What are you reading?

[hoodie22]

Like many here, I've on a Palahniuk kick this summer....
First was "Choke"...which I very much enjoyed and can't wait for the film
I also read his newest one "Snuff" which is pretty graphic, but I couldn't put it down
Now I'm onto "Rant" and again I just cant stop reading. 

I just read Choke and I'm reading Rant right now too. Probably finish it on the train home tonight. Great stuff.

Is Snuff in paperback yet?

I don't so...I tried to wait, but I was curious about it i just had to buy it. It was a crazy read, I couldn't put it down...in good ways and bads.

[shoreline99]

Been reading my son's library books again. Quick kids reads, but the City of Ember series is pretty good. Also just read the Walt Disney bio 'Triumph of the American Imagination'. Don't remember if I mentioned that one or not. I also read a book on the design of Disney's parks that was put out by the Canadian Centre of Architecture a few years back called 'The Architecture of Reassurance: DEsigning Disney's Theme Parks' that was not only a good read, but a bit of a lesson on consumer behavior as well.

[gimmetela]

Pure Drivel
by Steve Martin.

It's gonna hold me over til Slaughterhouse 5 gets here! 
thanks Jephrey!  +K

[Mr Minor]

Choke- figured everyone was a fan so I would give it a try.  Good stuff.  Hard to put down.

[Bobafett]

just finished 3...
Daniel Boloud: Letters to a Young Chef.  great book for people in the bizz.
Stranger in a Strange Land...it was that time again.
Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath...i hated it the first time i was forced to read it in High school, but steinbeck is sooooo descriptive that you can be there, exactly where he is describing...cool shit.  boring at times, but cool.

[Mr Minor]

just finished 3...
Daniel Boloud: Letters to a Young Chef.  great book for people in the bizz.
Stranger in a Strange Land...it was that time again.
Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath...i hated it the first time i was forced to read it in High school, but steinbeck is sooooo descriptive that you can be there, exactly where he is describing...cool shit.  boring at times, but cool.

Good book, but what a downer.  And the ending kills me every time.  I feel let down after reading it.  But Steinbeck is wicked awesome with description.

[whyweigh5.0]

Pure Drivel
by Steve Martin.

It's gonna hold me over til Slaughterhouse 5 gets here! 
thanks Jephrey!  +K

Slaughterhouse 5 is a good book.  Pretty much all Vonnegut is good, IMO.

Currently I am reading
this
http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Campaign-Hunter-Thompson/dp/0446313645

and this
http://www.amazon.com/Junky-Definitive-Text-Junk-Anniversary/dp/0142003166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224471118&sr=1-1

[shoreline99]

Just read The 39 Clues with my son. Great kids book, this should be a good series. We've collected most of the trading cards and he's been working on the online part of the game. Neat concept.

Highly recommended to those w/ kids in that age group.

Also, a bunch of LEED prep and Green Building books. the Sustainable Building Manual. Studying for my test...

[easts_vault]

Pure Drivel
by Steve Martin.

It's gonna hold me over til Slaughterhouse 5 gets here! 
thanks Jephrey!  +K

Slaughterhouse 5 is a good book.  Pretty much all Vonnegut is good, IMO.

Currently I am reading
this
http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Campaign-Hunter-Thompson/dp/0446313645

and this
http://www.amazon.com/Junky-Definitive-Text-Junk-Anniversary/dp/0142003166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224471118&sr=1-1

Currently reading some Burroughs myself - Naked Lunch

[alcoholandcoffeebeans]

just finished this one....




now, onto this one....

[cactusfan]

just finished this one....




now, onto this one....

jitterbug perfume is my favorite of his. beets and devils.

woodpecker has some good stuff, but feels a little thinner, as i recall.

[rowjimmy]

Haven't read Jitterbug... but I really liked Still Life With Woodpecker. Another Roadside Attraction is my favorite that I've read of his.

[kellerb]

now, onto this one....

I haven't read that book, but it makes me want to smoke

[Mr Minor]

Haven't read Jitterbug... but I really liked Still Life With Woodpecker. Another Roadside Attraction is my favorite that I've read of his.

Agreed on both Woodpecker and Attraction.  Another Roadside Attraction has a phenomenal ending and the characters and great.  Plucky is one of those characters that are on my all-time favorites list.  So many things with that guy are great.

[alcoholandcoffeebeans]

jitterbug perfume is my favorite of his. beets and devils.

woodpecker has some good stuff, but feels a little thinner, as i recall.

i'm only half way through still life.... but it does seem a little on the thin side compared to jitterbug.
a gal i work with kinda pushed me into that being my second tom robbins book... said it's her favorite...

but yes, jitterbug was GREAT... beets, devils, immortality, and a stinky Pan