Son of "What are You Reading" Thread

[Traianvs]

Art Spiegelman's Mouse. Not really a 'book', but since everyone was full of praise on this one I figured I had better read it too

It was okay, but the overall acclaim Spiegelman received for this book is a bit exaggerated I think.

[Traianvs]

Jared Diamond's Collapse. I came across this one in the bookstore only days after I finished guns, germs and steel. Just had to pick this one up

[DirtyMartini]

Will start Kerouac's "On the Road" any moment now

do yourself a favor: don't

[Traianvs]

I've already finished it.

It's a classic. Can't die without having read it.

[DirtyMartini]

That's what I was told before I read it, too.

On topic -- I'm reading the Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao by "I'm too lazy to google his name". Very good so far, would probably be better if I knew Spanish, or at least Spanish slang

[Krill]

Good Omens.

[Lord Avalon]

In the Stormy Red Sky (Daniel Leary, RCN #7) by David Drake

[Traianvs]

I've started Plato's Politeia the other day despite having read half of it before in an ancient philosophy course. I preferred the first read though, but it's in a different translation now that I'm not too fond of. Still a good read.

[MOBIUS]

Finished 'Heat' by George Monbiot. Next up 'Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear' by Dan Gardner...

[Lord Avalon]

This is Not a Game by Walter Jon Williams

[Tuberski]

Dread Empire's Fall by Walter Jon Williams.

ACK!

[Tuberski]

Finished Star Wars Death Star by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry

Starting:
Reaper's Gale: Book Seven of the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
A Right to be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury by Aaron McGruder

Remember "The Lay of the Bridgeburners" that Toc the Younger wrote in Reaper's Gale?

Check this out:



Very well done.

ACK!

[devilmunchkin]

I just finished Juliette by the Marquis de Sade. Good god.. 1200 pages! I hated it! I was ready for it to be done @ 600 pages!

Trying to figure out what to read next.. more Octavia Butler or maybe some Pam Houston.

[Dinner]

Wow, DM sighting.

[Traianvs]

About to start reading Bertrand Russel's Authority and the Individual. He's often referred to, but I've never read or learned anything about him before so I'm intrigued..