What are you reading right now?

LoathsomePete · 12-13-2009, 11:05 AM

I'm not a Dean Koontz fan at all but I have to say I actually thought Odd Thomas was pretty damn good.

Anyhow here's what I'm reading

It's a collection of old short stories from before or around the time Trainspotting was written. Still doesn't have that same spark that made Trainspotting so amazing, but it is definitely on par with The Acid House, my second favorite collection of writing by Irvine Welsh. It definitely has Welsh's demented black humor to it, especially the second story about the homophobic man who dies, that had me in stitches. Begbie (from Trainspotting) does make an appearance at a Christmas dinner with his family and his sisters new boyfriend. All in all it's far better than the last collection of writing he released, If You Like School, Than You'll Love Work.

rochka57 · 12-13-2009, 12:42 PM

I am reading Her Fearful Symmetry in French. I've had a lot of people recommend it to me. And I DO have an English copy waiting for me at home. But I have a 9 hour flight to get home.....so I decided I might as well practice my French on the plane

jackhammer · 12-13-2009, 01:55 PM

Looking forward to it.

Fruitonica · 12-14-2009, 02:41 AM

Just about to finish up, it was an interesting read - made a lot more chilling because it isn't a total fiction. But I spent a lot of time wondering how many of the scenes were pure speculation.

Bought this at the same time (love the penguin classics series), so I'm about to jump into it.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

oh no i enjoyed Diary of a Madman quite a bit, it was wonderful. Dead Souls was just something i couldn't latch onto -- insurpassably boring, very predictable and not many themes worth considering. i've read Dostoevsky before so i'm very familiar with his style of prose, i've been told The Brothers Karamazov is his best work.

I liked Crime and Punishment much more than The Brothers Karamazov, which was a pretty arduous read in several sections, when it diverges from the plot to explore theology. I appreciate that this was a central theme of the book, but it just seemed so heavy handed in sections.

And I thought the setting was so much more vividly realised in Crime and Punishment.

snackbox fox · 12-15-2009, 09:20 PM

The City of Crocodiles (sp?) by Bruno Schulz.

Just fantastic.

ElephantSack · 12-17-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Reading it for book club, though I do actually enjoy Dean Koontz, so I'm hoping it's decent.

Well there was a huge fervor around the Odd Thomas series. I haven't read any of them, but I hear it's a great story.

CanwllCorfe · 12-17-2009, 07:49 PM

Finished this.. and it was amazing but extremely sad:

Kinda going back and forth between these two.. luckily they're both broken into sections so you don't need to explicitly read cover to cover:

loveissucide · 12-18-2009, 07:27 PM

For my course.Should be interesting all the same.

FETCHER. · 12-20-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Finished this.. and it was amazing but extremely sad:

This looks reallly good. It seems like the type of book I love.

storymilo · 12-20-2009, 01:40 PM

^I'm pretty sure one of my parents read that, or is reading it. I think it's pretty good.

12-13-2009, 11:05 AM	#2151 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I'm not a Dean Koontz fan at all but I have to say I actually thought Odd Thomas was pretty damn good. Anyhow here's what I'm reading It's a collection of old short stories from before or around the time Trainspotting was written. Still doesn't have that same spark that made Trainspotting so amazing, but it is definitely on par with The Acid House, my second favorite collection of writing by Irvine Welsh. It definitely has Welsh's demented black humor to it, especially the second story about the homophobic man who dies, that had me in stitches. Begbie (from Trainspotting) does make an appearance at a Christmas dinner with his family and his sisters new boyfriend. All in all it's far better than the last collection of writing he released, If You Like School, Than You'll Love Work. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-13-2009, 01:55 PM	#2153 (permalink)
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12-17-2009, 07:49 PM	#2157 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Finished this.. and it was amazing but extremely sad: Kinda going back and forth between these two.. luckily they're both broken into sections so you don't need to explicitly read cover to cover: __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

12-18-2009, 07:27 PM	#2158 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	For my course.Should be interesting all the same. __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

12-13-2009, 12:42 PM	#2152 (permalink)
rochka57 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York State Posts: 10	I am reading Her Fearful Symmetry in French. I've had a lot of people recommend it to me. And I DO have an English copy waiting for me at home. But I have a 9 hour flight to get home.....so I decided I might as well practice my French on the plane

12-15-2009, 09:20 PM	#2155 (permalink)
snackbox fox Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 11	The City of Crocodiles (sp?) by Bruno Schulz. Just fantastic.

12-20-2009, 01:40 PM	#2160 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^I'm pretty sure one of my parents read that, or is reading it. I think it's pretty good.