Books Whats everyone reading atm?

[Uara]

Reading Desperation by Stephen King, going to read The Stand for the 4th or 5th time once i've finished it!

 

[DaGaffer]

Ooh, bit of a zombie, but let's go with it.

Just finished Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman; good but not as great as I was expecting from the reviews. Now I'm halfway through I Predict A Riot by Colin Bateman; alright in a sub-Christopher Brookmyre type of way; and I've just had an Amazon delivery so next it will be the new John Birmingham novel Without Warning. Loved his World War 2.0 trilogy so I've high hopes for this.

 

[nath]

Just finished reading Bad Science by Ben Goldacre and it's thoroughly recommended. Incidentally he was on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe last night echoing his sentiments from the book on the MMR bullshit.

I've just started reading In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell. People should only work 4 hours a day, max - this is the sort of philosophy I can get behind.

 

[Chilly]

dreaming void 1&2 by peter f hamilton, awesome stuff. proper sci fi with cool space battles and laser beams and shit. Good story too.

 

[Ctuchik]

I think this forum needs christening, So how better to start than to see what everyones reading atm.

Right now, this thread...









sorry

 

[mycenae]

The Phaze series by Piers Anthony

 

[Wij]

House Of Suns by Alastair Reynolds

 

[taB]

Not got anything major on the go, have been reading a few Lovecraft short stories while perched on the porcelain throne.

 

[00dave]

Monstrous regiment - Terry Pratchett

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Currently on The Trial by Franz Kafka. Can I suggest to anyone that has not read it, or is not aware of it, to go and read Metamorphosis by him. It's one of the best things I've ever read and is hugely impressive.

After this got Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and Joseph Heller's Catch 22 to read. Should be busy for the forseeable future with those.

 

[mooSe_]

Reading robert jordan's wheel of time series atm and also terry brooks' shannara series.
Oh and anyone who plays WAR should read the Gotrek and Felix series if they haven't yet

 

[pikeh]

trying 'The Algabraist' by Iain M. Banks

It's hard going :s

 

[00dave]

Reading robert jordan's wheel of time series atm

why use one sentence to describe the neckline of a dress when you can use a whole page. I've given up now, too much to wade through and very little plot advancement rewarded.

 

[Ch3tan]

why use one sentence to describe the neckline of a dress when you can use a whole page. I've given up now, too much to wade through and very little plot advancement rewarded.

What book did you get to? He sped things up a little, in the last two books he wrote.

 

[00dave]

book 7 crown of swords.

I'm actually late into the world of pratchett so I'm really enjoying those atm, going postal and making money are my favourites so far.

 

[taB]

book 7 crown of swords.

Heh, further than me. Gave up during number 6 iirc.

 

[pikeh]

book 7 crown of swords.

I'm actually late into the world of pratchett so I'm really enjoying those atm, going postal and making money are my favourites so far.

Try Night Watch. Vimes <3

 

[dysfunction]

...with Sgt Colon...

http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Samuel_Vimes

 

[Fuggz]

Am reading a book by David Attenborough. Tis all about his career with the BBC - right from the beginning. Fascinating and quite funny at times. Only read 20 or so pages but looks to be a really worthwhile read. Very interesting to see how his career was governed by technology to a certain point. By this I mean that in the early days cameras were not upto much so only animals or creatures that could be filmed in the right light were sourced. I like his laid back style though and I am sure that the rest of the book will not disappoint.

 

[tierk]

Currently reading:

Moby Dick - Heavy but nice so far.

King beyond the Gate - David Gemmel is always a pleasure, one of the best writers of modern times.

War & Peace - One of the toughest books i have read, still not finished and i have been on this one for over a year and half.

I always try to read more the one book at a time so that i have something read that fits whatever mood i am in.

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Try Night Watch.

Arguably the best Pratchett ever. Very dark in tone compared to many of the others. Previous to that I liked Mort and Witches Abroad the best. Witches Abroad is awesome for the scene with the cat and the vampire. I don't want to give it away for anyone who hasn't read it but I was nearly crying with laughter when I first read that.

"Vampires have risen from the grave..." etc

Personally, reading Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds atm.

It seems a bit clichéd but I'll often read a small section of the Art of War with my morning cuppa before going to work and have something to quietly reflect on while I drive. An old book that never gets old.

 

[pikeh]

Arguably the best Pratchett ever. Very dark in tone compared to many of the others. Previous to that I liked Mort and Witches Abroad the best. Witches Abroad is awesome for the scene with the cat and the vampire. I don't want to give it away for anyone who hasn't read it but I was nearly crying with laughter when I first read that.

See, I'm not a fan of the 'Witch' stories. Tried reading a few but wasn't really gripped by the characters. Think I like Vetinari too much (not sure if he's in many of the Witch stories).

I liked The Truth as well, amazing book. ("sausage in lé bun")

 

[mooSe_]

The night watch ones are my favourite too; it just has the best characters and most interesting setting.
However I have enjoyed every discworld book that I have read; and that's pretty much all of them.

 

[Overdriven]

I'm actually considering buying the collection of "Watch" series. Day/Night/Twilight and the new one. Will need something to keep me occupied over summer. Unless I burn through the Dan Brown/James Patterson collection again,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Watch_(Russian_novel) (Is out in English obv)

 

[Milkshake]

Light : World War Z by Max Brooks

Medium : White House Ghosts by Robert Schlesinger

Hard : On War by Carl von Clausewitz

Read them depending on what mood I'm in.

 

[Uara]

On War-Jesus I looked at that in some of my history tutorials last year. That is hard reading!!

 

[Vae]

Anathem by Neal Stephenson. It's good but rather long. A proper tome of a book.

 

[Milkshake]

On War-Jesus I looked at that in some of my history tutorials last year. That is hard reading!!

It's a cracker huh? To be fair, I'm reading the abridged version - it also has a really good introduction by Anatol Rapaport that's worth reading too.
The book itself is really very deep, but so insightful about even todays situations.

 

[`mongoose]

re-reading pratchett atm.

Worthwhile highlights

Fifth Elephant

Jingo

Both epic and watch themed

I think the latest ericksson book is out now isn't it? I'll pick it up when i go on holiday I think (next week!)

M

 

[DaGaffer]

Anathem by Neal Stephenson. It's good but rather long. A proper tome of a book.

Another cracker from Mr. Stephenson. Goes off in some interesting (and unexpected) directions.