dc20willsave Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm the exact same way, Max. I buy books because I want to read them and then they just build up overtime. I think I have a copy of Crime and Punishment that's been collecting dust for five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 That's how I used to be. I had walls of books that I eventually had to give away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I have, on my computer desk in front of me, no less than 16 unread books that I'm currently using to hold up a model TARDIS and a bag of Sun Chips. Some of them have been there for two years. Every day is a reminder of what a terrible person I am for letting my reading fall by the wayside. However, I am physically unable to refrain from purchasing books when in a bookstore. I literally have piles of books, waist-high, waiting to be read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Got some books on the way thanks to holiday money: Books of Blood 1-3, The Hellbound Heart, and Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker Film Form: Essays in Film Theory by Sergei Eisenstein The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt by Lotte H. Eisner and Roger Greaves The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity by Tom Gunning Metropolis by Thea Von Harbou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Got some books on the way thanks to holiday money: Books of Blood 1-3, The Hellbound Heart, and Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker Film Form: Essays in Film Theory by Sergei Eisenstein The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt by Lotte H. Eisner and Roger Greaves The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity by Tom Gunning Metropolis by Thea Von Harbou I approve of all of those. Currently reading: Eisner/Miller "Breaking Eggs" by Soares and Newton "Geek Confidential" by Rick Klaw When done, need to organize a TBR pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Getting back into by book-reading ways after getting my kindle, so here's the first two- I Shall Wear Midnight- Terry Pratchett It's a testament to the imagination and creativity of the man that his ability remains undimmed by Alzheimers, in fact this is probably his best book of recent times. I dearly love the Discworld series and this is a perfect example of the strength of Pratchett's characters and the series as a whole. Nerd Do Well- Simon Pegg Bleh. Love the man himself but big chunks of this was taken up with a fictional account of Pegg and his robot butler solving a mystery or something, and most of the rest of was confined to his early pre-fame life. I don't blame the man for not providing a tell-all account of his celebrity life, but I'd like to know what it's like to work with people like Bill Bailey and Kevin Eldon, or any of the countless other comedy heroes of mine who basically just get lip service. That's not to say he doesn't appreciate them, it's just that we don't get to know much about them, even through anecdotes. Plus the whole thing was really short. I still hold Mick foley's Mankind up as the best autobiography I've read, because it explains a life as a narrative and incorporates all the humour and passion that made it worth noting. Pegg sort of flits between doing telling jokes as a small child and the joy of meeting George Romero, you don't really get why this stuff means so much to him, he just tells you it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypno Hustler Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 The tenth justice by brad meltzer Term limits by Vince Flynn The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon if anyone can suggest political or historical booksthat would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Just finished Act One of "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski." Walter screaming at Smokey is a thousand times funnier in Iambic Pentameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 The professor for my Honors science class might be making it up as he goes along, but at least the class gives me the opportunity to finally read Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I heartily approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 So, back when I was at Montana for Thanksgiving, my mom and I had an accident. I left a book, Small Gods by Terry Pratchett in the car and didn't get it back when I left. My dad ended up reading and has apparently been on a Terry Pratchett spree since then. So yeah, I accidentally introduced my dad to Discworld to the point that he's giving me reading suggestions. Wooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Been rereading the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay. Found it in middle school, excellent blend of fantasy, Celtic lore, and Arthurian legend. Basic premise is that five university students are recruited to show up at one of the countries of the first of all worlds' fiftieth anniversary of reign, and end up being drawn into a larger conflict. 's not an easy one to find, as I'm pretty sure the books are out of print now, but Amazon has a section up for reading on each book, and I recommend doing so if you're intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Reading Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love. This is the first and only time I'll ever be able to compare myself to Nietzsche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Reading Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love. This is the first and only time I'll ever be able to compare myself to Nietzsche. To be fair, if I could compare you to Nietzsche on a regular basis, I probably would be disgusted with you. Some of the man's ideas were pretty reprehensible. So yeah, not being compared to Nietzsche isn't a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I like Nietzsche, in theory. Much the same way communism works, in theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Bossy Pants by Tina Fey. So far, it's equal parts observational humor and memoir, very honest. I admit, there's a good reason I'm in love Tina Fey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Losers by Michael Lewis - Easily my favourite non fiction author. This was about the 1996 GOP primaries and was a great and frustrating read. Frustrating in that it seemed to be a pre-cursor to where we are now, people only after the idea of being president/prime minister, and having absolutely no idea of what to do once they are there. Or worse yet, having no intention of doing anything once you are there. One side note on it, it paints McCain as someone who you would have actually wanted to be running things. The McCain of 1996 that is, not the McCain that the GOP moulded for the following 12 years. I got the same feeling reading an Obama book, all the best intentions, but once the political machines grinds away at you, you're merely an empty shell of your former self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 One side note on it, it paints McCain as someone who you would have actually wanted to be running things. The McCain of 1996 that is, not the McCain that the GOP moulded for the following 12 years. I got the same feeling reading an Obama book, all the best intentions, but once the political machines grinds away at you, you're merely an empty shell of your former self. I'll admit, in 2000, I was excited for McCain trying to get the nomination. He was trying to work with everyone and didn't care about Party lines one way or another. Then, when he failed, he decided to be the smart politician and change everything about his stances just to stand a chance at the nomination. One of the two reasons I didn't vote for him 8 years later is because I knew that any man who could do that so easily was not someone I wanted in power. The book sounds interesting, might give it a read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Game of Thrones and Clash of Kings- Obviously started because of the TV show, I'm now deep into what would be considered the second season. I've gotta say, without the TV I'd never have gotten around to this, I already got it free for my kindle and deleted it once because I knew I was never going to touch it. So glad I'm getting around to it, it's a brilliantly constructed world. Every chapter takes place from the POV of a character, so you really get to know these key players well. People like Tyrion and Arya are fantastic protagonists. So much is going on throughout the story that you know at some point it's all going to come to a head in a big way. Looking forward to powering through the rest of these this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm well into the third book Storm of Swords now. This series is completely designed to rip your heart out. I'm starting to believe there's no happy ending for anyone. I'm still going to finish this book this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 The Dark Tower: Best thing of King's I've read, and I was a huge fan in high school. Never read this, though. Heartily enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 The Dark Tower: Best thing of King's I've read, and I was a huge fan in high school. Never read this, though. Heartily enjoying it. Preston, I am about to give you some huge advice, perhaps the best advice of your life. About ten pages from the end of the last book, you will be advised by King to stop reading. Do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I make no promises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Well, that'll certainly be interesting to see. My job allows me large amounts of downtime, so I've been tearing through quite a few books. Off the top of my head in the last week or so: -Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale -World War Z (my favorite of the two Max Brooks zombie books) -Anansi Boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Call Me Ted- Autobiography of Ted Turner. I haven't finished it yet, but just read the chapter on starting up Cartoon Network and he is quite proud of Captain Planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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