Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 16550 times)

superjaz · « **on:** June 09, 2005, 10:41:39 am »

i read a lot so on the same thought of the listeing post, curently i'm reading 4 books memours of a geisha, evervill by clive barker, mrs firsby ands the rats of nihm, and cry no more my lady my mary higgins clark, also i made my list of books to take to japan (to read on the filght and stuff)
uncut versin of the stand,
black house,
everything evidentul, all by stephen king,
interview with a vampire by anne rice
long dark tea time of the soul by doug adams
the electric kool aid acid test by Tom Wolfe
collected works of the brother grimm
and no i'm not going to be reading the whole time its gonna be a long fight and i don't have a labtop

shadowfox · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2005, 11:04:50 am »

i am currently reading the SWEEP series from Cate Tierman. i like books that deal with the supernatural and adventure, like the Harry Potter series and the books by Tamora Pierce ^_^.

Neko_Chan · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2005, 11:32:35 am »

Right now... UGH. I don't remember the name. But it's... About. JAPAN. -dies- D: I'msostupid. AllIeverreadaboutisJapan. It's about some missionaries that go over to Japan in the 1800's, and one of them gets shot in the stomach... Then there's some fudal lords having a big ol civil war.... But it's good.

And there's another series of The Otori (Haha, Japan again!). I'm on the 2nd book, Grass For His Pillow.

It's realllly good, I'd reccomend it.

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2005, 02:30:58 pm »

I actually read very little manga, unless you count anime style webcomics! Heh.

Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.

the_wind_the_sea · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2005, 04:02:39 pm »

Right now I am reading:

The Black Angel
By John Connolly

From what I've read (third chapter,) it's a good book.

Anonymous · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2005, 04:53:15 pm »

Eragon - By Christopher Paolini. His next book is out and I need to pick it up.

Kei-Kei · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2005, 04:54:14 pm »

Quote from: "Anonymous"

Eragon - By Christopher Paolini. His next book is out and I need to pick it up.

.....Sometimes I hate the internet. Yeah, Eragon is the first in a trilogy. Didn't realize that when I bought it.

Panda0_0 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2005, 04:55:31 pm »

lets see... Kumoricon Forums!!!!

:lol:

Negima · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2005, 12:38:56 am »

Quote from: "TomtheFanboy"

Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.

July 16th my friend.

I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.

Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)

guspasho · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:33:27 am »

I'm supposed to be reading manga, as are all of you! *Glares at you*

That said, I'm not.

I'm trying to read Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk and the old Ace compilation of Conan stories from Robert E. Howard (the original!), L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter.

Paru · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2005, 11:33:14 am »

readinh howls moving castle and the sequal after it. not sure after that.

Neko_Chan · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2005, 06:50:50 pm »

Quote from: "Negima"

Quote from: "TomtheFanboy"
Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.

July 16th my friend.

I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.

Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)

Last year, the last month of school was usless to me. All I did ALL DAY during school would be read Harry Potter PoA. I read it so much the first three chapers came out. D: I'm gonna have to buy a new copy. I went to the midnight premier of the Movie and it rocked.

All the cosplayers that is, the movie sucked ass. >__> Outoforder!

Kei-Kei · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2005, 02:18:05 am »

Quote from: "Neko_Chan"

Quote from: "Negima"
Quote from: "TomtheFanboy"
Right now I'm re-reading Harry Potter for when the next book comes out.

July 16th my friend.

I'm also re-re-reading the Harry Potter series. I started reading it awhile ago during my trip in Japan, finished it, didn't have any other good books on me that I haven't already read, and started reading the series again.
Hey, commuting on the train takes awhile.

Right now I'm on the fifth book around chapter 13. I figure at the pace I'm going I'll finish the book again just in time for book 6.
(Go HarryxGinny!)

Last year, the last month of school was usless to me. All I did ALL DAY during school would be read Harry Potter PoA. I read it so much the first three chapers came out. D: I'm gonna have to buy a new copy. I went to the midnight premier of the Movie and it rocked. All the cosplayers that is, the movie sucked ass. >__> Outoforder!

