What are you reading right now?

**souzaphone711** · 13th November 06, 03:29 PM

It's kinda funny, At the moment I am reading the book that gave me my current signature, Dune. I've been re-reading it to try to at least finish out that particular series by Frank Herbert. Sadly however, I've heard that Dune itself is the best of the series. Hopefully that doesn't quite hold true.

I've recently finished reading sections of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States which presents a very different view of US history. It makes for an interesting read even if you understand that Zinn is extremely biased. If anyone likes a good non-fiction US history book, definitely pick up and read this one.

-Nate

**AnimalK** · 13th November 06, 03:45 PM

Bram Stoker's Dracula --paperback.
Just finished F. Paul Wilson's "Infernal".

**angel923** · 13th November 06, 04:21 PM

Just finished The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Starting to read Frankenstein
That will be followed by Dracula, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyl and Mr Hyde

**Panache** · 13th November 06, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by angel923

Just finished The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Starting to read Frankenstein
That will be followed by Dracula, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyl and Mr Hyde

I went through those same titles last year around Halloween (Barnes and Noble had them all in Hardback at a reasonable price). I thought "Dracula" the best of the lot, "Frankenstein" most disappointing, and was surprised at how much humor was in "Picture of Dorian Gray" .

Cheers

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 13th November 06, 07:01 PM

Jerry,

That is cool that you named your daughter from TEFL. And I have been reading Heinlein at least since I was ten, I can't remember when I picked him up. Always been an avid reader and SF is my love. I remmeber reading Tom Corbett Space Cadet and also the Tom Swift series when I was very little, both hand me downs from my natural father and I am trying to collect a ful set today, as mine have been lost over time.

And Bubba, To Sail is also great. I thought Heinlein did a great job of entwining his stories in the later years. not sure he had tha in mind back the 40's when he started writing, but very cool to see how he interrelates the story lines. For anybody who is a Stephen King fan, he did the same thing in some of his later stuff, especially with the Gunslinger series.

**Panache** · 13th November 06, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

... For anybody who is a Stephen King fan, he did the same thing in some of his later stuff, especially with the Gunslinger series.

KCW,

I've read most of the Gunslinger series (haven't got to the last two) and a LOT of Stephen King. I still can't decide if I think all the interelated stuff is very very cool, or very very dumb :confused: Maybe some of it is very cool and the rest is very dumb. Which sums up my very mixed feelings about King's work.

Cheers

**slohairt** · 13th November 06, 10:34 PM

Right now I'm reading Windwalker, a Forgotten Realms novel by Elaine Cunningham. I tend to separate books into two categories: brain food (classic literature, history, and other educational material) and simple entertainment. This book falls into the latter of the two. I read and collect a lot of Fantasy novels particularly Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms.

Is mise le meas,

Seán Liosliath Ó hAirt

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 14th November 06, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by Panache

KCW,

I've read most of the Gunslinger series (haven't got to the last two) and a LOT of Stephen King. I still can't decide if I think all the interelated stuff is very very cool, or very very dumb :confused: Maybe some of it is very cool and the rest is very dumb. Which sums up my very mixed feelings about King's work.

Cheers

To be honest, when I first noticed he was tying things together I immediately wondered it Stephen King was a fan of or had read Heinlein himself and was copying the style. While a lot of Robert's works dovetail nicely (as if he had planned it from the beginning), King's seems more of a forced thing to me, like he decided to do it (possibly to drive more book sales), but had not planned on it. Also, I only noticed it with his more recent stuff, say since he got hit by the car (which also shows up in Gunslinger).

**Rob Wright** · 13th November 06, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by souzaphone711

It's kinda funny, At the moment I am reading the book that gave me my current signature, Dune. I've been re-reading it to try to at least finish out that particular series by Frank Herbert. Sadly however, I've heard that Dune itself is the best of the series. Hopefully that doesn't quite hold true.
-Nate

Personally my favorite in the Series is God Emperor of Dune, I enjoy the entire series in part because it is not action oriented like so many of todays sci-fi series are.

Rob