what are you reading?

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

Iain M. Banks - The Player of Games

Good scifi too. Unusual idea.

DESCRIBE THIS UNUSUAL IDEA FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVEN'T READ THIS

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

Cthulhu Mythos.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

Mein Kampf

no, I'm not kidding

WHICH LANGUAGE???

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

It by Stephen King

HAVE YOU READ KING'S OTHER BOOKS???

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

I just read Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk in one weekend. I don't know why I put it off for so long, it was excellent. I guess it just seemed too predictable to read the book they made a movie out of, so I read almost all his other books first.

BOOKS R USUALLY SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE MOVIE AND I LIKED THE FIGHT CLUB MOVIE SO MUCH THAT I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO READ THE BOOK... I JUST DIDN'T GET AROUND TO IT YET

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

I'm reading "A Guide to Werewolf Literature" by Brian J. Frost. It's very interesting to read, which scans the history of werewolf stories and novels from the early times to the present day. It includes short samples from a lot of werewolf stories, some of which are really nice. The book talks about other things to do with werewolves.

WHERE CAN I GET THIS BOOK???

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

I JUST FINISHED THE FANTASTIC FOUR BOOK THAT CAME OUT WHEN THE MOVIE DID (STORY ARC HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MOVIE, DIFFERENT VILLIAN EVEN) AND NOVELIZATION OF BATMAN BEGINS
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THE AUTHOR IS/HOW TO GET AHOLD OF THE BOOK CALLED "CHAOS THEORY"???

 

[Voice of God]

@LRD: Maybe you ought to read these first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette

 

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

@LRD: Maybe you ought to read these first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette

1st look @ my info i'm in texas right now its 5:30 in the fucking morning i was buzzed when i wrote all that shit

2nd i've been typing in all caps from day 1 i just never typed on this board till today which was because of the crystal i've been taking

3rd if anyone wants to answer my questions PM me

 

[Voice of God]

2nd i've been typing in all caps from day 1 i just never typed on this board till today

Doing something annoying from day one isn't an excuse for continuing doing it. Anyway, I mostly got annoyed by the postflood, but I can see why you did that now.

I'll answer the question you pointed at me here, in case someone else likes to know. It may spoil the book a bit though.

The unusual idea behind Player of Games is the culture that the protagonist is sent into. Everything in their world revolves around big complex game, kind of like a extremely complex board/strategy-game. Even their leaders are chosen through this game. The protagonist is sent there from another culture to challenge them in that game.

 

[Zero Dude]

Promise of the Witch-King: R.A. Salvatore

An interesting book, I would have to finish it to give a more detailed review. But I am thinking it will be another great book by one of my favorite authors!

 

[ACIDBATHER]

James Blish-Black Easter

 

[Fredy_Brown]

R. E. Feist - Magician: Master

 

[Jax]

R. E. Feist - Magician: Master

Ohhhhhhhhhh awesome books..I love Feist.

 

[Horus]

My to read list:

- Just finished the Silmarilion
- Just ordered Paradise Lost
- Dante's Inferno
- The Alice in Wonderland series
- Every book on the planet ever intelegently written about Atlantis
- Anything Folk Lore or Greek Mythology

 

[Lord Divine]

George RR. Martin- A Feast for Crows

(Awaiting the next book by Steven Erikson in his Malazan series. Fucking brilliant books.)

 

[Fredy_Brown]

Ohhhhhhhhhh awesome books..I love Feist.

Definitely! I am going to by more his books soon...Do you know Robin Hobb? Or David B. Coe?? They have similiar style, I think you would like them....

 

[speed]

My to read list:

- Just finished the Silmarilion
- Just ordered Paradise Lost
- Dante's Inferno
- The Alice in Wonderland series
- Every book on the planet ever intelegently written about Atlantis
- Anything Folk Lore or Greek Mythology

I'm a big fan of the whole Atlantis myth. I think Prof. Spyrion Marinatos solved the mystery with the discovery of Ancient Thera on present day Santorini Greece. I spent a whole summer on the island, and wrote my masters thesis on the unique wine and wine history of the island--that goes back to the times of Atlantis.

The evidence is very compelling. Thera was a highly advanced island that had every thing from plumbing, three story modern looking buildings, highly advanced art and culture. They were by far the leading traders of the time, and non-violent. They are thought to have been part of the Minoan civilization, but they could have been independent or allied with Crete.

I was told by the archealogist in charge Prof. Doumas--who has also written on the subject, that there are more ruins that have yet to be unearthed; maybe more than 50,000 people lived in the city ( and thats from 1900-1650 B.C.). Furthermore, the island is a volcano, that blew up 3,700 hundred years ago, most likely causing the flood in the Bible.

 

[T_man357]

Law books mostly!!

Oh yeah and "The Complete Glock"

 

[Voice of God]

George R.R. Martin - Storm of Swords
Mika Waltari - Sinuhe Egyptiläinen (The Egyptian)

I thought to read something in finnish by a finn for a change as I noticed that probably 90% of the stuff I read is in English... So I picked up a finnish classic that I've been avoiding way too long. I recommend Waltari's historical novels to anyone who likes the genre, he should be available in translated form AFAIK.
And well, Martin is praised enough in this thread, so nothing about him.