I'm surprized I haven't noticed a thread for literature so I guess I'll start one up.
So recently, I just finished a novel called "The Alphabet of Manliness" by Maddox. The author goes by his website alias, he's become quite popular in North America, and likely other parts of the world through his website, "The Best Page in the Universe".
It's a very humorous novel if you're into his sense of humor, it has a certain immature taste to it. But I find that hilarious. Overall the novel goes through the 26 letters of the alphabet, each letter representing something manly. For instance, J is for Beef Jerky, or N is for Chuck Norris.
I highly suggest it if you're into immature humor, though it might be hard to get overseas unless you're in the UK, you can get it through Amazon I believe.
Full Version: So whatcha reading?
Da Vinci code, started reading it last year and I still haven't finished it. Not that it's a boring book but I keep falling asleep and when I wake up I don't know what I just read. So basicly I have to start over again each time 
. The stupid thing is that with the release of the movie there are so many spoilers on tv or in magazines that I already know how the story is going to end. Or at least what the secret is :/ so stupid.
. The stupid thing is that with the release of the movie there are so many spoilers on tv or in magazines that I already know how the story is going to end. Or at least what the secret is :/ so stupid.
Just read Michael Crichton's Andromeda Strain which is an old title but still a great read if you like scientific fiction. Kept my attention that I finished it in a day.
But I am now reading the classics. I'v rad some Plato, and just started reading Aristophans The Lysistrata after finished Aristophane's The Clouds both of which are very good reads, but the I am finding the rhyme scheme distracting so Iam always rereading passages.
And also add to the reading list several titles(3 so far) on organization and housekeeping (fgured I would get a head start before I moved into my apartment in August)
But I am now reading the classics. I'v rad some Plato, and just started reading Aristophans The Lysistrata after finished Aristophane's The Clouds both of which are very good reads, but the I am finding the rhyme scheme distracting so Iam always rereading passages.
And also add to the reading list several titles(3 so far) on organization and housekeeping (fgured I would get a head start before I moved into my apartment in August)
hehe...dont know if this counts as litterature,but I'mreading AMU(yes the entire AMU), and also I have started tor ead the famous work of Proffessor Toliiens work...teh Silmarillion,it turned out to be a betetr book than I had imagined.
Dead of Winter by Parrish
Free Fall by Crais
Free Fall by Crais
Not much... Having been reading the online news A LOT more than I've used to.. I've started reading the Drizzt Trilogy 'Hunters Blades' by R. A. Salvatore again, great book and his description of the characters is very well done and with good depth - pluss that the fight scenes, are truely amazing - you can picture everything, every slash, every movment straight in your head by reading it...
As Geo, I've also started on the Da Vinci Code, but haven't read much yet...
And of course, several fan-fic's here
I've started reading the Drizzt Trilogy 'Hunters Blades' by R. A. Salvatore again, great book and his description of the characters is very well done and with good depth - pluss that the fight scenes, are truely amazing - you can picture everything, every slash, every movment straight in your head by reading it...As Geo, I've also started on the Da Vinci Code, but haven't read much yet...
And of course, several fan-fic's here
I plowed through the 'Da Vinci Code'; pretty quick read for me, of course I don't fall asleep easily. If you're into a book like that I suggest 'The Rule of Four' by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. It deals with trying to solve the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, supposedly the longest book ever written. It's a little less religiousy than the 'Da Vinci Code'.
I plan on moving onto the Ender Games series once I finish this Terry Brooks book, I've been reading it for far too long...
I plan on moving onto the Ender Games series once I finish this Terry Brooks book, I've been reading it for far too long...
i just read the "book thief" it was ok but i would not recomend it
I need to watch this thread. I haven't read a good book in a long time, and one of the best things is when you are reading a book and absolutely consumed into it 
Alright right now I've got:
"The People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. It goes through the entire history of the US from the perspective of people whose perspective was ignored, the Indians, the black, the workers, the South Americans, the victims basically.
"Failed States" by Noam Chompsky. It talks about what happens that causes a state to become unable to unwilling to provide for their people, and gives some very good example. I read like a page and sleep on just that, it's so compacted with facts, knowledge and thought provoking material.
