What book are you reading?

**Owen Glyndwr** · 11-02-2009, 08:54

I'm currently reading Rome and its Enemies, a Penguin Book. Excellent quality, a good investment I think.

I'm nearly finished with that, and once I do, I'm probably going to go back and re-read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is my favorite book.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 11-12-2009, 01:31

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About to finish Barry Strauss's Trojan War. Recommended.
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**Martok** · 04-20-2010, 21:45

I'm now over halfway through Hood, the first novel in Stephen R. Lawhead's King Raven trilogy. I'm not quite sure what I think of it overall, but I am enjoying myself thus far. It's an interesting take on the Legend of Sherwood Forest.

**A Nerd** · 04-21-2010, 01:50

I don't read much, and I can't often remember authors names but there have been a few that I really enjoyed. Carl Sandburg's Cornhuskers, the idiot by some russian guy, Jack Kerouac's Desolation Angels, some classics I read in High School like A Tale of Two Cities, Silas Marner and one teacher translated Hamlet and Macbeth to the class which was fascianating. I want to read Knights of the round table soon. It would make good beach reading. That's all I can think of at the moment.

edit: How could I forget Authur Millers Death of a Salesman!!!

**Rhyfelwyr** · 04-26-2010, 13:25

Originally Posted by A Nerd

How could I forget Authur Millers Death of a Salesman!!!

Ah, how could I forget about that classic. I still remember all the characters... Willie, Linda, Biff...

Along with the Great Gatsby (gah! but the film is hilarious where the car runs over the woman's head), that was what my Higher English was about.

**Subotan** · 04-26-2010, 13:39

The Rise and Fall of Communism - Archie Brown

**A Nerd** · 04-27-2010, 01:07

(Death of a Salesmen) The flash-backs and all the mood they evoked was just SOOOO brilliantly inspireing! Oh Ben, what a perfect life it would have been if I hadn't been so wrongly practical and considerate...

**Ja'chyra** · 04-22-2010, 18:45

Originally Posted by Martok

I'm now over halfway through Hood, the first novel in Stephen R. Lawhead's King Raven trilogy. I'm not quite sure what I think of it overall, but I am enjoying myself thus far. It's an interesting take on the Legend of Sherwood Forest.

Have you read Lawheads Celtic trilogy? Can't remember what they were called now but they were entertaining if not great writing.

**Martok** · 04-23-2010, 03:27

Originally Posted by Ja'chyra

Have you read Lawheads Celtic trilogy? Can't remember what they were called now but they were entertaining if not great writing.

Are you referring to the Albion trilogy, or the Celtic Crusades trilogy? Either way, the answer is "yes, I've read it" -- I'm a big Lawhead fan.

One thing to add: For those who (understandably) tend to be turned off by Lawhead's typically strong emphasis on Christianity in his novels, it may be worth noting that he seems to have turned down the "volume" in this trilogy. Not that it doesn't still play a fairly important part, but it's not as ubiquitous as in a lot of his other novels (such as his Celtic Crusades or Pendragon Cycle books).

Incidentally, I've already finished Hood and have moved onto Scarlet. 'Twill be interesting to see how this one goes, since it appears to be largely narrated from Will's point of view.

**CountArach** · 04-23-2010, 14:51

The QI Book of General Ignorance. Such a great tv show and the book is basically a reference source for those of us who reference the show all the time in day-to-day conversation.

**Centurion1** · 04-26-2010, 01:58

Am rereading through the clavell series AND George R.R. Martin's famous series.

anyone else a fan of martin of clavell, clavell is one of my top authors and i daresay i enjoy martin.

Im reading the asian saga of clavell and im on Gai-jin (ive read them all before though) and im on a feast for crows in Martin.

I hear martins book is out very soon at my local library reserving my copy? anyone care to disprove me on that, my library may just be preparing for someth9ing six months from now.

**Secura** · 04-26-2010, 04:06

Originally Posted by CountArach

The QI Book of General Ignorance. Such a great tv show and the book is basically a reference source for those of us who reference the show all the time in day-to-day conversation.

I think I have that... the book with a foreword by Stephen Fry, four words by Alan Davies?

Fantastic book, a veritable treasure of completely useless, yet still quite interesting, trivia.