What are you reading?

[_Sin_]

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Hogfather
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So that's the one I took for the Snow Father then I guess (Mistranslation by me obviously ]I read them when I can; they're often humorous and occasionally make decent points. Of those I have read, I by far enjoyed Thief of Time the most, probably because of the general style and orientation.[/QUOTE]

So what is Thief of Time about? I only picked books I knew some main characters from (Rincewind, Death and Mort). Any major characters that appear in other books as well?

[Jasdero]

Heart of Myrial by Maggie Furey

[uc pseudonym]

So what is Thief of Time about? I only picked books I knew some main characters from (Rincewind, Death and Mort). Any major characters that appear in other books as well?

It has been years, and I don't want to give away the plot... I'll say this much: it involves monks capable of bending time to fight, a character that is Time itself and a wierd old man who may or may not be the most powerful warrior of all time. Also, it involves the Auditors, who are (in my mind) the best Discworld villains.

Death, of course, appears, as well as the other horsemen of the apocalypse. Death's granddaughter appears, but I'm not sure if there are any other recurring characters.

[_Sin_]

It has been years, and I don't want to give away the plot... I'll say this much: it involves monks capable of bending time to fight, a character that is Time itself and a wierd old man who may or may not be the most powerful warrior of all time. Also, it involves the Auditors, who are (in my mind) the best Discworld villains.

Death, of course, appears, as well as the other horsemen of the apocalypse. Death's granddaughter appears, but I'm not sure if there are any other recurring characters.

Sounds good. I guess I'll keep my eyes open for that book the next time I go to our local book store and take a glance at it.
The horsemen of apocalypse, are they funny? I can't imagine them being serious and all

[uc pseudonym]

I am reading, off and on, Goethe's "Faust" which is a fairly old play about a man tempted by the devil. Most of the time I can't bring myself to read such wordy extrapolation, however. Still, I may eventually finish it, as I am curious as to the ending (which I have received opposite reports about).

The horsemen of apocalypse, are they funny? I can't imagine them being serious and all

It varies. Some of them have humorous situations surrounding them, some are more like Death. The fifth horseman, Chaos, is an interesting character.

[_Sin_]

I am reading, off and on, Goethe's "Faust" which is a fairly old play about a man tempted by the devil. Most of the time I can't bring myself to read such wordy extrapolation, however.

Yes, that's a good one. We had to read Faust I in class in it was one of the few pieces of literature I actually liked. Oh, and did you notice that Mephistopheles (the devil) is actually part of him? I mean their dialogues are really no such but more like monologues between Faust's good and bad side.

Still, I may eventually finish it, as I am curious as to the ending (which I have received opposite reports about).

That could be due to the fact that there is not just one Faust but two (Faust I and II). If I remember correctly, the first one has a pretty pro-Christian message:

[Spoiler]
The soul of the girl he loves gets saved in the end because she (AFAIK the name was Gretchen) wants to atone for her sins. She does die but her soul does not go into Mephistopheles' possession.
[/Spoiler]

[PrincessZelda]

I am reading The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

[Kokhiri Sojourn]

The Weight of Glory - C.S. Lewis

I'm finally finishing up Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte, and after that, it's on to Dickens' Hard Times. Victorian Literature is going to kick my butt this semester...

[Technomancer]

China Meiville "Iron Council", or at least that's what I'm reading for fun these days.

[Hephzibah]

I'm reading all the uni pamphlets I was given on the information day O_O

[Kaori]

The Fantasies of Robert Heinlein. Some of the stories in the book are better than others, which is often the case with this type of collection.

[Namelessknight]

Been reading stuff by Patricia McKillip lately. Fantasy, but almost like reading poetry in prose form. wonderful stuff

[mastersquirrel]

The second book in Ted Dekker's Circle Trilogy. Red. I LOVE his books!

