What are you reading now?

[BlueBalls]

The first book seemed to mostly be an exercise in demonstrating that anything that can happen, does happen- a novel idea that is somewhat lacking as a novel. The second book was better for me in terms of story where each chapter was almost it's own segment. The biggest flaw I think is a real lack of character development and it's pretty much required that you be familiar with the characters from Illuminatis to get any kind of connection there.

Illumanatis could be a good read on it's own, but I guess for the rest of Wilson's stuff you have to appreciate his style, and it appeals to a narrower audience.

Twice I've managed to get distracted away from going further than the first chapter of Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49. Oh, well. maybe someday. Gravity's Rainbow sounds promising.

The overall concept of it still interests me and as I say I may return to it one of these days when the pile of books I still have to get through thins slightly. Maybe I just wasn't in the correct mindset at the time to completely give into what I was reading or maybe it's just not something that speaks to me. I guess we'll see next time I decide to pick it up.

It's funny you should mention The Crying of Lot 49, that was the very same book that put me off him as an author for the longest time as well. I just can't get through it, even with the length on my side I just find it impossible to read on a chapter or two into it. I do own a copy of Gravity's Rainbow, I'll definitely get around to reading it one of these days. But it definitely won't be too soon after I finish this one.

 

[MrZiggles]

I just finished The Stranger for the third time. And I just started East of A, by Russell Atwood. It's an urban thrilller, kind of a modern detective noir, set in New York City.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Johnathan Edwars: A Life. I'm trying to understand piety in American culture. This seemed like a good place to start.

 

[on]

Morocco since 1830

 

[Jagger69]

Damn double post....edit....

 

[Jagger69]

Just finished Shutter Island and now reading K2 by Ed Viesturs.

 

[mrtrebus]

The Cranes That Build the Cranes by Jeremy Dyson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/01/cranes-build-cranes-jeremy-dyson

 

[ILoveBree]

The Origin of the Species - Charles Darwin

Hell ya

 

[thegunner]

Derren Brown - Tricks of the Mind

Im going to see him in two weeks! He is my man crush.

 

[MrZiggles]

They Whisper, by Robert Olen Butler.

 

[calpoon]

Utopia Or Oblivion by R. Buckminster Fuller

Just finished Ring by Koji Suzuki. As almost always, much better than the movie(s).

 

[STDiva]

The Man In The High Castle - Philip K Dick

 

[calpoon]

The Man In The High Castle - Philip K Dick

sweet. One of his best.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler

 

[lurkingdirk]

Generation A by Douglas Coupland.
:thumbsup:

 

[Cpt.Obvious]

The Satanic Bible - by Anton Lavey

 

[Namreg]

here's what you should be reading: my first book, Moroccan Stories.

it's only 3.99 on amazon's kindle store, and no, you do not need a kindle to read kindle books. all you need is amazon's free kindle software, which is available for PC, Mac, BlackBerry, and iphone/ipad. enjoy, and please leave me some comments if possible... i have only heard positive ones so far, but those came from friends and family, and therefore do not really count

 

[BlueBalls]

Amusing Ourselves To Death by Neil Postman.

Great book.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Lessons in Disaster by Gordon Goldstein and The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria.

 

[BlueBalls]

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco