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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
The Consul ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FEK3PQFRL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU03_.jpg){kind=icon} A alternate history book, Hitler dies on page 1 in year i think it was 1932 and then ... everything takes his way it would Finished 2: EVE The Burning Life ![[image loading]](http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2009/07/n314471.jpg) If you like EVE Online, if you like Caldari, this is your book !!! Reading: Battle Royal ![[image loading]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kfoUmLP27YQ/TNV-zmRJ-wI/AAAAAAAAAmo/tZiwQRFdZf0/s1600/book+cover.jpg) Reading: Flash Back ![[image loading]](http://www.fandomobserver.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Flashback.jpg) Next: EVE The Empyrean Age | ||
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pedrlz
Brazil5234 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anubis_Gates ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/TheAnubisGates(1stEd).jpg) Can be a little confusing if you not pay attention put is better than I expected (buy in a old books store just because was cheap, basically). If someone here likes time travel, werewolf, a little bit of 'wtf is going on?', magic, lot of magic, wizard, violence, confusion, bizarres characters, clones, anti-heroes, gypsy, some kind of return of Egypt Empire (and probably more things that I forgot to point out), should take a look at some good synopses about it. 6/10 horses | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.indiebound.com/813/866/9781557866813.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://images.betterworldbooks.com/067/Walter-Benjamin-9780674013551.jpg) | ||
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packrat386
United States5077 Posts
On March 07 2013 18:43 packrat386 wrote: + Show Spoiler + On March 03 2013 03:46 packrat386 wrote: + Show Spoiler + On February 28 2013 15:44 packrat386 wrote: + Show Spoiler + On February 28 2013 04:35 packrat386 wrote: + Show Spoiler + On February 22 2013 02:30 packrat386 wrote: + Show Spoiler + On February 08 2013 15:04 packrat386 wrote: Just Finished: ![[image loading]](http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/data/media/55/HME-3-LAYS-BELERIAND-port.jpg) I thought the poetry was really beautiful. Apparently tolkein discarded the works to write LotR (since the general public wanted more action) and I find that really tragic. I'm in the middle of: ![[image loading]](http://redditorschoice.com/img/code-hidden-language-computer-hardware-software_3626_500.jpg) which is a really amazing book. As the author walks you through, you essentially start from batteries, wires, and electromagnets, and you end up building an entire computer. Its really crazy and I can't wait to finish it. Just finished And I must say its one of the best books I've ever read. I'm now going to go back to reading ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41mgJAVETTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg) which I was about halfway through when I inexplicably stopped it. Its a very interesting book about how the practice of wargaming has developed from its inception in the 1950s to the time the book was written (I believe '85). Its a bit dated, but still a pretty insightful look at how predictions and foreign policy go hand in hand. After finishing War Games I decided to pick up a flashy spy novel ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ie3QzcHlL.jpg) I really like Dan Silva books, and I actually finished this one in a single day (oops). If anyone is looking for a quick read and is into the suspense/spy novel type of books I can recommend this quite highly. After that I picked up ![[image loading]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TBuaw679Q0I/ThzCA9_rtSI/AAAAAAAAARQ/xaJzy0Dw1yw/s1600/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flame.jpg) Which I've heard is quite a good book. I would have gotten another spy novel but I need to wait until just before my flight on friday so I'll have something to read on the plane. EDIT: I've realized that the picture I chose was actually for the CD version, but it was the nicest picture I could find :/ It feels weird to post again so soon, but I've actually just finished When You Are Engulfed In Flames. I hope to be able to read some more stuff by Sedaris soon, as these short pieces were particularly good. I really enjoyed the descriptions he gave of everyday experiences and feelings and the way that he jumped from topic. I've decided to go from there and revisit an author that I liked a lot in high school, and thus I'm reading ![[image loading]](http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5319/13438447.jpg) which I think I should like quite a bit. Finished Hemingway on the plane. I find that his style of writing for the short stories is really excellent. He doesn't have to write a lot but he can pack a lot of meaning into a 4 page story. I picked this up in case I needed something else to read on the plane I really like these kind of cheap thrills paperback novels so I'll be glad to have another one to read. I finished prince of fire relatively quickly. I thought the overall plot for the series took an interesting turn with this book, but we'll see how it goes. Once again I highly recommend silva. For a nice read on vacation I decided to pick up ![[image loading]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ac/d8/fff353a09da06bb0bae94110.L.jpg) because I've always liked the idea of the hardboiled detective genre and I figured I should start from the beginning. I also just feel like mentioning, I really love this thread. So many people sharing good books. Posting with an anddroid is hard so i'll keep it short. Finished the maltese falcon and it was great, I'm looking forward to exploring the genre. Travelling again so I picked up the next silva book on my list ![[image loading]](http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9780141026718/the-messenger.jpg) Should be good! | ||
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Exoteric
Australia2330 Posts
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Meadowlark
United States349 Posts