"The Global Class War" by Jeff Faux. This regurgitates a lot of stuff you learn by reading any book about why our world is so screwed up right now. But once you get passed that it really lays out the reasons for why we are where we are, who the perpretrators are, everything. I mean, it was this book that got me to hate Bill Clinton and think of him as a traitor to human rights advocates and environmentalists, a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Science Fiction Treasury" by Isaac Asimov. He only wrote like one story in it, but they're all classic short stories from the 60s and 70s. Some of them are achetypes for things we see a thousand times over today.
I've been picking up whatever one I fell like reading that night. I also just finished "Citizen of the Galaxy" by Heinlein. That was an interesting read about a former slave who experiences different cultures and lifestyles on his attempt to find his true home.
"The People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. It goes through the entire history of the US from the perspective of people whose perspective was ignored, the Indians, the black, the workers, the South Americans, the victims basically.
"Failed States" by Noam Chompsky. It talks about what happens that causes a state to become unable to unwilling to provide for their people, and gives some very good example. I read like a page and sleep on just that, it's so compacted with facts, knowledge and thought provoking material.
"The Global Class War" by Jeff Faux. This regurgitates a lot of stuff you learn by reading any book about why our world is so screwed up right now. But once you get passed that it really lays out the reasons for why we are where we are, who the perpretrators are, everything. I mean, it was this book that got me to hate Bill Clinton and think of him as a traitor to human rights advocates and environmentalists, a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Science Fiction Treasury" by Isaac Asimov. He only wrote like one story in it, but they're all classic short stories from the 60s and 70s. Some of them are achetypes for things we see a thousand times over today.
I've been picking up whatever one I fell like reading that night. I also just finished "Citizen of the Galaxy" by Heinlein. That was an interesting read about a former slave who experiences different cultures and lifestyles on his attempt to find his true home.
Sounds like some good books there Doomed... 
I've been thinking aout ordering a book about the snipers role in Russia from WW2, very good book I've heard... I'll try to get a link, just need to find it *runs off in search for the link...*
Ok, found it...
Sniper on the Eastern Front
The memoirs of Sepp Allerberger - Knights Cross.
by Albrecht Wacker.
Publisher Pen and Sword Books Ltd (UK)
Year 2005
ISBN 1844153177
Format Hardback - 196 Pages
I've been thinking aout ordering a book about the snipers role in Russia from WW2, very good book I've heard... I'll try to get a link, just need to find it *runs off in search for the link...*
Ok, found it...
Sniper on the Eastern Front
The memoirs of Sepp Allerberger - Knights Cross.
by Albrecht Wacker.
Publisher Pen and Sword Books Ltd (UK)
Year 2005
ISBN 1844153177
Format Hardback - 196 Pages
QUOTE
Chapter 2
A Sniper Emerges
Using the 8x magnification telescope with which the company commander had issued me, I surveyed the terrain extending from our trenches through the small gap between the parapet logs, but could make out nothing suspicious. Cautiously I raised a rolled-up field tent, topped by a peaked field cap, above the logs while I observed the Russian positions. Their sniper was probably inexperienced in the art, for he fired as soon as the field cap appeared. I saw the flash of fire from his carbine and the merest trace of smoke, and also detected the slight shimmer on the lense of his telescopic sight. Now I knew his position. In this first engagement I had already shown my intuative feel for the snipers role. I made a mental note of the first rule of sniper combat: never fire at anything not positively identified. When allowed to fire at will, loose off only one shot from the lair, then either change location or at least desist temporarily from further activity and conceal yourself.
My opponent remained where he was, awaiting a fresh opportunity- a fatal error for which he was to pay with his life. I placed the rolled tent on the parapet ledge as a rest for the forestock and cautiously poked the muzzle of my carbine through the observation gap between the logs. I could not use the telescopic sight because the crack was too narrow. The Russian was about 90 metres away, within effective range for the weapon's fixed sights.
