Summer reading

[herr.Didi]

I'm re-reading the dune series and picking up a few new novels.

Right now, I'm reading The Historian.

Hehe, I'm reading the dune series for the first time now.
Can anyone recommend some other novels that are similar to Dune, or Asimov's works?

 

[Karlaxx]

My mother and I are attempting to induct my little sister into our circle of Dresden Files readers, which entails having those books about, which will invariably lead to us reading them again.

 

[Hessmn212]

I have about seven books I started and want to finish by the end of the summer, so I can start some new ones.

 

[JRShield]

Tom Clancy: Easy reading and a fun story. Especially the one where the Soviets attack Iceland.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Metro 2033 at the moment. I have no idea what I'll read after that though.

Metro 2034?

 

[runnernda]

At home, I'm reading The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan right now. If you like good fantasy, I recommend picking up The Demon's Lexicon, which is the first in the trilogy.

World War Z is currently the book I read at work, and Finding Serenity is my purse book (the book I read when I unexpectedly get stuck waiting somewhere without a book). It's a book of essays, so it's perfect to read in spurts.

 

[newfiegirl 110]

I'm in the process of read Gena Showalter's Alien Huntress series. When that's finished, I have Galileo's Dream, as well as Obsidion Prey to get through.

 

[Argtee]

I'm just about to finish "The Shadow Rising" (The Wheel of Time)
I have 7 chapters left.

I'll probably start reading "The Fires of Heaven" after.

That's probably all the books that I'm going to read during the summer.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and 1984, both were excellent.

 

[AgentNein]

Currently re-reading Dostoyevsky's The Brother's Karamazov.

 

[Shockolate]

At the moment, my two favorite Warhammer 40000 books: Storm of Iron, and Lord of the Night.

 

[runnernda]

Rereading the Harry Potter series (shut up) and the Lord of the Rings.

I have to start reading The Crucible, The Tipping Point, and Birth of the Republic or some shit like that. Kill me now, lord.

I reread Harry Potter all the time. And the Crucible's actually pretty good. One way I've found that helps getting through plays are reading it out loud. Acting it out. It makes it go faster and it's fun.

I have this stupid summer reading project that forces me to read two books. So far I've read Ender's game which is pretty good, but now I have to chose a book that was written by someone in this list of authors I don't know. After I read the books I have to provide quatations from the book describing the setting, character, and conflict. My mother won't allow me to read any other books until the project is finished, but I refuse to do it.

Tell us the author list, maybe we can recommend something.[/quote

Karen Cushman- The Midwife's Apprentice or Catherine, Called Birdy (fiction)

Bette Green- Summer of My German Soldier or Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (fiction)

John Feistein- Lots of true stories about sports.

Walter Dean Myers- Fallen Angels, Sunrise over Fallujah, Monster, Autobiography of my Dead Brother, Shooter. (semi-fiction)

Karen Hesse- Letters from Rifka, The Music of Dolphins, Out of the Dust (fiction)

Rick Riordan- The Percy Jackson books (mythological fantasy)

Lloyd Alexander- The Chronicles of Prydain (which includes The Black Cauldron), Time Cat, The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (fantasy)

Meg Cabot- The Princess Diaries series, the Mediator Series, the 1-800-Where-R-You series, All-American Girl, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Teen Idol, Jinx, Avalon High (one of my favortes), lots of others. (Young-adult chick-lit)

Agatha Christie- Lots, but my personal favorites are Sparkling Cyanide and And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians) (murder-mysteries)

S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders. It is my favorite book of all time.

Caroline Cooney- The Face on the Milk Carton (suspense, mystery)

Lois Duncan- I Know What You Did Last Summer, Down a Dark Hall, A Gift of Magic, Stranger with my Face (thrillers)

Brian Jacques- The Redwall series (fantasy adventure)

Phillip Pullman- His Dark Materials trilogy. The first one is The Golden Compass (fantasy)

Ann Rinaldi- Wolf by the Ears, A Break With Charity (historical fiction)


Hope this helps! If you have any questions about any of the books, feel free to message me.

 

[Stuntcrab]

I'm reading the text telling me what to do to complete the map

 

[runnernda]

Rereading the Harry Potter series (shut up) and the Lord of the Rings.

I have to start reading The Crucible, The Tipping Point, and Birth of the Republic or some shit like that. Kill me now, lord.

I reread Harry Potter all the time. And the Crucible's actually pretty good. One way I've found that helps getting through plays are reading it out loud. Acting it out. It makes it go faster and it's fun.

