What Book Are You Currently Reading? - Page 193

Wildfire · 05-15-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JBond

I agree. Also, he died before it was finished. So there's that.

to true but Brandon Sanderson is finishing the series using Jordons notes for his widow...3 books with one volume left and they've been excellent so far

ExTERmINATION · 05-15-2012, 01:22 PM

Currently on:

Green Lantern: Blackest Night

MovieBuff801 · 05-17-2012, 06:36 PM

Finished Shock Wave, moving onto Atlantis Found by Clive Cussler.

**JBond** · 05-17-2012, 06:38 PM

Hey, I've actually read that one. I liked it.

MovieBuff801 · 05-18-2012, 12:07 PM

Here's hoping I do, too. Though I've liked all the other Dirk Pitt novels I've read so far. But this one's plot sounds particularly fun.

**JBond** · 05-18-2012, 02:51 PM

I can't compare it to the others because it's the only Dirk Pitt novel I've read, but it is fun.

Justin · 05-23-2012, 11:53 AM

"Mao II: A Novel" by Don DeLillo

Ramplate · 05-24-2012, 05:10 AM

Just finished Firestarter- I think that is one of his best. It's well written and scarily descriptive. I really enjoyed it - I think more than the movie, which in itself is not a bad interpretation.

Next I think I will change gears and listen to Serial Killer Couples by R. Barri Flowers
I thought that that would be interesting - I am fascinated by the subject matter and have found when watching TV programs on the subject, that when two people are involved, there usually is an escalation of events that one person alone would not usually reach - misery loves company. When two are involved it is either one directing the other to their will, or both fueling each others depravity.

**JBond** · 05-24-2012, 03:00 PM

I've just started "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C. Clarke.

PsYkOoOoO · 05-27-2012, 03:07 AM

Just finished Mistborn: The Final Empire. I'm gonna start on Roverandom by JRR Tolkien as an easy read before something heavier.

Ramplate · 05-27-2012, 09:08 AM

Finished Serial Killer Couples - rather gruesome as true crime killer examinations go - but really interesting at the same time as to how low two people can sink.

Next I think I will listen to Seal Team Six by Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin
Another inside look into the secret elite response team

**JBond** · 05-27-2012, 02:45 PM

Finished "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C. Clarke.

I'm now going to try and finished up "The Snow Queen" by Joan D. Vinge.

Hollywood · 05-28-2012, 12:45 PM

What is 50 Shades of Grey about? I been hearing about that book a lot lately. If anyone here has read it.

**JBond** · 05-28-2012, 02:49 PM

It's about S&M romance.

Ramplate · 05-29-2012, 08:19 AM

S&M and Romance in the same sentence

Knerys · 05-29-2012, 09:21 PM

Finishing up Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein finally.

Next up is Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield.

Then....hopefully....the full unabated marathon that is both Uplift Trilogies...

PsYkOoOoO · 05-29-2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Knerys

Finishing up Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein finally.

How's that book so far? It's somewhere on my to-read list.

I'm currently reading Joe Golem and the Drowning City by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. I bought it because I love Hellboy (by Mike Mignola), and I thought this was a comic book. So far, so good.

**JBond** · 05-29-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Knerys

Finishing up Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein finally.

Next up is Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield.

Then....hopefully....the full unabated marathon that is both Uplift Trilogies...

Oooo, 6 Uplift books. That'll be fun.

Knerys · 05-29-2012, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PsYkOoOoO

How's that book so far? It's somewhere on my to-read list.

It's very interesting. There are some intriguing arguments made and worth the read, though there are couple rather misogynistic comments that made me raise an eyebrow. Granted it was the 60's.

Knerys · 05-29-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JBond

Oooo, 6 Uplift books. That'll be fun.

And long. I don't get much reading time...with all that Stargate I gotta watch. :p

**JBond** · 05-30-2012, 12:21 AM

I'm so proud of you.

Justin · 05-30-2012, 01:14 AM

"The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams

It doesn't get much better.

MovieBuff801 · 05-30-2012, 02:57 PM

Finished Atlantis Found and am about to start The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes.

**JBond** · 05-30-2012, 03:01 PM

How'd you like it?

