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Which book are you reading currently?

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Taluntain, Nov 28, 2003.

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  1. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    _Alexander Hamilton_ by Ron Chernow. Really excellent - pro Hamilton (without quite turning into hero worship), great depth and detail. As a companion book, I'm reading along with it _The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers_ Ed. David Wooton. I wanted even more depth on the Constitutional debate and its crafting.
     
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    The 'Dune' series of books. Just finished 'Dune' and 'Messiah' and now I'm starting on 'Children of Dune'. I can't believe I never read these before. They're brilliant!
     
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    - Crossroads of Twillight - Robert Jordan
     
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    Prepare for a disapointment Elvenblade, I thought Jordan had hit rockbottom and things would improve after the rather good ending of "Winter's Heart" but CoT is empty, not a damn thing happens in the entire book.

    I am reading Salvatore's Cleric quintet here and after the first few chapters it seems like good ole Bob but with a hero not nearly as interesting as the rather dull Drizzt. Hopefully it will be good entertainment anyway.
     
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    I've noticed :aww: I've actually skipped almost entire chapters because they are so booring.
     
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    Re-reading Revelation Space, then onwards to Chasm City and Redemtion Ark again.
     
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    Reading Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchet for the second time. Still waiting for book 3 of the legends of Dune to come out...
     
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    The Great Hunt - Book Two of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
     
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    Ive just finished "In your Dreams" by Tom Holt, was the sequel to "Portable Door"... both very surreal books about wizards and sorcery.

    Highly recommended, though they are the only two Tom Holt books about wizardry etc, so buy only those two.
     
    Cespypoo, Jul 20, 2004
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    The Green Pearl - by Jack Vance, part two of the strangely entrancing Lyonesse trilogy.
     
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    Friedrich Nietzche - To the genealogy of morals

    Gilles Deluze - Nietzsche and the filosofy

    Nanni Ballerini - The revolt in Torino

    Robert Jordan - New Spring

    Robert Jordan - The world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of time.

    George RR Martin - A song of ice and fire

    Luis Althusser & Etiene Balibar - To read capitaö

    Harry Cleaver - Reading capital politically
     
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    just finished virtual light, still waiting for count zero, so I've started on the Wee free men by Pratchett.
     
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    the shattered mask by richard lee byers. I just finished horn of the hunter by Robert Ruark, pretty funny if you're into the whole safari genre
     
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    Machiavelli "The Prince"
     
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    I've just picked up Shadowdale in the Avatar series, to get a better feel for the FR feel and history.
     
    Elian Ironblood, Jul 26, 2004
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    I'm now reading The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene for the confusion factor of this summer, and True at First Light, last book of Hemingway.
     
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    "Running With Scissors: a memoir" by Augusten Burroughs. Disturbing already.
     
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    The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
     
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    I am starting Hobb's "The Farseer Trilogy" and the first book looks very interesting.
     
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    "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky - and after that, Michail Bachtin.
     
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