What are you reading?

[Sparky]

I couldn't get into Nothing Is Impossible. I'd write AB fic but no one would like it because Stan is my favorite character.

[Partymember]

im into "Food of the Gods" by Terrence McKenna. the guy is trying to tell me that early hominids evolved into humans because they ate psychedelic mushrooms...and honestly its a valid argument backed up by strong evidence. This guy did TONS of research and "field work" (tripping)

awesome book

[jekylljuice]

A couple of Henry James novellas - the Turn of the Screw and the Aspern Papers.

Sadly, reading can lose its charm somewhat when you know you'll be expected to clinically dissect the texts in question at a seminar the next day.

[Cassini90125]

Originally Posted by jekylljuice

A couple of Henry James novellas - the Turn of the Screw and the Aspern Papers.

Sadly, reading can lose its charm somewhat when you know you'll be expected to clinically dissect the texts in question at a seminar the next day.

Oh, yeah, that is so true. Same with TV shows, movies, and games, too. Makes you wonder if being a professional reviewer is a worthwhile career or not.

I am currently reading the newest issue of Scientific American.

[Partymember]

i just finished the new issue of "Guns and Ammo"

not a very good one, but it did highlight the Sig 210, which looks neat. Too bad they're impossible to find in the States

[Diamond Duchess]

Now I am forced to dig into Geoffery Chauser's The Canterbury Tales, courtesy of my English class.

The structure of the work is quite different from the other works of literature I have been reading and studying in class. It's a bit easier to read, and allows for many differing styles of prose to be presented in one collected work.

A quick question: Who here has read The Canterbury Tales as part of required reading for their English classes? I would like to know, just out of curiosity, if anyone here has.

[Cassini90125]

That would be me. Each of us in my junior English class had to read the entire set. I found them rather dull at the time, possibly because it was assigned reading instead of reading for pleasure.

[koosie]

Originally Posted by Diamond Duchess

Now I am forced to dig into Geoffery Chauser's The Canterbury Tales, courtesy of my English class.

The structure of the work is quite different from the other works of literature I have been reading and studying in class. It's a bit easier to read, and allows for many differing styles of prose to be presented in one collected work.

A quick question: Who here has read The Canterbury Tales as part of required reading for their English classes? I would like to know, just out of curiosity, if anyone here has.

Read 'The Franklin's Tale' for A-level when I was 18. It didn't make me want to read any more but I liked all the ways you can see from it the language has changed since then and I still love the Chaucer-era pronounciation of 'Knight'.

[Diamond Duchess]

Well, we were only required to read The Wife of Bath's tale, which I was familiar with, for class.

I enjoyed it, but I'm also thankful for koosie's suggestion. Maybe I'll get to reading The Franklin's Tale during the break.

And, yes, the English language sure has changed since Chaucer's time. Imagine writing and posting online comments in Middle English!

[Sparky]

I also had to read CT...I think it was in college though. But I really don't remember it; I was an English major and I had to read SO much for multiple Lit classes simultaneously that I was often able to get by just attending the lectures and not actually reading the material, lol. So I may not have even read it. I still have my copy though.

Anyways I finished the Alien Nation novels and now I'm reading the companion book to the entire AN franchise. A lot of interesting stuff about what went on behind the scenes etc.