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Posted By: Magus Jun 03, 2004 - 04:41 am

O.k. Here's the list of my summer reading. I'll inform you all when I finish something. Tell me what you think I should add or take away. They are in no particular order.

Deception Point (I'll finish it today) (Dan Brown)

The DaVinchi Code(I'll start it today) (Dan Brown)

Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)

Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)

The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)

The Shining (Stephen King)

The Lord of the Rings(Yet Again) (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Prey (Michael Crichton)

Airframe (Michael Crichton)

Disclosure (Michael Crichton)

Sphere (Michael Crichton)

Congo(I got 3/4 of the way done with the book weeks ago, but somehow i lost it) (Michael Crichton)

some book by John Grisham(haven't decided yet)

Posted By: MrB Jun 03, 2004 - 09:15 am

I would personally select the books listed below, I did something like yourself a few years ago. Basically I decided, that there were a certain number of books that I hadn't read, which I felt were essential reading, i.e. those books that were written by great Authors, books that would/have stand the test of time and which it would be ignorant of me not to read

On the road - Jack Kerouac

To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee

Cat on a hot tin roof - Tennesse Williams

King Solomons mines - H Rider Haggard

Weaveworld - Clive Barker

The Talisman - Peter Straub/Stephen King

Animal Farm - George Orwell

1984 - Geroge Orwell

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

White Fang - Jack London

I have also attempted to read the following, but have failed miserably owing to the fact that I became completely bored with them. so try them if you feel like it, but be warned !!!

Lord Fouls Bane - Stephen Donaldson

Germinal - Emile Zola

The Hunchback of Notre Dam (un-abridged) - Victor Hugo

Moby Dick (un-abridged) - Herman Melville

Posted By: Queen Ehlana Jun 03, 2004 - 11:38 am

I wish... I hate spending money, so I'm not buying any books this summer. I don't think I'll be buying anymore fiction books as long as I'm still here because I plan to move in a few years and will be unable to take all of my books with me.

MrB: Those books sound horrible. I tried to read the Hunchback a few months ago... It was absolutely horrible.

This summer I'm reading Sophocles, Eddings, and some non-fiction books.

Posted By: Aldan Jun 03, 2004 - 05:49 pm

In regard to Lord Foul's Bane, by SRDonaldson, I did read the entire series of books about Thomas Covenant, and I STILL can't understand how any writer could write a novel with a MC so morally bankrupt! *Aldan shudders* I do believe that it IS a must-read for anyone who doesn't know where he/she wants to go/do with him/herself. Also, it is a must-read for any people wishing to become a writer, to really be able to experience what I did with it, so that you may learn what YOU are willing to write about.

Posted By: Magus Jun 03, 2004 - 09:06 pm

I decided that I wanted to read all of Dan Browns works, LOTR again, some John Grisham Novel, Some Steven King Novel, all of the Michael Crichton novels in the house, and the Three Musketeers. There's a huge list of other books that I want to read but having Tennis three days a week, Marching band all day five days a week for two weeks, tenor sax lessons, and piano lessons I figured this was about all that I could really accomplish. But trust me that I have more then enough, that I want to read, to last me until I'm old and wrinkled.

Posted By: Aldan Jun 04, 2004 - 10:51 am

How 'bout band camp??

Posted By: Magus Jun 04, 2004 - 11:26 am

I have marching band camp for the two weeks before school starts again. It's a 4 hour block, 1 hour break for lunch, 4 hour block, 2 hour break for dinner, and then a two hour block. I then have tennis Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 4-7 each week. 1 half hour tenor sax lesson, 15 minutes to the guys place, and am trying to get a piano lesson teacher, just started. Plus I want to do major revisions on my two best stories, finish one by tommarow, and write a fictional memoir. Given the time I have I think this is about all that I can read by the end of summer.

Posted By: Aldan Jun 04, 2004 - 12:18 pm

But no flute work, huh?? (btw, if you don't understand the reference, see the movie American Pie)

Posted By: Nomad Jun 04, 2004 - 04:07 pm

You are so bad, Aldan!

Posted By: Aldan Jun 05, 2004 - 01:30 pm

>:-)>

Posted By: Dark Knight Jun 05, 2004 - 03:39 pm

Ever heard of winter reading....

that's right us of the lower half are coming into winter.....

I generallly don't plan what I'm going to read next, just pick something out of my collection of unread books.....there are I feel great books to read in my unread collection....along with not so great, or short I say, not so good books...

Posted By: Magus Jun 06, 2004 - 04:56 am

I understood the reference Aldan, I was just hoping that you were a little bit more mature then that! I forgot to add one.

The Five people you meet in heaven

I hear it's really good.

You all should read Deception Point by Dan Brown! It's one of the best books I have ever read! It's Below LOTR and mixed up there somewhere withTimeline (Michael Crichton) and The Last Castlerock Story: Needful Things (Stephen King). The plot is so detailed and delicately interwoven. The charactors are fully developed into very interesting creations. The voice he has is greatness incarnate. The plot is ingenious and the story is a beautiful work. It's a must read! The Davinchi Code is next!

Posted By: manji Jun 06, 2004 - 07:51 am

I'm reading
RedWall
Thousand Orcs
BOOT!
Hill 488
StarShip Troopers (It is equivalent to me as LOTR to you guys)
The second Hunter's blade book (I have it but have yet to finish 1,000 orcs)
i wish to find a good book about Japanese History, chinese history or wuxia pien. Any suggestions?
I also need to find and read 'Chesty'. Hey, did you guys know StarShip Troopers is on the Marine Corp's required reading list? I was waiting to ship to MEPS and my SSgt. handed me a small green planner and said 'There's some pretty kick ass pictures in their, some STUFF about tanks (My chosen MOS) and the CMC's reading list."

Posted By: Magus Jun 06, 2004 - 10:05 am

I actually read an excellent book on Jappanees (can't spell) last summer. I don't really remember what it was called, something like The History of Japan. I don't remember who the author was either, I think his name was paul somethingorother. Like I said it was last year. I found it at the library. It was very good though going from the first known inhabitants of Japan to Modern day Japan, my favorite was Japan's fuedal era.

A good fictional book about Japan is Cloud of Sparrows by Takashi Matsuoka. It is very good, especially if you enjoy Japan. It takes place when America first came into contact with Japan. It involves a fuedal lord whose family possesses the gift of foresight, his crazy uncle, an american "cowboy" type character who is a known "bandit" so to speak, a beautiful geisha, a zealous priest, and an american girl running away from her old life.

It is very good, I read it over the summer last year, and I recommend it to all.