What are u reading right now?

[Leon.]

Currently reading the last book in the Belgariad by David Eddings.

[Venerable Bede]

Almost finished A Betrayal in Winter, the second part of The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. It's very good, reminds me of Guy Gavriel Kay a little bit.

[byquist]

Outstanding book about training, drive, and techniques of bike -- applicable to any sport.

Interesting point: first professional race in Europe, Lance came in last of about 130, mainly due to weather. The next year he won the race!!

[Buckthorn]

The woman in black by Susan Hill, also might start reading The Prisoner of Azkaban as well

[farnoosh]

My cousin Rachel, by Daphne Du Murier. Only read like 20p. but still not.... motivated, to read the rest.

[WhiteRabbit24]

1. Sour Land by William H. Armstrong
2. Someone I know handed me the copy and asked me to read it.
3. Why is one kind of graveyard called a cemetry and the other a burying ground?
4. around 30 I think... I never use a bookmark so I always have to find my place leafing through the pages.
5. So far, it has been a good read - I love the character development of Moses and it has also taught me a few things about nature!

[Buckthorn]

The Submission by Amy Waldman & Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

[aliengirl]

The woman in black by Susan Hill

I read it a few days ago on a rainy afternoon. The end was a bit sudden but the book failed as a horror novel. Only made a dull sodden evening even more boring.

Currently I'm reading two books.

1. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.
~ It has been on my TBR for a long time. Most of my friends have been singing its praises. Now I've finally got some free time to read it. At 552 pages in small print it's going to take sometime.
~Page 162
~I was born in the city of Bombay...once upon a time.
~ It is an interesting read but like Padma I wish he'd go faster. I like the way the real historical events had been interwoven with the fictional ones. The chutnification of language adds a local flavor.

2. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
~ It was on top on my TBR. I began reading as soon as I got it. Could not wait until I finish Midnight's Children.
~ Just finished first chapter.
~ The first sentence is too long to quote.
~ No idea where it is leading to but it surely has plenty of material for students to practice literary theories. The difference between truth and reality is emphasized a lot and also the tricks that memory plays with us. Good read so far.

[Buckthorn]

I read it a few days ago on a rainy afternoon. The end was a bit sudden but the book failed as a horror novel.

I completely agree, I was let down by the fact that it just didn't scare me and I expected the haunting to get far worse than it did. I did like that twist at the end but the book on the whole was a let down, fingers crossed the movie will be better when I finally get round to watching it

[Snowqueen]

I was already planning to read Bel Ami, but when I visited my uncle and saw this book in his library I couldn’t resist.



I’m reading it now and haven’t completed Sons and Lovers yet.

[bIGwIRE]

I just finished The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. I enjoyed it immensely and will be reading some more of his work in the near future.

1-My next novel is going to be Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
2-I have been in the mood for something Russian, and my wife just bought me a nice easton press edition on this great work. I read it years ago and always planned on reading it again.
3-"Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"
4-I'm on page 75.
5-Tolstoy is a genius, a class apart, and Anna Karenina is one of my all time favorite works. What can I say...

[thelastmelon]

1. Skios: A Novel by Michael Frayn

2. It's longlisted for this year's Booker prize, and I'd like to read as many of the longlisted books I can before the actual award is given.

3. "I just want to say a big thank-you to our distinguished guest," said Nikki Hook, "for making this evening such a fascinating and wonderful occasion, and one that I'm sure none of us here will ever forget..."

4. 193/257

5. I am really enjoying the way Frayn writes, though the story sometimes reminds me of an embarrasing comedy movie that I have a hard time watching, due to the level of possible embarrasment. But, I am still intrigued to continue to read, so I guess the story is starting to cling to me somehow.

[Alex Delarge]

At this moment I'm reading Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse.
It's the first time that I read a book of Woolf, so I hope that it can gratify my great expectations.

[Brielle92]

War and Peace - Tolstoy

Finished the first book, and I'm loving it.

[Idril]

Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf. It's a reread of a favorite book by a favorite author.