Currently Reading:
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, although I don't find it nearly as good as the last few I've read. What bothers me the most is that the characterization of Ridcully, the Bursar, and the rest of the senior wizards is so different from that in The Last Continent, which is one of my favorites of his, so far.
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. I'm reading this one for a course. I think I would probably enjoy it more in German, but it would take me two to three times as long to do so, and I really don't have the time for that. I don't entirely agree with his outlook on life, but I like Siddhartha more than Demian, which I just finished.
Chomsky's Universal Grammar by V.J Cooke and someone else. Basically an introduction to Noam Chomsky's approach to language universals. Although I think a lot of it is ridiculous pseudo-science, it makes a lot of great points, and I'm glad I'm reading it. It's a lot more clearly written than some of the linguistics books I've read (like Mood and Modality by F.R. Palmer, et al.), but so far my favorite on the topic of language universals is Bernard Comrie's Language Universals and Linguistic Typology.
The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant. I just started reading it last night, so I can't say a lot about it, but what I've read so far I'm enjoying. He has a somewhat romanticized view of everything, but it's still an enjoyable and enlightening read.
Recently Finished
Demian by Hesse. Commented on above. I'm not too big a fan of it.
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I read this for school as well, but I'm really glad I did: it's one of the best books I've ever read. Ellison's writing is amazing, even if the surreal sections can get somewhat dense at points. It helps a lot to have some friends to try to work out all the allusions with. I'd strongly reccomend it to anyone who's looking for some serious literature to read, not just for entertainment.
Emma by Jane Austen. It's the first Austen I've read, so I didn't know what to expect. Given what some of my friends have said, I was expecting either a) the devil in wood-pulp form, or b) the greatest thing I've ever beheld in my miserably existence on Earth. It was a nice read, but not astounding. I was surprised to find it to be much more of an entertainment novel, given that it's usually considered a 'classic'. I suppse it deserves that title more for the characterization than for the writing or meanings.
To Be Read:
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. I really love this series, and it's been about two years since I've read it. (This'll be my 4th or 5th time, I think.) Every time I read it, I find something new to enjoy in it.
Antigone by Sophocles. I read this almost three years ago and didn't appreciate it very much, but I'm toying with looking at it again now that I've read Oedipus Rex.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad. Reading this for class next. I don't have anything to say, and it seems like a lot of other people have already commented on it.
Flags in the Dust by William Faulkner. I read about 150 pages of this last April and put it away because I got busy with other things. It's in Faulkner's "please kill me right now" style, so it can be a pain to get through, but usually Faulkner's worth sticking it out to the end.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I absolutely love Dostoevsky. I've already read Brothers K once, but it definitely merits a second read. It may have to wait until the summer, though, unless I get a lot of free time early, like for spring break.
I'd better stop my list there, because I could probably go on forever talking about books I mean to read. I've also considered Harry Potter; I've certainly been harassed by enough people for not having read it.
I was talking to someone on my course about quitting and they lent me this. it made such a difference it's quite unbelievable. Smokers and people who are trying to quit have totally the wrong attitude, and now that I understand that, I have no desire to smoke (apart from the knee-jerk reaction moments like after a meal, but then I think about it for a second, and I don't want to).