mega thread What book are you reading?

[On-Locoweed 108]

Nice Work by David Lodge, Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, and two George Orwell biographies. I'd like to pick up The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem and How Music Works by David Byrne soon too. Also, some of those 33 1/3 series books on some albums I like, particularly the ones on Fear of Music and Homogenic.

[baba_booey 4,302]

Reading this book that I got for my birthday:

Basically a book that goes over the history and making of Back to the Future. Really interesting I must say.

[ISleepNow 20]

Nuthin' but good reads 4 me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Emiko Gale 199]

The Antagonists: Book 3.

 

The book series is about an African wheelchair bound girl who wants to be a superhero.

[SparklingSquirrels 21,332]

I've been reading "The Scarlet Letter" for English class. It's a really difficult book since it takes the author forever to make a point!

[Concerned Bystander 2,902]

Having recently finished reading 'The Planet of the Apes' by Pierre Boulle, I am now reading Michael Crichtons 'The Lost World'.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

I'm back in a science fiction mood, so I'm reading Larry Niven's classic "Ringworld". It was written in 1970, but holds up very well. I read it when I was very young, and the concept of the Ringworld fascinated me. It still does!

 

[Dreambiscuit 9,673]

"The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz.

If you ever wanted to know just how far a human being can go and endure, this will give you some idea. It's a true story of a group of political prisoners escaping Siberia through the Gobi Desert, the Himalayas and Tibet, on foot, that you just won't believe! 

Edited May 5, 2016 by Dreambiscuit

[Razpul 55]

The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant. It does a great jib of focusing on the mindsets and lessons of the great philosophers of the past.

[LHfunk 422]

Finished both Percy Jackson series, so now I'm rereading the Inheritance Cycle. After that, the Star Wars novelizations (disclosing three obvious ones). 

[Emiko Gale 199]

I was reading Bluford High #17 The Test.

 

I was originally a bit afraid to read this one because pregnancy frightens me a bit...But it was a wonderful teen pregnancy book.

 

Now I am reading Mirai Nikki volume 1.

[weesh 690]

"The Long Walk" by Slavomir Rawicz.

If you ever wanted to know just how far a human being can go and endure, this will give you some idea. It's a true story of a group of political prisoners escaping Siberia through the Gobi Desert, the Himalayas and Tibet, on foot, that you just won't believe! 

 

Unfortunately, there is good evidence that the events in this story never occurred, which was heartbreaking to me when I heard. 

Still, it is a fantastically gripping story.  But it probably should not have be portrayed as fact when you pitch it.  

 

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I've got a bit of light reading:

Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

 

If the name of your book has TWO colons, then your title is too long.

 

I'm finding it fascinating, but really hard to read if I am tired!

I think having taking a nuclear engineering class has made it HARDER to read, because I'm actually trying to understand everything happening in it, and if I had a more passing knowledge, I'd probably just take some of the trickier things as givens rather than try to understand them at the atomic level.  

 

Amusingly, it has inspired me to think about a career in nuclear engineering, even though I love my construction engineering job.

[White 189]

The satanic bible, definitely an interesting read.

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( What ? I'm not actually the 666th post, fuck it, all the wait for nothing ! )

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[Kharkov 36]

The Giver

Novel by Lois Lowry

[On-Locoweed 108]

This 33 1/3 series book on Swordfishtrombones. I would like to keep collecting more because they make my obsessions with music look like humble obituaries. 

 

[ISleepNow 20]

My Red Team Reading List

 

 

 

[Dreambiscuit 9,673]

Unfortunately, there is good evidence that the events in this story never occurred, which was heartbreaking to me when I heard. 

Still, it is a fantastically gripping story.  But it probably should not have be portrayed as fact when you pitch it.  

 

Actually there is just as much evidence that it did. Considering that these events were recorded long after the fact, they could easily have some inaccuracies. But with some compelling cases made on both ends, we can only speculate. In all fairness we can't portray speculation as fact either. Here are some interesting arguments for both sides.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187503

[weesh 690]

Actually there is just as much evidence that it did. Considering that these events were recorded long after the fact, they could easily have some inaccuracies. But with some compelling cases made on both ends, we can only speculate. In all fairness we can't portray speculation as fact either. Here are some interesting arguments for both sides.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187503

 

I'm certainly not going to be dogmatic about something that i'm not 100% sure of.

But looking at the evidence I've found has led me to a high level of doubt.  

 

I'm not talking about "did this this one detail happen in exactly this fashion?" level of doubt.

More like, "was Slawomir really in Siberia at the time?" level of doubt.  

[SugarfootWillie 383]

I'm about to start reading Chivalry by Léon Gautier, anybody have suggestions based off of that book? 

[Silver Burst 36]

As of now I am reading the "Wings of Fire" series by Tui T. Sutherland.

[Night Rainbow 11]

I'm currently reading through The Count of Monte Cristo. Other than that, I usually read Warriors.

[Thuja 3,659]

Currently reading Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski, part of The Witcher series.

[TriMara 42]

Rocking the wheel of time series while juggling solaris. Any recomendations on similiar books of either i mentioned? Im a huge lover of sci fi and adventure and it sure seems like i have more than one kindred spirit here!

[Emiko Gale 199]

I am reading The Cycle of the Six Moons: The Eclipsing Autumn...It's a book series that's like a video game. If I piqued your interest because of that I recommend reading the first book in the series first...The Starriest Summer.

 

I am also reading the Kitchen Princess Omnibus...I am surprised there is an Omnibus for one of my favorite manga.

[Concerned Bystander 2,902]

 

 

Any recomendations on similiar books of either i mentioned? Im a huge lover of sci fi and adventure

 

The Gap series by Stephen Donaldson is very good, I'd recommend it very highly.