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On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness.
Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland:
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The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former.
Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing:
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On June 15 2015 05:31 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness. Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland: + Show Spoiler +The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former. Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing: + Show Spoiler +
I've got the song of ice and fire book pre-HBO show and the cover are quite terrible to be fair
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On June 15 2015 05:31 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness. Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland: + Show Spoiler +The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former. Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing: + Show Spoiler +
Son of a bitch, that second Dune cover is gorgeous.
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On June 15 2015 05:31 maybenexttime wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness. Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland: + Show Spoiler +The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former. Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing: + Show Spoiler +
Now if only you had good books to put the covers on.
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On June 15 2015 05:56 CosmicSpiral wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2015 05:31 maybenexttime wrote:On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness. Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland: + Show Spoiler +The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former. Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing: + Show Spoiler + Son of a bitch, that second Dune cover is gorgeous.
Those are actual paintings by a Polish painter, Wojciech Siudmak:
https://www.google.pl/search?q=wojciech siudmak&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIvsH3mIqQxgIVS9ssCh1rfg1a&biw=1280&bih=883
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On June 15 2015 05:58 Jerubaal wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2015 05:31 maybenexttime wrote:On June 14 2015 02:03 CosmicSpiral wrote:On June 13 2015 23:25 maybenexttime wrote:On June 13 2015 23:03 Zergneedsfood wrote:On June 13 2015 22:05 AndreWiles wrote:On June 13 2015 16:13 Surth wrote:
gonna read some Raymond Chandler again, hell yeah.
As for fashionable nonsense - according to wikipedia noam chomsky, richard dawkins and thomas nagel all like it. if thats not a bad sign i dont know what is. It's best to judge books by their content. sir, i pick and choose books by cover :3 That's because American covers are so ugly and only special books get good ones. Check out our medieval fantasy books if you want to throw up at the sight of hideousness. Haha, I know. I am fortunate to live in Europe, where book covers are not neglected. This is for example what "Dune" looks like in Poland: + Show Spoiler +The former is the hard cover. The yellow and black colors are in reality two shade of golden thread. The latter is an additional paper cover on the of the former. Some covers of ASoIaF released in Europe are simply amazing: + Show Spoiler + Now if only you had good books to put the covers on.
What are you implying? Are you talking about Polish literature or in general?
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IDK, just felt like giving you a bit of guff.
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Just finished Confusion by Zweig. Literally about a guy who's gay for literature. It was actually pretty good :3
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lol, you nerd.
I'm gonna reread
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because I need something to keep me sane.........:D
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you missed your chance to have book group about that with me and my dad over skype 
Seveneves is fantastic, highly recommeneded
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I took part in a few of those. The one on the false cogito was a treat.
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I thought I remembered you being there
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I finished count zero and mona lisa overdrive and really liked both of them, although I think it took a while to really get the writing style.
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thedeadhaji
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Mona Lisa Overdrive sounds like a 90's Japanese light novel title.
In a good way.
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Currently reading:
"Diaspora" by Greg Egan
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"How Rich Countries Got Rich And Why Poor Countries Stay Poor" by Erik Reinert
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Recently finished:
"The Condensed Wealth of Nations" edited by Emonn Butler
http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/condensed-WoN.pdf
"The Entrepreneurial State" by Mariana Mazzucato
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"Wielka wyprawa księcia Racibora" ("The Great Adventure of Prince Racibór" for non-Polish speakers) by Artur Szrejter
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"Lód" by Jacek Dukaj. I took my sweet time while reading it (finished three other books alongside). It was well worth it. Probably one of the best novels I've read.
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Next I am probably going to dive into some classic SF. Perhaps "Dune" or "Solaris". :-)
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On June 19 2015 12:19 Nyxisto wrote:
I finished count zero and mona lisa overdrive and really liked both of them, although I think it took a while to really get the writing style.
Exactly. William Gibson is a beast and it always fascinates me to read his novels.
I am glad that I see many sci-fi fans out there.
Edit: My next share is "A Canticle for Leibowitz", I hope i spare some gaming time into actual reading time.
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On March 17 2015 09:06 Cambium wrote:Book Log + Show Spoiler +On February 19 2015 11:46 Cambium wrote:+ Show Spoiler +I don't think I posted much in this thread last year, I'll try to do more this year. Goal is 15 books, and I'm on my fifth!!
