k so i've only read the hobbit and the first 3 chapters of the fellowship lol w/e i'm getting to the other ones.
jrr tolkiens-silmarillion hitch hikers guide to the galaxy (funniest book ever...and now we know that god is only logic )
A lot of books realy, The Wheel of Time- fantasy book by Robin Jordan Light on Buddhism- by Damien Keown (In which I read the most) Hagakure- by Yamamoto Tsunemoto Buddhism- by Thich Nath Hahn Zen an the art of motercycle maintenance- by Robert M Pirsig And The magical world of wizzards and mages- by Jack F Chandu.
Hmmm, let's see.... Dark tower series - Stephen King ( just started ) Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan ( will it ever end?) Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodkind (yet another series) Europe, A History - Norman Davies ( excellent stuff) As you can see I read far too may epics which are as yet unfinished :woo: , although the end is nigh for the Dark Tower - hopefully.
The end is at least in sight for the wheel of time series too, as there are only(?) 2 more books to go. I started the sword of truth series, but I found it really dull after I got my grubby little mitts on the wheel of time and song of ice and fire series. Doubt I'll bother finishing it, the books just shot downhill in quality.
Trying to finish a re-read of the 1st 6 of The Dark Tower series in preperation for the final volume's release on Sept 21st! Currently 1/3rd of the way through Volume 5 - "Wolves of the Calla"
Just finished A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson. It's a wicked book if you want to know where we came from, and starts where it should, right at the very microsecond that the Universe was born. It continues through evolution to where we are now, with Bryson seeking out and quoting specialists in each of the areas the book covers. It ends rather abruptly with extinction, which is a pretty cool idea, and how little we know about hundreds, if not thousands, of organisms that have become extinct thanks to humans. Gotta get that book
im in The HitchHiker's Guide to the Universe which is a trilogy of five books(no thats not a typo) by Douglas Adams. currently im in the second book call The Resteraunt at the End of The Universe. "mind the size of a planet..."
Glue by Irvine Welsh, can be heavy going deciphering the Scottish slang but as withe most books by Welsh seriously funny.
Currently "Liquor" by Poppy Z. Brite. It's a major change from her usual gothy-horror stuff, it's all about the restaurant biz, but it's still a really good read
Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything. Great so far. More highbrow than my usual big sword/gun wielding hero defeats bad guys and saves the day. Or a bit of pratchett.
I just read them again recently, excellent choice! At the momment I am reading some turgid girlie rubbish called 'Straight Talking' by Jane Green (run out of decent reading material and cant get to library yet due to recent surgery *sigh*) I'm not sure how anyone can get through life reading this vacuous rubbish regularly. The characters are all two-dimensional, shallow, vapid, self-obsessed, cliched caracatures (sp?) I hate the implication that I can relate to these people just because I'm a girl! Aaaaargghh!! ...ahem.... sorry..... been stuck in the house too long...
An Open Heart by the Dalai Lama and The Haunted Air (A Repairman Jack Novel) by F. Paul Wilson. Read any of the Repairman Jack books for some good fun. I think most of the folks here on MAP would appreciate them.
I've just finished reading 'Season of Blood' by Fergal Keane, which is a journalist's account of travelling in Rwanda just after the height of the genocide there. It was pretty harrowing to read, but it was something I knew very little about. It disturbs me that the massacre of over a million people seems to have made so little impression on people's consciousness - mine included. Sorry if that's a bit heavy.
Just finished, black house by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Starting last days by Glenn Kleier I liked black house but the talisman was better in my opinion
