What are you reading?

[station82o]

now i'm reading a short story piece by Robert Jordan which is a precusor to his Wheel of Time series, its called "A New Spring" and is mainly about Lan/Moiraine - its in a book called "Legends", a compilation of major fantasy authors - I picked it up for only 3 bucks! Hardback too!

Also about to devour Stephen Hawking's "The Universe in a nutshell" and Douglas Adams "The Complete Hitchhikers Guide"

[Brisco Bold]

I'm still reading Mein Kempf. This has got to be the most poorly organized book I've ever seen. Furthermore, this shit has in-text contractions coming out of the wazoo! Hitler says that when he was a young lad he couldn't point out Jewish people from other Germans. Later in the chapter he goes on and on about how he can't walk around without smelling "Jew." Wow. And the shit's long. Oy.

I finished a book called "The Hidden Hitler," which postulated that Hitler was a closet homosexual. I checked the sources and scrutnized the evidence: dude was definately "not quite straight but not completely gay either," which led to a lot of sexual frustration. His entire entourage was gay was as well. Up until the great purge in 1933, the leader of the SS was an open homosexual and filled the lower ranks with other gay guys. The more you know.

I also completed "FDR's secret war." It's surprising how much Roosevelt knew during WW2. It's also surprsing what sort of stuff they were willing to do to the Nazi's. Examples: bombing the Reich's water supply with feeces; poisoning Hitler's water so his voice would go high and he'd lose his moustache. I also confirmed that James Bond was based on a Canadian named Bill Stephenson who worked for the British spy agency. Good shit.

Right now I'm about to start a counter-factual by Harry Turtledove that explores an alternate universe where the Spanish Armada launched against Britain in 1500s suceeded. (I'm still waiting for him to finish his series "Aftershocks".)

[YellerDog]

I'm reading Animal Farm again for the first time since Jr. High. Definately 'processing' it a whole lot more this time around!

[Superstition]

Heh, I read Animal Farm in High School, not a bad book.

Currently, I am finishing up "Casino" by Nicholas Pileggi.

[Lobo]

What I'm reading: Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

What I should be reading: The Three Musketeers. I have to write a few papers on it, but I don't plan on reading it.

[icepop]

I am currently reading "Self" by Yann Martel (who also wrote "Life of Pi") - the story of a young writer who's gender changes overnight.

Recently finished reading "Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden. Highly recommended. A beautifully written book.

[Captain Vegetable]

Originally posted by EightBit
The Art of War: The Denma Translation
by Sun Tzu

Gods Debris
By Scott Adams

I'm reading The Art of War because I generally suck at any kind of conflict. The book is actually helping a bit. It's weird how a book on war can touch all aspects of ones life. Great read.

It's good for the business environment, too.

I've been reading The Universe in a Nutshell. Awesome stuff.

[680x0]

Smart Card Handbook
Illuminatus Trilogy

Both of these books are painful to read...

Cheers to Lobo, Lovecraft is my fave author.

[Critical Overdrive]

Originally posted by Brisco Bold
Right now I'm about to start a counter-factual by Harry Turtledove that explores an alternate universe where the Spanish Armada launched against Britain in 1500s suceeded. (I'm still waiting for him to finish his series "Aftershocks".)

It's good to see another reader who enjoys the works of Turtledove. I can't wait for the Victorious Opposition to come out in June.

I'm currently reading The Lord of the Rings for the first time.
::: Critical Overdrive dodges bricks and bottles thrown at his head :::

Just finished book one of Fellowship of the Ring and am really enjoying it.

[Regus]

Just remembered, I finished Choke a couple weeks ago. Interesting, though most of it was written about stuff I don't like very much. The whole sex addicts thing was pretty damn hysterical, though.

I wasn't too big on Choke, the ending left me feeling unfulfilled. The whole thing felt pointless, but, there were some great Chuck P. moments in there, with all the medical info.

What I'm reading: Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

Whoah! I just bought that very same book a few days ago. I got it because of all the praise he gets, eternal darkness was inspired by his works, and I wanted to read about Cthulhu. I haven't picked it up yet. Speaking of which, how exactly do you pronounce Cthulhu?



Anyway, I am currently reading "Flatland" By Edwin A. Abbot.



It's a about A. Square, a two dimensional rectangle who lives in a two dimensional world inhabited by other two dimensional shapes. The world has a set caste system in which the number of sides one posseses determines their social class. Triangles are soldiers or craftmen, Squares are lawyers and other respectable people, the polygons are the aristrocrats, the more sides the better, and the circles are the wise ones.

A. Square lives a happy existance, until one day A. Sphere appears and shows A. Square that there is so much more out there than only two dimensions.



The book is cool because it theorizes what it would be like to live in a flat society. Since the shape people live in a 2d world, all they can see are lines, everything is a flat straight line. And the book goes into detail as to they go about living which such a limitation, such as how you can differentiate between one another, since every one and everything is just a straight line.

And the book discuss some things about the 4th dimension as well.