What book are you reading?

[Anomalocaris]

Hmmm, I barely knew JK Rowling existed. But I have to say I think Sword of Truth series is complete trash without noticeable redeeming qualities - sloppy, derivative, forced, domineering and crass.

[Marx]

Hmmm, I barely knew JK Rowling existed. But I have to say I think Sword of Truth series is complete trash without noticeable redeeming qualities - sloppy, derivative, forced, domineering and crass.

You are the second person I know who despise his works. Ah well, not everyone is a Goodkind fan. But I don't see how exactly it's derivative? Sure, it's a bit crass and all.

[Paul the Human]

Hey Paul, I just took out Elantris from a library, just started the first few pages, and so far it's a page turner! Thanks for the recommendation

Anytime! I really enjoyed the unique magic and characters... and if you like that kind of thing, his (Brandon Sanderson) Mist Born trilogy is a must read. It has one of the most unique settings and magic systems that I have ever read and it was a very fun read, too.

And... I love the Sword of Truth series. It definitely makes my top five of all time.

[Marx]

Has anyone ever read the following:

To kill A Mockingbird
The Time Machine
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
Stranger in a Strangeland
The Grapes of Wrath
Lord of the flies
1984
The Road
Animal Farm (only read this)

[Paul the Human]

Has anyone ever read the following:

To kill A Mockingbird (no, but plan to one of these days.)
The Time Machine (Yep!)
Brave New World (Yes, and loved it.)
Fahrenheit 451 (Yes, but too many years ago to recall much of it.)
Stranger in a Strangeland (My favorite Heinlein book.)
The Grapes of Wrath (Nope... should I?)
Lord of the flies (Yes, and a revision by a different author, which was an interesting take on it. Sorry, I don't remember who it was.)
1984 (Required reading.)
The Road (No, but I saw the movie and absolutely loved it.)
Animal Farm (only read this) (Yep, it's a masterpiece.)

[Marx]

Has anyone ever read the following:

To kill A Mockingbird (no, but plan to one of these days.)
The Time Machine (Yep!)
Brave New World (Yes, and loved it.)
Fahrenheit 451 (Yes, but too many years ago to recall much of it.)
Stranger in a Strangeland (My favorite Heinlein book.)
The Grapes of Wrath (Nope... should I?)
Lord of the flies (Yes, and a revision by a different author, which was an interesting take on it. Sorry, I don't remember who it was.)
1984 (Required reading.)
The Road (No, but I saw the movie and absolutely loved it.)
Animal Farm (only read this) (Yep, it's a masterpiece.)

I hear The Grapes of Wrath is a excellent read, the movie was good

Thank-you for your views! I want to read these books sometime.

[downbeatplumb]

To kill A Mockingbird(nope)
The Time Machine(nope)
Brave New World(yes very good and insightfull)
Fahrenheit 451(bit short but good if dry)
Stranger in a Strangeland(nope)
The Grapes of Wrath(I have a feeling they made me read this at school but that was a long time ago)
Lord of the flies(yep ok I suppose and clever but I didnt really enjoy it)
1984(good clever and horrific in equal measure)
The Road(nope)
Animal Farm (As good an introduction to what went wrong in russia as anything else I've read)

[Rev. Rye]

To kill A Mockingbird (Yes, but I much preferred the film.)
The Time Machine (Not in a long time, since the days Wishbone was still on the air)
Brave New World (Not yet.)
Fahrenheit 451 (Yes, and I liked the Truffaut version as well.)
Stranger in a Strangeland (Yes)
The Grapes of Wrath (Same as Brave New World, but I do have the Henry Fonda film)
Lord of the flies (Yes.)
1984 (Required reading.)
The Road (No.)
Animal Farm (Yes. Making this required reading is damn near the only good thing my Grade School experiences [abusive as they were] have ever done for me.)

[mamamia88]

I just started reading the god delusion. got it in the mail from amazon today pretty interesting read.

[Justtristo]

I have started to read Miracles by C.S. Lewis, after I have finished that book. I am going to precede to Mere Christianity.