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Just started reading Starship Troopers again. I had been trying to read the Necroscope books by Brian Lumley but they became so predictable that I have to give up by the point where he becomes a vampire out of sheer boredom.

Lord Pounder wrote:Just started reading Starship Troopers again. I had been trying to read the Necroscope books by Brian Lumley but they became so predictable that I have to give up by the point where he becomes a vampire out of sheer boredom.

That book is both short and has great re-read value. I've probably read it 4-5 times over a period of a couple of years.

I've started re-reading Lies My Teacher Told Me (the updated version) again. It should be interesting, since I've forgotten most of the new stuff the author added in.

I still do plan on reading War at the Wall Street Journal.

OK. I'm now officially loving Stross' Merchant Princes. I am about to finish book one and just ordered the rest of the series from the library. I think this will be the first time that I read a whole series without interruption from other books since I first read Zelazny... And that was only because it was in an omnibus.

I've read the first three of the Merchant Princes books, along with most of the rest of Stross' books. It was The Jennifer Morgue that really caught me, modern day spy action with lovecraftian nightmares, powerpoint presentations that can actually destroy your soul...

Yeah, I love the Atrocity Archives arc. I tried some of his actual sci-fi stuff, but that just shat me. Halting State was cool though.

Though I rarely read fiction (well, science fiction short stories are something I'm always re-reading, but other than that... ) I've always enjoyed Kurt Vonnegut's work.

Right now, I'm stuck on Mother Night. If you are familiar with the book, you'll find it interesting to know whom I borrowed it from.

Right now I'm reading Emma Goldman's My Disillusionment in Russia.

Very raw storytelling.

Currently reading C.L Werner's Brunner the Bounty Hunter omnibus. Quite a cool character, and I'm hoping he comes up against some Chaos scum soon, as that's what Werner is particularly strong at writing. I'm still reading the HM Dragon series as well, but they seem to be a bit like gold dust in local book stores.

Unseen Accademicals on Audiobook. My sister rather likes to listen to them as well.

Zor

Up to book 4 of The Merchant Princes series now. It's starting to get a little unwieldy, but the bloodiness of the last act of Book 3 will have hopefully tidied up some of hte looser the narrative threads.

I'm currently working my way through the Harry Potter books again. Up now is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

JME2 wrote:I'm currently working my way through the Harry Potter books again. Up now is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Good deal. I've been planning to go through the whole series at some point myself, but I can never bring myself to read Books 1-4 anymore. They just feel so different.

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JME2 wrote:I'm currently working my way through the Harry Potter books again. Up now is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Good deal. I've been planning to go through the whole series at some point myself, but I can never bring myself to read Books 1-4 anymore. They just feel so different.

I hear you. Yes, the core elements of Rowling's style remain consistent, but Sorcerer's Stone and Deathly Hallows are really two completely different books.

about five different books, Malus Darkblade omnibus, city of bones-Connely, cemetary dance- preston/child, The closers-Connely, Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader (volume I)

Slowly but surely making my way through Gordon S. Wood's Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic 1789-1815.

Finished Empire of Liberty. I've moved on to lighter fare. Went through Horse and His Boy in the space of an early evening and now, with some irony, I've gone from Narnia to "anti-Narnia" by starting Northern Lights (or Golden Compass if you wish), as I've checked out the entire His Dark Materials trilogy from the library.

Going through my collection of The Black Company books, currently on the second-to-last one. It'd been awhile, so I've forgotten how much it drags this late in the series, but it's still good reading. Spoiler

Re-Reading: "Diplomacy", "Clash of Civilizations" & "Rise and Fall of the great powers 1500-2000" as well as reading excerpts from "World politics: Trend and transformation" for a project I let dally too long.

Also started reading "After Dark" by Murakami today, i've almost finished it. I kept hearing about him, and I have to say he really is an excellent fine novelist. I'm wondering what next to read of his. (I'd prefer shorter stuff).

I finished the Merchant Princes series.

It got a bit "eh" by the end and wasn't really wrapped up as well as I would have liked. That said, it had an ending worthy a Shep wet dream.

I am going to start reading either Friday Night Lights or Tamarind Mem, anyone have an opinion on either?

I'm working on two bits of fictions, or will be today.

First, I'm reading through Brian Aldiss's Helliconia Trilogy. I've read Helliconia Spring so far, and loved it. I reminds me of the best of Arthur C. Clarke's fiction - a book where the characters and plot are artfully developed to explored a certain concept/setting. I've got Helliconia Summer and Helliconia Winter on library hold, and they should be available either today or tomorrow. If the series holds up, I'll buy the Omnibus edition that comes out later this year.

Second, I've got The Passage by Justin Cronin due today. I've heard good things about it (it has been getting a lot of hype) from reviewers I trust.

As a throw back to the Mommsen discussion, Mommsen is the reason I learned German. I was not displeased with what I was able to read before my German turned to shit.

I'm currently reading Rise of the Pasdaran, a monograph about the Revolutionary Guard's domestic influence inside Iran, then I'm going to read Baqer Moin's biography of Khomeini.

After that I'm either going to read Lost to the West by Lars Brownsworth, a popular history of the Byzantine Empire, Hawk and the Dove by Nicholas Thompson a biography of Paul Nitze and George Kennan comparing their lives over the Cold War, or Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James and India Gandhi by Ramachara Guha back to back.

And in between all that I'm going to try and fit in Foucault's Discipline and Punish. My Girlfriend bought it for me ages ago and I just haven't gotten around to reading it, yet.

Finished Northern Lights/Golden Compass, on to Subtle Knife

spaceviking wrote:I am going to start reading either Friday Night Lights or Tamarind Mem, anyone have an opinion on either?

Friday Night Lights is a great non-fiction piece and also one of the most stone-cold depressing reads out there. That said, I cannot recommend you read it enough.

JME2 wrote:I'm currently working my way through the Harry Potter books again. Up now is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

I'm into the last 1/3 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It's always fun rereading the series and being able to identify the clues Rowling planted in advance for her myth arc.