mandingo

Been meaning to read that, Adams is one of my favourite writers ever, sort of didn't want to spoil the memory by reading something unfinished, but you've swayed me. 

Just finished reading all the Fleming Bond books, hard to pick a favourite but OHMSS and From Russia with Love were particularly good. Also read Devil May Care, where Sebastian Faulks attempts to write as Fleming.  Its alright, but spoiled by too many unneeded references to the original material and characters, and a slightly convoluted plot line.

Been thinking of reading some Raymond Chandler next, anyone got any favourites they'd recommend?

If you're looking for a good detective read, try 'The Sword Edged Blonde' by Alex Bledsoe.

Its basically a hard boiled detective novel set in a fantasy format, and a damn good book. This being Bledsoe's first novel, I'm looking forward to more.

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Kill Whitey.

I'm re-reading this one because it gave me great comfort as a child to know that even the Berenstain Bears get kicked in the dick sometimes.

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I was gonna send a robot back in time, but I got high.

 Book on Cuba. Fairly self explanitory.

 A scientist turned Buddhist monk and a scientist from Vietnam discuss the comparisons between sciences (quantum physics, consciousness etc.) and compare them to Buddhist theories.

 I'm to lazy to come up with my own description right now so I'll just steal the one from the book as it works. An economist finds the hidden side for everything (by everything they mean a few things). Decent, was hoping it would be better to be honest.

Every Allen Ginsberg poem. Slowly working my way through all 900+ pages. Fucking awesome.

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Poop.

Rabid_Weasle

I read that one, albeit with a different cover.  I thought it was very insightful.  But it also sparked a wave of other books that try to apply economic theory to traditionally non-economic problems.  One of them was called Why More Sex Is Better Sex or something like that.  The fact they had to put "Sex" in the title should've been a tip off, but I bought it any way.  It was crap.

I did like Freakonomics, though, despite the silly title.

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"Old" is the old new.

For Christ's sake! it's a rogue economist. Everybody get down -- he's completely out of control!

Is that... is that a book he's writing? Dear God -- somebody stop this maniac!

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I was gonna send a robot back in time, but I got high.

I've been digging through this thread for recommendations, but either the subject matter seems over my head or it's about sports.

The last actual book I read that wasn't some hippie self help crap that my therapist recommended was Tuesdays With Morrie, and the last book I read before that was A Painted House. I didn't care too much for the John Grisham novel, but I finished it anyway. Any recommendations?

I'm also a little bit of a true crime junkie... I just finished reading a book called The Real Stories behind Law And Order or some such nonsense title. It was actually terrible. I was interested in the stories that they matched up as possibly being the inspiration for different episodes, but I guess I'd rather be presented with facts, instead of having all the sympathy I could possibly muster for the victim coaxed out of me with the addition of details about the victims and their lives that are unverifiable... I guess you'd have to read it to know what I mean.

 Anyway, recommendations?

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Mediocrity at its most average.

heres one of the latest books i've bought:

es muy bueno.

attitudechicka 

My favorite books, in order:

1.  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.  The writing is amazing and beautiful and touching.  (Pun intended.)
2. Secrets of a Fire King short stories by Kim Edwards.  She can get deep into the realm of human feeling while still having unique and interesting settings for her stories.
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.  It's also an excellent exploration of human feeling while at the same time being hilarous.

I'm at work now, but I can go look at my bookshelves later for other books that I've liked.  I'm more into fiction, but I have a few others I could recommend (like Freakonomics).  And, actually, you're welcome to borrow any books I have.  I haven't seen you in a while, anyway.

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"Old" is the old new.

Currently rereading "The Golden Turkey Awards" and "Hollywood Hall of Shame" by the Medveds. 

BTW, why am I getting one of those "Security Alert" popups in this thread?

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Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.

The Gov't doesn't want us reading, Biped.

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Kill Whitey.

[IMG]http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h196/Swamp_Lummox/1634TheBavarianCrisis.jpg[/IMG]

This series just keeps getting better and better.

What started in "1632" has diverged into 3 seperate plot threads each with their own novels. This is the latest novel in the 'central european' thread.

Fans of alt-history should give "1632" a go. If you like it there's a wealth of follow up material to keep you busy.

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Kill Whitey.

Just finished The Road.

It was a long string of unhappy events. I'm a big fan of the post-apocalyptic genre and this fits the bill but whoa... this was some bleak shit. I give it 5 out of 5 starving people marching toward their inevitable death. 

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-=- You eat one lousy foot and they call you a cannibal. What a world. -=-

Currently rereading Turner and Goldner's "The Making of King Kong."

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Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.

and...

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It's grime time.

Before I start reading Hyperion, anyone have anything they would like to say about it?

Wow, I think this is my first forum post in a long ass time.  I hope since then ass hasn't been banned from use.

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Hooray for catharsis!

King, Queen, Knave by Nabokov

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Ham-fisted ham fisting.

Let's see what's got bookmarks...

Story Sense by Paul Lucey - great screenwriting book, not really reading it rather than working through it

Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche - Nietzsche is a smartass. The intro starts something like this: "So truth is a woman? Have you ever known any philosophers who had any expertise at all with women?" Then he started talking above my head.

The Enemy Within by John Demos - "2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting In The Western World", very nice

The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy - so far, so good. I'll probably finish this one first since the guy who lent it to me is moving to L.A. soon

And Abydos: Egypt's First Pharoahs and the Cult of Osiris by David O'Connor - the latest scholar-like Egyptology book really aimed at dummies like me, pretty pictures, very nice

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You can take the heart out of the hooker but you can't take the hooker out of the heart. -- Frankenhooker

I just read the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I really liked the first two books with the hard boiled detective style in a world that has vampires and werewolves, but it eventually devolves into Anita fucking every sort of preternatural creature she can find in twos and threes and fives.

I heard the series described very accurately this way - The first few books are all "How the fuck will Anita survive this?" and the last few are "How will Anita survive this fuck?"

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I am a delicate fucking flower. https://beacons.ai/jesskent

Thanks, FinnNYC.  Based on that rave review, I just finished The Road myself.  'Twas a gripping grimoire of greatness.  But should they really have subtitled it, "The wacky fun-time adventures of Man and Boy"?

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I was gonna send a robot back in time, but I got high.

I've just discovered Christopher Moore, preemminent American satirist.

If you're looking for something humorous to read, you can't go wrong with this guy.

I highly reccomend "Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal"

Shut up and read it. Preferably high.

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Kill Whitey.

I'm reading Kalki by Gore Vidal and I cannot tell you why.

Oh, right.  It was a dollar.

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Battlefield Mirth

 I like gyros.

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Kill Whitey.

AngryAmerican

I discovered him a while ago when on vacation.  His books are great vacation books because they require no thought (in fact, for Fluke thought would've severly taken away from the enjoyment).  Plus, you can read one in like an hour.

I enjoyed them greatly, but after reading four in a week, I started to see the jokes before they came and got burned out.  Read in small doses! 

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002