Concerned Bystander 2,856 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Journey To The Centre of The Earth by Jules Verne, continuing my education of classic sci-fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,967 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I'm reading Just After Sunset, a collection of short stories by Stephen King. It has some disturbing and unsettling stuff. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuja 3,655 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'm rereading Through Wolf's Eyes By Jane Lindskold. I think the series is overdue for a tv show or something, it's really good!!! I only have 3 books of the 5 or 6 book series though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,967 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Got a physical copy of Gravity Falls Journal 3. It's way more interesting and informative than I expected. Also, Rob Renzetti worked on it, so it shouldn't really be a surprise. I must admit I'm not even trying to crack the cryptograms in it - just not my thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spitfire Simp 13,927 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Currently reading... the Bible, actually 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troblems 5,595 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I’m on #5 of 9 of a high fantasy series from Maria Snyder. The book I’m on is called Sea Glass. It’s fine, but it’s got a lot of romance, and I could do without that. Unfortunately a lot of books written for women, particularly in the adventure/fantasy genre all seem to have a romantic lead (or two) somewhere involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershutter 1,603 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I've been wanting to read this Firefly book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Horse 12,487 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I've decided to start reading through the saga of James Bond novels as written by Ian Fleming. Just finished with Casino Royale and I have to say I enjoyed it very much. There are a few things which remind you that this is very much a 50's period piece: Bond shamelessly holds a number of sexist and anti-semitic views, there's an overarching cloud of the Red Scare with most Eastern European characters portrated as cartoonishly villainous, and there's generally quite a bit of outdated phrasing in the narrative. These aren't necessarily faults as more simply observations for me, though. The story itself is still very gripping and obviously written with passion. Fleming seems to have really liked portraying the 'grandeur' of high-stakes gambling. He actually spends a whole chapter carefully explaining the rules of Baccarat. Funny enough, Bond himself is portrayed as much more gritty and troubled than the suave, sharp-witted agent he'd be known as later. He barely even does any "secret agent" work at all, and when he does try and chase down the bad guys, he's easily captured and subjected one of the most brutal torture scenes in literature. It can be quite jarring, but makes you want to keep reading. Overall, very impressed. Next up will be Live and Let Die, one of my favourite movies in the franchise. Let's see if the original novel holds up! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,967 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I'm currently reading His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. It expores a rather interesting concept: "What if dragons existed throughout history?". This particular novel is about dragons in the Napoleonic Wars period. Not bad so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey 4,111 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Once I get a mandatory book out of the way, I’m going to start reading A Better Man by Louise Penny. After that, I think I’ll pick up a low fantasy or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulaypp 2,542 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Reading Dracula. It isn't my favourite thing but far more interesting than I thought it would be. Other than that, I just finished The Magic Faraway Tree series and I love love it! Also had been reading alot of Robin (Tim Drake) comics. Currently reading other comics titles that are part of the Joker: Last Laugh storyline before going back to Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastian 13,313 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Im reading "the Simarilion" by Tolkien, its a very complicated book but worth it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonClaw 8,131 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 The Mutants and Monsters Player's Handbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawdeen 6,109 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StargazerDC 24 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Interesting book about what we could call the father of computers. Most of the theoretical work for modern computers comes from him, also the idea and realization of a machine that could do several different jobs, imitate the human brain. A posteriori it seems nothing special but 70 years ago was revolutionary and visionary. I'd suggest you this book if you are also interested in cryptanalysis and want to have a different point of view of the Second World War. Edited January 3, 2020 by StargazerDC forgot to mention the author 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Melody 3,975 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 The Broken Shore by Peter Temple, set in Victoria, Australia. Very good cop-based whodunnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,350 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 My Uncle’s book covering his time in Vietnam: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao 6,099 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Beastars by Paru Itagaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,967 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Rereading Animal Farm by George Orwell. It’s one of those stories I would recommend to everyone. Simply brilliant satire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Melody 3,975 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 9:32 PM, Oleks said: Rereading Animal Farm by George Orwell. It’s one of those stories I would recommend to everyone. Simply brilliant satire. It was a set book for English lit at my school. We went to see the film as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shigaraki 267 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Making Bombs for Hitler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleks 1,967 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I finally did it. I started reading Fallout: Equestria. And I'm only 9 years late. After the first few chapters it seems pretty decent for a fanfic. And it's a fitting read while playing Fallout 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concerned Bystander 2,856 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just finished reading 'Picking Up The Brass' by Eddie Nugent. It's actually a collaboration between two guys, written in a semi-fictional style but based on their very real experience of going through army training and the early part of their careers. Now reading 'Alien: The Cold Forge' by Alex White. I'm a big fan of the Alien extended universe, it consistently produces better offerings than most of the recent films in the franchise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,559 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The works of Aleister Crowley. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojo 1,171 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, by Alan Watts. I don't read a lot but it definitely made it to my Top 3 list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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