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Originally posted by: Brainonska511
This past month, I've finished:
"Crime and Punishment" - okay, kind of dense and thus took me a while to read - never really got into it
"A Briefer History of Time" (Hawking) - basic, told me stuff I already know because astronomy is an interest of mine and I'm a chemistry student, so I've touched on all those topics in physics/chem classes
"Up Country" (DeMille) - Quick, enjoyable read, kind of absurd story though.
"Fahrenheit 451" (Bradbury) - Good, very short, very enjoyable
Currently Reading:
Pynchon's "Crying Lot of 49"
Originally posted by: Onita
Wheel of Time series.
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Onita
Wheel of Time series.
the first 6 of the WOT series were great. then it seemed like he decided to milk the franchise to make as much as he could. The books got insane.
"she smoothed her skirt and looked annoyed at the men" can only be said so many damn times before you get bored.
Originally posted by: Maleficus
I'm too picky hard for me to find books I enjoy. currently reading nothing.
Originally posted by: Maleficus
I'm too picky hard for me to find books I enjoy. currently reading nothing.
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Maleficus
I'm too picky hard for me to find books I enjoy. currently reading nothing.
Fiction or non-fiction? I read a couple of fiction books last summer that should be accessible to most people, one called Life of Pi and another titled Water for Elephants. Regarding non-fiction, well I don't know much about you but some of my all-time favourites include Carl Sagan's Cosmos and Hawking's Brief History of Time. All four of the books I've mentioned are easy reads that should entertain most people (except maybe the Hawking book if you're not into science at all).
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Onita
Wheel of Time series.
the first 6 of the WOT series were great. then it seemed like he decided to milk the franchise to make as much as he could. The books got insane.
"she smoothed her skirt and looked annoyed at the men" can only be said so many damn times before you get bored.
Originally posted by: Onita
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Onita
Wheel of Time series.
the first 6 of the WOT series were great. then it seemed like he decided to milk the franchise to make as much as he could. The books got insane.
"she smoothed her skirt and looked annoyed at the men" can only be said so many damn times before you get bored.
I hate you. I'm on the 6th book now
EDIT: ANyone know a good book on Tesla?
Originally posted by: Darthvoy
recently finished reading The Fountainhead and will start Atlas Shrugged soon.
Originally posted by: ModerateRepZero
Originally posted by: Darthvoy
recently finished reading The Fountainhead and will start Atlas Shrugged soon.
Interesting books. I can't say I agree much with the capitalist/objectivist notions Rand promotes but as a matter of storytelling, she writes anything but boring stories ^^
currently reading Daniel Silva's "The Defector".
Originally posted by: ModerateRepZero
Originally posted by: Darthvoy
recently finished reading The Fountainhead and will start Atlas Shrugged soon.
Interesting books. I can't say I agree much with the capitalist/objectivist notions Rand promotes but as a matter of storytelling, she writes anything but boring stories ^^
currently reading Daniel Silva's "The Defector".
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
The scariest thing I could possibly imagine is someone of voting age who takes Rand even a little bit seriously. *shudder*