The 'What are you reading at the moment' thread

[Mesquite]

I'm reading the Tarzan series at the moment

 

[Chris the Cat]

Henning Mankell, Depths.

da C.

 

[Elen Sentier]

Just finishing "Virgin in the Ice" (Cadfael) (again), love that one

 

[crosslandkelly]

After London - Richard Jefferies, Perhaps one of the first EOTWAWKI since the Bibles Armageddon.

 

[greensurfingbear]

Just finished great north road by Peter hamilton. I enjoyed it


Orric

 

[Opal]

"Complete Spanish", my wife has spoken a number of words to me I do not understand, maybe it's in this book somewhere, if it ain't here, it's Urdu next.

 

[Harvestman]

Book two of the Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss.

 

[Mesquite]

Book two of the Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss.

Sounds the sort of thing I'd like... yet another series to go on my 'to read' list

 

[Niels]

I'm reading the hobbit for school (In English!)
Good book so far, not so difficult.

I read frankenstein in English too and it had loads of words I had to look up like 'fiend'. I still don't know how you pronounce that. Is it like friend without an 'r'?

 

[Harvestman]

As in feend

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

Google translate has a vocaliseation function.

 

[Mesquite]

I'm reading the hobbit for school (In English!)
Good book so far, not so difficult.

I read frankenstein in English too and it had loads of words I had to look up like 'fiend'. I still don't know how you pronounce that. Is it like friend without an 'r'?

It's pronounced more like feend

 

[Kepis]

Stephen Hawking - A brief history of time, superb read, well it is if you are into that type of thing

 

[Niels]

Thanks fellows. It's good for one's English to talk to English people

 

[Bushwhacker]

Stephen Hawking - A brief history of time, superb read, well it is if you are into that type of thing

Definitely a very cool read. If you like that, have a go on "Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene. Both of these books were my bush companions for a stint.

 

[Zingmo]

I'm reading the Tarzan series at the moment

I've recently discovered E.R.Burroughs Barsoom series which I download to my phone for free. They are preposterous, shallow, predictable, non-PC, swashbuckling adventures; and I love them!

Z

 

[knifefan]

Reading "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson AGAIN - Nearly wet the bed last night

 

[crosslandkelly]

I've recently discovered E.R.Burroughs Barsoom series which I download to my phone for free. They are preposterous, shallow, predictable, non-PC, swashbuckling adventures; and I love them!

Z

+ 1 to that. Read Edgar as a teenager, loved his books.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I started reading The Dice Man. I stopped when it started getting too weird for my liking and used it to test the penetration of some new rifle pellets from across the living room. Nobody ever need read that book.

 

[presterjohn]

I've recently discovered E.R.Burroughs Barsoom series which I download to my phone for free. They are preposterous, shallow, predictable, non-PC, swashbuckling adventures; and I love them!

Z

Yes count me in on that opinion. Tarzan and John Carter are total Bo££0&s by modern standards but they do draw you in. I was surprised how different Tarzan was to the books and certainly never expected him to have adventures as a secret agent for the French and other weird shenanigans.