There have been a couple long train rides in my recent past, which allowed me to finish both A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison and Cold Days by Jim Butcher. I've also gotten halfway through Legacy of Kings, the last book in the Magister series, and I am enjoying it immensely. (The wait seemed eternal, but then I look at A Dance With Dragons and know this to be an illusion.) With luck I can finish this one and another book in my backlog before winter term starts up. :'D And my time for recreational reading shrinks drastically.

I haven't been reading a whole lot because I have yet to find a book that I can enjoy. x_x
Tried reading the Warriors series... It became way to bland and confusing. The Twilight series? Uh... Never again.
The Ranger's Apprentice? Again, no. These are all books that other students my age love.

Like I said, I have yet to read anything that I can enjoy. xD

I'm currently rereading old Shakespeare stories as well as some old Edgar Allen Poe stories.
Though, I shouldn't say Stories... I should say Works. For both of those authors, I have a large book (and by large, I mean try 1000 pages minimum) that holds EVERYTHING they have ever worked on.

Other than that, I've been reading the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and various Geronimo Stilton/Thea Stilton books.


Oh, and yes. I read Fifty Shades of Grey.
Not the best decision I made...

@Sorcha

I FINALLY finished Dragonfly in Amber...and I must say that the end of the book gets good and interesting again. Just very annoying that you have to wade through like 900 pages of other stuff lol. *Sigh* Now I feel compelled to go ahead and read the next book...hope you're right in it being better than the second one! Lol

@Ragnarok - have you tried Garth Nix or Neil Gaiman? I highly recommend the Abhorsen Trilogy, Ragwitch, Shade's Children and Across the Wall by Nix. Neverwhere and American Gods by Gaiman are both great reads.

@Faiona

Yay you made it through the torture lol. I think the other books go back to how the first book was written. There's still some back and forth, but it seems to flow better.

@Sorcha

Yes, I've already read a bit into the third book and I am enjoying it once again lol. \o/

I'm reading Philip Pullman's "Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm". Pullman researched a lot of fairy tales, some popular and some obscure, and found the original stories whenever possible and reprinted them. It's an interesting read because it's made me realize how many fairy tales have been "nerfed" due to popular modern opinion that children can't handle the original stories.

Ahh! I've been trying to find the original Brother's Grimm stories. Thanks Moxie. *runs off to see if Phillip Pullman's book is available on the nook*.

Sure, Sorcha! Hey, if you're interested in original fairy tales, and don't mind graphic novels, see if you can get hold of The Sandman #14 - or the entire volume of "A Doll's House", which is totally worth the read. Neil Gaiman retells the original story of Little Red Riding Hood in the beginning of that issue. Interestingly enough, part of that original story, which is hard to find in any published fairy tale book now, is incorporated into the film Red Riding Hood ... but you have to look very closely to see the association.

I tend to read more Manga, but I have read a few graphic novels. I'll be looking into these. I love folklore and original stories are always interesting, especially before people go in and fluff them up for children.