keeping the forum alive: Right now I'm reading....

[lawrencetaylor50]

Life of Pi by Yann martel for school, so far so good an easy read.
also
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch
a very depressing book about the Rawandian genocide

[WayOutWest]

Rereading the Drizzt(http://www.rasalvatore.com/default.aspx) books, there pretty good, and after that I plan to reread LOTR

[WayOutWest]

Quote, originally posted by UTdaneVW »

I just picked up Hacker Cracker. Its the story of Ejovi Nuwere. Its a biography going from growing up in the projects of NYC to becoming a hacker. Just started it yesterday and can't put it down.

yeah, this book is awesome. so inspiring too. My brother had to read it for his freshman year in college, and I read it for him and wrote him a paper about it so he did have to read it, I like it that much

[TurboNasty]

Im reading Catch 22 now, pretty good book.

[concealer]

just started reading Deception Point by Dan Brown the other day..

[PsngrSeatsR4BoyFrnds]

Villa Incognito - newest novel from Tom Robbins...

He is my FAVORITE author, but this one is slow-going in the beginning... he's always been 'on the fringe' well, forever... but he seems to be venturing even farther...

[CaptSandwich]

Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen

Mobsters, mystery, eco-terrorists, phone sex and a one-eyed former governor.

[hotani]

Quote, originally posted by TurboNasty »

Im reading Catch 22 now, pretty good book.

HA! me too!

Just finished: "Childhood's End" by AC Clarke

[stephalt]

A Death in Texas about the killing of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, TX in 1998. VERY interesting read

[Alex W]

Clear the Bridge, the War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang by Richard O'Kane

[mhjett]

The 9/11 Commission Report

[dr. locktopus]

Quote, originally posted by paingold »

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson Good stuff--- Cosmology, Theory of Relativity, Quantum Physics.... still have a lot more to read. This book is probably to short and brief for the PhD student, but great for reference or Jeopardy question junkies

I thoroughly enjoyed Hawking's A Brief History of Time so I may have to pick this up and add it to the queue.

Current: Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
Future: The Da Vinci Code, Deception Point and Digital Fortress by the above, probably have to pick up Crichton's Timline, as well as a few more Hawking, Weinberg & R.P. Feynmann books. Yeah, I'm a physics nut.


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[OhioVr6]

Jurassic Park...I've watched the movie 50+ times and reading it for the first time.

[Ben.]

I just received I Am Charlotte Simmons for Christmas. I'm looking forward to starting it after I finish a book of short stories by Raymond Carver. I have some time on my hands as of late, so I'm looking forward to getting some books read.

[dncbot]

Just finished Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk a bit ago, and started Diary (same author) shortly thereafter.

I started "How I Became Stupid" by Martin Page but put it down shortly thereafter because I was tired. Haven't picked it up since. Not that there's anything wrong with it, I'm just in the mood for more Palahniuk. (I highly recommend any of his books -- My favorite so far is "Choke")

[Das Pike]

Retrieved an old box from my parent's house and found some books I haven't read in a long while. Picked this up again:

[speedhole]

Well currently I'm re-reading Underground. http://www.underground-book.com/ It's about australian hackers in the late 80's.

I'm a big techno nut. I like alot of cyber punk stuff. I love anything by William Gibson. Been thinging about picking up Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? Any one else got a suggestion?

[MikeSAABt]

I am burning trough Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. Always thought the movie was a cool story so decided to try the book and WOW. Hunter S. Thompson is pure genius...

Anyone have any insights on his other works? Or recommended books based on liking his style?

[Grimnebulin]

Quote, originally posted by MikeSAABt »

I am burning trough Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. Always thought the movie was a cool story so decided to try the book and WOW. Hunter S. Thompson is pure genius... Anyone have any insights on his other works? Or recommended books based on liking his style?

Great book. His other stuff isn't as entertaining as Fear & Loathing, but still interesting nonetheless.

Rightnow - I'm reading:

The Accidental Connoisseur : An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World by Lawrence Osborne.

Smart wine guy making fun of wine snobs around the world. Very good, eye-opening, and entertaining so far.

[Grimnebulin]

Quote, originally posted by neuo »

I'm a big techno nut. I like alot of cyber punk stuff. I love anything by William Gibson. Been thinging about picking up Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? Any one else got a suggestion?

Cyberpunk is so 90s and so dead nowadays.... ...oh yeah - I have all those books.

