Son of "What are You Reading" Thread

[MrFun]

I am now reading the historical fiction novel, "Unto This Hour" by Tom Wicker.

[Dis]

Originally Posted by Alinestra Covelia View Post
Thanks to the (excellent) suggestions from several Polytubbies, I bought a copy of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and finally got round to reading it. I finished it in 24 hours - it's one of those books you can't put down.

Very similar in setting to the Fallout games, and a little redolent of A Boy and His Dog and maybe a less-humorous version of Six String Samurai, with all the heartless cruelty from Schindler's List.

A very good book. I did cry - a little bit - at the end.

I was thinking about getting this, but some negative comments on the imdb boards (they are making this a movie) put me off on it. I heard he doesn't use commas and quotation marks (when a character speaks). I don't have patience for artsy punctuation. Damn "artists" think they can do anything.

So my question is- is the book fairly readable? Or do you have to force your way through it?

edit: didn't realize there were two threads. This is copied from the old thread.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It is probably one of my favorite books in the last 5-10 years. If you can't get through it, you are a n00b. It's really easy to read.

[CrONoS]

The Need for Roots - Simone Weil

[Zkribbler]

I'm starting Feet of Clay by Pratchett. In English this time so my hopes are soaring high

Second Pratchett novel I encountered. I liked it a lot.

I'm re-reading Pratchett's Wee Free Men.

[Mdeville1]

Road Trip of the Living Dead by Mark Henry

[Lord Avalon]

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson

Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming

[Traianvs]

Read an interview with Toni Morrison, of whom I had never heard before. It was a pretty interesting read, and because she apparently receives wide acclaim across the ocean, I'm about to start reading her 'Beloved' now.

[Lord Avalon]

Making Money by Terry Pratchett

[Traianvs]

I'm going back to Pratchett as soon as possible. That book by Morrisson is absolutely terrible. It's tremendously boring and what makes it even worse is her writing style which is so incredibly shoddy.

[Zkribbler]

Genghis, Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden

[Lord Avalon]

Making Money by Terry Pratchett

Lord Vetinari

Starting: The Shadows (Vampire Huntress Legend #11) by L.A. Banks

[Lord Avalon]

Burning Tower by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

[Richelieu]

I finished reading all the Michael Gruber's books that i could get my hands on: Tropic of Night, Valley of Bones, Night of the Jaguar, The Book of Air and Sahdows and The forgery of Venus.

Not great but above par for all of them.

[Saras]

Halfway through Vol II of Open Society & its Enemies by Karl Popper.