Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes - this actually made me very sad. Satis told me it was required reading when he was in school, but not when I was in school - so felt like a book I needed to read (I hate not getting the illusions)

Fevre Dream - George R.R. Martin - This book was OK - but not up to the more preferred series by Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire (think that is the name of the series) - really wish he would put out another book in that series.

Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan - I read this series over a long time but it is like 12 books long or something. I enjoyed this series greatly - although I believe that it became very predictable as it went on. The themes were very repetitive.

The more unknown series that I read (3 books in 3 weeks - (which is pretty fast for me as I usually only read a chapter before bed and one in a hot bath when stressed) - was:
Temeraire Series - by Naomi Novil - She was a programmer on Neverwinter nights II. - Anyway I really enjoyed this as it had a cuteness to it like a puppy learning new things and a bit of adventure and creativeness I found refreshing. I hope you all would read it - it is only a 3 book series at the moment.

I have a read a few others I may post about soon - but my shower is calling and breakfast.

Lol, you've got a lot of free time.

Unfortunately, I was unable to read any books since I came to Bulgaria to study. At home I have a really great collection (about 5k+ of books that are not on physics, maths, technologies etc. related) which I used to read in huge quantities when I was younger. Nah... soon I will be back home for the summer holidays but I won't have much time as well - I'll be learning English and some advanced Java-stuff.

But if I give a shot to something it will be certainly some J. Verne, A. Dumas, E. Blyton or such stuff.

Ah yes - Shiny: I'd never read a book in the bath. It is a good way to damage it.

I've learned that i should only read series that are already finished. And i haven't had the time this year to read anything non-school related.
But since my holiday starts now, i'll see if i can pick up some good books.
Can't play Oblivion the whole day long. Or can I?

My recent conquests (book wise)

currently working on the Temeraire series...as Shiny mentioned, written by a programmer on NWN2, which gives it a definetely bonus in my book. Good series. Working my way through book 3.

LoTR and Simarillion - LoTR rocks...Simarillion sucks. :p So it goes. Anyway, for anyone that hasn't read LoTR, read it... you won't regret it.

I'm thinking Grimm's fairly tales is next.

Get hold of polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski "the witcher" and tell us if its any good.

Im not sure the title is correct tho

EDIT: dunno if its even in english

Blasphemer!

That The Witcher thing, is that what the game is based on?

Yep, the game takes place after the book. Although the protagonist dies in the book, he is resurected in the game without memory so it is a clean start.

I found out that actually there are 5 novels out of which only 1 is in english.

hmmm.... I dunno... are the 5 part of a series, or just different books in the same universe? I'm not learning polish. :p

Did you honestly think Simarillion was good? It has got to be one of the most dry books I have ever read. And that's saying alot. I find Dostoyevsky to be more riveting.

I'm currently reading the complete works of Lewis Carroll. That's a thick ass book, so I may be awhile. Currently on Alice in Wonderland.

Yes I really like the Silmarillion. The writing is indeed very different from LOTR and The Hobbit (have you read that one btw, it's really good and doesn't read like the children's book it's supposed to be). In fact, it reads very different from most (if any) book written in modern times, and that's quite refreshing. It really fits the setting too.

Although not a book suggestion but interesting none the less, take a look.

http://www.spookybug.com/origins/dune.html

I'm amazed someone actually enjoyed Simarillion. Well, to each their own, I guess.

Cool link on the Star Wars / Dune thing. I much prefer the Dune series to Star Wars

Currently reading the serpentwar saga from Raymond E. Feist.

2 books down, 2 to go.

I'm still reading Lewis Carroll.

Alice in Wonderland finished, Through the Looking Glass finished

Currently reading Sylvie and Bruno.

Anyone read any good books lately? With this boring-ass job and commuting times I'm going through a lot of books on a short time so I have plenty of time for reading.

Some books I enjoyed recently:

Philip K. Dick - A Maze of Death (SF)
Michio Kaku - Parallel Worlds (non-fiction,on astrological physics)
Tom Holland - Persian Fire (non-fiction on the Greek-Persian war)
Baudelaire - Les Fleurs du mal (not a book but a poetry collection)
William Gibson - Neuromancer (SF)
Somerset Maugham - Of Human Bondage (Bildungsroman)
Elie Wiesel - Night (haunting, absolute must-read)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan (non-fiction, blend of philosophy, statistics and social commentary)
Craig Thompson - Blankets (a huge but absolutely beautiful graphic novel about a first love. Will break your heart)

Also re-read Moore's "Watchmen" and the Luna Brother's comic series "Girls". Good stuff.

Poetry? Ugh.
I used to read loads of books, but now I only have time to read the books I need for my study.
The last good book I read was Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. It's about the reason for Europe's rise to dominance since the 1500's, without getting racist. While not flawless, this book goes deep, and offers some good insights.