I felt very nervous. The Jager were expecting a super-precise shot, and I was now confronted with the task, for the first time in my life, of deliberately aiming to kill a man 'in cold-blood'. Was this scrupulous? My throat was dry, my heart raced and while aiming the weapon I noticed how it trembled in my hands. I could not fire the shot in this condition and held back, taking aeveral deep breaths to compose myself. Colleagues surrounded me, watching with expectation. What could be worse? I settled the weapon into my shoulder once more, aimed carefully and hesitated. "What are you waiting for? Let him have it," somebody said from several yards away. This evaporated my tension. In a dream and with machine-like precision I began to curl my trigger finger. Taking up the pressure I breathed in, held my breath and squeezed. The rifle cracked, a thick wisp of smoke drifted accross the field of fire, obscuring my vision. A Jager watching through another slit in the parapet logs shouted, "You got him, man, right between the eyes. He's dead." The news of the death of the Russian sniper spread like forest fire through the trenches. Suddenly MGs began to bark, carbines cracked and somebody yelled, "Attack!" The Russians, completely supprised by our activity and the sudden assult of German troops, fled their advanced trenches for their main front line. We reached the abandoned positions without encountering resistance.
In curiosity, a group of us made a short detour for the hide from where the Russian sniper had been operating, a scattered pile of logs beneath which he had dug a hollow - now a shallow open grave - for his body. Beside his feet was a trail of blood. Two Jager draged the body free by the ankles. The Russian was a boy of about sixteen with crew-cut hair. The bullet had entered through his right eye. A bloody mash of brain and bone splinters covered his upper torso at the back, the fist sized exit wound in his head revealed that his skull had been cleaned of cerebral matter by the pressure wave of the rifle bullet. "You hit him cleanly with a single shot, dear boy, and over open sights at almost a hindred metres. You're good Sepp," a Jager commented. I stared at my victim with a mixture of pride, revulsion and bad conscience. All at once my stomach revolted and I vomited up my most recent meal of black bread, sardines in oil and malt coffe. My colleagues reacted with sympathy and understanding for my lack of control. A blue-eyed NCO, ten years my senior in years, head and shoulders above me in height and wearing a large reddish beard, comforted me with a striking north German accent: "No need to be ashamed, old man, it has happened to the best of us. You just have to get over it. Better to sick it up than compassion your pants. As it happens, Pappa has a remedy..." and at that he withdrew a silvery shnapps flask from a breast pocket and offered me a slug. I took a mouthful and handed it back, thinking as I did so, " He looks like a Viking, the only things missing are the horns on his helmet." The idea of a Viking serving with mountain troops amused me and made me smile.
By now the Soviets had gathered their wits and had begun a counter attack. An hour later we were all back in the positions we had occupied earlier. I had passed the sniper's practical and was now accepted in the role by all and sundry. The admiration this engendered enabled me to shrug off the feelings of revulsion I still felt for my deed. I made a mental note of the second rule of sniper-fieldcraft: War is a merciless system of Killing and Being Killed. In action, sympathy for the enemy is ultimately suicide, for every opponent whom you do not kill can turn the tables and kill you. Your chances of survival are measured by the yardstick of how you compare in skill and objectivity as against your opponent.
This was a principal to which I remained true throughout. If I had an enemy in the crosswires of my telescopic sight and a finger on the trigger, his fate was sealed.
A Sniper Emerges
Using the 8x magnification telescope with which the company commander had issued me, I surveyed the terrain extending from our trenches through the small gap between the parapet logs, but could make out nothing suspicious. Cautiously I raised a rolled-up field tent, topped by a peaked field cap, above the logs while I observed the Russian positions. Their sniper was probably inexperienced in the art, for he fired as soon as the field cap appeared. I saw the flash of fire from his carbine and the merest trace of smoke, and also detected the slight shimmer on the lense of his telescopic sight. Now I knew his position. In this first engagement I had already shown my intuative feel for the snipers role. I made a mental note of the first rule of sniper combat: never fire at anything not positively identified. When allowed to fire at will, loose off only one shot from the lair, then either change location or at least desist temporarily from further activity and conceal yourself.
My opponent remained where he was, awaiting a fresh opportunity- a fatal error for which he was to pay with his life. I placed the rolled tent on the parapet ledge as a rest for the forestock and cautiously poked the muzzle of my carbine through the observation gap between the logs. I could not use the telescopic sight because the crack was too narrow. The Russian was about 90 metres away, within effective range for the weapon's fixed sights.
