I'd give that one a 5 out of 10. I bought it myself when it first came out and thought I would like it . . . but I didn't.

I'm currently reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I'm in the same boat as you: It was a gift from someone. As of right now, I find it to be okay. It's a quick read, and I'm not upset if I don't get to the book for a day or two due to my hectic schedule.

I finished Den Gr? last Friday on my school trip to ?bo Akademi. Way to go for killing time! Now it's just Hemlandet by Maria Fagerlund and Halo: Fall of Reach left for this term.

I've recently finished reading 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck, and I have to say that it's a fantastic book that i'd wholly recommend. The movie version is also fantastic, with Gary Sinise playing George and John Malkovich playing Lennie. When I first heard that Malkovich was Lennie there was no doubt that the performance was going to be huge, but my only concern lay with his size which, as it turns out, is much bigger than I thought! He, in fact is the perfect actor for the role. Great book, great movie.


Personally I wouldn't say that it's a light read, but more a frightening insight - if indeed zombies were real - into what could happen during a ten-year war against the undead, but I guess that's individual perspective for you. I really enjoyed it but I hope the HBO show doesn't ruin it. A favourite part was

My girlfriend adores this book. She's into classic literature and has been feeding me with books for a while. I was bought a copy of this for Christmas and it's next up on my reading list after I finish 'An Unquiet Mind' by Kay Redfield Jamison.

I just picked up The Name of The Wind, by Partick Rothfuss, because I'm a shameless Penny Arcade fan and they said it was good.

Turns out they have good tastes in the matter. I'm already absorbed and I literally just started reading a few hours ago. Damn fine work for Rothfuss' first novel.

Dragon Haven, second part of the Rain Wild Chronicles. A welcome return to form from Robin Hobb. Irritating that this is only a two parter though.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

I liked it, but I certainly wouldn't rank it among my favourites. Also, Victor Frankenstein is a wholly unlikeable character for most of it.

I've just started The Gormenghast Trilogy. I'm only about 60 pages in but I'm absolutely in love with the writing style. Peakes' descriptive skill is incredible: incredigbly vivid without resorting to Robert Jordan-esque walls of descriptive text.

I just started reading Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.

It may be promising... Not entirely sure what to think after the first chapter. Short chapters so it reads fast though.

As antagonists are wont to be.

I didn't even find him interestingly unlikeable though. :shrug: It's a minor issue though.

I'm currently reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Reading Murder on Baker Street, which has 11 short Sherlock Holmes stories by non-Doyle authors. Each is about 20 pages, which is good for passing time in between classes. I'm almost done with it, though.

Queen Charlette by Olwen Hedley. Interesting biography of George III's wife; would recommend it highly except for that the author doesn't really mention commonly known things unfavorable to his subject, and also leaves a very large number of quotes untranslated (if you know some French you'll get the gist of most of it but still annoying).

One of the best benefits of my University job is the library privileges and being able to read lesser known and older stuff like this that I normally never would have had the chance to-- history and science are my favorite things so I'm in heaven there.

I've started reading "Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner". Although the first few pages made me think about putting it down , it's definitely picking up a bit. One thing that is bothering me is that there aren't any chapters.

After two years of reading Discworld books I've forgotten what a chapter looks like.

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason & Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (philosophy books)

Alias Grace for English class.

I still dislike the way Atwood writes, but it's not a bad book.

I am currently reading The Fellowship of the Ring. I'm really enjoying it so far.

The last philosophy I read was an introduction to Derrida and a few of Nietzsche's works, namely Twilight of the Idols, The Gay Science, and Thus Spake Zarathustra. I can safely say I don't want to read anymore philosophy for a while.

Just finished reading A Clockwork Orange, very good book.

Currently reading both The Divine Comedy and Shutter Island.

Currently reading The Hobbit. Finally getting around to reading this. Really enjoying it so far.

Then I will read through the trilogy.

I'll wake this topic up. I picked up a fantasy book - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin. It's really good - I don't like a lot of fantasy writing any more, but this one is pretty well done. I am nearly through it and it has kept my attention.

Michel Houellebecq - Les Particules ?l?mentaires.

Just started Dead Sea by Brian Keene. I've been on some sort of zombie kick lately.