What did you read most recently? V. 2

[Dogy]

Well, I believe the old thread was deleted, because I can't find it!

Simple as this: State what you've read recently (As in now, yesterday, the week before, etc.). Just say the last time you read a piece of writing.

Well, today, I got 1984 and War of the Worlds along with Phantom Dust (It's not a book.), and I haven't decided which one to start first!

[Ivan]

Last thing I finished reading was The Da Vinci Code. It was pretty good, I really liked it, but now I am reading the first LOTR novel. I bought like 4 years ago the whole triology at once, but never got the time/guts to read throught it. Now I'm at the 3/4 of the book and I'm enjoying Tolkien's writting. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/love.gif

I'm reading a book from Dumas too, called Le Vicomte De Bragelonne 2. It's a sequel to the famous Vingt Ans Plus Tard. Who is a sequel of the first Les Trois Mousquetaires book of Dumas. I heard that after Le Vicomte de Bragelonne 3, there is another batch of 3 books, something called Louise de Lavalliere who happens to be Bragelonne's girlfriend, or wife 'till then. People say it gets worser with the sequels. I really liked the Vingt Ans Plus Tard, more than the first one actually, but I agree Bragelonne ain't perfect, but it's still good.

I really like to read. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Dogy]

Ivan said:
but now I am reading the first LOTR novel. I bought like 4 years ago the whole triology at once, but never got the time/guts to read throught it. Now I'm at the 3/4 of the book and I'm enjoying Tolkien's writting. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/love.gif




I could NEVER get into the LOTR books. They just BORED me.

Must've been the damn movies.

[Ivan]

Dogy said:

Ivan said:
but now I am reading the first LOTR novel. I bought like 4 years ago the whole triology at once, but never got the time/guts to read throught it. Now I'm at the 3/4 of the book and I'm enjoying Tolkien's writting. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/love.gif




I could NEVER get into the LOTR books. They just BORED me.

Must've been the damn movies.



Yeah, that's what I told myself 4 years ago. I started reading the first pages of the first book..I just lost it. There was too much details and stuff..the guy was describing too much. I think that you can get used to it, and that after the beggining of the book, it gets good with the action and stuff.:)

Was Tolkien payed per page as was Dumas?

[Jeff]

Fedora Linux FAQ. I'm not into books, but tech manuals are cool.

[John]

I read a socialist novel from the school library.

Before that I read the entire 400 page novel of "The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler", and then the "Rise of the Soviet Union".

[Ruger]

Just finished Catch-22 for the second time. The absurd comedy makes it much more disturbing as the characters start dying off. It's a shame the movie only really nailed the comedy part and messed up the serious side.

[Taril]

Radiohead: Hysterical & Useless by Martin Clarke

Great book, if your a fan of the band (which I am).

[KillerByte]

Ivan said:
Last thing I finished reading was The Da Vinci Code. It was pretty good, I really liked it.



If you liked The Da Vinci Code then you will probably also like the book I recently finished reading.

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0552150738.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

It is another murder mystery with the intrepid American Symbology professor, Robert Langdon. I actually prefer the story in this one over the story for The Da Vinci Code. The only criticism I would make is that the story follows a very similar pattern to The Da Vinci Code, which means you may find it to be too predictable.

[melt_core]

Prof. F. A. Hayek, The Denationalisation of Money... a real page turner... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Simon Charles]

As an ever-worried author, I read most recently what I've written myself, and wondering why editors haven't replied yet. Short answer is probably "You suck" but I'll wait for an official rejection slip to arrive to that conclusion.

[Talos]

"The Lost World" by Michael Crichtons - Much better then the movie!
Today I ordered "The hellbound heart" by Clive Barker, i really like his storys and since Hellraiser 1 is one of the best horror movies i've ever seen i though it might be good reading the book http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[StarBegotten]

Just finished Darwins Children by Greg Bear (sequel to Darwins Radio)

Reading now Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (about his theory of human development since 35,000 BC)

Going to read next Lifes Solution by Simon Conway Morris (about his take on evolution and the rise of intelligence)

[Taril]

I agree! It was a great deal better than the movie.. I wish they would have kept closer to the book.

[Joonas]

Ivan said:

Was Tolkien payed per page



http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

Blasphemy.

[Thief]

Over the last few months I've read and finished:

Man On Fire
The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
The Hobbit (loved it)
The Brethren
Christine
The Bourne Identity

Currently, I'm reading The Stand and The Bourne Supremacy.

A question for you fellow bookworms...how many of you read more than one book at a time?

[Jeff]

Some articles on John Titor. I want to see whether he's for real or not.

[Enragiated]

a little bit of "executive orders" by tom clancy, might pick it up again soon.

[Nessus]

Burning Tower by Niven & Pournelle. It takes place 14,000 years ago on the west coast of North America in a time when magic still existed on earth.

