What are you reading?

[Koolblue13]

a stack of hustlers from 88.

[skinsfan07]

World War Z. Awesom so far.

[Kosher Ham]

ES at the moment. Duh.

Just picked up "The Racketeer" by John Grisham - I will be cracking it open later on tonight.

[The Evil Genius]

Working on my second Joe Hill book (that's the son of Stephen King).

Horns was awesome. Now reading Heart-Shaped Box.

[No_Pressure]

The Cultural Meaning of the Scientific Revolution by Margaret Jacob and The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg

[HailToTheRedskins14]

There's a practical reason for that. Dickens was literally paid by the word and so he tended to streeeetch things out. Most of his stuff started as serials. Another interesting note was that his Christmas Carol (Scrooge) he thought was some of his poorest writing and a story he thought would flop horribly. Same with Tchaikovsky and the Nut Cracker Suite.

Yeah, they also say that's a plus in his books because each chapter leaves you wanting more. So, each weekly update was basically a chapter, so he had to make it interesting enough to keep getting paid and keep readers. Kinda funny to think about. I don't think he planned out his stories too much in advance either.



I also read Lolita over the summer, and that was a surprisingly hilarious book. Only took a couple days to read, I'd recommend that to anyone.

I looked at East of Eden, too, and I have Slaughterhouse Five at the house but can't get into that either. I'm guilty of buying about 30 books and not reading any of 'em. Oh well, it'll come. Maybe over Thanksgiving I'll start on one and finish up over Christmas.

[GoSkins0721]

I just finished reading 2 incredible books about WWII by James Hornfischer. Both are vivid accounts of the US Naval action in the South Pacific.

Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

I just started reading When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin by Mick Wall.

[Elessar78]

White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You by Simon Johnson and James Kwak

Fantastic.

[deejaydana]

Just finished this one:

When The Mob Ran Vegas by Steven Fischer.
If you like Vegas or Mob stories or better yet both of them, this is an entertaining read. Some cool stories, both frightening, heartless at times and also just crazy about how the town was built, who got shafted, who made fortunes, more tales about the always strange Howard Hughes and how much of a punk Frank Sinatra really was (and how often he really did get his ass handed to him in fist fights). Some of the old photos are pretty cool because it simply looks so hyper-developed today in comparison.

[darrelgreenie]

Right now I'm reading 'Spook Country' by Willam Gibson:

Neuromancer
Idoru
Count Zero

Also like Elmore Leonard:

Cuba Libre
Pagan Babies
Tishomingo Blues

[Pick6]

Currently reading The Stand by Stephen King on my kindle. Also, reading A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

If anyone is a fan of Kurt Vonnegut you should read Chuck Palahniuk. He wrote Fight Club.

[deejaydana]

Currently reading The Stand by Stephen King on my kindle. Also, reading A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

If anyone is a fan of Kurt Vonnegut you should read Chuck Palahniuk. He wrote Fight Club.

My biggest regret was reading about 300 pages into The Stand and then putting it down. I really need to go back and start it over and complete it. And yeah, Fight Club is a great read. That dude's mind is just twisted.

[Pick6]

My biggest regret was reading about 300 pages into The Stand and then putting it down. I really need to go back and start it over and complete it. And yeah, Fight Club is a great read. That dude's mind is just twisted.

Some of Palahniuk's not as well known books are more twisted than Fight Club. He is an excellent writer.

[HailToTheRedskins14]

Currently reading The Stand by Stephen King on my kindle. Also, reading A Random Walk Down Wall Street.

If anyone is a fan of Kurt Vonnegut you should read Chuck Palahniuk. He wrote Fight Club.

My mom is a huge Stephen King fan, and I bought her a book that was kinda "behind the scenes" of him. Funny thing about The Stand, it said that numerous people reported getting sick while reading The Stand. And me, my brother, and my mom all had the flu while she was reading it. Kinda funny.

Check out The Dome, it was awesome.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

I'm currently reading Benjamin Mee's wonderful story of how he and his family's life changed in 'We Bought a Zoo.' The English guys tale that was re-set in America in one of my favorite films of last year with Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and others from Cameron Crowe.

I'd highly recommend both the film and Ben's memoirs. A remarkable story of the power of hope and family out of utter despair through family tragedy.

A real feel good affair.

Hail.