What are you reading?

[bigsleepj]

I've currently begun Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground" which is pretty fascinating so far.

[Artist4Jesus89]

The purpose driven life

[A Cup of No]

A commentary on Romans by Thomas R. Schreiner.

[Kaori]

"Everyman" and "The Second Shepherd's Play," some excerpts from medieval mystics.

Gilead did turn out to have a progression that didn't become apparent until later in the novel. Overall, it's a beautiful book, and I particularly appreciated the author's treatment of the themes of mercy and forgiveness.

I've currently begun Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground" which is pretty fascinating so far.

I love that book.

[SnoringFrog]

The Great Hunt, the second book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of TIme series, very good book, as was The Eye of the WOrld.

[uc pseudonym]

Remember the Future: The Pastoral Theology of Paul the Apostle by Jacob Elias
Paul and the Roman House Churches by Reta Finger

Oddly, I am reading these not for general theological learning, but as preparation for an action-adventure story I am going to write. It's an interesting story.

[MomoAdachi]

-Kamikaze Girls novel by Novala Takemoto
-Sweet Valley High #57: Teacher Crush by Francine Pascal/Kate William

[bigsleepj]

Notes from Underground by Fyodr Dostoevsky, everyone's favourite Russian Orthodox existentialist. The book is very intriguing but very difficult.

[DrNic]

Catch 22 on and off. It takes me forever to get through big books

[uc pseudonym]

The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

I picked up the former purely based on the author, and I enjoyed it. Much shorter than I expected, however. The latter, of course, has been on my reading list for some time. I have only begun it, because my copy has a fair amount of historical context I thought worth reading.

[Technomancer]

I've just finished "The Guns of Normandy" by George Blackburn, which is a personal account of the Canadian campaign in Normandy.

Right now, I'm reading Hal Duncan's novel "Vellum"

[Icarus]

Bought and read Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher last night. Best book of the Desden Files so far.

[Linksquest]

Bought and read Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher last night. Best book of the Desden Files so far.

Whoa... you read it in one night? Impressive!

[Doe Johnson]

I recently finished February Shadows (Februarschatten) by Elisabeth Reichart. For some reason I enjoyed it, there was just something about the flow of the words that I liked - or maybe it was that false comforting feeling you get when you're starting to get depressed. *grumbles about depressing German books*

I've checked out The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa by Yasunari Kawabata, but I haven't started it yet so don't really know what it's about.

The last book I started is Beyond the Curve by Kobo Abe. I would just like to suggest to you all, if you ever find a dead person in your apartment, don't try to hide it from people thinking you're being framed and someone is after you. Really, just run to the nearest phone and call for help - maybe go to the house of a neighbor you trust.

Those are the only two translated Japanese books my library has, so I couldn't really choose from a wide variety of topics.

[Icarus]

Whoa... you read it in one night? Impressive!

I'm nocturnal and a fan of the series.

I'm rereading it now.

[ClosetOtaku]

Finished Jonathan Kellerman's Gone. Graphic and disturbing whodunnit. Avoid.

Now starting Murakami's Wind Up Bird Chronicles.

[TurkishMonky]

Just finished House by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti
I've also been reading bits and pieces of 1984, but since i don't have it, dunno if that counts.

[mitsuki lover]

I just checked out The History of Pirates from the library and plan on reading it soon.sorry no Monkey D. Luffy.

[yukinon]

1984...should definitely be read. Just to understand cultural references and to have good material for future college papers.

But Fahrenheit 451 is way better.

I'm still reading Banner in the Sky. It's about mountain climbing!

[Kaori]

Children of Morrow by H. M. Hoover

Fool's Run by Patricia McKillip. After having read a few of her books, some of the characters begin to resemble each other. Besides that, it wasn't a bad read.

The Practice of the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence, and his Spiritual Maxims.

[Gypsy]

Chayatocha by Shane Johnson - Christian sci-fi horrorish, very cool so far.

[uc pseudonym]

.hack AI Buster 2

Yes, this is one of the .hack novels published by Tokyopop. I picked it up because it was at the library and was overall disappointed. The writing was sub-par and of the parts of the .hack story that I understand, it really didn't add all that much. Furthermore, I finished the entire thing in only slightly more time than it would generally take me to finish a graphic novel.

[Raiden no Kishi]

The Barbarian Way by Erwin McManus

This is an awesome book. I am very much on board with the message in this book. Go pick it up, you can finish it over lunch (it's small).

.rai//

[SnoringFrog]

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

It's a nonfiction book that tells about the Ebola virus. Very interesting. Preston's other nonfiction book The Demon in the Freezer, which deals with smallpox, is also a very intruiging book and a great read.

[Kaori]

The Mabinogion

The Rains of Eridan, by H. M. Hoover. While she isn't the most spectacular writer I've read, Hoover's novels are relationally driven without being romantic, which is refreshing.

Mind Wide Open, by Steven Johnson. This book probably won't have any new information for persons already familiar with the field of neuroscience--as a book meant for the general public, it's fairly non-technical and uses a somewhat conversational narrative style.

[mitsuki lover]

I was going to check out Puddnhead Wilson today but I decided not to.

[the_lizardqueen]

...The DaVinci Code

Yes, I've sold out to the mob.

I figure it's difficult to effectively protest something without prior knowledge, plus I'm worried about my non-Christian friends that have been expressing interest in the movie. So I am now reading it. It's actually not a bad read thus far, and I'm a total art history geek with a lifelong goal to visit the Louvre, so the setting is fascinating.

I keep feeling incredibly defensive and critical towards the book though, and I keep chasing down my family to discuss the slightest inaccuracy ^^;

[Kaori]

The Man Who Was Thursday, by G. K. Chesterton. I read it in one night (it was quite a page-turner) but will probably be mulling over it for a few more days.

[KhakiBlueSocks]

I'm currently reading "I Am Spock" by the great Leonard Nimoy. It's a retraction to his book "I Am Not Spock" he wrote in the 70's after Star Trek ended.

I guess he finally gave in to the fact that he will forever be attached to our pointy eared, alien friend.

[SnoringFrog]

The CObra Event by RIchard Preston. It's a fiction book, unlike his last two I read. The Demon in the Freezer and The Hot Zone and so far, I don't think it's quite as good, since the disease may or may not be a real one (I don't know yet, it hasn't been named where I am in the book.)