Watcha reading??

[Main_Brain]

NF: Predators&Profits

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0131402447/qid=1055355440/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-5973542-3395824?v=glance&s=books

But it aint great.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I, Robot by Issac Asimov, along with The New Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James.

I just finished Selected Stories of Philip K. ****.

[Kassiopeia]

here's two more books in the series, Endymion and (I think) Rise of Endymion. Excellent story.

So I've heard, but a friend told me that Endymion and Rise of Endymion are more on the ripoff scale of novels; that is, Fall of Hyperion wraps things up nicely and the rest are somewhat inferior to the first two books. But I'll probably check out Endymion and see if it's going anywhere. The Hyperion universe is very fascinating.

[lord of the mark]

well i was reading Peter Ackroyd's "london: a biography" (non-fiction) im interested in the topic but found Ackroyds approach annoying - good thing its a library book.
I took a glance at Stirling's "Island in the Sea of Time"(fiction) - I'll either buy it or borrow it.
I'm starting a Gershom Sholem book on the Messianic idea in Judaism (non-fiction)- interesting, but not exactly a pageturner
Took a glance at Luttwak's "Strategy"(non-fiction) looks like something that would be excellent for all us civers.
And of course have reserved a copy of Harry Potter book 5 (fiction) from the local bookstore - for my daughter - but I'll read it after she's through with it.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Eli


One of the least interesting books I ever read.

i read it years ago - recall liking it, but no particular urge to reread it.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
is Svejk really that good? my parents and grand parents love it

wasnt that the source for the opera Wozzeck(sp?)?

[self biased]

oh, yes, i finished barker's galilee, as well recently.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by self biased
i just finished neil gaiman's american gods[i]. over all i think it's an intersting take on the concept, and a rather nice twist at the end.

I read that recently and liked it a lot. It had one major fault, imo; a lack of plot. A lot of the story was just learning about people, about the gods.

I also thought there wasn't enough lead up to Shadow's cellmate. You couldn't possibly guess his importance in the story.

[Tuberski]

I'm reading:

Inherit the Earth by Brian Stableford.

Seems intersting so far, but I'm only about 70 pages into it.

If I get 70 pages into a book, I can usually finish it.

ACK!

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Jac de Molay
Sir Ralph, is Baudolino any good? Eco is my favorite writer, but I refuse to plunk down 27$ US for a new hardcover book. I 've heard mixed reviews on this particular title.

It's a true Eco, if you love his style, you can safely buy it. History of the crusades mixed with conspiracy theories and a lot of mystery. May be a bit too much Mysticism, but that depends on your gusto. I got an awful sunburn last year on Crete and had to stay in the shadow for a week. I read Baudolino in one part, from begin to end.

Foucault's pendulum by Eco (my favorite book)

This one is awesome! That you like it, is even visible in your nickname.

[St Leo]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. JK Rowling gets better with every new book she writes.

[uh Clem]

[SIZE=1]uh Clem, something I wanted to ask you for ages... is that shrub?

Yep. From a photo last winter, with Kofi Annan.

[Gangerolf]

I'm reading (browsing through is more like it) a biography of Charles XII I found in a bargain bin.

[GePap]

Needing to earn my avatar, I am reading Thus spoke Zarathustra, which I had never read before.

[Boris Godunov]

"The Complete Jack the Ripper" by Donald Rumbelow

"Tower of Babel" by Robert T. Pennock

"A Study of History" (abridged, sadly) by Alfred J. Toynbee