What Book Are You Currently Reading? - Page 200

Justin · 07-17-2012, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JBond

I found that one interesting, but mystery's not really my cup of tea.

It's normally not mine either, but this one received generally positive reviews and it's pretty funny. I'm only about 20 pages in and I'd say I'm enjoying it so far.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-17-2012, 09:25 PM

I've just finished 1/3 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. I'm enjoying it thus far. It's a very different type of post-apocalyptic story, and it's rather refreshing. This is coming out of reading Neuromancer too, so I am really enjoying the writing style thus far.

Justin · 07-17-2012, 09:28 PM

I've heard a lot about A Canticle for Leibowitz. All good things.

**JBond** · 07-17-2012, 10:30 PM

Yeah I liked that one.

MasterChief117 · 07-17-2012, 10:36 PM

Batman Earth One
The Psychology of Batman

Wyldstaar · 07-17-2012, 11:02 PM

1636: The Kremlin Games

One of Eric Flint's Ring of Fire novels, and very different take on the Ring of Fire universe. As the title suggests, it takes place primarily in Russia. Unlike how the title suggests however, the events unfold between 1631 up to 1636. There is very little reference to the events which take place in the other Ring of Fire novels, so it is easily able to stand on it's own.

FranklinTard · 07-18-2012, 12:58 AM

last third of canticle is terrible. his guesses at the future are pretty funny.

the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson is currently on my plate... but i can't get into it. characters die and are reborn all the time, there is a ton of muslim and buddhist afterlife stuff that really doesn't interest me at all.

moving onto hyperion by simmons i think.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-18-2012, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FranklinTard

last third of canticle is terrible. his guesses at the future are pretty funny.

the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson is currently on my plate... but i can't get into it. characters die and are reborn all the time, there is a ton of muslim and buddhist afterlife stuff that really doesn't interest me at all.

moving onto hyperion by simmons i think.

I will let you know if you're right when I hit the last third of the book.

And let me know what you think about Hyperion. It's on my list, but I have heard things about the ending that may deter me just a bit.

**JBond** · 07-18-2012, 01:37 AM

Hyperion is freaking amazing. The ending is very abrupt. The whole book is about a journey and they don't get there. That's for the sequel. Knowing this should help.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-18-2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JBond

Hyperion is freaking amazing. The ending is very abrupt. The whole book is about a journey and they don't get there. That's for the sequel. Knowing this should help.

That's what I read. The abruptness, that is. I'm not too concerned about the abrupt ending, though, but I don't suppose you can consider Hyperion a standalone book?

Brock Landers · 07-18-2012, 02:04 AM

I had an idea: do you guys think we should do a "CS! Book of the Month Club" type of deal or something?

PsYkOoOoO · 07-18-2012, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock Landers

I had an idea: do you guys think we should do a "CS! Book of the Month Club" type of deal or something?

We could but my concern is 1) JBond has read pretty much everything 2) I am following a science fiction/fantasy list right now, so I'd be hesitant to take on another genre at the moment 3) I read really slow.

**JBond** · 07-18-2012, 02:43 AM

I suppose I'd consider it. Though I go through reading phases...

I was about to mention the upcoming adaptation of Hyperion, but there is even less info for it at imdb than there was before. I'm guessing it's been shelved.

morpheus1987 · 07-18-2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JBond

I suppose I'd consider it. Though I go through reading phases...

I have the same problem

morpheus1987 · 07-18-2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock Landers

I had an idea: do you guys think we should do a "CS! Book of the Month Club" type of deal or something?

I started a thread a while back to gauge interest, but there were only a few willing to try it.

FranklinTard · 07-18-2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBond

I suppose I'd consider it. Though I go through reading phases...

I was about to mention the upcoming adaptation of Hyperion, but there is even less info for it at imdb than there was before. I'm guessing it's been shelved.

it should be optioned as an adult themed cartoon. the tree ship alone would be impossible to do with live action actors.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-19-2012, 11:15 AM

Hey, JBond, have you read all four books in the Hyperion Cantos? Are they all worth the read, or should I just stick with Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion?

**JBond** · 07-19-2012, 03:02 PM

I've only read the first two. I guess the conclusion of Fall of Hyperion wasn't interesting enough. I may go back some day.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-19-2012, 09:16 PM

Is The Fall of Hyperion still worth the read?

**JBond** · 07-19-2012, 10:28 PM

I think I found it good enough. Regardless, you'll kind of have to for closure.

PsYkOoOoO · 07-19-2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JBond

I think I found it good enough. Regardless, you'll kind of have to for closure.

As long as it is decent and has some kinda closure, I will probably get my hands on it. Thanks!

**JBond** · 07-19-2012, 11:39 PM

Although if you're looking for an answer to what the Shrike is, like I was hoping for, I'm pretty sure that's suppose to be in the third and fourth books.

