What are you nerds reading? :D
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Pride And Prejudice And Zombies. It's like that overly sentimental masterpiece that formed the foundation for hundreds of chickflicks to come, but with zombies.
Also re-reading Battle Royale. Honestly, if you listened to the censors, you'd expect huge massacres. Nope, just a few suicides, slashed throats, and rapes-turned-kill the tyrants. Nothing too special. I'd re reading because I'd forgotten about it, but then I watched the movie, and I was all like, "This has to be watered down, right? I mean, Japanese censors blew their fucking chunks over this, and they let a lot of iffy things pass."
It's still an exceptional book, though.
Also re-reading Battle Royale. Honestly, if you listened to the censors, you'd expect huge massacres. Nope, just a few suicides, slashed throats, and rapes-turned-kill the tyrants. Nothing too special. I'd re reading because I'd forgotten about it, but then I watched the movie, and I was all like, "This has to be watered down, right? I mean, Japanese censors blew their fucking chunks over this, and they let a lot of iffy things pass."
It's still an exceptional book, though.
For the last few months I've been slowly reading through the Spice and Wolf light novels that are currently being translated (volume 12 was just released and I'm starting it tonight).
To be perfectly honest they're not great reads, but I can't really think of what kind of books I like and they are engaging enough to have me keep coming back. I tried reading Dune a while back and just found it to be a chore, whilst I've loved both of Yahtzee's books. I also have the first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sat on my shelf but I've never gotten around to reading it.
Not much of a bookworm really.
To be perfectly honest they're not great reads, but I can't really think of what kind of books I like and they are engaging enough to have me keep coming back. I tried reading Dune a while back and just found it to be a chore, whilst I've loved both of Yahtzee's books. I also have the first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sat on my shelf but I've never gotten around to reading it.
Not much of a bookworm really.
Aside from the obvious schoolbooks, I've been making my way through a neat theology book by G.K. Chesterton called The Everlasting Man. I tried reading it once before, but got blindsided by work and couldn't finish - and as a very active reader, I take that as a personal mark of dishonor and shame on my family. So this time, I'm doing it for real.
The most recent one's that I've finished, however, were several short stories by H.P. Lovecraft (who I'm sure requires no introduction to the well-read people here, but I still feel the need to say are great anyways) and a sci-fi book from the 1950's called A Canticle For Leibowitz, which I read no less than three times and have been recommending to every living organism I come across.
I'm serious, it's incredible. Go read it right now.
The most recent one's that I've finished, however, were several short stories by H.P. Lovecraft (who I'm sure requires no introduction to the well-read people here, but I still feel the need to say are great anyways) and a sci-fi book from the 1950's called A Canticle For Leibowitz, which I read no less than three times and have been recommending to every living organism I come across.
I'm serious, it's incredible. Go read it right now.
Going through a stack of historical non-fiction. Currently, I'm tackling U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900 by Robert D. Schulzinger. For historical research, it's fairly a fairly light read.
Recently finished a lengthy set consisting of The Causes of the War of 1812 by Reginald Horsman, The Cultural Cold War by Frances Stonor Saunders, Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American Civil War by Margaret Humphreys, and Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings. All were excellent reads.
Recently finished a lengthy set consisting of The Causes of the War of 1812 by Reginald Horsman, The Cultural Cold War by Frances Stonor Saunders, Marrow of Tragedy: The Health Crisis of the American Civil War by Margaret Humphreys, and Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings. All were excellent reads.
May I suggest Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy by Eri Hotta as a follow-up? She gives an excellent description of how the war came about from the Japanese perspective. While she is sympathetic to the various people in the Japanese government (and does point out some gaffes on the American side of the diplomatic coin), she outright states that Japan's leadership fell victim to shortsightedness and stubbornness which really what made the war inevitable.A_Parked_Car said:
Oh man. I just googled it, the golem looks awful. It doesn't look like a man made from baked clay. It looks like a fat man that rolled in around in mud. With a fucked up face.Twintix said:
They got vetinari about right though. He looks like the bloke who plays Tywin Lannister, who would also probably make a good Vetinari.
