Turnaway by Jesse Browner

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The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.

The Discipline Book

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention by Stanislas Dehaene

Just finished a couple recently.

The Ghost King- R.A. Salvatore. Enjoyed it. One of the better recent books in his long running series. Though this Transitions trilogy was kind of odd in that it wasn't really a trilogy as the books were complete stand alone stories.


The Road-Cormac McCarthy. I didn't care for it that much. An easy read, and entertaining at times. But beyond painting a pretty vivid picture of struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, it didn't have much going for it. Not a whole lot happens, I didn't like the writing style, lack of chapters etc.

Not sure what I'll read next. Have a bunch of samples on the Kindle to pick from.

Got about 60 pages into Jack the Bodiless by Julian May. Put it down, didnt like it. Even though it said it was book one of a series, appearently I need to read the other trilogies first to understand what's going on.

Started Heirs of Earth by Dix/Willams - last book in the series. really enjoying it.

Just finished reading Lord of the Flies this afternoon. Last read it about 5 years ago. I forgot how tragic the book is.

Started The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore last night. Decided to stick with some light fantasy. Too burnt out at the moment to read anything that requires too much effot, so another Salvatore trilogy should fit the bill! I've been meaning to read some of his work outside the Forgotten Realms universe for years anyway.

Unseen Acidemicals

I'm reading The Road and need to finish it by the morning since I'm going to watch the movie tomorrow as an early birthday gift (B-day is on Monday). I've almost gotten teary a few times but finally shed tears after finding out what was going on in the farmhouse and reading what the man was prepared to do afterwards. Can't wait to see how they translated the book on the big screen.

I just started reading The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. It seems a little slow so far, but I'll keep reading to see if it grabs my attention.

Originally Posted by eldergamer Got about 60 pages into Jack the Bodiless by Julian May. Put it down, didnt like it. Even though it said it was book one of a series, appearently I need to read the other trilogies first to understand what's going on.

I read the other Julian May series first (Pliocene Exile Saga), and I put down Jack the Bodiless as well. The Pliocene Exile Saga is much, much better. If you decide to read it, you will want to start off with "The Many Colored Land."

I've just finished reading some books by Steve Alten about Megalodon sharks wreaking havoc in the modern world: Meg, The Trench, and Meg Primal Waters. I'm waiting for the fourth book in the series to arrive at my local library: Hell's Aquarium. Because gigantic sharks are awesome.

A Peculiar Grace by Jeffrey Lent

I finished The Catcher in the Rye recently -- really great book. I just started The N.igger of the Narcissus. (Like my intentional typo? This is one of the very few times that the word is appropriate, CAG! Don't gimme those dollar signs!) Going from Salinger to Conrad is kind of a jarring transition.

I'm also moving on to Book 6 of Akira. Having seen the movie before reading the series, I'm still surprised at how different the graphic novels are, story-wise, from the movie.

Just finished the first Elric book, and now I'm reading The Forever War, by Joe Halderman.

I was thinking of starting It by Stephen King. If I loved Salem's Lot and The Stand, how does It fare?

I just finished reading The Lovely Bones and am working my way through Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.

Originally Posted by crunchb3rry I was thinking of starting It by Stephen King. If I loved Salem's Lot and The Stand, how does It fare?

It is one of my favorite King books. I would place it above Salem's Lot but on equal ground as The Stand. With King it's pretty much guaranteed that if you like one of his books, then you will like the others.

Just finished Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, and Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan. Now reading Winter's Heart.

Originally Posted by ian1418 The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.

Ditto on this, I'm finally starting to pick it up again.

Around page 600 shit just gets crazy.

Originally Posted by moon_knight I just started reading The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. It seems a little slow so far, but I'll keep reading to see if it grabs my attention.

I recently reread it for my M.A. exams. It does take a little while to get into the main action, but once its on the river, it's pretty entertaining from there on.

Reading Crime and Punishment right now. Took me long enough to get to it.