What are you reading right now?

MOnk said:
I felt my interest in the books steadily decreased with each one. The last was definitely the weakest.
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I think the series peaked at Catching Fire; it almost seemed like Collins herself lost the zest for the story after Catching fire and had nothing left for Mockingjay
 
Oh and if anyone enjoys character driven political dramas then I would recommend reading Balance of Power by Richard North Patterson.

A behemoth of a book to be sure; but it amazing. I can;t remember any drama with characters as well developed as this. It honestly deosnt feel like it's a fictional story. Best yet it manages to make human characters out of politicians (no mean feat :p)
 
A book i finished not too long ago is Dirty Little Secrets. It's a book about the nature and psychology of promiscuity in young women. Given as to how prevalent the issue is in our generation I believe this is a book that should be at least acknowledged by society at large. Definitely should be read by everyone who was a young woman in their lives
 
The new Humble Bundle features some audio books, for those who prefer listening to their literature rather than reading it.

https://www.humblebundle.com/

Pay what you want and get:

Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses
Lucy Christopher - Stolen
Meg Cabot - Abandon
William S. Burroughs - Junky
Margaret Peterson Haddix - Found

Pay more than the average and also get:
Dave Eggers - A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Cormac McCarthy - Blood Meridian
Piers Anthony - On a Pale Horse
 
Book arrived today so lekker!

Corey Taylor - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: (Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process)

Its about his encounters in his life, interesting so far.
 
i'm busy with A game of thrones book 3, i'm not reading iy but listening to it on audio books.
it's not a bad listen as all :)
 
I really want to read a series of books by Daniel Suarez (namely Daemon and Freedom); I have heard nothing but hype about them and they seem to be some of those books along the vein that can create a mindset of critical thinking. Has anyone read them? If not I shall read em and let you guys know what they are worth.
 
I concur. I found 'Nation' to be incredibly morbid.
Thus far, it seems light-hearted and he's deviated slightly from his usual themes.
This wonderfully funny man's works have helped me through some of my darkest hours.
I shall be extremely heartbroken when he eventually succumbs to his illness. :cry:
 
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BlackSwan said:
I concur. I found 'Nation' to be incredibly morbid.
Thus far, it seems light-hearted and he's deviated slightly from his usual themes.
This wonderfully funny man's works have helped me through some of my darkest hours.
I shall be extremely heartbroken when he eventually succumbs to his illness. :cry:
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If I am honest I vastly prefer the non-Discworld novels. The writing I believe is better without having to be constrained by the chains of humour. The Literary world shall lose a great figure upon his demise
 
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