I felt very nervous. The Jager were expecting a super-precise shot, and I was now confronted with the task, for the first time in my life, of deliberately aiming to kill a man 'in cold-blood'. Was this scrupulous? My throat was dry, my heart raced and while aiming the weapon I noticed how it trembled in my hands. I could not fire the shot in this condition and held back, taking aeveral deep breaths to compose myself. Colleagues surrounded me, watching with expectation. What could be worse? I settled the weapon into my shoulder once more, aimed carefully and hesitated. "What are you waiting for? Let him have it," somebody said from several yards away. This evaporated my tension. In a dream and with machine-like precision I began to curl my trigger finger. Taking up the pressure I breathed in, held my breath and squeezed. The rifle cracked, a thick wisp of smoke drifted accross the field of fire, obscuring my vision. A Jager watching through another slit in the parapet logs shouted, "You got him, man, right between the eyes. He's dead." The news of the death of the Russian sniper spread like forest fire through the trenches. Suddenly MGs began to bark, carbines cracked and somebody yelled, "Attack!" The Russians, completely supprised by our activity and the sudden assult of German troops, fled their advanced trenches for their main front line. We reached the abandoned positions without encountering resistance.
In curiosity, a group of us made a short detour for the hide from where the Russian sniper had been operating, a scattered pile of logs beneath which he had dug a hollow - now a shallow open grave - for his body. Beside his feet was a trail of blood. Two Jager draged the body free by the ankles. The Russian was a boy of about sixteen with crew-cut hair. The bullet had entered through his right eye. A bloody mash of brain and bone splinters covered his upper torso at the back, the fist sized exit wound in his head revealed that his skull had been cleaned of cerebral matter by the pressure wave of the rifle bullet. "You hit him cleanly with a single shot, dear boy, and over open sights at almost a hindred metres. You're good Sepp," a Jager commented. I stared at my victim with a mixture of pride, revulsion and bad conscience. All at once my stomach revolted and I vomited up my most recent meal of black bread, sardines in oil and malt coffe. My colleagues reacted with sympathy and understanding for my lack of control. A blue-eyed NCO, ten years my senior in years, head and shoulders above me in height and wearing a large reddish beard, comforted me with a striking north German accent: "No need to be ashamed, old man, it has happened to the best of us. You just have to get over it. Better to sick it up than compassion your pants. As it happens, Pappa has a remedy..." and at that he withdrew a silvery shnapps flask from a breast pocket and offered me a slug. I took a mouthful and handed it back, thinking as I did so, " He looks like a Viking, the only things missing are the horns on his helmet." The idea of a Viking serving with mountain troops amused me and made me smile.
By now the Soviets had gathered their wits and had begun a counter attack. An hour later we were all back in the positions we had occupied earlier. I had passed the sniper's practical and was now accepted in the role by all and sundry. The admiration this engendered enabled me to shrug off the feelings of revulsion I still felt for my deed. I made a mental note of the second rule of sniper-fieldcraft: War is a merciless system of Killing and Being Killed. In action, sympathy for the enemy is ultimately suicide, for every opponent whom you do not kill can turn the tables and kill you. Your chances of survival are measured by the yardstick of how you compare in skill and objectivity as against your opponent.
This was a principal to which I remained true throughout. If I had an enemy in the crosswires of my telescopic sight and a finger on the trigger, his fate was sealed.
Not reading anything at the moment, as it's hard to be interested enough to read when you've read every book you own about ten times. I will probably start reading the Empire trilogy by Raymond E. Feist soon though, haven't read that in a while....
As for what i've just read, I recently finished A Darkness at Sethanon, before the, Silverthorn, and before that, Magician; the three book sof the Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
As for what i've just read, I recently finished A Darkness at Sethanon, before the, Silverthorn, and before that, Magician; the three book sof the Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
I'm not reading anything specifically now but I'm gonna have to check out that book Fuzzy talked about. Somehow snipers and wars have always interested me and that part he quoted was amazing and it really drew me in.
Thx Fuzzy.
Thx Fuzzy.
