What's the Last Book You Read/Finished?

[pixeltastic]

haunted by chuck palahniuk

i absolutely am in love with his novels. i'm going to read pygmy next.

 

[mikethought]

"The Old Mans War" and the sequels "Zoe's Tale" & "The Last Colony". By John Scalzi. I am a complete Sci-fi geek and thought that they were among the best science fiction books I have ever read.

Also, The whole "Coyote" series by Allen Steele.

 

[Bim]

The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown.
I really enjoyed this book, and i didnt see the "twist" coming at all. It kept me intrigued and definitely poses some interesting ideas and theories. I would recommend it for anyone who's interested in secret societies and conspiracy theories

 

[redmarvel]

"Lord of Chaos", Book Six of "The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan... now I'll have to go to the library to see if I can find book 7. Book 2 is still my favourite of the series (but not my favourite book ever)

 

[SLVRSR4]

I just finished reading Hey Nostradamus by Douglas Coupland. It left me hanging !

 

[lzzy]

Just finished Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting Dr Zhivago

 

[JTHM777]

Finished Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk. A very enjoyable yet messed up read. I also read The Handmaid's Tale for my film/lit class. Very interesting book, but one awful movie.

 

[Dark Victory]

I always meant to pick up The Road again, but for now I'm reading The Divine Comedy, Moby Dick, Frankenstein, HP Lovecraft Necronomicon (an excellent collection), and Dr. Zhivago. So, full hands for now

Well, as long as you're reading quality books

As for NIN, the Broken EP is still a mini masterpiece, but as for my fave, I've always flitted between TDS or The Fragile.

Yes, Broken is fantastic. It packs such a punch for only eight songs. As for TDS and The Fragile, I find both fantastic, but The Fragile is easily the greatest album I've ever listened to. I got into NIN back in 2007 and I had a hard time accepting TDS was over thirteen years old. As for The Fragile, it's now a decade old and it still sounds innovative. I was only five when it was released so I didn't find out about it 'til I became a fan. What I'd do to go back to 1999 and listen to it for the first time.

 

[NightBeetle]

Peter & Max: A Fables Novel by Bill Willingham

 

[pixeltastic]

I'm just wrapping up the Town That Forgot How to Breathe

 

[squeekness]

I just finished James Michner's The Covenant, a historical fiction book about the history of South Africa. I've followed it up with The Bang Bang Club by Greg Marinovich, a documentary which covers the elections that ended Apartied. Both very solid reads.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes stories are what i read when i'm in between novels... They're seriously addictive. Now I'm about four chapters into The Hound Of The Baskervilles. Gripping stuff...

 

[squeekness]

I read those back in high school. I don't remember them now, but I do recall they were so good I blew through them in little time.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

They really are. Shame the new movie looks like it has nothing to do with them.

 

[Alexia Dark]

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. I finished the first part... I don't think I'm going to bother reading past Fantine's death. I just needed clarification as to whether Cosette's father left before or after the birth... and I'm still freaking confused.

 

[Yodaman]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

 

[Dark Victory]

Stories of the Apocalypse. A great anthology book of various interpretations of the end of the world. Though, I wish there was a story or two involving aliens or zombies.

Quick question. I'm extremely susceptible to anything related to the post-apocalypse and I saw two books today, the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which looked interesting. Has anyone heard of them?

 

[ChickenScratch]

WWZ is one of my favorite books ever. Zombie Survival Guide is good but doesnt really read like a novel, more of a how to, but it's best if you read it before WWZ.

 

[Dark Victory]

WWZ is one of my favorite books ever. Zombie Survival Guide is good but doesnt really read like a novel, more of a how to, but it's best if you read it before WWZ.

Ok, thanks. I flipped through Survival Guide and looks to be a fun satire, but I was worried it'd get too repetitive or run out of steam, for me at least. Glad to hear you liked WWZ; I'm definitely going to pick it up once I have enough dinero.

 

[ChickenScratch]

As I said, read the Survival Guide first. Though it's not your standard read it does tie into the other one. I can't go into any more details, but you get what I'm saying.

 

[Addendum]

Completed all 7 volumes of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki. Utterly brilliant manga.

Right now, I'm reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

 

[kow626]

currently reading ultimates 2. last series read and finished was ultimate power. good, action packed, fast paced read.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

The Wolfman by Nicholas Pekearo.

It really reminds me of Banner/Hulk and Hellboy without actually being like either one. Marlowe Higgins is a man living with the curse that's found a way to use it for good... he can't stop the wolf from killing, so he sends it after those that no longer deserve to live: murderers and rapists. It's a damn shame Pekearo was shot and killed, this would've been an awesome series.

 

[CrypticOne]

The Tao of Wu

 

[zanos]

Catcher in the Rye

Awful book