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lol, I have not read the Bible in ages. :P After I graduate, I am going to devote myself to studying the Bible (from a historical perspective) and Machiavelli. (I am going to write a paper about Machiavelli and Biblical doctrine :P)Quote:
Originally Posted by Motep
Start to finish for the bible, and the cookbooks are from early last century. Not too old, but old enough to have squirrel recipes....
And Vuk, that will be an interesting paper to read.
Thanks. I am aiming for 100+pages. I am writing it with the hopes that it will get me into Madison's grad program.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motep
Best of luck to you. Also: that is quite some paper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vuk
[Martok takes deep breath; casts "Greater Thread Necromancy" (7th-level spell)....]
After all these years, I've *finally* gotten around to reading the Star Wars: X-Wing series; am currently halfway through Book 4, The Bacta War.
I'm enjoying the series thus far. I think between these first four books and his other Star Wars novel I, Jedi (I refuse to read any of the NJO books), Stackpole has solidified himself as my second-favorite SW author (after Timothy Zahn, of course). I'm a little nervous about when I get to Books 5-7, as author Aaron Allston is an unknown quantity for me, but so far I'd have to give the the series a nod of approval.
Currently reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Very well-written and interesting so far.
Currently The Battle: A New History of Waterloo which is marvellously written and very authoritative. I'm really enjoying it.
After this probably going to dip into some Foucault...
Oh, this is a much better idea than the recommend a good book thread, those always divide between the classics, the very obscure or plain long lists.
Ahem, that aside, currently in the middle of Wild Swans: Three daughters of China by Jung Chang.
I'm winding my way thorugh a number of free fantasy, swords and sorcery, books on my kindle.
Reading the Palladins by David Dalglish, I think, not bad but not that inspiring reading so far, quite a traditional storyline so far but it has the potential to be quite good. Not sure I'd recommend it yet but I did enjoy the Shadows of the Apt books by Adrian Tchaikovsky although they take a bit of getting in to, and they're not free
Why do all the books have to be "high brow" books? Don't any of you read for fun. Yes, I have read :Grapes of Wrath" and "The Pearl" but reading to me is as if some one is telling me a bedtime story. I want to sink into the book and live it. Shakespeare did write for the masses
Or maybe he didn't write at all, either way I think his stuff is crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Jan
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The Lord of the Rings for a zillionth time. I think (hope!) I'll keep re-reading it to the end of my days. :book2:
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Hey Mouza! Long time no see! ~:wave:
Same here. I make a point of reading them (plus The Hobbit) once a year, and I still enjoy them as much now as I did the first time I read them over 15 years ago. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
Am I really the only one who can't stand Tolkien.
Reading 'Sphere' by Crighton, sometimes I like stuff like that, movie in book-form. Slick and stupid, perfect entertainment
As Silver Jan said, why do all the books have to be "high brow" books?
Game of Thrones, part II, A Clash of Kings. :yes:
Also, am now re-reading (concurrently with the X-Wing series) The Princess Bride by William Goldman. I really do enjoy it as much as the film; I forget how the humor is even drier (and funnier) in the book than in the movie!
Not at all. I know of at least a few people who find him to be verbose and/or overly prosaic. While I personally don't feel that way about Tolkien, I can see where they (and you) are coming from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
"Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
Just finished "Freedom just around the corner: a new American history 1584-1828" by Walter McDougall.
A great book, first of a planned trilogy. I've read three by him now and plan to read the rest he's written.
Sunday afternoon I went through the rest of Wild Swans: Three daughters of China by Jung Chang. I am bemused to observe that after Wild Swans, last night I began Cabrera Infante's Three trapped tigers. Authors and their titles... However, I enjoyed the first couple of chapters, would definitely recommend it, just mind to find a good translation, preferably use the English one, because one must do justice to the book's slang.
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No, it took me three years and much effort just to read the LotR trilogy and I thoroughly dislike it to this day. Great world, but cardboard characters and a completely unbelievable black-and-white plot. I think fantasy's done much better since (and before, if you count the "low" fantasy of Robert E. Howard et al).Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
reading 'the color of magic, a dsic world novel'. very funny and good book to read:book2:, sadly there are over 37 parts in the series. just started in part 1....:stars:
Yes but the series is divided in storylines. Pick a protagonist and read those books in succession.Quote:
Originally Posted by leonardo davinci
Started in parallel John Le Carre, The Spy who Came in from the Cold. :book:
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie.
I'm sure I have that book but I can't remember if I've read it, I'll need to dig it out of the cupboard. Is it worth the bother?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
I'm enjoying it a great deal, but your mileage may vary. It's no masterpiece, but it's plenty of fun for bedtime or commute reading.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
In that case I'll open the cupboard of no return tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
Here's what I've got going at the moment:
A clash of Kings, 2nd of the Game of Thrones, fun read, would make an excellent MTW2 mod
The Call of Cthulhu on Kindle, recently got a kindle and found quite a few books for free and grabbed them, this was one, never read this short Lovecraft work, but always wanted to
And lastly, The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power, first in a series on Johnson by Robert Caro (considered one the greatest living biographers, who has spent 30+ years writing just this series alone, each book sometimes take upwards of a decade for him to complete)
Just finished The Name of The Wind. A marvelous book.
About to start on Gaiman's Neverwhere.
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Let me know what you think of it. My GF loves Gaiman's writing and I was thinking of getting her one of his books for Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
I'm reading A Storm of Swords.