What are you reading? -

STM · #**961** 10-21-2011, 03:18 PM

Ah I see, thanks Wings.

Phylum · #**962** 10-21-2011, 03:33 PM

I'm currently reading Discworld books. I started with The Colour of Magic which I thought to be very enjoyable, then moved onto Going Postal. Going Postal is now one of my favourite books and I cannot recommend it to people enough.

I'm currently reading the sequel to Going Postal, Making Money. I don't think it's as good so far, but I still have a considerable amount of the book left to read. I love the idea that the mint runs at a loss.

The next book I'm going to read is The Light Fantastic.

Bullet Magnet · #**963** 10-21-2011, 03:52 PM

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Ah, is there an order then? I thought I'd start at The Colour of Magic if I did pick the series up.

The only issue of sequence is the the world evolves across the series as much as the characters do, at a rate that is rapidly speeding up. Ankh-Morpork is currently barrelling into an industrial revolution at an alarming rate, going from dark-ages-type fantasy to modernity in what can't be much more than twenty years in-universe. So real-time which publishing, really.

Wings of Fire · #**964** 10-21-2011, 06:59 PM

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I'm currently reading the sequel to Going Postal, Making Money. I don't think it's as good so far, but I still have a considerable amount of the book left to read. I love the idea that the mint runs at a loss.

It has a few clever bits and taught me a lot about economy, but I'd probably rate it as one of the weakest books alongside the first three four Rincewind titles and Equal Rites.

The villain was seriously pathetic, nowhere near as good as Reacher Gilt.

StrangerEastwood · #**965** 10-22-2011, 07:52 PM

I am reading Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly. He is still the most brilliant author I have ever read.

Phylum · #**966** 10-22-2011, 08:06 PM

I've never read an author.

StrangerEastwood · #**967** 10-22-2011, 08:23 PM

When referring to an author's work in a general sense it is permissible to say you have read the author.

Phylum · #**968** 10-22-2011, 08:42 PM

Permissible or not, it's still a rather odd way of wording that.

StrangerEastwood · #**969** 10-22-2011, 08:50 PM

Considering an author puts their heart and soul into the piece, it makes sense. Reading a man's story is like peering into the man himself. Much like music when you listen to a certain group. If that all made sense, lol.

Mr.Spandexpants · #**970** 10-22-2011, 10:23 PM

I recently read Private by James Patterson. Its quite a good book, although there is a romantic background story that really could have been avoided. But the beauty of the book is that it tells at least three diffrent stories at the same time, without any difficulties. Also, on a side note, I pre-ordered Inheritance, the next book in the Eragon series, which are all quite a good read.

enchilado · #**971** 10-22-2011, 10:28 PM

I loathe the Inheritance Cycle.

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It has a few clever bits and taught me a lot about economy, but I'd probably rate it as one of the weakest books alongside the first three four Rincewind titles and Equal Rites.

The villain was seriously pathetic, nowhere near as good as Reacher Gilt.

Hmm. I really loved both Going Postal and Making Money, the latter at least as much.

StrangerEastwood · #**972** 10-22-2011, 10:34 PM

Love or hate books, inheritance. I love them, though I acknowledge their similarity to Star Wars borders on plagiarism, lol. And Paolini has the pacing of a handicapped sloth bound in concrete platform shoes. lol

enchilado · #**973** 10-22-2011, 10:39 PM

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I acknowledge their similarity to Star Wars borders on plagiarism, lol. And Paolini has the pacing of a handicapped sloth bound in concrete platform shoes. lol

Though neither of those things are what I dislike about it.

Mr.Spandexpants · #**974** 10-22-2011, 10:39 PM

I know. I felt like it took ages for a single event to happen, but I enjoy it, as it adds the feeling of immersion, as if time was passing normally.

StrangerEastwood · #**975** 10-22-2011, 11:00 PM

It hurt Brisingr in particular, but I agree. I'm just happy Eragon doesnt spend all his time being kidnapped anymore. lol
And really? What is your beef with it then?

STM · #**976** 10-28-2011, 10:07 AM

I just got the Necronomican in this beautiful leather bound tome. Fantastic!

Strike Witch · #**977** 10-28-2011, 12:58 PM

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I just got the Necronomican in this beautiful leather bound tome. Fantastic!

It's fake, the real book has its' cover made from human flesh.

STM · #**978** 10-28-2011, 02:09 PM

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Also...is Wuthering Heights a woman's book? Coz I bought that, along with A Tale of Two Cities and Frankenstein. I hope it's not because I sorta enjoyed the first two chapters.

Manco · #**979** 10-28-2011, 03:16 PM

Leather is not exclusively cowhide.

StrangerEastwood · #**980** 10-28-2011, 03:50 PM

I want one that bites, like in army of darkness.

enchilado · #**981** 10-28-2011, 10:36 PM

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I just got the Necronomican in this beautiful leather bound tome. Fantastic!

The Necronomicon isn't real…

StrangerEastwood · #**982** 10-28-2011, 10:49 PM

As far as we know, anyway.*play twilight zone music, enter Rod Serling and begin opening monologue about the necronomicon*

Wings of Fire · #**983** 10-29-2011, 02:07 AM

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Also...is Wuthering Heights a woman's book?

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STM · #**984** 10-29-2011, 06:26 AM

My mother told me it's not a book for men to read....I disagree but I dunno if there is a gender specific reading demographic or not.

Wings of Fire · #**985** 10-29-2011, 06:33 AM

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I dunno if there is a gender specific reading demographic or not.

Only for trash.

Any books marketed exclusively for men or women aren't work your time. (Says the guy who watches shows for little girls)

The Bronte sisters wrote classics of literature.

Mac Sirloin · #**986** 10-29-2011, 08:56 AM

I got some funny looks from my mom and sisters when I said I was reading Cold Comfort Farm. It was still really funny.

Bodd T.W. · #**987** 10-29-2011, 05:28 PM

Well, if anyone cares, I read The Lost Swords series by Fred Saberhagen, which tells a tale that fits the feeling that you get from reading the title, about a year ago, and I think I'm going to read it again soon because it's a very intriguing story; also, I'll probably use it for my Outside Reading Project that I'm going to get in English class soon. :?

enchilado · #**988** 10-30-2011, 12:53 AM

I'm reading Nemesis by Agatha Christie aloud to my brother. We're both fucking stumped.

***Nate*** · #**989** 11-05-2011, 06:40 AM

I'm reading The Sending, which is the recently released sixth (and penultimate) book of Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles.

It's been a massive relief to find that the Mary Sue terribleness of book #5 was just a glitch and this one is better than ever. I'm about halfway through and thus far the book has been a rollercoaster ride of competing emotions, raised plot threads and me trying to remember who half of these characters are. The latter is what happens when I read (and occassionally re-read) a series over the course of about 16 years. Then, suddenly the plot takes a sudden swerve in to another direction and it looks like all the dangling questions aren't going to be resolved. It could easily have been frustrating but, thus far at least, it's taking me along with it.

Wings of Fire · #**990** 11-10-2011, 03:11 AM

There was about fourty or so minutes during testing where I had literally nothing to do so I read the only book in the Cognitive Neuroscience lab I could find. It was a children's textbook on Australia, Asia and Africa circa 1948. The bits on Australia were cool, though condenscending as hell, and whilst flicking through the Asia section I saw a full page spread of agriculture labourers from different countries looking sullen with the title 'ASIA IS THE HOME OF THE YELLOW RACE.'

That made it all worth it.