What book are you reading?

catefrances

Kraven wrote:

Just finished Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and before that I read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and before that Congo, also by Michael Crichton.

Now I am on Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

i love crichton. the origin story in the latest planet of the apes movie reminded me very much of part of his book next.

Kraven

catefrances wrote:

Kraven wrote:

Just finished Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and before that I read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and before that Congo, also by Michael Crichton.

Now I am on Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

i love crichton. the origin story in the latest planet of the apes movie reminded me very much of part of his book next.

He's my favorite author, been reading his stuff since I was 8 haha. Lost World is probably my favorite book of all time. I am getting around to finally polishing off his entire fiction catalog. I have read a bunch this year that I had never gotten around to reading like Eaters of the Dead, Congo, and Sphere. I think Great Train Robbery is the last one I have left before his new book comes out in November, sucks it will be his last one.

intodeep

The Lone Survivor

A book about a navy seal who is the "lone survivor" of his team on an afghan mission.

so far it is okay. He really beats a right wing drum and attacks a lot of liberal things, but it is early. i'm trying to stay open minded about it and see things from his perspective in hopes it will enlighten me to a side of things i usually don't agree with or see.

I was hoping it would focus more on the aspects of survival and sacrifice. I did not know i was going to be preached to about politics.

We'll see though hopefully it will move in that direction

he still stands

just finished the Tao Te Ching. Many words of wisdom that I will live by.

Next up; A Brief History of Time (Hawking).

In the hole; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy!!!

how's that for an eclectic mix?

Fifthelement

Just started a series of books by Chris Ryan. They Include: Hit List, Land of Fire, Greed, The Increment, Blackout, Strike Back and Firefight.

Nastasja

Philosophy for Dummies :P

conman

he still stands wrote:

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy!!!

i read those in high school, i love 'em!

mfc2006

Tuesdays With Morrie for the 10th time or so...

Leezestarr313

I don't even brought a novel with me on my US and Canada trip - shame on me. I'm reading "Oddball Illinois - A Guide to Some Really Strange Places", a traveller's guide. Hilarious stuff

Eraserhead

2011 International Film Guide

Love dipping in and out of this (and the previous versions)

Ms. Haiku

Roxana Saberi's Between Two Worlds for a Politics & Prose bookclub.

If you are interested in seeing what other people are reading on a cool scale go to tweetchat.com, and enter fridayreads after the #. It's pretty cool.

F Me In The Brain

intodeep wrote:

The Lone Survivor

A book about a navy seal who is the "lone survivor" of his team on an afghan mission.

so far it is okay. He really beats a right wing drum and attacks a lot of liberal things, but it is early. i'm trying to stay open minded about it and see things from his perspective in hopes it will enlighten me to a side of things i usually don't agree with or see.

I was hoping it would focus more on the aspects of survival and sacrifice. I did not know i was going to be preached to about politics.

We'll see though hopefully it will move in that direction

Enjoyed that book. Sometimes you have to accept a pov just might not be your own; the story of this guy's survival is cool enough to make the book worth it. [Also hard to knock him for having that opinion given what he has been through.]

guitar59

Just finished Incendiary by Chris Cleave and working my way through Where Men Win Glory

Nastasja

It from Stephen King :P

intodeep

F Me In The Brain wrote:

intodeep wrote:

The Lone Survivor

A book about a navy seal who is the "lone survivor" of his team on an afghan mission.

so far it is okay. He really beats a right wing drum and attacks a lot of liberal things, but it is early. i'm trying to stay open minded about it and see things from his perspective in hopes it will enlighten me to a side of things i usually don't agree with or see.

I was hoping it would focus more on the aspects of survival and sacrifice. I did not know i was going to be preached to about politics.

We'll see though hopefully it will move in that direction

Enjoyed that book. Sometimes you have to accept a pov just might not be your own; the story of this guy's survival is cool enough to make the book worth it. [Also hard to knock him for having that opinion given what he has been through.]

I ended up enjoying it. I thought he missed an opportunity though in the way he tried to make his political points. In contrast i read With the Old Breed about Eugene Sledge's campaign in the Pacific theatre adn you left that book feeling the marines chewed them up and spit them out but i never felt like he was over the top about it.

I would recomend lone survivor though because it is great to get some first hand perspective of things.

Since then i read Issac Asimov's Foundation and i just started his Foundation and Empire. I deiced to read some classic Sci Fi since i have not read much of it so i'm reading the foundation trilogy, then Dune, then Ender's game.
By then i'm sure i'll be ready for a switch to some different stories

F Me In The Brain

Cool, glad you ended up enjoying it.

I have read the sci-fi you are referencing and loved Ender's Game and all of Card's follow ups. Really liked the first few Dune novels but I stopped liking them as much after. Was a trip to go back and watch the David Lynch take on the book years after I had first seen it but had not yet read the book.

Currently reading 'A Dark Matter' by Peter Straub. So far not digging it as much as some of his older works but I really just started.

On Deck:
'Happy Hour Is For Amateurs' by Philadelphia Lawyer

smarchee

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Dru_Cortez

My gf picked this up
at Bacchus Books in Golden, BC.
She spotted it 'cause she's a
Hugh Laurie fan, + had NO IDEA
that he had written a novel.
Brilliant wit,
but I think I took too long to read it,
which made the last 100 pages drag a bit.
Anyways,
I always love posting to this thread!
Cheers.

gimmesometruth27

right now, fear and loathing in las vegas...

in the que..

enter night- metallica biography
pearl jam 20 (haha)
first book of game of thrones series...

but i think those three in the que are going to be usurped by the duff mckagen bio, if i can find it on sale this week...

uninnocent-

while i'm waiting for pearl jam 20 to be delivered, i'm reading daniel quinn's beyond civilization.