What Are You Reading Right Now?

[Vampiretwilight]

i re-read my copy of the shinning by stephen king recently. good book, horror or not.

[Pilatus]

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

[Adverb]

Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie.

[Dark Cloud]

Playboy Magazine.
(JK )

Rereading:

- Blood Of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski.

[V a s h]

The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy

[Nevix]

The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy

@V a s h

Anna Karenina is a masterpiece! Do you know which translation you're reading?

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I've been trying to read more non-fiction. It took me like four years but I finally finished Marx's Capital about a week ago. I'm thinking about reading Orwell's Homage to Catalonia next. I'm really not a big fan of Orwell (or at least, not a fan of Animal Farm), but I'm super interested in the Spanish Civil War.

[V a s h]

Anna Karenina is a masterpiece! Do you know which translation you're reading?

@Nevix

The Garnett version. I've browsed through the P&V and compared the two, and found myself preferring the older form English, as I usually do. Eventually, War and Peace will be next, and for that I have four different translations: Garnett, Maude, Briggs, and P&V.

I've been trying to read more non-fiction. It took me like four years but I finally finished Marx's Capital about a week ago. I'm thinking about reading Orwell's Homage to Catalonia next. I'm really not a big fan of Orwell (or at least, not a fan of Animal Farm), but I'm super interested in the Spanish Civil War.

@Nevix

If you haven't already, you should check out Beevor's The Battle for Spain.

[Vampiretwilight]

i re- read my copy of doctor sleep by stephen king.

it is a good read.

[Kenshi]

Spam

[V a s h]

The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho is done. This is one of those spiritual style books, sort of like what Mitch Albom writes. It's more than a little too "new-agey" for my tastes, but I enjoyed the practical and straightforwardness of the text. And, as is often the case with writers like Paulo who have a lot of life experience, there are passages within that indicate an intimate understanding, and observant nature regarding everyday people. I quite liked this passage in particular:

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.

Still on Anna Karenina. Adding The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell.

[ButtsnBalls]

Picture books, because I'm illiterate.

[Laser Kiwi]

I'm currently about halfway through Infomocracy by Malka Older. I picked it up because the dust jacket featured the quote "If you always wanted to put The West Wing in a particle accelerator with Snow Crash to see what would happen", which sold me on the spot. So far it feels less cool than the dust jacket promised, but I'll reserve judgement until I finish.

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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

@Pilatus

Did you like it? I think Snow Crash is stylish and brilliantly stupid, but it's definitely not everyone's taste.

[Pilatus]

@Laser Kiwi

It was pretty good overall. Clearly over-the-top in a few themes and the details are a little laborious at times. I generally like Stephenson's sarcastic style and he really nails the dramatic scenes.

[V a s h]

@Laser Kiwi@Pilatus

Snow Crash was maybe my favorite read from last year. The action sequences are great, but the meditation on viral ideas and memetic warfare is all around prophetic, let alone intriguing.

[Laser Kiwi]

@V a s h@Pilatus

It's funny, I re-read the book with my partner recently. I studied archaeology, he studied computer science. We both feel that he oversimplifies the basics of our respective specialties while grasping most of the complexities of the opposite - I consider that the mark of good accessible literature.
The humor, though, is definitely what makes the novel. It's probably the most fun read I've had reading since WWZ.

[Dark Cloud]

Calvin and Hobbes and no I'm not 10 I'm 22 and still find the humor in Watersons books to be hilarious.

[Kenshi]

Mountain Man series by Keith Blackmore

[Kenshi]

Calvin and Hobbes and no I'm not 10 I'm 22 and still find the humor in Watersons books to be hilarious.

@Dark Cloud

I love Calvin & Hobbes

[Dark Cloud]

@Kenshi My favorite one is Yukon, Ho! and the strip where Calvin's family goes camping but their trip is ruined by rain.

[Kenshi]

@Kenshi My favorite one is Yukon, Ho! and the strip where Calvin's family goes camping but their trip is ruined by rain.

@Dark Cloud

Wasn't there like short ran series to? Or am I dreaming