What are you reading right now?

Powerstars · 01-05-2013, 11:04 PM

"The Outsiders." I also just got through with "Slob."

The Batlord · 01-07-2013, 11:19 AM

Reading The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by Tolkien. It's an adaptation of the Volsung Saga, which is an old Norse legend, done in an old form of Norse poetry. A bit hard to get used to at first, but epic and badass when you do. Sigurd may be more familiar as Siegfried, which is his name in the old Germanic legends.

Edit: Though I have to say, as much as I love Christopher Tolkien for putting so much of his father's work out there, the man can write some of the most obtuse and confusing sentences I've ever read. Of course, his introductions and explanations of Nordic poetry and how they should be read are important and shouldn't be skipped, but good lord how they drag on. Thankfully, once you get past them and on to his fathers actual poems, it's all good.

anticipation · 01-07-2013, 02:54 PM

some real **** from the best restaurant in the world.

NSW · 01-07-2013, 07:33 PM

Stardust - Neil Gaiman.

I saw Dayna gave this 5 stars on Goodreads, and when I mentioned reading it to my book club, they were all pretty enthusiastic about it (it was my turn to pick the book). Probably start it tonight!

verdi · 01-08-2013, 02:53 AM

Tell me what you thought when you're done, please!

Blarobbarg · 01-08-2013, 05:36 PM

Bought this in a used book store in Nashville (best used book store I've ever been to, books were two deep in the shelves, and there were little nooks and crannies filled with books everywhere!). It's as great as I've heard it is.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 01-08-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

Stardust - Neil Gaiman.

I saw Dayna gave this 5 stars on Goodreads, and when I mentioned reading it to my book club, they were all pretty enthusiastic about it (it was my turn to pick the book). Probably start it tonight!

You're welcome

Lol no seriously it's soooo good even though it's rather predictable

misspoptart · 01-09-2013, 04:10 AM

This is a book my profess of Women in Literature class asked us to read (3 years ago). I invented everything I said in class participation and wrote a completely BULLSH*T essay about it...because I seriously did not open the book.

Now that I've read every single book in English that I have in Turkey, this was the only thing left on the shelf.

The Batlord · 01-09-2013, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

(best used book store I've ever been to, books were two deep in the shelves, and there were little nooks and crannies filled with books everywhere!).

I've got a place like that where I live about a ten minute bike ride from my house. Books stuffed two deep and everything. It's sort of tiny, but the fantasy section is relatively big, and has some real gems. I found a bunch of old Conan the Barbarian novels that I'm pretty sure are from the sixties or seventies a while back. Score.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 01-09-2013, 02:49 PM

Was not a fan. Nabokov is a good writer but goddamn did I want to punch Humbert Humbert in his smug ass face

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Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Bought this in a used book store in Nashville (best used book store I've ever been to, books were two deep in the shelves, and there were little nooks and crannies filled with books everywhere!). It's as great as I've heard it is. __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

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Powerstars Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 450	"The Outsiders." I also just got through with "Slob."

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	some real **** from the best restaurant in the world.

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verdi Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 44	Tell me what you thought when you're done, please!

01-09-2013, 04:10 AM	#4528 (permalink)
misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	This is a book my profess of Women in Literature class asked us to read (3 years ago). I invented everything I said in class participation and wrote a completely BULLSH*T essay about it...because I seriously did not open the book. Now that I've read every single book in English that I have in Turkey, this was the only thing left on the shelf.

01-09-2013, 02:49 PM	#4530 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Was not a fan. Nabokov is a good writer but goddamn did I want to punch Humbert Humbert in his smug ass face