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Post by britleryouth on Nov 21, 2010 7:44:03 GMT -5
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Post by swilliam on Jan 6, 2011 13:07:23 GMT -5
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Utah's National Parks by Ron Adkinson
got new books for yule that I need to read next: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
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Post by olegrinder on Jan 6, 2011 14:20:02 GMT -5
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Utah's National Parks by Ron Adkinson got new books for yule that I need to read next: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Lucifer's Hammer is an apocalyptic classic! I should dig out my copy of that... I have a hard time reading in the winter. I read a couple graphic novels from the library; Northlanders, the newest Invincible hardcover, and a Steve Niles one I'm not remembering the title of. Fancy comic books have less words. I also read a role playing game; Atomic Highway by Colin Chapman. Totally put me on a Road Warrior and post apoc movie kick, and I've been modding goodwill Hot Wheels into badass little Road Warrior cars.
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Post by swilliam on Jan 6, 2011 14:55:58 GMT -5
I only watch sci-fi and post-apocalypse movies. same goes for books, unless it's non-fiction.
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Post by ishoulddie on Jan 6, 2011 18:57:55 GMT -5
got new books for yule that I need to read next: Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Lucifer's Hammer is an apocalyptic classic! I should dig out my copy of that... Read that one not too long ago, great book for sure. i remember "Good Omens" being a fun read too, it's been quite some time though. Just finished reading "The Mote in God's Eye", also by Niven and Pournelle. Great sci-fi story, characters are a bit flat though. Just started reading its sequel, "The Gripping Hand". Isn't grabbing me as much so far, but dopesn't seem as bad as some reviews i've seen.
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levi
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Post by levi on Jan 6, 2011 19:46:15 GMT -5
trying to get through autumn by david moody. i liked hater a lot, but so far this is just boring me to tears. ive also been reading dmt: the spirit molecule by dr. rick strassman
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Post by olegrinder on Jan 6, 2011 20:53:17 GMT -5
I only watch sci-fi and post-apocalypse movies. same goes for books, unless it's non-fiction. Cool. I love PA fiction. Not only the good stuff, but the cheesy 80's men's adventure novel series like Survivalist, Traveller, Blade, Endworld, Deathlands... I 'discovered' one I had never read before, The Last Ranger, at a used book store going OB, and it was like a lil' 80's pulp treasure trove. Total Road Warrior by way of Commando. trying to get through autumn by david moody. i liked hater a lot, but so far this is just boring me to tears. ive also been reading dmt: the spirit molecule by dr. rick strassman Autumn is way slow compared to Hater. Glacial. I almost didn't read Hater cuz Autumn was so slow. I love the Morningstar books, and I kinda knew Zach from online. Was very bummed when he passed away, but I still want to see his zombie horror thriller action trilogy finished.
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Post by levi on Jan 6, 2011 21:12:51 GMT -5
ha yeah. i just keep repeating in my head: "so... the zombies just kinda.. walk around?" have you read dog blood yet? im curious as to how it stands up to hater.
im a huge fan of post-apoc stuff, as well. earth abides by george r. stewart is one of my favorite books ever. alas, babylon by pat frank is great too.
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Post by olegrinder on Jan 6, 2011 21:54:58 GMT -5
ha yeah. i just keep repeating in my head: "so... the zombies just kinda.. walk around?" have you read dog blood yet? im curious as to how it stands up to hater. im a huge fan of post-apoc stuff, as well. earth abides by george r. stewart is one of my favorite books ever. alas, babylon by pat frank is great too. Didn't know Dog Blood was out. Just req from library. Cool. Will try to read that even w/ winter blahs. Autumn gets better, but you need to read the whole trilogy. I might have PDFs if you only have the first book... Both of those are great; some others: A Canticle for Leibowitz , Starman's Son. I've got a couple boxes of PA fiction. I plain have an assload of books.
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Post by swilliam on Jan 6, 2011 22:23:34 GMT -5
my girlfriend got alas, babylon from the same friend that gave me lucifer's hammer and good omens. I need to look into some of these other PA works, thanks Ole!
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Post by swilliam on Feb 13, 2011 12:30:10 GMT -5
I just finished Good Omens, and I'm going to start Red Mars.
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Post by thrasheaderek on Feb 13, 2011 12:51:33 GMT -5
I mostly read fiction. Usually mysteries or slice of life shit. Favorite authors are Joe R. Lansdale and Neil Gaiman. Right now I am working on Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger.
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Post by yeastydeath on Feb 13, 2011 13:09:36 GMT -5
I just picked up a book on Mathematics, because I feel stupid for having forgot most of the calculus I spent two semesters learning.
