What are you currently reading?

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 26 Feb 2009, 00:11

Maybe I'll pick it up, Wimfrits!

For what it's worth, I'm also reading a fantasy trilogy at the moment, called the Engineer trilogy by K.J. Parker. It's certainly not like anything I've read before. Probably not for everyone, but I love it.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 26 Feb 2009, 00:29

I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Not bad. Not good either. It's for younger readers, surely. I'm moving on to the next, and we'll see if it picks up.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 26 Feb 2009, 22:40

Read The Chamber of Secrets - very entertaining albeit of mediocre quality.

Lord Lakely · Unread postby **Lord Lakely** » 26 Feb 2009, 23:08

@Kalah: Harry Potter becomes a lot more maturer from the Fourth Novel on. The Seventh, Deathly Hallows is really meant for "Old-Teen" to "Early-Mid-Adult" people.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 27 Feb 2009, 01:53

Well, I've finished The Prisoner of Azkaban, and it's definitely picking up. Quite entertaining, actually, to pick out all the differences from the movie. The only thing I don't like about this collection so far is having to see JK Rowling's ruddy face every time I finish a book (I hate writers who put pic'ers of themselves on their books)... I'll move on to the next one right away; it's not like I've got anything else important to do nowadays.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 27 Feb 2009, 09:19

None of the HP book over here had her face...

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 27 Feb 2009, 19:39

These do. On the back cover.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 27 Feb 2009, 22:42

that's why i'm rubbing your face in it...

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 28 Feb 2009, 10:05

Finished book four, and once you get over the simple writing (it's a fairly easy read), I must say I find it very entertaining. Moving on to book five (fairly big book, but...), since I'm having trouble sleeping these days.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 01 Mar 2009, 10:47

There. Done with that. Half-blood prince is next. I'm really curious to find out how the difference in reading experience will be. Thus far, I have seen the movies first and read the books only recently. Now I've reached the point at which there is no movie out yet.

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 01 Mar 2009, 11:20

I have no idea how they made the script for the HBP movie... the book just doesn't look like it can be made into a film, IMO. It's all just a giant flashback and lots of talking and walking... Ok, enough spoilers

Enjoy the book

wimfrits · Unread postby **wimfrits** » 01 Mar 2009, 19:32

Corribus wrote:Maybe I'll pick it up, Wimfrits!

For what it's worth, I'm also reading a fantasy trilogy at the moment, called the Engineer trilogy by K.J. Parker. It's certainly not like anything I've read before. Probably not for everyone, but I love it.

I've read some reviews and that indeed seems a unique experience. I might give that a try as well.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 02 Mar 2009, 02:09

That's The Half-Blood Prince done. Nice book. Possibly the best so far; at least as good as the previous one. Well, the last two chapters are a bit poor. And there's quite a bit of teenage-coochie-love stuff. But apart from that, very captivating indeed. Just one left now. I'll think I'll grab some sleep and jump on that in the morning.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 03 Mar 2009, 06:33

A'ight, that's that. Just finished HP and the Deathly Hallows. Apart from the opening, the first half was dreadfully boring, then it took off once Harry figured out the main puzzle, and the last bit was really good. I can't understand how they're going to make two whole movies out of this ting, though. There's a lot more stuff happening in the two previous books than in this one, and a lot of the stuff in the last one is either happening in someone's head or it's purely descriptive. Unless they plan on making a lot of nature photography, I can't see enough contents for two films. I guess they just want to squeeze more money out of it all.

I completely understand why people say they have re-discovered their love for books by reading the Harry Potter series. I certainly have. The past week I have been doing practically nothing but reading (being ill, I didn't have much to do anyway

), I have been up at nights and read through a book in less than a I day, and I haven't done that sort of thing since I read Guillou's Arn trilogy, moving on directly to the next book when I finished one, even if it's 6 o'clock in the morning.

The Harry Potter series is exciting in the sense that you always want to keep reading to find out what happens next. Now that I have ended the series I must find out what I can read next to satisfy my rekindled hunger for books. I have an edition of Shakespeare's works somewhere, but I suspect that might not be very entertaining. Perhaps some Terry Pratchett will do the trick...?

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 03 Mar 2009, 16:33

Kalah wrote:Perhaps some Terry Pratchett will do the trick...?

DEFINITELY

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 04 Mar 2009, 11:47

Kalah wrote: The Harry Potter series is exciting in the sense that you always want to keep reading to find out what happens next. Now that I have ended the series I must find out what I can read next to satisfy my rekindled hunger for books. I have an edition of Shakespeare's works somewhere, but I suspect that might not be very entertaining. Perhaps some Terry Pratchett will do the trick...?

I tried Agatha Christie. Although there are not series, the thought that would have the same main characters like the old miss and that detective felt like that. And there are lots of her books.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 04 Mar 2009, 12:32

I have already read all Christie books of interest. Poirot rocks. Miss Marple sucks.

jeff4815 · Unread postby **jeff4815** » 05 Mar 2009, 01:47

I am reading a lot (sort of).

-The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
-Reynard the Fox
-Jurassic Park
-King Arthur (unabridged)

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 05 Mar 2009, 10:42

I have started on Shakespeare's complete collection. I'll begin with the tragedies; Macbeth is first on the list.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 08 Mar 2009, 20:48

Kalah wrote: Miss Marple sucks.

With or without the dentures?!

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