What are you reading? Would you recommend it?

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  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    Currently working through the collected stories of H. P. Lovecraft. I always enjoy going back to the father of modern horror around Halloween (started a few weeks ago). He's definitely racist, but I can write it off as a product of the times and of his general fear of absolutely everything. Debating rereading Catch 22 next or reading Team of Rivals.
  • Silverdracos
    Silverdracos Posts: 110 Member
    Re-reading Death Masks by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files) right now just for fun. Also 15 pages left of a copy of 2001: A Space Odyssey stashed under the bathroom sink at work. Soooo very much better than the movie.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    Just finished this thread and it wasn't that great.
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  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    I'm currently reading King's newest, Revival - so far, it's fabulous.
    I want to read both that one, and Mr. Mercedes, but they're both rather expensive for Kindle. Funny- It never bothered me to pay $25 for a hardback- but paying $12 for something that doesn't really exist I find kind of offensive.

  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    JenD1066 wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    I'm currently reading King's newest, Revival - so far, it's fabulous.
    I want to read both that one, and Mr. Mercedes, but they're both rather expensive for Kindle. Funny- It never bothered me to pay $25 for a hardback- but paying $12 for something that doesn't really exist I find kind of offensive.

    Pretty sure it exists, as I'm reading it right now. When I get done, I'll re-read Mr. Mercedes. Just as I would with a paper book. If it didn't exist, I couldn't read it....
  • ParamoreAddict
    ParamoreAddict Posts: 839 Member
    edited November 2014
    A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin. Definitely recommend it! A Song of Ice and Fire is awesome!

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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    HouseBaelish wrote: »
    Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Jury is still out on the recommendation, I'm only 100 pages in, but so far I'm enjoying it!

    If you're only 100 pages in on The Gunslinger, you have such marvels ahead of you, my dear. The entire series is a marvel. Each book gets better. You'll be so invested by book 7, you will weep, I guarantee it.
  • TheCrawlingChaos
    TheCrawlingChaos Posts: 462 Member
    grimendale wrote: »
    Currently working through the collected stories of H. P. Lovecraft. I always enjoy going back to the father of modern horror around Halloween (started a few weeks ago). He's definitely racist, but I can write it off as a product of the times and of his general fear of absolutely everything. Debating rereading Catch 22 next or reading Team of Rivals.

    great to see another HPL fan!

    I'm kind of stuck on a few books. I haven't been reading as much as I'd like to lately. I'm in the middle of The City and the City by China Miéville, and God and the Multiverse: Humanity's Expanding View of the Cosmos by Victor Stenger. Both are great so far. I hope to get back to them soon.

    I also kind of started Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?: A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain, but am going to start that over after I finish God and The Multiverse.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    JenD1066 wrote: »
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    I'm currently reading King's newest, Revival - so far, it's fabulous.
    I want to read both that one, and Mr. Mercedes, but they're both rather expensive for Kindle. Funny- It never bothered me to pay $25 for a hardback- but paying $12 for something that doesn't really exist I find kind of offensive.

    I *really* enjoyed Mr. Mercedes.

    What about the library? Do you use Overdrive?
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    ParamoreAddict wrote: »
    A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin. Definitely recommend it! A Song of Ice and Fire is awesome!

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    This is right behind Harry Potter as my favorite series, ever. Now I want to reread it.
  • DevilsNegu
    DevilsNegu Posts: 60 Member
    edited November 2014
    Do u guys use tuebl? Awesome site
  • ParamoreAddict
    ParamoreAddict Posts: 839 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    ParamoreAddict wrote: »
    A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin. Definitely recommend it! A Song of Ice and Fire is awesome!

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    This is right behind Harry Potter as my favorite series, ever. Now I want to reread it.

    My favorite series will always be Lord of the Rings. Tolkien will always be the man to me. It's quite ironic since George RR Martin has been called the anti-Tolkien.

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  • My_Mind_Is_My_Cage
    My_Mind_Is_My_Cage Posts: 1,344 Member
    Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and yes I would highly recommend it
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Last night I finished "What is the What" by Dave Eggers. Definitely recommend it.
  • HealthyinAZ
    HealthyinAZ Posts: 408 Member
    Cutting For Stone - and hell yes, seriously good book.
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    L.A.M.B. by Christopher Moore--hysterically funny if you like irreverent humor, it's the story of Biff, Jesus's childhood best friend. And The Wave, by Susan Casey--fascinating and enthralling, it's the story of freak/rouge waves told through the eyes of scientists and big wave surfers. Highly recommend both.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    merrillfoster wrote: »
    L.A.M.B. by Christopher Moore--hysterically funny if you like irreverent humor, it's the story of Biff, Jesus's childhood best friend. And The Wave, by Susan Casey--fascinating and enthralling, it's the story of freak/rouge waves told through the eyes of scientists and big wave surfers. Highly recommend both.

    I love L.A.M.B! I'll second this. I read it two times actually.
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    DevilsNegu wrote: »
    Do u guys use tuebl? Awesome site
    I had never heard of that. Thanks- I'm definitely signing up!

  • ChrisC_77
    ChrisC_77 Posts: 271 Member
    His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph Ellis (Audio Book) I am enjoying it. If you enjoy history and autobiographies that is.
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    merrillfoster wrote: »
    L.A.M.B. by Christopher Moore--hysterically funny if you like irreverent humor, it's the story of Biff, Jesus's childhood best friend.

    Loved that book. If you haven't read Moore's A Dirty Job or the Bloodsucking Fiends books, those are equally hilarious.

  • ChrisC_77
    ChrisC_77 Posts: 271 Member
    QHjr wrote: »
    NutureShock, by Po Bensen
    What if we told you... that dishonesty in children is a positive trait that arguing in front of your kids can make you a good role model and that if you praise your children you risk making them fail ...and it was all true?
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    What is your opinion on this book?

  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Last night I finished "What is the What" by Dave Eggers. Definitely recommend it.
    I haven't read that yet, (it looked too depressing) although I love Eggers. I'm going to reread "A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius" soon- Amazon had it for $1.99. And I recently finished "The Circle" which was addictive.
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    grimendale wrote: »
    Currently working through the collected stories of H. P. Lovecraft.

    I've never gotten around to reading Lovecraft, so I just downloaded his collected works. Which stories are your favorites?
  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    edited November 2014
    SQL Server 2012 Integration Services for Professionals. I would recommend if it you're into databases / ETL.

    Otherwise, I'd recommend Starship Troopers (the book, not the film)
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    EddieHaskell97 wrote: »
    Otherwise, I'd recommend Starship Troopers (the book, not the film)
    Love everything by Heinlein. And yes, that movie sucked.
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  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    Love The Last Starfighter. My favorite guilty pleasure movie is probably Reefer Madness, The Musical.
  • mikeshockley
    mikeshockley Posts: 684 Member
    I'm reading MFP and I highly recommend it!
  • JenD1066
    JenD1066 Posts: 298 Member
    [quote="rml_16;30315565"I most recently finished (for myself) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Not the best book ever, but enjoyable.[/quote] I agree. Anansi Boys and Stardust are my favorites.

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