I am reading a non-fiction book called "How Mankind Committed the Ultimate Infamy at Auschwitz" by Lawrence Rees. I'm about half-way through, and it is amazing. So much information!
I'm about to finally get off my butt and read Dragonlight by Donita K. Paul. Very religious, but damned good at the same time. It takes idealistic Christianity and puts it into a fantasy setting where the religion is a subtext that goes throughout the entire series (this is book 5) with small lessons and such woven into the tale.
I'm not really into religion in the slightest, and normally dislike this type of book, but, seriously? Damn.
Well, now I'm going to have to hunt down a whole ton of new books.
Oh, and I'm now working on finishing Mechanicum, the (currently) second-to-last book of the Horus Heresy. If you don't count Tales of Heresy (I don't), it is the last book (currently).
The Drawing of The Three, the second book in the Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I actually bought this a few months ago, but never had the time to start reading. With the downpour meaning there's been no power over here for most of the weekend and I can't get out of the house due to the floods, this has proven to be a welcome distraction.
I'm reading The Keeping Place, book 4 of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, by Isobelle Carmody. This is the 3rd time I'm reading through the series, which will conclude in the spring, and I never get tired of it. Its a post-apocalyptic tale about a group of people with extraordinary mental abilities that many people feel are unnatural. I like the series because it isn't really about the nitty gritty of survival as much as the endurance of the human spirit through some very, very extraordinary circumstances. Also, it isn't filled with gangs of gun toting vandals or radioactive mutants. I love the post-apocalyptic genre but hate the cliches. In some markets this series is packaged as Juvenile fiction, as the series begins when the main characters are teens and tweens, but don't let that discourage you.
"Prelude to Dune: House Corrino" by K.J.Anderson and Bryan Herbert (dont kill me but I like Prelude to Dune more than original Dune. I dont know why..)
HERESY.
i'm presently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. probably my favorite novel ever (and certainly the finest sci-fi book i've ever read).
@ last two people:
First person: I was in high school the first time I read Infinite Jest. It took me three months.
Keep in mind that I read Anathem over the span of three days.
So, uh, yeah ... it'll be a while. But don't worry, because after you finish it, you'll be like "Oh my god, this is he best book ever written", and then you'll read it again and again and again and ...
Second person: Neuromancer is awesome!! Gah, I love that book.
Anyways, an update: I just read A.J. Jacobs' new book, and I read The Domino Men. And Warbreaker, if I didn't mention that before. Umm. And I started reading Brief Interviews with Hideous Men again, because I can. Wrote a short story on it too.
I have gotten closer to re-picking up Les Miserables, which I abandoned on page 600-ish once upon a time: afterwards I'll hit Don Quixote, and then my last three McSweeneys books and Nabokov short story collection. Gotta get through all these classics. Need to pick up the Neitsche collection, too, which was astonishing before I put it down because it was hard and I did not have the time. ...
I pretty much only read during my job though [no time otherwise ... but I work in a bookstore so I can sneak it], so ... it might be a while. I have a book-buying moratorium up for now.
I've owned A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for three years. Three years. ...
my mouth is full of winsome lies -
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
@OP: all the books i mentioned were fantasy or sci-fi. Mostly fantasy. if you're very into Fantasy...Song of Ice and Fire is, as has been said, THE fantasy series. It is quite political however. I wonder how far into book 3 the person who didn't finish it got. I've heard reports of people not finishing book 3, but for entirely different reasons
If a difficult and long series isn't your cup of tea...try Name of the Wind. A very, VERY excellent Fantasy novel. Supposed to be the first of a trilogy.
I am currently reading The Viper Tree by Joseph Monninger and Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Yes, I know. That's two books. I read The Viper Tree at night in bed, and Red Mars on my iPhone on the way to work.
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He wrote The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the books are really big everwhere else in the world but America, but my god are they good, definitely check em out if you like mystery.
It's a study of how easily fascism takes a hold of America post-Great Depression after electing a Democratic president. It's absurdly well-written, but is an immense chore to get through. I've also read a few graphic novels as asides, including Johnny the Homicidal Maniac/Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors, and Batman: A Serious House on Serious Earth.
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I just finished reading the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. I got hooked on the TV series (and hooray for the premiere of Season 4), and wanted to read the books. The books are every bit as good as the TV series, although different in some ways. I also wish they were longer, but I think I'm just used to season-long story arcs in the TV series. Anyway, the books are really good, great crime fiction with a nice balance of suspense, comedy, and an oddly poetic use of words. Can't wait for the next book, although I don't think it comes out for awhile. Bravo, Jeff Lindsay.
I'm currently reading Search Angel by Mark Nykanen. It's a good suspense thriller, although not quite as good as The Bone Parade, Nykanen's second novel. Ashley Stassler, the serial killer villain of The Bone Parade, was one of the best written and most chilling characters I've ever seen. After I'm done with Search Angel, I'm thinking of picking up Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Since The Hunchback of Notre Dame (or Notre Dame de Paris to be technical) is my favorite book, I should probably check out Hugo's most famous book.
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It's a study of how easily fascism takes a hold of America post-Great Depression after electing a Democratic president. It's absurdly well-written, but is an immense chore to get through.
I bought that recently, but have yet to read it. (I'm hesistant when it comes to novels, so I'm finishing my 2 other nonfictions first)
How is it an immense chore to get through? If I remember correctly, it's not that long. Maybe somewhere around 200 to 300 pages?
