The Book Thread: What are you reading?

[PunkicCyborg]

Neuromancer -the author was a prophet

Closest Ive read to his books were some Phillip K Dick books which I really liked

[Punch]

I finished Icon, and I just bought The Kill List by Forsyth. I really can't get enough of his books.

[roflmao]

The Drizzt books are awesome!

I just finished listening to "The Legend of Drizzt: The Collected Stories" via Audible.com's free deal.  It was a really good listen and made me want to read more of the books.  I have the original trilogy but it seems the lore has developed beyond those books.

Still physically reading the second Space Tyrant book by Piers Anthony.  And I started some Star Wars book where Han is married with kids, but I don't remember the name of it off the top of my head and it's not handy.

[esteban]

About to restart the Icewind Dale Trilogy. I have several Drizzt books I need to get to. I need more time. I have a backlog of games, backlog of books....*sigh* .... I need to stop buying shit.

Good stuff. I read those years ago, of course...20+...

My friend basically modeled his character (D&D) after Drizzst.

Well, the stories were fun and I soon didn't care that my friend's character was a carbon-copy of Drizzst.

[esteban]

You guys suck!

Time for an update.

I haven't seen Blade Runner for 20+ years and I'm going to watch it SOON.

BUT, I wanted to finish reading Dick's "Do Androids..."

Well, I finally finished the classic that I started reading in the 80's...I can't believe it took me this long. It's been on my "to do" list for decades:

 

Now I am going to watch the film. From what I remember, the film definitely makes some changes (for the better) and both film and novel stand on their own ground.

ALSO: I read the guide for TurboPoser!

BOTTOM LINE: Grab a TurboPoser and read some Dick today. 

[Otaking]

Just started the third book in the Area 51 series by Bob Mayer.
Been excellent so far, kind of like X Files meets Indiana Jones.

I might reread Ready Player One again next, it's one of the best books I ever read, highly recommended.

[pulstar]

You guys suck!

Time for an update.

I haven't seen Blade Runner for 20+ years and I'm going to watch it SOON.

BUT, I wanted to finish reading Dick's "Do Androids..."

Well, I finally finished the classic that I started reading in the 80's...I can't believe it took me this long. It's been on my "to do" list for decades:

 

Now I am going to watch the film. From what I remember, the film definitely makes some changes (for the better) and both film and novel stand on their own ground.

ALSO: I read the guide for TurboPoser!

BOTTOM LINE: Grab a TurboPoser and read some Dick today. 

Excellent book and film. I like to look at the film as 'Inspired by Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' rather than the film version of the book. Like you say, each feels different from the other, but I do prefer the book.

At the moment I'm reading Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami. Stunning like all of his other works.

[esteban]

I started reading Murakami's Wind-Up Bird years ago. I should finish it. I hope I can still find the damn book.

[roflmao]

I recently started listening to the audio version of Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" during my work commute.  I've been a Freemason for a little under a year and never got around to seeing the movie version of this, but it's been a really good listen.  Lots of Freemason tidbits thrown in. I can't wait to finish it to see how the movie compares.

Also I am reading the third Humphrey book to my son.

[Punch]

Bump!

I've read the following books:

The Dogs of War
The Odessa File (Forsyth)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)
The Puppet Masters (Heinlein)
Childhood's End (Clarke)

I love using my imagination to "view" the scenes described on books, so you can imagine how much fun it was to read Childhood's End. As far as I'm concerned this is the best book ever written , I really need to get more into Science Fiction if the books are as good as Clarke's novel.

I'm now reading Fist of God (yes Forsyth again). I still like Forsyth but his books feel so pedestrian after reading Childhood's End...

[roflmao]

Bump!

I've read the following books:

The Dogs of War
The Odessa File (Forsyth)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. *****)
fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)
The Puppet Masters (Heinlein)
Childhood's End (Clarke)

I love using my imagination to "view" the scenes described on books, so you can imagine how much fun it was to read Childhood's End. As far as I'm concerned this is the best book ever written , I really need to get more into Science Fiction if the books are as good as Clarke's novel.

I'm now reading Fist of God (yes Forsyth again). I still like Forsyth but his books feel so pedestrian after reading Childhood's End...

Nice! I recently re-read Farenheit 451 and then followed it up with Bradbury's A Pleasure to Burn.

I recently re-read Ender's Game and I think it might have been better the second time around.

I'm currently near the end of Statesman, the fifth (and final) book in the Bio of a Space Tyrant series by Piers Anthony. The series started strong, but this book is really dragging...

[esteban]

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Cathy O'Neil)

Don't be turned off—this is a very easy for the layperson and a very quick read.

However, the thesis is impossible to ignore and all of the case studies she covers are intriguing ( I was already familiar with most of them).

Like most of you, I have had read scattered articles/papers over the years about this issue (and shrugged my shoulders in despair), but this is my first extended read on how nearly all aspects of our lives are quantified, categorized and evaluated via proprietary/opaque algorithms/criteria. Each chapter could easily warrant a dedicated book of its own, so you will likely find yourself reading-up on some topics (health insurance, in particular).

I wish the subtitle wasn't overly-sensational, but then nobody would even bother reading the book...so chalk it up to the marketing needed to get noticed.

Bump!

I've read the following books:

The Dogs of War
The Odessa File (Forsyth)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)
The Puppet Masters (Heinlein)
Childhood's End (Clarke)

I love using my imagination to "view" the scenes described on books, so you can imagine how much fun it was to read Childhood's End. As far as I'm concerned this is the best book ever written , I really need to get more into Science Fiction if the books are as good as Clarke's novel.

I'm now reading Fist of God (yes Forsyth again). I still like Forsyth but his books feel so pedestrian after reading Childhood's End...

I have the Puppet Masters softcover sitting on a shelf for years... Or is it a book on cassette? I can't remember. I gotta dust it off and read the damn thing already.

BUT I HAVE DOZENS OF OTHER BOOKS ahead in the queue.

Decisions, decisions.

[Bloufo]

A Pictorial History of Westerns