What are you reading right now?

[Theodred]

Just out of curiousity, for those who always read, what is the book or books that you are currently reading?

Right now, I'm finishing up a translations of <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Homer's Odyssey<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, translated from Ancient Greek by W.H.D. Rouse. It is one of the last of a long list of books I had started reading, but never finished. After that, I think I'll finish <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Wind, Sand, and Stars<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, telling about his experiences as a pioneer aviator, and then this biography on Stonewall Jackson for a report. :)

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

<font face="century gothic" color="navy">I am reading "Basic Electrical Mechanics." And to answer your first three questions: "Yes, it's a textbook, no, it's not for school, and yes, I'm a nerd."

[bomburly]

I'm reading "The Lions of Al-Rassan" by Guy Gavriel Kay. Just started it, but it looks good so far. I'm also periodically reading stories from Edith Hamilton's "Mythology".

[The Heir of Turin]

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway for English...*shudder

[Theodred]

I love that book! :D

[warbeak]

I`m reading the "Two Towers" and "The Outsiders"

[The Heir of Turin]

I hate "The Old Man and the Sea."

[Arathorn III]

I'm reading Martin the Warrior, A Tale of Redwall. :)

[Theodred]

Really Bere? That's the best one! :D

[Gen the Mighty]

I haven't read that in ages, but as far as i remember it was really good...:\
i'm currently reading the Silmarillion for only the second time (:eek ) and actually getting it, which i didn't the first time...

[Theodred]

I first read the sil when I was twelve, and I understood it fine. And I've only read it once! :O

[warbeak]

Martin the Warrior had a sad ending didn`t it?
I started reading Tolkien at eleven but didn`t really understand it till I was older. Some people are just more intellectual then others I suppose. :grin

[The Heir of Turin]

I read The Hobbit when I was 8, LotR when I was 9, and The Sil when I was 10.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

I'm reading the biography of Kurt Cobain, it's really good!

[The Heir of Turin]

Really? Kurt Cobain is one of my personal idols so I might have to check that out.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

Heir, it's called "Heavier than Heaven" by Charles R. Cross.
It's got this picture of Kurt on the front with purple eyes, and all these pics
of him as a kid. He was such a good looking baby! haha

[Frodo Baggins]

im reading the two towers and the golden compass (very good book):grin

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

<!--EZCODE HTML START--> <font face="century gothic" color="navy">Kurt Cobain??? Well, to each his own, I guess.<!--EZCODE HTML END-->:\

<!--EZCODE HTML START--> <font face="century gothic" color="navy">If you want to read a good biography, read the new one on Nikolai Telsa. Good stuff, I tells ya.</font><!--EZCODE HTML END-->

[The Real Moebius]

Im reading "The Treason Of Isengard" one of the history of middle earth books and the first of the history of lord of the rings!

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

whats wrong with kurt cobain, randalf?
we have to read romeo & juliet in english (ugh)! I don't see why you would go and kill
yourself over a guy, thats just pathetic.

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

<!--EZCODE HTML START--> <font color="navy" face="century gothic">There's nothing right with Kurt Cobain... But we're not going to go into it in this thread.Did you know that Romeo and Juliet is not actually a tragedy but a parody that makes fun of stupid young people? If you read/watch it with that mindset, it's a lot more fun!</font><!--EZCODE HTML END-->

[Neytari Took]

Re-reading Fellowship for the fourth time. I am also reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis:)

[Arathorn III]

My Mom has that book I think...

[X Rogue]

I've got that book. :)

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

O.K Randy, next time we're reading Romeo & Juliet I'll look at it from a parody point of view.
I'll probably be sitting there laughing my head off and everyone will stare and think "What the
hell is she on?" (hahaha). I've finished the biography and am now reading a book about
film making.

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

<!--EZCODE HTML START--> <font color="navy" face="century gothic">You should. In fact, that's one of the only reasons I haven't gone back in time and killed Shakespeare.What? Of course I have a time machine! I got it at my Toyota dealership.</font><!--EZCODE HTML END-->

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

Theres a scene in the book where they talk about a goose for about 3 pages
(they being mercutio and romeo) and i couldnt stop laughing, the teacher told me
to leave the room and return when i had grown up. damn teachers! :evil

[The Heir of Turin]

Honda Time Machines are better..

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

<!--EZCODE HTML START--> <font color="navy" face="century gothic">It's true Honda's get better mileage when you're dealing with old fashioned Kaluza-Klein spacetime, but you take that baby near a quazar or a Black Hole with the mass of a couple star systems and we'll see whose car breaks down first!</font><!--EZCODE HTML END-->

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus">Mere Christianity. Who could get past the first two chapters.</font face>

[The Heir of Turin]

I tried when I was in 7th grade but I could not. I was not interested in it. I am currently thinking about going back to try and read it again.

Once again, I must bow to Randy's superior knowledge.

[The Heir of Turin]

I tried when I was in 7th grade but I could not. I was not interested in it. I am currently thinking about going back to try and read it again.

Once again, I must bow to Randy's superior knowledge and choice of automobile.

[Neytari Took]

I'm on the fourth chapter:)

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus">I mean that after reading one chapter you have to think about it for at least a week. Each line is a profound equation.</font face>

[Neytari Took]

Yah, I actually started it about a month ago, so true dat, haha.

