What are you reading?

I am reading

Originally posted by Spartakus I am currently reading "Pride and Prejudice", by Jane Austen.

oww. This is one of my favourite books. You should watch its movie, too

Originally posted by King John Currently I am reading Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential.  It's really good.

After walking into Border's bookstore for a selection of classical music cd's last week I tempted fate. Walking away empty handed I entered the History section to see the latest and greatest. Something that caught my eye was a publication from this year: 

Defenders of the Faith : Charles V. Suleyman the Magnificent and the Battle for Europe 1520 - 1536 

,by James Reston

A bird's eye view of early modern European history. The author gets close to the reader with the lives and intrigues of Henry VIII, Francis I, Martin Luther and, of course the dual protagonists - Suleyman The Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Many pages cover the quarrels between Pope and Prince as well as Battles of Pavia, Budapest, Vienna and more. Learn about Diet of Worms. Peasants War. Reformation, Lutherans, Calvinists, Protestants (1529 - protesting against the previous Edict of Worms, at Speyer, where from that moment Catholics would not be tolerated on Lutheran soil). Sack of Rome by Landsnechts. The fate of the Medici Popes, Leo X and Clement VII, and Ottoman fratricide are all brought to the forefront.





Edited by Seko - 11-Jun-2009 at 19:12

You have a point Parnell. Shockingly good.  That's why it was such a fun read.

I've been reading a lot recently, finished Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities a couple of days ago and started Aloud Huxley's 'Crome Yellow' last night. Huxley is a great writer and his style of writing is so deprecating and livid. He doesn't get bogged down with dull periphery and his intellect is outstanding - such a naturally intelligent writer. I stumbled into Huxley when I picked up and read Point Counter Point for 4 euros a couple of months ago, and I hope to read most his books this summer (Picked up most of his books, such as Brave New World, Eyeless in Gaza etc.)

On the history front I'm casually strolling through Loades' 'Politics and the Nation 1450-1600', a nice distraction from fiction every now and then and a steep descent into Tudor politics :)

I'm reading Dante's "the divine comedy".
Fantastic writing.

 Lord save us from Parnell and his evil ways!

I am about to begin The Idiot by Dostoevsky. I've loved all of his other works so far, and I suspect that this will be no different. History-wise, I've just completed a massive tome on the history of U.S. foreign relations. Fascinating, intricate stuff. I'm also delving into European colonization of the Americas. I should be busy on the literary side of things.

I am reading Orhan Pamuk's "Snow" (English Translation)

Dear EagleCap!

How interesting! When you finish, maybe we can have some interesting conversations? As you might well have noticed, I am now concentrating upon things that might well involve the Pelopennesian War!
No, I have not read said book! But, the war itself is full of interresting co-relations with some what later times!