What Book are You Reading Right Now

• ernest_t_bass

  

  I want to jump on the band wagon of pointless threads. Seeing how most of you probably don't read books, I bet this thread will die
  
  
  I'm currently reading The Hobbit. As soon as I am finished, I will be reading Glenn Beck's Arguing with Idiots.
• fish82

  

  Steven King's "Under The Dome"
• CenterBHSFan

  

  Chas S. Clifton - Encyclopedia of Heresies and Heretics
• rookie_j70

  

  my pysch book for the final on thursday
• CharlieHog

  I just finished The Lovely Bones, which is awesome.
  
  Now I'm reading Odd Man Out, which is pretty good but not as salacious as I thought it would be, and The Weight of a Mustard Seed which I've barely gotten into but is well written and seems interesting.
• Tiernan

  1916 - Year One of the Irish Rebellion
• Websurfinbird

  

  The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand almost done. Not sure what the next one will be.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  I'm a nerd: November issue of the The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies' Nonproliferation Review.
• fan_from_texas

  I'm reading Goethe's Faust.
• Gymshoe

  

  Born to Run by Chris McDougall
  Blindside by Michael Lewis
• I Wear Pants

  Just finished my third read through of The Road by Cormac Mccarthy since the movie is out.
  
  Almost finished with Blood Meridian, also by Mccarthy.
  
  Probably gonna read some of Jeff Shaara's newer stuff over break.
• trooperden

  How to be a Dbag by NL Fan.
• Heretic

  

  I've been gradually going through Doyle's Sherlock Holmes works. Up to the stories in "His Last Bow" right now.
  
  And decided to re-read a number of the short stories by Stephen King. Don't know if I have the energy to tackle a novel like Under the Dome right now, but a 10-30 page story is a good way to cap off an evening.
• queencitybuckeye

  Cool, fake Trooperden is in the house!
• ohiotiger33

  

  Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Also the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
  
  Next up is some Stephen King. Dark Tower series.
• coyotes22

  

  Romans by the Apostle Paul
• j_crazy

  

  fan_from_texas wrote: I'm reading Goethe's Faust.

  I asked for this for X-mas.
• fan_from_texas

  j_crazy wrote:

  fan_from_texas wrote: I'm reading Goethe's Faust.

  I asked for this for X-mas.

  I must admit, I generally don't like poetry, especially epic poetry. It's usually grating to read, and it's so full of allusions that it's tough to follow.
  
  Faust, however, has been a welcome exception. The translation I'm reading is clear and lucid, and it's beautiful--the rhymes aren't forced, and the meter flows well. It's like reading some good Shakespeare, only better, with more interesting things going on, and lots of dirty jokes. It's the best thing I've read in a long time.
• puffyisback

  Islam and Terrorism
• HeathAlum21

  I just finished The Associate and am now starting The Appeal, both by Grisham. I always buy books that I tell myself I will read when I get the time, and now is working out for now.
• j_crazy

  

  fan_from_texas wrote:

  j_crazy wrote:

  fan_from_texas wrote: I'm reading Goethe's Faust.

  I asked for this for X-mas.

  I must admit, I generally don't like poetry, especially epic poetry. It's usually grating to read, and it's so full of allusions that it's tough to follow.
  
  Faust, however, has been a welcome exception. The translation I'm reading is clear and lucid, and it's beautiful--the rhymes aren't forced, and the meter flows well. It's like reading some good Shakespeare, only better, with more interesting things going on, and lots of dirty jokes. It's the best thing I've read in a long time.

  
  Which Translation? the one I asked for is a newer translation (from '07 I believe).
• End of Line

  

  I'm reading my Marketing 111 book. Gotta study for the final.
• fan_from_texas

  Walter Arndt's 1976 version.
• joebaseball

  

  I just finished The Hurricanes by Jere Longman. It is about a HS football team in southern Louisiana right before and after hurricane Katrina. I loved it.
  
  Went to the library tonight and getting ready to request a few new books online.
• mexappeal12

  

  Civil Procedure (final at 6 tomorrow ) but over break I want to read a leisure book. I have not been able to read anything for personal enjoyment since the semester started. Any suggestions?