What are you reading? Books, manga, comics...

[Lamia of the Dark]

Currently reading MEG by Steve Alten. (It's the first book in the series, of which I read the 4th book first, have also read the second book, and am just now catching up on reading hte 1st & 3rd books. I read things out of order when I find an interesting-looking book that just happens to be the nth in a series...)

[DollyKim]

Woman's Trials by TS Arthur. I read the start of Taking In Boarders in an 1851 Godey's Lady's Book and wanted to know how it ends. People back then are a lot like people now.

Also geting started on The World's Greatest Books to introduce me to a few things I might not think of. Free books are free books.

[Gift_in_Edge]

I've recently read the Rio Bravo dell comic. Now I'm reading the Rio Bravo novel and Rio Bravo (BFI Film Classics) by Robin Wood. The novel and comic are fun. I like Wood's essay but don't agree with every thing.

I enjoy novelization of movies. They give a movie more depth and more fun to read then just the script. I recommend The Fugitive movie novel to anyone that loves the film.

[werepuppy]

Recently? I've re-read both Rat Queens and Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales. There's a few books coming out over the new few months that I'm excited for - including the latest in the Skulduggery Pleasant line!

Also, I re-read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda in anticipation of seeing the musicals next month. Charlie, now especially, really just strikes me as a stand-in character, someone who we're meant to project on to. Course, that's possibly me reading too much into it, but I don't know. Ah well.

[Trethowan]

I'm now reading Old MacDonald's Counting Farm. It's a cute book made of fabric. It crinkles and has fun textures. I'm rather fond of the pleather tractor wheel and the squeaker in the mice den. <3 Given my grievous lack of sleep, its about all my brain can handle.

[DollyKim]

Charlie is a stand-in. It makes the story more approachable for the average reader. You identify with him, care about him, root for him, and want to finish the story to find out what happens.

[zirconmermaid]

I just got "Red as Blood" by Mercedes Lackey. And I just finished reading the three Elvenbane books. I with the fourth book would actually come out, I really want to read it.

[DraconicMaiden]

In the middle of probably about 5-6 books...I'm always reading a cookbook, working on a Sea Magic book for training purposes, The Artist's Way for my book club, a trilogy that im having trouble with the Myrretah lent me, You suck, and several crafting books and magazines...whew!

[DollyKim]

Got as far as putting the Gormenghast books on my wish list. Reading the history of striptease, wanting to start Picnic At Hanging Rock again. A Taschen study of Beefcake is in the bathroom. Working from a crochet book.

I totally get reading several books at once.

[Lamia of the Dark]

I'm now reading The House of Hades by Rick Riordan. (4th in the Heroes of Olympus series. Interesting story, even if it isn't particularly well-written.)