Topic: What are you reading? (Read 152089 times)

pbsaurus · « **Reply #525 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:06:08 PM »

Finished The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Excellent read. Buy it now!

Just started The Cobweb by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #526 on:** February 28, 2008, 07:36:12 PM »

at work: uncle john's monumental bathroom reader

at home: still reading (very, very slowly) the day of the locust

in between classes at school: a drinking companion: alcohol and the lives of writers by kelly boler (incredibly fascinating and definitely worth reading, but a warning: there are a ridiculous amount of grammatical and spelling errors in this book; it's distracting at times.) and mental floss's forbidden knowledge

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #527 on:** February 29, 2008, 11:23:27 AM »

Quote from: what the funk on February 28, 2008, 03:52:26 AM

Thanks but no thanks they always send me bong eyed and then to sleep, I think i've got the problem sussed anyways.

Know what makes ME bong eyed?

sociald1077 · « **Reply #528 on:** March 12, 2008, 03:40:38 PM »

I picked up John Stewart's Naked Pictures of Famous People about 6 months ago, and now I'm finally reading it. Pretty funny, especially "Martha Stewart's Vagina."

canoftuna · « **Reply #529 on:** March 16, 2008, 04:16:51 PM »

I just started the Riftwar Saga series, by Raymond E. Feist. It seems a bit like generic fantasy to me, nothing special so far. We'll see.

TheJudge · « **Reply #530 on:** March 17, 2008, 10:39:34 AM »

The Templar Legacy

canoftuna · « **Reply #531 on:** March 19, 2008, 11:40:13 PM »

Quote from: canoftuna on March 16, 2008, 04:16:51 PM

I just started the Riftwar Saga series, by Raymond E. Feist. It seems a bit like generic fantasy to me, nothing special so far. We'll see.

I've changed my mind! I wouldn't recommend it to others yet, but it's good enough to have been overly eager to grab the next books in the series. The storyline so far isn't original-- then again, how it is possible to be original in fantasy?-- typical underdog hero, somehow mixed into a perilous quest to save the world, blah, blah, blah. But what I really enjoy is how it's written. The characters have so much depth, and it's not overly detailed and dry like fantasy writers tend to get sometimes. Either way, I've barely been able to put down the books, which is a good indication it's good since I get bored so easily.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #532 on:** March 20, 2008, 02:57:13 PM »

Finished Cobweb yesterday. Not Stephenson's best, but still a nice read.

Starting The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver today in a few minutes.

Agent_Tachyon · « **Reply #533 on:** March 24, 2008, 11:16:07 AM »

The Proud Highway by Hunter S. Thompson.

Socrates · « **Reply #534 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:45:21 AM »

Just finished Feast of Souls by C.S. Friedman. A very good book. She does a good job with layering a story. You think you've got things figured out and a layer is pulled back and more things are revealed, or hinted at anyway. I'd also recommend her Coldfire trilogy.

Edit: When fetching those links I found some information about the Kindle. I'd read a Newsweek article and was pretty intrigued. Has anyone here handled or tried one? As a pretty heavy reader the thought of being able to download books in a minute from anywhere is very interesting... especially for when I travel.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #535 on:** March 26, 2008, 01:27:28 PM »

I like turning the pages and showing off the books on my bookshelves. I don't think I could do the kindle. I don't even like reading anything that long on a computer.

Socrates · « **Reply #536 on:** March 27, 2008, 07:09:30 AM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on March 26, 2008, 01:27:28 PM

I like turning the pages and showing off the books on my bookshelves. I don't think I could do the kindle. I don't even like reading anything that long on a computer.

I agree with wanting to hold the book.

However the Kindle screen is supposed to be easier on the eyes, plus I like the thought that I could travel with many books and not take up tons of space.

violet34 · « **Reply #537 on:** March 29, 2008, 02:31:55 PM »

I'm reading Howl's moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones. I saw the movie first, and I really loved it and thought it would make a good book. and it did happen to be a book, so now I'm reading it

. It's very good so far in my oppinion.

xolik · « **Reply #538 on:** March 31, 2008, 03:16:55 PM »

I started "Cell" by Steven King. It's....different.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #539 on:** March 31, 2008, 03:31:35 PM »

Quote from: xolik on March 31, 2008, 03:16:55 PM

I started "Cell" by Steven King. It's....different.

I was disappointed with it at first, and from about the halfway point on I was fairly hooked.

It's not particularly original or groundbreaking, but I found it engrossing and definitely enjoyed it.

I'm a huge George Romero fan though, so that probably helped.

jimmi · « **Reply #540 on:** March 31, 2008, 04:37:57 PM »

I'm currently reading You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen and 1984 by George Orwell.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #541 on:** March 31, 2008, 06:25:29 PM »

Bought a Playboy for the first time in a long time yesterday. I had almost forgot there were more articles than pictures, but the Jenna Fischer interview was pretty good. I'm thinking about renewing my subscription.

ivan · « **Reply #542 on:** March 31, 2008, 06:33:10 PM »

If you were a real man, you'd subscribe to Hustler.

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #543 on:** March 31, 2008, 06:40:50 PM »

playboy has never done anything for me. it's so.. mild.

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #544 on:** April 01, 2008, 06:20:27 PM »

uncle john's bathroom reader plunges into music

pbsaurus · « **Reply #545 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:13:14 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on March 20, 2008, 02:57:13 PM

Finished Cobweb yesterday. Not Stephenson's best, but still a nice read.

Starting The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver today in a few minutes.

Finished The Bean Trees on Tuesday, started Pigs In Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver which continues the story of Taylor and Turtle. Good stuff :detta:

sociald1077 · « **Reply #546 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:26:22 PM »

Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans - Sordid Secrets & Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild, by Greg Palast.

Long title, but an interesting read. All of the things make sense so far, but I am torn on how much to believe.

12AX7 · « **Reply #547 on:** April 07, 2008, 03:12:10 AM »

Quote from: ivan on March 31, 2008, 06:33:10 PM

If you were a real man, you'd subscribe to Hustler.

If he were a real man, he'd make his OWN pr0n.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #548 on:** April 25, 2008, 02:56:23 PM »

I just started Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer today. I know, I should have seen the movie first so I could at least enjoy the movie, but with the monster taking up all my time, I only see a movie bimonthly (that means six a year for those of you not versed in my native tongue)

dcrog · « **Reply #549 on:** April 25, 2008, 04:29:03 PM »

http://www.abyssandapex.com/index.html

This.

In my spare time, since I don't seem to have enough to read a book these days.

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