The "What Are You Reading" Thread

[Kris da 5 9]

Michael Crichton - Next

[Uff Da!! NY]

finishing the autobiography of benjamin franklin

currently reading these:

frederick douglass ~ slave narrative
homer ~ odyssey

[FaZedONE]

just finished the alchemist, now reading idlewild (no outkast connection)

[Akolades]

Has anyone read Mastery by George Leonard?

[Bella]

The Broker - John Grisham

[Right Hand Man]

if i was polish i would say old VCR manuals

[Libra Gal]

I am currently reading, Dark Of The Moon by Janice Daugharty & Riley In The Morning by Sandra Brown.

[caramellady85]

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk and Caramel Flava edited by Zane
I keep switching depending on my mood....

[Kain]

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk



how is that so far??

[caramellady85]

how is that so far??
it was good. weird, but good.

now reading
The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins clark and Carol Higgins Clark

[JamaicanSpice]

Right now: The First Rasta - Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Helene Lee....very good read so far...

[SUGEKNIGHTJR.]

Right now: The First Rasta - Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Helene Lee....very good read so far...

wha gwan gal???..a long time di i a look fi you... :yes:

yeah that First Rasta is a good text, i love researching the orgins of Nyambighi and the Bobo movement, what you tink of the Bounti /Beenie/ Angel love triangle???

hollafront.......

[The Real QueenBee]

wha gwan gal???..a long time di i a look fi you... :yes:
yeah that First Rasta is a good text, i love researching the orgins of Nyambighi and the Bobo movement, what you tink of the Bounti /Beenie/ Angel love triangle???
hollafront.......
lol, your avi is killin it

[caramellady85]

Diary by Chuck Palahniuk

[k-mom]

The Historian -Elizabeth Kostova

[MZMOCHA314]

Step on a crack- James Patterson

[AZ I 'C' it]

Step on a crack- James Patterson
...:blush: ...Hi.

[MZMOCHA314]

...:blush: ...Hi.
:hug: HOLA.

[AZ I 'C' it]

:hug: HOLA.
...I did...check your pm. :hug:

[k-mom]

The Historian -Elizabeth Kostova
helluva book...

[FrostBite]

Dan Brown's Deception Point.


I just finished that. Pretty good book. Sure it's no Angels & Demons or Da Vinci Code, but I still liked it.

[LostInTranslation]

A novella but...

Candide by Voltaire.

[Fat Sick Boot]

I started rereading Cathedral by Raymond Carver. I am just in awe of the tone that whole collection. Really ill.

[sycplabooy]

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk...i swear, dude is the best writer out there

[7:30femmefatale]

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk...i swear, dude is the best writer out there
this is SO odd. i only clicked on this thread b/c i saw your screenname & i wanted to see your join date b/c your s/n looked SO familiar, but i hadn't seen it in SO long.. and you happen to be reading the exact same book that i am.

i have read all of chuck p's books and yes, he is an amazing author. he does so much research with every book to make it as colorful and full of bizarre "this could really happen" situations as possible. every read is chock full of the most simple yet at times profound "truths" about life.. some of which are gross exaggerations but still NEW in terms of being presented. i dig it.

strangely "haunted" is turning out to be my least favorite book of his yet. i don't know if it's because i'm disappointed that it's his last book that i have left to read or what.. i just found it VERY hard to get into, and even though i've been semi-into it for a while now, i still find my concentration waning at times. it's been a frustrating read so far if nothing else.

[sycplabooy]

this is SO odd. i only clicked on this thread b/c i saw your screenname & i wanted to see your join date b/c your s/n looked SO familiar, but i hadn't seen it in SO long.. and you happen to be reading the exact same book that i am.
i have read all of chuck p's books and yes, he is an amazing author. he does so much research with every book to make it as colorful and full of bizarre "this could really happen" situations as possible. every read is chock full of the most simple yet at times profound "truths" about life.. some of which are gross exaggerations but still NEW in terms of being presented. i dig it.
strangely "haunted" is turning out to be my least favorite book of his yet. i don't know if it's because i'm disappointed that it's his last book that i have left to read or what.. i just found it VERY hard to get into, and even though i've been semi-into it for a while now, i still find my concentration waning at times. it's been a frustrating read so far if nothing else.

