What are you reading now?
 

I have a stack of books that I'm working my way through, but I always like to hear what other people are reading.

Right now, I'm about 1/3 of the way into "Junky" by William S. Burroughs. What about you?

Books are for fags, just to let you know.

What's Junky about?

This post. :winkwink:

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon for the 3rd time. Every once in awhile I get a hankering for something a little dense (other than me, so don't say it!).

I knew you were going to show up here and I knew almost exactly what you'd say :1orglaugh

I love it though ;)

It's about exactly what the title indicates. The life of Burroughs as a heroin/junkie and his friends. It's fairly well-written so far though and very different from what I was reading before (and haven't finished) "Jpod" by Douglas Coupland.

I don't exactly see where Burroughs is going with it yet, but it doesn't seem like your average drug addict gets clean and goes into recovery and everything is all light and wonderful sort of story.

http://www.amazon.com/Junky-Definiti...e=UTF8&s=books

"The Art Of Bop Drumming" by John Riley.

just got running with sissors

Oooohhh...i really want to read that. I've seen the preview for the movie every time I've been to the theater lately and I would really like to read the text before I see thefilm.

I'm reading The Tipping Point. It's a book about that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshhold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Kick ass book.

i lol'd :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Read it a couple of years ago and found it very inspiring. One of those books that you start reading and new marketing ideas seem to pop into your head even as you're reading it. I'll probably read it again very soon. :thumbsup

Im reading "The Island of Dr Moreau" in English. Try to improve my English :)

The picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde.... The writing style isn't great but the story is OK so far.

rage to survive..the etta james story

I haven't read a book in like 5 years...

Good man... good man. :thumbsup

I'm reading "Shadow Divers" by Robert Kurson.

It's about some of the world's best deep wreck divers who find a German world war 11 U-Boat off the shore of New Jersey, about 230 feet down.

Really well written, its a page turner. Definately would suggest it. It was a gift and it took me a while to actually start reading it because I didnt think the subject matter was really my thing, but now I cant put it down :thumbsup

"The Brothers Karamazov" by Feodor Dostoievski

City of Interiors: Anais Nin
and
Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

Nota, you are wrong. Just to let you know.
I am reading shoppoholic and sister. Light reading. The problem is that i am reading it on note and i like to read a book in bed.

i'm working my way throught the tom clancy jack ryan series...just started the sum of all fears...

Great book! Long too... The version I read had a great intro about the translation, interpretation, etc which helped me enjoy the book! :winkwink:

Love Burroughs. Naked Lunch rocks. Reading Ellison's Invisible Man now. Intense shit.

When those books go crazy and decide to have their way with you I?m pretty sure you?ll sing a different tune. Papercuts in your ass isn?t very fun at all? those paper monsters vileness knows no bound Cristie.

I have a friend who keeps saying the same thing. But he didn't refuse to read books, now he reads only scientific books.
As for me, i like to read interesting, not true, affecting my mind books. May be i feel like i am living dull life and books can help me to live some other kind of life....

"The Easy Way To Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr

Just got it from Amazon actually, will be reading it on the plane ride to Vegas tonight.

Burr, by Gore Vidal.

You are going to quit smoking? You smoke much?

Delta of Venus by Anais Nin is in my stack of books to read next. I read it before, but it's an awesome book. She writes great erotica.

Currently reading The Upanishads


currently watching and listening to this gem right here
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I'm reading the manual of autogallery sql LOL

The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer.. it's pretty good so far

This thread.

Upstairs bathroom = Thompson's "Great Shark Hunt"
Downstairs bathroom = Kerouac's "On The Road"

Junky is a great book. Right now I am reading The Bean Trees by Jean Kingslover. It's from my daughter's Honors English class. She likes for me to read the books that she is forced to read in high school. I believe they have moved on to Brave New World now, but I'm still reading the last damn book. Oh well, what does she expect? She's in tenth grade English, and I only made it to ninth.

I smoked like a chimney, 3rd day on the patch, had a smoke earlier, tasted like shit.

But yeah, I've read rave reviews about this book, and ready to read it.

Last book before this was Robert Jordan's newest book of "The Wheel Of Time".

Just finished "Wicked", now searching for a new read. Going to check out some of the titles in this thread :thumbsup

I ordered that a couple of days ago on the recommendation of someone who thought I would appreciate it.

I tend to skip between books, but right now, I'm focusing on "Seven Masters One Path" by John Selby.

Mein Kampf cliffnotes