june gloom on 26/5/2009 at 22:17
I'm sure most of you've seen the giganormous "What are you playing?" thread over in GenGaming and I thought I'd introduce a similar thread here. It's not like Scot's "recommend me some books" thread in that it's not about recommendation, just telling everyone what you're reading right now. Your thoughts on the book, that sort of thing.
Anyway I just finished Gibson's Mona Lisa Overdrive for the 2nd time and am about to crack open the Strugatsky brothers' Roadside Picnic- again for the 2nd time. I'm partially rereading it 'cuz I enjoy the book but also because I'm kind of gearing up for a quick Stalker marathon to start the summer with.
I still have no idea what the hell happened at the end of Mona Lisa Overdrive though. I mean, I have some clue except the whole thing in Gentry's loft was just- what?
Fringe on 26/5/2009 at 22:24
Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space. It's a mixed experience so far, because for everything I like about the book, there's another I hate--like the author's maddening habit of withholding information the viewpoint characters are perfectly aware of.
Queue on 26/5/2009 at 22:30
Reading three at once:
-Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (no shit--fucking cool!) by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - What if the girl were trained Ninjas in a Austen world full of romance and zombies. A helluva ride!
- Parasites Like Us by Adam Johnson - So far, the jury is out on this one: A wonderful premise and it had a great hook, but went bland by page 4. We'll see.)
- God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Vonnegut - The only Vonnegut book I had forgotten to read. It's interesting to see how they blended elements of this book and Breakfast of Champions into that mess of a movie: Breakfast of Champions with Bruce Willis.
Angel Dust on 26/5/2009 at 22:46
Just finished Michael Chabon's the Final Solution which was a good little piece of genre fiction with Chapter X being flat-out brilliant. Currently starting Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury which is going to be my introduction to stream-of-consciousness. So far so good though.
And yeah, everyone should follow Aja's recommendation form the other thread and read Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, even those of you who think you aren't into 'Literature' (I'm looking at you Scots ;)). I gave it a chance and was blown away, straightforward and concise but by no means merely 'functional' writing; that man could write! I will certainly being getting more Hemingway once I finish my current reading pile.
demagogue on 26/5/2009 at 22:52
Anthony Steinbock - Home and Beyond: Generative Phenomenology after Husserl
Aja on 26/5/2009 at 23:25
Quote Posted by Angel Dust
ld follow Aja's recommendation form the other thread and read Hemingway's
The Sun Also Rises, even those of you who think you aren't into 'Literature' (I'm looking at you Scots ;)). I gave it a chance and was blown away, straightforward and concise but by no means merely 'functional' writing; that man could write! I will certainly being getting more Hemingway once I finish my current reading pile.
Right! I'm reading
For Whom The Bell Tolls. So far so good, but I find that after two semesters of constant reading that it's a bit difficult to resist the temptation to read nothing.
Thief13x on 26/5/2009 at 23:35
I was worried for a minute that this was a thread about threads
Eshaktaar on 26/5/2009 at 23:41
I just finished Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination which I bought solely based on (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1845083#post1845083) Sulphur's post in this thread. The book didn't disappoint. There are so many ideas crammed into one fast-paced story, it's almost wasteful.
SubJeff on 27/5/2009 at 00:02
The Trial, Grapes of Wrath and Robinson Crusoe. Seriously. I'll never finish them. Been reading them all for at least 2 years now.
Queue on 27/5/2009 at 00:08
Angel Dust, for some reason I couldn't get into The Final Solution (and I usually love Chabon's books). It seemed too "exaggerated."
And a hearty hear-hear for Hemingway!
