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Apolo

Portugal1259 Posts

May 04 2012 13:29 GMT

#641

Re-reading it to improve my CSS skills.

NeonFox

2373 Posts

May 04 2012 13:33 GMT

#642

On May 02 2012 06:26 sperY wrote:
Read first two book about Diskworld by Terry Pratchett, really enjoyed his humor and decided to pick up few more books.
Just finished this:

Absolutely loved it! Never laughed so hard when reading a book

Read the whole series I promise you won't regret it!

KvltMan

Sweden1609 Posts

May 04 2012 13:57 GMT

#643

I got "Snabba Cash", a Swedish book about organized crime for my bday, so I'm gonna read that one.
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I also have two books by Nick Cave; "The Death of Bunny Monro" and "And the ass saw the angel". Haven't started with "Bunny" yet, but "Assangel" (

) is pretty interesting and, in lack of other words, fucked up. It's about a village that look up to their mayor like a diety. The story mostly follows that of a boy who's a son of homeless mountain people (like I said, fucked up) and how his father raises him.
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Finally, I too jumped on the "Game of thrones"-bandwagon and got the first book in the series! I'm about 1 fifth through it, and it is simply amazing. Everything from the environments to Martin's great sense for detail makes it a really thrilling read.
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I must also add that this is possibly one of the best songs to read the first chapters of the book to:

thalim90

United States68 Posts

May 09 2012 01:17 GMT

#644

I'm reading the OP

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

May 09 2012 03:03 GMT

#645

ghrur

United States3786 Posts

May 09 2012 03:20 GMT

#646

Recently finished the Illiad (Homer) and Mythology by Edith Hamilton. Wondering what I should read next. I kind of want to read Metamorphoses by Ovid.

PassionFruit

294 Posts

May 09 2012 04:10 GMT

#647

So I'll finally be able to understand my mechanic when my car eventually needs an overhaul. It's gonna be soon. I've gone through the beginning chapters and it's a pretty straightforward text. Now I know all the basic parts of my engine and how they work together. And I didn't think the modern engine was so inefficient (25%). That's a lot of waste.

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Time to hear what all the fuss is about. It's pretty good so far. I read only a chapter a day before bed.

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And for fun, I'm relearning the fundamentals of calculus. Time to get to the soul of mathematics instead of just memorizing theorems. Heard Spivak's text is the best for a theoretical understanding. So far so good, except the problems are harder than fuck-all I did 7 years ago as a college freshman.

FuDDx

United States5015 Posts

May 09 2012 04:17 GMT

#648

Ive been pilfering books from my daughters bookshelf's lately. I am currently reading Dandelion Fire the second book in the 100 Cupboards book. Actually decent for being a "kids" book. Been to lazy to hit the library or go to the bookstore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:100Cupboards-cover.jpg

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

May 09 2012 04:32 GMT

#649

Just finished:
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Read this in five days after watching the movie. It was a surprisingly good read; book three was lacking, but it wasn't terrible. The writing style sucked, there was almost no character development, and the plot was linear; but overall, it was fun and enjoyable.

Reading:
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I've been putting this off since last year hoping that I would catch a paperback version, but I finally gave up and started reading it. So far so good, a lot more engaging than book four to say the least.

Next up:

It's either going to be this, Ready Player One or 1Q84, but this book won out, and the others have to wait.

Makavillin

113 Posts

May 11 2012 03:00 GMT

#650

On March 21 2012 10:55 p4NDemik wrote:
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I haven't even gotten into the parts of the books that deal with the Rwandan genocide, but his stories pertaining to the October Crisis in Canada and the Anglo/francophone divide in Canada were really interesting and made me want to read more into those subjects. If that's any indication I'm pretty sure the rest of the book will be compelling.

Really good book. He's a Canadian hero. Sad that he was basically the only one who truly wanted change in Rwanda.

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17743 Posts

May 11 2012 03:18 GMT

#651

Plan to read this on my plane ride to Korea. The movie has always been one of my favorites, so hope the book is good. Didn't expect the book to be so huge though, almost 600 pages.

Enki

United States2548 Posts

May 11 2012 04:24 GMT

#652

Last Read:
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The Ultimate History of Video Games - Pretty long read but it covers most of the happenings in the video game industry from pong and even earlier, to Nolan Bushnell and the founding and collapse of Atari, along with Nintendos history. It covers the history of the industry up until the PS2 and XBox launch, so early 2000's. Insightful read though, ended up learning a ton.

