What are you reading (Feb 08)?

[Klaus]

 

[Tolen Mar]

I realised I have outgrown my interest in Stephen King novels, so that whole stack I have is going to the local bookstore.

Instead, I've gotten a copy of 'Good Omens' by Pratchett and Gaiman.

Two of my favorite authors, working on the same book? This has been on my 'to read' list for some time.

 

[Wombat]

Recently read Wintersmith and a collection of Green Man short stories; last night finished a re-read of His Majesty's Dragon with an eye towards reading Throne of Jade.

 

[BadMojo]

I just finished "Black God's Kiss" by C.L. Moore from the Planet Stories line. Good stuff.

Wow, you're the second person to recommend that book. I'll definitely have to check it out.

I'm currently reading China Mieville's "The Scar" but I'll be starting up the third Del Rey Conan collection (Bloody Crown of..., or something like that).

 

[Starman]

I'm currently reading China Mieville's "The Scar"...

I think that The Scar was probably the best of the Bas-Lag books. Perdido Street Station was great, but there were parts that could drag and the deus-ex-machina ending was a slight let down. Iron Council was likewise excellent, but there were times it felt more like a political tract than a novel. I can't think of anything I didn't like about The Scar, though.

 

[Mark]

Lots of Shakespeare.

 

[Thunderfoot]

Hey Mark - I'm currently reading the Norton Anthology of Shakespeare....weird

 

[Galethorn]

Flashman's Lady, for the time being.

Next, I'm going to try to find a copy A Game of Thrones and start rereading the series.

 

[Starman]

"Star Wars: Heir to the Empire" by Timothy Zahn. In all my 40+ years I've never read a Star Wars novel, and I heard that this series was one of the best.

I'll say this about it, when I read the characters' dialog, it sounds like the movies. The plot so far is so-so, not gripping, but then again, not a snooze-fest.

Zahn's Thrawn trilogy is the best. Just thinking about it makes me want to read it again.

 

[Mark]

Hey Mark - I'm currently reading the Norton Anthology of Shakespeare....weird

Likewise. Just finshed Titus Andronicus (more bloody then I remembered!) and Antony and Cleopatra (Antony's death cracks me up). Getting into Richard II, then Henry IV, Part I, and Henry V. After that, Hamlet, Othello and Macbeth.