What are You Reading?

Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick

Kind of a new take on the old story.

 

Arab and Jew by David Shipler. I've only read 2 chapters and its already changed my perceptions.

 

Fear and Loathing in Las vegas by Hunter Thompson

 

Are those both Malcom Gladwell books? "Tipping Point" has been on order at my library for ages. I've become a big fan of his articles through his website. He's a great writer.

I just finished the Larson book. I love Gilded Age history and there was a lot of interesting things in the book, but I don't think he successfully tied the World's Fair and the seriel killer Mudgen (Holmes) into a thematic parallel enough to be a profound book, or anything. Fun read, though.
I am now reading a biography about George Custer that a kiwi friend loaned me.

 

Those books rule! I read them in about a week at Christmas. I want to read everything he's written. Fantastic!

 

I listen to books on cassettes when I drive
Esp books I would normally not read

Forever and Mr Philips are the most recent two
[I'm sorry i don't have the author's names right now]

Forever is about a guy that basically will live forever
but he cannot leave the island of Manhattan

Mr Philips chronicals the Monday of a Englishmen
that just lost his job the previous Friday
and
has not told anyone yet

Both were interesting in their way

books I read are more technical or how To

now it is a how to write a novel book
gives some good tips

Rocket River

 

I agree. I would really have liked to see the Ferris Wheel that was built.

 

Just Finished (a week ago): Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland

Almost Finished: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt

Going to Read Next: The Motorcycle Diaries, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, or Katzenjammer.

 

I have to agree.....but buddy turned me onto them and holy crap, I am seriously impressed. I cannot believe I had never heard of them before, esp since they were NYT Bestsellers back in the 90s. Of course buying them in the kid's section was a little embarassing, but its no worse than buying a Potter novel (I like these better than Potter)

 

DD i have a question, these books are they in the style of Harry potter? So mostly a childrens book? Or are they written for older people, like other fantasy books(like wheel of time by robert Jordan)?

 

The Society of The Spectacle by Guy Debord

 

Since this thread was started I've read all six of the Harry Potter books, Eragon, Eldest, and the first book of The Dark Materials Trilogy. I liked all of them but the last, and don't really plan on finishing the trilogy. It's pretty safe to say I've been bored and haven't had much to do.

Yesterday I went to the library for causal reading for the first time probably since middle school and picked up the following:







I've wanted to read all three for a while.

 

"Velvet Elvis" by Rob Bell. I'm overwhelmed by it. Amazing book.

 

Sometimes I wish I was one of those voracious readers that plows through two books a week, but I usually read books pretty slowly. This is pretty good. It's satirical fiction about a guy that is VP of a low-end fast food chain that has to increase his company's market share or he loses his pension.

 

Describe.

Picked up The Beach by Alex Garland for .50 at Half-Price, so that was my read for last week. Awesome book, never saw the movie.

 

More like Lord of the Rings style...very well written.

DD

 

The Bible
Guns, Germs, and Steel

 

Thanks then I will probably read it soon.