Current book being read/just finished

[MelicharSux]

I finished the 1st book of Hunger Games. Pretty pumped to start reading the 2nd.

[obhave]

Finished All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Plots were good in both book and I enjoyed the stories, but I had a very hard time with his writing style.

Next up is Inheritance by Christopher Paolini so I can finally finish that series. And then Moby Dick.

[Letang Is The Truth]

what are the hunger games

[eddysnake]

Finished All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Plots were good in both book and I enjoyed the stories, but I had a very hard time with his writing style.

just out of curiousity, did you ever read the road? Does his style in that stay the same for those? I really enjoyed the flow of that book and I've been wanting to jump over to these.


Has anyone ever read "The Fool's Progress" by Edward Abbey? Looking to get into something new, might just have to finish the last half of Dance with Dragons...

[obhave]

Finished All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Plots were good in both book and I enjoyed the stories, but I had a very hard time with his writing style.

just out of curiousity, did you ever read the road? Does his style in that stay the same for those? I really enjoyed the flow of that book and I've been wanting to jump over to these.

In The Road, and No Country for Old Men he has an extremely minimalist style for writing. Yet he somehow has a great depth in character development. The styles are somewhat different in these two compared to earlier works, but very distinct compared to other styles of writing. Basically, I think if you liked The Road, you should definitely read Blood Meridian next!

[Gaucho]

I'll read his Border Trilogy next.

[eddysnake]

Finished All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Plots were good in both book and I enjoyed the stories, but I had a very hard time with his writing style.

just out of curiousity, did you ever read the road? Does his style in that stay the same for those? I really enjoyed the flow of that book and I've been wanting to jump over to these.

In The Road, and No Country for Old Men he has an extremely minimalist style for writing. Yet he somehow has a great depth in character development. The styles are somewhat different in these two compared to earlier works, but very distinct compared to other styles of writing. Basically, I think if you liked The Road, you should definitely read Blood Meridian next!

Thanks, I do believe I'll flip a coin for Blood Meridian or The Fool's Progress.

[60sixx]

Boy, you guys read some heavy stuff! I read to escape.

I just read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children--I really enjoyed it. Photos really added to it...interesting to read that they are real photos acquired at flea markets and such.

Now reading The Mill River Recluse. Simple, but enjoyable.

After that, back to The Fiery Cross of the Outlander series.

Thought about reading Hunger Games, but not sure.

[canaan]

Thanks, I do believe I'll flip a coin for Blood Meridian or The Fool's Progress.

dont flip a coin. choose blood meridian.

[mac5155]

I am about to read the Steve Jobs biography. Worth it?

[crokin]

Surprised most of you read fiction. I'd like to mix in some fiction from my mostly non-fiction background, but have no idea about that genre.

[eddysnake]

Thanks, I do believe I'll flip a coin for Blood Meridian or The Fool's Progress.

dont flip a coin. choose blood meridian.

I got Blood Meridian, looking forward to getting into it, unfortunately I've also discovered the good times of Zelda and I'm not great at balancing these things.

[canaan]

Thanks, I do believe I'll flip a coin for Blood Meridian or The Fool's Progress.

dont flip a coin. choose blood meridian.

I got Blood Meridian, looking forward to getting into it, unfortunately I've also discovered the good times of Zelda and I'm not great at balancing these things.

im just a purveyor of time consuming things. what you do with it is your bidness.

[Shyster]

Surprised most of you read fiction. I'd like to mix in some fiction from my mostly non-fiction background, but have no idea about that genre.

When I read fiction it's mostly SF or fantasy. I've recently been reading books from the Baen Free Library. Baen is a SF and fantasy publishing house that's adopted the "crack dealer" model of sales: the first hit is often free. For example, the first book of a series is available as a free ebook. If you like it, they figure you'll pay for the rest. http://www.baen.com/library/books.asp. The books are available in pretty much every ebook format you can think of, including Mobi/Kindle/EPUB/Nook/Sony.

[tifosi77]

Off the B&N later today to procure:
How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written

From the back cover:
Hi. I see you’re reading the back of my book. This tells me that you either:

A) are hoping to find a brief summary of what to expect from a how-to book by Sterling Archer, the world’s greatest secret agent, or B) don’t know how books work.

If your answer was “A,” your best bet is probably the table of contents, which is where you’ll find the “contents” of this book listed in a convenient, easy-to-read “table” format. So maybe go check that out for a minute and then come back here. I’ll wait. . . .

Pretty cool, right? What other book will teach you how to dress properly and how to drive an elephant? How to field strip an AK-47 and how to haggle with a Thai prostitute—in her native tongue? How to pilot an airboat and how to make about a million delicious cocktails, including a Molotov one? How to kill a guy and how to prepare a fabulous brunch? Plus how to do tons of other stuff that I forgot, but that is nonetheless probably in this book (which, to be honest, I really only kinda skimmed).

So if you want to learn more about how to be more—or at all—like Sterling Archer, the world’s greatest secret agent, quit smearing your greasy fingerprints all over this book and buy it. For one thing, I really need the royalties. For another thing, the last time I checked, this wasn’t a damn library.

(Note: If your answer was “B,” this probably isn’t the book you want to start with.)

About the Author
Sterling Archer is the world’s greatest secret agent and now also probably a bestselling author. A world-class cocksman and former all-conference preparatory school lacrosse player, he divides his time among New York City, Monte Carlo, the Orient, several of the classier islands of the Caribbean, and Gstaad. This is his first book.

[Point Breeze Penguins]

The Face of Battle by John Keegan

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[obhave]

tifosi that sounds awesome

[Godric]

Godric's book recommendations

1.) The Optimum Nutrition Bible - Mind your Mind with Nutrition

2.) Psycho-Cybernetics

3.) The Hobbit

4.) A People's History Of The United States
In the book, Zinn seeks to present American history through the eyes of the common people rather than political and economic elites.

5.) The Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley
The Doors of Perception is a 1954 essay by Aldous Huxley detailing his experiences when taking mescaline. Its title inspired the name of the musical group The Doors, and is derived from a statement by William Blake in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell:
"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern."

6.) Brave New World -Aldous Huxley
Ignorance is far from bliss in Huxley’s terrible vision of a future of rampant consumerism, worthless free love, routine drug use and cultural passivity.

7.) High Times Encyclopedia of Recreational Drugs

8.) How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life
A practical introduction into Tibetan Buddhism. As introductions go, this one is mostly about Tibetan Buddhist PRACTICE: meditation, kindness and day to day living.

9.) Gaia - James Lovelock

10.) Capitalism and Freedom - Milton Friedman

[canaan]

Ran through the first book of the Hunger Games series yesterday...i found it enjoyable for what it was.

[Gaucho]

I have to say that I absolutely hated Brave New World.

[Godric]

I have to say that I absolutely hated Brave New World.

Did you ever read TDOP?

[Point Breeze Penguins]

Brave New World nails the future to a "T". Much better than 1984 IMHO.

[Gaucho]

TDOP?

[Godric]

TDOP?

The Doors of Perception

[Godric]

Brave New World nails the future to a "T". Much better than 1984 IMHO.

You can't actually believe this?