What are you reading?

**Spear** · 01-20-2007, 11:48 PM

Re: What are you reading?

I am reading Friday Night Lights (a classic) when I'm at school.

I'm also reading The Draft by Pete Williams. I'm really enjoying this book, it gives you a nice in depth look at the NFL draft from a players perspective - extremely interesting. Highly recommend it!

**dkgojackets** · 01-20-2007, 11:49 PM

Re: What are you reading?

I have to read the Scarlet Letter by the end of the month. Plan on just Sparknotesing it.

**skitch** · 01-20-2007, 11:56 PM

Re: What are you reading?

The Bourne Supremacy.

The Bourne Identity was awesome.

**Jimplication** · 01-20-2007, 11:58 PM

Re: What are you reading?

I recently finished All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. It's the first book in The Border Trilogy. I will be starting book two, The Crossing, tomorrow. I also recommend No Country For Old Men by McCarthy. It's a more exciting book and might be of more interest to those that don't enjoy reading on their own.

All the Pretty Horses was fantastic. It's like a contemporary Western, and follows a boy as he leaves Texas for Mexico, with no set destination or goal. He meets friends along the way, encounters trouble, and of course, a girl that adds a romantic element. Horses are also very prevalent in the story, and I especially liked how the use of horses helped establish the setting as well as set the novel apart from other adventure-type stories.

McCarthy is an established writer, and is very contemporary. As an English major, I think it's very neat to discover writers that have staying power and will likely be considered a part of literature many years from now.

To those that enjoy reading by choice, I'd recommend All the Pretty Horses. To those that don't necessarily read on their own, I'd recommend No Country for Old Men, as it's quicker paced, more modern, and has more action. Both are great reads, and I highly recommend them.