I just finished Tik-Tok, a clever, funny Sci-Fi novel written in 1983 by John Sladek. :)

So what are you reading or just read?

My anxiety has been worse lately, so when that happens I always turn to a familiar book. Dune and Dune Messiah usually.

Just read Jasper Fforde's third Friday Next novel. Utterly superb.

Im reading this book about Craps players. Basically about these dudes who have their own system for maximizing their chances of winning at Craps in Vegas and AC. It's called Craps Underground, and it's pretty good. Nice blend of telling the reader about strategy as well as the story itself.....

Church History in Plain Language (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0849938619/qid=1123769016/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-9440807-2004969?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

I'm nearly finished with "Fever, 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. Its soooooo sad :(

Right before that, I read "Summer of my German Soldier" by Bette Greene. An old classic :nice:

I just finished The Eye of the World, the first WoT book by Robert Jordan. It was excellent, although I'm a bit confused by it. I really want to read the next one now, there are about 9 or 10 books in the series! o_0

I am now reading Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, which is very heavy going, but I am enjoying it a lot. I'm going to read Narziss and Goldmund and The Glass Bead Game afterwards. I'm sure they will take me ages, but I think they'll be worth it.

Originally posted by Tomsk
I just finished The Eye of the World, the first WoT book by Robert Jordan. It was excellent, although I'm a bit confused by it. I really want to read the next one now, there are about 9 or 10 books in the series! o_0
I am reading that series too. I'm almost finished with book 6, Lord of Chaos. Keep reading them, all the WoT books I've read so far have been great. :nice:

I am reading that series too. I'm almost finished with book 6, Lord of Chaos. Keep reading them, all the WoT books I've read so far have been great. :nice:

Cool. What is the deal with the 7 age cycle though? I thought the dark one would break free every age, then a dragon would be reborn every age to reimprison him, is that right? Or does the dark one break free every 7 ages? Oh and was the Forsaken who Rand fought at the end the one who fought Lews Therin Telamon in the prologue? They had different names, but he seemed to imply he was the same person... :confused: :confused: Oh and please don't spoil me!!

I just finished The Eye of the World, the first WoT book by Robert Jordan. It was excellent, although I'm a bit confused by it. I really want to read the next one now, there are about 9 or 10 books in the series! o_0



You have plenty of time to get "Un-confused"...lol Since you have read the first you can now read the latest (New Spring) it is the prequel to them all

oh..i'm reading a historical account on a large hydro project in the Sierra's "The Story of Big Creek" Found it in an antique shop and I have been to all the places in the book so it's an interesting read

I just finished The Eye of the World, the first WoT book by Robert Jordan. It was excellent, although I'm a bit confused by it. I really want to read the next one now, there are about 9 or 10 books in the series! o_0
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Oh no! :eek3: Trust me when I say this: Stop now. The first was pretty good, and Jordan was still making a career for himself. After that, it's ALL downhill. Each one sucks worse than the last. Thankfully, I had the fortitude to stop after 5, but friends who read more confirm that it just gets worse and worse. Supposedly, Jordan realized that they were selling, and decided to make it soap-opera style - nothing much happens, and it never ends.
Of course, you probably won't listen. They never do. :hmm:
Take a look at Amazon.com reviews of the latest ones if you need confirmation.

Tomsk: BTW, if you want a recommendation, try George R.R. Martin's "A song of Ice and Fire" series - Scientifically confirmed to be 879 times better than Jordan's trash.

Yes I've heard of ASoIaF, maybe I'll go for that one instead. I do sort of want to read some of the WoT books, but I'll make a note to stop as soon as I think its not worth my time. 9 books is a hell of a lot. Just as long as it doesn't get as bad as The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings... *shudder*

I just finished Tik-Tok, a clever, funny Sci-Fi novel written in 1983 by John Sladek. :)

So what are you reading or just read?^That's what I just read :D

I just finished The Eye of the World, the first WoT book by Robert Jordan. It was excellent, although I'm a bit confused by it. I really want to read the next one now, there are about 9 or 10 books in the series! o_0

I am now reading Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, which is very heavy going, but I am enjoying it a lot. I'm going to read Narziss and Goldmund and The Glass Bead Game afterwards. I'm sure they will take me ages, but I think they'll be worth it.

Narcissus and Goldmund was actually a pretty smooth read. It shouldn't take too long to get through.

I am reading the Why are you here cafe?

Oh, and I read the prolouge (sp?) and the first three chapters of "The Da Vinci Code". Its pretty good so far, but I won't get to read the rest until I actually GET the book (I read it in the store :p )

:nice:

yeah, if you haven't read da vinci you should ... esp before the movie comes out - granted, that wont' be for awhile.

