Books, Books and more Books

[Sprafa]

I've read the last week "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan. It's probably the nearest there is of a Bible for Science. It's probably the best book I've EVER read.


I've stayed up all night reading "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, a book that I was sincerely dissapointed with (yes, I read it in something like 10 hours).


I'm searching for some more, exclude LOTR, Harry Potter (which, yes I read, and only the last one sincerely dissapointed me after the great path Rowling took in the 4th...), the ones listed above, George Orwell's stuff (which I've got in my list, but not for now), Fight Club and Neuromancer (I'm telling these because they're usual recommendations).

Although I have now the "History of Sin" by Oliver Thomson, but it's the kind of book you don't read at once, just in parts.

Anyone ?

 

[Yuri]

Interview with the Vampire
LOTR
The Green Mile
Dune
Dune

I'm not an avid reader, but those are some of my favorites.

 

[Dedalus]

Sun Tzu's The Art of War
Love all the People - Bill Hicks
The Complete Novels - Franz Kafka
The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
Don Quixote - Cervantes (huge read)
Simulacra & Simulation - Jean Baudrillard
Utopia - Sir Thomas More
The Antichrist - Frederich Nietzsche


[title] - [author]
(where applicable)

 

[Sprafa]

Didn't I said no LOTR!!!!

I've read all of it!! thanks anyway Smith.

 

[Yuri]

Didn't I said no LOTR!!!!

I've read all of it!! thanks anyway Smith.

Yeah, sorry. I was just looking at my bookcase and listing the ones I remember liking. I also read the Star Wars books, but that was probably 4 years ago. I remember liking them, though.

And the Bathroom readers, can't forget those!!


Dune

 

[jverne]

You have to read Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco! Especialy if you're not European! You can learn alot about the medieval times, and the story is awsome!

 

[HunterSeeker]

I would recommend The Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore (The books are called Homeland, Exile and Sojourn).

 

[Yuri]

I would recommend The Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore (The books are called Homeland, Exile and Sojourn).

Fenric?! Where?!

 

[OCybrManO]

Definately, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series... "a trilogy of five" (in DNA's own words) if you will:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless

The only book that was even slightly disappointing was the 5th one...

Spoiler

... and only because I got really attached to Fenchurch in the 4th book. ;(

Now, I wouldn't normally recommend using an audio "book" but in this case it's even more entertaining to hear Douglas Noel Adams read it. He does a wonderful job. I went back and listened to the whole thing after I had already read all of it.

 

[Sprafa]

You have to read Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco! Especialy if you're not European! You can learn alot about the medieval times, and the story is awsome!

I'm European, but thanks anyway.

I've thought about reading Dune, but I pass. (sorry mate)

 

[evil^milk]

why'd you say harry potter disappointed you again?

 

[Yuri]

I've thought about reading Dune, but I pass. (sorry mate)

Any reason why? I really suggest it if you're into sci-fi, but I must admit, it isn't for everyone. (Don't judge it by the movie, either, OH GOD THE HORROR. And the sequels, too. bleh.)

 

[Sprafa]

Definately, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series... "a trilogy of five" (in DNA's own words) if you will:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless

What's all those books about?

 

[Sprafa]

why'd you say harry potter disappointed you again?

the last one seemed totally out of purpose and meaning until very near to the end.

 

[Hazar]

Ender's game - Orson Scott Card
The Foundation Trilogy - Isacc Asimov
Dune
Jurassic Park (the book is WAY better that the movie)
Timeline - also by michael crichton.

Thoes are my favorites.

 

[Sprafa]

Ender's game - Orson Scott Card
The Foundation Trilogy - Isacc Asimov
Dune
Jurassic Park (the book is WAY better that the movie)
Timeline - also by michael crichton.

Thoes are my favorites.

Don't like Michael Crichton's work honestly. But what's the Foundation Trilogy about? Asimov was a great writer.

 

[Dedalus]

Sprafa doesn't like my book suggestions ;(

 

[OCybrManO]

What's all those books about?

Well, it's hard to describe. It begins with a character named Arthur Dent who starts off completely oblivious to life outside of Earth and he soon has his eyes opened... then you follow him (and a band of friends he picks up along the way) in a huge string of ridiculous events across space and time. It's quite funny.

 

[Sprafa]

Sun Tzu's The Art of War
Love all the People - Bill Hicks
The Complete Novels - Franz Kafka
The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
Don Quixote - Cervantes (huge read)
Simulacra & Simulation - Jean Baudrillard
Utopia - Sir Thomas More
The Antichrist - Frederich Nietzsche


[title] - [author]
(where applicable)

I've read Don quixote, Art of War I have available but not in the mood to read it right now. Frank Kafka, Thomas More, Nietzche.... you don't want me to lose any time do you ?

