What Are You Reading 2014 - Page 66

On November 03 2014 03:29 dmnum wrote:
god american covers are the worst

gonna try something new: for every two new books that I read I'll reread one. it's already working out great, because I just started Anna Karenina again

On November 04 2014 17:43 sAsImre wrote:


Just make sure it doesn't become: for every two new book I'll rearead Anna Karenina

On November 04 2014 19:42 dmnum wrote:

not gonna lie, that is very possible

On November 06 2014 10:16 bookwyrm wrote:
I haven't read much David Brin but his novel Existence I thought was pretty damn good

On November 04 2014 20:20 Mackh wrote:
I have been reading a lot of David Brin recently,and i found it to be one of the best SF i read since Fondation :


So far i read all the novels revolving around the Uplift universe and they are all absolutly worth reading.

from wikipedia :
"This future history depicts a huge galactic civilization responsible for "uplifting" all forms of life which are potentially capable of developing sapience and star-travelling ability. [...]. In the "Uplift" novels humans are economically and technologically the weakest spacefaring race, and are an anomaly since they have no apparent "patron" species responsible for their uplift from animal pre-sapience.[...] This means that humanity (and its dolphin and chimpanzee clients) have entered the huge and fractious Civilization of the Five Galaxies unprepared; catching up to this advanced and uneasy culture provides tension for most of the Uplift stories."

On November 06 2014 10:24 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:


And then for every time five Anna Kareninas you re-read you re-read Anna Karenina. What could go wrong?

On November 07 2014 04:13 lungic wrote:


I've only read the first three uplift novels and I feel that I've got a very mixed view on the books.
On one hand we got a "SciFi story of old", much in the same way the foundation is SciFi. It's has a interesting world built up around it, and some of the viewpoints feels different,it's almost like you can touch the mindset itself.
But on the other hand, I never had the slightest interest in any of the characters at all. Dueling dolphins, well, novel but please get it over with. Still, I got a fond memory of the series, and I feel they're well worth the read.

On November 13 2014 06:48 NinthMango wrote:
Being able to back up or falsify claims with "hard" science would make my life a lot easier.

On November 13 2014 07:56 farvacola wrote:
Go ahead and read the charlatan Daniel Dennett; I'm sure you'll stumble upon him at one point or another, and he'll confirm much of what I can tell you believe to be true in a delightfully ill-conceived manner :D

On November 13 2014 08:21 dmnum wrote:

Don't you dare call Santa a charlatan.

On November 13 2014 06:48 NinthMango wrote:
Does anybody here have any recommendations for "easy-to-read" worthwhile books about free will and neuroscience, neurology, neurostimulation and/or genetics? I would like to extend my knowledge on the subject as I think it would be beneficial for my philosophy classes. Being able to back up or falsify claims with "hard" science would make my life a lot easier.