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Post by olegrinder on Feb 13, 2011 13:49:52 GMT -5
have you read dog blood yet? im curious as to how it stands up to hater. Dog Blood was the one book I got through this winter. It was reasonably good. It's ott violent, and it's really a book from the 'zombies' POV. It's hard to like or have sympathy for any of the characters, even the few unChanged ppl. But it's about a freaky horror apocalypse, not flower arranging... Still, I hope the end of the trilogy has more to offer, or I won't bother with reading Moody again. ...Favorite authors are Joe R. Lansdale... Probably my favorite author, or always in my top five.
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Post by manticoreisthebastard on Feb 13, 2011 15:32:48 GMT -5
I just picked up a book on Mathematics, because I feel stupid for having forgot most of the calculus I spent two semesters learning. Amen haha. I actually mostly read textbooks. Otherwise it's shorts or poetry from German or Russian writers.
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Post by thrasheaderek on Feb 13, 2011 21:56:46 GMT -5
...Favorite authors are Joe R. Lansdale... Probably my favorite author, or always in my top five. He is my number one for sure. So far I've read all the Hap and Leonard novels(new one next month! Stoked as fuck!) and Act of Love. Read all those over one summer a year ago, picking back up this month with Leather maiden after I finish Iron Lake and The Ice Princess.
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Post by swilliam on Feb 13, 2011 22:12:21 GMT -5
I just picked up a book on Mathematics, because I feel stupid for having forgot most of the calculus I spent two semesters learning. Otherwise it's shorts or poetry from German or Russian writers. this sounds awful to me. I'd rather be illiterate.
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Post by manticoreisthebastard on Feb 14, 2011 7:32:16 GMT -5
Haha, well I don't read them in Russian and only very rarely in German. The literary heads of those countries really know how to put your brain in a twist. In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka would be a great start.
@willtlal: I just caught your Crime and Punishment reference from a bit ago. I also greatly advise Notes from Underground. Very reminiscent of Chuck Palahnuik or Vonnegut, but years and years earlier.
@roflmywaffles: There is a video on YouTube called Calculus in 20 Minutes. It really works. Perfect review of Calculus I at least.
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Post by olegrinder on Feb 14, 2011 11:23:21 GMT -5
Probably my favorite author, or always in my top five. He is my number one for sure. So far I've read all the Hap and Leonard novels(new one next month! Stoked as fuck!) and Act of Love. Read all those over one summer a year ago, picking back up this month with Leather maiden after I finish Iron Lake and The Ice Princess. You have a treasure trove of fiction awating you. I like the Hap & Leonard books, but his one offs are his best; A Fine Dark Line, Lost Echoes, The Bottoms; his gonzo western-steampunkish books, his couple horror novels. All incredible novels, worth reading more than once.
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Post by yeastydeath on Feb 14, 2011 12:28:14 GMT -5
I'm a big Kafka fan as well, but German translations tend to be lacking if you don't get a good one.
Thanks for the youtube suggestion, I'll check it out when I've got a bit more time.
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Post by swilliam on Feb 14, 2011 14:51:01 GMT -5
Haha, well I don't read them in Russian and only very rarely in German. The literary heads of those countries really know how to put your brain in a twist. In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka would be a great start. @willtlal: I just caught your Crime and Punishment reference from a bit ago. I also greatly advise Notes from Underground. Very reminiscent of Chuck Palahnuik or Vonnegut, but years and years earlier. @roflmywaffles: There is a video on YouTube called Calculus in 20 Minutes. It really works. Perfect review of Calculus I at least. yeah, I didn't mean in their original languages, either.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Feb 14, 2011 15:25:05 GMT -5
@willtlal: I just caught your Crime and Punishment reference from a bit ago. I also greatly advise Notes from Underground. Very reminiscent of Chuck Palahnuik or Vonnegut, but years and years earlier. I'll have to check it out. Brothers Karamazov was too dense for me when I picked it up last and the book about prison he wrote was kind of boring.
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Post by manticoreisthebastard on Feb 14, 2011 19:22:22 GMT -5
@willtlal: I just caught your Crime and Punishment reference from a bit ago. I also greatly advise Notes from Underground. Very reminiscent of Chuck Palahnuik or Vonnegut, but years and years earlier. I'll have to check it out. Brothers Karamazov was too dense for me when I picked it up last and the book about prison he wrote was kind of boring. It's very short, a bit difficult to read but probably is the first example of the existential character ever in literature. Then again, I'm rather partial to Dostoevsky, although he certainly is quite slow like most Russians.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Feb 15, 2011 8:24:22 GMT -5
I'll have to check it out. Brothers Karamazov was too dense for me when I picked it up last and the book about prison he wrote was kind of boring. It's very short, a bit difficult to read but probably is the first example of the existential character ever in literature. Then again, I'm rather partial to Dostoevsky, although he certainly is quite slow like most Russians. Anything beats trying to read The Plague (the book I tried to read before the last book I read). Soooooooooooo slow.
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Post by yeastydeath on Feb 15, 2011 13:14:01 GMT -5
That calculus video is intense. I decided to watch it while high last night, and I think my brain fucking melted.
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