Mike C

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.

Once in a while you read a book by somebody who gets just what a novel can be, rather than should be. If you want a book that really probes 'the human condition', read this. He covers everything from love and fidelity to philosophy and the theological relevance of shit, set against the backdrop of the Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia. He messes with the accepted form of the novel by occasionally interjecting, as the author, reminding you that you are reading fiction and that the characters are purely imaginary. It's awesome. Read it.

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bryndavis

Just started The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing.

JWalker

I'm reading Kethani by Eric Brown and Mirrored Heavens by David J. Williams.

lisajane

The Braided Path trilogy by Chris Wooding

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'Beauty stands and waits with gravity to start her death-defying leap. And he, a little charleychaplin man, who may or may not catch her fair eternal form spreadeagled in the empty air of existence.' - Laurence Felinghetti, 'The Acrobat'

lilacstarflower

The Book Thief - Markus zusak

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lisajane

I brought today the following:

'Atomised' by Michel Houellebecq (on advice of the bookshop sales person, which is a first for me)
'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess (very much love the movie)
'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' by Ken Kesey (have always wanted to read this)
'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand (for my partner, not for me)

As a result, I now have enough reading material for the rest of the year, as The Braided Path is a looooong book and I've got Breaking Dawn yet to come.

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Mike C

Stunning book. It's one that stays with you long after you finish it, I loved it.

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terrib

you know it's funny....I never really look at the title....if you asked me what I'm reading I would have to flip the book over....

VinrAlfakyn

Just finished:
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Misery by Stephen King
Atonement by Ian McEwan

The Kitchen God's Wife is probably my favorite Amy Tan book. I haven't yet read The Hundred Secret Senses, but I'm getting to it. I also really liked Misery. I was cringing through most of it. Atonement was alright in my opinion. The first part was the best. I loved how McEwan went from one character to another and showed their thoughts, and each chapter was exciting and made you want to go on to the next chapter. But the last parts weren't as exciting to me. The details were great, but for me it just didn't have the same drive. I was also disappointed that he gave Briony's view in the last section instead of Cecilia's, but once you get to the end it kind of makes sense, I suppose.

Right now I'm almost done with When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer. It's a novel about Cleopatra and it's very good.

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it's a long long road, it's a big big world
we are wise wise women, we are giggling girls
we both carry a smile to show when we're pleased
both carry a switchblade in our sleeves
- Ani DiFranco, from "If He Tries Anything"
also in "Somplace To Be Flying" by Charles de Lint

Sam Winchester

Vince Flynn - Consent to Kill.

Another cracker from "Tom Clancy on speed".

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SevenWritez

Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami

He is an amazing writer.

JHB

The Holy Bible - Our Lord

BOURBON

Thus Spake Zarathustra - Nietzsche

HippoHead

Just finished The Magic Cottage by James Herbert - boring for the first 300 pages and gets ridicuous after that.

atm am reading Desperation by Stephen King which is good for the moment. I've only got to page 32 but it's excellent already.

Kast13

The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien

Second or third time.