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In the middle of reading The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. It's the first book that the video game the Witcher and the Witcher 2 are based off of (really good RPGs on the PC). But I have to check it out again when summer is over because I can only renew it twice and have no motivation to read with all of these things to play at my house @_@
 
Anna Karenina, My Sisters book and Assassins Creed: Brotherhood are what I am reading right now, I still haven't finished one of them but I am re-reading Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Olivers writing is so much different then the first book; he really changed his writing style and I don't like it as much but its still good, as for Anna Karenina I'm re-reading it cause its been 3 years since I got it xD
 
Return of the Crimson Guard, by Ian C. Esslemont.

...my god, this is hard going. I was all over Night of Knives, given the events it covered were ones that were constantly alluded to in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, but this is...well, pretty dull, to be frank. It's harder to get into that Deadhouse Gates was the first time around, and that book had me in despair. Esslemont just isn't as exciting or confusing as Erikson is in the way he tells the story...although I'm going to persevere with it, of course. Since finishing the main series, I've been craving more...
 
I just picked up Habibi by Naomi Nye again; and finished it, it was definitely educational in its own unique way, I sadly found the deepest anti-semitic background rooted into the book by the time I finished reading it, not to mention the plain flat out lies it spat about Isreal and the horrible light it painted the soldiers in. It was still enjoyable through the characters I guess, it had a flat love story, typical ending and unbearably predictable dialogue and events.
 
The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The seventh and final book in the Dark Tower series, and so far it's phenomenal. I started it this morning and am about a third of the way through it. It's kind of sad because he is slowly wrapping everything up and I will never get to read the series for the first time again. All of the loose threads are coming together to weave an amazing finale though, there is a real sense that the six previous books were all just to set up this one.

All throughout the series certain events have been explained, but now those explanations are being shown as incorrect. The truth of what happened is slowly being revealed which is great. Just an absolutely phenomenal series that I am sad to see the end of
 
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The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The seventh and final book in the Dark Tower series, and so far it's phenomenal. I started it this morning and am about a third of the way through it. It's kind of sad because he is slowly wrapping everything up and I will never get to read the series for the first time again. All of the loose threads are coming together to weave an amazing finale though, there is a real sense that the six previous books were all just to set up this one.

All throughout the series certain events have been explained, but now those explanations are being shown as incorrect. The truth of what happened is slowly being revealed which is great. Just an absolutely phenomenal series that I am sad to see the end of
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I'm reading a Stephen King book myself, called The Stand. It's actually interesting that my friend Mr Licky mentioned Dark Tower because that's where I heard about The Stand. One of the antagonists in Dark Tower is also the antagonist of The Stand, which is fun to see.

Also, it's post-apocalyptic, which I always enjoy. :wacky:
 
Priestess of the White, by Trudi Canavan.

I've wanted to read her Age of Five trilogy for a while now, I found her Black Magician trilogy to be quite entertaining, and I'll be giving her newest works, the Traitor Spy trilogy, a look-in when the third book is out next year. She's a fairly easy author to read, and that is exactly what I need at the moment. xD
 
A song of Ice and Fire series, George Martin.
Well duh, I watch Game of Thrones before this (not a purist sadly) but I truly have not read a series of books I was interested in since Tales of the Otori (some..10 years ago now, and I still read them 2x a year).

Manga wise, I am collecting RK but reading SWOT - not sure if it is released on the American market yet.
 
Moominpapa at Sea:
Tove Jansson's books are all enchanting, especially those in the Moomin series! This book is possibly my favourite out of those I have read by her (Comet in Moominland, The Summer Book, The Exploits of Moominpapa). If you need something uplifting - something that will inspire you and provide hope - you need look no further! :)

Twenty Years After:
This is one of Dumas' Muskateer books, set 20 years after The Three Muskateers and before the series which The Man in the Iron Mask completes. I love Dumas! The quality of the writing depends in part on the translation, but the imagery and characterisation always remains, so it's easy to see what an incredible writer Dumas was. I love his work (this is the third I've read) and would recommend it to everyone, really! His battles are the best I've ever read!
 
