What are you reading right now?

I'm not reading anything at the moment, because my phones' screen is cracked which makes reading ebooks on it quite impossible. I'm getting my new phone soon though, so I'll continue reading where I left off with Wheel of Time Book 2.
 
While on holiday I've been reading Ursula K Leguin's Earthsea Cycle: So far I've read The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore. It was great to be sucked into a fantasy world again.
 
Anyone read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series? I highly recommend it. I'm currently read 'Ghost Story' which is book #13.

His 'Codex Alera' series is really good as well.
 
I just finished the Stand. Good book that's good at pointing out the flaws of Man.

I've now moved onto 'One Summer - 1927, America' by Bill Bryson. The guy writes good history and science books that keep you entertained.
 
Just past halfway done with Off Season by Jack Ketchum. Crazy, crazy book. So damn brutal. One of the most gruesome books I have ever read. Very will written though and I will definitely look for other books by the author.
 
Just finished Smartcuts by Shane Snow - a business book. If you are in a career, or just starting out, this is a great read.
 
I need a book to read - 500 pages long please give ideas ? :P

Im with a group of friends who is planning on reading a book a week, and now I am a week behind and still cant make up my mind what to read for my first book
 
Wyvern said:
I need a book to read - 500 pages long please give ideas ? :P

Im with a group of friends who is planning on reading a book a week, and now I am a week behind and still cant make up my mind what to read for my first book
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If you're into Sci Fi you could try and get a hold of Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. It's just shy of 500 pages at 470. A very good read and a great introduction to Richard Morgan (if you haven't read him before) and the Takeshi Kovacs novels.

Check out some reviews on goodreads to see if it's something you'll enjoy.

Morgan won the Philip K. Dick award for this (his first) novel.
 
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Wlad said:
If you're into Sci Fi you could try and get a hold of Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. It's just shy of 500 pages at 470. A very good read and a great introduction to Richard Morgan (if you haven't read him before) and the Takeshi Kovacs novels.

Check out some reviews on goodreads to see if it's something you'll enjoy.

Morgan won the Philip K. Dick award for this (his first) novel.
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That sounds ossim, I will add it to my list
 
BeoTeK said:
The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
One of the most under-rated books imo.
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Im trying to find more obscure authors - Keep in mind I have been reading since about age 9. I still average about 3 or 4 books a month. So nothing to main stream, authors like Pratchett, Tolkien, Jeffery Deaver, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, JD Robb, and then in general anything that was prescribed at school, anything popular over the years, there is a good chance I have read it. :P

That is why this challange is gonna be fun, discovering more authors. Ive started on Gone with the wind for my over 500 pages as well as classic romance novel - Doing the two in one since I am 1 book behind schedule already.
 
You could also take a look Michael Robotham, he writes some good crime thrillers. Shatter would be a good place to start, I read the entire book in one sitting, could not stop.

Another excellent author is Hubert Selby Jr., one of the best American authors I have ever read and probably my favourite author. His style is also very unique; stream of consciousness writing with his own unique spelling and grammar. Dialogue is also not in quotation marks, which can get a little confusing at times but it works well for his style. I would suggest Waiting Period, Last Exit to Brooklyn or Requiem for a Dream. Just be warned the latter is extremely depressing, as is most of his stuff. If you have a strong stomach you can go for The Room, but be warned it is really disturbing, but brilliant nonetheless.
 
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Over the December break I read The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicles #2), the sequel to Name of the Wind. Goodness, Patrick Rothfuss is a literary artist of an author. I have no words for the way he continues to play with linguistics and how he tugs at the heart strings. Also he's still brilliant at nuances of how he uses a narrative 1st person narrative that's punctuated by a 3rd person story arc.

I also read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (Reckoners #1). This is at a point where I'd only seen his work in the last books of The Wheel of Time series, and I'll tell you he might just be my favorite author. His world building is something to behold, and the way he takes on action sequences, regardless of the scale, really gets the reader going (I could tell with his stint in WoT).

I'm currently reading another entry by Sanderson; Mistborn: The Final Empire. I'm really enjoying it thus far, his magic systems are really ambitious and intricate in their workings (not as intricate as Rothfuss and his magic systems though) while being routed in a very plausible line of logic.
 
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