What are you reading right now?

Wicked Weasel · 09-22-2012, 01:46 AM

Just finished reading '11/22/63' by Stephen King.

I have to say, this book was freakin awesome. One of King's best. It's about a teacher who's dying friend tells him about a portal he discovered in the stockroom of his pantry. The portal takes you back to the year 1958 each time. You can stay as long as you wish, but when you return to the present, only 2 minutes have passed from the time you left. Any changes made to the past are in effect when you return, though if you go back into the past again, those changes reset unless you make them again.

The teacher's dying friend tells him his wish was to stay in the past until 11/22/63, the day Kennedy was assassinated, and change history. The teacher finally agrees and goes back in time, planning to live in the past for 5 years, until the fateful day.

I highly recommend this to anyone, regardless of your reading preferences.

bob. · 09-25-2012, 04:52 PM

finished Eye Of The World last night and jumped right into this

Scorpiousfrank · 09-25-2012, 09:40 PM

I'm reading The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger currently. It's an amazing book and I'm loving Holden Caulfield! I think many of you here will recognize this character. He's appeared on a song by Metallica and on "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield" by Green Day off of Kerplunk.

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Alfred · 09-25-2012, 10:31 PM

Finally reading A Scanner Darkly after years of adoring the film. It's pretty similar to the film, just more expansive, as books usually are.

Wicked Weasel · 09-25-2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorpiousfrank

I'm reading The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger currently.

Just don't start stalking famous musicians.

Unknown Soldier · 09-26-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

finished Eye Of The World last night and jumped right into this

These original covers are a lot more interesting than the boring plain black covers that I've got with just a colour band around the top.

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

Finally reading A Scanner Darkly after years of adoring the film. It's pretty similar to the film, just more expansive, as books usually are.

One of my favorite books! I hope you like it.

Unknown Soldier · 09-28-2012, 03:55 PM

Apart from really digging Wheel in Time Book three. I'm also reading this great Warhammer offering in "Brunner the Bounty Hunter" he's one mean SOB.

Blarobbarg · 09-29-2012, 01:09 AM

Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous With Rama. A true science fiction classic from one of the veritable kings of the hard scifi genre. It involves humanity's first contact with alien life, in the form of a planet-sized, hollow cylinder hurtling through space into the sun. I just started, but it looks great so far (from Clarke, how could you expect less?).

Also, is it me, or does almost every person in this thread love fantasy? That's almost all I ever see in here.

Unknown Soldier · 09-29-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous With Rama. A true science fiction classic from one of the veritable kings of the hard scifi genre. It involves humanity's first contact with alien life, in the form of a planet-sized, hollow cylinder hurtling through space into the sun. I just started, but it looks great so far (from Clarke, how could you expect less?).

Also, is it me, or does almost every person in this thread love fantasy? That's almost all I ever see in here.

Most people into metal on this forum are into fantasy novels, it goes with the terrain, but it does seem that lovers of other types of music are into fantasy as well.

09-22-2012, 01:46 AM	#4431 (permalink)
Wicked Weasel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 53	Just finished reading '11/22/63' by Stephen King. I have to say, this book was freakin awesome. One of King's best. It's about a teacher who's dying friend tells him about a portal he discovered in the stockroom of his pantry. The portal takes you back to the year 1958 each time. You can stay as long as you wish, but when you return to the present, only 2 minutes have passed from the time you left. Any changes made to the past are in effect when you return, though if you go back into the past again, those changes reset unless you make them again. The teacher's dying friend tells him his wish was to stay in the past until 11/22/63, the day Kennedy was assassinated, and change history. The teacher finally agrees and goes back in time, planning to live in the past for 5 years, until the fateful day. I highly recommend this to anyone, regardless of your reading preferences. __________________ “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity" Edgar Allan Poe

09-25-2012, 04:52 PM	#4432 (permalink)
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09-25-2012, 10:31 PM	#4434 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Finally reading A Scanner Darkly after years of adoring the film. It's pretty similar to the film, just more expansive, as books usually are. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

09-29-2012, 01:09 AM	#4439 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous With Rama. A true science fiction classic from one of the veritable kings of the hard scifi genre. It involves humanity's first contact with alien life, in the form of a planet-sized, hollow cylinder hurtling through space into the sun. I just started, but it looks great so far (from Clarke, how could you expect less?). Also, is it me, or does almost every person in this thread love fantasy? That's almost all I ever see in here. __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

09-25-2012, 09:40 PM	#4433 (permalink)
Scorpiousfrank Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3	I'm reading The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger currently. It's an amazing book and I'm loving Holden Caulfield! I think many of you here will recognize this character. He's appeared on a song by Metallica and on "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield" by Green Day off of Kerplunk. Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk 2