[mithril flame]

Well, I cuold be annoying and say I'm reading your posts right now, but I won't!

I'm reading 'Farmer Giles Of Hamm' from Tolkiens ''tales of perilous journeys.' It very classy, but nowhre near as good as LOTR.

-Flame

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus">The Book Of Lost Tale 1. Children don't attempt this at home.</font face>

[Theodred]

Hehe, I began that venture when I was 12, and finished it almost 8 months later. And I've been stuck on BoLT 2 for the past seven months. But sometimes I abandon books for a while and go back to them. :b

Yes indeed the book was very hard, you couldn't get flowing smootly from all of those archaic words and cross-references. And C.T.'s commentary was quite boring, but at least interesting. :D

[Neytari Took]

Went to Barnes and Nobel....came back with an Aragorn bookmark (with Ring. Now I have two:) ), and BOOKS.

[Arathorn III]

*Going off-topic for a sec*

Are those good quality rings that come with the bookmarks? I've been looking for one. :)

[Theodred]

Yeah, me too!

[Neytari Took]

They're pretty good, for the price. If you wear them too much they turn silver though (that's why this is my second one). The writing on them looks correct, and the bookmarks themselves are nice. A good three dollar investment, I think.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

I'm reading a parody of LotR called Bored of the Rings by the Harvard Lampoon.
It's quite good comic relief, all the names have been changed in it.
The funniest name changes were Legolas to Legolam, Celeborn to Cellophane
and Bilbo to the very obvious Dildo.

[The Heir of Turin]

Is that on a site on the net?

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

I think it was and they finally published it to make some money.

[Neytari Took]

I was told that that book was quite dirty in some places.

[The Heir of Turin]

Hmm, I might have to look for it...

[Arathorn III]

I've seen snippets of it on ze net, and it's very insulting, if you let it get to you. But if you relax, it's funny! :)

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

it's not as dirty as those secret diaries that are going around the net. :evil

[Neytari Took]

Well that's good to know.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

*going off topic*

omg neytari, that picture of frodo is weird. hes such a pretty boy!

[Neytari Took]

haha I know. I've liked Elijah since I was seven, hehe:) But he looks strange in that pic.

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus">It's probably his double.</font face>

[Neytari Took]

They wouldnt take a close up of his double, so I shall assume you are joking.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

he really looks freakish in it!

[Neytari Took]

So you would like this one better?

http://www.quintessentialwebsites.com/lordoftherings/movieshots/frododying_dvdall.jpg

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

ARGH! holy *#$%! :eek
that one really freaked me out! is that him or the dummy they used?

[Arathorn III]

They did him up on the computer i guess. :)

[Neytari Took]

Contacts and blue light make for a lot of fun.

[Arathorn III]

Yeah! :)

*back to the topic*

I am reading Mattimeo, a tale of Redwall - not like Martin the Warrior, but very good all the same. :)

[Annabelle Felicity Bracegirdle]

*off again*
Good actor,bad picture.HELLISHLY BAD PICTURE!!!!!Makes-me-want-to-join-a-convent picture.:eek He was O.K. in DEEP IMPACT.
*on topic*
I'm reading THE HOBBIT again.I've started a system where I pick a book a month for a year.Next is THE SIMMARILLION(did I misspell that?)and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

[Theodred]

To kill a Mockingbird is a very good book. And a good movie too I might add! :D

I read it when I was eleven, maybe time for a re-reading?

[X Rogue]

Possible. Anyone reading Wheel of Time? I'm about done with Shadow Rising.

[fingolfin jones]

I'm reading a very interesting book on Classical music from the 12th century to the present.:)

[Theodred]

Nope, I've started reading Terry Brooks though. He does sort of copy Tolkien, but at least he branches off into his own ideas once in a while. I think I'll read some more of his work when I'm done with <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> The Sword of Shannara<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.

[Vervain]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote>Quote:<hr> Anyone reading Wheel of Time?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END-->I read it about a year ago, I should re read it, I play in a WoT RP and I'm beginning to forget some of the stuff;) - Jordan's nationalities, races, countries, languages etc don't seem nearly so real as Tolkiens - indeed it is obvious that they are not nearly so well thought out - so they haven't made such a lasting impression on me;) but I did enjoy the books.

currently reading The Grey King, by Susan Cooper - part of the Dark is Rising sequence. also reading Unfinished Tales again.

[Mundee Baggins]

Believe it or not, Harry Potter. (Dodges arrows being shot at her)

My exchange student is practicing her reading skills and she wanted to know who Harry Potter was. Lord of the Rings is too complicated for her. We're working up to reading The Hobbit together...

[Neytari Took]

Finished "To Kill a Mockingbird" last night. Great great book. Now must see movie....

What is Watership Down about? Any good?

[X Rogue]

A society of rabbits, isn't it?

Oh, and I'm done with Shadow Rising.

[Eldarion]

I've just finished reading The Truth and Carpe Jugulam by Terry Pratchett. Both Very good. I liked The Truth more though I'd say Carpe Jugulam would look cool as a Movie.

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

Well, when I havent had homework to do or have been on the net, I have been trying to read
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. My friend tells me it's really very good.