"Tale of the Body Thief" by Anne Rice
I'm reading many of the Vampire Chronicles books, I fell in love with her after reading "Blood and Gold."I need to know everything I can about the most depressing vampires in existence. ♥ I haven't started reading this yet, I plan to start in a few minutes, so yeah. xD
 
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Set in a dystopian future where most people live their lives in a huge virtual world, this is a wonderfully geeky book, packed with references and in-jokes to 80s pop culture. I'm really enjoying the sheer enthusiasm of it.
 
Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan. I love all of Darren Shan's books :gasp: They're not scary at all, but kind of gruesome and well detailed. This is the final book in the Demonata series, and I've kind of been lazy when it comes to reading. But I've gotten through half of it today so I'd say I've still got it :grin:
 
Star Wars :P

I just started reading the Episode Series but then I realized the is a LOT of books out and between the timelines T_T its gonna take a lifetime to read them all... Any recommendations where or how to start are welcome! :D
 
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

This is partly to prepare me for teaching. :) It's a well-written book set in a dystopian world, where man's only purpose is to breed. Women are fed propery and can't choose their own meals, are made to wear a certain clothing which fits in which their role in society, and aren't allowed to act on impulses such as love. They are watched constantly; some people in society are 'Eyes,' and anyone could report another person for misconduct, to themselves avoid the same charge. To follow your impulses could result in death; as could becoming sterile. Passages from the Bible are used to support this new way of life; passages about how women who don't have children are essentially dead, and passages about how women should give birth in pain (there are now no anaesthetics or pain killers).

The book's unsettling; apparently it's based on real circumstances too. :/
 
There's no such thing as too many books.

Currently reading:
Long Lost by Harlan Coben
My bookmark is currently on the 127th page of the book for the longest time now since I got a lot of stuff in my hands this past few weeks.

Last Book I read:
Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell
The title is actually self-explanatory, It is Cruel and Unusual.

Plan on reading:
James Patterson novels
Patricia Cornwell novels
Harlan Coben novels
Jonathan Kellerman novels
Tess Gerritsen novels
 
Of Mice and Men

Very good so far, and it reads a lot like a script; I haven't read into it, but I think that's intentional. The imagery and the characters are superb. The dialogue brings everyone to life, and they have very defined characteristics which, although a little cliche at times, work incredibly well.
 
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

I'm only 1/3rd of the way through this book since I started it yesterday, but I really like it. It's about how a meteor crashes into the moon and shifts it's orbit so it's closer to the Earth and causes many problems. As some may know, the tides are affected by the moon's orbit, which causes problems. It's written in a journal entry style by a girl named Miranda who is chronicling her life as it goes on after this happens. Great story so far and I'm glad I got it used from Border's when someone I know suggested it for me.
 
I'm currently reading The Elder Gods, by David and Leigh Eddings. It's been about four years since I read The Dreamers series and, since I can't afford to buy any new books at the moment, I figured I'd re-read an old series to pass the time. I can't honestly remember anything about these books, so it's going to be like reading them for the first time unless something jogs my memory~
 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Seeing the trailer for the film made me feel more inclined to read the book and see this story in its true form; I'm not so fussed about seeing it on screen.

It's very good so far. I'm liking the voice and style. Some of the characters are a little bit cut-out-like, but there's plenty of time for them to become fleshed out.
 
The Imformation by Martin Amis.
I like Money and London Fields by Amis, but this doesn't seem to be in the same class as those two novels. The premise is interesting, one author planning to ruin the life of another author who is one of his best friends. It's got some of the same dark humour but not as much. Also I don't believe his attempts to write about working class criminals/gangsters, which may turn out to be quite a problem.
 
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