[quote]Xab wrote:
I’m still grinding though Atlas Shrugged. I love it, but holy hell it’s a long book.[/quote]
The Fountainhead was awesome.
Jesus, do any of you guys just read plain old fiction? I just started reading a few years ago for enjoyment and have pretty much read all John Grisham, Micheal Crighton, Ken Follet, Stephen King, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and right now I just started on a few of James Rollins books. I dunno if I like him as much. I heard he was like Crighton, but IMO his books haven’t been as interesting so far…
[quote]markdp wrote:
Jesus, do any of you guys just read plain old fiction? I just started reading a few years ago for enjoyment and have pretty much read all John Grisham, Micheal Crighton, Ken Follet, Stephen King, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and right now I just started on a few of James Rollins books. I dunno if I like him as much. I heard he was like Crighton, but IMO his books haven’t been as interesting so far…[/quote]
Robert Crais and Lee Child write some good mysteries.
lol I am reading a math book, what I will do in school next semester. I plan on having damn good grades.
nerdiest thing ever
[quote]JoshM wrote:
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.
Is that fall creek gorge in your avatar? [/quote]
Nah, it’s one of the gorges up in Ithaca from last year
[quote]anonym wrote:
markdp wrote:
Jesus, do any of you guys just read plain old fiction? I just started reading a few years ago for enjoyment and have pretty much read all John Grisham, Micheal Crighton, Ken Follet, Stephen King, David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and right now I just started on a few of James Rollins books. I dunno if I like him as much. I heard he was like Crighton, but IMO his books haven’t been as interesting so far…
Robert Crais and Lee Child write some good mysteries.[/quote]
Cool. My favorite type of book is quasi-sci fi, like Crighton. Rollins is a little too sci-fi for me, at least so far.
Read both about 10 years back – both made a big impression and had me caring about the characters, though I think the Ender books had more of an impact. Card also edited an anthology called Future on Fire that some of you might like.
As for what I’m reading… I’m trying to remember if I still remember how to read. I hope so, because I’ve got monster, monster, monster exams in a little over a week. I am avoiding studying for them. Crap. Goodbye.
[quote]nerd_princess wrote:
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.
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]
The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action.
Wow, I feel boring. haha
to mitchellh — Kerouac’s On the Road is only cliche because he defined the things that were original, but later became cliche through movies. That book defined a large part of the culture that Hollywood made into films and turned hackneyed. I personally think the book is staggeringly original.
I love that book!
This week is a novel week for me. Just finished Dune, will start the next book in the series and also read Game of Thrones by George RR Martin. Great books, need a re-read, along with possibly Ender’s Game (which I read in 1 sitting the first time I picked it up). May also read 1776 by McCullough.
Currently reading Emperor: The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden.
Caesar is kicking some ass in Gaul.
The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt. Not my usual type of thing, but actually pretty good.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
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[/quote]
Actually reading it? Then good on you, I quite liked it too.
I’m (re)reading Shogun by James Clavell.
Also just got 531 ebook by Wendler, if that counts!
Just finished Turn Coat, the latest of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It’s like Merlin crossed with Mike Hammer.
Started The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinners Semester at America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roose. It’s about a sophomore from Brown University spending a semester at Liberty University, the school founded by Jerry Falwell. It’s a good read so far.
Finished the autobiography The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education by Craig M. Mullaney, a few weeks ago. It recounts his years at West Point, as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and of infantry combat. He talks about his training and what it takes to be a good officer and the guilt for not bringing all his men home. If you’re someone that knows someone in the military please read this.
[quote]mahwah wrote:
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.
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]
Hitchhiker series is amazing. Read them as a child (my step-father is a huge fan) literally changed the way I think.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
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.
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[/quote]
Just finished it yesterday, really enjoyed it and definitely learned something from it. Now I am busy searching for the rest of the books I bought when I was in the states. Also working my way through Lower Back Disorders by McGill.
Westside Barbell Book of Methods
I need to get a Kindle or the like, costs a fortune to get English Language books sent here.
Ayn Rand’s books are . . . fuck, I hated them. I read them, because I’d heard about the philosophy, and it was like reading an Oh-Niner’s hackneyed re-interpretation of an early Atomic Dog, after having taken a Spike and watching gay porn.
Finishing up “Letting Go of Your Bananas.”
And the Blackest Night first issue. Comics is books, too.
Just started Helter Skelter, so far I’m pretty hooked.