What are you reading at the moment

[Tripe]

In light of a recent story and because there are "What are you fill in the blank" thereads on other sub boards I thought it might be good to have a What are you reading at the moment thread.

I'm currently switching between the following:





and

[ChrisHanel]

For the 4th time, as I'm doing some research for a project.

[the long undertow]

Are book covers required?  If so...

Neuromancer by William Gibson

[Tripe]

Are book covers required?  If so...

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Well no, but it makes for more interesting looking postings.

[Tripe]

For the 4th time, as I'm doing some research for a project.

Have any of the previous three time been for fun? I ask because I often see it on reading lists but rarely do I find people reading it when it's not for a class.

[ChrisHanel]

The first two times I read it for fun. Third and fourth have been project related, though I willingly do so.

I love this book.

[hare.29]

I just finished this:

And am just starting The Pickwick Papers (sorry, no nice cover).
Oh, and I've been working my way through this for the last year or so:

[hare.29]

I just finished this:

And am just starting The Pickwick Papers (sorry, no nice cover).
Oh, and I've been working my way through this for the last year or so:

Just noticed the 'search inside!' bit on the image. Oops. Well, guess where I linked that from...

[kodiakthejuggler]

After having read it ages ago...



Great Stuff!!

[Dim of the Yard]

I'm embracing my inner book snob.


Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.


1984, by George Orwell.

[hare.29]

I'm embracing my inner book snob.


Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.


1984, by George Orwell.

Yes, yes, very snobby. But, are they annotated? I mean, if you're going to go book snob, you need to go all out.

[Ortega]

Knights of the black and white

[Hebs]

Tristram Shandy.

Okay, I'm kidding, I couldn't get through to the end.  The over-bearingly smarmy text was just too much after the 300th page

[Tripe]

Tristram Shandy.

Okay, I'm kidding, I couldn't get through to the end.  The over-bearingly smarmy text was just too much after the 300th page

Oh you couldn't? It's the first Metafiction ever. Better in small doses though.

[Hebs]

Oh you couldn't? It's the first Metafiction ever. Better in small doses though.

I tried.  I'll give it another shot, though, it's almost like Shakespeare, just without the iambic pentameter.