[Night Hacker]

Read a few chapters from my Bible (Deuteronomy, NIV). I enjoy the stories in it.

[Synti]

Jonathan Lethem's Gun, with occasional music. Great book. It's a gritty scifi noir book with great language and a nice doze of humor. I like the way the book portraits the future as well.

Nice read.

[Brick_Sledge]

Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs
I'm also reading Are Freedom and Dignity Possible by Bernard den Ouden for philosophy class, the author is also my teacher.

[Geir]

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

[Ivan]

Le Petit Prince. it's for school! o/

[supermeerkat]

Dante's "The Divine Comedy" and "Europe: a History" by Norman Davies.

[Beelze]

I'm just about to read a chapter or two from Stephen King's "From a Buick 8."

[dr_awol]

last thing that is not computer related - "true irish goast stories"

[On/Off]

Ivan said:
Le Petit Prince. it's for school! o/



I read that for school back in the day too.

For me it would have to be Chuck Palahniuck's Lullaby.

[Chimera]

The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks

[Maren Gnawol]

I'm re-reading a Dpaint manual.

[Simon Charles]

Reading a history of the Dark Ages for a project. Gotta keep reading if you want to keep writing.

[Geir]

http://img164.echo.cx/img164/3569/n810996gj.jpg

[Imfamous]

Jews for Buchanan

[CasqueBleu]

Sword of Truth by Terry GoodKing - Awesome http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Phait]

http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2004-05-04/index-1.gif

and tons of other www.readmeat.com (http://www.readmeat.com)

[Qtipie]

"only the ring finger knows" a very sweet, prettily drawn manga. loved it http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Chimera]

silverfin by charlie higson

[Dogy]

Last week, I finished War of the Worlds. I was acutally surprised about the ending.

During school today, I managed to get a quick 10 pages in 1984.

[Burfid]

Just re-bought the Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I lost my old hard back http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif I'm up to book 3 Life The Universe and Everything. Still as funny as ever. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hhg.gif

[HobbesUK]

I have just finished Will Ferguson's "Happiness™", which was a good read. I have now begun to read Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita".


Thief said:
A question for you fellow bookworms...how many of you read more than one book at a time?



I do... the pile of books beside my bed is evidence of this.

[Nessus]

"Confessions of an Economic Hitman"

This guy used to work for NSA/corporations and go around the world convincing 3rd world countires to take crushing loans from the world bank which they could never repay. Once they were in debt we owned them and abused them for oil and labor, the book is fascinating and it deals with a lot of global politics. If the economic hitman was to fail in convincing the government then they would send in the "jackals" to stir up revolution or perform assinations. Apparently South America is really pissed at the US over all this. Anyway, great book and I highly recommend it.

[Imfamous]

http://www.amren.com/store/PWGI-col-pri.JPG

[Geir]

I'm re-reading the last two books of harry potter because my memory of those books seems to have been blurred, the same as my vision sometimes.

[GodBlitZor]

"The UFO Phenomenom" http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Kalki]

KillerByte said:
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0552150738.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg




Also Macbeth.

[Bonny5278]

Steven King: The Green Mile. It's a very good book. Now I'm reading Dreamcatcher.

[Michelangelo]

Jack Kerouac on the road http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

Good read

[Daveman]

"Guerrila Warfare" by Che Guevara. Very good.

[theRobot]

Zombie Survival Guide... (If you gotta ask by who, then you just have to read it) It's scary and funny at the same time, how serious the author takes himself... obviously it's all in good fun, but from outside looking in. It's creepy how the book is all logistics.. it's strange, I was actually agreeing with alot of the things he was explaining.

[Micki!]

Excel Saga Volume 1: The Wierdness Has Begun

God this comic is so extremely hillarious :D I'm certain to buy every single one of these, and luckily volume 15 just got released recently... :)

[Micki!]

Excel Saga Volume 4
This is pure (and very special) humor :D

[Nacho]

About to start Cell

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/22/180px-Cell_by_Stephen_King.jpg

[Foxy]

No fair! I was mocked when I started this type of thread a while ago!

*plants bomb* *runs*

But, meh:

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0880386525.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.gif

Kinda heavy at times, but okay so far.

[Mongorian]

Chuck D's "Fight the Power".

[MAT]

Kinda heavy at times, but okay so far.

how exactly is it heavy at times?

[Foxy]

how exactly is it heavy at times?

It just grinds a bit. So that i'm not really turning each page eagerly but more just slogging through a lot of stuff that somewhat passes me by.

[MAT]

Well, that's probably bad because I for one had found the original trilogy the best books ever in Dragonlance. The ones written afterwards were mediocre adventure novels.

[Foxy]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0806526750.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

I was going along with it until the author started talking about 'Faerie folk'. 0o That, and the convenient excuse for how they got to the US...

Still, it's serving it's purpose: making it clearer what druids actually do.