Just ReadThe Martian![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OJe0LejCL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-v3-big,TopRight,0,-55_SX278_SY278_PIkin4,BottomRight,1,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg) There was so much hype around this book, I just had to read it, and I really liked it. Book is about an astronaut being stuck on Mars and has to find ways to survive on his own (don't worry, this isn't a spoiler). It's basically Interstellar, Gravity and Castaway all meshed together. The writing style is a little amateurish, and the technical details are really lackluster for a real geeky sci-fi, but the plot is great, and I honestly couldn't put it down and finished it in two long reading sessions. The Auschwitz Escape![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51glnEU62CL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) I really started to like historical fictions after All the Lights We Cannot See and this one was great as well. The protagonist is fictional, but a lot of the plots were actually based on real historical events, which made the stories that much more enticing. The whole book is mostly just one linear story, which is a nice change since most novels these days tend to develop multiple characters across different timelines simultaneously. Reading:Untamed State![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C0Y8b0DtL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Some rich girl getting abducted or something like that. NextThe Invention of Wings![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51O%2BkQz5SZL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
Just ReadUntamed StateReally didn't like this book, I don't even know why I finished it. This is definitely a "chick" novel, too much emphasis on love, relationships, and emotional distress. The book is basically divided into two halves, pre-kidnap and post-kidnap. Both parts equally boring. I thought it was going to be more of a survival book, but really, the kidnapping was just a convenient medium to carry out the main plot: how families deal with crises. The kidnapping passages are extremely weak and crude, interlaced with useless flashbacks that add nothing to the characters. The book mostly relies on readers' sympathy towards the plight of the main character, and everything is just too contrived. Overall, a pretty fucking terrible book. Landline![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iHvwDY7GL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) This is also more or less a "chick" novel, but it's was a much more pleasant read. Mostly about the challenges faced by a family with a career-driven female and a stay-at-home dad. And a magic landline that dials into the past before their marriage (not a spoiler, don't worry). I mostly read this book because I like the author, who wrote Eleanor and Park, which was something I really enjoyed. Didn't like this one as much, but still good.
Reading (book #7 this year)The Invention of WingsJust started, page 1
Read these since last update in March
Book 7 this year
The Invention of Wings
Writing style is really good. Love the prose. The story wasn't particularly interesting to me. Touched a lot of topics around slavery, racism and sexism. Could be a good read if those topics are interesting to you. Not particularly gripping, decently plot and character development.
Book 8
Big Little Lies
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Happy mystery thriller novel about lives of three different women and a case of murder. The murder wasn't really the centre of the plots, it was just something that tied everything together at the end. Definitely not a typical murder mystery, a very upbeat fun read about how every family has issues behind closed doors.
Book 9
Red Rising
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Book 10
Golden Son
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These two were recommended by Hot Bid because he wanted to discuss them, which he never did. It's very far from ASOIAF as there is only one PoV and the world and characters are rather poorly developed. The writing is more amateurish, and they read more like teen novels. A little similar to the concepts in Divergent and Hunger Games series. Fun and easy read though, I read them while traveling.
Book 11
The Pearl that Broke Its Shell
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A typical "the struggle is real" book, similar to books written by Khaled Hosseini like A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed. Stories about two women from two different timelines suffering similar fates despite the advances Afghanistan made during the 100-year timespan. Idea isn't really original, "life is hard", it's been done over and over in the past, but the writing style contrasting two PoVs through different time periods but same location is very interesting and novel.
Book 12
The Girl on the Train
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Recommended to me by a co-worker, best seller. Very gripping to say the least. This is not a happy upbeat murder mystery, but a real thriller. I read this book well into the nights trying to finish, and had trouble falling asleep because I was genuinely scared. Read this during the day.
Three PoVs describing the before and after events of the murder. I found the author really struggled to distinguish the three people, and they all ended up sounding and feeling very similar throughout.
Decent story, average execution.
Currently Reading:
The Nightingale
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Ten pages in, love the writing style. A big improvement over The Girl on the Train.
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i'm reading "Balls"
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and as i do that i'm cross referencing some of the alleged "facts" presented in this by by re-reading "The Bronx Zoo".
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very few teams in the past 40 years have won consecutive world series championships. the 1977-1978 Yankee did so within a circus atmosphere in the pre-steroids era.
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On June 19 2015 14:29 thedeadhaji wrote:
Mona Lisa Overdrive sounds like a 90's Japanese light novel title.
In a good way.
that is probably... not a coincidence
On June 19 2015 21:21 Laserist wrote:
Edit: My next share is "A Canticle for Leibowitz", I hope i spare some gaming time into actual reading time.
classic
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Read and finished :
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Against Method (Paul Feyeraband)
I'm a fan. This is just so refreshing for me. I obviously wasn't always pleased by his arguments, but his extremism, the humour, the trollness (some notes are as funny as Karl Marx's !!!), the refusal to submit, it was truly worth reading this pamphlet.
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Wanting to read more Sci-fi I picked up Embassytown which I saw in this thread earlier. I liked the writing style a lot. It's really cool how the phrases he came up with make intuitive sense although I still don't know what a 'miab' is, lol. Also the 'hosts' actually are alien which doesn't happen very often.
Although the book obviously isn't about characters it would've been nice if at least the protagonist would have been a little more interesting, but apart from that really great read.
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