What are you reading?

LeventeII · **Reply #320 on:** March 11, 2019, 05:02:01 PM

I have begun to read "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton recently. I'm especially curious about the differences between film and book, which are said to be quite large. It's amazing what treasures you can find in rarely used cabinets!

Anagnos · **Reply #321 on:** April 20, 2019, 03:01:20 PM

Just started to read Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. It is such a great book.

Mumbling · **Reply #322 on:** April 21, 2019, 02:49:35 AM

Listening to Brave New World. Not too exciting yet.

Anagnos · **Reply #323 on:** April 23, 2019, 02:53:12 PM

And now that I'm finished with TFoR, I can begin reading the next book in the series; Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz.

Flathead770 · **Reply #324 on:** April 25, 2019, 09:34:21 PM

Got 2 books that I'm currently "reading" (a very loose description as I don't read them too often haha). One is Beyond Weird by Philip Ball, basically a book talking about Quantum Mechanics in a very non math way. The other is the first in the series of Legend of the Galactic Heroes by Yoshiki Tanaka that I'm borrowing from my roommate. It follows the story of 2 characters on opposing sides in a galactic war. One side is a dictatorship with the character trying to overthrow the empire and create a more idealistic rule and the other is stuck fighting in the army of a corrupt democracy and wants to retire haha. Pretty interesting.

LeventeII · **Reply #325 on:** May 04, 2019, 03:20:29 PM

I got myself a lot of interesting books, which I would like to read now one after the other. At the moment I'm reading "The Lost World", the sequel of Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park". This book reads just as well as its prequel!

Anagnos · **Reply #326 on:** June 25, 2019, 04:03:13 AM

Yesterday I started to read another Halo novel, First Strike by Eric Nylund. This one is definitely one of my favorite Halo novels. Such a good book, imo.

LeventeII · **Reply #327 on:** July 22, 2019, 07:34:26 PM

Now that I finished Jurassic Park and The Lost World, I decided to go deeper into fantasy. I bought Eragon a few months ago and now I am able to read it. I think I will be reading it for the next few months.

Mumbling · **Reply #328 on:** July 23, 2019, 05:10:16 AM

Started reading The Golden Compass this weekend. Enjoyable so far

rhombus · **Reply #329 on:** December 10, 2020, 05:08:36 PM

I have been on a bit of a sociology and military history kick lately, which has shown up in my recent reads.

"Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness" by Kenneth M. Pollack

"Stalingrad" by Antony Beevor

"Berlin: The Downfall 1945" by Antony Beevor

"Caesar: Life of a Colossus" by Adrian Goldsworthy

"Augustus: First Emperor of Rome" by Adrian Goldsworthy

"A History of Fascism, 1914-1945" by Stanley G. Payne

"The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic" by Benjamin Carter Hett

"Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults" by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr

"The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture" by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno

Mumbling · **Reply #330 on:** December 21, 2020, 10:44:15 AM

I just finished reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, about an Afghan woman's experience living as a "bastard" in the last half of the 20th century, and have moved on to My Father’s Century by Geert Mak, about the 20th century in the Netherlands and its political and social developments.

Mumbling · **Reply #331 on:** February 01, 2021, 05:24:37 AM

Recently finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and moving on to the 2nd book in the Millenium series.

Gentle Sharptooth · **Reply #332 on:** March 28, 2021, 11:58:18 PM

Walking With God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy J. Keller.

chomper94 · **Reply #333 on:** August 24, 2021, 02:12:16 PM

I just finished reading the first Hunger Games book. Pretty soon, I’ll read the next book in the series, but first I want to watch the movie to the first book first.

LittlefootOnASkateboard · **Reply #334 on:** August 24, 2021, 03:37:05 PM

Currently re-reading Temeraire! Those books are amazing. Also, been trying to find a digital copy of Raptor Red for a while.

Littlefoot fan 1990 · **Reply #335 on:** October 02, 2021, 10:31:40 AM

I sat in my room last night and read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from start to finish. I'm starting this weekend with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Compsognathus · **Reply #336 on:** October 06, 2021, 08:56:20 PM

Book Eldest from Inheritance cycle.

Gentle Sharptooth · **Reply #337 on:** November 26, 2021, 04:54:33 PM

Star Wars The Old Republic: Revan by Drew.

somerandomfangirl · **Reply #338 on:** November 29, 2021, 08:55:00 AM

I decided I needed to get back into reading, so I finally started reading George Orwell's 1984 after years of people recommending it to me. I'm only on chapter 5 but it's still a pretty interesting read so far.

StardustSoldier · **Reply #339 on:** November 29, 2021, 09:09:56 AM

Huh. I am a bit surprised I never posted in this thread before.

Currently I am reading Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the very first James Bond novel. I decided recently that I wanted to read through every single Bond novel.

There's a lot of them though and so I have my work cut out for me.

Quote from: Littlefoot fan 1990 on October 02, 2021, 10:31:40 AM

I sat in my room last night and read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from start to finish. I'm starting this weekend with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Nice! It's currently on hold, but I was reading through the Harry Potter series again too.