Might order it from amazon.co.uk today, ordered several books and stuff from there - it's cheap and fast. Never had any problems.
Here's the cover...
Also thought about ordering the book "I was with Patton" Looks like a good book as well
Here's the cover...
Also thought about ordering the book "I was with Patton"
Looks like a good book as well
I'm not reading anything at the moment (Except about a dozen fan-fics )
I did read Unknown Menace a while back.
It is a fan-fic written by André Galvão. (I know, but I already read every good
sci-fi in the library. )
Any fan of X-com should really read it someday. It's got mystery, heroism, battles between the regular military and the aliens, (I always wondered where the boys in green went during the war.) tragedy and high-tech Heavy Plasmas.
I downloaded it from the internet somewhere as a 693 pages long pdf file. Unfortunately, I've forgotten where I got it.
)I did read Unknown Menace a while back.
It is a fan-fic written by André Galvão. (I know, but I already read every good
sci-fi in the library.
)Any fan of X-com should really read it someday. It's got mystery, heroism, battles between the regular military and the aliens, (I always wondered where the boys in green went during the war.) tragedy and high-tech Heavy Plasmas.
I downloaded it from the internet somewhere as a 693 pages long pdf file. Unfortunately, I've forgotten where I got it.
Hmm...lets see there is my biology text book, politics in New Zealand, comparative politics textbook, Zen in the art of Archery (just a random book), and some random collection of Buddhist stories.
Anything anyone else might find interesting? Well no. Oh there is the handbook for all the bureacratic nonsense involved/...no, nothing at all.
Anything anyone else might find interesting? Well no. Oh there is the handbook for all the bureacratic nonsense involved/...no, nothing at all.
A 'how to speak Putongua' book, a biography of Prince Henry the Navigator, and a lot of porn.
QUOTE(hunter14 @ Jun 21 2006, 07:40 PM)
i just read the "book thief" it was ok but i would not recomend it
I hope you are not talking about "Thief" by Megan Whaylen Turner.
As of now though I am re-reading "A Scanner Darkly" while I wait for the movie, must have movie!
Well it looks like there's some interesting, and amusing book choices out there.
I agree with Kiln, that sniper book does look intriguing
I agree with Kiln, that sniper book does look intriguing
I've been reading Minque's great story about "Serene of Cyrodiil" in the FanFic section here. It's a really great read. I think I will read some more stories there when I finish. I've never visited there before this.
Haha, I should make a shameless plug for my fanfic, 'Bloodlust', oops! Look like I just did
right now i'm readin my newly aquirred bill waterson book. calvin and hobbes: the days are packed. calvin and hobbes is the best comic ever.
At the present tiem im reading the Englishman and the Mafia- true story and Mafia the first hundred years- true story both interesting reads
Not reading any books at the moment, only popular science mags in bed before sleep.
The last book I read was Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. I like his books, but this was definitely not his best.
My all time favorite books so far are the 4 books about Rama by Arthur C. Clarke. I highly recommend those to anyone who like sci-fi with a high realism factor. I think I've read them 4 times each.
Here are the names if you'd like to search them up (just checked on Amazon, and they're all in stock):
Rendezvous with Rama
Rama II
The Garden of Rama
Rama Revealed
In short it's about a giant space-craft (50x20 km) that enters our solar system one day. That's all I will say, but if this sounds intriguing you'll not be disappointed if you start reading (here is an excerpt from Amazon).
The first book is from 1974 or something, and Arthur C. Clarke is also the author of 2001, 2010, 3001 etc. if you didn't know. He's also a scientist in real life, and he is one of the pioneers who contributed to the use of satellites (can hardly image a world without them now). Thus he has a great understanding of real life physics and space behavior in general, which always makes his books great for realism buffs. 2001 is still the most realistic sci-fi movie to date imho, and even that is from the 70's.
They're also working on the movie about Rama, but I can't imagine how they're going pack that great story into one movie, so I still recommend reading the books. You won't be disappointed!
The last book I read was Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. I like his books, but this was definitely not his best.
My all time favorite books so far are the 4 books about Rama by Arthur C. Clarke. I highly recommend those to anyone who like sci-fi with a high realism factor. I think I've read them 4 times each.
