What have you been reading?
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Currently re-reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, in anticipation that the final book will be delivered sometime in 2012. I've been through it more times than I can remember, and I still enjoy it every time.
I've read the Sword of Truth series multiple times as well, last time actually completing it since all the books were finally finished. Yes, there's a book or two in there that aren't as interesting as most, but, overall, that series is incredible, and well worth the read. I'll probably hit it up again in a few years.
I've caught little bits and pieces of the Seeker shows, and oh boy, you'd never catch me watching that crap in a million years.
I've read the Sword of Truth series multiple times as well, last time actually completing it since all the books were finally finished. Yes, there's a book or two in there that aren't as interesting as most, but, overall, that series is incredible, and well worth the read. I'll probably hit it up again in a few years.
I've caught little bits and pieces of the Seeker shows, and oh boy, you'd never catch me watching that crap in a million years.
The Fall of Yugoslavia by Misha Glenny. You know, light holiday reading for the beach. ;-)
Started it a couple of years back, rereading it now and about done. Informative book about the whole breakup of Yugoslavia and all the confusing stuff that went on with the war here. Nobody comes out looking good.
Started it a couple of years back, rereading it now and about done. Informative book about the whole breakup of Yugoslavia and all the confusing stuff that went on with the war here. Nobody comes out looking good.
I read a book some years ago entitled "Balkan Ghosts," a very interesting book. It does an eerie job of explaining the conflicts there, and unfortunately suggests that we have not seen the last of it.
Wow. Sounds awesome.
With my ears I'm reading (actually, it's being read to me) Wicked by Gregory Maguire. I can not fathom how they made a G rated musical out of this adult material...
With my eyes I'm reading Robert Moss' Dreamer's Book of the Dead. Highly recommended for Soul Travelers.
just finished a book that apparently was a NYTimes Bestseller (i'd never heard of it till i saw it on a friend's coffee table) called The Windup Girl. Gripping sci-fi about a future in which GMO Companies have utterly wrecked the Earth's biodiversity through a series of plauges and polical ploys, in which carbon-based feuls have become a thing of the past, and in which religious zealotry is still rampant. It takes place in Thailand, where the kingdom has pretty much isolated itself with a few exceptions... the main characters of course (a white GMO Companyman incognito, a Chinese/Malaysian former tycoon tuned illegal alien, and a genetically engineered Japanese superwoman). I thought it shared a similar aim, message, perception, whatever as The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starawk... just a lot more dark. and eerily more real. Great book though... definitely couldn't put it down (but I spend a lot of time thinking about globalized agriculture and it's reprecussions).
I recently re-read the Bourne Identity trilogy (Identity, Supremecy, and Ultimatum), and they are some of the best, fast-paced, can't-put-down action novels of all time. They are sooooo much better than the Matt Damon movie versions too, which coincidentally stop following the same plot as the books after Bourne looses his memory...
On book six of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. It's a good series and well written. It's also moving along a bit better than earlier in the series and the conflicts are stepping up.
Just finished the first four books of the Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin and those are excellent books. I love that he kills off a lot of the characters in the main book, and starts to transition some of the villains into the direction of being heroes.
Can't wait for Dance with Dragons to come out, and was really enjoying A Game of Thrones on HBO.
I'm going through Metamorphosis by Ovid again in bits and bunches along with some Sophocles and Euripides.
Cheers,
Oskaar
Just finished the first four books of the Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin and those are excellent books. I love that he kills off a lot of the characters in the main book, and starts to transition some of the villains into the direction of being heroes.
Can't wait for Dance with Dragons to come out, and was really enjoying A Game of Thrones on HBO.
I'm going through Metamorphosis by Ovid again in bits and bunches along with some Sophocles and Euripides.
Cheers,
Oskaar
I've got two things going right now. I'm in the middle of McCullough's "1776", and, when I'm in the mood for fiction, I'm picking up W.E.B. Griffin's "Brotherhood of War" series. It's a lot easier to get through than the stuff I should be reading right now (Dulles, Newman, and the like)...
My brother picked up the first book of the series, and has gotten me hooked on the HBO series. I'm still trying to keep all the families straight, but I've gotta agree with you -- the arcs that some of the characters are taking are surprising and they really draw you into the storyline!
I would direct you to Peter F hamilton's "mindstar" series. If you looked this.
I think I need to get this book of which you speak.
Yeah, it's sort of a tinderbox here and has been throughout history. We'll see what the future holds. But for now, Croatia is in NATO and will be in the EU in July of 2013, so I feel okay living here. Living here, I'd say that as far as future war nonsense goes, Slovenia is the safest of the former Yugoslav nations, with Croatia not so far behind. I'd say Bosnia and Hercegovina and Kosovo are the most dangerous. Time will tell, of course.
As for other books, I listen to a lot of books while working. The best of the bunch, as far as I'm concerned, is A Clockwork Orange. Worth checking out. If you know any Slavic language, you'll be interested to hear the slang that's mostly Russian based but understandable to most Slavic speakers. And it's explained by context for people who don't speak a Slavic language.
Other books I like: Anything by Cormac McCarthy, especially The Road, Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men and All the Pretty Horses. Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. Shantaram, audio book. East of Eden by John Steinbeck. A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving.
Two thumbs waaaay up for the Ender series. Ender's Game is one of my favorite books of all time.
I'm pretty excited about the new book, as well. I'm glad I only picked the series up a year ago so the wait hasn't been too long between the fourth and fifth book. And yes, his non-black-and-white approach to "good" and "evil" is refreshing; Jaime has become one of the my favorite characters. In fact, it's this humanistic approach with such an epic backdrop that really makes the series for me.
Sounds interesting; gonna have to check it out.
A bunch of brewing and organic chemistry books. I won't bore you with the details.
Sounds exciting to me, but, well, I guess that's not saying much.
Yeah, I enjoyed Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Think I liked Ender's Shadow even better.
Oh, and Dune. Love me some Dune.
That'll get AToE's attention
Thanks for all the recommendations, this thread was a great idea!
