Anybody read a good book lately?

rjs246 · June 22, 2011, 12:59:49 PM

Freak.

Sgt PSN · June 22, 2011, 03:08:05 PM

The Bible was the greatest story ever told about good and evil until George Lucas gave us Star Wars.

General_Failure · June 27, 2011, 08:02:03 PM

Finished reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K Dick. I've tried sitting down to watch Blade Runner any number of times, since it seemed to be a regular thing that popped up on the Sci-Fi channel, but I could never finish it. The book was a lot easier to follow, and pretty enjoyable.

General_Failure · July 02, 2011, 12:55:51 PM

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. A man sneaks into a house and kills a family, except for a baby who escapes and winds up at a nearby graveyard. The ghosts and other people of the graveyard decide to raise the baby themselves.

There's something about Gaiman as a person that I don't like, and I can't quite put my finger on it, but his books are always good.

General_Failure · July 09, 2011, 03:46:37 PM

Slaughterhouse Five. It took me a while to get around to this one, but I'm glad I did. Sure as hell wasn't what I was expecting, but it was great to read.

Starship Troopers. Typical preachy Heinlein, but I can see why people shtein all over the movie adaptation. I don't think it would be possible to make a movie true to the book.

SD · July 09, 2011, 04:36:23 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on July 09, 2011, 03:46:37 PM
Slaughterhouse Five. It took me a while to get around to this one, but I'm glad I did. Sure as hell wasn't what I was expecting, but it was great to read.

I'm a big Vonnegut fan. Slaughterhouse Five is one of the top 10 books I've ever read. Cats Cradle and Breakfast of Champions are my two favorite books by Vonnegut.

Rome · July 09, 2011, 05:28:58 PM

All this happened, more or less.

General_Failure · July 11, 2011, 05:44:11 PM

Halfway through Fahrenheit 451, and I'm not sure that I can finish. This is the most depressing book I can remember reading.

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 05:56:44 PM

But it's got a happy ending.

rjs246 · July 11, 2011, 06:32:50 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on July 11, 2011, 05:44:11 PM
Halfway through Fahrenheit 451, and I'm not sure that I can finish. This is the most depressing book I can remember reading.

I loved the first half of that book and struggled with the rest but it's worth finishing.

Also I finished Cryptonomicon and farging loved it. Bobby Shaftoe for president.

MMH · July 11, 2011, 10:26:40 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on July 11, 2011, 05:44:11 PM
Halfway through Fahrenheit 451, and I'm not sure that I can finish. This is the most depressing book I can remember reading.

If you're looking for gouge your eyes out depressing, try Michael Moorcock.

Diomedes · July 11, 2011, 10:30:50 PM

Or, just take seriously any part of what you read at

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phattymatty · July 18, 2011, 11:12:05 AM

finished the ESPN book a few days ago. almost 800 pages. solid read though not nearly as scandalous as they hyped it up to be. still interesting as a sports fan though.

i've never read any of these nerd trilogy books but i just picked up RR Martin's Game of Thrones...Clash of Kings etc. four pack for summer vacation reading. i'm sure someone here had read them all. any good?

mussa · July 18, 2011, 11:15:00 AM

Im 200 pages into the first book and it's starting to get good. I got the 4 book deal as well. It can be sort of overwhelming at first but eventually you start to memorize characters and how they are all connected in the story.

SunMo · July 19, 2011, 09:17:49 AM

I'm half way through Game of Thrones, the show was as faithful to the literature as any adaptation i can remember.