I'm reading "the historian" -- and i defintely would recommend it. It's a thriller and also about Dracula....pretty cool.

I have about a bajillion books going right now and I'll probably never finish any of them:

'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel
'The Graduate' by Charles Webb
'La Prisonniere' by Malika Oufkir
Passion and Purity' by Elisabeth Elliot
'The Purpose-Driven Life' by Rick Warren

What is the deal with the 7 age cycle though? I thought the dark one would break free every age, then a dragon would be reborn every age to reimprison him, is that right? Or does the dark one break free every 7 ages?
I think the dark one makes an attempt to break free every 7 ages and is stopped by the dragon, but the story follows a dragon that is reborn into an age where it is almost certain that the dark one will break free, unleash his wrath upon the world and and break the wheel of time. The story is about the age of tarmon'gaidon or the final battle.
Oh and was the Forsaken who Rand fought at the end the one who fought Lews Therin Telamon in the prologue? They had different names, but he seemed to imply he was the same person...
No it wasn't the same person. It doesn't specify who that person is (I think you're supposed to do that) but I think I have it figured out. I'll let you make your own assumptions about who it is, but I think he will be the last forsaken to fall, whoever he is.
Oh no! Trust me when I say this: Stop now. The first was pretty good, and Jordan was still making a career for himself. After that, it's ALL downhill.
Unfortunatly this is pretty much true. They're great books but the story is too long. I don't really know why I keep reading them. Probably because I'm cheap and so are they (for 1,000pg books that is)
Tomsk: BTW, if you want a recommendation, try George R.R. Martin's "A song of Ice and Fire" series - Scientifically confirmed to be 879 times better than Jordan's trash.
I looove that series!! George R.R. Martin Rocks! :nice: I can't wait wait for A Feast for Crows to come out in paperback. I won't buy it 'till then, like I said I'm cheap.

i just read the perks of being a wallflower. why? because i wanted to. :|

also i read 10 chapters of a superbly boring physical geography book and am planning to buy an anthology of philip k. dick's short stories.

I looove that series!! George R.R. Martin Rocks! :nice: I can't wait wait for A Feast for Crows to come out in paperback. I won't buy it 'till then, like I said I'm cheap.

I've got it pre-ordered in Hardback from England, where it will be published three weeks earlier than the US. :D I need that novel NOW! :nice:

and am planning to buy an anthology of philip k. dick's short stories.

Can't go wrong with that. There's a reason almost all of his work is being chosen for movies - his stories (and, of course, the underlying exploration of humanity/thought) rock!

That reminds me: I just reread Flowers for Algernon. Like Philip Dick's stuff, the writing itself shows a bit of age. But even after all these years, it's still one of the most touching SF stories ever written. And now that we're out of high-school, you no longer have to feel bad about reading it :)

^That's what I just read :D

You just read Tic-Tok, the somewhat obscure Sci-Fi novel written in 1983 that I just read?

Incredible! It's a miracle! :jester:

Yes, and I know that you are reading right now what I am reading right now, even though you don’t know what I am reading right now. :rolleyes:

just read : "Scipio Africanus", by Liddell-hart
reading : Montaigne's Essais .

Has anybody read 'Catch-22'? Now there's a great book :nice:

Hitler's Scientists by John Cornwell. So far, the book has been ****ing spectacular.

About 3/4 through The Last Samurai by Mark Ravina.

I just finished The Belgariad by David Eddings. There are five books to it so it took me about a week. All in all it wasn't too bad. It may earn a permanent spot on my bookshelf. I'm going to pick up his Mallorean saga next, and I've been wanting to read the Dune saga from Herbert, so those are the next few I'll be getting.

George R.R. Martin's A Feast for Crows (book four of A Song of Ice and Fire) comes out in November and I may just pre-order it in hardback. I read a lot of fantasy stuff and only buy it in paperback but ASoIaF is the best fantasy work I've ever read and I'll be rebuying them all in hardback.

I bought Lost City by Clive Cussler this week. Right now it's in my "to read" pile along with Rushdie's Satanic Verses, Ursula K. Le Guin's first book of the Earthsea saga, and a few other stand-alones that I haven't gotten around to yet.

Finishing: China, Inc.
Next on to: Darwin's Black Box.

Then I have to order another 5 or 6 books off the web for September. Anyone got any sugesstions? No sci/fi please. :not:

Finishing: China, Inc.
Next on to: Darwin's Black Box.

Then I have to order another 5 or 6 books off the web for September. Anyone got any sugesstions? No sci/fi please. :not:

Since you've got Darwin's Black Box on the way, consider checking out Kenneth Miller's, Finding Darwin's God. Miller's a Christian, and even makes a scientific case for as much in the second half of the book (not God, but he speaks at length on the case against materialistic naturalism), but the first half of the book concentrates on creationism, ID...and the like, its flaws, of which there are many. But Michael Behe is one of the ID figureheads he finds much to disagree with.

