What book are you reading right now?

[liontamer2]

Paddle Your Own Canoe.  It's Nick Offerman's autobiography and "guide to manly living".  He plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.  It's good for a laugh now and then.  He's to young and hasn't accomplished enough to write a book about it in my opinion, but I do admire his woodworking skills and his moustache growing ability.

[GermanChick]

Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters


Well written book about a girl sold into sexual slavery that enjoys pain with sex - the insight into the psyche of a woman that is 'sick and depraved' like that makes me give it 5 stars...
Not often you find a book that deals with sado/masochism and sex that one can recommend

[Gina Marie]

Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years, Volume 1,’ by Mark Lewisohn

[lymina]

"The Quickie" by James Patterson


So far is a very good book. I read it years ago when it first came out in paperback. Thought I'd give it another go.

they made a movie about that one in the 80's did they ? starring brant miller ?

[insatiable]

Started reading American Gods today. Meant to read it long time ago, but never found the right time.

[mikki]

Doorway to December- when i get the time. i love dean koontz.


mikki

[anvil]

i too just finished a reread of Noble House by James Clavell. I'm looking for the rest of his far east series.

Atm i'm reading "The Difference Engine" by Bruce Sterling. pretty good easy read. 

"The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand is next. It's about a 3rd reread

[GermanChick]

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley


I actually listen to it on an audio book - read by Davina Porter. Excellent brain entertainment when doing boring chores.

[smugdingus]

The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore.
It is book 4 of 25 in 'The Legend of Drizzt' series.

The first 3 were really good, but I just started this one.

[azuroge]

I've been reading 2 books simultaneously by the same author and just finished one a couple of days ago.
 


After Dark (アフターダーク Afutā Dāku) by Haruki Murakami: A short, sleek novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn. It's in Japanese but there's an English translation by Jay Rubin. This is the book I just finished.

I'm halfway with this book.



South of the Border, West of the Sun (国境の南、太陽の西 Kokkyō no Minami, Taiyō no Nishi) by Haruki Murakami; there is a translation by Philip Gabriel: It tells the story of Hajime, starting from his childhood in a small town in Japan. Here he meets a girl, Shimamoto, who is also an only child and suffers from polio, which causes her to drag her leg as she walks. They spend most of their time together talking about their interests in life and listening to records on Shimamoto's stereo. They join different high schools and grow apart. They are reunited again at the age of 36, Hajime now the father of two children and owner of two successful jazz bars in Aoyama, the trendy part of Tokyo.
With Shimamoto never giving any detail as to her own life and appearing only at random intervals, she haunts him as a constant 'what if'. Despite his current situation, meeting Shimamoto again sets off a chain of events that eventually forces Hajime to choose between his wife and family or attempting to recapture the magic of the past.
 

[Janus]

Currently I am re-reading "Locked On" by Tom Clancy.....It is a big ass book and I want to make sure I have culled all of the juicy morsels out if jack Ryan and his son. LOL

[Elizabeth]

A science fiction book:
"A wrinkle in time"......by Madeleine L'Engle.
After that I'll read the two sequels to it.
" A wind in the door"
" A swiftly tilting planet"
Be advised that all of these books are 30 years old and may be difficult to find.

Love,
Liz

[vinney]

Just read a real thriller, Target by Simon Kernick... the best book I've read in ages...

vinney

[Cats Whiskers]

At the moment I'm re-reading Wilbur Smith's Egyptian series of books.

The first is "River God"



There are 4 books in the series:

"River God"
"The Seventh Scroll"
"Warlock"
"The Quest"

"The Seventh Scroll" is set in modern times, where as the others are written in Ancient Egypt.

So.. I have to decide whether to read them in the order they were written, or in chronological order leaving "The Seventh Scroll" till last.  Decisions decisions....

[TinyDancer]

Am currently reading When The Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crises Of The Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce

Mr. Pearce traveled the world over and discusses the ramifications of the planet's water supply.  If nothing is done mankind won't have to worry about who is world leader because the population will be starving to death.  It's time to wake up people!

[Cats Whiskers]

Am currently reading When The Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crises Of The Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce

Mr. Pearce traveled the world over and discusses the ramifications of the planet's water supply.  If nothing is done mankind won't have to worry about who is world leader because the population will be starving to death.  It's time to wake up people!

Won't we all die of thirst first Becca?

[Janus]

I'm currently reading "Split Second" By David Baldacci....

If anyone is familiar with the Characters from the TV show Maxwell and King well this is the story of how they became partners....

Sean King is a former Secret service agent that lost one of his charges many years before the story took place and now owns his own Law firm. Michelle Maxwell, has JUST lost one of her protectees in the Secret Service and her career has suffered as a result.

Looking forward to this book.

Janus

[Lurid Sinner]

At the moment I'm re-reading Wilbur Smith's Egyptian series of books.

The first is "River God"



There are 4 books in the series:

"River God"
"The Seventh Scroll"
"Warlock"
"The Quest"

"The Seventh Scroll" is set in modern times, where as the others are written in Ancient Egypt.

So.. I have to decide whether to read them in the order they were written, or in chronological order leaving "The Seventh Scroll" till last.  Decisions decisions....

I bought The Seventh Scroll and Warlock at a used book store a while back, and haven't gotten around to reading them. I had no idea they were related or part of a series. Good thing I haven't gotten around to them yet, I suppose =)

Now that I know, I think I will get the rest and read them in the order that they were published.


As for what I am reading at the moment, I'm chewing on The Wheel of Time. A gigantic book series. I believe the estimate is about 4,500,000 words for the whole thing, with the series spanning four different decades.

I started reading it when I was a teenager, and got to book 9 before I caught up with where the series was at. With something like 3 years between books, by the time I read the next one, I'd forgotten so much that I decided to stop, and re-read the entire series once the series had been completed.

Now that it's been completed, I'm finally going to finish it.

[msslave]

Have gone back to reread something I first read in the 1960s.  "Stranger In A Strange Land", is even more endearing now.  Fifty years ago Heinlein's view of the future seemed exotic and something to look forward to.  With today's technology, it now seems quaint.  In many areas we've far surpassed his vision.  Michael Smith however, could only come from the mind of the great favorite author I grew up with.  A most enjoyable read...well, listen.  I do mostly audiobooks now, but still keep a real paper book going in the "library".

[RopeFiend]

The last two books in the Damask Circle series by Keri Arthur,

http://www.keriarthur.com/books/the-damask-circle-series/

They finally showed up at Half Price Books.    I read the first in the series long enough ago that I'd forgotten the characters by now.

Utterly aside, that katana is WAAAYYYY too long!