JD Book Club: What Are You Reading Now?

[Phrubruh]

We have them in bed by 8.

[Phrubruh]

Taking a small break from "All the Kings Men" to quickly read "Charlie Bone and the Shadow" by Jenny Nimo. This is book seven of the series.



The enchanter Count Harken is back to take his revenge on the Red King's heirs, starting with Charlie Bone's family! Charlie's ancestor has been kidnapped and imprisoned in the dark, forbidding land of Badlock, and it's up to Charlie to save him. Traveling through a painting to the terrifying countryside, Charlie and his best friend's dog, Runner Bean, take up the quest. But when Runner Bean gets trapped, Charlie needs the help of his friends. Can they get past an army of trolls, rescue Runner Bean and Charlie's ancestor, and get out before it's too late?

Can Charlie outwit Court Harken and his sinister troops, or will the prisoners be doomed to being held captive in Badlock forever?

[Nathan]

I just started on the last of the "real" Dune series:



After this I'm going to hit the Brian Herbert/KJA spinoffs but in publication order. So I'll start with House Atreides/Harkonnen/Corrino, then go back to the Butlerian Jihad trilogy and jump forward to Hunters and Sandworms (7 and 8 ).

[Matt_Fury]

I recently started reading Rescuing Sprite by Mark Levin. A touching story full of laughter and tears.

A must for any dog lover.

[Daigo-Bah]

I had some credit at our local half price books, so I got a copy of Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man for a song.  Too bad he passed away a week later.  I'm about a quarter of the way through it.

[Chris M]

I needed to take a break from the dry reading of The Right Stuff and I've been wanting to read this for a while, being a GnR fan and with the upcoming album and all. I've got to say this book is really a page turner.  I know that Slash had some help in the writing, but he seems to be a very intelligent person and the stories are absolutely astonishing...what's even more amazing is that he's still alive after everything he's done.

[JediJman]

Just finished Inferno and I'm moving on to Fury:



Inferno was my favorite of the series so far...

[Angry Ewok]

I'm still on my Hemingway collection... For Whom The Bell Tolls is awesome, so far. I've got a ways to go, if I just had more time (working 10+ hour days) I know I could breeze through it.

[Phrubruh]

That's may next book after I finish "All the King's Men". I've hit the halfway point on that book. I've completed that last charlie bone book.

[Brian]

I was curious, I've been seeing a lot of buzz (and commercials) for this movie Twilight that opens this week - has anyone here read the books that the movies are based on?  From what I understand it is more of a "young adult" type of fare, but I guess the same could be said of Harry Potter.  I was just wondering if anyone here has read them, and if so, if you enjoyed them.  It will be interesting to see how the movie does as well, and if there is another franchise in the making - similar to Harry Potter (although likely not on that level, of course).

[Phrubruh]

My wife has the entire series stacked up on her night table and has really enjoyed them. It's basically a young adult version of Romeo and Juliet but with Vampires. Think Buffy the vampire slayer without the slaying. She will probably make me read them soon.

[JangoTat]

I am reading the Lone Ranger and Tonto fist fight in heaven. its a story about indians and the injustice they recieve from us white people. Its actually a pretty good book, Im reading it for one of my university courses, but wether or not it matters is up to when ever this strike ends...if it lasts any longer this book my be pulled from my schedule and that will be $15 lost either way i am still in full support of the union the is striking, they deserve more then what they get.

[Phrubruh]

Personally I believe that unions should be outlawed but that's a discussion for a different section.

[Darth_Anton]

I picked up an Isaac Asimov collection of short stories. I've been digging short stories lately.

[Reid]

I picked up an Isaac Asimov collection of short stories.

Good choice. You can't go wrong with Asimov.