MovieBuff801 · 05-30-2012, 03:18 PM

I enjoyed it quite a bit overall. It definitely had an Indiana Jones-like quality to the plot, especially with the Fourth Empire/Reich organization that the bad guys were a part of. But one thing I've noticed about Clive Cussler, that I sort of forgot about since I hadn't read one of his books in a while before Shock Wave, is that he loves going into detail about the scientific stuff in his plots, which can sort of bring things to a halt. And his dialogue can come off as a bit too expository at times. But, as always, it was a fun read.

But I find it interesting that this is the only Dirk Pitt you've read, since it takes place fairly late in the character's timeline.

This makes 15 out of 21 Dirk Pitt books read for me.

05-17-2012, 06:36 PM	#4803
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	Finished Shock Wave, moving onto Atlantis Found by Clive Cussler. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

05-17-2012, 06:38 PM	#4804
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	Hey, I've actually read that one. I liked it. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-18-2012, 12:07 PM	#4805
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	Here's hoping I do, too. Though I've liked all the other Dirk Pitt novels I've read so far. But this one's plot sounds particularly fun. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

05-18-2012, 02:51 PM	#4806
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	I can't compare it to the others because it's the only Dirk Pitt novel I've read, but it is fun. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-24-2012, 05:10 AM	#4808
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	Just finished Firestarter- I think that is one of his best. It's well written and scarily descriptive. I really enjoyed it - I think more than the movie, which in itself is not a bad interpretation. Next I think I will change gears and listen to Serial Killer Couples by R. Barri Flowers I thought that that would be interesting - I am fascinated by the subject matter and have found when watching TV programs on the subject, that when two people are involved, there usually is an escalation of events that one person alone would not usually reach - misery loves company. When two are involved it is either one directing the other to their will, or both fueling each others depravity. __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

05-15-2012, 01:22 PM	#4802
ExTERmINATION Key Grip Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 25	Currently on: Green Lantern: Blackest Night

05-23-2012, 11:53 AM	#4807
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	"Mao II: A Novel" by Don DeLillo

05-24-2012, 03:00 PM	#4809
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	I've just started "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C. Clarke. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-27-2012, 03:07 AM	#4810
PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,418	Just finished Mistborn: The Final Empire. I'm gonna start on Roverandom by JRR Tolkien as an easy read before something heavier. __________________ W.

05-27-2012, 09:08 AM	#4811
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	Finished Serial Killer Couples - rather gruesome as true crime killer examinations go - but really interesting at the same time as to how low two people can sink. Next I think I will listen to Seal Team Six by Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin Another inside look into the secret elite response team __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

05-27-2012, 02:45 PM	#4812
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	Finished "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C. Clarke. I'm now going to try and finished up "The Snow Queen" by Joan D. Vinge. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-28-2012, 12:45 PM	#4813
Hollywood Executive Producer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,484	What is 50 Shades of Grey about? I been hearing about that book a lot lately. If anyone here has read it. __________________ Best CS Film Recommendations To Me Schindlers List, Trust, Full Metal Jacket, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Unforgiven, Heat, No Country For Old Men, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

05-28-2012, 02:49 PM	#4814
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	It's about S&M romance. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-29-2012, 08:19 AM	#4815
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	S&M and Romance in the same sentence __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

05-29-2012, 09:21 PM	#4816
Knerys 1701 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Qo'noS Posts: 32,032	Finishing up Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein finally. Next up is Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield. Then....hopefully....the full unabated marathon that is both Uplift Trilogies... __________________ "I have been and always shall be your friend."

05-30-2012, 12:21 AM	#4821
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	I'm so proud of you. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-30-2012, 01:14 AM	#4822
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	"The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams It doesn't get much better.

05-30-2012, 02:57 PM	#4823
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	Finished Atlantis Found and am about to start The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

05-30-2012, 03:01 PM	#4824
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,506	How'd you like it? __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-30-2012, 03:18 PM	#4825
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,886	I enjoyed it quite a bit overall. It definitely had an Indiana Jones-like quality to the plot, especially with the Fourth Empire/Reich organization that the bad guys were a part of. But one thing I've noticed about Clive Cussler, that I sort of forgot about since I hadn't read one of his books in a while before Shock Wave, is that he loves going into detail about the scientific stuff in his plots, which can sort of bring things to a halt. And his dialogue can come off as a bit too expository at times. But, as always, it was a fun read. But I find it interesting that this is the only Dirk Pitt you've read, since it takes place fairly late in the character's timeline. This makes 15 out of 21 Dirk Pitt books read for me. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100