Reading "Forward the mage" at the moment. I have to say it's a bit weak for something that's considered somewhat of a classic of comedic fantasy — it's got nothing on Pratchet.
A book about the brain, the thinking and another complicated functions. It would be interesting if it weren't cause it was written for a stupid bitch trying to play the clown.
Currently read Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Last book I read was George Gissing's New Grub Street.
The Faerie Queene is a fantastic book. I can easily understand why so many poets look at it and get inspired to do some poetry of their own. Spenser writes about timeless problems so beautifully to the point where I feel like writing my own poetry. His characters are so archetypal and yet still so fresh (Which is thanks to the universal nature of their struggles). Overall I greatly enjoy his works.
As for New Grub Street... Jesus that book crushed my heart. It was like reading an NTR doujin. I guess a society that puts value on status and fame and devalues the effort of women will lead to circumstances where a woman will act so coldly to her husband that tries so hard to get things right. Even sadder, our society hasn't fared much better in regards to these problems.
After I finish reading Monster Men Bureiko Lullaby (for like the 50th time already) I am going to start on the comic Meng & Ecker, which was available for sale off ebay.
What are you currently reading?, Or recently read. And how is/was it?
Apr 4 2013, 06:37
