What are you currently reading?

[Mookalafalas]

I used to have a single volume with Trout Fishing and Watermelon which I read over 20 years ago. I only remember one thing from both of them combined, and that probably incorrectly: 

   Trout Fishing in America cast at some old woman. I think she was ascending a set of steps going up a hill. She yelled something like "Hey what did you do that for!" and he said "Oh, sorry. I thought you were a trout stream," and she answered, "Well, I'm not". 

TD:
  I'm on volume 5 of the Patrick O'brian Jack Aubrey books. 

[MagicMark]

The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

[Ken B]

This article, which I will just leave here to irk a few people.
http://www.salon.com/2015/05/10/the_left_has_islam_all_wrong_bill_maher_pamela_geller_and_the_reality_progressives_must_face/

[Drasko]

[Mookalafalas]

I can't stop reading this series. Now on volume 7.   
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[Ken B]

I can't stop reading this series. Now on volume 7.   
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Yes you can. I have faith in you.

[Mookalafalas]

I'm positive I'll read no more than 13 more...

[Ken B]

I'm positive I'll read no more than 13 more...

I ended up reading about ten or twelve.

[Mookalafalas]

I ended up reading about ten or twelve.

  That's probably where I'll end up, if I make it that far. 

[Ken B]

  That's probably where I'll end up, if I make it that far.

I'm a slow learner. Hell, I still listen to La Mer.

[Karl Henning]

I'm a slow learner. Hell, I still listen to La Mer.

"Hope surges eternal.:

[Papy Oli]

1st attempt at reading some Shakespeare. starting with Hamlet.

[North Star]

1st attempt at reading some Shakespeare. starting with Hamlet.

Hast thou read any text from that yonder time afore, Olivier? The complete works is a mighty tome indeed. I'm soon finishing RIII.

[Ken B]

Hast thou read any text from that yonder time afore, Olivier? The complete works is a mighty tome indeed. I'm soon finishing RIII.

Always one of my favourites.
I keep planning on reading HIV, but never doing so. Itsits on the shelf, lowering balefully at me. I have the Shakespeare Without Fear edition in fact! It was 2.99 for both parts together with decent type. I just have to be carefull which side I read is all. 

[Moonfish]

1st attempt at reading some Shakespeare. starting with Hamlet.

I believe that Shakespeare's plays should be experienced...  Ideally in a live performance, but I must admit that subtitles help a great deal!
BBC actually recorded all of his plays. They vary in quality, but overall I was very pleased with BBC's efforts. I usually read a play after having "seen" it.

A great set:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Collection-DVD-Alan-Rickman/dp/B000B6F8V4

[Ken B]

I believe that Shakespeare's plays should be experienced...  Ideally in a live performance, but I must admit that subtitles help a great deal!
BBC actually recorded all of his plays. They vary in quality, but overall I was very pleased with BBC's efforts. I usually read a play after having "seen" it.

A great set:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Collection-DVD-Alan-Rickman/dp/B000B6F8V4

Bad kitty!




That's my wallet talking. This is kinda tempting. The library has a lot but still ...

[Moonfish]

Bad kitty!




That's my wallet talking. This is kinda tempting. The library has a lot but still ...

Well worth it as it has a number of plays which are very hard to see/get otherwise as they are rarely performed. The actors are very good overall even though the sets can be rustic at times. Regardless, Shakepeare's words carry the day!  0:)

PS! You will need a region-free player!

[North Star]

I believe that Shakespeare's plays should be experienced...  Ideally in a live performance, but I must admit that subtitles help a great deal!
BBC actually recorded all of his plays. They vary in quality, but overall I was very pleased with BBC's efforts. I usually read a play after having "seen" it.

A great set:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Collection-DVD-Alan-Rickman/dp/B000B6F8V4

Well I'm not going to see Shakespeare in English in theatres here, even less in original pronunciation. But seeing the play/movie on screen is a definitely a fine experience. That doesn't replace being able to read the text, though.
That box is something I definitely would like.

[Papy Oli]

Hast thou read any text from that yonder time afore, Olivier? The complete works is a mighty tome indeed. I'm soon finishing RIII.

1st attempt to that kind of text as well, Karlo but i thought I should give Shakespeare a proper go, so went straight in with the complete works. For their price, these Barnes and Noble Leatherbound books are really neat. Also got the complete Holmes / Conan Doyle as well at the time. Definitely considering other volumes of writers I never read before (Poe, Dickens, HG Wells, Twain...at least not in original English versions for some of them).

Will skip on the DVD set for now though, Moonfish

[Jaakko Keskinen]

1st attempt at reading some Shakespeare. starting with Hamlet.

Hamlet is a good place to start, I for ex. did so