Okay I have just finished,
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Wheel of Time books 1 and 2 by Robert Jordan
and The Echo by Minnette Walters

I am starting to read the 3rd book in the WoT series and a couple of True Crime books.

Mes

Flaubert in french or a translation? Flaubert in french is just well *shudder*. Me a philistine, don't ask me about Shakespear.

I don't speak french so I will assume its a translation.

Mes

I want the record to show that it was Mes that resurrected this ancient thread, but I'm going to jump on it anyway.

Am currently reading "The Dragon Queen" by Alice Borchardt and "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury (you know, for the upcoming holiday mood).

Couldn't find Wheel of Time's book 3 at the local used bookstore, will have to try another shop before looking online.

Thinking about reading In a Sunburned Country next, though I don't normally read travel writings.

Let me know how that book is.

Have you read anything else by Alice Borchardt? (for those unaware, Alice is the older sister of Anne Rice).

I have the first of her werewolf books, and her other 2 historical novels Devoted and Beguiled but I haven't read any of them yet as they're sitting a few thousand miles away in boxes with my other books.

Currently I'm re-reading Iris Johansen's The Face of Deception which is just a thriller. Easygoing fare. I recently read a whole bunch of her books that I picked up here and there on Ebay (Final Target, The Search, Body of Lies, The Killing Game, The Ugly Duckling).

Next up I think is one of the Kathe Koja books I think, or a Storm Constantine novel... or maybe I'll finally dig into the Shirley Jackson book with The Haunting on Hill House in it (which was turned into a movie in the 60s and then remade with Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta Jones a few years ago, the book apparantly is *much* better, and Jackson apparantly is one of the authors that inspired Stephen King).

In regards to this thread being somewhat ancient... do we want to start new 'what are you reading' threads every once in a while, or just continue to stick on here occasionally?

Lilith

Will do. About halfway finished now and so far, I like it. It's not great literature, by any stretch, but it's decent and entertaining.



I also have the first of her werewolf books, but it's on the "to be read" pile. I wasn't aware she was a relation of Anne Rice. Now I'll probably be looking for similarities in style.



My vote would likely be to keep it all in one thread, because I think one can glean ideas for "what should I pick up next?" from past listings. But that's just me.

wow.. this is an old thread. Oh well, still intersting.

Right now... hmm..
two plays:
*The Sign In Sidney Brustein's window
*Curtain Going up
(I have an assignment for the first one and the second on is the school play I'm in now.)

Also for school:
*Of Mice And Men (grrr, test tomorrow)

But, for personal reading:
*The Good, Bad, and the innocent, tales of a forensic psychologist (thats what I'm going to be by the way)

and I never finished one of my Victoria Holt books, although I'm not quite sure which one it was..
~*~Rock On Mates~*~
~*~Phoebe~*~ <---- reads alot of books at the same time, which is suprising because of her lack of intelligence.

I too always have several books going at once. I don't know why I do it but I just need to have a couple going. *shrug* Its been like that for as long as I can remember.

Mes

I am currently reading (The) Prince of Demons by Mickey Reinheart Sucker...
Very good book even if it's highfantasy and nordic mythology mixed into a pot and stirred.

Currently reading Bernard Cornwell's The Archer's Tale and in the realm of non-fiction I've been reading David Cordingly's Under the Black Flag: the Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates and John Childs' Warfare in the Seventeenth Century.

Recently finished: Iris Johansen - The Face of Deception

Currently reading: Shirley Jackson - The Masterpieces of... which includes The Haunting of Hill House, The Lottery and We Have Always Lived in The Castle.

She's a horror author, one that inspired Stephen King among others. The first part is mainly short stories. More psychological 'horror' than blood and gore so far, which I wasn't expecting anyway. It's more strange occurences, oddities, not-quite-rights... if that makes sense. Stuff that makes you feel uneasy more than makes you go 'eww'.

I still have 2 short story anthologies open and lying around partly read (Darkside: Horror for the Next Millenium and Sandman: The Book of Dreams) which occasionally I pick a story from.

I've been pondering reading Kathe Koja's Strange Angels concurrently, as it's a full novel, but I think I want to read all of these books first before I do that. I hadn't quite expected the Shirley Jackson book to be mainly short stories, rather a full novel and 2 shorter stories.

Lilith

I recently finished reading The Vampire Lestat and Dune: House Corrino as well as Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. Right now I'm reading Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett...trying to catch up on all the Discworld novels before my advance copy of Night Watch arrives...doubtful I'll finish before then, though, as I've still 3 or 4 to go.

"The complete book of Vampires" - Leonard R.N. Ashley

The book has an excellent bibliography. Including all vampire films and literature. He talks about the definition of vampires, history of vampire myths, legends, stereotypes...people who 'believe' they are real vampires. It's very interesting, a great source of researchable material, It's also entertaining and may offend some people.
Please bear in mind that i have de-contextualized these quotes, so it does not necessarily mean that he goes on one continous rant about 'teenagers these days'

And this is one of my favourites:

You can't really take his remarks seriously or you'd 'angrily wish' you could ram his fuckin head into a brick wall...

However he does talk about the goth scene and casualy refers to goths as subject matter rather than people. which could be taken as insult but it appeals to my egotistical self, to see gothic people objectified. There are endless quotes which I'll post up later as a topic on its own for those who are interested.

Eros ;P

I think I'll pass on that... from the few quotes it already sounds as though he's probably pretty serious about his dislike for goths being "immoral or amoral dregs of society".

He sounds like an asshole really, expert on vampires or no...

Lilith

I'll echo that sentiment; now, on to my latest readings...

Just finished Coraline (Neil Gaiman) and the graphic novel Preacher: Gone To Texas (Ennis & Dillon). I'm currently wrapping up Burnt Offerings (L.K. Hamilton), and waiting in the wings are From The Dust Returned (Ray Bradbury), Red Mafiya (Robert Friedman), & If Chins Could KILL (Bruce Campbell).

I have a very bad habit of reading several books at once, and buying more books before I finish the ones I already have. Drives my poor wife crazy!