Astarael
Mar 18 2006, 09:03 PM
QUOTE (Ashbless @ Mar 18 2006, 10:47 AM)
QUOTE (Astarael @ Mar 11 2006, 01:05 PM)
Just started
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear. It looks like this ancient virus is killing fetuses or something. I don't understand all the sientific technobabble.
When I read it I thought it was trying to describe what would happen if humanity underwent a jump in evolution. Similar to the neandertal/cro magnon man jump. Most of humanity stays the same but some children are born...different. I don't think it was triggered by a virus but is a natural mutation of the species in order to take better advantage of the world as it is. Greg Bear is exploring the idea. Would we kill off our possible successors? Would we protect them as our children?
That's pretty much the conclusion I drew after I finished. I had only read about fifty or so pages when I posted that.
It's a bit jumbled until it gets closer to the end.
ShadowWolfenNinja
Mar 19 2006, 03:21 AM
JTHM comics ,wheeeee
FeralPolyglot
Mar 22 2006, 09:10 AM
I just finished
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I really liked it!
Does anyone know how the sequels stack up against the first? (No spoilers please.)
gothictheysay
Mar 22 2006, 09:59 PM
I have been told that they are just as awesome, although I have yet to read Ender's Game myself, but I do have a reliable source.
I finished The Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow for my school project and am currently not having enough time to read except for bits of Nietzsche.
Astarael
Mar 22 2006, 10:41 PM
I'm reading The Human Edge, a collection of Gordon Dickson stories about humans who defeat aliens through uniquely human strengths. It's absolutely wonderful thus far.
I_am_the_best
Mar 23 2006, 10:20 PM
The Beekeeper by Maxcene Fermine. It's the third of her 'Colours' trilogy.
Righteous
Mar 24 2006, 06:45 AM
I'm reading The Virgin Suicides. It's really frickin' good! Seriously, it's one of the best books I've ever read.
ShadowWolfenNinja
Mar 26 2006, 02:10 AM
Reading The Velvetin Rabbit. Squeeee I haven't read since I was ickle!
Ashbless
Mar 30 2006, 02:50 PM
Almost finished
Expiration Date by Tim Powers. It's a ghost story sort of, a magic in modern world sort of, and it's got the dovetailing story lines that happen in some of his other books as well. I tend to like his books though and my handle is from his
Anubis Gates. A novel about time travel - actually done well!
ShadowWolfenNinja
Mar 31 2006, 12:18 AM
Atemis Fowl The Artic incident
Astarael
Mar 31 2006, 06:47 PM
I just finished Mapping the World of Harry Potter, a collection of analytical essays about the series thus far. The best was about what some fanfic writers have done to Snape (making him into some sort of S&M god, mainly.)
Daria
Mar 31 2006, 09:19 PM
Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit?
The answer is to be found out soon...
Novander
Apr 2 2006, 05:44 PM
Swamp Thing: The Curse
featuring the first appearance of one John "Hellblazer" Constantine.
gothictheysay
Apr 2 2006, 07:37 PM
Finished Breakfast of Champions and am reading another Vonnegut boo, Galapagos.
Izzy
Apr 2 2006, 08:16 PM
Just started Vampire Plagues:Book1: London, 1850. It's pretty good so far.
voices_in_my_head
Apr 2 2006, 10:52 PM
I just finished reading The Last Book in the Universe, which was great, and now I'm reading the 6th book in the Series of Unfortunate Events.
Astarael
Apr 4 2006, 07:11 PM
I'm in the middle of Hero by John Ringo and a collaborator. It's a great one-on-one duel between an alien and a man for control of an artifact whilst they're both on a dangerous planet.
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 5 2006, 11:34 PM
I've finally got around to finishing off the th harry potter book. xD
FeralPolyglot
Apr 6 2006, 05:41 AM
I'm about halfway through
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem for my Sci-Fi class. I am enjoying it thus far.
Astarael
Apr 8 2006, 09:13 PM
I'm reading The War with Earth, a halfway decent but long-winded sci-fi book by Leo Franckowski and some other guy whose name I can't recall. The style reminds me a bit of Heinlein, but in the "women are inferior on most levels" sense rather than the "wow look at the great story" sense.
Feyliya
Apr 8 2006, 09:38 PM
Finished reading Good Omens (The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch) by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett for the....oh, 15th time yesterday night. One of these days I've got to buy a new copy of this to keep my current (a 1st edition 1st print run) from wearing out. That and I've got to get it signed. This book is SO FREAKING GOOD!
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 8 2006, 10:04 PM
WOOT! FINALLY! I'm n the 6th HP book xD
Daria
Apr 9 2006, 04:44 PM
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne-Jones. I have yet to see the film, but I hope it is as good as the book.
Astarael
Apr 10 2006, 08:50 PM
The Nameless Day by Sara Douglass. I've read it before, but she finally finished the trilogy and I want to hit all the earlier plot points before I read the conclusion.
gothictheysay
Apr 11 2006, 08:04 PM
Well, now I'm almost to the end of Ender's Game. And I read Timequake by Vonnegut before that.
Izzy
Apr 11 2006, 08:27 PM
I'm starting Why Do People Hate America? today. My mom bought it in the bookstore a while ago, started reading it, but could never finish. The Introduction was okay, well I didn't finish it just skipped to chapter 1, but I hope the rest of the book is better. And I hope I don't have to reach for the dictionary so often...
elphaba2
Apr 11 2006, 08:49 PM
I've just finished A Confederacy of Dunces, which was very amusing. Appropriately, I've moved on to A Critique of Pure Reason, which is thoroughly not amusing.
