OK, Mr. Cornwell got so confused...I don't think he read Mallory's version of Arthur at all anymore, but hey, at least he writes well. That keeps me entertained at least. Yes...he writes well, but damn it all, no mordred isn't King, no, Arthur does't go off too Avalon, he dies...ooops. :)

The Never Ending Story,Michael Ende

We've all seen the movie (if you haven't, you and I need to talk) but the book goes even further into the depths of Fantaysia (or Fantasica as its called in the book, I can't get used to calling it that, sorry). Wandering through the mystical lands, following great adventures and taking part in the great struggles along with the Atreyu and Bastian helps us to remember how to get to the land of dreams and stories that, from time to time, we all need to get back to.

A Maggot,John Fowles

An odd little book this is. Most of it is dialoge and depositions, but gosh darned it, it's an odd little book, and an intriguing story. Don't know if you'll like it, probably not, I liked it tho, but I'm odd like that. 5 people go off, 1 dies, 1 disapears, and the rest are questioned by this dude with a stick up his ass in attempts to find the other one....very odd....

The Magus, John Fowles

This is one of my favorite books of all time. Why? I couldn't tell you if I tried. Mr. Fowles has a very distinct, descriptive writing style that takes a bit of effort, but the intricate plot twists and turns in a way that challenges everyone. I don't know what else to say, but it's more than worth reading - you may not like it, but it's worth a try.

Burning Chrome, William Gibson

A collection of short stories written by the father of the cyber-punk movement. Each, though very digital and futuristic, is fascinating in it's own way, despite the focus on the technology available to the characters who drive the stories.

The Cyberpunk Books, William Gibson

Consisting of a series of three books Neuromancer, Count Zero, and Mona Lisa Overdrive, Gibson eptimizes the digital cyberpunk movement. Yeah, we all know he all but started it in the first place, being the first person to call anything cyberspace but hey, his books are good too, danger, intigue, and a bunch of jacks -the greatest hacker books ever written.

A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway

This is another one of those books that I keep around just because I can't not have it with me. The way Hemingway tells a story keeps me intrigued for hours, and now, this famillar story keeps me company, it's one you'll have to take my word for - but you'll like it (yes, even those guys who can't read a book without a gun in it - becuase there are guns, and sex....and, well, a lot of other things too :) )

Man and His Symbols, Carl Jung

This is one of those psych books that makes way too much sense. It brings together literature, emotion, and the unconcious and puts it together in a way that everything around you makes a bit more sense, but leaves you with a great many new questions to ask about it.

'Till We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis

Yes, he wrote the Narnia series...but seemingly he could write grown up books too. With that same style that we devoured years ago Lewis re-tells the story of Cupid and Psyche from a new perspective. A book proving faith with a plot to distract, Lewis tells a beautiful story, balancing darkness and light while trying to discover who really is the good guy?

Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak

Yep, it's a great chick-book. Love, poverty, desperation, beautifully written and beautifully set. It's one of those books you read that makes you want to get up and take one of those chances you had thought you never would.....damn I'm gettin' cheesy in my old age

The Hollowed Isle, Diana Paxson

A four book series taking a rather cultural look at the life of King Arthur. The first book sets the cultural scene, the second th conflict, and the third, the basic myth, but the fourth, who knows. A nice series for those who are into the King Arthur myth, but a little on the dull side if you're not into it much.

Harry Potter (yep, all 4), J.K. Rowling

Ok, I like kids books -but few children's books are written so well as the Harry Potter books. The first one takes a bit of work, but once you get into them, you have to get through all of them, which is a very odd feeling considernig the last one is huge, but it's the best of all of them. Harry's adventures are exciting, his magic refreshing, and his not quite Disney optimisim is a nice change of pace.

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

A wonderful book to read, but insanelydiscouraging when you're workin' 9-5. A book full of causes, depression, and amazing imagry will keep you up at night tryin' to finnish (but don't try and read it at work like I did -bad move).

Waking the Dead, Scott Spencer

An odd little book on the costs of politics. Well - kinda. Guy meets girl, girl has cause, guy wants to be President. Girl dies for cause, guy thinks he's haunted by girl when things start looking bad for him and his first Congressional campaign cause he's been bought. Turns out girl didn't die and that she faked her death for the cause and she comes back, screws with his head, he flubs the campaign but wins anyway, and then she comes back for a night and life goes on. Very odd concept, but very well done.

The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights, John Steinbeck

One of the truly best (and goriest) King Arthur books I've ever read (and I've read most of them). Beautifuly and plainly written, Steinbeck tells the stories of Arthur keeping closely to the legend but making those legends easily accesable to anyone. And there's a lot of blood. Boys like blood. There's a lot of it.

As Time Goes By, Michael Walsh

The sequal, prequal to Casablanca, which is one of the greatest movies ever made. It's an interesting picture, not quite the way I woulda written it, but good enough. A little cause heavy, a little to idealistic for my dear Mr. Bogart, but an interesting take on a classic. Great for hopeless romantics, bad for really big fans of the movie. Ok for me.

Exchange Alley, John Walsh

An odd, circular little book, all about the Oswald's KGB file, who has it, who wants it, and how many people were involved in gettin' it away from the KGB the first time....or at least, that's what you think it's about ;)

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests, Tom Woolf

One of my favorite books - A reporter follows Ken Keisly (sorry bout the spellin, but you know who I mean, the dude who wrote One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest) and his friends around and watches them try and throw some of the biggest acid parties of the decade. It's a great commentary, and a great story. And it sounds good too :)

Reading now:

The Alchaemist (Paulo Coelho)

Sex Revolts - Gender, Rebellion, and Rock and Roll (Simon Reynolds and Joy Press)

On the Road (Jack Kerouac)

For Whom the Bell Tolls (Papa Hemingway :) )

All the Kings Men (Robter Penn Warren)

A Streetcar Named Desire (Tenessee Williams)

One day I'll learn to only read one book at a time? Nah...

Still on my shelf:

Flappers and Philosophers (F.Scott Fitzgerald)

Daniel Martin (John Fowles)

Perchance to Dream (Denise Little) (out to a friend)

Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy) ( out to a friend)

Lovers for a Day (Ivan Klima)

Lila (Robert Persing)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintence (Robert Persing) (out to a friend)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tenessee Williams)

A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)

Disclaimer: These are only the books I have at school - the list will get a lot longer when I go home next, and I'm afraid I'll have to reformat it - suggestion would be quite welcome.