The Reading Room

[Smulkin]

Slow day it seems (though unfortunately not here at work). So figured I would throw thiws out there and see what kind of responses it gets.


What book are you currently reading? Bonus points if you opine on your fave read of all time.


I just finished Joe Lansdale's "Mucho Mojo" and "The Bottoms" and now have to try and find more of his stuff. He's they guy who wrote the story behind Bubba Ho-Tep.

Fave book - thats a tough one. Going by rereads it's either Herbert's "Dune" or King's "The Stand" (that copy is so far past dog-eared).


Wha'bout you all?

[daniel1983]

since school is in progress....no fun readings here....just some concrete textbooks and codes...

Fav. book...ha...to tell the truth...i hate books...i am more of a magazine man ....anything about science or animals.... i just started my subscription to Reptiles...so we will see how that goes...it took me a week to wipe out the October issue...

Anytime I try to read for more than 20 minutes, I always end up taking a nap

[Smulkin]

Anytime I try to read for more than 20 minutes, I always end up taking a nap

Heck, bro the only time I get to read in the past decade or so is on the throne - don't feel bad. I feel yer pain with the school assignments though - even if it was more in the literature vein they have a real talent at trying to force you to read stuff that makes you NOT want to read like ****ens or Melville.

[Shelby]

I love reading.. Pretty much any wall not taken up by animal cages has a bookshelf (though one of them has a fish tank on top of it, and another my hermit crab lives on)

Right now I'm very slooooowly reading through Harry Potter. I'm a fast reader, but I just didn't want to finish it in two days.. lol

Favorite book.. hm. It used to be 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'.. then it was 'Where the Red Fern Grows' (both animal stories.. lol) I enjoy Stephen King books, and I like Madeline L'engle.. I don't know I guess.

[daniel1983]

Heck, bro the only time I get to read in the past decade or so is on the throne - don't feel bad. I feel yer pain with the school assignments though - even if it was more in the literature vein they have a real talent at trying to force you to read stuff that makes you NOT want to read like ****ens or Melville.

ha...i tried to read Moby @@@@ a few times...never got past the second page....actually i think the first few pages of my copy are missing because i slobbered all over them when I fell to sleep while trying to read...

I like reading short stories, poetry, magazine articles.....anything that I can completely read in under 10-20 minutes

[wendyhoo9]

I am currently reading NOTHING! THIS SUCKS! I am an avid reader but due to school (teaching school), toddler/preschoolers, and herp keeping I'm feeling the pain of not having read a book since summer. Hate to be unorigional but the last book I read was the latest Harry Potter.


I used to love Dean Koontz, but my all time favorite series is the Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel. All five books are packed with details of prehistoric life and a lot of interpretations, but very interesting all the same. Another author of fantasy is Jennifer Roberson. My sister and I got hooked on her series young. Still love em!

I'm also a big fan of Diana Gabaldon's series Outlander. She just published her latest in the series a few days ago and I am desperately trying to get to a book store to pick it up! So that will soon be my "current" read!

I tried reading Stephen King when I was younger but choose IT and never really returned, though I'm told he is awesome.

And Daniel, I'm unfortunately one of those people who pick up a book and can't put it down. When I didn't have kids I was well known to still be reading "just one more chapter" until 5 - 7 AM!

[SatanicIntention]

I just love reading. Just wish I had more time... Poo...

I have been reading the Harry Potter series. I also like the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, it's an awesome series of books, let me tell you. I love all of King's books really, as well as Dean Koontz.

[Ginevive]

I love to read when I have the time. I read most of King's stuff, as well as Koontz. I actually like Koontz a little more, partly because his books have not all been made into movies!
Not reading anything right this moment. My favorite author (at least one of them) is Poppy Z. Brite; if you like twisted, read her stuff.

[Sassafrass]

Right now I am flipping through "Green Iguana, the ultimate owners manual". And re-reading "Wicked: The Life And TImes Of the Wicked Witch Of the West'" by Gregory Maguire. I've also read "Confessions of an Ugly Step-sister" by him as well. Good stuff.

As for favorite authors, Tory Hayden and Stephen King top my list.

[unimom]

I love to read, the last one I read was Gene Wolfe's The Wizard Book two of The Wizard Knight.

My favorite author is Anne McCaffrey. I love the pern series. Dragons that have been bio-engineered on a colonized planet that soon lost touch with it's past and now doesn't know it was colonized. Actually much more complicated, but you'll have to read them to know.

Will be picking up a few this weekend on the next library trip. Seems a friend of mine from college has been published for years. I never knew, must go find all of his works I can read now. Chris Reynaga is his name. I have been on a hunt to get in touch with old friends, just found this one.

Also picking up a few recommended by a friend.