Books: Book(s) you are Currently Reading

[timbermen]

Egil's Saga Egill Skallagrímsson - Wikipedia
From The Saga's of Icelanders

 

[sabresfan129103]

I've been reading through the entire collection of HP Lovecraft. Someone told me to read Dagon which is like 7 or 8 pages and if you enjoyed that story then keep going. I was hooked after that. The Dunwich Horror and The Shadow over Innsmouth might be 2 of my favorite short stories ever. I may skip over his Dream Cycle stuff though as that doesn't really appeal to me.

 

[ngc_5128]

I've been reading through the entire collection of HP Lovecraft. Someone told me to read Dagon which is like 7 or 8 pages and if you enjoyed that story then keep going. I was hooked after that. The Dunwich Horror and The Shadow over Innsmouth might be 2 of my favorite short stories ever. I may skip over his Dream Cycle stuff though as that doesn't really appeal to me.

I really enjoyed The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

 

[sabresfan129103]

I really enjoyed The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

Ha, just finished that yesterday as a matter of fact. That story was great.

 

[davemess]

Working my way through the Mitch Rapp series at the moment. Little light reading for lunch time at work.

 

[Thucydides]

Any ideas for the next book club? Maybe in July?

Just throwing ideas out there :

Malcolm Lowry - Under the Volcano
James Baldwin - Just above my head
Apsley Cherry-Garrard - The Worst Journey in the World
David James Duncan - The Brothers K

 

[GB]

 

[LarKing]

What is this about? Heard of it but never picked it up.

 

[LarKing]

Any ideas for the next book club? Maybe in July?

Just throwing ideas out there :

Malcolm Lowry - Under the Volcano
James Baldwin - Just above my head
Apsley Cherry-Garrard - The Worst Journey in the World
David James Duncan - The Brothers K

Can I be a nerd and suggest something nonfiction haha?

 

[Thucydides]

Can I be a nerd and suggest something nonfiction haha?

For sure, haha

 

[LarKing]

For sure, haha

Okay I’m going to be selfish and look right down my list then: Civilization and it’s Discontents, Riveted, or The Story of the Human Body.

 

[robertmac43]

Well here goes nothing, I started Wheel of Time...

 

[GB]

Who wrote Riveted?

 

[GB]

Well here goes nothing, I started Wheel of Time...

That should keep you busy for a while. Good luck!

 

[robertmac43]

That should keep you busy for a while. Good luck!

Thanks going to need it! Have you conquered them ?

 

[GB]

No, they're on my list but before I start any new fantasy series I need to finish Shadows of the Apt. It's been so long I'll have to start it again. After that I'll give Wheel of Time a try.

 

[GB]

 

[robertmac43]

Anyone who has read Wheel of Time, is it worth it to grab the Companion book?

 

[kihei]

In terms of the book of the month club, having gotten the inaugural pick, I'm okay with anything you guys agree on.

 

[LarKing]

Who wrote Riveted?

Jim Davies

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Any ideas for the next book club? Maybe in July?

Just throwing ideas out there :

Malcolm Lowry - Under the Volcano
James Baldwin - Just above my head
Apsley Cherry-Garrard - The Worst Journey in the World
David James Duncan - The Brothers K

I picked up a new copy of The Little Prince to replace my ravaged one. Also picked up a copy of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. I'll throw these up as suggestions.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

What is this about? Heard of it but never picked it up.

It's a non-linear story about soldiers trying to survive in face of the absurdity of the military during World War II. It's insanely famous and I've liked a lot of it so far, but I'm not as in love with it as people seem to be. Heller really, but really wants you to see how clever he is throughout the book and it can be very distracting. There's some fantastic humor in it and some beautiful contradictory moments which drive the point of the book home perfectly, but I thought Vonnegut was a better practioner of this type of humor and humanistic literature. Not close to done with it though, as I've been distracted for the past few days so my feelings might change.

 

[Thucydides]

Have two on the go.

Bill Gates bought is gifting every US graduate the book Factfulness this year , so I thought I’d check it out. Must be half decent. And need something a little lighter to break up The Brothers Karamazov.

 

[Thucydides]

I picked up a new copy of The Little Prince to replace my ravaged one. Also picked up a copy of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. I'll throw these up as suggestions.

Forgot you mentioned the little prince in the last book club suggestion. I’d be down to read that, and then maybe one of the non fiction ones mentioned by Larking.

 

[ngc_5128]

Anyone who has read Wheel of Time, is it worth it to grab the Companion book?

There is a reference book (The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time) and a companion (The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places and History of the Bestselling Series). The reference book has more details about the history and characters, while the companion has a lot of everything and is quite useful for keeping track of the many, many characters in the series. While it's been a long time since I've looked at either one of them, the reference wasn't really spoiler heavy (maybe a little on the antagonists of the series) since it was released about half way through the series run (after book 7), the companion is chock full of spoilers and there are no warnings anywhere. I would only suggest either of them if you end up falling in love with the Wheel of Time universe or are the type that needs to know everything about the world as there is zero narrative in either book; it's all background information.