So what are you reading?

[terribly2shy.livejournal.com]

Just generally, what you are currently reading. It can be now, soon, later, or, if you are reading a book for a class or something, add that as well. You can also make book recommendations based on the books you see listed for each person. On that note, feel free to note what genre of literature you like.

Anything goes: comics, novels...

Comments

[not_the_philistine]

Oh snap, I'm actually between books at the moment. That shouldn't happen.

Last thing I read: American Indian Myths and Legends. Next thing I'm reading: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. I read some outdoors magazines for Iowa in between these.

I like ethnographies and mythology, interestingly written books about culture, and I also have a soft spot for young adult fiction that has a plot that doesn't center around romance, or where there is significantly more to the plot than JUST romance. I have an extra soft spot for late elementary/early middle school fantasy, since that's pretty much what I grew up on, especially if it's fluffy and girly, but plotwise oriented towards something other than romance. Romance is okay as a spice, not the main ingredient.

I also like humor with supernatural elements. Christopher Moore, Madelein L'engle, and Nick Harkaway are my favorite authors, and The Gone-Away World is my very favorite book of all time. Ask me about it.

[foreseen-future.livejournal.com]

I agree on the mythology appreciation.

Reading Greek mythology is like one big soap opera.