Here are the names if you'd like to search them up (just checked on Amazon, and they're all in stock):
Rendezvous with Rama
Rama II
The Garden of Rama
Rama Revealed
In short it's about a giant space-craft (50x20 km) that enters our solar system one day. That's all I will say, but if this sounds intriguing you'll not be disappointed if you start reading (here is an excerpt from Amazon).
The first book is from 1974 or something, and Arthur C. Clarke is also the author of 2001, 2010, 3001 etc. if you didn't know. He's also a scientist in real life, and he is one of the pioneers who contributed to the use of satellites (can hardly image a world without them now). Thus he has a great understanding of real life physics and space behavior in general, which always makes his books great for realism buffs. 2001 is still the most realistic sci-fi movie to date imho, and even that is from the 70's.
They're also working on the movie about Rama, but I can't imagine how they're going pack that great story into one movie, so I still recommend reading the books. You won't be disappointed!
Hmmm... many interesting recommendations.... I'm intrigued
Anyone have any good fantasy novels to recommend? Personally I have been enjoying George R.R Martin's series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' I believe is the name of the series. It has just reached it's fourth installment, 'A Feast for Crows'. Really entertaining stuff.
Anyone have any good fantasy novels to recommend? Personally I have been enjoying George R.R Martin's series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' I believe is the name of the series. It has just reached it's fourth installment, 'A Feast for Crows'. Really entertaining stuff.
If you're interested in Fantasy, i wholeheartedly reccommend Raymond E. Feist, especially the Riftwar and Serpentwar sagas
Busy with Stephen King's The dark tower. Finished Wizard and glass last week, it's book no. 4 in the series and I cant wait to get the next one.
Some people say its utter crap, I think its rather briliant.
But if you like fantasy check out Dragon Eye's also by King
Now that is just one of the best books he ever wrote, his other novels is a bit long winded unlike his short stories.
I would rekomend his short stories for a good bed time read.
Some people say its utter crap, I think its rather briliant.
But if you like fantasy check out Dragon Eye's also by King
Now that is just one of the best books he ever wrote, his other novels is a bit long winded unlike his short stories.
I would rekomend his short stories for a good bed time read.
QUOTE
But if you like fantasy check out Dragon Eye's also by King
Now that is just one of the best books he ever wrote, his other novels is a bit long winded unlike his short stories.
I would rekomend his short stories for a good bed time read.
Now that is just one of the best books he ever wrote, his other novels is a bit long winded unlike his short stories.
I would rekomend his short stories for a good bed time read.
QUOTE
If you're interested in Fantasy, i wholeheartedly reccommend Raymond E. Feist, especially the Riftwar and Serpentwar sagas
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll likely be looking into those soon. I'll have a good amount of time at work to finish off the book I'm reading at the moment.
There are indeed a lot of good recommendations here, I have always enjoyed science fiction - especially touched with realism, as Olav says.
TheMetalMallet, I will be looking up your FanFic after finishing with Serene...but joyfully, there are a lot of installments of Serene's story.
TheMetalMallet, I will be looking up your FanFic after finishing with Serene...but joyfully, there are a lot of installments of Serene's story.
alright this is a recommendation for you messie people out there that are tired of the clutter and mess at your home.
I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of any Sandra Felton book (Living Organized,Smart Organizing, or The Nw Messie's Guide) Her books are wonderfully written and inspiring, Also filled with wonderful suggestions for you home and life. you only need read a page and you are ready to start cleaning up your act and home. simply splendid reads. Also good for those who ar preparing to leave home, since you can prevent clutter before it has a chance to get a hold at your new place.
I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of any Sandra Felton book (Living Organized,Smart Organizing, or The Nw Messie's Guide) Her books are wonderfully written and inspiring, Also filled with wonderful suggestions for you home and life. you only need read a page and you are ready to start cleaning up your act and home. simply splendid reads. Also good for those who ar preparing to leave home, since you can prevent clutter before it has a chance to get a hold at your new place.
As for recommendations, I would second the George R.R. Martin and Raymond Feist. Also enjoyed most of David Gemmel's work. If you like spaceships, try David Weber's Honor Harrington series. (Based unabashedly on Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey- just set far into the future in space.)
