I'm still just around the halfway point, but so far I'm really enjoying it...you have a point for sure, he's pretty full of himself but honestly: he titled his memoir "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". Were you expecting modesty? ;)

There's a difference between a veneer of arrogance and actual arrogance, though.

a veneer is a cheaper imitation. sort of a wannabe ... hard to tell what's worse ..



last read/reading :

I needed a break from the autobiographies so i picked up Eragon/Eldest
out of curiosity. (they are written by someone very young)

basically it's Star Wars put to a fantasy setting.
about 90% different from the movie .. which i understand because the book meanders all over the place.

I just finished reading book nine in The Saga of Darren Shan. Pretty good vampire stories for young people. But, now that I finally cleared enough of my "To Read" list, I can start on the book I bought the other week. DRACULA. I once, when I was about eight, read a much shorter, friendlier for children version, and I've always told myself I have to read the real thing. Next on my list is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, then Frankenstein. I'm doing all the classics.

Throw in The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, Hound of the Baskervilles and the like. You wont be disappointed.

We studied a bit of the hound of the baskervilles in class but never finished it and ended up watching the film. In fact, same with War of the Worlds. The Time Machine sounds good.

Might want to get into some Lovecraft and Machen too.

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction - Edward Craig

The Digital Photography Book - Scott Kelby

i picked up 4 books on digital photography ... they've been very informative ... filled in a lot of gaps so far.

Reading off and on "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian" which are the first 12 published Conan stories by Robert Howard

I was encourage to read War of the Worlds by Urgeok and Im really glad I did. Its different to any of the film interpretations and so much better. Its only a short book and once you get into it, you'll fly through it.

On Killing- The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. Great book, though some of the psychology is a bit dated. Does not detract from the message. With the exception of two or three percent of the population (natural born killers), killing another man is a difficult thing to do. With the right training, though, such resistance can be much reduced. My favorite statistic was the average rifle kill rates in WW2 and Vietnam: raised from 15% to 90%, repectively. Ashe.
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monty python speaks

Read Beckett's Waiting for Godot today - glad I finally did. A masterpiece to be sure.

On Writing Horror by the Horror Writers Association. Good stuff. Ashe.
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It really is. I had thought it would be a waste of money before I picked it up, but it's worth its weight in cocaine.

dont like reading cos it gives me a headache:mad:

excellent contribution to the "what book are you reading' thread.

thanks heaps.

The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War. Just started it, but solid so far. Ashe.
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Re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Have a few going right now...
Charmed to Death by Shirley Damsgaard
The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King (rereading this)
The Good Mother by Sue Miller

I just recently finished the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. God, I missed so much reading those books the first time through, but the second time, I was engrossed in the story. It haunts me.

Yeah. I wish King would do more Fantasy stuff. He's one of the only fantasy writers out there worth their salt nowadays. He's been floundering horrorwise for some time too so it would be a good change of pace.

the rolling stone interviews : the eighties

Almost An Evening - Ethan Coen

Pretty cool so far - for those that don't know, it's a collection of 3 short plays by half the Coen brothers.

I've only read the 1st one so far - Waiting - and really enjoyed it. Maybe not too original, but the writing is snappy and it's a quick read. Look forward to the rest.

True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee Williams

Lost Echoes by Joe R. Lansdale

Cabal by Clive Barker

I saw Nightbreed recently, and loved it. I saw Nightbreed once before, but wasn't paying attention when I watched it, this time I payed attention and loved it. So I had to go out and get the book, so far I really it's great.

[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Just finishing up A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce. After that gonna move on to On the Road, by Jack Keroauc.

The Hellfire Club by Peter Straub.

The Theatre and Its Double - Antonin Artaud

...I am in awe of this man.

One of my favorite intros to a book ever. I really took it to heart.

Just Finished "Scar Tissue". Pretty interesting read, definately a must for a Chili Peppers fan.

The Moral sense by James Q. Wilson. A rather outdated book on the nature vs. nurture debate. So far, he seems to have been missed the whole evolutionary psychology movement, which may be a good thing. Just started it, but i will know soon enough. Ashe.

FROOMB! by John Lymington. SF/horror hybrid, still a little confusing right now, about scientist killing subject to go to heaven then being resurrected and/or time travelling into the future and coming back with news of some big disaster. Hopefully will become more clear as the pages fly by.

Notes left behind 135 days with Elena by Brooke & Keith Desserich

and

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

The Hellbound Heart - Clive Barker

Tried to read this awhile back but never finished...I was in the mood for some trash so decided to give it another shot.

Blood Brothers (Book 1 of the Sign of Seven Trilogy) by Nora Roberts