Anyone still read books?

[Nocturnal]

Freakonomics was a good book. I really enjoy that train of thought. The way everything trickles down. It surely does. I'd love to write more about it but I often get confused in my own thoughts.

 

[Queasy]

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

I have kids.

 

[lokiju]

I read all the time.

Never stop, once I finish a book I start another.

I really enjoyed Stephen Kings The Stand recently (yes I know it's old)

 

[thomsbrain]

reading "Footfall" right now, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

i'm really enjoying it. it's not high art, but it's good sci-fi fun.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
Just finished the Fountainhead

how is Rand's writing style? I want to read Anthem first, and have a curiosity in The Fountainhead. However, first I must read Huxley's Brave New World before I read Anthem, thus The Fountainhead will have to wait. I have a lot of books I want to read but need to get around to ones that are a higher priority.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Recent stuff that I've read
Snow - Orhan Pamuk
Ashes to Ashes: The Phoenix Program and the Vietnam War - Dale Andrade
Freakonomics - Levitt and Dubner
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

prob going to read The World is Flat by Friedman next in the spirit of my international econ class.

 

[Babbles]

I'm usually reading four or so books at once. Currently:
"Age & Guile" by P.J. O'Rourke
"On The Wealth of Nations" also by O'Rourke
"Sit Down & Shut Up" by Brad Warner
"Getting Things Done" by David Allen
"God Delusion" by Dawkins - even though I just about gave up on finishing this one because it's just a poorly written book. He manages to say the same thing over and over and over again.

 

[Rogodin2]

kavalier and clay
the idiot

Rogo

 

[Srfrbum]

24, The Unclassified Files. The series might keep me busy to January..

 

[EvilYoda]

Sadly, I don't read quite as much as I used to...I pick up the usual Star Wars book for a quick read, but I just picked up Chabon's new book along with Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science"...the last one's a big mofo

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I'm reading 'A Feast for Crows' right now. It's the fourth book in the George R.R. Martin series (A Song of Fire & Ice).

So am I, and the reason is that this series was so hyped on this forum. I'm not sure why. There must be tons of better books.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2031125&enterthread=y

 

[Parrotheader]

Not counting kids books for my daughter . . .

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (of the Travel Channel's 'No Reservations' fame)

 

[compnovice]

Infectious greed.... Interesting read if you like Wall Street and stocks...

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
Just finished the Fountainhead

how is Rand's righting style? I want to read Anthem first, and have a curiosity in The Fountainhead. However, first I must read Huxley's Brave New World before I read Anthem, thus The Fountainhead will have to wait. I have a lot of books I want to read but need to get around to ones that are a higher priority.

She wrote well IMO (I read this stuff in my relative youth), although I couldn't agree with her general philosophy. She possibly wrote essentially the same story over and over, so if you read one or two, you could get a decent sampling. I vaguely remember enjoying "We the Living" especially, although my memory could be off. Probably goes well with Shostakovich.

 

[Jeff7]

I think the last book I read was 1984. The next will either be "The Origin of Species" or a book about special and general relativity.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The Illiad was awesome.

I just finished Illium, by Dan Simmons (author of the Hyperion novels). Picture the Illiad on Mars, with extinct post humans, eloi, sentient robots in Jovian space, and Greek gods that use nanotech.

I've also recently read Rainbow's End, by Vernor Vinge, and Spin, by Robert Wilson, both excellent books.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
Just finished the Fountainhead

how is Rand's righting style? I want to read Anthem first, and have a curiosity in The Fountainhead. However, first I must read Huxley's Brave New World before I read Anthem, thus The Fountainhead will have to wait. I have a lot of books I want to read but need to get around to ones that are a higher priority.

Forget her righting style... I want to know about her lefting style!

 

[Kerouactivist]

Originally posted by: Flyback
bthorny: journey to the end of the night or death on installment plan?

Journey to the end of the night.....I also picked up death on the installment plan so I plan on reading both.....

Have you read either of them?

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
Just finished the Fountainhead

how is Rand's righting style? I want to read Anthem first, and have a curiosity in The Fountainhead. However, first I must read Huxley's Brave New World before I read Anthem, thus The Fountainhead will have to wait. I have a lot of books I want to read but need to get around to ones that are a higher priority.

Forget her righting style... I want to know about her lefting style!

you don't want to know about her lefting style, trust me

 

[zylander]

Last book I read was the 6th Harry Potter book, finished it about a month ago. I really enjoyed it.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Originally posted by: loki8481
just finish Anansi Boys by Neil Gainman. it was pretty good.

I really couldn't get into it. Read it right after American Gods & found it to be disappointing.

Originally posted by: Codewiz
World War Z. Awesome zombie book.

Hell yeah! I read that in one afternoon/evening/night/wee hours of the morning. Greatly entertaining.

Originally posted by: irishScott
Nightfall - Issac Asimov

Classic! That book was the inspiration of Pitch Black.

Originally posted by: Flyback

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Currently working on The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. Trying to choose between Divine Comedy. Canteburry Tales or Paradise Lost afterwards

Go with Chaucer afterwards.

Right on. :thumbsup: That book is bawdy, scandalous, & highly entertaining.

Right now for fiction I'm reading Robert Howard's original Conan stories. They are absolutely brilliant, if you're into fantasy.

For non-fiction, I'm polishing off Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution & the Meanings of Life. I'd strongly recommend this to anyone interested in evolution or science in general.

 

[djheater]

I started the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. I just finished book 5, and am still completely absorbed, so that's a good sign. The movie "Master and Commander" is based off these books. If you like the era they're excellent fiction and include some real historical engagements. Pretty neat stuff.

:thumbsup:

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: KarmaPolice
Just finished the Fountainhead

how is Rand's writing style? I want to read Anthem first, and have a curiosity in The Fountainhead. However, first I must read Huxley's Brave New World before I read Anthem, thus The Fountainhead will have to wait. I have a lot of books I want to read but need to get around to ones that are a higher priority.

Ayn Rand is ok. I'm not a fan of her politics and unfortunately it's really apparently in her writing. It's one of the reasons I avoided Anthem for the better dystopic novels liek 1984 and BNW. I read fountainhead as well and... it was alright. Felt a little longer than necessary but still enjoyable.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
Recent stuff that I've read
Snow - Orhan Pamuk
Ashes to Ashes: The Phoenix Program and the Vietnam War - Dale Andrade
Freakonomics - Levitt and Dubner
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

prob going to read The World is Flat by Friedman next in the spirit of my international econ class.

hey how is Snow? I'm really interested in checking out a book by Pamuk. Trying to decide between Snow and My Name is REd

 

[spacejamz]

haven't read a book in awhile...

just picked up Clancy's Debt of Honor at half price for $3...not sure if I will start that one or Half Blood Prince so I can finish it before the movie comes out...