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Aug 2008: What are you reading?
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Psionicist
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I have read exactly one page of Gibson's Neuromancer. So I can't write much about it. On the other hand, I probably don't have to as it's very famous.
Before I began reading this I've read two nice stories I can recommend. First is Heinlein's "The moon is a harsh mistress". That's also a famous sci-fi most of you have probably heard of, so I won't write so much about this one either.
Before the sci-fi I read a bit more unknown novel I will tell you about. It's called "The Contortionist's Handbook" and it's written by a guy named Craig, think last name is Clevenger, maybe with one of the 'e':s replaced with an 'a'. In either case, this story is a bit unusual. It reminds me of several stories; Fight Club, The Dice Man and also Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The story is about a talented forger who creates new identities for himself to avoid the authorities, especially mental institutions, after he overdose medicine because of migraines.
For non-fiction, I'm reading/parsing/slowly grinding away on a thin book with the intimidating title "Category theory for computer scientists". It's it versus me, and this far the thing's winning.
Before I began reading this I've read two nice stories I can recommend. First is Heinlein's "The moon is a harsh mistress". That's also a famous sci-fi most of you have probably heard of, so I won't write so much about this one either.
Before the sci-fi I read a bit more unknown novel I will tell you about. It's called "The Contortionist's Handbook" and it's written by a guy named Craig, think last name is Clevenger, maybe with one of the 'e':s replaced with an 'a'. In either case, this story is a bit unusual. It reminds me of several stories; Fight Club, The Dice Man and also Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The story is about a talented forger who creates new identities for himself to avoid the authorities, especially mental institutions, after he overdose medicine because of migraines.
For non-fiction, I'm reading/parsing/slowly grinding away on a thin book with the intimidating title "Category theory for computer scientists". It's it versus me, and this far the thing's winning.
DrunkonDuty
he/him
Ooh, a sequel to Last Unicorn! Will track that down.
Reading The Tennant of Wildfell Hall (nowhere near as good as Wuthering Heights despite what so many people say.)
And have just devoured the first 2 Captain Alatriste novels by Arturo Perez-Reverte. A Spanish 3 Musketeers but much more down and dirty. Very easy read, nice sparse style, no wasted words.
Moby Dick. Been plugging away at this for a while now. If you've read it you'll know why. There's just so many asides that do nothing for the story except extend it. I suspect Melville was being paid by the word. But when he is actually on the story it is good. So I'm just skimming the dull bits.
Reading The Tennant of Wildfell Hall (nowhere near as good as Wuthering Heights despite what so many people say.)
And have just devoured the first 2 Captain Alatriste novels by Arturo Perez-Reverte. A Spanish 3 Musketeers but much more down and dirty. Very easy read, nice sparse style, no wasted words.
Moby Dick. Been plugging away at this for a while now. If you've read it you'll know why. There's just so many asides that do nothing for the story except extend it. I suspect Melville was being paid by the word. But when he is actually on the story it is good. So I'm just skimming the dull bits.
EricNoah
Adventurer
Reading Acolytes of Cthulhu, a collection of mythos stories from Lovecraft admirers and immitators ranging from the 30s to about 2000. It's ok. It has a very unfortunate cover (silly, not creepy).
Supposed to be reading A repair kit for grading : 15 fixes for broken grades to get ready for a start-of-the-school-year meeting. I'll get around to it eventually!
Listening to A Storm of Swords. I'm about 8 hours from the end. Debating on whether to get A Feast for Crows as an audiobook next or just re-read it -- I hear they changed narrators and the new guy's not as good.
Supposed to be reading A repair kit for grading : 15 fixes for broken grades to get ready for a start-of-the-school-year meeting. I'll get around to it eventually!
Listening to A Storm of Swords. I'm about 8 hours from the end. Debating on whether to get A Feast for Crows as an audiobook next or just re-read it -- I hear they changed narrators and the new guy's not as good.
Elodan
Adventurer
Finished:
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Golden-Torc-Roc-Fantasy/dp/0451462149/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383321&sr=8-1"]Man with the Golden Torc[/ame] by Simon Green
Good but it feels like a merging of Hawk & Fisher with the Nightside series. Will be picking up the next book in PB.
Currently reading:
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Event-Group-Thriller-Thrillers/dp/0312945949/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383468&sr=1-1"]Legend [/ame]by David Lynn Golemon
So far so good.
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Players-Eberron-Dungeons-Roleplaying-Supplement/dp/0786939125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383517&sr=1-1"]Player's Guide to Eberron[/ame]
I usually read a novel and an RPG / trade comic at the same time.
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Golden-Torc-Roc-Fantasy/dp/0451462149/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383321&sr=8-1"]Man with the Golden Torc[/ame] by Simon Green
Good but it feels like a merging of Hawk & Fisher with the Nightside series. Will be picking up the next book in PB.
Currently reading:
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Event-Group-Thriller-Thrillers/dp/0312945949/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383468&sr=1-1"]Legend [/ame]by David Lynn Golemon
So far so good.
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Players-Eberron-Dungeons-Roleplaying-Supplement/dp/0786939125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218383517&sr=1-1"]Player's Guide to Eberron[/ame]
I usually read a novel and an RPG / trade comic at the same time.
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