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Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous With Rama. A true science fiction classic from one of the veritable kings of the hard scifi genre. It involves humanity's first contact with alien life, in the form of a planet-sized, hollow cylinder hurtling through space into the sun. I just started, but it looks great so far (from Clarke, how could you expect less?). Also, is it me, or does almost every person in this thread love fantasy? That's almost all I ever see in here. |
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I am reading this non fiction book about a woman who researches human trafficking, specifically women being sold to be sex slaves. It's fantastic, eye opening and sad at the same time.
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Started Anne Franks diary since I finished GOT. Loving it so far, it's just really beginning to get in to it now. I've wanted to read this book for years but never got around to it.
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Reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card again. Figured since they are making it a movie, may as well get it in one more time.
I've always considered Ender's Game one of the 5 greatest sci-fi novels of all-time. Masterpiece. Hope they don't screw it up for the silver screen. |
i would call Ender'sGame one of the top five greatest novels of all time.
they will man.....but it will be fun to complain about how bad they screw it up |
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One thing I wonder how they will deal with it is the fact a large portion of the novel is just Ender sitting in front of computer monitors running simulations. Curious as to how they will not make that monotonous in a movie version. As of now it's slated to be released November of 2013. |
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Oh god no! How can you make a movie about Ender's Game? That book is almost an anti-sci fi book. All the space battles are done on simulators and most of the technology of that book goes untalked about. How can you make a "blockbuster" out of that? If they do it right though, it might be amazing. That book is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. One of those books I like to read when I'm feeling misanthropic and alienated from the human race, right along with Fight Club. |
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My brother got me my own kindle :D any book recommendations? I like fantasy right now.
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Has anybody read Jonathan Safran Foer's short story "The Primer For the Punctuation of Heart Disease", and wants to chat with me about it so I can bounce ideas around for an essay piece?
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I'm in the mood for fantasy that reads like the author had a really good game of DnD and wanted to write about it. You know the kind. Has no qualms about using goblins, and elves, and wizards with cheesy magic powers. A Song of Fire and Ice is great and all, but sometimes I just need something a bit more shameless and dorky. So, I'm reading The Icewind Dale trilogy by R.A. Salvatore, and I've got the first three books of the Dragonlance series for after I finish that.
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Thinking about giving Asimov's "Prelude to Foundation" a whirl. It's been sitting on one of my bookshelves collecting dust since 2005.
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Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist Ended up finishing Magician: Apprentice last night and quickly put the followup on my iPad. While there were some major pacing issues towards the last 150 pages or so where years went by each chapter, I did like how they started to develop some of background characters more. It did seem a little strange though, as the main character Pug was really the only one we got to see, minus two chapters, and then he's just abandoned at the end of the second act. In either case I'm not as concerned as these books are huge and there's only three of them, but it was a little odd, and makes me wonder if that's why there's two versions of the book. |
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In The Presence Of My Enemies, by Gracia Burnham. Martin and Gracia Burnham were missionaries in the Philippines from 1986 to 2001, when they were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic extremist group. This is the account of the year of the captivity, along with many other kidnapped Filipinos. The "adventure" unfortunately ended with Martin being shot to death, so Gracia had to write the book alone. I just started this book, and the first think I notice is that Ms. Burnham is in no way a writer. The writing style is very immature, but I can accept that. She was a missionary, not a novelist. The story does look like it will be an interesting one, as I see the various kidnappees and how they survive in the jungle with their kidnappers. |
Currently reading Anne Franks diary (no idea which version) and I'm around mid 1943. They've been in the annex a while now and it's beginning to get pretty boring for me. It's kind of same ****, different day. Anyone know if it'll pick up?
@pete I will check the books I have and definitely download it if its missing. Thanks! |
I'm reading "Your name's at the door" history of aussie rock. It was given to me but I was told I am in it. Can't find me at all. I think there's a guy called ben who did stuff i did.
I wouldn't recommend it...boring as batchit...usual we had a gig there was a riot ho feckin hum |
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
I believe he has won a Pulitzer prize for some books in this series. Kick-ass book so far. Just finished Sophie's Choice and eee-gads was it depressing. I think the choice totally sucks. |
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The Brothers Neville, by... The Brothers Neville. Just started this. It looks promising. A very unique look, not just at the music of the brothers, but at the fascinating lives and culture of African Americans in Louisiana in a very, very volatile time (the brothers were all born in the 30's or 40's). It's being written in interview forum, so it's not gonna be a hard read... I probably won't be getting through it too quickly, though. It's a thick book and I have other stuff I need to do, and other books I'm slowly reading. |
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Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn First book in the Tales of Otori trilogy and one of the few fantasy novels I've seen that has taken it's primary inspiration from more of a Feudal Japan era of history rather than the Medieval Europe we're mostly stuck with. |
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its aight i guess, super british though, man. |
Ghost in the Wires - Kevin Mitnick.
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I just finished Noel Cowards "Easy Virtue".
Great book! |
Master of the Senate
I'm loving it, but damn is it long (1232pg). |
A few chapters into book 4 of The Wheel of Time.
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Time Desk: The Chronicles of Dean Dangerous
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