What Are You Reading, Again?

[tomsnowman123]

Brilliant reading, my man, and totally appropriate to your anti-war viewpoint.

Wait... it's anti-war?

Seriously though, the book serves two purposes, it's anti-war, and it's very enjoyable.

 

[Narz]

Catch-22- Joseph Heller

Haven't read it yet but heard good things.

Slaughterhouse 5- Kirk Vonnegut

Great one.

I'm reading The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. Well actually not yet, I just pictured it up from the library today, will start tonight.

 

[jalapeno_dude]

Catch-22- Joseph Heller

I keep starting it, then finding something else I'd rather read. I'm sure if I actually sat down and started reading, I'd like it.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

I spent the longest time between getting Catch-22 and reading it. I tried it when I first got it, and simply couldn't get into it. This was about three years ago, when I was beginning my studies into the Second World War.

Earlier this year I started reading it, and I absolutely loved everything about it. You don't need to know about the time period, but it certainly helped put things into perspective for me. I got so attached to the characters, found myself wanting to know what happened to when, then flicking back to reread about another. I loved the storyline, the characters, the descriptions, the settings. It's the closest to a perfect fiction book that I could recommend.

And it's difficult for me to like a fiction book nowadays

 

[RameNoodle]

Kan, from one forum friend to the next, YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS ANYMORE! YOU DON'T WANT TO READ CLOSING TIME!!!
Ok, now that my rant is over, I also thoroughly loved Catch-22. My second favorite book, behind (is this cheating?) a series by Terry Brooks, The Heritage of Shannara. Now, I'm going to start The Day After World War III, by Edward Zuckerman.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

This thread reappears at an opportune moment, just finished a book:

A Conspiracy of Paper, by David Liss.

 

[Corlindale]

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. Amazing book.

 

[Rambuchan]

A Conspiracy of Paper, by David Liss.

More evil propaganda I'll bet?

I finished reading "The Key to The Name of the Rose" recently. Nice reference and analysis piece, opening up yet deeper layers to Umberto Eco's masterpiece.

I might read "The Years of Salt & Rice" next. Then again, might not.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

More evil propaganda I'll bet?

Not at all, the conspiracy refers to the advent of more modern economics in the 18th century. Its a historical murder mystery.

 

[Rambuchan]

Ah ok. As you were then. You read a lot Bozo, that's good.

Props to the guys reading "Slaughter House 5", btw. Excellent book that.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

I sure do. I know people who have never read a book in their entire lives and have no plans on ever doing so

 

[Rambuchan]

Me too. Schmucks I say.

 

[Serutan]

I might read "The Years of Salt & Rice" next. Then again, might not.

Ram, I just finished it. I thought it quite good, although
IMO it started quite slowly. I also like the fact, that unlike Harry Turtledove, Robinson came up with a truly alternate
timeline...

 

[jalapeno_dude]

Now I'm reading The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose. And yes, it's as long (1100 pages) and complicated (the first half describes the mathematics used in the second half for the actual physics) as it sounds...

 

[Rossiya]

lord of the flies - Sir Pimp Daddy William Gerald Golding

 

[tomsnowman123]

Earlier this year I started reading it, and I absolutely loved everything about it.

I have been busy lately, so unfortunately I havn't gotten very far. So far, I find it very enjoyable and funny.

 

[Turner]

Kilo Class, Patrick Robinson. Cold-war-esque story about the Russians selling a bunch of Kilo Class submarines to the Chinese, and the US reaction to it. I see now, according to Wiki, that the Chinese have two more Kilo's than was in the book, and what they feared in the book didn't come to pass. Namely, the Chinese retaking control over Taiwan. But it's an interesting read. Have a couple more of his books laying around, waiting to get to them.

Also reading Those Who Survive, Kir Bulychev. Interesting premise. A space ship was out exploring and crash landed on a planet. 20 years later, the survivors make a last ditch effort to get back to the ship. Not sure what else goes on, I haven't gotten that far yet.

 

[FredLC]

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, by José Saramago (reading in the original language, though, of course).

If you are religious and easily offended, you may want to skip this one. Great reading, though, and a rather unique manner to handle dialogues.

Regards .

 

[Ayatollah So]

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, by José Saramago (reading in the original language, though, of course).

Wow, you read Aramaic?

Ah, the lovely smell of spam in the morning! OK enough of that. What I'm reading: Radical Evolution by Joel Garreau. Also Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by whatzhername, not nearly as good IMHO as some here have made it out to be.

 

[jameson]

Hey, I resemble that remark ! No arguing on taste I suppose....

Anyway, I'm currently reading Joe McGinnis's The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, the story of a football club from the Ialian boondocks's unlikely ascent to Italy's second professional league as reported by an American who, at least initially, doesn't know any Italian or anything about football (soccer).