[Jan05] What are you reading?

[Krug]

Still on Glen Cook's The Black Company; about 100 more pages to go.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Going through my Pratchett books again.

Currently halfway through Feet of Clay

 

[jtone]

I tried reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. Unfortunately, after a hundred pages, I had no idea who the characters were or what they were doing, so I gave up. It struck me a somewhat like George R. R. Martin's books (I couldn't get into those either).

Anyhow, since my wife likes David & Leigh Eddings books I'm read Belgarath the Sorcerer instead.

I'm always rereading Pratchett's books (currently on Masquerade). They're both light enough for when I'm too tired to think and deep enough that I can pull out a nice philosophical puzzle to chew over.

 

[Wombat]

In my continuing obsession with Amelia Peabody Emerson, I just finished The Hippopatomus Pool.

As a switch, I've gone back to straight history for a bit -- reading Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, From Columbus to Magellan by Hugh Thomas.

After that, I intend to read a lot of P.G. Wodehouse, because I haven't done so for a year or so **chagrin**, probably followed by a collection of Damon Runyon short stories.

 

[Villano]

I was reading Dune, but I put that aside (still have about 150 pgs to go) for Hick Flicks: The Rise And Fall Of Redneck Cinema, by Scott Von Doviak. Excellent book about the films that played in the southern drive-ins, from moonshine movies to truckers to racing to bigfoot. It's not a movie guide, but covers key films from each genre.

I just finished that one and started The Death of WCW, by R.D. Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez. From the authors of Wrestlecrap: The Best of the Worst of Pro Wrestling, it covers the rise and fall of what was America's biggest wrestling federation. Supposedly very accurate (according to people who used to work there like Bobby Heenan and Scott Hudson).

I'm also nearly finished with The Essential Monster Of Frankenstein, Vol. 1, one of Marvel Comics B&W "Essential" collections. The first half is pretty good, with an adaption of the novel and a meeting with Dracula and featuring great art by John Buscema and Mike Ploog. The stories set in the modern age don't hold up as well. Veerrryyy '70s if you know what I mean.

 

[Lazybones]

Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons. It's okay, but I'm mostly slogging through it so that I can wrap up the arc started in Hyperion (which just sort of ends in the middle of the story).

 

[shilsen]

Just got Complete Arcane and Sharn: City of Towers. Finished the first and midway through the second. Planning to re-read Pratchett's The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky after that.

Also reading for a Ph.D. preliminary exam on the tragedy, so in the last five days I've read the following:

Fuente Ovejuna
The Cid
Emilia Galotti
Don Carlos
Woyzeck
The Wild Duck

 

[hellbender]

Still on Glen Cook's The Black Company; about 100 more pages to go.

How are you liking the book so far? I usually run across people who are old fans, I am interested in hearing from people new to the books. I saw that you had joined the Yahoogroup , so it can't be all bad for you.

Currently re-reading the Silver Spike again and on book two of the Hunter's Blade trilogy and a couple of books on the Middle Ages and Medieval civilization myself.

 

[Thanee]

Bye
Thanee

 

[Crothian]

Still on Glen Cook's The Black Company;

I'm still reading it as well, but noit as far as you. I have had little time to read this holiday.