what have you read recently?

[madcrow]

i'm reading a scanlation of yotsubato, the new manga by kiyohiko azuma, creator of azumanga daioh.

[Koichi]

Teenage Dirtbag by Kamui Kinomoto (fanfiction.net)

I can't get enough of that fic. So many pairings. FuumaxSeishirou, KeiichixKamui, etc. You get the picture. Don't read it.

[Mistral]

The Web Between the Worlds, by Charles Sheffield.

Not a bad book at all, in my opinion...a feat of engineering and construction with the Beanstalk (A space elevator), a little mystery, and near the end, the idea of medical ethics versus finding a cure for a lethal (But extremely rare) disease.

[MasterOfGravity]

I've read Agatha Christie

Mr Poirot... nice stuff

[Solitude]

william shakespeare~julius caesar
don't stare.i like his stuff.this is the first play i read of his.the power of his dialouges........is.......just beyond words.

[Stranger]

Originally posted by Solitude
william shakespeare~julius caesar
don't stare.i like his stuff.this is the first play i read of his.the power of his dialouges........is.......just beyond words.

stares (sorry i had to do it, you forced me into it)

I tried to read him by myself (meaning I wasn't forced to by anyone) but I always felt like I was at school when I did so, I've gotta try again I spose. The fact that they force it down everyone's throats really spoiled it for me-a shame really.

Day of the Triffids- I read this thing in a couple of days, it really got me back in the day- very entertaining.

Space Merchants- this book is soooo cool, it has to easilly be one of my faves, gotta really read it again and see if I still like it (my opinions and like/dislikes seem to change over time). It's sci fi but about capitalism gone mad, set in the future.

Crime and Punishment- i don't want to read this one again as the subject matter (a man's journey through madness) is really quite disturbing (sort of like the game Silent Hill-love it but don't want to go through it again), but boy was it a powerful book. Really interesting.

[Solitude]

Originally posted by Stranger
stares (sorry i had to do it, you forced me into it)

I tried to read him by myself (meaning I wasn't forced to by anyone) but I always felt like I was at school when I did so, I've gotta try again I spose. The fact that they force it down everyone's throats really spoiled it for me-a shame really.

well,we aren't forced to read him here.but it really is a shame,the way they force some people to read it.somethings are just meant to be enjoyed from within.either you like,or you don't.you can't be taught to love a man's work.

[Stranger]

I definately recognize and appreciate the subtlety of his (or is it their-plural) work, and although i don't enjoy poetry usually, if I had to choose a poet i liked it would definately be old Shakey poo, you really have to think about every word when you read him, but yes school definately spoiled it for me- it sucks.

[cyclone71988]

Oi, it's been a long time since I came here, but just finished Lord of the Flies.

[Drageuth]

Julius Caesar was pretty good, I'll admit. The problem with simply reading Shakespeare is that it's set up in play format, and thus everything is conveyed through words and it holds only dialogue, which can get boring sometimes, not to mention the lack of imagery.

[Stranger]

Originally posted by cyclone71988
Oi, it's been a long time since I came here, but just finished Lord of the Flies.

V good book, did you catch the film (the old b&w one) that was also V good. Powerful message, especially if you read it when you are younger, all about peer pressure and the extremes it can get to. Go and read it if peer pressure affects you which it does, so read it!

[Drageuth]

/me laughs.
I'm reading it next year in English. I think I'll just wait... my teacher makes funny faces whenever he refers to it.

I just finished reading "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks. Very good. If you've seen the movie (Shane West, Mandy Moore) and liked it, then definately read the book. They're different on so many levels, but still very good.

[Solitude]

Originally posted by Natrina
Julius Caesar was pretty good, I'll admit. The problem with simply reading Shakespeare is that it's set up in play format, and thus everything is conveyed through words and it holds only dialogue, which can get boring sometimes, not to mention the lack of imagery.

yeah,even in his sonnets imagery isn't given that much of priority,as opposed to many other famous poets.which is why i'm not really into his sonnets.his dialouges however are powerful enough to keep me hooked,most of the time anyways.his king richard plays on the other hand......

[ClimbTheNRG]

I just read Big Fish. The movie looked good so I read the book instead...it wasn't bad, it's kinda like a modern tall tale, and just a celebration of the narrator's dying father's life. I liked it.

[Toto]

All works of fiction I read these days I read for writing style or relation to politics.
Joseph Conrad: Youth/Heart of Darkness/The End of the Tether
Edward Said: Culture and Imperialism