What was the last book you read? The last book I read was 'Answering Back', which is an anthology of poetry compiled by Carol Anne Duffy. The last novel I read, well re-read was 'Nights At The Circus' by Angela Carter. The last novel I read for the first time was either 'Schindler's Ark', by Thomas Keneally, or 'The Daughters of Mars' by the same author. It was a while ago and I can't remember what order I read them in, both good books though.
Actual last book I read: Comparative Corporate Law: United States, European Union, China and Japan Last book I read for pleasure: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
http://emptyclosets.com/forum/entertainment-media/23689-last-book-you-read.html Essentially the same thread :lol:
The Fool's Fate by Robin Hobbe. Conclusion of a trilogy called "The Tawney Man Trilogy", which was sort of the late "sequel trilogy" to the "Farseer Trilogy". I've re-read it several times, this is probably the third or fourth. Excellent medieval-fantasy book. Hobbe writes powerfully realistic characters, the world she creates really comes alive. Think Game of Thrones crossed with Lord of the Rings. It has that soft fantasy feel of LotR, but with the grit of Game of Thrones (lots of tragedy, characters are multi-dimensional). Less boobage than GoT too xD. This book is notable to me, as interestingly it awakened the gay side of me. Not in a sexual way, but one of the secondary characters, the Fool, is a mysterious, gender-ambiguous (for most of the series, he's assumed to be male, but he questions that several times, and acts ambiguous) bisexual, who is in love with the main (straight) male character Fitz. It's very unintrusive, and sort of tragic since especially in the second series, his feelings for Fitz are clear, though he is forced to accept that Fitz can't feel the same for him. Trust me, it's very real feeling and not in the slightest bit cheesy. So what was interesting about this is that when I first read it about two years ago, I suddenly realized something about bisexuality/homosexuality; I understood what it was like to love another member of your gender. It sounds odd, but I had never really thought about that aspect of being bi/gay. Prior, I had always accepted I was attracted to both genders, but I never thought of a guy in a romantic light, or pictured myself being in a serious relationship with one. I come from a very progressive family, so it wasn't that I had been taught being gay was bad, it just seems that society never really looks at the loving aspect of being gay. It's always about the sex. So being touched by this characters plight, I suddenly knew what it was to love another guy. It's not that I loved the character or anything weird like that, but I could put myself in the Fool's shoes and understand those feelings. About a year and a half later, I met a guy who turned out to be my first real love. This book definitely set me on the road to becoming fully aware of my bisexuality. As for the story itself, it's very good. It's basically following the life of the bastard son of a king-in-waiting (Prince in line for the throne), and his training as a tool for the royalty. It's set in a medieval world, with some interesting magic systems (no spells, but those with the blood of the Farseer line have the ability to use a power known as "The Skill", which allows them to look into the minds of others, make "suggestions", etc. It's sort of like telepathic hypnosis, it's not uber-powerful, but can be used cleverly). The best part is definitely the characters, they feel so alive, so believable.
My last book was on my Kindle it was De Profundis by Oscar Wilde, it got a bit to religious for me towards the end & I gave up reading it, or should I say being read to me Lol
The last book I read was The Picture of Dorian Gray. It was okay, albeit kind of boring. Right now I'm reading the King James translation of The Book of Lamentations of The Old Testament. I'm not a Christian, but man do I love their Bible.
Enders shadow by orsen scott card basically a retelling of my favorite book enders gameand this is great
Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susann. I thought I would be shocked and impressed, but all the jet set news have numbed me to the character's ordeals in the world of fame. It's still a very good and somber critique of womanhood, although it's not usually seen that way.