03-24-2009, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by toonmaster
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What does everyone got their nose into these days?
I am currently into The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, I just moved into book 6. So far I absolutley love this series, I have a hard time putting them down.
Next up after the Wheel of Time is the 3 Bourne books by Ludlum & the 4 sequals by Eric Van Lustbader. Anyone read these 4 sequals?
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You do realize he didn't get finished and passed away last year, don't you?
He did leave notes behind on how he wanted it finished, and a writer is working on it, but I guess we'll need to wait and see.
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03-24-2009, 03:22 PM
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#62
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Originally Posted by toonmaster
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What does everyone got their nose into these days?
I am currently into The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, I just moved into book 6. So far I absolutley love this series, I have a hard time putting them down.
Next up after the Wheel of Time is the 3 Bourne books by Ludlum & the 4 sequals by Eric Van Lustbader. Anyone read these 4 sequals?
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The Ludlum books are amazing. The sequels are alright, not great though.
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03-24-2009, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
You do realize he didn't get finished and passed away last year, don't you?
He did leave notes behind on how he wanted it finished, and a writer is working on it, but I guess we'll need to wait and see.
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Yes I knew about the new author brought on to finish it. Last book is scheduled for publication Autumn 2009. Like you say, wait and see if it actually gets done by then.
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03-24-2009, 03:34 PM
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I'm reading a strange little early 80's horror-oddity by sci-fi/horror Brit James Herbert called Domain.
Pretty good so far, very movie-ish, poor dialogue, awesome rat-monsters.
Next up is Feet Of Clay by Terry Pratchett
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03-24-2009, 03:46 PM
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I'm reading Nova by Samuel R. Delaney in my spare time, and Frankenstein, Watchmen, Billy Budd, and a bunch of dense theory that no-one wants to hear about for teaching.
I won't lie: I'm enjoying Delaney more.
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03-24-2009, 03:50 PM
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Parts of 12 different books on black slave narratives all at once, for an essay due tomorrow morning. Thank God this is my last term paper for the semester...
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03-24-2009, 03:52 PM
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I just finished "The Wars" by Timmothy Findley. It was a vivid read with a very anti-climatic feel about the ending. Findley is an awesome writer, and a canuck at that.
I am now reading "For the New Intellectual" by Ayn Rand. It is an interesting and compelling philosophy from this russian beauty of a philosopher.
In short, I recommend them both. And Jiri, have you read Under and Alone? It's the true account of an ATF agent who infiltrates the Mongols motorcycle gang. The mongols were and still are a gang in Cali. The read was so intense, that I read it a few times and each time had trouble putting it down to the tune of losing sleep because of it.
And Psycnet, I will look into the one you recommended. The thick one about the compilations of historical accounts. I would consider more suggestions, yet I just don't really enjoy the fantasy outside of roddenberry, tolkein, lewis, and asimov.
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03-24-2009, 04:12 PM
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Hah oh wow I wrote that Ideas thing on page 2 like, 2 years ago.
Still a fantastic book. I am actually sort-of kind-of re-reading it now.
I'm in the midst of 8,000 BC at the moment....coooool.
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03-24-2009, 04:14 PM
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It's not easy being green!
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^^ If you like The Wars, read Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden.
I'm currently enjoying A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole and sifting through the Pocket Dorothy Parker, a collection of her essays, poems, short stories and such.
On deck: Norwood by Charles Portis, a recommendation from the CP literature draft.
I have to get Through Black Spruce from my parents place, it's Joseph Boyden's new book, and it's supposed to be amazing.
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03-24-2009, 04:16 PM
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Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol 1, by Bob Dylan. Just about finished it, pretty interesting read, obviously the man has a way with words, gets into his struggles with his larger than life fame, and some interesting tales about who he's worked with over the years.
Not sure what to move to next, considering a book called "Gamorrah" by Roberto Saviano, it chronicles a journalists dealings with organized crime in Italy. Supposed to be a movie coming out as well at some point.
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03-24-2009, 04:17 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Just starting Toll the Hounds... 8th part of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Once done, I may get into Night of Knives, which is set in the same world, or I may go in another direction. Perhaps begin re-reading the Song of Fire and Ice series in advance of the September release date for A Dance with Dragons.
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03-24-2009, 04:17 PM
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I don't read, books anyways, I have a hard time finding a comfortable position in which to read for a extended period of time.
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03-24-2009, 04:18 PM
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Neither Here Nor There from Bill Bryson. If you haven't read anything from him before I'd highly recommend him. One of the funniest writers I've come across in a long, long time. I've laughed out loud to the point of almost being in tears a couple times already and I'm maybe a quarter of the way in. Also read A Walk in the Woods from him and highly recommend it as well.
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03-24-2009, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kermitology
I'm currently enjoying A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
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I just bought this yesterday, along with The Road and The Forever War. I'm not sure which one I should read first. I've heard good things about each one.
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03-24-2009, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sask (sorry)
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My mother read The Bourne Identity a long time ago and just loved it. I've been meaning to read that series as well. Right now I'm reading Dan Brown's Digital Fortress, and I quite enjoy it. The university year doesn't allow for lots of extra reading I find!
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03-24-2009, 04:23 PM
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^^I heard that. And when the semester finishes, there is so much info taking up real estate that I find it contemptible to look at a book for entertainment and pleasure purposes after a grueling period of academic research.
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03-24-2009, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Hah oh wow I wrote that Ideas thing on page 2 like, 2 years ago.
Still a fantastic book. I am actually sort-of kind-of re-reading it now.
I'm in the midst of 8,000 BC at the moment....coooool.
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Sweet, I love theorizing about that far in the past. Since it's so uncertain and subjective to accurately predict history of a civilization that far back, I find that you can get many awe inspiring theories. One, I am completely captivated by is that the visitors from other planets arrived to edify our primitive ancestors with mathematics and knowledge of astronomy.
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03-24-2009, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Trying to read William S Burroughs' Naked Lunch.
Odd to say the least as its kind of all over the place, think Ill have to read it a couple of times before I can try to understand it
after that, I recently picked up "Why We Suck" by Denis Leary
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03-24-2009, 04:44 PM
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It's not easy being green!
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I just bought this yesterday, along with The Road and The Forever War. I'm not sure which one I should read first. I've heard good things about each one.
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The Road is good, but very dark like other McCarthy books.
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03-24-2009, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by czure32
Trying to read William S Burroughs' Naked Lunch.
Odd to say the least as its kind of all over the place, think Ill have to read it a couple of times before I can try to understand it
after that, I recently picked up "Why We Suck" by Denis Leary
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His most 'readable' (read: coherent) book is Cities Of The Red Night. Very good, if not a little tame by Burrough's standards.
To increase the "what the hell did I just read?" factor, pick up The Ticket That Exploded. Amazing.
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