QUOTE(The Metal Mallet @ Jun 23 2006, 01:52 PM)
Hmmm... many interesting recommendations.... I'm intrigued
Anyone have any good fantasy novels to recommend? Personally I have been enjoying George R.R Martin's series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' I believe is the name of the series. It has just reached it's fourth installment, 'A Feast for Crows'. Really entertaining stuff.
Anyone have any good fantasy novels to recommend? Personally I have been enjoying George R.R Martin's series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' I believe is the name of the series. It has just reached it's fourth installment, 'A Feast for Crows'. Really entertaining stuff.
Song of Ice and Fire is great.
Feast for Crows was good, but it only talked about all the characters I hated. (With the exception of Arya)
I guess that means the next book will be awesome though.
Yes I know, personally I want to catch up on Davos, Jon, and Bran. The Dragonqueen is always interesting too.
Oh yeah and I'm also reading Man and his symbols by Carl G Jung. Hard to read.
One book I would recommend not reading is Holy blood, holy grail. It's a forerunner to the Da Vinci Code in many respects - it presents the concept of Jesus having children with Mary Magdaline, and goes into depth about the Priory of Sion and the Templars and Rosicusians and the Arbigenesian crusade and all that shite, but really it's as much conjecture and supposition as fact. And it's hamster cave aweful to read. I mean it really is an academic and ponderous text.
Plus it gets a bit silly. They even go with Barabus being Jesus' son. And the wedding in the bible as Jesus'; that sort of thing.
Finished the book on Prince Henry. Interesting, but obviously primarily focused on Portugal.
Plus it gets a bit silly. They even go with Barabus being Jesus' son. And the wedding in the bible as Jesus'; that sort of thing.
Finished the book on Prince Henry. Interesting, but obviously primarily focused on Portugal.
QUOTE(Ibis @ Jun 22 2006, 10:47 PM)
I've been reading Minque's great story about "Serene of Cyrodiil" in the FanFic section here. It's a really great read. I think I will read some more stories there when I finish. I've never visited there before this.
QUOTE(Ibis @ Jun 24 2006, 01:28 AM)
There are indeed a lot of good recommendations here, I have always enjoyed science fiction - especially touched with realism, as Olav says.
TheMetalMallet, I will be looking up your FanFic after finishing with Serene...but joyfully, there are a lot of installments of Serene's story.
TheMetalMallet, I will be looking up your FanFic after finishing with Serene...but joyfully, there are a lot of installments of Serene's story.
Oh I´m honoured! Hope you like it! (Oh and there are a truckload of good stories out there in the fanfic-section!, one of my favourites is The story of Trey!!)
Me, I just finshed "Gone, Baby, Gone" by Dennis Lehane! I really like that author, and I´ll try to find more of his work!
Lately I've been reading alot of Harry Turtledoves historical fiction books..
This one series I'm reading the south actually recieved help from France and Great Britian and won the War of secession. That series travels from the civil war to about WWII culminating into like about 10 books I think.
This one series I'm reading the south actually recieved help from France and Great Britian and won the War of secession. That series travels from the civil war to about WWII culminating into like about 10 books I think.
I swapped over to a completely comedian book....itis called Hvorfor men ikke kan lytte, å kvinner ikke kan lese kart.....basically translated it become Why men cant listen, and why women cant read maps...truly a hilarious book, filled up to the limit of bad sarcastic jokes about Women and Men.
The complete works of crazy Russian shut-ins who are constantly misquoted and read almost solely by 20 something-year-old history majors.
Well, I've been on a Al Gore and David Suzuki binge lately, not becuase of they're new books, but because The books of theirs I intended to read years ago were taken from me by my friend and I knew I should have made up for my lost reading. Really interesting information in there, especially the breakthrough discovery that a certain tree (don't quote me on this but I think it might be Quaking Aspen) does not grow singularily into forests, but the entire forest is conneted by roots as if it were one enourmous tree.
Also, I started Down and Out in Paris and France today, which is a really great look on poverty earlier in the 1900's by the man who brought you Animal Farm and 1984.