Reading Now:
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A Storm of Swords - Back to the ASOIAF series. Only a few chapters in.

Reading Next:
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A Feast for Crows - Continuing the series after. Heard its a pretty slow book though.

Hemlighest

Denmark87 Posts

May 11 2012 15:58 GMT

#653

Just finished "A Dance with Dragons", and am now in a bit of a lul, can't decide what to read next, if anything. I have a decent collection of Discworld novels on my shelf, that I need to get through, but I've already exhausted all those where Death plays a major role (my fav character) - so I'm not too sure on which to choose.

After browsing the last couple of pages here, I'm getting slightly turned on to the thought of starting Wheel of Time - but isn't that the series that was never completed/author died, and someone else took over?

Malinor

Germany4746 Posts

May 11 2012 16:07 GMT

#654

Steven Erikson - Malazan Book of the Fallen 9/10 - Dust of Dreams

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There will be a vast emptiness inside of me when I finally finish that series. It is a wonderful experience to read those books.

Mordanis

United States893 Posts

May 30 2012 06:44 GMT

#655

Oh god. I went from this:

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To this:

Needless to say, I am quite refreshed. I don't want to be "that guy" and say that all young adult fiction is shitty, but near the end of Inheritance, I just wanted to finish it quickly so I wouldn't have wasted all my time when I was younger. But LOTR just has so many little things that need to be appreciated that I just don't ever want to stop reading it. Which I probably never will with 30 hours of work and Calc two for summer school. Still, whenever I find time to read I always feel like the time was well spent.

Probulous

Australia3894 Posts

May 30 2012 06:48 GMT

#656

Second time reading this. Amazing book from an amazing man. Africa has many problems but it can produce men of outstanding quality. Definitely worth a read.

graan

Germany589 Posts

May 30 2012 10:37 GMT

#657

On May 30 2012 15:44 Mordanis wrote:
Oh god. I went from this:

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To this:

I felt the same way when i picked up inheritance.. asking myself wtf, did i realy enjoy those books when i was younger ??

I'm very much into scandinavian thrillers the last years, needless to say Stieg Larson's triology is a great read, if you enjoyed those you might like Adler Olsen and my favourite Jo Nesbo:

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They are for sure translated in english, but when i was browsing this thread i get the understanding scandinavian literature isnt that popular in the us. Maybe Finshers movie might change that !

Khul Sadukar

Australia1735 Posts

May 30 2012 11:34 GMT

#658

Just finished reading the ebook of

David Icke - I am me. I am free
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Very interesting read. Makes more sense if you have watched some of his lectures. This is one of his older books. Can't find any of his stuff on amazon etc.

http://davidickebooks.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=9

snotboogie

Australia3550 Posts

May 31 2012 06:22 GMT

#659

After finishing the amazing Wool Series (at least the six that are out atm), I wanted to see what else Hugh Howey could offer. I've since completed reading The Hurricane, The Plagiarist and Half Way Home. Of these, my favourite was The Hurricane, which is a book that is totally free of Howey's usual sci fi. It's about a high school kid whose town is ravaged by a hurricane, and how the aftermath forces people to engage at a human level when electronics are down. A very charming book and I whooped in joy at some parts!

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The other two books are really great as well. Half Way Home is a fantastic young adults sci fi book that deals with mature themes. It's about the adventures of a group of down-and-out people who are the first colonists on a new world. It's a thrilling adventure across an alien landscape but what really makes it work is the human interaction. We witness human behaviour play itself out in a very challenging, very demanding environment. The characters are great and especially the protagonist is very well fleshed out.

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I've also purchased the first Molly Fyde book, but after reading some of it I've decided not to read this series as it's clearly aimed at a significantly younger audience. One thing is clear though: Hugh Howey can sure write.

Right now I'm reading:

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Which continues Iggulden's Mongol series. It's historical fiction and covers the period of Ogedai Khan's rule, between the reigns of Genghis and Kublai. It's very interesting to read about what happened in this period, since popular culture and awareness of the Mongol Empire is focused on those two khans, with Ogedai usually treated as a byword, a "regular" man that gets lost in the shadow of these two giants of history.

peekn

United States1152 Posts

May 31 2012 06:27 GMT

#660

Just got this bad boy in the mail today, can't wait to dig in!!! I keep seeing this Neil DeGrasse Tyson guy all over the place, and like listening to his lectures so I figure that I'd check out some of his literature.
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Anyone else read this?

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