What book are you currently reading?

Borrowed a book called "Babylon Is Burning: From Punk To Grunge" from the library over the weekend. Basically it's a history of Punk Rock starting with the proto-punk bands like the Stooges and the MC5, right thru the CBGB/New York bands of the 70s, the English punk scene, and into the 90s with Nirvana and the Seattle bands. Pretty interesting stuff thus far.

Dave the Boss wrote:

Currently re-reading The Great Gatsby. One of the finest books ever written imo.

Picked that up again recently... haven't made it all the way through, but it's a book I want to read without any distractions and in a solid block (rather than a couple of pages before bedtime!)

Also reading the biography William Wallace: Braveheart.

QuothTheRaven wrote:

Let the Right One In by John Lindqvist

It's a vampire novel set in Sweden (Swedish author, Swedish setting! ) Very interesting combination of vampire-based horror, murder mystery, and coming-of-age. Awesome read. I want to see the movie too.

I read that too -found it disturbing in some parts! Interesting that it's set in the late 70s/early 80s, too. Atmosphere to burn, though, and very readable.

Mustaine by that thrash metal guy

Pilgrims Progress - Bunyan

Just finished "Mustain."

About to start "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" by Don Miller.

And I'm reading The Great Gatsby yet again.

Dave the Boss wrote:

And I'm reading The Great Gatsby yet again.

that book and Beowulf I cannot read for a really really long time. I had to read it too many times in school and college...

Mustaine's book. One chapter left, after that it's on to Steven Adler's while simultaneously reading Martin Popoff's Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

George Carlin's Last Words.

Hope to be starting that one later this week.

Finished this one up last night. Good insight on George's personal life which ends on a sad note with a big project he had in the works that will now never happen. Highly recommended for fans of the man.

Im reading Star Wars: Fatal Alliance then itll be back to the Chris Farley book

Just started a couple of books: The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt. Merritt was one of the guys that was a big influence on Lovecraft, and Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia, which is pretty entertaining action story about a gun nut recruited into a monster-hunting company after he survives a werewolf attack.

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls by Vermes. I've had that book on my shelf for over a decade, finally decided to read it.

You know I can read fluently but when it comes to books my concentration tends to drift off and I forget what I read.

That is why I read only news papers and even then I mostly browse.

Wargod51

"The Show I Never Forgot," edited by Sean Manning. This is an anthology of essays in which 50 different writers describe their most memorable live music experiences. Not much in the way of metal bands in it (the two "heaviest" bands in the book thus far have been Led Zeppelin and Queen) but it's been a good read nonetheless. Some of the remembrances have been funny, some have been sad, but they've all been interesting.

just started reading 'They March Into Sunlight' by David Marainss

Im back to the Chris Farley Show since i couldnt finish the Star Wars novel before it was due back at the library I might put another hold on it so i can finish out the last 153 pages of it

With the Chris Farley book I wont be surprised if i finish that at the end of the week its an easy read and very enjoyable

almost finished with "Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said" by Phillip K. Dick.

Destiny's Rift by Sam Bowring

Sutekh wrote:

QuothTheRaven wrote:

Let the Right One In by John Lindqvist

It's a vampire novel set in Sweden (Swedish author, Swedish setting! ) Very interesting combination of vampire-based horror, murder mystery, and coming-of-age. Awesome read. I want to see the movie too.

I read that too -found it disturbing in some parts! Interesting that it's set in the late 70s/early 80s, too. Atmosphere to burn, though, and very readable.

It was disturbing (in a good way), but interesting because it was more about other things, like friendship and growing up, than it was about vampires! That being said, I'd put the 12-year-old vampire in this novel against the sparkly boys from Twilight any day of the week!

"Awake in the Dark: The Best Of Roger Ebert" - a collection of the movie critic's best columns, reviews, and interviews from over 40 years of covering film. I may rarely agree with anything Roger says but I love the way he writes.

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

None right now going to the library tomorrow hopin to find something to read

Last book I read was the Chris Farley Show which was a great read

Motorhead "In The Studio"