Well, I've been on a Al Gore and David Suzuki binge lately, not becuase of they're new books, but because The books of theirs I intended to read years ago were taken from me by my friend and I knew I should have made up for my lost reading. Really interesting information in there, especially the breakthrough discovery that a certain tree (don't quote me on this but I think it might be Quaking Aspen) does not grow singularily into forests, but the entire forest is conneted by roots as if it were one enourmous tree.
Also, I started Down and Out in Paris and France today, which is a really great look on poverty earlier in the 1900's by the man who brought you Animal Farm and 1984.
I've been meaning to check out 1984 sometime, it sounded interesting from what I heard about it at school.
Instead, I ended up reading 'Brave New World', a good book also.
Instead, I ended up reading 'Brave New World', a good book also.
Brave New World makes better literature but they're both good.
I'm reading trough the damn forums
Seriously, it's been a while. Few weeks ago I've read a few of the Malamud's stories, which have that crushing mixture of despair and dark humor.
Seriously, it's been a while. Few weeks ago I've read a few of the Malamud's stories, which have that crushing mixture of despair and dark humor.
Dark humor books are awesome.
Ever read Catch-22? It's chocked full of the dark humor stuff. People getting chopped in half by planes and everything.
Ever read Catch-22? It's chocked full of the dark humor stuff. People getting chopped in half by planes and everything.
Wow! I missed this thread? Im ashamed of myself.
Anyway, I just finished reading Wuthering Heights by Charlotte (or Emily?) Bronte. I am currently taking a break from real literature and reading A Hunt for Read October by Tom Clancy. I saw the movie a long time ago and it was good, so I figuered I'd read it. Plus I need something rather long for camp.
Just before reading Wuthering Heights, I got a Dan Brown streak. I really liked the Da Vinci Code and I suddenly realized he wrote more than one book. So I went to the bookstore and bought all his books, Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons, and Deception Point. I dont know which I liked the most.
Anyway, I just finished reading Wuthering Heights by Charlotte (or Emily?) Bronte. I am currently taking a break from real literature and reading A Hunt for Read October by Tom Clancy. I saw the movie a long time ago and it was good, so I figuered I'd read it. Plus I need something rather long for camp.
Just before reading Wuthering Heights, I got a Dan Brown streak. I really liked the Da Vinci Code and I suddenly realized he wrote more than one book. So I went to the bookstore and bought all his books, Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons, and Deception Point. I dont know which I liked the most.
Are Dan Brown's other books similar to the DaVinci Code? Some of the titles sound like they might be.
Angel's and Demons is. They're all sort of mysteries where he uses real information, realy human mysteries and sort of fills in the blanks. Like I think it was Digital Fortress about the NSA and all the stuff they can do that's actually legal. For isntance, they can read anyone's email they want to, legally, and that's a fact that he uncovered in his research. In fact, all emails get scanned for certain keywords, and the ones with thoses keywords get read to make sure they're not dangerous.
finished Aristophanes The Lysistrata a rather enjoyable play. early women's movement lol.
I have now started Plato's Republic so far so good, though at times it requires me to slow down to actually grasp the arguments
I have now started Plato's Republic so far so good, though at times it requires me to slow down to actually grasp the arguments
Remember doing a bit from The Wasps by Aristophanes in high school. Some of the female members of the class did a bit from Lysistrata- fun stuff. We had to break a fellow member of the Senate out of a tower so he could get back to his addiction to voting....
Current reads are "Guards, Guards!" by Pratchett and "Voodoo River" by Crais. And, of course, lots of fanfics here.
Current reads are "Guards, Guards!" by Pratchett and "Voodoo River" by Crais. And, of course, lots of fanfics here.
Over the last few days i've read The Redemption of Althalus and Belgarath the Sorceror, both by David Eddings, both fairly good books
And either tonight or tomorow i'll probably be starting Talon of the Silver Hawk by Raymond E. Feist
And either tonight or tomorow i'll probably be starting Talon of the Silver Hawk by Raymond E. Feist
Well I finished off Terry's Brooks Sword of Shannara Trilogy. Took awile to finish them, I couldn't get into them really well, but they weren't terrible. Hopefully I can get to the bookstore soon and try to find some of the recommendations made on this thread.
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