Topic: What are you reading? (Read 152110 times)

Demosthenes · « **Reply #25 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:20:23 AM »

Well, I'm reading this now.

I just started "Test Of The Twins" in it.

The_FOO · « **Reply #26 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:26:36 AM »

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Ugh.

Yes. I know it's pure main stream mush, but they're enjoyable to read even though you can usually tell where he's going about half way through.

At this point I more or less have to read them when they come out just out of habit.

Kinda like Piers Anthony Xanth novels. Although I did manage to break myself of that horrid addiction after about 9-10 books that were all virtually identical.

The_FOO · « **Reply #27 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:28:41 AM »

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Well, I'm reading this now.

I just started "Test Of The Twins" in it.

I've never been to keen on D&D novels. I don't know why. I did read the recent Keep on the Borderlands book, but I think that's cause I got it for free.

Law · « **Reply #28 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:31:40 AM »

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Ugh.

Yes. I know it's pure main stream mush, but they're enjoyable to read even though you can usually tell where he's going about half way through.

No, no, I've read all of Clancy's novels. That one, in particular, finished that trend for me. He had stretched the Ryans a little thin by the time Executive Orders came out, but this is just bad. He reached too far for a story tie-in to the Ryan family in this one that it comes out absurd.

The_FOO · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:42:25 AM »

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No, no, I've read all of Clancy's novels. That one, in particular, finished that trend for me. He had stretched the Ryans a little thin by the time Executive Orders came out, but this is just bad. He reached too far for a story tie-in to the Ryan family in this one that it comes out absurd.

Ahh... So it's another Red Storm Rising? Doesn't fit very well into the Clancy universe? I'll let you know what I think of it when I'm finished though. Should only take me a day or three at the most.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #30 on:** August 12, 2004, 11:46:58 AM »

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Well, I'm reading this now.

I just started "Test Of The Twins" in it.

I've never been to keen on D&D novels. I don't know why. I did read the recent Keep on the Borderlands book, but I think that's cause I got it for free.

The Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies are the only ones for me.

And I didn't like Chronicles that much. Legends is pretty good work though.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #31 on:** August 12, 2004, 12:00:35 PM »

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

JesterPoet · « **Reply #32 on:** August 18, 2004, 10:12:07 AM »

Well, I'm a couple days late to add to this, but I'm finally reading Snow Crash.

Damned good so far.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #33 on:** August 18, 2004, 11:25:55 AM »

Finished with the Dragonlance Annotated Legends.

Now I'm reading Jack Vance's Tales Of A Dying Earth.

It's very, very odd. That's about all I can say so far.

The_FOO · « **Reply #34 on:** August 18, 2004, 11:44:51 AM »

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Now I'm reading Jack Vance's Tales Of A Dying Earth.

It's very, very odd. That's about all I can say so far.

Where did you find that? I've been looking (only half assed) for them for ages. Did they republish them anytime recently?

Demosthenes · « **Reply #35 on:** August 18, 2004, 11:47:40 AM »

It's an all-in-one-volume kind of thing. I got mine on Amazon.

The_FOO · « **Reply #36 on:** August 18, 2004, 12:01:44 PM »

Nifty. I'll have to order one when I get some spare change.

hackess · « **Reply #37 on:** September 02, 2004, 08:40:15 AM »

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series for the umpteenth time

Crystalmonkey · « **Reply #38 on:** September 02, 2004, 09:04:16 AM »

Hitchhiker's guide series is good, I read that last year.

A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking

ColComOcelaridHighLan · « **Reply #39 on:** September 02, 2004, 09:20:38 AM »

Terry Gookdkind's Temple of the Wind from the Wizard's First Rule Series, and also the Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition rulebook.

Law · « **Reply #40 on:** September 02, 2004, 11:43:52 AM »

Against Nature - Joris-Karl Huysmans

pbsaurus · « **Reply #41 on:** September 02, 2004, 01:01:23 PM »

I'm about to start Ender's Game, since I just finished Dress Your Family in Denim and Corduroy. The latter I highly recommend, some really funny shit there!