*moans and prods brain*
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 11 2006, 11:21 PM
We're reading Across five aprils in reading class. Sometimes it's hard to follow the dialoge. Even though I know people who talk like that. xD
Astarael
Apr 12 2006, 08:21 PM
I'm reading Sara Douglass's The Nameless Day, a quasi-medieval fantasy book about the fourteenth century. It's quite good.
I_am_the_best
Apr 13 2006, 05:02 PM
I'm reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and also The Washer Woman by Zola although it's in French and so I can't say I understand much at all! I'll have to read it many more times than once!
The Chief
Apr 16 2006, 09:50 PM
Red Storm on the Reich: Soviet March on Germany, 1945
by Christopher Duffy
Non Fiction WW2
Filled in some interesting gaps and a great read.
gothictheysay
Apr 18 2006, 12:29 AM
Aww, don't let us down, Kant.
After a couple more Vonnegut books, Philip K. Dick novel time! yay.
Calantyr
Apr 18 2006, 12:50 AM
The Butlerian Jihad, Dune series of books.
Love the universe and the fiction. It's well written too.
Novander
Apr 18 2006, 12:57 AM
QUOTE (gothictheysay @ Apr 18 2006, 01:29 AM)
Aww, don't let us down, Kant.
From what I can remember from philosophy last year, I'm a big fan of Kant's ideas, but his works are almost unreadable. I've heard (possibly somewhere on this forum, now I think about it) that many German philosophy students prefer to study the english translations than tackle Kant's work in it's original german form.
Also, love the new av.
gothictheysay
Apr 18 2006, 11:28 AM
QUOTE
Also, love the new av.
I want to learn German, but I doubt I would ever be able to learn enough to read a philosopher in German. *points to English translation of Nietzsche* I love that thing. Maybe poetry, no philosophy. And I only know vaguely of Kant's ideas, but I like some of them, so I thought it disappointing that it would be so unreadable. Ah well. I've got plenty to read as it is!
Righteous
Apr 18 2006, 06:22 PM
Well, after going through The Zombie Survival Guide four times, I read The Virgin Suicides (excellent piece) and am about to start reading The Law followed by The Prince (yes, I know it's an odd combination). After that, I'm thinking of hitting Anthem in preparation for my next writing project.
Daria
Apr 18 2006, 08:44 PM
QUOTE (gothictheysay @ Apr 18 2006, 12:28 PM)
QUOTE
Also, love the new av.
I want to learn German, but I doubt I would ever be able to learn enough to read a philosopher in German. *
points to English translation of Nietzsche* I love that thing. Maybe poetry, no philosophy. And I only know vaguely of Kant's ideas, but I like some of them, so I thought it disappointing that it would be so unreadable. Ah well. I've got plenty to read as it is!
I have The Birth Of Tradgedy and although I am a very good reader, I still struggle with it. A Brief History Of Time seems like a picture book comparitively!
PsychWardMike
Apr 18 2006, 09:11 PM
Reading "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco. Theatre of the absurd. Go me!
Also, after Mata inadvertantly reccomended it (by which I mean he passively mentioned he'd read it) I started "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." Mata, if you're reading this, you're right. It's got one idea for two hundred rubbishy pages.
Izzy
Apr 18 2006, 09:44 PM
QUOTE (devils_daughter @ Apr 11 2006, 03:27 PM)
I'm starting Why Do People Hate America? today.
Ok, so I read about 50 pages of 'Why Do People Hate America?',(the boring book in the world!!!!!!!) and then realized I had no idea what was going on, and probably never would. (Not to mention it was the longest 50 pgs of my life...
) So I started reading "Look For Me By Moonlight" instead, which I finsihed 3 days ago. Great book
.
gothictheysay
Apr 19 2006, 12:59 AM
I read the Birth of Tragedy and it only really sunk into my head and starting making sense about halfway through. Now, if I reread it, I'd fully understand. But I'd rather not at the moment...
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 20 2006, 01:49 AM
Da Vinchi Code....Go me!
gothictheysay
Apr 20 2006, 03:38 PM
Finished Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said and am now on another Dick novel, Time Out of Joint. Also, I have Orson Scott Card stories off to the side... and my European history homework of course. And a lot of other stuff stacked up to read. Yay break!
Usurper MrTeapot
Apr 21 2006, 12:21 AM
Finished Glue by Irvine Welsh.
Just finished I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max.
voices_in_my_head
Apr 21 2006, 02:48 AM
I'm reading The Waterless Sea, and I'll admit to chosing it just 'cause it has a really cool cover.
Moosh
Apr 22 2006, 06:06 PM
I am re-reading both The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams and Wish you Were Here by Nick Webb, about Douglas Adams. Going through a bit of an Adamsy phase.
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 22 2006, 11:21 PM
Re-reading Lordof the rings. You never get bored of it....
Daria
Apr 23 2006, 01:55 PM
QUOTE (MrTeapot @ Apr 21 2006, 01:21 AM)
Finished Glue by Irvine Welsh.
What did you think of it? It was the first of Welsh's books I had read, and was astounded by the description and his style of writing.
Astarael
Apr 23 2006, 07:23 PM
I'm in the middle of Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove. The alternate history and the constant allusions to the real Shakespeare are great, but the dialogue can be a pain to decipher.
Izzy
Apr 23 2006, 10:09 PM
Starting War Against The Weak today. It might take a while to finish...so many pages...QUOTE (ShadowWolfenNinja @ Apr 19 2006, 09:49 PM)
Da Vinchi Code....Go me!
That's a good book.
ShadowWolfenNinja
Apr 24 2006, 12:32 AM
QUOTE (devils_daughter @ Apr 23 2006, 06:09 PM)
Starting War Against The Weak today. It might take a while to finish...so many pages...QUOTE (ShadowWolfenNinja @ Apr 19 2006, 09:49 PM)
Da Vinchi Code....Go me!
That's a good book. The movie is gunna rock.
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