Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[184550]

Forgot that I had purchased 'Kill Shot' by Vince Flynn earlier this year. So I read it yesterday. Stuff like this is my 'guilty pleasure' book-wise.

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Off Topic: First time I've seen your 'tar. Love it.

 

[twietee]

one of those gifts one initially buys for someone else, but deep inside you knew already to keep it for yourself.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

"A Confusion of Princes" by the Australian writer Garth Nix (who also wrote the superb "Old Kingdom", (i.e. Sabriel), trilogy.

 

[Huntn]

Not sue why I've never participated in this thread before. Currently reading this.

It's interesting to see what is holding people's attention and to get mini-reviews for my future reading.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It's interesting to see what is holding people's attention and to get mini-reviews for my future reading.

Well, as you seem to like weird and wonderful alternative universes, I strongly recommend Garth Nix's 'Old Kingdom' trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen). It is exceptionally good, a convincing clash of a sort of WW1 Britain/British society (with some odd bits added - the story continues into a sort of Britain in the mid to late 1920s), adjoining a truly bizarre medieval society with an extraordinary internally coherent magical system. Well worth reading.

And yes, I must take a look at the Honor Harrington series - you've recommended them before, as I recall. What is the title of the first one again? And is it necessary (or desirable - and I know this is the case with any really decent series) to read them in sequence?

 

[Abstract]

Just My Type, A Book About Fonts.


Interesting book, and I'm not involved in any sort of design field. It's more about the history of typesetting, specific fonts, and "controversies" related to their design or history.

 

[ComputersaysNo]

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Just My Type, A Book About Fonts.


Interesting book, and I'm not involved in any sort of design field. It's more about the history of typesetting, specific fonts, and "controversies" related to their design or history.

Is it really good? That sort of book - if well researched and well written can be incredibly interesting; a sort of oblique look at history and society and culture, which can be really fascinating.

 

[ucfgrad93]

I am currently reading this on my Kindle... It is currently just $.99 at the Kindle store.

 

[Firestar]

Finished this,

this (free from library),

this,

and started this:

And there might be a few I'm forgetting about.

 

[Abstract]

Is it really good? That sort of book - if well researched and well written can be incredibly interesting; a sort of oblique look at history and society and culture, which can be really fascinating.

Yes, it really is interesting. It does also teach you some basics about fonts, and does lead you towards appreciating some fonts, but it's not really about any specific font, or font design. Well.....so far. I've only finished half the book, but I find it interesting, and I'm not the type who reads. The last book I read was "Eating Animals", and that was a year ago.

 

[mohsy90]

 

[Huntn]

Well, as you seem to like weird and wonderful alternative universes, I strongly recommend Garth Nix's 'Old Kingdom' trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen). It is exceptionally good, a convincing clash of a sort of WW1 Britain/British society (with some odd bits added - the story continues into a sort of Britain in the mid to late 1920s), adjoining a truly bizarre medieval society with an extraordinary internally coherent magical system. Well worth reading.

And yes, I must take a look at the Honor Harrington series - you've recommended them before, as I recall. What is the title of the first one again? And is it necessary (or desirable - and I know this is the case with any really decent series) to read them in sequence?

I'll check those out, thanks! The first Honor Harrington story is On Basilisk Station. Check out the link. You can find this book at booksellers like Barnes and Noble, but I think this one might be entirely online- not sure. At a minimum, you can get a feel for it, for free. The author spends significant time explaining the technology of star ships, without bogging the story down. He pulls no punches when it comes to combat.

and started this:

ImageAnd there might be a few I'm forgetting about.

I describe TGWTDT as the thriller without the thrills. I'll be curious to know how you feel about it. I think the 2nd and 3rd books are better than the first.

 

[soloer]

 

[LovemyPAD23]

Everyone should read this book cause it's life changing!

Well I've came across several books, and the book that I'm currently reading is "How to overcome fear, and start living fearless" by Rasheeal "Ra Blaze" Dixon this book is absolutely life changing, and inspiring! Everyone that I share it with love it and they're telling others about it cause this book is motivating and like no other. I recommend that you all check it out! Just read the description about it and that alone will catch your interest like how it caught mine!

 

[sibyl7777]

I'd like to watch movies

 

[twietee]

I'd like to watch movies

Maybe you're better off here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1069107/

Btw: What do you think about Troll Hunter?


Edit: to add sth. more substantial to this thread: Just started 1Q84 by Murakami. But maybe I read too many of his books within the last years. Until now it seems repetitive.

 

[pachyderm]

Finished this,

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this (free from library),

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this,

and started this:

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And there might be a few I'm forgetting about.

i've read 2/4.

book thief was ok.

i am messenger was ok until the ending. thought it was cheap/easy way out. and corny.

what did you think of ...part time indian... that has been on my list for awhile now...

 

[Firestar]

I describe TGWTDT as the thriller without the thrills. I'll be curious to know how you feel about it. I think the 2nd and 3rd books are better than the first.

I'm about half way through. It's interesting so far, but not really something I read normally. I read about half then read those other 3, because I thought it was kind of slow. Maybe it picks up? I'll read it all the way through eventually. I didn't know that all three were a trilogy, I thought they were just named similarly because Larsson wanted to. Huh.

book thief was ok.

