what are you reading right now?

well, i've got a Spanish edition, but it says that is the title of the original edition, by George Allen & Unwin, 1979 and 1992.

Spanish? At risk of being more embarrassed, what is the book pertaining to?? Is it about LotR? Is it biographical? Is it just pictures? ???

just pictures. all originals by Tolkien, but sometimes it adds a coloured arrangement by other illustrator.

Is there not any text??

uuuh, sorry for my delay...

text? only a one-page "prologue" by Christopher Tolkien and one paragraph for each picture to say when was it drawn, a little quote referring to the picture and little more.

but the good point is the format: about 32x32cm.

Right now I'm reading The Hobbit (finally starting the LOTR books, yay!), The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (for English class).

I'm re-reading The Bear and the Dragon.

I'm currently reading a book on Byzantine history by Treadgold. When I'm finished, I'm planning to reread the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant; at least, if I can put my hands on an English version. Or mb I'll read HoME III: the Lays of Beleriand.

I actually read the last Umberto Eco novel, called Baudolino, instead of the Chronicles.

Ah! Umberto!

So, he laid another golden egg?

What's the subject of his last novel?

(as for rereading the Chronicles, did you like them originally?
There was a thread here on the Chronicles,
but it didn't last long... )

Finished re-reading the five Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy books as a tribute to Douglas Adams. Also finished John Knowles' A Separate Peace for school.

Next, I will attempt a Robert Jordan novel for the first time, starting with The Eye Of The World.

What's the subject of his last novel?

Like you would read it!

I will finally be moving into a new house and will be getting all of our stuff out of storage. The only books that I brought with me were LOTR, Hobbit, Sil, and various Tolkien reference books. I have regretted not bringing along the Hitch Hiker's series.....especially since I never got to crack open book 2 before we moved.

i'm currently working my way through the Dune books, i'd only read the first one before and that was 4 or 5 years ago... i'm currently on God Emperor of Dune and loving them, although I was a bit put-off at first when i started reading the second book because the subject matter is such a departure from the first book and i didn't like seeing the characters in the situation, but i got over that fairly quickly.

"Like you would read it!"

Well... after giving me the subject of the book, I might have persuaded him to tell me the whole story...

But ya blown' it sista!

Grrr...

The only books that I brought with me were LOTR, Hobbit, Sil, and various Tolkien reference books. I have regretted not bringing along the Hitch Hiker's series.....especially since I never got to crack open book 2 before we moved.

well... you carried Sil...

Like you would read it!

OUCH!

juntel, it's a quick read, so you won't loose much time if you read it yourself. The other Eco books are far better though IMHO.

I think the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are great! Even the first time I read them. Some people find them a hard read, others don't like Thomas' character and stop reading, but I find the the greatest fantasy series but Tolkien's.

I only read two Fantasy stories: Donaldson's and Tolkien's (in chronological order).

I tried others... quite infantile they all were...

I guess they have their market...

I'm reading The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove. Billed as "alternate history," it's about people who travel back in time to give AK-47s to the Confederacy, causing them to win the Civil War.

Finally, I yesterday started in part one of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever. Still 5.9 great books to go!!