What are you reading?

[*The Oakboro Mayor*]

I'm a real Greek Mythology nerd, so I just finished Rick Riordian's Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and the sequel Percy Jackon's Greek Heros! They are actually really informative, they give some humor to otherwise really dark and sad stories. I've also always found it reading about the culture and history of another race & religion really fascinating. Learning about the flaws of the supposed "perfect" gods and goddesses is always hilarious. I want to start reading The Odyssey sometime in the near future, and I hear that it is really good, so I'm excited to start!

 

[salem_]

Almost finished the autumn people and I just got the october country, from the same author!
no idea on how to speed up autumn arrival anymore
spoopy pic related:

 

[Bcat]

I love them. I started book four, A Feast for Crows, last night.

I actually started reading them for research rather than for pleasure. I'm working on a fantasy series and when I realised that it would make sense to include additional point-of-view characters in different locations I was stuck as to how to go about it. Trying to find guidance for this in writing books or online led me nowhere, so I figured the next best thing to do would be to read Game of Thrones and see how Martin handled it - I ended up getting hooked!

I know this is late, but I utterly adore ASoIaF! Was about halfway through SoS when I quit reading in July of last year. I got to the red wedding and I just...had to take a break. Probably didn’t help that I read that chapter the night before my brother’s wedding either. i need to get back to it lol

 

[Mayor Ng]

I'm re-reading Crazy Rich Asian and the series because I recently re-watched the movie with my sister and knew that when I first watched the movie, I didn't enjoy it as much because it lacked so much detail (well movies tend to be like that), hence I'm trying to pin point the difference between the book and the movie to refresh my memories

 

[Shellzilla_515]

I'm reading through The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. I want to get into animation and see how it all works. It's pretty nice to read it with the visuals involved.

 

[Weiland]

11/22/63 -- It's probably my favourite novel of the 21st century now, and probably my favourite ever, beating the Battle Royale novel, The Green Mile, Frankenstein, or even Psycho. And I haven't even finished it! About 100 pages left.
Frankenstein -- It's my second time reading it, and it's as fascinating as I recall. A great classic, to be sure.
A Brief History of Time -- Stephen Hawking was a fascinating man, so when I saw a really nice copy of this at the local bookstore, I had to pick it up. It's a good read.
...and many more on my Kindle.

Books I plan on reading in due time:
Paradise Lost/Regained -- I read about it in Frankenstein a long time ago and when I saw it in the shop I had to pick it up. It looks interesting, especially as someone who's interested in religion and gods.
The Divine Comedy -- Another book I recently picked up but have had other copies of in the past. I've had a Penguins Classics and another edition but the publisher's name evades me. Anyway. Now I have a nice copy, I plan on reading it. (I've noticed Penguins Classics never last long and get worn really easily.) My friend told me the original text (not the translated version, which I'll be reading) is pretty similar to the English text, so I feel like I don't have to learn Italian!

 

[Mikaiah]

I'm bad at keeping a "currently reading" list since I usually blitz through a book quickly and move onto the next LOL.

Currently I'm reading Holly Black's The Folk of the Air series and I'm on the second book. c:

I don't read many novels that often anymore though haha, I prefer to read short story anthologies especially now! I have a subscription to Fiction River and I read every volume. Sometimes I purchase books from authors in the anthology if I really like their style (they're usually indie authors haha) so I guess that's mostly just my preference nowadays.

If anyone has any fiction anthologies to recommend, I really love reading from smaller indie authors so make a rec if you have one!

 

[Alienfish]

(wasn't there a thread like this already?)

Anyway, currently reading Angela Davis: An Autobiography . Very interesting and surprisingly well-written and easily read for being a political /(auto)biography.

 

[Alienfish]

(wasn't there a thread like this already?)

Anyway, currently reading Angela Davis: An Autobiography . Very interesting and surprisingly well-written and easily read for being a political /(auto)biography.

Finished this one.. and what to say. A fantastic book by a fantastic woman. Read it if you get the chance.

Planning on starting on another of her books; Freedom is a constant struggle and it sounds really interesting also!

 

[-Lumi-]

(wasn't there a thread like this already?)

I think so! I could’ve sworn I posted in it.

Ah well. I’m on the final book in the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson and I’ve started reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon!

 

[cIementine]

Finished this one.. and what to say. A fantastic book by a fantastic woman. Read it if you get the chance.

Planning on starting on another of her books; Freedom is a constant struggle and it sounds really interesting also!

let me know how it is, i'm going to read women, race and class by her soon ! currently reading wuthering heights and bought a nice varied haul of books to get me through the rest of quarantine.

 

[sleepless]

i just finished re-reading the outsiders by s.e. hinton! it was required reading for me back in high school but i honestly didn't remember much of the story, and i'm so glad i read it again bc i really enjoyed it! i was so invested in this gang of misunderstood boys and their friendship that i couldn't help but tear up a little bit at the end haha

next on my list is probably going to be no longer human by osamu dazai (another re-read) or beautiful boy by david sheff

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

I never read much, and right now the only book I like is coroika (splatoon manga) lol.

 

[Alienfish]

let me know how it is, i'm going to read women, race and class by her soon ! currently reading wuthering heights and bought a nice varied haul of books to get me through the rest of quarantine.

Started on the "freedom" book today and I'm really liking it! She speaks so you understand even though she's very academical in her ways. Must-read!

ohh i need to need women, race and class too aah

 

[mangoseason]

Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings. According to my kindle’s calculation, I ought to finish the book in 16 hours...daunting but I’m looking forward to it!

 

[Alienfish]

Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar.

Heard this was gonna be good and I always liking me some obscure works. Read the first 20-30 pages just now and it's as good!

 

[Mary]

I used to read a ton as a kid, but ever since school got hard (like late high school/college) I haven’t read much at all for fun. I’m an English major, so I have to read a lot for my classes anyway, and usually don’t have much extra time to start a book.

Since I’m not taking classes this summer, I picked up The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It’s a Hunger Games prequel, and since I loved those books as a teenager, I thought I’d give this one a try. It seems pretty good so far, but work has made it hard to make much progress on it. I’m looking forward to it, though!

 

[PearlDragoness]

*clears throat* It is time for you guys to discover the magic that is the Virals series by Kathy Reichs. The first book is the story of 14-year-old Tory Brennan, whose mom dies in a car accident so she has to move the Charleston, SC to live with her dad she didn't know existed. Then Tory and her geeky friends discover a bunch of secrets and stuff and all hell breaks loose.

It's a kind-of science fictiony murder mystery, and it's SO FREAKING GOOD. I've been bugging my sister to read it for a month now but she's a stubborn idiot. It's very sad. Please, let someone who reads this post read the Virals series. It would make me so happy to know that my post let someone experience the same joy that I did when I read it for the first time.

 

[LadyDestani]

I finished reading The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allen Poe, so I am finally done reading all of his works of fiction. Hurray!

I still have about 200 pages of Poe's literary critiques to read, but I've decided to put that on hold for now. My husband bought me the last two books in The Shadow of the Fox trilogy by Julie Kagawa, so I'm going to finish those next. I started Soul of the Sword today. It's already hooking me in just like the first book did.

 

[Imbri]

I finished rereading Howl's Moving Castle and am starting the next in the trilogy. It's my least favorite of the three, so I'll probably rush through it. Given that none of them are that long, I should be done by the weekend, which means looking for something new.