Tell us the author list, maybe we can recommend something.

Joan Aiken. Dane Bauer. Karen Cushman. Robert Cormier. Bette Green. John Feistein. Pual Zindel. Walter Dean Myers. William slaetor. Karen Hesse. Gary Blackwood. Rick Riordan. Lloyd Alexander. Meg Cabot. Agatha Christie. Chris Crutcher. Virginia Hamilton. Will Hobbs. Chris Lynch. Gary Paulsen. Larry Colton. Joan Bauer. S.E. Hinton. Amelia Atwater Rhodes. Avi Marion. Carline Cooney. Carl Deuker. Lois Duncan. Brian Jacques. Harry Mazer. Phillip Pullman. Ann Rinaldi. Mike Lupica.

I'm a slow typer, so I spent a good amount of time making that list.

Karen Cushman- The Midwife's Apprentice or Catherine, Called Birdy (fiction)

Bette Green- Summer of My German Soldier or Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (fiction)

John Feistein- Lots of true stories about sports.

Walter Dean Myers- Fallen Angels, Sunrise over Fallujah, Monster, Autobiography of my Dead Brother, Shooter. (semi-fiction)

Karen Hesse- Letters from Rifka, The Music of Dolphins, Out of the Dust (fiction)

Rick Riordan- The Percy Jackson books (mythological fantasy)

Lloyd Alexander- The Chronicles of Prydain (which includes The Black Cauldron), Time Cat, The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (fantasy)

Meg Cabot- The Princess Diaries series, the Mediator Series, the 1-800-Where-R-You series, All-American Girl, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Teen Idol, Jinx, Avalon High (one of my favortes), lots of others. (Young-adult chick-lit)

Agatha Christie- Lots, but my personal favorites are Sparkling Cyanide and And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Indians) (murder-mysteries)

S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders. It is my favorite book of all time.

Caroline Cooney- The Face on the Milk Carton (suspense, mystery)

Lois Duncan- I Know What You Did Last Summer, Down a Dark Hall, A Gift of Magic, Stranger with my Face (thrillers)

Brian Jacques- The Redwall series (fantasy adventure)

Phillip Pullman- His Dark Materials trilogy. The first one is The Golden Compass (fantasy)

Ann Rinaldi- Wolf by the Ears, A Break With Charity (historical fiction)


Hope this helps! If you have any questions about any of the books, feel free to message me.

 

[Blair Bennett]

Well, I just made a small trip down to Americaland, and found this bookstore that sold all this classic literature, so my list is as follows:
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevski
Hard Times - Charles Dickens
Beyond Good and Evil - Freidrich Nietzsche
Paradise Lost, which I'm still yet to read, as embarrassing as it is
and various Kurt Vonnegut novels...
I also intend to not so much the collective works of H.P. Lovecraft as molest it with my eyes.

I've wanted to read Let's Go Play at the Adams' for a while, but, considering the content and general reception of the novel, and considering my age, finding/reading the novel in question in a discreet and secretive manner has proven troublesome.

 

[InnerRebellion]

Tell us the author list, maybe we can recommend something.

Joan Aiken. Dane Bauer. Karen Cushman. Robert Cormier. Bette Green. John Feistein. Pual Zindel. Walter Dean Myers. William slaetor. Karen Hesse. Gary Blackwood. Rick Riordan. Lloyd Alexander. Meg Cabot. Agatha Christie. Chris Crutcher. Virginia Hamilton. Will Hobbs. Chris Lynch. Gary Paulsen. Larry Colton. Joan Bauer. S.E. Hinton. Amelia Atwater Rhodes. Avi Marion. Carline Cooney. Carl Deuker. Lois Duncan. Brian Jacques. Harry Mazer. Phillip Pullman. Ann Rinaldi. Mike Lupica.

I'm a slow typer, so I spent a good amount of time making that list.

His Dark Materials. It's by the guy I bolded. Everyone else is slashed out because I don't know them.
Gary Paulsen wrote Hatchet, which I don't reccomend. S.E Hinton wrote Rumblefish, The Outsiders, Tex and That Was Then, This is Now. She's ok.

OT: I'm reading The Innocent Man by John Grisham. I'm loving it. And I'm being forced to read Tedy Bruschi's book.

 

[Scobie]

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[emeraldrafael]

I'm reading the second and third book in the Sword of Truth Series
A book on writing by Stephen King
and about seven of his othre books that arent epically huge, but are decent sized.