I'm glad I wasn't the only who left that movie disappointed. I'm also making my way through Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales and Weird U.S.

Negima · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2005, 02:34:38 am »

@Neko_chan and Kei-Kei
Yeah, the movie I wasn't too happy with either. Still I thought it was better than the other two, at least worth matching again. I'm almost looking forward to the fourth just to see how it turned out. All together, I've seen all three movies three times.
(All together for the Simpson's quote: "I have directed four plays and have had four heart attacks." Sorry, had to get that out of my system.)

There is one Japanese manga that I'm also reading on the side. It's called "Wonderful III" (roman numerals). Have any of you ever looked at or bought one of those "Manga Artist Portfolio" artbooks? The 2nd one has a lot of cat girls, the 3rd has artwork with a kind of watercolor feel to it, the fourth one is of different artists, etc. Well the person who did the 3rd one, Renga, drew this series. It's, I guess, an official side comic of his own version of the anime "Kanon." I really like it and surprisingly prefer it to the original artwork.

Seraph · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2005, 11:06:33 am »

how are the movies for one who has read the books and shows no interest in doing so atm?

shadowfox · « **Reply #15 on:** June 13, 2005, 11:28:31 am »

i really hope they improve the harry potter movies T_T they're ok, but as usual, they're not as good as the book T_T does anyone know when The Goblet of Fire is going in theaters???

Dustin · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2005, 12:15:24 pm »

Currently I read manga pretty much everyday.

I read Newtype when it arrives, and I just read the last issue of Animerica (Subscription anyways...) I will ever get (*sob sob*).

For manga, I am working on trying to finish up Angel Sanctuary, and I have started Fruits Basket.

For fun, on Saturday I reread all of Love Hina.

shadowfox · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2005, 12:20:29 pm »

Love Hina, i only watched the first few episodes T_T though it is very funny from what i seen is the storyline of the anime the same as the manga?? 'cause sometimes they change it, like they did in DN Angel T_T

Seraph · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2005, 03:32:08 pm »

Quote from: "shadowfox"

Love Hina, i only watched the first few episodes T_T though it is very funny from what i seen is the storyline of the anime the same as the manga?? 'cause sometimes they change it, like they did in DN Angel T_T

I dun think so...I can't quite remember and I am missing a few manga/animes. I think the anime at least, has the same basic plot but some various changes due to the different format. I do remember that the OAV was exactly like manga except it was rushed and then didn't do the last two volumes of the manga.

Panda0_0 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2005, 03:49:36 pm »

i just picked up the Manga Hellsing and im liking the manga beter than the anime

Neko_Chan · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2005, 07:46:58 pm »

Genshiken is great. xDD I scared myself in knowing some of the girls in the Fan-Zines they where looking at. I'm like 'HA! It's the girl from KANON!' o-o; Yep.

Harry Potter GoF comes out Nov 18th 2005.

Negima · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2005, 11:01:22 pm »

@Kurimono
The movies are worth at least one watch (I think) if you're curious about how they interpreted the book. But if you don't have that in mind, I don't think they're really worth watching. I don't remember the first one since I only saw it when it came out awhile ago but I remember the second wasn't that good and left a lot of blanks.
The third is regarded as the best so far. It has a darker feeling to it. It was the only Harry Potter movie that I felt I'd be willing to watch again. However, like the others, there were a lot of holes in the plot, unexplained things, and the order of events was waaaaaaaay off. Those who have seen the movie probably know what I'm talking about.

@shadowfox
Yes, the anime and manga are different. They do follow the same plot idea though; Keitaro and Naru trying to get into Tokyo University. But like DNAngel there are some differences. Example, that one guy, Koutaro I think his name is in the anime, doesn't appear at all in the manga.
Love the manga, not wild about the anime, especially the dubbed version. Listened to it dubbed for 3 seconds, switched back, and never switched back to dub for that series.