 

[Sprafa]

Sprafa doesn't like my book suggestions ;(

I want something a little lighter than what you have in mind. great suggestion tho :thumbs:

 

[Yakuza]

Legend of the Five Rings: Clan War

I have read the first three. I really enjoy them.

 

[Sprafa]

Legend of the Five Rings: Clan War

I have read the first three. I really enjoy them.

please add a description

 

[SpuD]

Im reading Dune now too

 

[Sprafa]

No one ever read "Cosmos"?

I advise everyone to.

 

[Yuri]

Im reading Dune now too

Yay! Such a great, great book.

 

[Sprafa]

I've cheated and checked the Dune storyline on wikipedia. It seems extremely complex, and unfinished.

apparently his son did some work continuing the Dune story, which sucked and he is rated as a money whore, and on top of that he now says he's found the manuscript for the 4th Dune book and everyone hopes he doesn't ****s up again....


Hey TheAgentSmith, I've added you to MSN....I'm [email protected]

 

[JimmehH]

How about some more non fiction
I enjoyed Genome by Matt Ridley.

The Science of Discworld books are excellent. You can skip the bits with the wizards and just read the science stuff if you want too. The important thing to remember is that they're not books that use a load of pseudoscientific garbage to try to explain how a Discworld could possibly exist or how magic works. It just uses the characters of the Discworld novels (the wizards) to try shed a new light on various areas of science. Very interesting. Covers a lot of cutting edge science too.

I'm about to start reading the Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. Promises to be a good read.
What I've read so far of Gödel, Escher, Bach has been very good too.

 

[HatRabit]

It or The Stand by Stephen King, both great books. kind of surreal but still great.

 

[Hazar]

Don't like Michael Crichton's work honestly. But what's the Foundation Trilogy about? Asimov was a great writer.

It's about a psycohistorian that figures out a way to predict the future in a way and save the galactic empire. I make it sound really stupid but it's very good. And the ending of the third book is really killer.

:thumbs:

 

[-=jt=-]

I've stayed up all night reading "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, a book that I was sincerely dissapointed with (yes, I read it in something like 10 hours).

its not that great a novel, but if half the stuff it suggests is true, which there is a possiblilty of, thats some crazy shit.

michael chrichton ain't so bad, some of his recent stuff stinks of "i want another fricken movie!". but "the lost world" is one of the best books ive read. (nothing that happens in the book happens in the movie btw)

get the ender

Spoiler

young kid in extreme army training in future

and hitchhickers guide to everything

Spoiler

monty python like comedy

books cos they are classics

i didn't do them credit, but thats cos im not giving out spoilers

 

[JimmehH]

I don't think you need that in spoiler tags. They give out more info on the back of the book

 

[LAYP]

I am a great Chuck phaulanuck fan (wrote fight club, survivor and others). I have discovered Robert Rankin and I read one of his book entitled "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apacolypse(-spelling)?" it would appel to Hitchhiker fans.

 

[-=jt=-]

true, true.
2 other great books

the miracle life of edgar mint
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

both describeable as books written from the perspective of someone with damaged brains.

 

[Edcrab]

Practically anything by Terry Pratchett. Interesting Times... the part with the ninjas... gahhahahaha...

I found myself enjoying the Rama quartet by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee, but I should warn potential readers that they're very technical and overly wordy at times- feels, ocassionally, a little too complex and dull. And the ending was... well, read it and you'll see what I mean when I call it "ambivalent".

 

[Jack_Karverboy]

Pendragon book 1:The Merchant of Death
Book 2:The Lost City of Faar
Book 3:The Never War
Book 4:The Reality Bug
Book 5:Black Water
Book 6(coming next year):The Rivers of Zadaa
It will go up to book ten
His Dark Materials book 1:The Golden Compass
Book 2:The Subtle Knife
Book 3:The Amber Spyglass
Oh and Harry Potter

 

[nw909]

Animal Farm - Eric Arthur Blair
Nineteen Eighty-four - Eric Arthur Blair

I like his wrighting

 

[Hazar]

I was going to say that both of thoes books were written by George Orwell until I relized that was just a pen name.

 

[theotherguy]

my favorite books...
The Enders Game Series-orson scott card
Tick Tock- dean koontz
Prey- micheal chriton
1984- George Orwell

and the other's I like are well...just too kiddy and nerdy to post

 

[nw909]

I was going to say that both of thoes books were written by George Orwell until I relized that was just a pen name.

Ah damn, I hoped that someone would say "NOES GORGE ORSWELL ROTE THEMS"

then I could make a snappy comeback

you have foiled my plans.

 

[Hazar]

Ah damn, I hoped that someone would say "NOES GORGE ORSWELL ROTE THEMS"

then I could make a snappy comeback

you have foiled my plans.

Flamer.