What Books Are You Reading Now?

[Jackyd99]

My only reading opportunities these days are either when sitting on the bog, or in hospital waiting rooms.  Nevertheless, I've just finished Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion" .....

I couldn't get past chapter 3 of Dawkins' book....guess I wasn't meant to be an athiest! 

A friend of mine who is a die hard athiest convinced me to take this book out of the charity bag and have another go....it's on the reading list.

I have watched some of Dawkins' videos on Youtube - he's very diplomatic about his ideas (and some of them I agree with!) - unlike the fundamental christians that he's interviewing - now THEY are scary!

[Windsong]

Just finished ready Angels and Demons or is it the other way around?  Very good book!  Now I want to see the movie.  Also read the Boy in Striped Pajamas.  Quite sad, that one.  We have the movie recorded to watch.  I think this may be hard one to watch!

[Jackyd99]

I just finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray.

I probably won't be watching the film now, as I've found out they have Dorian Gray with black hair in the movie, when in the book he was a lovely blonde....I hate when they do that! 

[Lotus Freak]

Just finished ready Angels and Demons or is it the other way around?  Very good book!  Now I want to see the movie.  Also read the Boy in Striped Pajamas.  Quite sad, that one.  We have the movie recorded to watch.  I think this may be hard one to watch!

I haven't read the book but the movie is recorded. I know the premise and I figured it'll be a sad one so I still haven't worked up to watching the movie. Let me know if you've seen it

[Windsong]

Reading the new John Grisham book....Ford County stories.....Alot of short stories so you don't forget what you read before!  I have a few books to read when I get a chance.

[Windsong]

Half way through "102 Minutes", a book about the twin towers.  I've seen all the movies, news blurbs and whatnot, but it is stil something that prays on my mind.  Maybe because it is the biggest act of terrorism ever to be set against America. It made us realize that we are not immuned to this kind of stuff or worse.

My next book is Stephen Kings "Under the Dome".  Since I have every book he has ever written, I suppose I had to get this one as well.  It didn't get great reviews, but then Stephen King appeals or dosen't appeal to people in different ways.  I'll just have to read it and see.  Its a thick bugger so it may take me awhile!

[Howard]

There's been a lot on telly recently about Alan Bennett -- having got to his 70th birthday he seems to have attained 'National Treasure' status (a thing that would undoubtedly embarrass him) -- so I have been reading his Untold Stories.  It's not so much an autobiography, or a memoir, more a collection of autobiographical reflections I suppose you'd call it.

Some of it's very whimsical.  I particularly liked this passage:

I knew about the Wilton Diptych because in my last year reading history with Richard II my special subject, and when later I stayed on to do research, again into Richard II.

The research came to nothing, though humiliating memories of it return on occasions like this when I'm required to lecture.  Lecturing is not a natural activity for a playwrite, accustomed as one is to diffuse responsibility for one's words among one's characters, so that the audience is never quite sure you mean what you say, or you mean what they say.  I only ever gave one lecture on Richard II and it was to an historical society in Oxford, the audience a mixture of dons and undergraduates. At the conclusion of this less than exciting paper I asked if there were any questions.  There was an endless silence until finally one timid undergraduate at the back put up his hand.

"Could you tell me where you bought your shoes?"

It was shortly after this I abandoned history and went on stage.

Warmly recommended!

[Windsong]

Sounds delightful!  I will read a book on almost any subject, except romance, which I do not find enjoyable.  Even though my parents never read (well, I never saw them pick up a book) they  made sure we had a well stock library at home and had frequent trips to the local library.  It could be that they both quite school at early ages to help their families out.

Reading is always a joy!

[Windsong]

Reading " The Lovely Bones"!  I don't know if I like knowing who the villian is almost at the beginning of the book!  I just want them to catch him and string him up by his whats-its! 

I think I will read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown next!