Dustin · « **Reply #22 on:** June 14, 2005, 02:33:54 pm »

Quote from: "Negima"

@shadowfox
Yes, the anime and manga are different. They do follow the same plot idea though; Keitaro and Naru trying to get into Tokyo University. But like DNAngel there are some differences. Example, that one guy, Koutaro I think his name is in the anime, doesn't appear at all in the manga.
Love the manga, not wild about the anime, especially the dubbed version. Listened to it dubbed for 3 seconds, switched back, and never switched back to dub for that series.

Kentaro you mean. He doesn't exist at all. Hitani and Shirai get alot more screentime in the anime. In fact, in one panel of the manga they point that out, too. LOL.

The anime is different because Love Hina hadn't finished when they made it. The whole Love Hina Again covers, roughly, volumes 11 and 12, I believe. When Kanako first appears. Although, she leaves after that, which is different, because in the manga she stays there to study for Toudai.

The dubbed version of Love Hina isn't too bad. I've seen alot worse dubs in my life. They kept alot of the dialogue accurate, aswell.

Seraph · « **Reply #23 on:** June 14, 2005, 02:55:40 pm »

I thought the 3 old men in the anime were quite funny. they would pop in out of nowhere with some sort of comments. another difference that I just remembered is how shinobu is introduced.

superjaz · « **Reply #24 on:** June 17, 2005, 10:36:33 am »

(corection substute on writing of everythiongs eveidentul)
i'd read manga but i don't have any money to buy, but when i get back from japan, i'm geting a new room mate (hikaru) and she has manga

shadowfox · « **Reply #25 on:** June 23, 2005, 04:32:03 pm »

DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*

Keyta-Kun · « **Reply #26 on:** June 23, 2005, 04:36:42 pm »

cromartie high school-Eiji Nonaka

Negima · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2005, 01:48:19 am »

Quote from: "shadowfox"

DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*

For the love of...

I have a lot to catch up on in that series. When I came to Japan I brought over what was the latest volume from DNAngel and that was volume 3.

shadowfox · « **Reply #28 on:** June 24, 2005, 06:40:48 pm »

Quote from: "Negima"

Quote from: "shadowfox"
DN Angel a few minutes ago ^_^ YAY!!! THE NEXT BOOK CAME OUT!!! *hugs the cover*

For the love of...

I have a lot to catch up on in that series. When I came to Japan I brought over what was the latest volume from DNAngel and that was volume 3.

O.O dang. you have a lot to catch up on ^_^;;; i think i just finished book 8, but i dont know T_T soupisgreen is reading it now T_T...but...DAISUKE IS SOOOOOO CUTE AND DARK IS HOT!!! ^///^same for satooshi and krad ^///^

Dustin · « **Reply #29 on:** June 26, 2005, 02:04:42 am »

Finished up Angel Sanctuary. Splitting my reading time between Fruits Basket and Zettai Kareshi. Oh, and when new chapters of stuff I read come out, I tend to get them.

Particularly Bleach, Death Note, Mahou Sensei Negima, Full Metal Alchemist, Ichigo 100%, Inu Neko Jump, Koi Kaze, Mahoraba, Naruto, One Piece, and a few others.

I like to keep up to date on what I watch and read when it comes to anime and manga.

Anonymous · « **Reply #30 on:** June 27, 2005, 12:03:07 am »

i brought a bunch of stephen king books and i talked to one of the tudors junko she likes king so when i leave i,m going to give them to her

superjaz · « **Reply #31 on:** June 27, 2005, 12:04:32 am »

was me my vbad

Dustin · « **Reply #32 on:** June 27, 2005, 10:12:07 am »

A friend dared me to read Boku Wa Imouto Ni Koi Wo Suru, so I am reading that now, too.

shadowfox · « **Reply #33 on:** June 27, 2005, 04:47:44 pm »

@ Dustin

lol. um.....whats that series in english ^///^

Dustin · « **Reply #34 on:** June 27, 2005, 08:24:28 pm »

Quote from: "shadowfox"

@ Dustin

lol. um.....whats that series in english ^///^

In english it means "I'm In Love With My Little Sister".

