My favorite book! I'm in the middle of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Nothing about the title or author sound very interesting yet it's a really awesome read, I'm very pleasantly surprised. If you like knights, chivalry, sword fights and damsels, then check it out. It's interesting to see Robin Hood and Friar Tuck represented too, because up to now I've only seen them portrayed in modern Hollywood movies, which are shitty ruiners of all source material no matter how good.

mierin

United States4943 Posts

January 11 2012 06:07 GMT

#182

Rereading Wheel of Time...haha have reread probably 5x but still my favorite series, no idea why.

SafeWord

United States522 Posts

January 11 2012 06:07 GMT

#183

On January 11 2012 14:45 teknomage wrote:
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Trying to get into this series. Having a hard time so far. Just not the type of book I usually read. Not going to give up though. Heard it is good so got to give it a fair chance.

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I have to agree with this one. Really enjoyed these. The first in "The Lightbringer" series was ok too but can't compare to "The Night Angel" series.

The First book was abit hard for me to get into it, but as you get into the second book it becomes AMAZING. I actually just finished reading the Dark Tower Series last month.

Just Finished: 11/22/63
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Reading: Metro 2033 and The Magician
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Metro 2033 is just AMAZING.

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Next: I don't know yet. If there is any other series as amazing as the Dark Tower series people know, let me know :D

iSometric

2221 Posts

January 11 2012 06:08 GMT

#184

100 years of Solitude.

prOxi.swAMi

Australia3091 Posts

January 11 2012 06:13 GMT

#185

I'm about 60% of the way through. So far, so good.

phathom321

United States1730 Posts

January 11 2012 06:21 GMT

#186

Just read -

Currently reading -
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I'm reading the newer version because he added a bunch to it.

Next -
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h0oTiS

United States101 Posts

January 11 2012 06:25 GMT

#187

Atlas Shurgged - Ayn Rand, also saw the foreverwar up there. that is hands down the best science fiction novel I have read

Voros

United States222 Posts

January 11 2012 06:35 GMT

#188

For the next couple of weeks, it's

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pwndevil

Australia21 Posts

January 11 2012 06:37 GMT

#189

along with the rest of the books

Lemonwalrus

United States5465 Posts

January 11 2012 06:47 GMT

#190

On January 11 2012 15:07 madmandrit wrote:

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I'm a King fan but I hear that 11/22/63 is a huge departure from his norm...and I'm not sure if it is worth the read. What did you think of it?

EtDecius

United States52 Posts

January 11 2012 06:50 GMT

#191

Enjoying it the series so far. This is book two.

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Kinetik_Inferno

United States1431 Posts

January 11 2012 07:00 GMT

#192

For creationists.

Sawry

United States32 Posts

January 11 2012 07:07 GMT

#193

After finishing, I expect I will be reading more by these thinkers in the future.

DoubIe_O

Austria234 Posts

January 11 2012 07:10 GMT

#194

Currently reading
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Will read when it comes out asap
Blinding Light ( part 2 of the Lightbringer series)
http://www.brentweeks.com/books/the-black-prism-trilogy/the-blinding-knife/
I have read the excerpt and cant wait for the book to be out

nanoscorp

United States1237 Posts

January 11 2012 07:15 GMT

#195

A collection of early works by my favorite author. I'm having some trouble processing "The Labyrinth" but as usual it is giving my imagination a workout. "Yume no Hon: A Book of Dreams" is so good I'm going to read it again. I have it in hardback, but this book is a lot easier to find. I'm looking forward to the other 2 stories as well.

Asturas

Finland587 Posts

January 11 2012 08:50 GMT

#196

Shamefull but I stopped reading for a while now. Nowadays I only have time to read academic books which I need for my PhD.

But I plan to start Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath".

And I am reading "Information policies and strategies" by Ian Cornelius. Not very fascinating, even for PhD student

Ingwaz

Sweden70 Posts

January 11 2012 12:44 GMT

#197

Soon finished and then I will read:
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or possibly:
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I think I find Germany interesting.

nepeta

1872 Posts

January 11 2012 13:13 GMT

#198

On January 11 2012 16:07 Sawry wrote:
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After finishing, I expect I will be reading more by these thinkers in the future.

Looked it up, seems interesting. How did you like it? Any 'forgotten' insights in it, or has it been overtaken by time?

Reading myself: Ada or ardor, by Nabokov and Mein Kampf by Hitler.

Ada started off nicely, but it seems to evolve into a decadent, typically Russian novel with a twist of paedophilia, incest, and silly word plays. And lepidopterology... (???)

Mein Kampf is the most boring piece of crap I've ever read, but I'm going to finish it just for completeness' sake. Only 400 more pages of long-winded sentences repeating the same old anti-semitic, anti-socialist drivel remaining...

So many writers have had excellent ideas and spoiled them completely by churning out too many pages. Not referring to Hitler here btw, before anyone asks. Elegant designs with which narratives commence seem almost inevitably bound to end in some classical shape, replete with bourgeouis morals and nauseatic style figures. It's almost like music, where songs may have a really nice theme, or intro, or something distinguishing in any fashion, but on the whole get muddled in standard formulae and makes me want to vomit.