Book Thread

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:31 pm

Yeah we need one of these, you know the deal.

Jubes recommended The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, but I couldn't find it at the bookstore... so I bought Paradise Lost instead! Woo!

DIS-CUSS.

mz · Post by mz » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:38 pm

I reread The Rose Madder a few weeks ago. Good book.

Oh yeah, and Airframe that same week. Also a good book.

Toxodont · Post by **Toxodont** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:43 pm

Still reading I, Robot....

All I have to say is that the book is better than the movie by 9999999x. I'm just glad I saw the movie first, so as to seemingly get my moneys worth at the time. D:

Craddyshack · Post by **Craddyshack** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:45 pm

Going through Xenocide a second time. Mmmmmmmm... Orson Scott Card.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:23 pm

paradise lost D:

I am reading nothing just at the moment, although I just finished a couple of terry pratchett books. surprisingly the first ones I've ever read (aside from good omens with neil gaiman), despite having always been a fan of fantasy and humour. very good stuff~!

I don't know what I'll read next
maybe women in love by d.h. lawrence

maybe finnegan's wake by james joyce... yeah right. I will read it eventually though! ulysses was great, but then again, ulysses mostly made sense.

I am sort of considering reading all the song of ice and fire books again since that fourth one is bound to be finished eventually, but I'm sort of a slow reader and that would take a lot of time.

I'm also considering reading some nonfiction... maybe some 20th century history or something. I never really enjoyed taking history classes, but I would enjoy learning about it on my own time.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:31 pm

Well, I figure I'll have to be in the mood for Paradise Lost...

Last One · Post by **Last One** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:36 pm

I tried reading paradise lost once

Have a nice day

a771cu5 · Post by **a771cu5** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:05 am

I'm finishing Canterbury Tales now, and plan to start either Quicksilver or The Orestia after it. I'll probably go with the Orestia, since we just read Oedipus Rex in school and I'm in the mood for some Greek vengeful tragedy.

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:12 am

Paradise Lost and Finnegan's Wake are both awesome, awesome books.

Right now I'm reading some Greek Mythology for my mythology class, a bunch of various stuff I've already read - The Odyssey, The Illiad, and currently the Hesiod.

I also recently finished "The Sword of Shannara" after reading the prequel, "The First King of Shannara." I hope in time it will make A Feast of Crows come faster.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:01 am

I'm still on Dracula's case. I've also begun to read Signals and Systems, 2nd edition Doom.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:24 am

Ward wrote:Signals and Systems, 2nd edition Doom.

ShadowDrgn · Post by **ShadowDrgn** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:24 am

j0hn Ayanami wrote: I hope in time it will make A Feast of Crows come faster.

The worst part is that even after that comes out, you can forget about book 5 until 2010.

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:59 am

ShadowDrgn wrote:
j0hn Ayanami wrote: I hope in time it will make A Feast of Crows come faster.

The worst part is that even after that comes out, you can forget about book 5 until 2010.

That doesn't bother me too much. It must be worth it to wait for something that long!

Jubilation · Post by **Jubilation** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:14 am

Ah Xenocide, I love that book, and the whole series. When I go back home over Christmas I'm bringing back all my Orson Scott Card. I've been having a bitch of a time actually settling down to read since I got to college, so yes I'm still on Crime and Punishment. So tempted to just start Veronika Decides to Die, though...

Doom: you might try looking for Coelho's books in the mind, body and spirituality sections of stores. He's usually filed there in England.

EDIT: and omg I can't wait for Feast of Crows. Gonna reread at least the last book before that comes out.

Reiji · Post by **Reiji** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:42 am

Toxodont wrote:Still reading I, Robot....

All I have to say is that the book is better than the movie by 9999999x. I'm just glad I saw the movie first, so as to seemingly get my moneys worth at the time. D:

I, Robot would have been better off as a high-budget TV series.

The movie had a few vague allusions to some of the scenarios of the book, but the characters in the movie are far less likeable than the ones in the book.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:13 am

Tox, if you don't read the rest of the robot novels afterwards, I'm going to castrate you, superglue them back on and castrate you again.

Kage · Post by **Kage** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:42 am

The art of deception - mitnick

I am a l337 hacker now.

the sniper · Post by **the sniper** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:33 am

I can recomend Harry Potter series.

Abe · Post by **Abe** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:14 am

I reread The Rose Madder a few weeks ago. Good book.

Is that the Stephen King book? I read that a while back, when it was new. It was quite a good book.

I'm not really reading anything right now. Plodding through English translation of Gravitation manga (which doesn't count!) Sort of working my way slowly through Dragonlance Chronicles again (I <3 my trashy young-adult fantasy tomes).

I don't really have many english books here. A lot came with the apartment, but they're all shitty. I will give you some titles.
McCarthy's Bar
The Female Nomad
The Boy Next Door
Man and Boy
A Married Man
Mr. Maybe
Another Woman
The Diary of Anne Frank
Four Blondes
Sex and the City
etc etc etc.

Save me~

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:03 pm

Reading Smoke and Mirrors at the moment. Still

And I'm going to buy Legends II very soon...

Xephonic · Post by **Xephonic** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:52 pm

Currently Rereading:
The Iliad

Waiting for:
Dark Tower VII

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:47 pm

Doom wrote:
Ward wrote:Signals and Systems, 2nd edition Doom.

It's not so bad. I'll be able to make eleat picture filters afterwards. :frank

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:08 pm

What's wrong with Anne Frank Sergeboi?

Raederle · Post by **Raederle** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:33 pm

On the second book of the Sevenwaters series. It's pretty heavy.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:15 pm

Jubilation wrote:Doom: you might try looking for Coelho's books in the mind, body and spirituality sections of stores. He's usually filed there in England.