[The Last Bard]

I'm reading book two of the Pendragon cycle 'Merlin'
It's and awesome book written by Stephen R. Lawhead, and I
would highly recomend it to any fan of fantasy or Arthurian
legends.

[Kaori]

I am now reading Paradise Lost for my literature class, but only certain excerpts have been assigned. This leaves me trying, somewhat frantically, to read straight through the entire work even though it is not required.

[Lady Arianrod]

I have to read a few sections of Plato's Republic. Far too much circuitous dialogue.

[CloudStrife918]

I have just started "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. It's pretty exciting so far, and it really keeps you entertained, I just finished Michael Chricton's "Andromeda Strain" and Christopher L. Bennett's "ex Machina." (VERY ENTERTAINING for all you science fiction lovers!) I have also begun work on writing a fantasy novel myself, which i hope to publish someday-- its pretty good so far if i do say so myself!

[Namelessknight]

... I just finished Michael Chricton's "Andromeda Strain"... (VERY ENTERTAINING for all you science fiction lovers!)

Please tell me you are kidding. "AS" was the most boring book I have ever read. seriously.

Right now I am on a Patricia McKillip kick. Just finished up "Alphabet of Thorn". Wow, I just love her stuff. It is practically poetry in prose form. Her style is so slow and twisting, it is like being caressed by silk. Love it....

[mitsuki lover]

I'm reading a book on the First Ladies.Unfortunately it was printed in
1993 so stops just as the Clintons were entereting the White House.

[uc pseudonym]

Please tell me you are kidding. "AS" was the most boring book I have ever read. seriously.

I presume that comment referred to the last listed book: "ex Machina."

Myself, I will soon be reading Macbeth for a class (I do not read old plays unless I have a good reason). To answer _sin_'s question from some time ago: if you mean that Mephistopheles' and Faust's lines together sound like a typical monologue at a moment of choice, yes.

[kirakira]

I'm in The Count of Monte Cristo at the moment. ^_^ And A Winter's Tale (Shakespeare) for school. And I'm almost done with Beyond the Summerland, by L.B. Gram, but I hate the main character so much that I'm having trouble getting through it. *sweatdrop*

[glitch1501]

im reading silenced by jerry b jenkins, and perelandra(still reading) by cs lewis, i have 3 other books that i hope to read soon

[CloudStrife918]

Thank you Mr. UC Pseudonym. "AS" was a fairly interesting book, but it was overlong and littered with scientific stuff that i didn't quite fully understand. "ex Machina," however, was a book that I shall not soon forget!

[haru_bay_nay]

I'm reading The Ancient One by T.A. Barron, the Kodocha manga series by Miho Obana, and Dragon Knights: Volume 17 by Mineko Ohkami. The Ancient One is very good so far, and nicely detailed. Kodocha is cute and funny. Dragon Knights's plot is a bit garbled for a couple books, but overrall a good series.

[mitsuki lover]

My attention spend seems to be wavering nowadays.I can't concentrate on a book for more than a week or so it seems.Or maybe I need lighter fair.In any case I got as far as Bess Trueman in the book on the First Ladies and realized I wasn't going to make it the rest of the way.

[Kaori]

The Analects of Confucius, for a history class. They are fairly interesting reading.

[Maledicte]

I'm currently reading the Princess Bride. *can't get the movie out of my head*

[K. Ayato]

I'm currently up to chapter 5 on Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly. I picked it up a few years ago, and didn't understand it very well. So far, so good. It's pretty easy to visualize what the author depicts.

[_Sin_]

Terry Prattchet's Interesting Times. I also ordered Harry Potter book 1-5 yesterday (for a whopping 55 € ) and am eagerly awaiting their arrival !

[Technomancer]

"Neurodynamics for Auditory Stream Segregation: Tracking Sounds in the Moustached Bat's Natural Environment" by Jagmeet Kanwat et al. From a recent edition of 'Network: Computation in Neural Systems' Look for it in your newstand today!