Reading List '05

[Tps222]

Well, at least this time it's on topic. I have always wanted to read the davinci code, but never got around to it, I'll have to go find a copy.

[crazyants]

its pretty good book hard on my religion thou but well writen

[senate7377]

Eats, SHoots and Leaves is hilarious. Lynn Truss makes a joke out of it all more than anything. Tuesdays with Morrie and THe Five People You meet in Heavan is something I would suggest. Its not heavy and its a great story. Life of Pi, Kite Runner, and DaVinci Code are all really good reads. I found DaVinci Code to kind of drag a bit, and was extrmely similar to Angels and Demons, but still worh the read. I enjoyed a modernized version of Dantes Inferno. In moving I've packed all my books up and Im not opening it to get you the author, but its really interesting how hte story was applied to modern society and the modern imagery was nice.

Books liek Watership Down and Tess of D'Ubervilles, The Awakening, Ethan Frome... those are kind of morbid to me. Good books, yes... but too morbid. Of course you've got classics liek Beowulf (which I liked...but thought the main character was stupid)... You guys should read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ikiru, and Water Margin (since it kind of contrasts RotTK)...

[mattc16]

i just finished Digital Fortress by dan brown, and it is a fantastic read, probably better than the da vinci code in my opinion. I'm going to get deception point and angels and demons soon i hope

[cmb]

i suggest sean hannity's deliver us from evil,slander by ann coulter,and persicution how liberal are waging war against christianity if you like politics and stuff.

[Moogy]

The Da Vinci Code is the worst book ever. It's totally BS and it's terribly boring and written badly. ps lol jesus

Currently, I'm not reading anything. I need to go to Barnes & Noble and pick up some books and manga. I finished Les Miserables recently; a great book if you have the patience and skill to read 1600 pages. I was planning on reading the Discworld series soon, they look pretty neat.

[whorlichan]

Moogy: re: Discworld...my god, that may be the most intelligent thing you've ever said. I love Discworld. Terry Pratchett is sheer genius. Also try Good Omens, which is Terry Pratchett + Neil Gaiman = HOTT.

[Moogy]

Oh yeah, I've read a few books by Neil Gaiman... he's awesome. I'll definitely pick up the Discworld series then, I randomly found its page on Wikipedia the other day and decided it was cool (although I had heard of it before, obviously). And stuff.

[xiron]

Good Omens is a damn good read. Neil Gaiman is the shit. Sandman is seriously the best story in the world.

Check out Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. You can't go wrong with a book where the main character's name is Hiro Protagonist.

[CypherToorima]

During the last couple of months of my summer vacation (which ended 8 weeks ago), I read three of the best books I've read. They were the first three books of the Dark Tower series, which are The Gunslinger, The Drawing of Three, and The Wastelands, by Stephen King. To those of you who hate King, these books are completely different from his others. These books kept me reading for a long long time. So long that my parents were getting mad that I wasn't doing anything else but read those books. I'm currently working on the fourth of the series, Wizard and Glass.

[esupin]

Oh yeah, I've read a few books by Neil Gaiman... he's awesome. I'll definitely pick up the Discworld series then, I randomly found its page on Wikipedia the other day and decided it was cool (although I had heard of it before, obviously). And stuff.

You should check out Coraline. It's geared for younger kids, but it creeped me out when I read it a few years back.

[blahblah18]

actually Digital Fortress may be the worst read of all time.

Umm, I've done a boatload of reading this summer, from real random genres.
I'd have to strongly reccomend Catch-22, The Chronicles of Amber, ANYTHING by Heinlein

yeah, those are the important ones

[blahblah18]

I meant Deception Point... not Digital Fortress

[Jam930]

Re: RE: Reading List

So, is that all this topic is good for? Because I'd like to recommend some books as well.

Obviously, I received and read Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss. It's hailed as a grammar book, but really, it's a book about how to prevent stupidity from spreading further.

I also received and read Steal this File Sharing Book which is obviously a book about file sharing. I quite liked it, but the author got redundant at times. His book is very much up to date and full of awesome facts you probably didn't know about file sharing. Plus, he's quoted in my signature.

~Squeek

I laughed the first time I heard that panda joke. =/


Speak by Laurie Anderson

[stretchypanda]

Re: RE: Reading List

I laughed the first time I heard that panda joke. =/


Speak by Laurie Anderson

I'd like to recommend (at this point most guys can just skip to the next post.. boys don't like a lot of the books I read) Speak, by Laurie Halse Andersen

Also, Lynn Truss is giving a lecture at Baylor.

And when I get my next paycheck, I'm picking up a book I saw recently called Hillary vs. Condi. Or Condi vs. Hillary. I can't remember. Anyway, it looks effing amazing.