We’re reading MacBeth
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Love that one, partially due to the fact that it’s what got me into reading after a life of disliking books.
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That is a good, thought-provoking play. Definitely worth reading and contemplating.
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I legitimately have read maybe a few pages of Treasure Island since I posted that. Haven’t gotten close to finishing it. =P
Anyway, my updated current reading list is The Hobbit (a reread), The Heart of the Antarctic still (which I haven’t read for a while but assert that I am still reading), and Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China. Haven’t gotten far at all in the last one, but the presentation of ancient Chinese cosmology in the introduction is really interesting.
Also, I feel the need to mention I actually read Bulfinch’s Mythology cover-to-cover. You may all applaud now. Or not, since I get the feeling people here have probably read much larger and denser books. =P
The Rogue Crew? Pretty good stuff. The Bellmaker was always my favorite, for whatever reason.
Never read that, but I’ve heard lots of people’s opinions on it and I’m interested to hear what you eventually think.
instant depression
…But seriously, I stopped after reading Hurin-related stuff in The Silmarillion. =P
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Currently reading 1984 for the first time for Cultural Studies seminar.
Macbeth (Man, I really don’t want to do this, I hope I don’t run into anyone whilst on my way to murder the king) “Hey it’s Banquo and his son Fleance!”
Banquo “Oh hey buddy!”
Fleance “wassup.”
-A very accurate transcription from Shakespheare’s Macbeth.
Oh, I meant the last one I haven’t read yet, being Eulalia. But yeah, Rogue Crew was pretty good, there was definitely a dip in quality of his books during the 2000s but some of his last ones picked up and had some fresh ideas I enjoyed. Progress is so slow I have had to start over because I forgot what species each character is!
Literally 1984!
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I wish we could have had more Redwall books that got into the politics of the different characters in the world. Also, I wish there was an explanation for the horse in the first book, and several mentions in other books of towns and settlements that are notably absent in later stories.
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If you like the vibe of Redwall, I’d really recommend Mouse Guard. They’e a graphic novel series, and pretty short at that. You could probably read the fist book Fall in about half an hour. It’s similar to Redwall in that it’s about a bunch of mice with swords fending off predators, but a lot more realistic, and the wold feels pretty well thought out.
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh
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Hamlet. And what’s funny is the more I read it, the more I realize everyone except Hamlet are the ones who are insane. You kill your brother, take over his kingdom, and then tell your nephew, “Let’s celebrate! Ignore the fact that I wasn’t king when we last met!”
That, and Hamlet exercises Joker-level planning throughout the play. I mean, he literally seals the doom of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern before they can get started on their plot to kill him. He switches their orders so that they get executed in England, and then gets back to Denmark perfectly fine.
Such a great play.
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As the Avatar series continues its trip in reverse chronology, we jump back two more avatars to Yangchen.
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Why does that hair look photoshopped?
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that’s because it’s aang with makeup and an ill-fitting wig
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well I mean
that’s kind of what the southern air nomads looked like
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Oh no… now you gave away their secrets… about lack of hair.
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I was supposed to find a book to read for school a while ago, but I forgor, so now I’m speedrunning Animal Farm
I’ve wanted to read it for a while, and now is a good opportunity to do so since it’s quite short
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I’m considering making a sequel to the The Dark is Rising series, featuring Will Stanton, the hero of the original series, fighting a new enemy, who will make him face the main question of the books: is the Light really heroic, or are they essentially doing as the Jedi did, keeping a balance but unable to actually defeat their enemies for good?
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Having recently finished Legends of Hawaii by Padraic Colum (excellent book, highly recommend) and Cece Rios and the King of Fears, I’ve moved on to The Red Fairy Book, which I surprisingly have never read before.
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I’m currently reading Star Wars: Outbound Flight… and I have no idea why it took me almost half a year to start reading it…
Once I’m done reading it, I guess it depends on whether or not I get the Hand of Thrawn books for Christmas. If I get those, I’ll read through them first. If not, I’ll start reading the new Canon Thrawn Trilogy.
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