What are you reading?
POSTED BY: Allisa
UPDATED: Saturday, October 7, 2006 03:47
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I'm reading two books at the moment, one for my course and one for fun...
- "The Elements of Style" by Strunk & White - only read about 60 pages so far, but it looks like an extremely helpful book for budding writers of any genre of continuous prose. With the help of this book, I reckon I could be producing some long over-due fanfiction any day now. 
- "Shadow" by K.J Parker - read about 250 pages so far and I'm already recommending it to people. If you like your fantasy books dark and intelligent, then look no further then K.J Parker, she's just plain awesome at creating believable characters and worlds...her skills at constructing dialogue are also top-notch.
Although I'm not reading them at the moment, there are two sets of books I recommend whole-heartedly to anyone with an interest in fantasy novels...
- The Otori Trilogy by Lian Hearn
- The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Both beautiful sets of books, but be warned, the Farseer Trilogy, although it is rewarding, can be quite a depressing read...
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Actally reading atm...
The Jungle; Upton Sinclair
Republic; Plato
Wheelock's Latin; Wheelock
Aubrey/Maturin series; O'Brian (on the fourth book. Not sure that I'll finish the series. Not as well written (IMHO) as Forester's Hornblower. Perhaps if I'd read O'Brian first...)
I'm looking at my library and have a few recommendations if you haven't read them yet:
Anything by William Gibson - dark future cyberpunk.
Snow Crash; Neil Stephenson - SciFi Near future earth
Swords hexology(Fafhrd & Gray Mouser); Fritz Leiber Fantasy/Adventure
And of course Atlas Shrugged; Ayn Rand - Deos es Machina ending, but otherwise excellent.
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Aww hell; I'm a big fan of all seven.
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Leaving out the academic (don't think you want a list of math texts 
) I'm reading Beowulf.
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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"
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Isn't Beowulf a great story?
I've got the Burton Raffel translation. Which one do you have?
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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.
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Originally posted by Kayna:
Isn't Beowulf a great story?
Indeed! Reading it for the first time though.
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Originally posted by Kayna:
I've got the Burton Raffel translation. Which one do you have?
One by Seamus Heaney. Got the bilingual edition in case I decide to get off my lazy ass one day and learn old english to read it in the original. Probably won't happen though. My ass is one lazy ass
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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"
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Just finished Laurell K. Hamilton's Burnt Offerings-An Anita Blake Vampire Hunter book. I have all of the Anita Blake series. I really love'em!!!!
I wear a blaster under my Browncoat
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Training manuals.
Lots and lots of training manuals. Certification on 43 stations in less than 3 weeks!
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I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"
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Islamic extremism for dummies - Ivan Awvolkocich
It's about how blowing your self up gets you 72 virgins..a very compelling read.
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"t's about how blowing your self up gets you 72 virgins..a very compelling read."
sweet.. now i'll have 72 women who wont know how bad in bed i am :)
Hail to the King baby!
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The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
recently read: California Demon by Julie Kenner for Buffy fans
trying to get: Accursed by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
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