olov
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my favourite books is the serie His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman!
all of the three books are amazing!
all of the three books are amazing!
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i put my cheap horror stories aside for a while 
and started to read yet another vampire story 
but seriously, this saga (4 parts) seems to be far better written and heavier in content than the actual topic lets assume. a lot of interesting philosophical and political and religious questions lie between the lines (the vatican is spotted in a very different light, too), and the story itself is not of the boring and stereotypical "bite me" kind.
right now I am reading the second part, which plays mainly in Austria, Salzburg
what i noticed is, that the writer seems to take european countries not as single countries anymore but as states of the european union, like states of the United States.... that was odd to read for me in the beginning.
and: he also seems to have a detailed battle strategy and fighting plan and very good knowledge of salzburg, which makes me wonder how he could make up such a thorough plan of how and when troops are invading salzburg from munich, etc. those americans make and keep me suspicious even with fictional books....
and started to read yet another vampire story but seriously, this saga (4 parts) seems to be far better written and heavier in content than the actual topic lets assume. a lot of interesting philosophical and political and religious questions lie between the lines (the vatican is spotted in a very different light, too), and the story itself is not of the boring and stereotypical "bite me" kind.
right now I am reading the second part, which plays mainly in Austria, Salzburg
what i noticed is, that the writer seems to take european countries not as single countries anymore but as states of the european union, like states of the United States.... that was odd to read for me in the beginning.
and: he also seems to have a detailed battle strategy and fighting plan and very good knowledge of salzburg, which makes me wonder how he could make up such a thorough plan of how and when troops are invading salzburg from munich, etc.
those americans make and keep me suspicious even with fictional books....
Far Dareis Mai
Maiden of the Spear
Let's see..I just finished the Rhapsody trilogy, which was pretty spankin' good. Also been reading books by Modesitt and Roberson.
*must spend $25 gift card at Barnes and Noble*
*must spend $25 gift card at Barnes and Noble*
Mocika
Root Of All Evil
Gaunerin
vanquish the pain
no post in here for half a year *shakes head*
I read a lot of Swedish crime novels the last couple of months. Currently reading "Made In Sweden" by Torbjörn Flygt. Some story about a family life in the 70s/80s or something. Not that good so far.
And I ordered "Fotografens död" by Mankell. It's supposed to be written in easy-to-read-and-understand Swedish.....let's see if I will be able to "fight" my way through that one
I read a lot of Swedish crime novels the last couple of months. Currently reading "Made In Sweden" by Torbjörn Flygt. Some story about a family life in the 70s/80s or something. Not that good so far.
And I ordered "Fotografens död" by Mankell. It's supposed to be written in easy-to-read-and-understand Swedish.....let's see if I will be able to "fight" my way through that one
Melancholia
Eternal daydreamer
If i'm not mistaken the book of Torbjörn Flygt you are reading is called "Underdog" in swedish and it's reallly a cool bookGaunerin said:no post in here for half a year *shakes head*
I read a lot of Swedish crime novels the last couple of months. Currently reading "Made In Sweden" by Torbjörn Flygt. Some story about a family life in the 70s/80s or something. Not that good so far.
And I ordered "Fotografens död" by Mankell. It's supposed to be written in easy-to-read-and-understand Swedish.....let's see if I will be able to "fight" my way through that one
I read it in summer and it's one of the most pleasant books i've ever read... Torbjörn Flygt is an excellent user of the swedish language!! Hope you'll enjoy it!!!I also read a lot swedish books
and i'm currently reading Majgull Axelssons "Aprilhäxan".... started it today,but it looks interesting so far
Zrol_the Bunny Lord
Dharma Bum
If you dig Kerouac, try The Dharma Bums (quite possibly my favorite book). I liked it far better than On the Road.
Evolutionist/ Anthropology stuff = Ishmeal by ...Quinn, I think. A good book on how we're all fucked... not as pessimistic as my summary though.
The Moral Animal is a book that my Bio professor recommended to me. It's about human emotion and... well, morality, and how they're simply part of a stage in our evolution. I can't recall the author... and I havnt read it yet, but it sounds interesting.