[Arathorn III]

It is, very funny humour. :)

[X Rogue]

Yes, quite funny. Enjoyed it, I did.

[Glarfindas]

I am currently re-reading the Hobbit and LotR after finishing the whole HoME series.

[Theodred]

Watership Down is very good. It's my second favorite book! (Counting LotR as a whole). It involves a group of rabbits who leave their home in search of a new place to live, and the many adventures they face. :D

[Neytari Took]

I'm reading Watership Down now. I really like it so far. Some of those rabbits are quite Hobbitish:)

[Annatar Lord of Gifts]

Yeah they are. I read it about 3 years ago. At the moment I am reading 'Fools Errand' from the Tawny Man series by Robin Hobb. This is the 7th book of hers I've read. Anyone heard of her?

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

Catch-22 for the second time. Can you tell?

[The Heir of Turin]

I just finished Napalm and Silly Putty by George Carlin in 13 hours...it is an awesome book...you read it Randy?

[Fallout Guy]

Reading The Two Towers right now.

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

i haven't, Turin, but I really need to!

[The Heir of Turin]

Yes, you do!

[Gen the Mighty]

well, i just gave up halfway through, er...R.A. Salvatore's 'The Demon Awakens.' i got bored. it wasn't very good. the hero was SO trying to be Strider the Ranger. and the story was, frankly, going nowhere. the long way round.
so now i've got this one called 'Fire and Hemlock' by Diana Wynne Jones. although i've only read about three pages so far...
honestly, i'm contemplating just hanging the whole thing and reading the Hobbit again. i've already been through about five Terry Pratchett's in the last week or so...The Truth, Carpe Jugulum, Feet of Clay, er... some others i'm sure. sadly, the search for good fantasy books turns up pathetically few, so i am left to re-read old favourites time and time again...
btw, if you want good fantasy: Philip Pullman's Northern Lights. ;) Pick it up sometime. it scared the @#%$ out of me...:p

[Neytari Took]

I started "Master and Comander" by Patrick O'Brian (which is part of a series) last night because I heard that Billy Boyd, Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany are gonna be in a movie based on it. I only read a little, but it's quite funny and interesting so far.

[X Rogue]

I have started Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan, # 6 in the Wheel of Time.

[Gen the Mighty]

i'm afraid i gave up on WoT, round about...well, book six, actually. i got bored of the slow plot and all the pointless romances. :\

[X Rogue]

I might have done the same, except I promised to read it, so I will hold to that. Although I may regret that promise. :\

[GentleDreamer15]

Hi, I'm totally new here, and this thread sounded really interesting. I'm reading Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell for a class, and I actually really like it - a realist novel, but flows incredibly well.
Any suggestions for something I can read for myself?

[X Rogue]

Hmm, try Mark Twain, Tolkien (natch, if you haven't read Lotr etc. already!) Robin McKinley or Anne McCaffery.

[Gen the Mighty]

TERRY PRATCHETT!!
especially if you're reading something heavy like Orwell. TP's really light reading and really good fun. Try The Colour Of Magic; Equal Rights; Mort; or Guards! Guards! (my fave.!)
other than that: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman is very good. as are the Narnia stories by C.S. Lewis (yes, i know they're for kids!)

[Neytari Took]

Narnia isnt nessisarily for "kids". They can be as deep as LotR:)

[Gen the Mighty]

i know. i love them. they're almost too good for kids...kids nowadays probably wouldn't get them, anyway...:\

but anyway, i'm back on the Hobbit now...:) :)

[GlorfindelOfRivendell]

What am I reading right now................


Two Towers. For the third time since December(2001)...

After I finish ROTK for the third time, I intend to read 'Tolkien, Man and Myth' by Dr. Joseph Pearce, as well as 'Bored of the Rings'.... Can't wait for that one... But I had to get it from the library, which means it might be a while. :rolleyes

[mypreciousgreenleaf]

I'm now reading the Narnia series to my 7 year old sister... :rolleyes

But before that I was reading a book about Tolkien and Lotr by some guy who took Tokliens chair at Oxford?!?!?

[fire of a phoenix feather]

hey
just another suggestion as to what u should read, try Guy Gavriel Kay. He rules!!!!!
I'm reading ROTK for the second time (but definitely not the last!!!!!) and Tigana by the afore mentioned Kay, and btw, i got freaked out when i watched the narnia videos, so i never tried the books.
o, and i'm reading Pygmalion in class.

[Arathorn III]

You're not the first to suggest Kay - he has had some good reviews before. He must be good. :) You should read the Narnia books - I haven't seen the movie, but chances are it's not as good as the books.

I just finished reading Redwall - Mossflower. It was, like the other books in the series, great! :)

[The Heir of Turin]

I just finished George Orwell's Animal Farm, and I plan to soon read Orwell's 1984. And even later I will read Catch 22, because I have heard many people speak well of it.

[bomburly]

GUY KAY is the MAN!! I just finished "Tigana", one of his first books. It's great, but I still like the Sarantine Mosaic (two books) better. He also wrote the Fionavar Tapestry, which is stellar as well.

BTW, sorry for my extended absence. I'll try to post a little more. But things have been real hairy around here!

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus"> True. </font face>

[Arathorn III]

What's a good first Guy Kay book to read?