On March 10 2013 21:07 Exoteric wrote: Finished infinite jest (fantastic book) and rereading it, continuing house of leaves. If anyone could recommend some books with similar writing styles that are shorter in length that'd be much appreciated. The Broom of the System, also by David Foster Wallace is an excellent, and thankfully mid-length, book that you should read. Additionally, you should check out some books by Thomas Pynchon or Neal Stephenson (although both of them do have a tendency to go long, they have written shorter books as well). | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Wow. Just. Wow. Jordan is an amazing author-- the story is told from so many different perspectives, the world is so rich and he doesn't just allude to things on the fringes like other authors do, he visits a lot of it in detail. It feels incredibly realistic-- the characters and their motivations are all plausible, and it balances the heaviness of fate with humor and how people cope with it. One of the best series I have ever read. It's so damn rich. It's so sad that Robert Jordan died, his death is truly a loss. Sanderson does a great job capping the series though. Need another series like this one, though it feels like it will be hard to find one as good. Some other fantasy novels/worlds I've already read and enjoyed: Eragon (good but rather generic) Abhorsen (too short) His Dark Materials (almost good, kind of kid-ish) Redwall (I read it a long time ago, looking back thought it was kind of childish because its about animals... it really isn't) LOTR (obv) I touched on Malazan BOF, but I didn't like it very much. | ||
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Meadowlark
United States349 Posts
On March 11 2013 07:25 ticklishmusic wrote: Finished Wheel of Time, I can't believe I refused to read the series for so long on the vague notion it was "too serious and nerdy". I started maybe halfway through March and went at maybe a book every 2 or 3 days. Wow. Just. Wow. Jordan is an amazing author-- the story is told from so many different perspectives, the world is so rich and he doesn't just allude to things on the fringes like other authors do, he visits a lot of it in detail. It feels incredibly realistic-- the characters and their motivations are all plausible, and it balances the heaviness of fate with humor and how people cope with it. One of the best series I have ever read. It's so damn rich. It's so sad that Robert Jordan died, his death is truly a loss. Sanderson does a great job capping the series though. Need another series like this one, though it feels like it will be hard to find one as good. Some other fantasy novels/worlds I've already read and enjoyed: Eragon (good but rather generic) Abhorsen (too short) His Dark Materials (almost good, kind of kid-ish) Redwall (I read it a long time ago, looking back thought it was kind of childish because its about animals... it really isn't) LOTR (obv) I touched on Malazan BOF, but I didn't like it very much. http://bestfantasybooks.com/ This website will change your life. I don't agree with all of the guy's opinions, but I've definitely found a ton of kick-ass fantasy on this site. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
On March 11 2013 11:21 Meadowlark wrote: http://bestfantasybooks.com/ This website will change your life. I don't agree with all of the guy's opinions, but I've definitely found a ton of kick-ass fantasy on this site. thanks a lot, will definitely look at this. oh yeah, a couple series i'd forgotten about i liked: name of the wind (waiting for the last book) the hero and the crown (kind of a teenager book, but i really like the way its written) | ||
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jj33
802 Posts
On March 11 2013 11:30 ticklishmusic wrote: thanks a lot, will definitely look at this. oh yeah, a couple series i'd forgotten about i liked: name of the wind (waiting for the last book) the hero and the crown (kind of a teenager book, but i really like the way its written) On that list, I read the song of fire and ice, malazan series, king killer chronicles. I finished the robin hobb's assassin series, currently on the third book of the liveship traders series and afterwards I'm going to move onto the tawny man series. You should check out the malazan series and robin hobb's works. She is a great author. I definitely want to check out abercrombie's works after I finish up with hobb's books. | ||
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sc2superfan101
3583 Posts
On March 11 2013 04:33 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:+ Show Spoiler + that book is really interesting. | ||
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/HLkGcx7.jpg) Pretty good, just like the rest of them. Nice cliffhanger. Likely won't be reading his son's Dune novels, + Show Spoiler + aquatic sandworms? Interesting. Beginning: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/lT2eaRv.jpg) Really interested in the story around the Silmarils. Started and stopped near the beginning a few times, hopefully I can make it through, haha. | ||
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farvacola
United States18838 Posts
 Just go slowly and take notes if needed. Many of the battles and events are, for lack of a better word, awesome. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
On March 11 2013 11:45 jj33 wrote: On that list, I read the song of fire and ice, malazan series, king killer chronicles. I finished the robin hobb's assassin series, currently on the third book of the liveship traders series and afterwards I'm going to move onto the tawny man series. You should check out the malazan series and robin hobb's works. She is a great author. I definitely want to check out abercrombie's works after I finish up with hobb's books. I just couldn't get through Malazan. It was just a little too unrealistic for me, like the author would just throwing in new things (characters, magics, etc.) everywhere and it would become all muddled. I'll give Robin Hobb a look. I just started Mistborn by Brian Sanderson-- I like his writing style a lot. It's very readable and has a good twist of humor. | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On March 11 2013 15:37 CCa1ss1e wrote: Just finished: Pretty good, just like the rest of them. Nice cliffhanger. Likely won't be reading his son's Dune novels, + Show Spoiler + aquatic sandworms? Interesting. The son's books are really, really cheap imitations of the father's work. I'm still angry at what they did with Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune. | ||
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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E.L.V.I.S
Belgium458 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.sfreviews.net/large_covers/name_of_the_wind.jpg) Very very good ! | ||
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zedi
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Jonoman92
United States9104 Posts
On March 12 2013 02:08 zedi wrote: Reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. The propaganda is almost getting to me, although it's a good book. Ah, I started this once but only got through the first chapter for some reason. Though I really liked The Fountainhead. Will have to give it another go at some point. | ||
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