Books: What are you currently reading?

[Gulp]

Originally Posted by soberman

Fiction: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. Great surrealist writer with an ear for slightly off-kilter dialogue and a good sense of underlying theme derived from seemingly random occurances.

I've heard from quite a few people that The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is great. It's on my list. I've read other Murakami (something about an elephant), and I wasn't able to get into it, but I will still check out the book you're reading.

I told my g-ma I was looking for the Truth and she said, "Fool, where did you leave it?"

[Roland]

Originally Posted by HyperLight

You have to FINISH reading the Dark Tower series....I couldn't wait to finish. How can you not be curious about what happens to old Roland,Jake,Eddie,Susan or Oy for that matter??

The ending was actually quite fitting I thought.

Hyper~

I will eventually get around to it I think... the fifth book really put me off. I had to force myself through it and haven't gotten the sixth

[fred the bug]

I'm about halfway through Guardian, Saviors of Kamigawa. It's the third book in a trilogy that's actually pretty good for being a novel based of a Magic the Gathering card set. So far, it has been just as good as the other two.[/u]

[Fallen Templar]

Originally Posted by rdhight

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. I can't find any holes in the time travel plot; the magic is understandable but very non-RPG-style; and the man's writing skills just flat-out rock. Also has Egyptian elements and incorporates real events into a secret history. I strongly, strongly recommend it. Also, Declare by the same author is equally good, although longer and more challenging.

Anubis Gate is great hope you enjoy it

[Fallen Templar]

Finished: The Prince
moving onto Against the Day

[GaryLASQ]

The Alphabet Versus The Goddess

[Flame Gryphon]

Just finished the Bartimaeus Trilogy, at the same time finished the Dragonspell series, and am working on Year of the Griffin.

[fred the bug]

Originally Posted by Flame Gryphon

Just finished the Bartimaeus Trilogy, at the same time finished the Dragonspell series, and am working on Year of the Griffin.

The Bartimaeus trilogy was awesome.

[soberman]

Originally Posted by Gulp

I've heard from quite a few people that The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is great. It's on my list. I've read other Murakami (something about an elephant), and I wasn't able to get into it, but I will still check out the book you're reading.

I believe that is a short story collection. Short stories are often harder to appreciate as they only feel like fragments of an idea. My favorite Murakami is Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End Of The World but I've only read 4 of his books so far. That one would appeal to any sci-fi/fantasy fan, though, or anyone with an interest in psychology. It loosely inspired artist Yo****oshi Abe when he created the anime Haibane Renmei.
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[killercactus]

I am currently into the Lord of the Rings books, just about through Two Towers. They're great books, but very, very descriptive.

I finished the Harry Potter series right after the last book came out. Amazing.

I've also been through a bunch of the Star Wars: Expanded Universe books, and I think I'm going to take up the Golden Compass next.

[HyperLight]

Originally Posted by killercactus

I am currently into the Lord of the Rings books, just about through Two Towers. They're great books, but very, very descriptive.

I also thought parts of the series dragged on....Still a must read though!

I picked up a book from the StarWars: Rouge Squadron series a couple years ago and was quite impressed with it. It wasn't world changing literature mind you, just a fun read.

Hyper~

[MI_Tiger]

Originally Posted by HyperLight

I picked up a book from the StarWars: Rouge Squadron series a couple years ago and was quite impressed with it. It wasn't world changing literature mind you, just a fun read.

Hyper~

I'm not a big Star Wars fan, but I loved the Rouge Squadron (and later Wraith Squadron) series. I know a lot of people prefer SW books that use the main movie characters (Luke, Han, ...), but I preferred the fact that Rouge Squadron focused on characters that were either brand new, or had very minor roles in the movies. The relative obscurity of the characters gave the authors more freedom with the plots. For example, if Luke Skywalker is in deadly peril, you know he'll find a way to escape; can you be so sure if its Gavin Darklighter in trouble?

I agree these books aren't exactly Pulitzer material, but definitely a fun read, even if you're not a die-hard SW fan.