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[Mister Sympa]

What?

[DeadChannel]

Domu: A childs dream

 

I like akira, so I decided to check this out, by the same guy.

almost finished it.

[Affray]

I picked up Storm Front, the first novel in the Dresden Files series under reference from a chipper British lad who works at the Chapters in London (not that London).

I read it off and on over a few days and then promptly went back and bought books two through four (of fifteen so far).

I read two, three, and about a quarter of four over a period of three days.

It is just that sort of series.

You read, and read, but never get full, never get enough.

Just enough to remind you of how hungry you are for the next twist, the next trial, the next sex joke.

 

It is basically about a man named Harry Dresden, who is the only openly practicing wizard in Chicago (and the entire country if I remember correctly).

He runs his own business that is sort of like a private detective type thing.

 

Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions. Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

 

He works in league with the police on odd cases, whicn usually end u being rife with paranormal nonsense and peril, and tries to manage his own business and terrors in his free time. All round so far it is a very, very entertaining and I will probably end up reading the entire series within the next few weeks.

 

I highly suggest trying to get your collective hands on the first one and giving it a shot.

 

http://en.wikipedia....e_Dresden_Files

[theDaftDev]

Been reading this recently: 

 

Russian post-apo novel. Loved it.

[HelloNerdySam]

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I was reading some Vonnegut and was going to start GoT cause im crazy ready for the new season.

Im torn between doing so and reading the first compendium of The Walking Dead tho im worried ill get hooked and I wouldnt know where to find the second, i already tried the new comic shop to no avail.

[Calvary]

 

Oh God Watership Down. Legendary literature right here.

[Bowsette]

 

heheh

[cassXgoesXmeow]

As for books I'm in the middle of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Amazing so far but what else is to be expected from Murakami.

 

As for graphic novels I'm rereading Hack/Slash by Tim Seeley.

[Mister Sympa]

I picked up Storm Front, the first novel in the Dresden Files series ...

 

Oooh, Dresden. The TV series was wicked. Different universe than the books, but definitely worth checking out as well!

[fae]

I am reading "statistische prinzipien für medizinische projekte" (statistical principles for medical projects) not very interesting -.-

[DeadChannel]

currently re-reading the entirety of akira.

 

also, @rob, chris pike was the name of the captain of the enterprise in the pilot episode. However, he was terribly disabled in a accident involving acid, and command was passed on to kirk for the remainder of the show. Most people haven't seen that pilot, but one episode references it fairly heavily.b

[Caelwyn]

In the Mars Trilogy universe right now.

 

The three novels are Red Mars (1993), Green Mars (1994), and Blue Mars (1996). The trilogy is set from the years 2026 to 2225.

 

These novels explain how the colonization of Mars came to be, and subsequently the entire solar system. There is a technological, moral, social and political evolution that accompanies it. The series was based upon facts and research. Almost as if it was a simulation. Very cool reads to be had.

[steampunkgrrrl]

William Gibson's Blue Ant trilogy (Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History)

[Mister Sympa]

I've been reading "Shovel Ready" when at my parents' house and in the loo for more than thirty seconds at a time. The narrator's voice has a delightfully dark humour that sounds so familiar, but I can't place.

 

Here's a synopsis (spoiler used for space-saving):

Spoiler

The futuristic hardboiled noir that Lauren Beukes calls “sharp as a paper-cut” about a garbage man turned kill-for-hire.

Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, and before the city became a blown-out shell of its former self.

Now he’s a hitman.

In a near-future New York City split between those who are wealthy enough to “tap in” to a sophisticated virtual reality, and those who are left to fend for themselves in the ravaged streets, Spademan chose the streets. His new job is not that different from his old one: waste disposal is waste disposal. He doesn’t ask questions, he works quickly, and he’s handy with a box cutter. But when his latest client hires him to kill the daughter of a powerful evangelist, his unadorned life is upended: his mark has a shocking secret and his client has a sordid agenda far beyond a simple kill. Spademan must navigate between these two worlds—the wasteland reality and the slick fantasy—to finish his job, clear his conscience, and make sure he’s not the one who winds up in the ground.

Adam Sternbergh has written a dynamite debut: gritty, violent, funny, riveting, tender, and brilliant.

 

It is, expectedly, quite dark, but I am enjoying it.

 

--EDITED TO ADD--

 

After further reading on Amazon, apparently it gets VERY dark and quite violent. I think I shall stop reading myself, but if you're looking for a good, gritty read, I do recommend it.

[Big_Willie_Styles]

There are a lot of books on my backburner right now, including most of the stuff I've gotten from Kickstarter in the last year and a few books on current events. I'm also reading the newest book by the Cracked crew. It's a "textbook."

[SushiKitten]

As for books I'm in the middle of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Amazing so far but what else is to be expected from Murakami.

Murakami's books are supposed to be amazing, I need to get my hands on one eventually.

 

My list of books I need to read is getting backlogged.

 

I got An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield and The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks for Christmas. I'm halfway through Hadfield's book and I need to reread The Black Prism before I even try the Blinding Knife.

 

I also have The Mathematical Universe by William Dunham out of the library, along with Carl Sagan's Cosmos and a textbook for a course I'm considering doing in the fall on intelligent systems I'd like to leaf through and see what it's like. 

 

Hopefully now that I'm out of school for a semester I can get through some of these.

[Coconut Man]

I'm primarily into the works of John Green at the moment (yes they have romance but they're not all romance, not even close). Besides that, we're reading some Shakespeare for school.

If I have to read one more excerpt of Julius Caesar my teacher better beware the Ides of March.

[Big_Willie_Styles]

I'm primarily into the works of John Green at the moment (yes they have romance but they're not all romance, not even close). Besides that, we're reading some Shakespeare for school.

If I have to read one more excerpt of Julius Caesar my teacher better beware the Ides of March.

Yes, the better half of the Vlog Brothers. The other one tends to wade deep into topics that tend to ruffle the feathers of somebody like me. But enough of that.

[Mister Sympa]

There are a lot of books on my backburner right now, including most of the stuff I've gotten from Kickstarter in the last year and a few books on current events. I'm also reading the newest book by the Cracked crew. It's a "textbook."

 

Wait, Cracked has published books? Like, physically on-paper no-internet-conncection-needed books?