:o

It's nonfiction?

Anyway I was only at the campus bookstore, I'll take a closer look next time I get to a "real" one.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:21 pm

I hope george r r martin has the fat man living power that marlon brando had

I can't have him dying before that series is finished !

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:22 pm

smeared ink wrote:I hope george r r martin has the fat man living power that marlon brando had

I can't have him dying before that series is finished !

Him and Robert Jordan both..

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:28 pm

j0hn Ayanami wrote:
smeared ink wrote:I hope george r r martin has the fat man living power that marlon brando had

I can't have him dying before that series is finished !

Him and Robert Jordan both..

I think Robert Jordan is intent on dying before finishing Wheel of Time.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:52 pm

I think george r r martin actually has an end planned out for his series

although I believe he intended it to be 4 books, and it's just become way bigger and more complex than he'd imagined it would be
but man is it ever complex in a great way

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:27 am

Man, does Jordan make sure he keeps the complexity down by creating scores of copies of the same character and bouncing between them frequently enough to ensure nothing happens at all.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:28 am

Lord Golbez wrote:Man, does Jordan make sure he keeps the complexity down by creating scores of copies of the same character and bouncing between them frequently enough to ensure nothing happens at all.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:47 am

I used to love terry brooks's shannara books, but I couldn't really get into the 'voyage of the jerle shannara' ones of more recent times.. and I don't know if it's because they're not as good as they used to be, or if I just don't like them as much anymore

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:59 am

Fei, the Voyage also confused me too. I don't really understand the purpose..

Lord Golbez wrote:Man, does Jordan make sure he keeps the complexity down by creating scores of copies of the same character and bouncing between them frequently enough to ensure nothing happens at all.

So true.. his women are the worst ever.

Patchingko · Post by **Patchingko** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:40 am

Hey, GRRM's old novels are going back to the printshop.

The Armegeddon Rag was pretty good. It's not fantasy, but if you like GRRM, you'll probably like it.

DR · Post by DR » Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:47 am

Reading through Archie issue #18342 I noticed that Jughead's crown wasn't actually attached to his head. Rather, it was suspended in mid air... Anyone else notice this? I wonder if it has any metaphorical meaning or maybe its some kind of symbolism...

Tortoise · Post by **Tortoise** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:15 am

I read textbooks.

Abe · Post by **Abe** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:37 am

Doom wrote:What's wrong with Anne Frank Sergeboi?

O LOOK AT ME, I'M A LITTLE JEWGIRL, TRAPPED IN AN ATTIC.
LET MY PEOPLE GO !
OPZ, I AM DIED. PLZ READ MY JOURNAL.

fuck off

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 1:14 am

DR wrote:Reading through Archie issue #18342 I noticed that Jughead's crown wasn't actually attached to his head. Rather, it was suspended in mid air... Anyone else notice this? I wonder if it has any metaphorical meaning or maybe its some kind of symbolism...

It suggests a state of constant motion. Since the crown is never quite on his head, his head is constantly in movement and the crown is rushing to keep up. It's symbolic of the exhilarating tension between being and becoming.

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 1:16 am

Abe wrote:
Doom wrote:What's wrong with Anne Frank Sergeboi?
O LOOK AT ME, I'M A LITTLE JEWGIRL, TRAPPED IN AN ATTIC.
LET MY PEOPLE GO !
OPZ, I AM DIED. PLZ READ MY JOURNAL.

fuck off

That's almost as insensative as the comments I was making about blind people today

Abe · Post by **Abe** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:02 am

she's DEAD, she can't be offended by my comments, so who the fuck cares.

Gungrave · Post by **Gungrave** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:37 am

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is outstanding. Even though the series is not currently complete, the 10 volumes and a prequel thus far are a wealth of information to read through. Great story development on a grand epic scale.

I also enjoy anything from the Forgotten Realms universe by R.A. Salvatore. All of the Drizzt books are fun and entertaining reads.

j0hn Ayanami · Post by **j0hn Ayanami** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:57 am

By outstanding you mean overrated, then yes

Jubilation · Post by **Jubilation** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:06 am

I tried to read The Dark Elf Trilogy but for some reason the writing, settling and characters all made me wanna puke. So yeah I didn't really like them.

Kage · Post by **Kage** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:30 am

Jub, you didn't put it down immediately?

isildur · Post by **isildur** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:32 am

Paradise Lost kicks booty.

I am currently reading Angels and Demons.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:18 pm

last night d was looking at this 1982 book from my bookshelf, "invasion of the space invaders" by martin amis (intro by steven spielberg~~!!) about arcade and home video games and in the glossary amongst definitions like "ace - video-game expert" and "Concorde - valuable enemy ship in Galaxian" he noticed "faggot - gay"

we thought this was hilarious so eventually I looked up the book on google and the first thing I discovered was that it sells used for $200-$400 US. bye bye faggot book

now I need to figure out how to list things on ebay (which as it happens has a first-time-sellers first item listing for free deal for a few more days)

nomaru · Post by **nomaru** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:25 pm

i need to read:

the davinci code

rose madder

i, robot

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:49 pm

Okay none of you nubs who want to read I, Robot after seeing the movie better stop at that, and better read the rest of the Robot novels followed by the Foundation novels... frickin nubs.

Kage · Post by **Kage** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:58 pm

Nobody reads non fiction no more?

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:16 pm

isildur wrote:Paradise Lost kicks booty.

I am currently reading Angels and Demons.

I'm reading The Da Vinci Code right now...a friend HIGHLY recommended it. Lemme know how Angels and Demons is cuz I haven't read any other Dan Brown titles and I wanna see if he's uber leet

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