Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[iBlue]

The Hunger Games. Absolutely brilliant thus far, albeit bleak in a frighteningly imaginable sort of way.

 

[Firestar]

Reading Night by Elie Wiesel for English class. Gives great insight on what it was like to live through and eventually survive a concentration camp during WWII.

I read that last year. It's kinda boring, IMO. But that might be because of the fact that it's been translated so many times that it's word usage has suffered tremendously.

The Hunger Games. Absolutely brilliant thus far, albeit bleak in a frighteningly imaginable sort of way.

What chapter/part are you on? It's a very good series. I think I'll have to reread it sometime soon.

 

[iBlue]

What chapter/part are you on? It's a very good series. I think I'll have to reread it sometime soon.

Chapter 15... of the second book. I'll probably have that book done by tonight or early tomorrow. They're real page-turners.

 

[Firestar]

Chapter 15... of the second book. I'll probably have that book done by tonight or early tomorrow. They're real page-turners.

Agreed. Try not to get too into it, I know a decent amount of people who got pretty angry at the ending of Mockingjay.

 

[Huntn]

The Hunger Games. Absolutely brilliant thus far, albeit bleak in a frighteningly imaginable sort of way.

On my list to read!

Just finished Flag in Exile, number 5 of the Honor Harrington series. The War between Manticore and Haven continues while Harrington deals with heavy drama, conspiracy, and intrique on her adopted planet of Grayson. The series appears unstoppable!

ps- after the 3rd book, The Short Victorious War, cover art for the paperbacks took a hit imo.

 

[imotionb18]

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

 

[geezabird]

Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg

 

[pachyderm]

 

[Iscariot]

I just finished:

War by Sebastian Junger

Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson

What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

And I just started The Rising by Brian Keene.

I just bought a Kobo eReader, and I'm reading about a book a week right now. I'm trying to alternate between non-fiction and fiction.

 

[hulugu]

I just finished:

War by Sebastian Junger

Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson

What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

And I just started The Rising by Brian Keene.

I just bought a Kobo eReader, and I'm reading about a book a week right now. I'm trying to alternate between non-fiction and fiction.

If you enjoyed War, you might like the documentary "Restrepo." And, what did you think of Robopocalypse?


Reading The News and Public Opinion: Media Effects on Civic Life by Max McCombs, et. al.

 

[Huntn]

Just started Game of Thrones, just as good as I thought it would be. For those looking for a more focused discussion and a family tree, I just revived this thread: Any George R.R. Martin Fans?

 

[MacHamster68]

Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844
by Karl Marx

 

[Huntn]

Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844
by Karl Marx

Exciting read?

I just found an OLD Karl Marx book in my Mom's library. Can't remember the name of it though, looked like it was from the 40's.

 

[LizKat]

William Kennedy: Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes

I always love this guy's books. He must be in his 80s by now. Amazing.

 

[Iscariot]

If you enjoyed War, you might like the documentary "Restrepo."

The death of Juan Restrepo — and especially the reaction of his company to his death — figures prominently into the narrative of War. Unfortunately watching documentaries on the subway doesn't work so great :3

And, what did you think of Robopocalypse?

Not impressed. Robopocalypse is to World War Z what Transmorphers is to Transformers. While that's a little bit harsh, it just really failed to live up to it's potential.

 

[hulugu]

The death of Juan Restrepo — and especially the reaction of his company to his death — figures prominently into the narrative of War. Unfortunately watching documentaries on the subway doesn't work so great :3

The movie and book were done as companion pieces. When you can, it's worth your time.

Not impressed. Robopocalypse is to World War Z what Transmorphers is to Transformers. While that's a little bit harsh, it just really failed to live up to it's potential.

I agree, using the structure of WWZ could have worked, but the narrative voices fell flat and there were times when the narrative skipped over parts I thought were essential. A few scenes really freaked me out, but overall I wasn't impressed.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Just downloaded this from my library to read on my Kindle.

 

[Iscariot]

I agree, using the structure of WWZ could have worked, but the narrative voices fell flat and there were times when the narrative skipped over parts I thought were essential. A few scenes really freaked me out, but overall I wasn't impressed.

Agreed completely. Some of the concepts were great, but the execution fell flat.

Just finished The Rising and City of the Dead, now working on The Hormone Diet. I'll try on Hunger Games after.

 

[pachyderm]

 

[Tsuchiya]

Just started Game of Thrones, just as good as I thought it would be. For those looking for a more focused discussion and a family tree, I just revived this thread: Any George R.R. Martin Fans?

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Over here I read the first 4 books over the summer after the show had aired. Epic! I actually love how long each book is, it's easy to get lost in the story for a couple of hours and I would hate to finish too quickly (especially when you consider how long it takes for GRRM to get the next one out...)

I'm on Dance with Dragons at the moment, about half way through.

 

[jesses]

Brave New World

 

[R94N]

I need to get into reading more again. At the moment it's A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, although to be honest its for school work!

 

[steadysignal]

Atpm

 

[rhett7660]

Just started this one:

The Book of Five Rings (The Way of the Warrior Series) by Miyamoto Musashi and William Scott Wilson.

 

[Huntn]

Over here I read the first 4 books over the summer after the show had aired. Epic! I actually love how long each book is, it's easy to get lost in the story for a couple of hours and I would hate to finish too quickly (especially when you consider how long it takes for GRRM to get the next one out...)

I'm on Dance with Dragons at the moment, about half way through.

When it is a good book(s) a thick book is the best! I like reading them slow. I'm alternating between getting the Honor Harrington series read and other worthy titles. Game of Thrones is one of them.