Are you in for a treat!Kosturi said:
I loved Wheel of Time!
It got kind of...boring isn't really the right word but there's a lot of walking from A to B in the middle of the series. Overall though, I thought WoT was an absolutely excellent series.
Miyomoto Mushashi's Five Rings and Irritable man syndrome and How to succeed in 12 months
Arnold Schwatzeneger's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, and a manual from the shoalin kung fu temple
Arnold Schwatzeneger's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, and a manual from the shoalin kung fu temple
Currently on the third book of the Ancient Enemy series.. it's honestly not very good. I like the basic concept and ideas, but it's not very well executed. At the end of the second book in the series I wasn't going to read any more, but then the third was available for 99 cents, so I'm giving it a shot.
Been picking up and reading some of Charles De Lint's short stories individually (mostly gotten them in anthologies up til now). Of these I've recently read The Butter Spirit's Tithe, Crow Roads, Dog Boys, Companions to the Moon and Dharma.
Been picking up and reading some of Charles De Lint's short stories individually (mostly gotten them in anthologies up til now). Of these I've recently read The Butter Spirit's Tithe, Crow Roads, Dog Boys, Companions to the Moon and Dharma.
I've gotten into Sara waters latley...read two of her books, her thing seems to be Historical fiction often with a lesbian romance (and a twist) in there
her better known one Fingersmith I absolutly loved, set in victorian era a girl from the seedy parts of london agrees to help an aquaintence (a con man) marry a a woman from a country house, put her in an asylum and steal her fortune...you can probably guess what happens next. A little victorian at first but once it gets going it REALLY gets going
second one was Affinity, a "lady" spinster recovering from some drama in her life (an attempted suicide and an overbearing mother) she goes to make visits to a jail and is drawn to a woman who claims to be a spirit medium...she falls in love...but the ending absolutly broke my heart
I want to read Night watch but I'm trying to take a break from the author....can't deicde what I want to read next, mbaye I'll continue with the Honor Harrington novels...as rediculous as they are
I'm starting to not read things that don't....cater to my tastes, books being so numerous I can be spoilt by but I don't want to be put off just because the protagonist is male or is has a hetero romance
I've been meaning to read Acilliary justice....it does a very interesting thing with gender and pronouns, the main charachter is a ship AI ina human body who refers to everyone as "she" and [/i]I can't gender! I'm a ship...gendering is haaaarrrrd![/i]
also John Scalizi's lock in comes out in a bit....aparently its really good
actually speaking of which there was a mini series of Fingersmith...which was I think pretty good although I wondered if it simplified the two main charachters a bit..to make them more sympathetic
her better known one Fingersmith I absolutly loved, set in victorian era a girl from the seedy parts of london agrees to help an aquaintence (a con man) marry a a woman from a country house, put her in an asylum and steal her fortune...you can probably guess what happens next. A little victorian at first but once it gets going it REALLY gets going
second one was Affinity, a "lady" spinster recovering from some drama in her life (an attempted suicide and an overbearing mother) she goes to make visits to a jail and is drawn to a woman who claims to be a spirit medium...she falls in love...but the ending absolutly broke my heart
Turns out the spirit medium is a fraud who preys on valunerable rich woman, her lover is the main charachters Maid who facilitates her escapse...aslo with the help of a kind gaurd whom she claimed to be able to see her dead son...she runs off with some of the main charachters money....fucking devastating
I want to read Night watch but I'm trying to take a break from the author....can't deicde what I want to read next, mbaye I'll continue with the Honor Harrington novels...as rediculous as they are
I'm starting to not read things that don't....cater to my tastes, books being so numerous I can be spoilt by but I don't want to be put off just because the protagonist is male or is has a hetero romance
I've been meaning to read Acilliary justice....it does a very interesting thing with gender and pronouns, the main charachter is a ship AI ina human body who refers to everyone as "she" and [/i]I can't gender! I'm a ship...gendering is haaaarrrrd![/i]
also John Scalizi's lock in comes out in a bit....aparently its really good
I saw it TV ageis ago...i think its a TV movie/mini series (which as far as the BBC goes isn't a bad thing for quality) I remember it being fairly spot onsomeonehairy-ish said:
actually speaking of which there was a mini series of Fingersmith...which was I think pretty good although I wondered if it simplified the two main charachters a bit..to make them more sympathetic
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Right now I'm rereading the Harry Potter series for the umpteenth time. Won't take long.