Its very interesting, and the artwork is great. Recently, an OVA for it was released, and plans for a live action Japanese movie of it are in the works.

TomtheFanboy · « **Reply #35 on:** June 27, 2005, 08:26:11 pm »

Quote from: "Dustin"

In english it means "I'm In Love With My Little Sister".

Its very interesting, and the artwork is great. Recently, an OVA for it was released, and plans for a live action Japanese movie of it are in the works.

*snicker*

wow....
I'm up to Book 4 in Harry Potter By the Way.
I'm trying to stretch it out so I finish Book 5 the week of the 16th.

Panda0_0 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 27, 2005, 08:36:10 pm »

The Zombie Survival Guide

its a good book but now i cant remember where i put the darn thing so i gess i was reading it!

oishiidesuyo · « **Reply #37 on:** June 27, 2005, 10:25:35 pm »

mm ... things about kabuki.

i went to a kabuki performence at PSU, and it got me hooked.

shadowfox · « **Reply #38 on:** June 29, 2005, 04:30:07 pm »

right now, the forums...there isn't much happening now T_T as for books, i'm re-reading mars ^_^

Negima · « **Reply #39 on:** July 01, 2005, 06:01:36 pm »

I am now reading my ordered copy of Megatokyo #3. You know what that means...?

I'M BACK IN THE STATES!!!

Neko_Chan · « **Reply #40 on:** July 01, 2005, 06:50:24 pm »

Yay for Negima! ^_^-
I'm reading Crestent Moon vol.3.

anime_lover · « **Reply #41 on:** July 06, 2005, 09:35:41 am »

im reading the chronicles of blood and stone

MikaRin375 · « **Reply #42 on:** July 06, 2005, 11:21:08 am »

manga...^^

Dustin · « **Reply #43 on:** July 07, 2005, 03:41:00 am »

Meh, finished all that I got of Boku Wa Imouto Ni Koi Wo Suru. Also recently finished Mahoraba volume 8.

Moving along to catch up on my Beck reading.

Ahhh, and when I get the time, I REALLY need to hurry with Fruits Basket.

shadowfox · « **Reply #44 on:** July 08, 2005, 12:54:10 am »

Marmalade Boy...again ^_^ i like that series

@dustin

oooooooooooooooo fruits basket ^_^ i LOOOOVE that series ^o^

MikaRin375 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 08, 2005, 12:56:21 am »

pretty face ^^ hehe thats a good series in japanese ^^

otakusan · « **Reply #46 on:** July 08, 2005, 11:24:14 am »

i just finished reading Slayers: the sorceror of atlas, its the second novel in the series, along with zombie powder....which is pretty cool
done by kubo tite, same guy that made bleach, and i just started the outlaw star mangas.

Negima · « **Reply #47 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:19:56 pm »

Trying to catch up on the manga that came out while I was away.

So far I have read the 3rd volume of .hack, 2nd volume of Et Cetra, 3rd volume of Megatokyo, and currently reading the 4th and 5th volume of DNAngel.

Zenn · « **Reply #48 on:** July 08, 2005, 10:21:05 pm »

at the moment i'm reading 3 different series from 3 different authors. first. the Witchworld series by Andre Norton(she will be missed). Second, I'm reading the Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey, and finally, I'm re-reading the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.

I own every book that they have written as well as over 300 books by other authors. i think its safe to say that im nearly as bad as Yomiko Readman. maybe i'll reach bibliophile status someday.

I Highly recommend theese authors to anyone who loves fantasy.

as for manga. a friend of mine has convinced me to read Fake. *shudders* And i'm re-reading DearS 1-3

MikaRin375 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 09, 2005, 01:37:22 am »

0o0o hahah I'm like the only one not reading a real novel ^^...I reading DearS by peach-pit...its a manga hehe ^^

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