

[size=3][font=Times]Currently, I'm reading:

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte It's good so far, if not a tad dry. I like that she's a strong intellectual heroine as opposed to the typical "damsel in distress", a character archetype that pops up so frequently in other books around this time.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain I thought it interesting... that is, until the last few chapters. Tom Sawyer is an idiot. Huck Finn is a pushover.

Watership Down It's fascinating. I've been trying to read into the historical allusions involved without any hints from Spark Notes.

Oooh, I read Jane Eyre in 7th grade and loved it (I was going to read it on my own anyway, so the timing to read it in class was pretty good). Once again, I was the only person I know who liked it.

I hate Huck Finn. We read it in 7th, and then again in 10th grade, and I absolutely loathed it both times.

Watership Down, like Jane Eyre, was one that I intended to read on my own, but we got to it in school first. I liked it, because I read way ahead of the class, but everyone who actually payed attention (wait for it) hated it. This was mainly because we had one of the worst teachers I've ever come across, but nevertheless, I seem to like competely different books from everyone I know.

[hi-C]

I actually had a topic fairly similar to this, but I'm fairly certain I started conversing in it, so let's not worry about it. It was different anyway.

I'm currently reading...
Black Boy- I have to read this for IB language right now. I'm about  half a chapter behind, but considering I read about 30 pages during school today, I think I'll overtake my goal by Monday. It's a lot better than I expected, actually. The descriptive lists are a tad annoying, but generally it seems to be quite a good book. He was an alcoholic at 6 and he had a habit as a child to blurt out obsenities, the origin and meaning of which were at that point unknown to him.

If you end up liking it you should try Man Child in the Promise Land by Claude Brown.

Has anyone (had to) read Ellison's Invisible Man? I did in the eleventh grade and hated it.

[yummy_delight]

For school, though, I'm reading A Seperate Peace by John Knowles.

Haha. A Separate Peace... did you catch the homosexual undertones? I read the summary on the back cover of the book and knew instantly that they were gay before the teacher even mentioned it.

The relationship between the two guys reminded me of The Talented Mister Ripley for some reason.

[b0st0ngrl]

Haha. A Separate Peace... did you catch the homosexual undertones? I read the summary on the back cover of the book and knew instantly that they were gay before the teacher even mentioned it..

Hahaha, my teacher said she never thought about that before some student mentioned it to her. I don't think they're gay though...

I think everyone should read Le Morte D'Arthur [/sarcasm]

I haven't really come across any books that were REALLY good.. so...um yah.

[EmmalieV]

Lovely Bones -

It really makes you think about the after life and how it might be.


Velma Barfield ; the first women to be executed in the US -

Very amazing and interesting story.

[ghjgfkgfk]

5th gossip girl.
i am completely amazed on how deep these books are. sometimes, when it gets too philosophical for me, i have to go into the next room and pray to JAYSUS !!!!1111

[nezumi]

I'm currently reading "The trial" by Franz Kafka for school. That's kinda hard to read... I only reached the 80th page so far.

[BOOGERSHAHA]

a sad excuse, but i'm too busy with school/SATs/college applications to read for fun now. but i DO recommend "memoirs of a geisha" this book is absolutely breathtaking. it's kind of like a cinderella story, but so much more. the movie is coming out this december and yes i am so excited.

[silver-rain]

Hmm, I really didn't like Watership Down that much...
Hmm, for English, we're reading Beowulf, but other than that, I haven't had much time for reading, between studying for SATs, ACTs, and doing the college apps...

[*mipadi*]

Anyone reading anything interesting for fun?

[*mzkandi*]

I'm reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West for fun because I am a geek like that

[hi-C]

I'm reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West for fun because I am a geek like that 

I wanna read that soooooo bad! And Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.