Reading

[fuzzyjay]

What are you reading right now? I'm in the middle of Mansfield Park, which I've been reading on my cell phone (which has internet access). Not the best way to read books, but it works on the MAX train when I don't want to carry a book with me.

I just re-read all the Jane Austen novels except Northanger Abbey... well, I did read that in the last year, too.

Do any of you read Trollope? I'm going to get back into his novels but I'm not sure where to start.

I've never read any George Elliot. I tried reading Middlemarch, but it didn't grab me.

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[bootedintexas.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. It is a pretty astounding series about the idea that dragons are commonplace during the Napoleonic wars. Both sides of the war have dragons of different species, and they are so commonplace that they dont have the "ooo" and "ahhh" factor on the locals like in harry potter.

Peter Jackson picked up the rights to the series for filming.

I highly recommend.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

I haven't read much fantasy/sf in a while. I notice that the first Temeraire book is available at Powell's so I will give it a try.

[tbone1961.livejournal.com]

Just about finished The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford. I also have the sequel The Rebels of Ireland sitting in the balance.

[mondragon.livejournal.com]

_The Jane Austen Book Club_ is light but I thought very entertaining and well-written.

The Maugham short stories are always worth revisiting.

_Emma_ is my favorite Jane.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

I do like Emma. There's a heroine with imperfections. I like Persuasion, too, because Anne Elliot's older, but Anne is a bit too much of a virtuous underdog.

[morimur.livejournal.com]

I read Trollope's Can You Forgive Her? and liked the book but never picked up any of his other works.

What I am reading this month:

I, Lucifer by Glenn Duncan. He is a sharp, witty and acerbic writer.
How the Dead Live by Will Self.
Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings edited and with an introduction by Susan Sontag.
Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking by Diane F. Halperin.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

I, Lucifer looks good.

I like that I can search online for Powell's copies of the book. I see that there's a used copy of the trade paperback with my name on it!

[iamthequarry.livejournal.com]

And a certain person can get you 50% off the price of that used book...

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Oh! I forgot about that person's connections! Yay!

[iamthequarry.livejournal.com]

And that certain person still has a few $$$ left on his gift card....*grumble grumble*...that came in lieu of not getting a week's worth of pay, like all the non-new employees...*grumble grumble*

[barak.livejournal.com]

Trollope was required for World Lit in high school. I know we read something by him, but I couldn't tell you what it was. That about sums up my impression of his books.

I've been doing light reading the last week. Finished rereading (for the umpteeth time) the Belgariad, plowed through the disappointing and unfunny Carpe Demon, and now I'm well buried in the enchanting Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones.

Next? Probably Poison Study. Unless I find something really interesting at the library.

[iamthequarry.livejournal.com]

I gave Trollope's He Knew He Was Right my best shot, but after 200 pages [and the fact that the introduction gave the various endings away] I didn't really have any further drive to continue reading.
It was a good book, and interesting -- but I figured I needed to catch up on some current reading these days.

I'm clearing my head with the English translation of the Japanese novelization of the Ju-on series. It's actually decent.
Next up, I'm reading The Namesake by Lahiri; I've been seeing the trailer for the film adapt., so I'm intriqued by it.
Then on deck after that, I have a few Woolf bios/essays, a couple Murakami novels, and some early Waugh novels as well.

I keep meaning to hand you some Steve Almond stuff, since you seem to like Candyfreak; and if you like short stories, Paul Bowles is America's hidden gem -- his short stories are phenomonal.


I'm thinking of going to see The History Boys either this Tues. or Wed. night, if'n you two would like to go...

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Alas, Paco will be out of town until the 23rd. I would be interested in going Tuesday night.

I have lost my cell phone, but you can call me at work anytime. 503-414-7998.

[danbearnyc.livejournal.com]

I always start Trollope off with his Barchester series, then I move on to his Irish novels. Anything else I read at random.

[fuzzyjay.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Dan... for the point of entry, so to speak.

[danbearnyc.livejournal.com]

He wrote over 100. I have about 50 on my shelves.