[fire of a phoenix feather]

ooh, the Fionavar Tapestry. definintely. it consists of three books. the first one being "The Summer Tree", the second "The Wandering Fire" and then "The Darkest road". those books rule. and now i'm reading Tigana,...well...so far so good.

[Arathorn III]

Thanks - I might try it. :)

[Feanor]

<font face="papyrus">The Golden Legend. </font face>

[fire of a phoenix feather]

ive just finished Tigana-it's brilliant!!!!! Read it.

Now. :P

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

I'm reading Catch-22 again for the 50th time.

Bonzer!

[fire of a phoenix feather]

50th literally???!!!!!!!
i'm reading HP and the Goblet of Fire for the umpteennth time, pride and predjudice, for the 2nd, The Light Fantastis (Terry Pratchett) and a book called Someplace to be Flying, or Somewhere to be flying, or somethig along those lines. oh, and the appendi..ces(?) of LOTR.

[Neytari Took]

Hurray for the Harry fans!

I just finished Interview With the Vampire for the first time and I am hooked! Heading for the library tomorrow for the next book :D

[Arathorn III]

I am almost halfway through the Fionavar Tapestry, and so far it's really good. I have a feeling it's not quite "started" yet though. The war is about to begin.

BTW Randalf, where'd you get your sig pic?

[elarwen]

Right now I'm reading the 3rd Lost Tales book, and the Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks

[X Rogue]

I'm reading the Skolian Empire series by Catherine Asaro-I think they are pretty good, good writing and a concept that can go a lot of different interesting places- and I'm reading Winter's Heart the most recent in the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan REALLY needs to get the lead out.

[Arathorn III]

Is there a 3rd Book of Lost Tales? :eek

[Theodred]

I don't believe so, unless elarwen is j/k or means HoME 3.

Let's see, I'm at various stages in several books. I'm almost done with one of John Steinbeck's unfinished novels, his version of the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Acts of King Arthur<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, based on the Winchester Manuscripts of Sir Thomas Mallory.
Then I'm reading <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> The Daybreakers<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, by Louis L'Amour; <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Perelandra<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, by C.S. Lewis; <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Wind, Sand and Stars<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and lastly, <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, poems written by an unknown poet, and translated by the great J.R.R. Tolkien! :D

[fingolfin jones]

Cool Bere, you're reading the Fionavar Tapestry? Excellent trilogy if you ask me. I read the last half of the 3rd book all thru the night until I finished at 7 AM! Man I was enthralled. You need to read Tigana next. I think that it even tops the Fionavar series. Jaelle would be happy to know that she has recruited another Guy Gavriel Kay lover.:D

[Steadfast Sam]

I have had time to do much reading ( :( ), but I just finished a book called <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Under Drake's Flag<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. Very good. Plus I am reading a series called <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> The Lord of the Rings<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. They are excellent, though a little long winded.

[fingolfin jones]

:lol

I've heard the same thing about that author, what is his name...uhhh, Tolkine? :\

[Steadfast Sam]

I think it is Tolkeien actually. It's Russian or something which explains why the books are so dry.

[Gen the Mighty]

They're based on a film, you know. I've seen it :p :brows

[fingolfin jones]

:b :b :b

Still good reading though...especially when one needs to use a sleep aid.:D

And BTW Sam...you were correct. LeGuin's latest earthsea novel "The Other Wind" was very long winded (pun intended). I was only in high school when I read the original Earthsea trilogy (though I remember it being much better than this new one. Talk about a letdown ending...sheesh! Anticlimactic with a capital "A". I humbly admit my mistake. Although, there was another member a few months ago who loved Ursula LeGuin as an author. I warned her about the scathing post you left me last year...heh heh...:b

[Steadfast Sam]

Well, I do not remember the e-mail, but I do remember not liking the series. What did I say? I hope I was not too rude...

[Arathorn III]

Yes I finished the Fionavar Tapestry, and it was really good. In my mind it was not nearly as good as LotR, but what can I expect? I will probably read more of them. A funny thing is, one day I was reading FT, and the author was on TV! Wierd. My sister had read his books too, and liked them.

There are many parallels between FT and LotR. Anyone who's read them will know. :)

BTW I think it's spelled Tollkine. ;)

[fingolfin jones]

If I remember correctly Samuel, it was a very rude and hurtful comment...:( Seriously, it was forgotten long ago.:b

Tigana is a bit more "macho" than the Fionavar Tapestry, with sorcerers tyrants and wizards involved. Also there are some risque sex scenes that are moderately graphic, so those of you who are a bit squeamish about that sort of thing probably better stay away, or have your older sibling read those sections.:evil

There is a newer member around here "fire of a phoenix feather" who loves Kay very much.:)

[Eldarion]

His Dark Materials trilogy is the only trilogy I've read that even comes close to the works of tolkien, these books are a must read ppl, if you liked lotr you will not be disappointed with Philip Pullmans works. Still a bit confused about the first book because its called Northern lights here and The Golden Compass in the US, the Golden Compass would fit better as then all the titles would be materials like the books are collectively known(His Dark Materials-Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass) so go on ppl get your reading glasses out. ;)

[bomburly]

Well, I'm a huge Guy Kay fan. I've read Fionavar, Tigana, The Sarantine Mosaic, and I just finished The Lions of Al-Rassan about a month ago. Supposedly he's working on a new book. Don't know if it's a series or a single. Oh, and right now I'm reading A Sand County Almanac. It's for grad school, and it sucks.