I thought the best part of it was the idea that Death is narrating. The plot was okay.

i am messenger was ok until the ending. thought it was cheap/easy way out. and corny.

Agreed.

Spoiler

Him getting his own name on the card was kind of an obligatory (and corny) ending, it seemed. Same with his friends. And the fact that the bankrobber was sending the cards also seemed obligatory, but it really didn't make much sense.

I liked it nonetheless. Probably more that TBT.

what did you think of ...part time indian... that has been on my list for awhile now...

I think it was good for a teen/young teen's book. Though the ending was kind of corny, too... I'd say it's worth reading. I read it in a few hours maybe, probably less, it's a short book, and it has some illustrations.

 

[LizKat]

Got the Kindle edition of David Hackett Fischer's book "Fairness and Freedom: A History of Two Open Societies, New Zealand and The United States."

Really it's less a parallel history than an exploration of what "fairness" and "freedom" have come to mean in (various parts of) the US and New Zealand throughout their respective histories, as well as in various settings - cultural, economic, geopolitical. It's a fascinating look at these two "open societies" if you take an open mind to the book, but doubtless irritating if you will insist on filtering whatever you read through the conventions of your own political, cultural or social perspectives.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'll check those out, thanks! The first Honor Harrington story is On Basilisk Station. Check out the link. You can find this book at booksellers like Barnes and Noble, but I this one might be entirely online- not sure. At a minimum, you can get a feel for it, for free. The author spends significant time explaining the technology of star ships, without bogging the story down. He pulls no punches when it comes to combat.



I describe TGWTDT as the thriller without the thrills. I'll be curious to know how you feel about it. I think the 2nd and 3rd books are better than the first.

No problem; I hope you enjoy them.

For my part, I must look into the Honor Harrington series, they sound interesting.

TGWTDT is a thriller that gets better as it goes along; the first fifty pages are the most tedious by fat of the entire trilogy - however, it takes off once Lisbeth makes an appearance and when she and Blomkqvist finally get to meet and join forces it gets a lot better. The second and third books build on the first one. Personally, I found them absolutely gripping..the court scenes in the third book are brilliant.

I'm about half way through. It's interesting so far, but not really something I read normally. I read about half then read those other 3, because I thought it was kind of slow. Maybe it picks up? I'll read it all the way through eventually. I didn't know that all three were a trilogy, I thought they were just named similarly because Larsson wanted to. Huh.

No. They are a trilogy - and bits of backstory become very relevant in the second and third books. From what I have read, Larsson intended to write around 10 books, but died of a heart attack having finished the first three (he didn't live to see them published) and apparently, bits sketching out parts of the planned fourth and fifth books were written before he died.

 

[pachyderm]

I'm about half way through. It's interesting so far, but not really something I read normally. I read about half then read those other 3, because I thought it was kind of slow. Maybe it picks up? I'll read it all the way through eventually. I didn't know that all three were a trilogy, I thought they were just named similarly because Larsson wanted to. Huh.

I thought the best part of it was the idea that Death is narrating. The plot was okay.

Agreed.

Spoiler

Him getting his own name on the card was kind of an obligatory (and corny) ending, it seemed. Same with his friends. And the fact that the bankrobber was sending the cards also seemed obligatory, but it really didn't make much sense.

I liked it nonetheless. Probably more that TBT.

I think it was good for a teen/young teen's book. Though the ending was kind of corny, too... I'd say it's worth reading. I read it in a few hours maybe, probably less, it's a short book, and it has some illustrations.

kool beans.

 

[Caliber26]

 

[millerj123]

In the past couple of weeks:
Jack Campbell:

The Lost Fleet

The Lost Fleet: Dauntless (2006)
The Lost Fleet: Fearless (2007)
The Lost Fleet: Courageous (2007)

I'm not really into military scifi, but these were intriguing. I read them in short order, and got a little tired of the inter-personal relationships, but that was mostly because they really behaved in ways we don't have to at this time. I really liked the descriptions of space battles, which seemed much more believable than what we get in the movies.

I read and enjoyed the first of "The Hunger Games", so I'll probably finish the series shortly.

I read and loved the fourth Kevin Hearne "Iron Druid chronicle", "Tricked".

Finally, I've finished books three and four of Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series, "The Dragon Reborn" and "The Shadow Rising". These seem somewhat depressing, but I'll probably continue the series as I have time.

 

[Purple2012]

Monday Mornings by Sanjay Gupta

Every time surgeons operate, they're betting their skills are better than the brain tumor, the faulty heart valve, the fractured femur. Sometimes, they're wrong. At Chelsea General, surgeons answer for bad outcomes at the Morbidity and Mortality conference, known as M & M. This extraordinary peek behind the curtain into what is considered the most secretive meeting in all of medicine is the back drop for the entire book.

Monday Mornings, by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, follows the lives of five surgeons at Chelsea General as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings, often in front of their peers at M & M. It is on Monday mornings that reflection and introspection occurs, usually in private. It is Monday Mornings that provides a unique look at the real method in which surgeons learn - through their mistakes. It is Monday Mornings when, if you're lucky, you have a chance at redemption.

http://www.amazon.com/Monday-Mornings-Novel-Sanjay-Gupta/dp/0446583855


They are making into a TV show.