Philosophy:
- any of Peter Kropotkin's writings on Anarchy. Good ol' Russian revolutionaries.
- Alan Watts has written many good books on Eastern Philosophy (Taoism and Zen in particular)
Misc.
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. The book vying for 1st place on my favorites list. Tom Robbins = Chuck P. cubed... like Henry Miller with better wit; raw funny stuff. :smile:
Anyone know of any good books about Viking history, culture, or the pre-Christian paganism in Europe?
Evolutionist/ Anthropology stuff = Ishmeal by ...Quinn, I think. A good book on how we're all fucked... not as pessimistic as my summary though.
The Moral Animal is a book that my Bio professor recommended to me. It's about human emotion and... well, morality, and how they're simply part of a stage in our evolution. I can't recall the author... and I havnt read it yet, but it sounds interesting.
Philosophy:
- any of Peter Kropotkin's writings on Anarchy. Good ol' Russian revolutionaries.
- Alan Watts has written many good books on Eastern Philosophy (Taoism and Zen in particular)
Misc.
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. The book vying for 1st place on my favorites list. Tom Robbins = Chuck P. cubed... like Henry Miller with better wit; raw funny stuff. :smile:
Anyone know of any good books about Viking history, culture, or the pre-Christian paganism in Europe?
Gaunerin
vanquish the pain
yep, that's the book. Maybe the German version isn't as good as the Swedish one but I'm not good enough to read such a book in Swedish (yet). I have to start with shorter and easier texts first.Melancholia said:If i'm not mistaken the book of Torbjörn Flygt you are reading is called "Underdog" in swedish and it's reallly a cool book
I also read a lot swedish books
Mocika
Root Of All Evil
reading a book by a Hungarian author, named Gyula Lugossy. his writing were always very impressing on me.... sometimes it feels like he sees into my mind and wrote down my thoughts... *weird*
benny
Artifact Of Chaos
Just going to pick up a book today for my upcoming Anatomy & Physiology class. I will be reading that for the next few months a lot!
mjollnir1965
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Right now I am just starting Lee Hollanders translation of the Poetic Edda. One of the better English translations out there. I'm also reading Viking Age Iceland by Jesse Byock.
Just finished to read "Uthark" by Thomas Karlsson (german version) and started to translate it into spanish. I hope to have it ready in January.
Gaunerin
vanquish the pain
hm, it seems there's none of his books translated to German, heh? (or English for that matter..). I could hardly find anything about him, especially because all of the sites I found were HungarianMocika said:
(and you know how much I suck at Hungarian )
spaffe
Geisterglut
Hehe, I have the english version of the book.MetalMarianne said:
Actually I would be interested how you got to know about this book?
If you don't like to answer on this board you can always send a private message
lastest book I bought and still reading is about bookbindings.
I love old ways of bookbindings and very creative ways.
I love old ways of bookbindings and very creative ways.
spaffe
Geisterglut
MetalMarianne said:
i've read that one as well, sort of interesting, but i think i will have to read it once more if i want to try any of it. will be after lords of chaos then i guess, anyone here who's read it? almost feels like a mandatory read for any fan of extreme metal
Child of Time
Voice of reason
Melancholia said:If i'm not mistaken the book of Torbjörn Flygt you are reading is called "Underdog" in swedish and it's reallly a cool book
I also read a lot swedish books
Underdog is great! :hotjump: Did you read it in Swedish, Melancholia? And aren't you from Greece?
If so, then you must be very good at languages, because I can hardly read a book in English (which I've been teached in ten years now), and definitely not in any other language...
Child of Time
Voice of reason
Melancholia said:If i'm not mistaken the book of Torbjörn Flygt you are reading is called "Underdog" in swedish and it's reallly a cool book
I also read a lot swedish books
Underdog is great! :hotjump: Did you read it in Swedish, Melancholia? And aren't you from Greece?
If so, then you must be very good at languages, because I can hardly read a book in English (which I've been teached in ten years now), and definitely not in any other language...Now Reading: "Gentlemen" by Klas Östergren. In Swedish, but really great too.
I've recently read "Stupid white men, and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation" by Michael Moore also.
i am currently reading "the naked lunch" by William Burroughs and a small anthology of Anarchism.
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