[News] What are you currently reading?

I'm gonna finally jump into this thread, something that should have happened ages ago.

I just finished Nelson DeMille's Wild Fire, and will be putting a full book review in my journal sometime soon. His books always have just enough reality to make their concepts terrifying, although this particular book dragged, despite the nukes involved.

Just last night, I finally picked up Dante's The Inferno and have reached the Seventh Canto. I think I'll be finding a complete copy of Dante's Divine Comedy though, because the copy I got from my Grandmother's basement is not only just Dante's trip through Hell (and not Purgitorio or Paradiso), but its also over 50 years old at this point, and I'm sure a better translation has come out since then.

Originally Posted by Guru

I'm also reading Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman.

That one is currently sitting in my 'books to read' pile, and I cant wait to get to it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I just finished Grossman's Soon I will be Invincible. Loved it. It abounds with cliches, but works with them in such a way that makes the whole story original, and hilarious to boot. It makes the comic book lover in me laugh and cringe at the same time.

Right after I finished that, I moved onto Max Brooks' The Zombie Survival Guide, which will be following by his World War Z novel. I've heard amazing things about that book, and I cant wait to crack into it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I've finished Max Brooks' The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, both of which I enjoyed immensely. I've slacked on the book reviews, but I'll get them up in my journal eventually.

Right now, I'm in the middle of Kevin Brockmeier's The Brief History of the Dead. Its fascinating, and the attention to detail has me mesmerized in many places. I'm tearing through it, and should be finished with it by the end of the week.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?