I bought that recently, but have yet to read it. (I'm hesistant when it comes to novels, so I'm finishing my 2 other nonfictions first)
How is it an immense chore to get through? If I remember correctly, it's not that long. Maybe somewhere around 200 to 300 pages?
It's the meticulous style. Every Lewis is like that. Especially this one where he outlines Windrip's platform in extreme depth. Not to mention that no true action occurs until well over a third of the way in, the rest is just description and set-up.
It's like swimming through pudding: it's extremely arduous, but damn it all, it's pudding. I actually finally finished it today. Time to move to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
I'm reading The Stand by Stephen King. Honestly one of his best books. Unfortuanately, I have to read the next 730 pages in two weeks. and i'm already 6 weeks into it with 600 pages read.
I just started the the first book in the series: A Game of Thrones.
I'm about to go have a long dental procedure done, and I have it downloaded as an audio book.
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This was so ridiculously naive of me; to think that I would be capable of concentrating, and comprehending a new book while two women were busying themselves with little whirling devices on my teeth....
I tried to listen to the first chapter four times before switching to some very loud music.
Anyway, now I've started the book properly, and it's going well.
This was so ridiculously naive of me; to think that I would be capable of concentrating, and comprehending a new book while two women were busying themselves with little whirling devices on my teeth....
You make it sound so dirty. And two women at the same time even....
I'm reading Armor by John Steakley. Pretty good so far.
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I'm not really into religion in the slightest, and normally dislike this type of book, but, seriously? Damn.
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Oh, and I'm now working on finishing Mechanicum, the (currently) second-to-last book of the Horus Heresy. If you don't count Tales of Heresy (I don't), it is the last book (currently).
Right nao I'm reading The Sorrows of Young Werther. I have been wanting to ever since it was mentioned in the Count.
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i'm presently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. probably my favorite novel ever (and certainly the finest sci-fi book i've ever read).
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First person: I was in high school the first time I read Infinite Jest. It took me three months.
Keep in mind that I read Anathem over the span of three days.
So, uh, yeah ... it'll be a while. But don't worry, because after you finish it, you'll be like "Oh my god, this is he best book ever written", and then you'll read it again and again and again and ...
Second person: Neuromancer is awesome!! Gah, I love that book.
Anyways, an update: I just read A.J. Jacobs' new book, and I read The Domino Men. And Warbreaker, if I didn't mention that before. Umm. And I started reading Brief Interviews with Hideous Men again, because I can. Wrote a short story on it too.
I have gotten closer to re-picking up Les Miserables, which I abandoned on page 600-ish once upon a time: afterwards I'll hit Don Quixote, and then my last three McSweeneys books and Nabokov short story collection. Gotta get through all these classics. Need to pick up the Neitsche collection, too, which was astonishing before I put it down because it was hard and I did not have the time. ...
I pretty much only read during my job though [no time otherwise ... but I work in a bookstore so I can sneak it], so ... it might be a while. I have a book-buying moratorium up for now.
I've owned A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for three years. Three years. ...
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
If a difficult and long series isn't your cup of tea...try Name of the Wind. A very, VERY excellent Fantasy novel. Supposed to be the first of a trilogy.
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It shouldn't be "is put into the graveyard from the battlefield"
It should be "is put into the graveyard from play"
He wrote The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the books are really big everwhere else in the world but America, but my god are they good, definitely check em out if you like mystery.
Common sense isn't so common.
It's a study of how easily fascism takes a hold of America post-Great Depression after electing a Democratic president. It's absurdly well-written, but is an immense chore to get through. I've also read a few graphic novels as asides, including Johnny the Homicidal Maniac/Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors, and Batman: A Serious House on Serious Earth.
...Hey, I can't read serious stuff all the time...
Re: L.E. Modesitt: I read the Spellsong books, and enjoyed them... except for that utterly revolting little kid-emperor...
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I'm currently reading Search Angel by Mark Nykanen. It's a good suspense thriller, although not quite as good as The Bone Parade, Nykanen's second novel. Ashley Stassler, the serial killer villain of The Bone Parade, was one of the best written and most chilling characters I've ever seen. After I'm done with Search Angel, I'm thinking of picking up Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Since The Hunchback of Notre Dame (or Notre Dame de Paris to be technical) is my favorite book, I should probably check out Hugo's most famous book.
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It shouldn't be "dies"
It shouldn't be "is put into the graveyard from the battlefield"
It should be "is put into the graveyard from play"
I bought that recently, but have yet to read it. (I'm hesistant when it comes to novels, so I'm finishing my 2 other nonfictions first)
How is it an immense chore to get through? If I remember correctly, it's not that long. Maybe somewhere around 200 to 300 pages?
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It's the meticulous style. Every Lewis is like that. Especially this one where he outlines Windrip's platform in extreme depth. Not to mention that no true action occurs until well over a third of the way in, the rest is just description and set-up.
It's like swimming through pudding: it's extremely arduous, but damn it all, it's pudding. I actually finally finished it today. Time to move to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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I just started the the first book in the series: A Game of Thrones.
I'm about to go have a long dental procedure done, and I have it downloaded as an audio book.
I just want to update.
This was so ridiculously naive of me; to think that I would be capable of concentrating, and comprehending a new book while two women were busying themselves with little whirling devices on my teeth....
I tried to listen to the first chapter four times before switching to some very loud music.
Anyway, now I've started the book properly, and it's going well.
Just finished "Owl" by Chuck Klosterman. Loved it!
Now I just need to finish classes so I can read for fun again.
You make it sound so dirty. And two women at the same time even....
I'm reading Armor by John Steakley. Pretty good so far.