The Books/Reading Thread

[cookiecutter]

Bulgakov's Master and Margarita

I was supposed to read this for a class but I skipped it. It sounds good though.

 

[Einherjar86]

I like the eastern- European science fiction classics more: Lem and Strugatzky,Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, and Dog's Heart( the latter is a free translation from Russian, I'm not sure what it's called in English) not much a fan of Asimov and co.

Have you ever read any of Vernor Vinge's material? His stuff is very unique. He deals a lot with the idea of technological singularity and the transcendence of human consciousness through evolution.

 

[DarkBliss]

Have you ever read any of Vernor Vinge's material? His stuff is very unique. He deals a lot with the idea of technological singularity and the transcendence of human consciousness through evolution.

Nope, never heard of him, but it sounds interesting. Any particular books you recommend?

 

[Einherjar86]

Check out A Fire Upon the Deep. It's weird, but good.

 

[fuel126]

It by Stephen King

 

[Rumpole]

I finished reading The Road last night. It took me a while to really get into it, but once I did, it was pretty enthralling.

I started James Ellroy's Blood's A Rover today. Seems good so far. I really liked American Tabloid. The Cold Six Thousand was good, but I found the writing style in the second half made it rather tiresome to read, which really impacted on my enjoyment of it.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I like the eastern- European science fiction classics more: Lem and Strugatzky,Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, and Dog's Heart( the latter is a free translation from Russian, I'm not sure what it's called in English) not much a fan of Asimov and co.

Both of the Bulgakov's are excellent.
Finished The Time Machine. Next up is The Invisible Man.

 

[Badbird]

I am now on The Curse Of The Bambino.I might go back to Friday Night Lights which is so very good but don't feel like reading it as of right now.

 

[Vimana]

I'm going through the preachy Atheist's initiation. Yes, I'm reading The God Delusion.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Reading Slaughterhouse Five. Very fun.

 

[Zephyrus]

Just ordered this:

 

[Thoth-Amon]

nr- Frankenstein

 

[Einherjar86]

Reading Slaughterhouse Five. Very fun.

Great book.

I recently finished the following:

The New York Trilogy was amazing. I'll definitely look into more Auster in the near future. The Mirrored Heavens was also really good; fast-paced sci-fi with lots of cyberpunk influences and a good plot. I'll consider reading the following books in the series at some point.

For now, I'm indulging in the esoteric complexities of The Name of the Rose:

 

[Thoth-Amon]

For now, I'm indulging in the esoteric complexities of The Name of the Rose:

oooh that's a good one!

 

[unknown]

I'm going to reattempt Foucault's Pendulum over break

Einherjar: glad you enjoyed The New York Trilogy. check out Moon Palace next!

 

[Mort Divine]

just started reading the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy interesting so far

 

[sevag00]

I'm reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. I'm sure you guys have read it.

 

[Einherjar86]

I'm going to reattempt Foucault's Pendulum over break

Einherjar: glad you enjoyed The New York Trilogy. check out Moon Palace next!

If I enjoy The Name of the Rose I'm definitely going to look into Foucault's Pendulum. And I'm planning on getting more Auster soon, so I'll be sure to read Moon Palace.

 

[optionthree]

My new reading list, as of today. Been getting into the Kafka novel a bit already and it seems intriguing.

 

[unknown]

anything by Kafka is golden