What are you reading now?

[BlueBalls]

The first book seemed to mostly be an exercise in demonstrating that anything that can happen, does happen- a novel idea that is somewhat lacking as a novel. The second book was better for me in terms of story where each chapter was almost it's own segment. The biggest flaw I think is a real lack of character development and it's pretty much required that you be familiar with the characters from Illuminatis to get any kind of connection there.

Illumanatis could be a good read on it's own, but I guess for the rest of Wilson's stuff you have to appreciate his style, and it appeals to a narrower audience.

Twice I've managed to get distracted away from going further than the first chapter of Pynchon's ****** of Lot 49. Oh, well. maybe someday. Gravity's Rainbow sounds promising.

The overall concept of it still interests me and as I say I may return to it one of these days when the pile of books I still have to get through thins slightly. Maybe I just wasn't in the correct mindset at the time to completely give into what I was reading or maybe it's just not something that speaks to me. I guess we'll see next time I decide to pick it up.

It's funny you should mention The ****** of Lot 49, that was the very same book that put me off him as an author for the longest time as well. I just can't get through it, even with the length on my side I just find it impossible to read on a chapter or two into it. I do own a copy of Gravity's Rainbow, I'll definitely get around to reading it one of these days. But it definitely won't be too soon after I finish this one.

 

[MrZiggles]

I just finished The Stranger for the third time. And I just started East of A, by Russell Atwood. It's an urban thrilller, kind of a modern detective noir, set in New York City.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Johnathan Edwars: A Life. I'm trying to understand piety in American culture. This seemed like a good place to start.

 

[on]

Morocco since 1830

 

[Jagger69]

Damn double post....edit....

 

[Jagger69]

Just finished Shutter Island and now reading K2 by Ed Viesturs.

 

[mrtrebus]

The Cranes That Build the Cranes by Jeremy Dyson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/01/cranes-build-cranes-jeremy-dyson

 

[ILoveBree]

The Origin of the Species - Charles Darwin

Hell ya

 

[thegunner]

Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind

Im going to see him in two weeks! He is my man crush.

 

[MrZiggles]

They Whisper, by Robert Olen Butler.

 

[calpoon]

Utopia Or Oblivion by R. Buckminster Fuller

Just finished Ring by Koji Suzuki. As almost always, much better than the movie(s).

 

[STDiva]

The Man In The High Castle - Philip K Dick

 

[calpoon]

The Man In The High Castle - Philip K Dick

sweet. One of his best.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler

 

[lurkingdirk]

Generation A by Douglas Coupland.
:thumbsup:

 

[Cpt.Obvious]

The Satanic Bible - by Anton Lavey

 

[Namreg]

here's what you should be reading: my first book, Moroccan Stories.

it's only 3.99 on amazon's kindle store, and no, you do not need a kindle to read kindle books. all you need is amazon's free kindle software, which is available for PC, Mac, BlackBerry, and iphone/ipad. enjoy, and please leave me some comments if possible... i have only heard positive ones so far, but those came from friends and ******, and therefore do not really count

 

[BlueBalls]

Amusing Ourselves To Death by Neil Postman.

Great book.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Lessons in Disaster by Gordon Goldstein and The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria.

 

[BlueBalls]

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco