I want to be in on this book club also. I used to read all the time, then EQ reared it's ugly head and I've slacked off my reading a lot.
I'm also into just about everything that has already been posted. My 2 fav. genres are horror (Stephen King) and fantasy (DragonLance, etc.) But I'll read just about anything that gets picked.
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I'll only recommend one book for now. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson (although Smash thinks its juvenile).
I'll only recommend one book for now. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson (although Smash thinks its juvenile).
Read the hitchhikers guide to the galexy seris by Douglas adams. Funny, educational, and you being an accountant and all, I think you would appriciate it.
Read, let us know your reactions, then we can reccommend other things.
Read, let us know your reactions, then we can reccommend other things.
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yup! nothing better than Isaac Asimov! if you can't learn AND be entertained, it's because you are dead.
include Harlan Ellison in there too.
include Harlan Ellison in there too.
Ok, I have a lot of reading to do.
I'll definitely be keeping you all up to date with my reactions/thoughts on these books.
If I go too long with out an update, perhaps a friendly /poke from one of you to make sure I'm still doin' it would be helpful :)
So, looks like we have a good amount of people interested in a book club.
Let's all get learned and edumacated!
Now, how does this bookmark thing work?
This thread will stay on my login/admin area if I bookmark it?
I'll definitely be keeping you all up to date with my reactions/thoughts on these books.
If I go too long with out an update, perhaps a friendly /poke from one of you to make sure I'm still doin' it would be helpful :)
So, looks like we have a good amount of people interested in a book club.
Let's all get learned and edumacated!
Now, how does this bookmark thing work?
This thread will stay on my login/admin area if I bookmark it?
So many awesome suggestions.
For myself, I'd recommend (EXTREMELY short list, believe it or not.):
Sci-Fi: Anything by Robert Heinlein, but especially Stranger in a Strange Land.
Fantasy: David Eddings, Piers Anthony's Xanth series, Robert Jordan. And if you can find it, Ariel by Stephen R. Boyett.
Horror: Dean Koontz, early Stephen King.
Humor: Douglas Adams, Robin Asprin's Myth series. (If you like Star Trek, the series novels written by Peter David are hilarious.)
Classics: Anything by Jack London , Richard Adams' Watership Down, Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.
Detective: Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.
As for a book club: Hell yeah! Being an amateur author myself, I'll happily discuss books, writers and writing all day long.
For myself, I'd recommend (EXTREMELY short list, believe it or not.):
Sci-Fi: Anything by Robert Heinlein, but especially Stranger in a Strange Land.
Fantasy: David Eddings, Piers Anthony's Xanth series, Robert Jordan. And if you can find it, Ariel by Stephen R. Boyett.
Horror: Dean Koontz, early Stephen King.
Humor: Douglas Adams, Robin Asprin's Myth series. (If you like Star Trek, the series novels written by Peter David are hilarious.)
Classics: Anything by Jack London , Richard Adams' Watership Down, Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.
Detective: Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.
As for a book club: Hell yeah! Being an amateur author myself, I'll happily discuss books, writers and writing all day long.
Smash,
Have you read Stephenson's Snowcrash and Cryptonomicon yet? I absolutely loved both of those, althought Crypto took a bit to see where he was going with the storyline. 1600 pages! Yowsah!
Totem
Have you read Stephenson's Snowcrash and Cryptonomicon yet? I absolutely loved both of those, althought Crypto took a bit to see where he was going with the storyline. 1600 pages! Yowsah!
Totem
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Read the hitchhikers guide to the galexy seris by Douglas adams
Herein lies the problem: I can't recommend a book for the club since that means I've read it. Which kind of defeats the purpose of me reading it for the club.
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Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
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Brave New World
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Animal Farm
1984
Of Mice and Men
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Animal Farm
1984
Of Mice and Men
Nice taste Twiz.
I like David Icke's work, it's educational in a way.
If you like conspiracy, Politics, New World Order's &
Lizard Men, his work is for you!
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Smash,
Have you read Stephenson's Snowcrash and Cryptonomicon yet? I absolutely loved both of those, althought Crypto took a bit to see where he was going with the storyline. 1600 pages! Yowsah!
Totem
Yup, I've read all his stuff. I've even read Zodiac. The new one is like a cross between Diamond Age and Cryptonomicon. It's over 1000 pages, don't have it on me so I couldn't say off hand, but it's the first book in a trilogy.
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Sci-Fi: Anything by Robert Heinlein, but especially Stranger in a Strange Land.
