Books you've read recently

[troutman]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Just finished 'Perdido Street Station' and 'The Scar' by China Mieville.

Both are amazing reads if you like fiction books in the fantasy genre.

I enjoyed both of those too. A recent issue of Dungeon magazine was focused on these books, including maps, monsters and an interview with the author. I did not enjoy Iron Council as much.

[Fozzie_DeBear]

The Upside of Down, by Thomas Homer-Dixon, not a bad book

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

I recently read Jughead with Archie Double Digest.

Big Moose had an important football game coming up, but if he didnt' pass his history test, he wouldn't be allowed to play in the game. So the whole gang helped him study for it and he passed with a C-. Riverdale ends up winning the game

Thanks for ruining it.

[sadora]

Silent Bob Speaks: The collected writings of Kevin Smith
The Complete Short Stories of Earnest Hemingway
Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone

[Super-Rye]

I just finished the Storm of Swords (the third book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series) and am now reading A Feast for Crows. (the next one)

Also just finished reading "If Chins Could Kill" which is just fantastic, Bruce Campbell is one of my favorites.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Thanks for ruining it.

The thread title never said anything about this thread being a no spoilers thread

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Super-Rye

I just finished the Storm of Swords (the third book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series) and am now reading A Feast for Crows. (the next one)

Also just finished reading "If Chins Could Kill" which is just fantastic, Bruce Campbell is one of my favorites.

I didn't like FFC nearly as much as I did Storm of Swords.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by troutman

I enjoyed both of those too. A recent issue of Dungeon magazine was focused on these books, including maps, monsters and an interview with the author. I did not enjoy Iron Council as much.

Yeah I was just about to start Iron Council. I thought Perdido Street Station was also the better of the two books as well.

[Cliche]

Currently reading Spook Country by William Gibson.

[TibHockeyPlayer]

The Universe in a Single Atom - by H.H. the Dalai Lama

[Super-Rye]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

I didn't like FFC nearly as much as I did Storm of Swords.

Well it's only really 1/2 a book. Storm of Swords was a fantastic book, I couldn't put it down. Hard to top really but I get the feeling the next couple books might.

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

The thread title never said anything about this thread being a no spoilers thread

From now on please put spoilers in white please. LOL

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

I finished reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown a couple of weeks ago and about 4 years after everyone else has. Just finished reading Deep Fathom by James Rollins yesterday. That one was pretty quick moving and entertaining although a bit cheesy. Still a good book for a guy with a grade 4 education like myself to read.

haha, i just started that one

i've all but given up on me finishing war and peace this year. its awesome but simply to long and complex for me to work through right now

finished the watchmaker by jeffery deaver (i believe) recently...really good...tons of plot twists

for the next five months, it sounds like i'll be reading an awful lot of the math 30 pure textbook, along with the social 30 and chem 30 books....shoot me now

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by Super-Rye

Well it's only really 1/2 a book. Storm of Swords was a fantastic book, I couldn't put it down. Hard to top really but I get the feeling the next couple books might.

yeah thats what Martin has said about it... He got to like 1800 pages and said... this is way too long for 1 book.

[JD]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

for the next five months, it sounds like i'll be reading an awful lot of the math 30 pure textbook, along with the social 30 and chem 30 books....shoot me now

Uh, no. Not if I have to continue to slug through "Fluid Mechanics" and "Elementary Differential Equations", which, quite frankly, I don't think any elementary student could follow.

[Jagger]

I'm in to reading lighter fare right now.

Just finished "The book of the Dead" by Child & Preston. Currently reading "The Last Templer" by Raymond Khoury which has been lot's of fun so far.

Recently I reread for the umpteenth time "Footfall" and "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. I love both of those 'end of the world type" books.

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by JD

Uh, no. Not if I have to continue to slug through "Fluid Mechanics" and "Elementary Differential Equations", which, quite frankly, I don't think any elementary student could follow.

alright, thats fair...however, at least you are doing something that interests you...or at least is helping you towards your degree, which is obviously something that interests you

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by cSpooge

yeah thats what Martin has said about it... He got to like 1800 pages and said... this is way too long for 1 book.

Which makes you wonder, given FFC is still 1200 pages or so. I really wish GRRM would hurry up and publish A Dance With Dragons though. The biggest reason why FFC wasn't as good is that the stories of nearly all of the most intriguing characters (imnsho) are in DWD.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Snakeeye

Which makes you wonder, given FFC is still 1200 pages or so. I really wish GRRM would hurry up and publish A Dance With Dragons though. The biggest reason why FFC wasn't as good is that the stories of nearly all of the most intriguing characters (imnsho) are in DWD.

Martin hasn't even finished writing it, which is why it isn't published. Apparently he still has a ways to go as well.

[Resolute 14]

I know. Possibly spring 08... if we are lucky.