What are you reading in general?

Post by **Ramen** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:52 am

Some great masters of horse riding:
De la Guerinère
Nuno Oliveiro
Bent Branderup - Akadenmische Reitkunst
Gustav Steinbrecht - Gymnasium des Pferdes

Post by **Luke The Unbeliever** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:44 am

Haven't been around much in the last few months. Work and four young daughters to raise have really kept me preoccupied...

So here's what I'm reading:

Memories of Ice - Steven Erikson

At the suggestion of many Watchers I bought the first three Malazan Books and thoroughly enjoyed them.
I've seen on here and other boards where people have kinda bashed GoTM, but I thought it was great...a little deaus ex machina(Oppon) a little bombardment with the numerous creatures at the end but I liked it.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:52 am

Welcome back, Luke.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:10 am

Busy with Roots of Outrage, historical fiction about South Africa.

--A

Post by **Damelon** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:06 pm

I just started reading Bucking the Sun, a fictional novel set in depression era Montana.

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:04 pm

Still reading Barack Obama's "Audacity of Hope" and have been toying with reading "The Hobbit"...

Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:30 pm

Dana Stabenow's THE SINGING OF THE DEAD. A candidate for state Senate is receiving death threats. Her manager reluctantly hires Kate in spite of the bad blood between them. As of page 75, I'm feeling there is a perfect balance of personal and mystery. Alaska is a bit less of a character this time. I do love Kate, her life and friends.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:26 pm

The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al Aswany (from Egypt) - a novel which follows the lives of various inhabitants of an apartment building in Cairo. The author is a novelist, a dentist, and a world leading voice for moderate Muslims.

While the power was out for a couple of days I found myself having to read in bed under the covers with a flashlight. That made me feel like a little kid sneaking books after dark, so I ended up reading a bunch of kids' books:
The Rescuers
Miss Bianca
The Turret
~ those three were what Disney extremely loosely got the inspiration for the film from - they are set in Europe rather Louisiana, but Disney at least got Bianca and Bernard down pretty well

Rebbeca of Sunnybrook Farm
~ better than what I was expecting, similar but not as good as Anne of Green Gables

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
~ cute stories about a family with five kids living in extreme poverty - but happy anyway, even though they have next to nothing to eat and work their butts off

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:31 pm

6 total inches of thick Networking Essentials from Microsoft Press, and the CNE Study Guide.....

Post by **Damelon** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:32 am

Esmer wrote:6 total inches of thick Networking Essentials from Microsoft Press, and the CNE Study Guide.....

A little light bed time reading.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:19 pm

THE TERROR by Dan Simmons ~ his new novel of Arctic exploration in the 1840's. A mix of historical fiction and horror.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:14 pm

Porno by Irvine Welsh. The sequel to Trainspotting.

--A

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:53 pm

Because I'd been slacking recently, I made a big push today to finally finish Umberto Eco's The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana.

(ambiguous ending spoiler at the bottom of this)
While a large portion of the book did seem to wander somewhat, as the main character--an antiquarian book dealer in his sixties who, after suffering an 'incident', has lost his memory of everything but what he read in books--attempts to recover something of his past by reading books from his childhood, the final section of the book pulled my attention back in, as he relived the events of his life, most of which focuses on his attempt to remember the face of his first love. Eco does a marvellous job of pulling you into this; you anticipate the final revelation of her face almost as much as Yambo does, and this makes the ending all the more bittersweet.

Post by **duke** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:59 am

Started reading Jonathan Franzen's novel "The Corrections". It was recommended to me by a young lady at work - ie dumped on my desk with a "read this, you'll love it" - as she knows I'm an avid reader.

So far I've found her leftover Renminbi (Chinese) bank notes and her plane ticket stub from her trip to China to visit her father in amongst the pages.

A saga-ish read, bitter-sweet. I'm enjoying it

Post by **Loredoctor** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:21 pm

Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:42 am

TAKE ME TO A CIRCUS TENT. Nearly every musical fact about Jefferson Airplane that has ever been authenticated, made into an encyclopedia. After half of a large book of performance lists, is a large collection of interviews with people connected with the Airplane. I just started that part.

Post by **danlo** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:53 am

Has anybody seen anything about Cormac McCarty's The Road? I've seen it in some "fantasy" listings, but this can't be true, can it?

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:58 am

I just finished "Under the Bannor of Heaven," by John Krakauer. WOW....

Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints Prophet had 75 wives when he kicked the bucket!!!!

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:22 pm

The Origin of Species - Charles Darwin.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:29 pm

Does that apply to the story you are writing, Michael?

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What are you reading in general?