Horrbiel, horrible taste. Unless you're a teenager in which cas you just haven't realized that Heinlein is **** yet.
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To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.
To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.
Hey now, the whole point here is to have an open mind. I looked at many of these titles and said, "Hmmmm. I would never be caught dead reading that," but I am damn well going to, because I said I would. True, you haven't said that you will, Smash, but maybe instead of ripping people, you could offer some suggestions?
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Bah. The first stuff Heinlein wrote was for Boys Life, so of course it seems juvenile. It's still better than 90% of the pulp coming out today.
Half the people here could stand to read a dictionary...
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Totem
The other half could stand to be smacked in the face with one.
But how many would still be standing after being smacked in the face with a dictionary?
First I would like to know how Skeeter lost his Tulip status, and don't spare us, I want the whole sordid story. Inquiring minds want to know.
I LOVE reading so here are some choices you can hassle me about (and I do like Heinlein)(and my spelling sux)
J. D. Robb the "In Death" series
Laurell K. Hamilton the Anita Blake series
Aristotle (yes I have)
Aldous Huxley Doors of Perception, Heaven & Hell
Lewis Carroll (if deep into math, his logic series too)
Victor Hugo anything
Ayn Rand anything
LOTR (naturally)
Grover The Monster At The End Of This Book (what?!?!)
I LOVE reading so here are some choices you can hassle me about (and I do like Heinlein)(and my spelling sux)
J. D. Robb the "In Death" series
Laurell K. Hamilton the Anita Blake series
Aristotle (yes I have)
Aldous Huxley Doors of Perception, Heaven & Hell
Lewis Carroll (if deep into math, his logic series too)
Victor Hugo anything
Ayn Rand anything
LOTR (naturally)
Grover The Monster At The End Of This Book (what?!?!)
Persuasion by numbers.
I'm trying to convince you all I'm very charming by spamming it all over the forum.
Working yet?
I'm trying to convince you all I'm very charming by spamming it all over the forum.
Working yet?
If I was a cynical person (which I am not) I would not buy that "Charming" story.
If I was a sarcastic person (no not really) I would say something like, well I'm sure it would be about some kind of flower of humanity or something...
If I was a sarcastic person (no not really) I would say something like, well I'm sure it would be about some kind of flower of humanity or something...
/Stares at Kelti's avatar
......Eh? What? What were you saying??
Sorry bro, didn't mean to mess up your name.
Edited, Tue Feb 3 20:18:26 2004 by Skeeter
......Eh? What? What were you saying??
Sorry bro, didn't mean to mess up your name.
Edited, Tue Feb 3 20:18:26 2004 by Skeeter
I was going to respond to the dictionary portion of this thread with that vid of a girl singing at her desk when her coworker comes up behind her and whacks her upside the head with a dictionary 4 teh win.
But I can't find it.
:(
Totem
But I can't find it.
:(
Totem
Didn't know you liked Sci-fi Skeet. But I guess if you play EQ, that should be assumed. Anyways, I have only to say one name and your reading problem will be solved for a long time:
Robert Jordan
He has a series of books called the Wheel of Time if I'm not mistaken. Great series of books, great sci-fi read. Check 'em out, you'll thank me later.
Robert Jordan
He has a series of books called the Wheel of Time if I'm not mistaken. Great series of books, great sci-fi read. Check 'em out, you'll thank me later.
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He has a series of books called the Wheel of Time if I'm not mistaken. Great series of books, great sci-fi read. Check 'em out, you'll thank me later.
They are most definately not sci-fi and do yourself a favor if you do read them stop at book 6.
books 1-6 are up there with the best fantasy books ever written, then Mr Jordan had a heart attack and books 7-10 are utter drivel and there are still 3 books to come.
In my previous list i missed out Raymond E Fiest's Magician series which is pretty good too. I was lucky in that i got the lot of them one year for xmas in sort of a co-ordinated raid on the bookstore by my family. They get better as you get further into the series.
Totem wrote:
I was going to respond to the dictionary portion of this thread with that vid of a girl singing at her desk when her coworker comes up behind her and whacks her upside the head with a dictionary 4 teh win.
But I can't find it.
:(
Totem
But I can't find it.
:(
Totem
Oh man, and I just saw that a few days ago... I'll see if I can find it again.
*The link I found doesn't work anymore. Dammit.
Edited, Wed Feb 4 11:43:14 2004 by Nadenu
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The other half could stand to be smacked in the face with one.
And the wipes come out of the drawer to remove the spittle and coffee from the large flat screen in front of me.
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