What're you currently reading?

Post by **Pikachu3828** » Sat 26 Feb, 2005 2:38 pm

I thought this topic would be a good idea as it will allow for the sharing of good reading material and discussion on books, so please post here what book you're currently reading and a little information about it

I may even go out and buy a book if I like the sound of it

I am currently reading Life, The Universe, And Everything by Douglas Adams. It's part of a trilogy of 5 called The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It was written in 1979 originally as a radio programme, and has been transformed into a book, a TV show and soon to be a movie (April 29th - Click here for the official site - contains a trailer)

It's basic story is about a character called Arthur Dent, who is your average Englishman who is about to have his house demolished one Thursday afternoon. However, there are much bigger problems afoot as the Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. Arthur discovers his friend, Fored Prefect, is an alien from Betelguese and he manages to escape with Arthur from Earth seconds before it's destroyed. From here they travel the galaxy and get into all sorts of adventures. It's a science-fiction book with humour. I would reccomend it

pokemaster · Post by **pokemaster** » Mon 28 Feb, 2005 5:48 pm

harry potter books can keep you in a trance for hours! i am reading that soon when i buy the next one

Pikachu90000 · Post by **Pikachu90000** » Tue 01 Mar, 2005 12:46 am

I'm reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I only started reading it yesterday

dmw177 · Post by **dmw177** » Tue 28 Jun, 2005 5:32 pm

i read series of unfortunate events and harry potter

Pukachu · Post by **Pukachu** » Tue 28 Jun, 2005 6:00 pm

I'm more of a video game person, but you know there's always those summer reading assingments...So anyway, I'm reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven.I also have to read something else, but i dont know what yet

wolfchic11 · Post by **wolfchic11** » Tue 28 Jun, 2005 9:30 pm

I'm reading 'The Da Vinci Code'. It's about a very important person in an art muesem thing (sorry, forgot what they guys name was) and he got killed, and he left clues to figure out who killed him. It's been a veery controversal subject and people on the news here in MI have been doing these things since the past EVER now to 'crack the code' because people think it's true.

Oh. a detail I forgot up there is that there is a guy that was suspossed to meet with the important guy, and now the government thinks the person suspossed to meet the guy killed him.

sorry about the little detail...

Post by **Pikachu3828** » Sat 26 Nov, 2005 1:07 pm

A relatively old topic but I'm reviving it as I've a relevant post and this topic can lead to some interesting discussion.

I've just finished So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, the fourth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I just need the fifth one now, Mostly Harmless to end the triology of five officially, though I'm also interested in looking for A Salmon of Doubt, as this is purportedly a book that Douglas Adams (author) wrote as a book for another story of his but started turning it into a Hitchhiker's Guide book.

I'm also interested in reading The Oddysey once I've finished the Hitchhiker's series; it's apparently one of, if not the first books ever written and published.

As for school books, I have to read and study Cold Mountain and King Lear.

wolfchic11 · Post by **wolfchic11** » Sun 27 Nov, 2005 5:08 pm

I just finished reading 'The Regulators' by Richard Bachman. It's a really good book, but I don't recommend it to kids because it swears a LOT and is somewhat scary. If anyone reads it, I'd advise to read it VERY carefully because if you skip something or read it wrong you will get VERY confused. That happened to me about four times.

Pikachu90000 · Post by **Pikachu90000** » Sun 27 Nov, 2005 9:06 pm

I'm currently Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling and The Lake of Souls by Darren Shan.

Post by **Pikachu3828** » Sun 29 Jan, 2006 6:43 pm

I read and finished Mostly Harmless not so long ago, completing the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy of five (yes, you read that right). In my honest opinion it was a great series and well worth reading. It was humorous, imaginative and highly enjoyable. I particuarly loved the author's writing style, even if the series does end on a bit of a sad note.

Now I am currently reading The Odyssey. I have a prose version of it as I hate poetry, and I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying it even though I am only on the fourth chapter (or "book" as it refers to them as)

Fire Reaper X · Post by **Fire Reaper X** » Mon 30 Jan, 2006 1:09 am

im reading Interveiw with the vampire

desithugg · Post by **desithugg** » Mon 30 Jan, 2006 10:13 pm

umm im currently reading the odysseys(advendtures of ulysses[odysses]

miradapurple · Post by **miradapurple** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 6:53 am

I'm reading all my favorite series/books over agian:

Eragon and the second book, Eldest

Artimis fowl, the 4 books and the files.

The series of unfortunate events

Redwall (Wich so far has about 20 400 page books realeased):
Redwall
Mattimeo
mossflower
taggerung
Triss
the legend of luke
rakkety Tam
and more

Inkheart

Dear Dumb Diary

Gaurdians of Gahoole: the capture; the journey; the rescue; the seige; the shattering; the burning

PENDRAGON: The merchant of death ; The lost city of farr ; The Never War ; The Reality Bug ; and Black Water

Harry Potter: Sorcserer's stone ; chamber of secrets ; prisoner of azkaban; goblet of fire; order of the phonix; half-blood prince

(Yeah, I know it's alot)

pikapower06 · Post by **pikapower06** » Thu 02 Feb, 2006 11:05 am

I don't read unless in the mood to and aint been in the mood to, but our class has been reading(and its real good but we read the drama *scripts* of it instead of the actual thing i was 2 dif characters vin all in it cuz we acted it out) The Diary of Anne Frank the plot is that they are hiding from the Nazis for their life cuz Hitler is trying to get rid of the Jews(itas based on her actual diary but people has like made dif ones over how they inferred it and all, but the diary itself it true...) a subplot thats good is Anne and Peter's Growing Relationship

Electricflame · Post by **Electricflame** » Mon 13 Feb, 2006 5:37 pm

Lesee... I own five/6ths the current harry pottr books; Eragon by CHristopher Paolini (GREAT BOOK!),um.... I also have three books from praugue, or something, handmade, the adventures of tm Sawyer, pkmn handbook, one of the orginals, a few of the pokemon bbooks, i"ve read all h.p. books, eragon & eldest, all my books, the bartimaues trilogyy (last book recently finished), magyk, I collect redwall series, I used 2 collect boxcar children, I've read magyk, dragon rider, and much much more. Much much much much much much much much much (etc.) more

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