Before that I was reading a really mixed bag called Red Moon. A werewolf book that was really well written in some ways, but was unintentionally racist and kinda overtly sexist, so I put it down. Also the author had a really annoying habit of trying to clobber you over the head with metaphor. It was really annoying. I might finish it when I'm done with HP.
Mostly though, after HP I'm looking forward to finishing Daniel Abraham's Long Price Quartet. I read the first book several weeks ago and it was really good.
Right now I'm rereading the Harry Potter series for the umpteenth time. Won't take long.
Before that I was reading a really mixed bag called Red Moon. A werewolf book that was really well written in some ways, but was unintentionally racist and kinda overtly sexist, so I put it down. Also the author had a really annoying habit of trying to clobber you over the head with metaphor. It was really annoying. I might finish it when I'm done with HP.
Mostly though, after HP I'm looking forward to finishing Daniel Abraham's Long Price Quartet. I read the first book several weeks ago and it was really good.
*laughing* Kind of boring? You don't think that's a bit of an understatement? I couldn't even finish book 10 it was so shit.tippy2k2 said:
1 through 6 were amazing though, and 7 was pretty good. 9 was also shit, but still not as bad as 10.
I really wan't to reread the series though and see if I can make it through those last couple of RJ books. I love Sanderson to pieces, and really want to read the end of the series.
I'm still on Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. I was rocketing through it for a while, but I've slowed down a lot the past few days, because nothing has bloody happened in about 150 pages. Still enjoying it, just hit a slow patch. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants an epic standalone fantasy novel.
I've also tried getting back to basics with my music production and started reading Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ.
I've also tried getting back to basics with my music production and started reading Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ.
I think I'm finishing up Fahrenheit 451 by the end of the week. After that I'm probably going to do a lot of reading on plant biology and GMOs.
What am I not reading? I read too much at once.
I'm working my way through Martins short story collection, Dream Songs, which I rather like. I'm also giving Jung a good read, since he's so interesting, but there's a lot to work through and I'm not very far yet. Then there's the Iliad and the Odyssey, which I love. I love a good fantasy epic, and Homer is long overdue.
I'm working my way through Martins short story collection, Dream Songs, which I rather like. I'm also giving Jung a good read, since he's so interesting, but there's a lot to work through and I'm not very far yet. Then there's the Iliad and the Odyssey, which I love. I love a good fantasy epic, and Homer is long overdue.
You have read The Malazan Book of the Fallen right?Elfgore said:
Because if you're a Cook and Abercrombie fan, and you have not read that series than... Well. It's criminal it is.
Interesting. The scholar's story always makes me cry, and is definitely my favorite. However I found the priest's story to be the weakest of them, while the bard's story was fantastic to me.Piorn said:
It's really funny how much of an enormous Keats fan Simmons is/was. Literally, the genetic reincarnation of Keats is a POV character in the next book. It's hilarious.
I finished Jam and Mogworld, both by Yahtzee Croshaw, a week or two ago, and I liked both, although I enjoyed Mogworld better. I also finished the first book in the Chronicles of the Coven series, which wasn't all that good. Right now I'm reading the fifth book in the Lawson Vampire series, which isn't bad either, but not all that compelling as well. Probably because it's the fifth and I haven't read 1-4. Whoops!