What book(s) are you currently reading?

[wataru330]

Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall. Most fun sci-fi romp I’ve had, since Jack McKinney’s Black Hole Travel Agency series. And like Jack McKinney-S.K. Dunstall is the pen name of a two person writing team.

Halfway through book 1; book 2 should arrive Friday.

 

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Currently reading The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma. Second book in a trilogy in which H.G. Wells is the unlikely protagonist and is constantly getting into all sorts of fuckery. Really enjoyed the first one, about 50 pages into this one and we are already off in a completely bizarre new set of circumstances in late 1800’s England.

 

[fake]

Metropolis. I have about 50 pages left. Not sure what to grab next.

 

[madmanjock]

Currently reading ‘The Algebraist’ by Iain M Banks. Also started listening to the Fellowship of the Rings on audiobook while on long haul flights recently, I’m a 1/4 through and think I’ll continue listening to it on my commute.

 

[Burning Fight!!]

I feel like a hack fraud for seeing this thread come up and not having read any cool book for a while. Time to rectify it

 

[wataru330]

Time to rectify it

This was me also. ^
We’ve got the ‘what are you comic booking/video game playing/listening to/movie/and tv show’ threads

…if we had a books one, it hasn’t been bumped in awhile.

Looking forward to checking out what’s been posted so far, and tons more inspiration for reads in the future.

 

[NeoSneth]

really wish I made more time to read. I'm slowly working through:
Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End

It's from a former Evangelical, who still teaches New Testament at NC-Chapel Hill. His lectures pretty much destroy Christian teachings, but he does it in a disarming and fun way. It's like learning the actual history of that time period without the religious veil.

 

[prof]

I recently finished Mark Frost's 'The Secret History of Twin Peaks.' If you're a fan of the series, I think it's a must-read. It's lain out like an FBI dossier with all sorts of artifacts along with the notes of the agent working on the case. I loved it.

Haven't started anything new yet since though. My kids have magazine sales every year for their school, so I'm subscribed to a bunch, and I just got my Civil War Times this past week which is a quarterly journal, so I've been going through that the past few days. Yes, I'm a history nerd. Ha
But I'll grab something new to read soon, especially with summer just about here. I like reading on the deck while the kids run around in the yard.

 

[pixeljunkie]

New translation of the Heptameron. I'm bouncing around a few different books at the moment. Predominantly occult. I think I have to fit in that Secret History of Twin Peaks though!

 

[fake]

I'm now on Borne by VanderMeer. I loved the Southern Reach books, so I'm expecting to like this.

 

[Lagduf]

Decided to read a few things I had on my bookshelf I hadn’t got to yet instead of buying more sword and sorcery genre fiction.

Just finished the first Chapter of Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. Someone gave me the book in like 2006-7 maybe?

really wish I made more time to read. I'm slowly working through:
Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End

It's from a former Evangelical, who still teaches New Testament at NC-Chapel Hill. His lectures pretty much destroy Christian teachings, but he does it in a disarming and fun way. It's like learning the actual history of that time period without the religious veil.

Is this a new book? I feel like I heard an interview with this author recently on NPR.

 

[NeoSneth]

Decided to read a few things I had on my bookshelf I hadn’t got to yet instead of buying more sword and sorcery genre fiction.

Just finished the first Chapter of Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. Someone gave me the book in like 2006-7 maybe?



Is this a new book? I feel like I heard an interview with this author recently on NPR.

Yeah. this is like his 8th book, and it just came out so he's been doing tours. His lectures are much better than his books.

 

[Theruff]

Decided I wanted to revisit some classic books from my childhood. Thought I’d start off with Catcher in the Rye. It’s a lovely trip down memory lane, even if it isn’t as good as I remembered.

After this I’m reading The Time Thief by Terry Pratchet.

 

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Decided I wanted to revisit some classic books from my childhood. Thought I’d start off with Catcher in the Rye. It’s a lovely trip down memory lane, even if it isn’t as good as I remembered.

After this I’m reading The Time Thief by Terry Pratchet.

Ho boy. Glad you’re reading the classics. Thankfully nothing else worh reading has ever been released. (Including your brilliant authors mentioned.) gotta love familiarity! 8:::::::::> ya face, tard.

 

[madmanjock]

Decided I wanted to revisit some classic books from my childhood. Thought I’d start off with Catcher in the Rye. It’s a lovely trip down memory lane, even if it isn’t as good as I remembered.

It’s interesting re-reading books as an adult. The books stay the same but you have changed.

Catcher in the Rye as a teenager might feel like deep thought provoking shit, but as an adult it just reads like a moany little bitch without any real problems being a moany little bitch. I wonder if the author intended that.

 

[HornheaDD]

Currently reading ‘The Algebraist’ by Iain M Banks.

Part of The Culture?


I just started The Three Body Problem. Literally just one chapter in from last night. Three books in the series.

I'd heard about it on some YouTube vid. Looked up the book. Turns out there's a Netflix series coming, and a Chinese made series as well. The Netflix series is being made by the same people who made Game of Thrones.

Figured I'd read the books before the show comes out.

 

[madmanjock]

Part of The Culture?

Nah it’s a stand alone, I thought I’d try that before going too deep into a series of books. It’s been a good read, might try the culture next.

I’ll keep an eye out for the Netflix adaptations, didn’t know that was going to be a thing - thanks.

 

[GutsDozer]

Pillars Of The Earth. It's amazing so far.

 

[prof]

Ballzdeep in Dune at the moment. Haven't read it since high school. So good.

 

[ggallegos1]

Listening to The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski as I've always been interested in the Witcher stories. Very well done voicework on Audible.

 

[HornheaDD]

Pillars Of The Earth. It's amazing so far.

Wife read that, she said it was pretty great.

 

[Theruff]

Catcher in the Rye as a teenager might feel like deep thought provoking shit, but as an adult it just reads like a moany little bitch without any real problems being a moany little bitch.

What else would you expect from a New Yorker? Honestly surprised this book ever became popular, even if it is a decent read.

 

[LoneSage]

What else would you expect from a New Yorker? Honestly surprised this book ever became popular, even if it is a decent read.

 

[Lagduf]

Ballzdeep in Dune at the moment. Haven't read it since high school. So good.

Cool edition of the book. Is it a newer print? Looks like it’s trying to emulate older sci-fi stuff.

I unfortunately just have a series of shitty paperbacks for all my dune books.

 

[prof]

Cool edition of the book. Is it a newer print? Looks like it’s trying to emulate older sci-fi stuff.

I unfortunately just have a series of shitty paperbacks for all my dune books.

Dune (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover

Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would...

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I picked it up a while back though, and feel like the price has gone up. But maybe they had a sale going when I got it. They do this leatherbound line for a ton of different classics. They're pretty nice.