[The Rip Designs Dude]

you should read Terry Pratchett's The Fifth Elephant and Terry Brooks' Running with the Demon, A Knight of the Word and Angel Fire East

[Arathorn III]

I am still reading the Fellowship of the Ring, trying to finish before the video release in 3 days! (Can't wait!) :)

[Enyavie Ellerina]

the fellowship of the ring

[Arathorn III]

Me too, <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> again<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->!

[Gen the Mighty]

wow, me too! Again. I'm up to 'the Bridge of Khazad-dum', and they're just about to fight the orcs in Balin's tomb...

[Randalf son of Gandalf]

This summer I've read the three books with a bit of Unfinished Tales and Silmarillion between each one. Quite interesting, I'll tell you.

[Arathorn III]

Time to revive this age-old thread.

I'm curently reading the Return of the King. I hoped to finish the whole trilogy before the movie, but TTT is long finished. I like to remember stuff before I see the movie. :D

[X Rogue]

I'm done with LOTR and am rereading the Death Gate cycle whilst I wait.

[Irid alMenie]

I recently finished lotr (the three parts) in english. Not reading anything major right now, except the things I have to learn for my exam.
woohoo! tomorrow TTT!

[Azrael]

Reading Steven Erikson's "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series... bloody amazing! still to talk to a single person that has read them, that doesn't like them... actually, everyone that has read them that I know, think it's the best fantasy series ever... and I agree...

[SwordSkill]

i was actually starting with the Japanese classic "Genji no Monogatari / The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu for my leisure reading, but then i'm currently pretty dumped with a lot of stuff to do research and papers on due january in the univ, so there's a lot of materials i have to read...one of them's Thomas Hardy's supposedly best work, "Jude the Obscure."

*wryly* trust my professors to ruin Christmas for me. geez, i hate doing research over vacation...

[Arathorn III]

I can't imagine much worse than homework for the holidays. :\

BTW is that Japanese book written in Japanese, or translated? :)

[SwordSkill]

it's translated, and actually abridged. ^^ being the world's first novel, it was really, really long, and since court life in the heian era isn't all that exciting, the translator pulled some of the chapters out.

besides :lol , i only wish i could read hiragana and katakana and understand them without referring to the dictionary. (well, my kanji is still pretty rusty...)

yeah, i really can't enjoy the holidays with homework haunting me all the time. it's like having your professors looking over your shoulders while you're singing "O Tannenbaum"... o.O;;

[Irid alMenie]

Hehe, we have the same sort of song... (O Denneboom). Wouldn't surprise me if it was the same melody...

Still not reading anything... (TTT today! woohoo! :lolc )

[Azrael]

Think it's the same song, irid...

[Irid alMenie]

Probably Manwe :lolc

I just bought a new book, 'The most beautiful stories of Celtic mythologie'. I'm gonna read that (He, i'm staying on-topic, aren't I *grins*)

[YouMayCallMeDraz]

I am about to start reading a book on programming in C++, and for fiction, the 'OFUM' series by Camilla Sandman are nice...

year 1:www.fanfiction.net/read.p...yid=644826 (http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=644826)

year 2:www.fanfiction.net/read.p...yid=950294 (http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=950294)

Believe me they're great!

[SwordSkill]

*off-topic*

irid...as long as it's "O Christmas Tree" in english, that would be it. our german professor just taught us the german version so it's still stuck in my head...^^

*end off-topic*

[Irid alMenie]

What's the next line? I know ours in dutch, but I can't translate it (besides, just the first words are different. what does that have to be for the rest). But I'll see if the words fit in our song. If that's the case, it's probably the same song :lolc

[SwordSkill]

"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!

Not only in the summertime,
But even in winter is thy prime.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!"

//how the heck did we get from books to Christmas trees? :lol //

[Azrael]

Think it was you talking about schoolwork in the vacation feeling like having your professor looking over your shoulder when you were singing "O Tannenbaum"...

but, important stuff... Anyone know if "White Christmas" has been translated?

[SwordSkill]

yeah, although i didn't think anyone was going to reply to it...:lol

[Irid alMenie]

I think it's the same song :lolc

Anyway, i'm reading in that celtic myths book now, and it's really nice. Most beautiful is Deirdre. So sad :)

[Steadfast Sam]

I am reading the Return of the King (surprise) but also I am reading the Scottish Chiefs, a book about Wallace.

[Seppun Toshiken]

I'm currently reading The Hobbit, The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, Wind of War (L5R Novel), Beowulf and The Little Prince. :rollin

[Steadfast Sam]

The Little Prince...isn't that a book about a little fellow on an asteriod or something? That gets attacked by a snake? I read it once...never understood it. It must have a deeper meaning that I am too slow to catch.

[Arathorn III]

I have read it too, and didn't understand it. :)

[YouMayCallMeDraz]

I'm reading the Book of Lost Tales 2 :D

[Arathorn III]

I'm reading Master of Middle Earth, a 1970's book about LotR. :)

[Eldoran LFD]

Reading FotR, last time I read it was back in '93...when I was 12. I'm just entering Lothlórien.