Ramplate · 07-21-2012, 12:46 PM

Finished listening to Deliverance and ultimately it is a pretty good book - different from my usual fare, and not great, but not horrible.
As I recall the movie (haven't seen it since it came out in 72) I was particularly uncomfortable with the scene were Bobby (Beatty played the part) got raped by the hillbilly duo, but with the book - which is narrated by Ed (Voight in the movie - I was mostly uncomfortable with his admiration of the "he man' Lewis character (Reynolds) - it got a bit too ...um, ... expressive, shall we say lol.

Next I am listening to an account of the Jonestown, Guyana massacre/mass suicide in 1978 A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres
I can still recall how shocked I was at the cover of Newsweek Magazine and the article within seeing all the dead bodies lying all over the place.

Justin · 07-21-2012, 07:23 PM

All of the Hyperion talk has got me thinking it'll be my next book.

**JBond** · 07-22-2012, 12:06 AM

I don't like recommending books because you can never be sure they'll like it and you've determined many hours of their life if they read it. It doesn't bother me recommending that one.

07-17-2012, 09:25 PM	#4977
PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,411	I've just finished 1/3 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. I'm enjoying it thus far. It's a very different type of post-apocalyptic story, and it's rather refreshing. This is coming out of reading Neuromancer too, so I am really enjoying the writing style thus far. __________________ W.

07-17-2012, 10:30 PM	#4979
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	Yeah I liked that one. __________________ 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

07-17-2012, 10:36 PM	#4980
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,344	Batman Earth One The Psychology of Batman __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

07-18-2012, 12:58 AM	#4982
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,727	last third of canticle is terrible. his guesses at the future are pretty funny. the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson is currently on my plate... but i can't get into it. characters die and are reborn all the time, there is a ton of muslim and buddhist afterlife stuff that really doesn't interest me at all. moving onto hyperion by simmons i think. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

07-18-2012, 01:37 AM	#4984
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	Hyperion is freaking amazing. The ending is very abrupt. The whole book is about a journey and they don't get there. That's for the sequel. Knowing this should help. __________________ 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

07-17-2012, 09:28 PM	#4978
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	I've heard a lot about A Canticle for Leibowitz. All good things.

07-17-2012, 11:02 PM	#4981
Wyldstaar Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 708	1636: The Kremlin Games One of Eric Flint's Ring of Fire novels, and very different take on the Ring of Fire universe. As the title suggests, it takes place primarily in Russia. Unlike how the title suggests however, the events unfold between 1631 up to 1636. There is very little reference to the events which take place in the other Ring of Fire novels, so it is easily able to stand on it's own.

07-18-2012, 02:04 AM	#4986
Brock Landers Ninja + Poet Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 27,016	I had an idea: do you guys think we should do a "CS! Book of the Month Club" type of deal or something? __________________ YOU'VE GOT THE TOUCH. YOU'VE GOT THE POWER. This will explain everything.

07-18-2012, 02:43 AM	#4988
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	I suppose I'd consider it. Though I go through reading phases... I was about to mention the upcoming adaptation of Hyperion, but there is even less info for it at imdb than there was before. I'm guessing it's been shelved. __________________ 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

07-19-2012, 11:15 AM	#4992
PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,411	Hey, JBond, have you read all four books in the Hyperion Cantos? Are they all worth the read, or should I just stick with Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion? __________________ W.

07-19-2012, 03:02 PM	#4993
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	I've only read the first two. I guess the conclusion of Fall of Hyperion wasn't interesting enough. I may go back some day. __________________ 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

07-19-2012, 09:16 PM	#4994
PsYkOoOoO Exceptionally Normal Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore. Posts: 22,411	Is The Fall of Hyperion still worth the read? __________________ W.

07-19-2012, 10:28 PM	#4995
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	I think I found it good enough. Regardless, you'll kind of have to for closure. __________________ 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

07-19-2012, 11:39 PM	#4997
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	Although if you're looking for an answer to what the Shrike is, like I was hoping for, I'm pretty sure that's suppose to be in the third and fourth books. __________________ 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

07-21-2012, 12:46 PM	#4998
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,658	Finished listening to Deliverance and ultimately it is a pretty good book - different from my usual fare, and not great, but not horrible. As I recall the movie (haven't seen it since it came out in 72) I was particularly uncomfortable with the scene were Bobby (Beatty played the part) got raped by the hillbilly duo, but with the book - which is narrated by Ed (Voight in the movie - I was mostly uncomfortable with his admiration of the "he man' Lewis character (Reynolds) - it got a bit too ...um, ... expressive, shall we say lol. Next I am listening to an account of the Jonestown, Guyana massacre/mass suicide in 1978 A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres I can still recall how shocked I was at the cover of Newsweek Magazine and the article within seeing all the dead bodies lying all over the place. __________________ "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?"

07-21-2012, 07:23 PM	#4999
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	All of the Hyperion talk has got me thinking it'll be my next book.

07-22-2012, 12:06 AM	#5000
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,498	I don't like recommending books because you can never be sure they'll like it and you've determined many hours of their life if they read it. It doesn't bother me recommending that one. __________________ 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