[Printed Media] What are you currently reading?

Originally Posted by WolfDemon

Yes, it seems pretty long, especially since it's part of that four-piece box set with the first 4 volumes. The books are quite small. Smaller than any Stephen King print I've seen.

It's not really the length, it's the way the story reads. It's very much attrition compared to the high points the first three books can hit at near breakneck speed.

murder at the vicarage and murder on the orient express by agatha chrisitie.
The catcher in the Rye is one of my most favourite books.

I actually found Wizard in Glass to be the best of the Dark Tower books, with the Gunslinger being my least favorite. I've spoken to many people who think just the opposite. It's a stylistic thing - Wizard in Glass definitely has a different sort of structure from the rest, and is easily the least surreal.

What part of W&G did you like best?

The part where nothing happened?

The part where nothing happened for an incredibly long stretch?

The part where something minor of no consequence to the larger plot happened?

The part where a character was introduced just so he could be killed off?

Because those are all good times and the last thing I want in my books about magic pistoleros is surrealism.

Ah, I'm gonna have to side with Lord-of-Shadow on this one guys... Wizard and Glass was by far my favorite of the series, and I was disappointed when it ended (granted, I can say that about the whole series). The look into Roland's past was an unexpected one, and a welcome one. It made them a true ka-tet to know what they're leader had gone through, and why he was the man he was.

Anyways, back to what I'm currently reading: The Gathering, by Anne Enright. I have to admit, I'm struggling through this book. It paints a difficult picture of a large Irish family that I just cant get my head around. I feel like this is the type of book that would be easier to get through if the reader has experienced Dublin at some point. As it is, I'm about halfway through, and I feel like NOTHING has happened.

Finally finished the Churchill bio and I'm now looking over Life and Death in the Third Reich by Peter Fritzsche.

Finished the new Artemis Fowl which was pretty good and now I'll either finish the Fountainhead or re-read the bartimaus trilogy.

I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and so far I'm loving it.
It has a nice twist on mythology, and while I only see a vague significance yet the extra side stories of different people who've moved to America add a nice atmospheric touch to the whole thing. Plus the basic plot behind it is just so original and unique.

American Gods is fantastic, Atomic. One of my favorites, by far.

I just got a copy of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. Haven't read any of his stuff before, so I'm hoping I've found a new author to enjoy.

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Niel Gaiman is an incredible author. His best is Neverwhere imo. Everyone I recommended simply loved it.

Currently Reading or recently Finished:
-Steve Alten's "The Trench", and "Meg: Primal Waters"
Basically a giant killer shark novel, I have been a sucker for Jaws so this book was immensly entertaining. A great thriller.
-F. Paul Wilson's "The Keep"
Amazing WWII Vampire novel that ISN'T Campy like all those other vampire novels I have seen in book stores. Highly recommended for fantasy historical fiction thriller fans.
-Brian Keene's "Dead Sea"
A first person novel about survivors on a boat trying to escape zombies. Not as great as I thought it was going to be.
-M.John Harrison's "Light"
I have no idea what is going on (Something about a spaceship with a human brain), and I am probably going to drop it. This sci-fi work that reminds me somewhat of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Damn...I want something to grab at me like Neil Gaiman or China Mievelle. Still looking for an author like that.

I am currently reading "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie.

I never read a book from this author, it is the first. I like it anyway.

Originally Posted by Ding0dil3

I am currently reading "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie.

I never read a book from this author, it is the first. I like it anyway.

Are you suggesting that it is your inclination to automatically dislike the first book you read by any author?

I bought John Birmingham's Off One's Tits on Sunday and just started reading it today. It's a collection of previously published essays and articles and, honestly, it's pretty good. Some articles are perhaps slightly Hunter S. Thompson-esque, while some are more serious and thoughtfully written. I'm liking it so far. Nothing overly special, but not bad. Paid all of US$3 for it, too.