:eek: :laugh: ...what up femme...yea, i remember when we use to go at each other back when i was in "the movement"...and yea, it's been a while since i've constantly been on sohh and alot has changed (i can hardly stand the Dips anymore), but i've found myself coming back more and more these days

but about Haunted, I just finished reading it last night...i actually found it pretty interesting and i liked it better than Diary...it did take a couple of chapters for me to get into it, but it did get me hooked...i just really find his style of writing genius...I started Lullaby this morning and so far it's turning out great too...

in terms of Haunted being the last one you have left to read, he has a new one dropping on May 1, so it's not that long of a wait...but have you read Stranger Than Fiction??? it was a nice little read too, even though it wasn't the usual Chuck P fiction...also he had a short story in Vice Magazine a while back...you should be able to read it on their website

[7:30femmefatale]

:eek: :laugh: ...what up femme...yea, i remember when we use to go at each other back when i was in "the movement"...and yea, it's been a while since i've constantly been on sohh and alot has changed (i can hardly stand the Dips anymore), but i've found myself coming back more and more these days
but about Haunted, I just finished reading it last night...i actually found it pretty interesting and i liked it better than Diary...it did take a couple of chapters for me to get into it, but it did get me hooked...i just really find his style of writing genius...I started Lullaby this morning and so far it's turning out great too...
in terms of Haunted being the last one you have left to read, he has a new one dropping on May 1, so it's not that long of a wait...but have you read Stranger Than Fiction??? it was a nice little read too, even though it wasn't the usual Chuck P fiction...also he had a short story in Vice Magazine a while back...you should be able to read it on their website
i knew that was you! :laugh:

actually, i lied earlier. i haven't read everything by him because i forgot that i haven't yet read stranger than fiction. i have read all of his fiction, though. invisible monsters was probably my favorite one. i also really liked choke and survivor.. even though the twist in "choke" reminded me of his fight club twist, which i fukking HATED in the movie but kinda dug in the book.

you'll probably like lullaby, too.. i'm currently trying to get my boyfriend turned onto chuck p, and i loaned him "survivor".. like i said, what i love about him is that he puts so much research and effort into every book and the end result is so much fascinating sh1t that is true, half-true, or could be true.

[Dr. Perry Cox]

Here's a novel people might want to check out
http://www.amazon.com/Known-World-Edward-P-Jones/dp/0060557540

its called "The Known World" by Edward P Jones and its set on a plantation owned by a Black slave owner

[Phaselareine]

smh..i was an Engish major and im jus now reading THE CATCHER IN THE RYE for the first time. who else hasnt read it? i must know.

[dashman]

sbdy read this ?
http://www.amazon.com/Back-Wando-Passo-David-Payne/dp/0060851899/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-7076266-6068762?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175723632&sr=1-2

[Bella]

Smashed-Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas

[LostInTranslation]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

just started today.

[caramellady85]

The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker by Susanna Portnoy

[subc]

Nine Parts of Desire - Geraldine Brooks

not finished, but definitely reccommend it...I'd like to hear a Muslim woman's opinion of it though.

[Libra Gal]

I am currently reading, Thong On Fire by Noire.

[Uff Da!! NY]

iris bahr ~ dork whore

finished it in two days. funny but stupid...

[Libra Gal]

I am currently reading, Romancing Susan by Theresa Gladden.

[Bangs McCoy]

Just recently finished Cash By Johnny Cash, great read.

Thinking what to read next :)

[IRONMAN26]

:smoker: :smoker: :smoker: :smoker:

[failure]

musashi by eiji yoshikawa

this sh*t is loooooonnnng, but very very good so far.

[caramellady85]

Diary of a sex Fiend by Abby Lee

also listening to Ancestor by Scott Sigler

[Flipper_Purify]

"Half+Half (Writers on Growing Up Bi-racial and Bi-Cultural)"

just touched the foreword about 10 seconds ago.

[easy380]

Powerful Communication Skills

[caramellady85]

also listening to Ancestor by Scott Sigler
:ohmy: that was goooood

now listening to Earthcore same author

[caramellady85]

:ohmy: that was goooood
now listening to Earthcore same author
also very good, long though

now reading Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

[k-mom]

bound for canaan-fergus m. bordewich
a long way gone-ishmeah beah

biographies and world history ftw

[Libra Gal]

I am currently reading, Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger.

[subc]

Him Her Him Again The End of Him by Patricia Marx

[Forté]

Bird Lives! i forget who it's by...

[El Pene En Tu Boca]

The Republic