[skittledog]

re-reading The Two Towers, as i left lotr at uni over the whole holidays, went to see the film and came out going 'i'm sure that never happened....at least....I don't think it did....

also reading Light Fantastic by Pratchett, Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling and Harpy's Flight by Megan Lindholm (aka Robin Hobb, whose books I reread on a regular basis :D )

[Theodred]

I could make out that The Little Prince had something to do with French philosophy or something. :)

Anyway, I'm re-reading Watership Down, I love that book! :D

[Steadfast Sam]

I enjoy Watership Down myself... Bigwig is my personal favorite.

[Theodred]

Yay, me too!
Then comes Blackberry (the smart one), Dandelion (the story-teller), Hazel (the chief rabbit), and Kehaar (the gull).

[Arathorn III]

I'll have to read that! :D

[SilverySorrow]

Watership Down is great!:oh ...Thayil was my favorite, I think... I just finished Crossroads of Twilight (11th Wheel of Time) and was a bit disappointed :(c but hopefully the 12th will be better (it had better:grrr ). and also finished A Game of Thrones and am now reading Jean-Paul Sartre's The Words... Did anyone here read anything by Morgan Llewelyn? I think her books are awesome - some of my favorites, in fact.

[Theodred]

This is great, someone else who enjoys Llewelyn! :Dc I've told a few of the senior members about her novels, but no one seems to have heard of her. My signatures o different boards are taken from the text of her books, and I even have a User Name of King Vercingetorix, the warrior-king from Gaul who battled Julius Caesar and was personified in the novel Druids. Which are your favorite books SilverySorrow? I personally like Lion of Ireland and Bard the best!

[HW Rapace]

I'm reading 'a fortress of grey ice', and I'm bored by it. :(c

[Saruman of the Istari]

I've started "Wizard's First Rule" by Terry Goodkind.

[Arathorn III]

I'm reading Tolkien's Biography by Humphrey Carpenter. It's quite interesting. :)c

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

I was sure that i had posted on this but on the 9 pages that i just read i could not find any thing by me. So i ask again...
What's the adventures of Tom Bombadillio about cos i want to read it.
I have just started reading the forests of heart.

[Arathorn III]

I think it's a bunch of poems, but I have yet to read it. :)

[Michelle Telcontar]

left behind! you've probably all never heard about that before though... :sad

[Arathorn III]

Is the book called "left behind"? :)

[Michelle Telcontar]

ya!

[SwordSkill]

what number of the left behind series are you reading, michelle telcontar?

i'm reading kipling's kim...after that will either be sun tzu's the art of war or clavell's gai-jin.

[X Rogue]

Hey, I've heard of Left Behind. Just finished reading Armageddon, the 9th in that series. Which one are you on, Michelle?

[Michelle Telcontar]

I'm actully reading "left behind >the kids<" :angel I'm on book 3 but I've read all 24 in the past :)

[Daughter of Mirkwood]

*stares in awe*

24?????

They must be good.... What are they about???

[X Rogue]

The Left Behind series is a series of novels written about one guys theory of what will happen when the Antichrist appears on earth and the Rapture occurs. (Fictionalized account of what he thinks will happen when the Book of Revelation starts to come true.)

Don't know as I agree with all the theology therein, but the books are entertaining, so I read them as entertainment.

[Arathorn III]

I'm reading (ooh, big surprise) the Fellowship of the Ring, and The People's Guide to Tolkien (By theonering.net staff). :evilc

[Gen the Mighty]

well, i have just finished Sabriel, which was kinda cool... it is supposed to be for kids but really wasn't in places. And now i am reading A Wizard of Earthsea and, uh, a book about HTML... ya'see, i want to set up a website of some kind (don't know what about yet) so i am learning how. Hence a new sig! (see below :p )

[Arathorn III]

Cool, what's the HTML book called? I might know it. :)

[Gen the Mighty]

It is 'HTML for the World Wide Web' by Elizabeth Castro, with XHTML and CSS. I have been practising; when i get a website online i will put a link in my sig and you will have to visit and see what you think. Also i will put a Rohan link on the site so hopefully more people will come here...

[Arathorn III]

Yay! Those books are great - I learned HTML from the the 2nd Edition, and now I have the same one as you - 5th edititon. Right on, good choice! :D

[Gen the Mighty]

well, actually, my best friend bought it. But i asked to borrow it to look up some stuff and [ahem!] haven't given it back yet. But is good, i know how to do all kinds of stuff now... will get the new page up and running soon!

[Arathorn III]

They have a website you can go to when you give the book back. :)

[Gen the Mighty]

well, i will keep it for a bit longer... my friend has gone away for a couple of days so she won't want it back just yet... and by the time she does hopefully i will have learnt all there is to know about HTML and CSS.
I have put some of my site online already, just to test it out... you can have a look if you want but only a couple of things work:
Gen's Site (http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/tol-norgoth)

[Arathorn III]

Wow, that is very very nice for someone new to HTML! Good job!!! :)

[Gen the Mighty]

it was a bit buggy to begin with... but i have linked it up the the style sheet now so it should look a bit better hopefully. Unfortunately you might not be able to see all the cool fonts... But i hopefully it is all sorted out now. i just needed to change the links when i uploaded it :)

[RW7427]

Right now I am reading the third book in the War Of Souls trilogy. It is a Dragonlance book, and it is called Dragons of a Vanished Moon.