DRDoES is okay, nothing earth-shattering anymore. But in that vein, I'd recommend...well, I gotta go home and check out my bookshelf. Off the top of my head though - Charlie Stross (somewhat cyberpunk), Neal Stephenson (duh), Stephen Bury (Stephenson nom de plume), Bruce Sterling...

[wuzilla]

Quote, originally posted by MikeSAABt »

I am burning trough Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. Always thought the movie was a cool story so decided to try the book and WOW. Hunter S. Thompson is pure genius... Anyone have any insights on his other works? Or recommended books based on liking his style?

Hell's Angels IMO is the best read from Thompson. Of course, I'm just getting burnt from books that read like an acid trip (too much Palohniuk).

I'm about to start Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

[Kris10]

Quote, originally posted by Karma »

Just finished that book not too long ago...What did you think about it?

[SheelaNahGig]

Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival.

Its pretty interesting, thus far. They pretty much make a case that our lack of sleep are what's causing us to be fat, diabetic, cancerous, etc. Its definitely an interesting read. (shrug) The information makes a lot of sense.

(shrug)

[speedhole]

Quote, originally posted by Grimnebulin »

DRDoES is okay, nothing earth-shattering anymore. But in that vein, I'd recommend...well, I gotta go home and check out my bookshelf. Off the top of my head though - Charlie Stross (somewhat cyberpunk), Neal Stephenson (duh), Stephen Bury (Stephenson nom de plume), Bruce Sterling...

Thanks, I've read some Bruce Sterling, and it didn't really work for me.

Quote, originally posted by Grimnebulin »

Cyberpunk is so 90s and so dead nowadays....

I know I'm a little "off" on current culture. I usually feel a little ahead or a little behind. I tend to lean a bit more retro (60's, 70's, 80's, early 90's) in taste.

[jli585]

security analysis by benjamin graham and david dodd

[Stephen@VWvortex]

Okay I will play.

Recently read a bunch of books by Dan Brown... the Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Digital Fortress. I just started something a little different. Right now I am reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Talk about a change of pace.

[dubber'schick]

Pulp by Charles Bukowski

I actully don't like this one as much as his older stuff. Pulp was published in 1994. i prefer his earlier works from the 70s.

[ugly casanova]

Quote, originally posted by dubber’schick »

Pulp by Charles Bukowski I actully don't like this one as much as his older stuff. Pulp was published in 1994. i prefer his earlier works from the 70s.

Right now i am reading a Bukowski book entitled War All The Time. It was given to me by friend to give it a look over. I like the poem entitled The Puzzle.

[nilocs]

Just finished The Tesseract, By Alex Garland. He also wrote the beach, which was really good.

[chriskle]

the mammoth book of the history of murder by colin wilson. keeping it clear in sight at my desk at work jk

good read

[chriskle]

Quote, originally posted by nilocs »

Just finished The Tesseract, By Alex Garland. He also wrote the beach, which was really good.

how was the tesseract? i read that it wasn't nearly as good as the beach (which i absolutely loved!!)

[nilocs]

Quote, originally posted by chriskle »

how was the tesseract? i read that it wasn't nearly as good as the beach (which i absolutely loved!!)

I would agree with that. It seems like he developed 4 different characters at different times, and loosely connected them all in a way thats sort of hard to accept as a natural chain of events. Although it could happen. The writing is great though.

[brownhornet]

books this year so far:

Hell to Pay
King Suckerman
Shame the Devil
Nicks Trip
The Sweet Forever

All by George P. Pelecanos

Currently reading Soul Circus by Pelecanos

Next up:

Right as Rain: George Pelecanos
Shoe Dog: George Pelecanos
Waiting Period: Hubert Selby Jr.
Mystic River: Dennis Lehane
The Bourne Ultimatum: Robert Ludlum
The Complete Stories Volume 1: Isaac Asimov
I Robot: Isaac Asimov


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[jason.]

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by de Laclos. I saw about five minutes of Cruel Intentions a couple of weeks ago and was reminded that I'd always wanted to read the original novel. It's pretty good; ironic, savage, arrogant.

[wuzilla]

Quote, originally posted by chriskle »

how was the tesseract? i read that it wasn't nearly as good as the beach (which i absolutely loved!!)

I thought the tesseract was a much more powerful book then the beach, but then again, I read the beach after seeing the movie - probably biased my final opinion.

Both made Garland my current favorite author. However, anything past his video gaming addiction turns dry and forced.