Oh and yesterday Intervention and Reflection : Basic Issues in Medical Ethics (with InfoTrac) arrived so I will probably be digging into that pretty soon (after I find out the initial reading assignments). Oh and I'm about 2/3rds of the way through Cryptonomicon. Great book.

Dark Shade · « **Reply #42 on:** September 02, 2004, 04:19:05 PM »

Myst: The Book Of Atrus

It's an oldie, from a Mac computer game of the same name. It's really quite in-depth, and very well written. I'm not quite finished it yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

dcrog · « **Reply #43 on:** September 02, 2004, 04:19:56 PM »

Just read Ender's Game again after many years. It was much shorter than I remembered. Might go through neuroomancer again next.

The_FOO · « **Reply #44 on:** September 04, 2004, 07:38:23 AM »

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No, no, I've read all of Clancy's novels. That one, in particular, finished that trend for me. He had stretched the Ryans a little thin by the time Executive Orders came out, but this is just bad. He reached too far for a story tie-in to the Ryan family in this one that it comes out absurd.

Ahh... So it's another Red Storm Rising? Doesn't fit very well into the Clancy universe? I'll let you know what I think of it when I'm finished though. Should only take me a day or three at the most.

Wow... this topic needs to be made sticky or something cause I totally forgot to post after I finished reading it.

I see what you meant Law, the continuity just doesn't quite mesh up. Not to mention the end seems very forced. In general it wasn't bad but when measured against the rest of his books it's definately one of the poorer efforts.

The_FOO · « **Reply #45 on:** September 04, 2004, 07:50:37 AM »

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Myst: The Book Of Atrus

It's an oldie, from a Mac computer game of the same name. It's really quite in-depth, and very well written. I'm not quite finished it yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

I remember when Myst first came out. Did it ever blow people away for what was essentially a slide show with some clickable hot spots. You could do the whole thing online in HTML with image maps and some CGI these days.

That and 7th Guest were really the first two computer games to show off what you could do with a CD full of Data. Because back then the typical hard drive size was anywhere from 100ish MB up to maybe a gig or two if you were really lucky/rich.

The_FOO · « **Reply #46 on:** September 04, 2004, 07:54:53 AM »

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Just read Ender's Game again after many years. It was much shorter than I remembered. Might go through neuroomancer again next.

You should check out Ender's Shadow for a good read. I litterally couldn't put it down once I started reading it. Blasted through it in one sitting. It's easily the equal of Ender's Game if not better. Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets weren't quite as good though.

dcrog · « **Reply #47 on:** September 04, 2004, 09:07:43 AM »

I was just looking through some books from a box in the attic I read many moons ago. I started Ringworld by Larry Niven last night.

I don't recall those two Foo. If I find the others from the series and reread them I will likely look them up.

The_FOO · « **Reply #48 on:** September 04, 2004, 10:20:42 AM »

They're fairly new. Written in the last 3-5 years I think. Quite a bit after Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide.

I haven't read Ringworld in ages. Although I did see a new RW novel on the shelves recently.

Dark Shade · « **Reply #49 on:** September 04, 2004, 11:48:51 AM »

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Myst: The Book Of Atrus

It's an oldie, from a Mac computer game of the same name. It's really quite in-depth, and very well written. I'm not quite finished it yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

I remember when Myst first came out. Did it ever blow people away for what was essentially a slide show with some clickable hot spots. You could do the whole thing online in HTML with image maps and some CGI these days.

That and 7th Guest were really the first two computer games to show off what you could do with a CD full of Data. Because back then the typical hard drive size was anywhere from 100ish MB up to maybe a gig or two if you were really lucky/rich.

I remember I really enjoyed the game itself when it first appeared, and I still do. They've produced new versions of it, and about 3-4 'sequels' that continue the storyline left behind prior to them. It's all well in good, but I haven't bought into it yet.

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