So...what's everyone reading?

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Thats a shame EUOL. You should try picking up book 3, or if you can't do that, get book 4. 4 Was pretty good.

[Entsuropi]

Dont bother. Goodkind is busy doing a wheel of time, stringign it out with each new book giving completely un-forwarned new enemies and yet another chance for Kahlan to get raped.

[EUOL]

I was told that he was kind of doing a more McCaffery-esque continuation of the series, meaning he focuses each book on different characters with their own problems to resolve.  In this way, each book has its own climaxes and story, but contributes to the progression of the whole.  If Jordan had done something more like this, it wouldn't matter that the series grew so long.  

[Entsuropi]

He does that to a small extent i guess, but frankly the series would have been better if he had not written the last two (thingies of creation and the latest one) and just started bringing an end to the series. Longer does not necessarily mean better in fantasy series.

[Fellfrosch]

On Kije's advice I picked up "Guns, Germs, and Steel." It's freakishly good.

[Mistress of Darkness]

What's it about?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

History. I actually checked it out fromt he library too. BUt I have like 60 books from the library, and the Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages 350-950 is freakishly long and slowing me down.

[Lieutenant Kije]

So it took some effort, but I shuffled things and bumped Borges to the top of my reading list.  He's one of those authors that I've always heard about but never read anything of (except for that short story, "The Gospel of St. Mark", or something like that.)  I've had an English translation of his collected works waiting around and now that I'm reading it I don't know why I waited so long.  He's pretty great!  Anybody else have opinions/experience with Borges (Jorge Luis)?

[Mistress of Darkness]

I just finished Soul Music by Terry Prachett which would probably be funnier if I understood more about Bristish rock 'n roll. However it was still great. Mostly because Susan Death, Death's granddaughter, was a main character.

I am now reading "Good to Great" by Jim Collins which is the first non-fiction book I've ever enjoyed reading. Besides the scriptures.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Well, I just received TMBG's first childrens book in the mail today. Yes I ordered it. I have also finished it today. But I must say it is a good one. And if you have a kid, and they like music, and you want them to read. Get them this book. It is(was) on sale on Amazon for $11.98 or something. Its a really interesting book, and the CD goes along with it. So you can have your kid(s) sing along with it as they read.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

hmm... Christmas coming.. maybe I should...


I'm just about to finish The World of Arthur by Christopher Snyder. an excellent and gentle introduction to the main themes and over all ideas of King Arthur lit, as well as the historical and archeological information (and controversy) about the era.

[wolverine_men]

Well I am reading a number of books right now. I just finished Magician:Apperentice and have switched over to Master. Iam also reading Dune:Children Of The Dune and a collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft. I also finished Kane and Abel for the fifth time. Read one story from the Books of Blood.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

THe Feist books you mention and Lovecraft were all very good. Feist's other books aren't nearly as good, but that series was pretty cool.

I just started the Weirdstone of Bresingamen at Entropy's suggestion. It has a good intro. Which is as far as I got before children distracted me.

[wolverine_men]

Have you read Lovecraft's short story titled-"The Sadow Over Innsmouth"? I think it's pretty scary. Are there any Clive Barker fans in here?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I've read all of Lovecraft's stuff. He is very good. Some of it is quite creepy.