Just finished reading “The idiot” by Dostoevsky. It’s actually the second novel of his that i’ve read (the first was Notes From Underground) and they both kicked serious ass. Although i can understand why Notes from Underground might make some people depressed
Almost finnished “Einstien: A Life in Science” by Michael White & John Gribbin. One of the best and most accessible science books i’ve read. It mixes an account of Albert Einstiens life with detailed and understandable explanations of relativity theory and quantum physics.
“A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson is another excellent popular-science book. Almost made me want to drop my business major and take up physics.
[quote]Invictica wrote:
I just finished The Fountainhead like 2 seconds ago. I opened up Atlas Shrugged and realized its like over 1000 page. This thing better be better than the fountainhead.[/quote]
I just finished Hollywood Animal. It was a good read.
I have read The Fountain and Atlas Shrugged. I liked The Fountain a lot but Atlas Shrugged dragged on. I was disappointed by that.
I am currently reading Meditations. I recommend it. Helps keep things in perspective. Pretty good for a book that was never meant to be seen by others.
An alley-thief and his small gang break an unspoken code among thieves and target the fortunes of the nobility of an island city-state. His adventures become ever more dangerous and he attempts to escape his web of deceit with ever more lies.
Excellent, entertaining read. Great plot, well-developed characters, great setting, and good pace. The writing is very good despite being easy reading.
Just finished:
The Future and its Enemies by Virginia Postrel (non fiction about the idea of a dynamic and changing world vs trying to control change and which serves the common good)
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb (good story, not exactly a coming of age story, but about a kid growing up as the illegitimate son of the King in waiting, with magic and intrigue and plenty of deaths, not as hardcore or depressing as Song of Ice and Fire though).
Current: Royal Assassin (2nd book in the series)
And up next will be something by John Scalzi or Alastair Reynolds, 2 of my favorite sci fi authors.
I just got a Kindle 2.0 a few weeks ago and love it, it makes reading on the train easier and I can download most stuff I want in minutes.
[quote]Vash wrote:
Gotrek and Felix: The First Omnibus (collects the first three books)
Kinda on a Warhammer kick…[/quote]
Gotrek and felix are awesome, at least the first author. The new author of the last few books is no where near as good though. I got into them when I started playing warhammer online for awhile.
