What Are You Reading Right Now?

[darklight1216]

The Star Wars trilogy lol. Surprisingly they're really well written and enjoyable tie in books.

I'm not surprised by that. I thought the book version of The Revenge of the Sith was good.

[Militant X 1]

i'm reading "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John Maxwell.

 

~Mili

[T3hRaven]

Wrong, George R.R. Martin. :P

 

Seconded.  You could cut out the entire fourth and fifth book and miss basically nothing.  The fourth book especially, I'm seriously not going to read it when I reread the series.

[Cville-Raven]

I'm not surprised by that. I thought the book version of The Revenge of the Sith was good.

The cover is pretty sick also

[flaccopoe]

Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock.  Still very relevant.

[theblackdog]

The Stand by Stephen King.

[boussoraNeary]

https://twitter.com/KarenMillen

[T3hRaven]

I started Inferno by Dan Brown.  Hopefully it's better than The Lost Symbol.

[ghost1986]

I'm into military and history. I'm between A Perfect Hell by John Nadler about the First Special Service Force and Surviving the Zombie Outbreak by Gerald Kielpinski.  It's basically like the Zombie Survival Guide with pictures. My Dad also picked me up Delta Force about Charlie Beckwith's memoirs and American Warrior by Gary Oneal. So once I'm done my summer semester, I'm gonna be reading and partying a lot.

[Alexir]

The Devil Colony.

Been uber busy last few months , hardly had time to read it. Hell, barely been on here lol

[flaccopoe]

I started Inferno by Dan Brown.  Hopefully it's better than The Lost Symbol.

 

Illuminatti?

[ghost1986]

I'm halfway through The Walking Dead Volume 18. They just get more and more messed up as they go.

[The Oakland Cathedral]

The Black Hole Wars, An Unfinished Life JFK, and I'm still working on King Leopold's Ghost.

[flaccopoe]

The Black Hole Wars, An Unfinished Life JFK, and I'm still working on King Leopold's Ghost.

Fact is scarier than fiction...

[The Oakland Cathedral]

Fact is scarier than fiction...

Indeed, the Congo Free State is the subject of my IB EE.

[flaccopoe]

Indeed, the Congo Free State is the subject of my IB EE.

 

Damn, you must be having nightmares!  :bitenails:

[The Oakland Cathedral]

It wasn't really political commentary that the CFS was the home of numerous atrocities... Such as cutting of limbs for not meeting rubber production quota's, trying to escape, and having a relative escape. There was also the constant war and famine on top of the poverty and harsh terrain.
Based on the definition below the only thing I said that qualifies as political commentary is the limb sacrifices but even that is less political and more just human cruelty towards others as it wasn't a part of any real policy just part of the Force Publique's excercise of control.

Political criticism (also referred to as political commentary or political discussion) is criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics, including policies, politicians, political parties, and types of government.

[The Oakland Cathedral]

Damn, you must be having nightmares! :bitenails:

I picked the topic... So not really. But it definitely isn't something I'd wanna see or experience.

[flaccopoe]

I picked the topic... So not really. But it definitely isn't something I'd wanna see or experience.

 

Sadly, some things haven't changed in the DRC...

[The Oakland Cathedral]

Sadly, some things haven't changed in the DRC...

It picked up a a fancy new DR instead of FS. Dr.Congo is clearly better than Congo FS.

[The Oakland Cathedral]

Now my post that didn't violate any rules and only attempted to clarify that my post didn't contain any political commentary was completely removed despite it staying on topic since it was a fair amount of the book. That makes sense. Please tell me what warranted the removal. That's all I ask.

[sliceanddic3]

Just dove into The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Poe. Just trying to follow for now haha

[The Raven]

Haven't read Catcher in the Rye yet. I've heard really mixed reviews on it, so I'm giving it a read soon.

 

Anyone here have thoughts on it?

[sliceanddic3]

The Stand by Stephen King.

Good? I need to read another King book.

[The Oakland Cathedral]

Now my post that didn't violate any rules and only attempted to clarify that my post didn't contain any political commentary was completely removed despite it staying on topic since it was a fair amount of the book. That makes sense. Please tell me what warranted the removal. That's all I ask.

[flaccopoe]

Haven't read Catcher in the Rye yet. I've heard really mixed reviews on it, so I'm giving it a read soon.

 

Anyone here have thoughts on it?

 

Not as good as most people say.  Salinger sold the book on its reputation for profanity; typical '50s sensationalism.  Some of the scenes are interesting, but for the most part it's a slow read.

[flaccopoe]

A great read for people curious about the origin of common slang:

 

http://etymonline.com/index.php

[Dubs]

Not as good as most people say.  Salinger sold the book on its reputation for profanity; typical '50s sensationalism.  Some of the scenes are interesting, but for the most part it's a slow read.

 

About sums it up..the one thing I do love about the book is good ole' Holden Caufield, I must the way Salinger dives into his youthful arrogance and deity attitude of self is rather funny, which makes him an enjoyable character to follow and always question

[George70]

As of late, I have been reading "Good Enough to Dream", by Roger Kahn, which tells the story of his year in ownership of a minor-league baseball club in Utica, New York.

 

I've only read two chapters so far, but it does make for some interesting reading.

[flaccopoe]

As of late, I have been reading "Good Enough to Dream", by Roger Kahn, which tells the story of his year in ownership of a minor-league baseball club in Utica, New York.

 

I've only read two chapters so far, but it does make for some interesting reading.

 

How's your book going?