I love the Dragonlance series. I have read several Dragonlance books, with the Chronicles series being my favorites. :)

[Gen the Mighty]

well, i've just finished Life of Pi... it's really weird, about a boy who gets cast away in a lifeboat in the Pacific with an adult male Bengal Tiger. Surreal just isn't a strong enough word...

[RW7427]

In addition to reading that Dragonlance book, I am now also reading the Sword of Truth book entitled Naked Empire. I just started it a few days ago. :)c

[SwordSkill]

for leisure: it's an annual anthology...the year's best science fiction. really thick, lots of good sci-fi short stories.

for academics / school - WAY too much to mention :lol

[Eowyn Elfsheen]

I am reading J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lays of Beleriand" for the 3rd or 4th time...

[Finarfin]

I'm after taking out unfinished tales. The disaster at the Gladden fields always gets to me.

[Arathorn III]

I'm reading the Silmarillion again. Then I'll read the RotK once more before the movie comes out. :)

[greendrgon]

Never posted to this page before and thought I would note what I am currently reading/ finished.

I just finished the " Dragon Nimbus" set by Irene Radford
Just Started " The Lost Road and Other Writings" by J.R.R. Tolkien < go figure>
And I am finishing up the " Sovereign Stone" Trilogy by Margaret Wies and Tracy Hickman..< I am a total Dragon lance fan so I have read pretty much any and every book with the Dragon lance flag attached, I have also read any works I can find by authors who have added stores, books , etc to the series...Yeah so I am a geek but I am cute so it is all good.!..

Greendrgon
KW

[Arathorn III]

Hello, and welcome to Rohan, Greendrgon! I hope you enjoy your stay here. :)

[greendrgon]

Thank you !

Greendrgon
KW

[fingolfin jones]

I'm about halfway through Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay. I'm planning on making it my yearly November read.

[cee2lee2]

I'm reading Sharpe's Gold, the 3rd book in the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. Sean Bean (Boromir in LOTR) played Richard Sharpe in the BBC productions of the books. The books are set in the time of Britain's war with Napoleon.

[Eowyn Elfsheen]

I am reading a new LotR magazine I found...nothing new...

[SwordSkill]

Neil Gaiman's (of Sandman fame) American Gods.

[Eowyn Elfsheen]

The sweet Amoury book of LotR movies that someone has in my house...;)

I should scan that. *idea*

[Barahir]

The Lays of Beleriand, The Silmarilian, The Hobbit, Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, DC Talk: Jesus Freaks Volume II, God's Inspirational Promises for Your Life, Unfinished Tales, Roverandom, Left Behind, The Lord of the Rings, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, StarWars: Rouge Planet, The Pendragon, Last of the Breed, and a couple of others that I can't think of off the top of my head (I took the door off of my closet, put new tiles in it, painted the walls, removed all the clothes, put in shelves, and made it into a library!)

[cee2lee2]

Great way to use your closet, Barahir :)


I'm reading Mossflower, one the earlier books in the Redwall series.

[Eowyn Elfsheen]

Wow...I like...have all...of...those those books! :)

[Barahir]

You have all of which books?

[cee2lee2]

Eowyn Elfsheen, I've just started on the series, having read only Redwall and Mossflower. I like them more than I thought I would -- getting very caught up in the stories. It's hard to put the books down. I think the next book is Mattimeo.

[Barahir]

Never mind.

[Theodred]

I love the Redwall series! Yes, the next book is Mattimeo, which is one of my favorites. Then comes Mariel of Redwall and then Salamandastron.

[Arathorn III]

Yeah, those books are really good! I've probably read about five of them. My friend likes them too. He's probably read the whole series. :)

[Barahir]

Yah, I've heard of them, but I know nothing about them.

[cee2lee2]

I knew nothing about them either, but had read a lot of posts on other boards from folks who were reading and enjoying them. But they never really explained what the stories were about.

A few weeks ago when I was at the bookstore, I decided to give the first book a try and bought Redwall and liked it very much. Decided to continue in the series. Didn't think I would get so hooked on stories where all of the characters are animals. No humans at all! At least, not so far. The characters are very endearing.

[Barahir]

lol. Well, maybe I'll give it a try. *writes down the name "Redwall" on list of books (very long list) to take a look at/buy*

[WildHoney1]

I've just started reading the most recent Vampire Chronicle by Anne Rice Blood Canticle.

[cee2lee2]

I'm reading Eragon. It's by a 15 year old whose name I can't remember and I'm too lazy to go upstairs and check the book. A lot of familiar fantasy elements: elves, dwarves, dragons, dragon riders.

[Damaring]

I'm actually not reading a fiction at the moment. I'm reading a book on medieval hunting.

[Tarcristiel]

Let's see . . . I've read many of the books mentioned, but I just finished LOTR for the umpteenth time and The Silmarillion for the 2nd time. Son #1 gave me a set of Tolkien maps for Christmas and they really helped me make sense of The Silmarillion.