Has anybody read 'Catch-22'? Now there's a great book :nice:

My twin sons were assigned that book in high school last year. I wanted to know what they were reading, so I read it. After I read it, I wondered how I’d not read it before. In a dark way, I thought the book was hilarious.

It is a classic. :nice:

Since you've got Darwin's Black Box on the way, consider checking out Kenneth Miller's, Finding Darwin's God. Miller's a Christian, and even makes a scientific case for as much in the second half of the book (not God, but he speaks at length on the case against materialistic naturalism), but the first half of the book concentrates on creationism, ID...and the like, its flaws, of which there are many. But Michael Behe is one of the ID figureheads he finds much to disagree with.

Will do. :nice: Thanks for the suggestion.

Pride and Prejudice :p

DA threads

George R.R. Martin's A Feast for Crows (book four of A Song of Ice and Fire) comes out in November and I may just pre-order it in hardback. I read a lot of fantasy stuff and only buy it in paperback but ASoIaF is the best fantasy work I've ever read and I'll be rebuying them all in hardback.


Damn....guess I have to read these books. If Pony also claims they are the best :hmm:

The Devil in the White City (http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html) by Erik Larson

Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America's place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death

An exellent non-fiction thriller :nice:

Celine's Death on the Installment Plan, Critique of Judgement.

Currently winding down Ender's Shadow; Excellent, as is all Card's stuff.

My anxiety has been worse lately, so when that happens I always turn to a familiar book. Dune and Dune Messiah usually.Dune. Read it several times. :nice:
Ever read The White Plague, or The Dosadi Experiment?

...and am planning to buy an anthology of philip k. dick's short stories.The "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" guy, right?
Hated that book. Liked Blade Runner, though.

Anyone got any sugesstions? No sci/fi please. :not:Ah.
Not here, since i haven't found much other fiction that engaged me.
:hmm:

Just read The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
now reading Parker Pyne investigates by Agatha Christie

The Devil in the White City (http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html) by Erik Larson

An exellent non-fiction thriller :nice:


I second the motion. Truly fantastic, and top-notch writing.

Excellent, as is all Card's stuff.


Have you read, "The Dogwalker," a bit of short fiction from Card? My absolute favorite short story.

Narcissus and Goldmund was actually a pretty smooth read. It shouldn't take too long to get through.

Cool. I've just started it, and yes it seems a bit lighter. Actually Steppenwolf got a lot easier towards the end- I think it was just the 'Treatise on the Steppenwolf' near the start that took forever.

I think the dark one makes an attempt to break free every 7 ages and is stopped by the dragon, but the story follows a dragon that is reborn into an age where it is almost certain that the dark one will break free, unleash his wrath upon the world and and break the wheel of time. The story is about the age of tarmon'gaidon or the final battle.

No it wasn't the same person. It doesn't specify who that person is (I think you're supposed to do that) but I think I have it figured out. I'll let you make your own assumptions about who it is, but I think he will be the last forsaken to fall, whoever he is.

Unfortunatly this is pretty much true. They're great books but the story is too long. I don't really know why I keep reading them. Probably because I'm cheap and so are they (for 1,000pg books that is)

Ok... I think I'll read the next one, and maybe that prequel, and see what its like.

I looove that series!! George R.R. Martin Rocks! :nice: I can't wait wait for A Feast for Crows to come out in paperback. I won't buy it 'till then, like I said I'm cheap.

I will definitely look out for that series. I'll have to add it to my already long reading list. I told a friend I'd read Dante's Divine Comedy, so I'm going to try and read that after the Hesse books.

I have "Angels and Demons", and I'll probably start it tonight. YAY! :D

Finishing: China, Inc.
Next on to: Darwin's Black Box.

Then I have to order another 5 or 6 books off the web for September. Anyone got any sugesstions? No sci/fi please. :not:

Caïus Julius Caesar: de Bello Civili :D

Have you read, "The Dogwalker," a bit of short fiction from Card? My absolute favorite short story.Hmm. Haven't seen it anywhere.

The Elephants of Poznan was strange but interesting. Went to a live reading.

Stanislaw Lem - Solaris

Have any of yall heard about this writer Charles Bukowski? Apparently I am a little behind the times with hearing about this guy, but he's supposed to be amazing and have written two books, "Post Office" and "Ham On Rye" that are/were classics....

anyway, let me know what you guys know or have heard about this guy and his writing....Im interested....

Hmm. Haven't seen it anywhere.



Try here (http://www.frescopictures.com/movies/dogwalker/short-story.html)

I've read rumors that it's being made into a movie, but I haven't seen any really solid news about it.