|
Post by NoLeafClover on Sept 21, 2009 16:37:15 GMT -5
I know my friends here at FSTDT are some book reading people, and that means they're my kind of people.
So what are some of the books my fellow peeps are reading, hmm?
Currently I'm trying to make my way through L.A Candy (yeah, the book by the girl from The Hills), but currently I'm just waiting for the douchebag character who is supposed to be Spencer to show up, which says all sorts of things about me.
Anyone else reading something that's worth reading?
|
|
|
Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Sept 21, 2009 17:08:33 GMT -5
Twilight. Saga.
|
|
ottery
New Member
Otterly delicious
Posts: 23
|
Post by ottery on Sept 21, 2009 17:17:55 GMT -5
I'm still trying to tackle The Lord Of The Rings series. I just got to book 3. After that, I'm going to try out The Simmarillion.
|
|
|
Post by arcrow on Sept 21, 2009 17:31:27 GMT -5
Lord of light by Roger Zelazny. Its a mix of scifi and hindu/buddhist mythology. He's a great writer, very poetic in places.
|
|
|
Post by spaniel on Sept 21, 2009 18:31:40 GMT -5
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. Yeah, make fun of the Goth wannabe. You know you want to.
|
|
|
Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Sept 21, 2009 19:47:28 GMT -5
In all seriousness now, I'm reading The Nirvana Companion: Two Decades of Commentary. And in school I'm reading To Kill A Mocking Bird.
|
|
|
Post by lumberjackninja on Sept 21, 2009 19:57:05 GMT -5
Lord of light by Roger Zelazny. Its a mix of scifi and hindu/buddhist mythology. He's a great writer, very poetic in places. That's my favorite book ever. Period. Actually, Zelazny is my favorite author ever. If you like Lord of Light I suggest that you read also Creatures of Light and Darkness. His short story collections are also amazing (they are entitled, if I remember correctly: The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth; Unicorn Variations; and Frost and Fire). Right now, I'm reading Guns, Germs, and Steel, but I've been reading it for almost a year now. In that span of time, I've also read This House of Sky, by Ivan Doig; it's an autobiographical book that takes a look at life in early twentieth century Montana, and it's also a personal drama. I actually cried at the end. I'm reading some other technical books for work and school, mostly about embedded operating systems programming or navigating/attitude determination for small spacecraft.
|
|
|
Post by arcrow on Sept 21, 2009 20:20:26 GMT -5
Lord of light by Roger Zelazny. Its a mix of scifi and hindu/buddhist mythology. He's a great writer, very poetic in places. That's my favorite book ever. Period. Actually, Zelazny is my favorite author ever. If you like Lord of Light I suggest that you read also Creatures of Light and Darkness. His short story collections are also amazing (they are entitled, if I remember correctly: The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth; Unicorn Variations; and Frost and FireAfter I get done with lord of light I got the chronicles of amber. But I plan on reading alot more of him.
|
|
|
Post by Admiral Lithp on Sept 21, 2009 20:53:25 GMT -5
Well, I'm reading it for school, but Sophie's World.
All about some chick who gets letters in the mail about philosophy. Very interesting, once you get past the serious pedophelia/creeper vibe.
It also seems to indirectly argue atheism, at several points.
|
|
|
Post by Sigmaleph on Sept 21, 2009 20:58:03 GMT -5
Trying to finish The Mulberry Empire. I got it a while ago but never got around to reading it. Someone recommended me the Belgariad, so if I get my hands on that it's next on the list.
|
|
|
Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Sept 21, 2009 22:05:33 GMT -5
When I'm Christmas shopping I wanna see if I can find Naked Lunch and The Ticket that Exploded both by William S. Burrough.
Same with When the Wind Blows by someone who I forgot the name of.
I should be able to find both novels by Burrough, but the other one I'm not so sure for I don't know if bookstores carry graphic novels from the early 80's.
|
|
|
Post by spaniel on Sept 21, 2009 22:20:10 GMT -5
When The Wind Blows is by Raymond Briggs.
I want to find Y The Last Man myself. I've read the first six issues, and I want more.
|
|
|
Post by malicious_bloke on Sept 22, 2009 7:27:21 GMT -5
"The Jesus Incident"
by Frank Herert
|
|
|
Post by captainhooker on Sept 22, 2009 9:42:14 GMT -5
Handbook of Instructional Communication: Rhetorical and Relational Perspectives by Dr.'s James McCroskey, Virginia P Richmond (my professor), and Tim Mottett
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind - Deepak Chopra
|
|
|
Post by disgruntledcolonel on Sept 22, 2009 14:55:54 GMT -5
Richard Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution" - COmbative and highly readable as per the standard Dawkins modus operandi, but excellently understandable for the majorly lay non-science person like myself.
Next up methinks I shall re-read "Starbucked" by Taylor Clark, which as the title hints is a history of sorts of Starbucks and the coffee culture it encompasses.
|
|