# So, what are you reading right now? And what would you recommend? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2001, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857 "2001-05-18T22:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857/41 "2001-05-20T04:10:16Z")
**Black Elk Speaks** by John G. Neihardt. A really fascinating book with a lot on Native American spirituality. Re-reading **The Death Ship** by B. Traven. One of my favorite story-tellers. Great turn of the century tale of the life of seaman and tramp ships. Next up **Blood Orchid** by Charles Bowden. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857/42 "2001-05-20T05:07:40Z")
I’ve been giving my brain a rest this week and mostly doing rereading. _A Cardinal in the Kremlin_ and _The Bear and the Dragon_ by Tom Clancy; _Noninterference_ by Harry Turtledove; _A Civil Campaign_ by Lois McMaster Bujold; _Scientific Blunders_ by Robert Youngson; and _Foundation_ by Isaac Asimov. The only new books I’m reading are _100 Decisive Battles_ by Paul K. Davis and _The Mammoth Book of Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n’ Roll_ edited by Jim Driver. ---
**Author:** ![Chinaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Chinaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chinaco)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857/43 "2001-05-20T05:45:22Z")
**Serious Intellectual/Philosophical Reading:** Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being Aldo Leopold Aldus Huxley Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance **Chick Books:** Barbara Kingsolver (very intelligent books with alot of social and political commentary, especially in books like The Poisonwood Bible. I’m reading one of her books now, called Pigs in Heaven and so far it’s very good. The best one yet was Prodigal Summer - I never wanted it to end. She’s probably my favorite author at the moment.) **Light, Fun Reading:** Harry Potter (I’m definately hooked) **Erotica:** Vox or The Fermata by Nicholson Baker ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857/44 "2001-05-20T05:47:41Z")
Currently reading: **M is for Malice** by Sue Grafton (it’s ok - light reading) Just finished: **The Colour of Magic** and **The Light Fantastic** by Terry Pratchett (Enjoyed them both) I have a pile of books next to my bed dating back a few weeks - they include: **Legend** , **Eternity** , **Sweet Liar** and **The Heiress** by Jude Deveraux (Good time wasters, usually fun to read and cheap to buy); **The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat** , **The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage** , **The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters** and **The Mystery of the Missing Man** by Enid Blyton (I’m reliving my childhood through the books I read as a kid); **The Sisterhood** and **Sinister Tide** by Colin Forbes (Terrible books. Badly written, and the dialogue has to be seen to be believed. Nevertheless, I enjoy them, and I buy them to share with my Nan); **A Tangled Web** by L. M. Montgomery (Again, reliving my childhood); **The Breaker** , **The Shape of Snakes** and **The Echo** by Minette Walters (I love Minette Walters. **The Scold’s Bridle** should be in the pile, but I lent it to a friend); **Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban** by J. K. Rowling (I love Harry Potter); **A Scarpetta Omnibus - Post Mortem, Body of Evidence and All That Remains** , **From Potter’s Field** , **Unnatural Exposure** and **The Last Precinct** by Patricia Cornwell (A favourite series); **Lily White** by Susan Isaacs (A book I’ve always enjoyed, but no one else seems to like). Hardly what you’d call intellectual, but a diverse set of books indeed. I just love to read, and will pretty much read whatever comes to hand. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857/45 "2001-05-20T12:55:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zoggie \* > The Collector- by John Fowles, my librarian recommended it to me…being the horror lover that I am. Horror? HORROR? That book is all misunderstood romance. 🙂 How did you like it Zoggie? I only ask because it’s number ONE on my favorite books of all time list and has been for almost 15 years. I played Miranda on stage in fact! jarbaby [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-you-reading-right-now-and-what-would-you-recommend/65857.md?page=2)