I'm currently reading He Shall Thunder in the Sky (an English family who are all Egyptologists) and Book of Lost Tales #1.

[Eowyn Elfsheen]

Nothing. Not allowed to.

[Nessa]

I'm reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

[cee2lee2]

Eowyn, "not allowed to" read? Why?

[fingolfin jones]

Lessee....just finished Timeline for the second time, and am hoping to get a copy of DaVinci Code from the library(hard to find).

[Theodred]

Chricton's Timeline? I found that to be a fun read. :)

[Barahir]

I'm still reading LotR. I'm about halfway through Flight to the Ford, which means I'm nearly 1/6 of the way done. I started in January, so I should be done before July.

[Theodred]

I'm re-reading the Silmarillion. I'm skipping around to the most interesting parts though, so I've read from The Ruin of Beleriand to The War of Wrath. Now I've got to go back and start at the beginning!

[NewFanAllAround]

I just finished FOTR and started The Two Towers.

[Theodred]

Welcome to the Land of Rohan NewFan! :D

[Arathorn III]

Hello NewFan! You should introduce yourself at the Gap of Rohan. :)

[Nessa]

Well, I have finished Mere Christianity and am now reading Homer's Illiad. I'm hoping to have it and the Odyssey finished by the time the movie Troy comes out in May, but that may be wishful thinking.

[Theodred]

The Odyssey is great! I haven't read the Iliad, but I'm familiar with the classic mythology, and I find it to be very interesting.

[Arathorn III]

I am reading the tale of Cirion and Eorl in Unfinished Tales. :)

[Barahir]

I read the Iliad a year ago, or so. Not bad at all. Right now I'm reading Julius Cæsar, by William Shakespeare.

[Arathorn III]

I have read the Oddyssy. I like Greek culture and stories. I love playing Age of Mythology for the same reason. :)

I must read the Illiad soon. :Dc

[Barahir]

I haven't played Age of Mythology yet. The last one I played was AOEII. I haven't even played the expansion for it! I really need to catch back up on those!

[Arathorn III]

If you liked AoE:II you should really like Age of Mythology, unless your computer is behind the times. I'm getting the Titans expansion in the mail soon. :)

[Theodred]

Yeah, I like Age of Mythology too.

This reminds me that we need a new games dicussion thread.

[Arathorn III]

A computer thread would be nice too. :)

[Theodred]

I see you've taken care of that. :Dc

Still reading the Silmarillion for fun, though I have to read Jane Eyre for school. :tongue

[Barahir]

What is Jane Eyre??

[Azrael]

A book, would be my guess...

I'm reading The Colour of Magic..

[Tarcristiel]

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, is one of the great Gothic romances, but a little too much Sturm und Drang for my taste. Give me Pride & Prejudice!

I've just started "Narn I Hîn Húrin" in Unfinished Tales; wish I had read this book years ago! And I'm re-reading LoTR.

[Theodred]

Is this your first time for Unfinished Tales, kazbels? I think the Narn i Hin Hurin is the best part, though Tolkien never finished the part about Turin's sojourn in Nargothrond. :)

[Finduilas]

Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey.

[fingolfin jones]

I've just finished the DaVinci Code by Dan Brown and I LOVED IT! I plan on reading Angels & Demons after I finish The Chamber by Grisham.:)

[The Dagnir Glaurunga]

I'm currently reading Joseph Heller's sequel to Catch 22, Closing Time.

[Azrael]

There's a sequel to Catch 22? Any good?

[Tarcristiel]

Hi Theo! < waving >

Yes, that was my first time to read <!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:u nderline">Unfinished Tales</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->; wished I had read it years ago. I jumped around, rather than reading straight thru, so I started with "The Ishtari". I think my favorite part was Tuor's journey to find Gondolin, though at times it seemed like the Hebrew children's wandering through the wilderness.

I thought the fleshing out of Túrin's story made him a bit more sympathetic. It's a shame all this wasn't incorporated into <!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:u nderline">The Silmarillion</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->.

I'm currently reading <!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START--><span style="text-decoration:u nderline">Return of the Shadow</span><!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->, and am leisurely making my way thru LoTR.

[Theodred]

I agree. Another good part in UT is The Battles of the Fords of Isen. That's how I started thinking Theodred was cool whereas in LotR I didn't even remember him. :)

Woah, something seems to be wrong with the underline tag...

[The Dagnir Glaurunga]

Yeah, it's great. It's placed about 40 years after the fact and it basically deals with how those left alive are looking at death. You should definately check it out.

[Damaring]

I just got the Silmarillion and am reading it.

Finally, it took me long enough to get it.

[Theodred]

I'm reading A Game of Thrones right now, the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series. Very good read!

[Barahir]

I'm proof-reading/editing a novel my friend wrote. Once I've edited it I'll make some illustrations (maps, cover, etc...), and then we'll submit it to a publisher (if we're lucky).

[Theodred]

Ooh, is it fantasy? Would you e-mail it to me? I might want to take a look at it. :)c

[Finduilas]

1633 - David Weber and Eric Flint

[Tarcristiel]

Just finished Raymond Fest's Magician: Apprentice. I bought it several weeks ago and it's been hanging around, looking forlon as I read Tolkien. So I decided to put the poor thing out of its misery. It's been a long time since I read it.