[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Just finished The Accident Man by Tom Cain…pretty good.About an assasin who takes jobs that are justifiable in his eyes.
I think I have read every book that involves assasins.Can't get enough of em'.[/quote]
If you enjoy books about assassins I recommend a couple. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck Barris
On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
although this one isn’t about assassins, you might like it: American Spy by E. Howard Hunt
Just finished re-reading Craig Clevenger’s ‘The Contorshinists Handbook’. I’ve read this book six times now and always find some new way to enjoy it or notice some extra subtle commentary that I missed on previous readings. Severly underrated, and as good, if not better, than anything Palahniuk, Easton-Ellis or Welsh ever wrote.
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky… Epic!
[quote]anonym wrote:
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.
I realized I hadn’t read any good fiction in some time and picked it up the other day. Fantasy buffs might recognize it, as it’s apparently one of the better ones in the genre.
200 pages in thus far (600 more to go). I’d recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy novels but doesn’t want to be reading at a 6th-grade level.[/quote]
Good choice…I’m waiting on the second book from the library.I little to much court intrique and not enough swordplay for me but great story telling.Mr.Purple recommended it as well.
Any David Gemmel book…great characters and lots of fighting.
Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
just finished The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson, last book in the Mistborn series, one of the most unique takes on the fantasy genre i’ve ever read.
Uh, last week- Choke - Chuck Palahniuk, not nearly as good as Invisible Monsters.
before that, Gods Behaving Badly - Marie Phillips. Good, but a rip off of Good Omens, and Good Omens was light years better.
dantes divine comedy in the original italian im on purgatory right now
[quote]Xab wrote:
I’m still grinding though Atlas Shrugged. I love it, but holy hell it’s a long book.[/quote]
I’ve got that book sitting at home and every time I look at it I think of how long it’s going to take to consume it and leave it be.
[quote]mitchellh wrote:
Xab wrote:
I’m still grinding though Atlas Shrugged. I love it, but holy hell it’s a long book.
I’ve got that book sitting at home and every time I look at it I think of how long it’s going to take to consume it and leave it be.[/quote]
Atlas Shrugged was fantastic!!
Blink, was, also by the way. read it twice, just to make sure I got everything.
Just started Notes From the Underground.
The Kama Sutra. Its a good read, really insightful once you get past the stigma of the “sexiness” of the book and get into the text, you’ll be blown away
Just finished Orwell’s 1984. Overrated. About 3/4 through Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, which I read via DailyLit. For those who haven’t heard of it, they send you a few pages every day via email. They have newer books too, but they cost money.
i just finished call me ted, which is the autobiography of ted turner. very interesting how he became who he is. I have a couple more i want to read but am currently about 650 pages into my EMT book for class and am going to finish class before i start reading again for pleasure.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
I need some fiction to balance this and am thinking of either starting the Hitchhiker series or the Ender series. Not sure which to choose.[/quote]
Either of those would be great choices. If you haven’t read either, I would go Hitchhiker’s Guide for a longer read. I enjoyed it all the way through.
If you just want one book go with Ender’s Game. A great read on its own and pretty fast. I’ve only read Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead, so take that for what its worth.
Currently, I’m making my way through Science and Practice.
Thinking of picking up Watchmen again in honor of its pending release.
[quote]mahwah wrote:
Either of those would be great choices. If you haven’t read either, I would go Hitchhiker’s Guide for a longer read. I enjoyed it all the way through.
If you just want one book go with Ender’s Game. A great read on its own and pretty fast. I’ve only read Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead, so take that for what its worth.
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Yeah, I’ve never read either series. I think eventually I will get through both since I’ve heard mostly good things about both. I just don’t know which to start with. Based on what you wrote, I’ll probably go with Ender’s Game since I jump around a lot with what I read and I’m not looking to read an entire series in a row.
The Reapers by John Conally
[quote]malonetd wrote:
mahwah wrote:
Either of those would be great choices. If you haven’t read either, I would go Hitchhiker’s Guide for a longer read. I enjoyed it all the way through.
If you just want one book go with Ender’s Game. A great read on its own and pretty fast. I’ve only read Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead, so take that for what its worth.
Yeah, I’ve never read either series. I think eventually I will get through both since I’ve heard mostly good things about both. I just don’t know which to start with. Based on what you wrote, I’ll probably go with Ender’s Game since I jump around a lot with what I read and I’m not looking to read an entire series in a row.[/quote]
Ender’s Game is my favorite book of all time, I cannot recommend it more highly. I think you should check out the Alvin Maker series as well if you have the gumption. I dunno what it is with me and mormon fantasy writers. Note this does not include the author of Twilight. That bitch won the bullshit lottery on that one.
[quote]Ov3rman wrote:
Just came of a massive non-fiction binge where i read:
Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond
Six Easy Pieces - Richard Feynman
The Richest Man in Babylon - George Clayson
The last one is a great little book on personal finance that i think everyone of my generation (gen y) should read. Now i’m trying to tackle some “classic” fiction. I just started The Outsider by Albert Camus. Only about 20 pages in so its a bit early to give an assessment yet 
[/quote] I agree about the richest man
[quote]Cockney Blue wrote:
I am reading Blink: The power of thinking without thinking. It is about the subconcious and how it affects the way that we make decisions. Interesting so far (about half way through) though some of the examples seem a bit stretched to fit.[/quote]
I find that with a lot of gladwells work - the initial thesis/focus is pretty tight, but it falls apart by the end. still very well-written tho
‘Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets’- by the guy who came up with ‘The Wire’.
Just read Outliers and Freakonomics…both were really interesting, although I disagreed with some of the main points in outliers…I’m starting Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and continuing my study for my ACSM exam on the 4th…
And about Ender’s game, I’ve read the whole series and loved every book. I would really suggest the Shadow books, as it was interesting to see other characters develop a little more than they did in Enders Game.
[quote]CornSprint wrote:
Just read Outliers and Freakonomics…both were really interesting, although I disagreed with some of the main points in outliers…I’m starting Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and continuing my study for my ACSM exam on the 4th…
And about Ender’s game, I’ve read the whole series and loved every book. I would really suggest the Shadow books, as it was interesting to see other characters develop a little more than they did in Enders Game.[/quote]
Is that fall creek gorge in your avatar?