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LoLth · 13-12-2002 3:03pm #1

Once by James Herbert.

not bad so far. (I'm about 50 pages in). the main character is interesting (a 26 year old that has suffered a stroke).

anyone else notice Herbert's recent trend toward physically deficient heroes? (the Others springs to mind, no not the film but a book about lost souls).

thedrowner · 16-12-2002 11:39am

right on time by pauline mc lynn

and it better be as good as the first 2, but i'll tell u when i get into the book

yellum · 17-12-2002 12:24pm

Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold - http://www.smartmobs.com/

tHE vAGGABOND · 17-12-2002 5:29pm

Tim Pat Coogans book on Eamonn Devalera

Caesar_Bojangle · 17-12-2002 10:32pm

Stalin Breaker of Nations

Manach · 18-12-2002 12:16pm

Them by Jon Ransom - The funnier side of the KKK, Islamic Extremists and Ian Paisley.
Flashman for Freedom by George Fraser- The Empire shirks back, an account of a true Victorican Hero.
Essential System Adminisation (armidillo book) - Really recommended post Xmas-dinner reading

Typedef · 18-12-2002 12:17pm

Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds

Thanx 4 The Fish · 19-12-2002 1:01pm

Just finished First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, is a bit heavy going but a good read all told.

Am onto "The Windsingers" by Megan Lindholm (also known as Robin Hobb) Second part of a four part series. Enjoy her writing style and the book rattles along nicely thus keep your interest.

Derek Bell · 19-12-2002 4:28pm

_A Beautiful Mind_ by Sylvia Nasar - I didn't see the film, because it was to loosely based on the facts.

The book itself is interesting, going into the history of some of the institutions he attended (Princeton was something of an academic backwater around 1900, but improved immensely in the decade leading up to WW2.)

Books I read recently: _Dr. Strangeloves' Game_ - a popular history of economics, partly in terms of the lives of various important figures.

_Four Colours Suffice_ - no prizes for guessing what this is about!

_Mortal Causes_ by Ian Rankin - I reread this recently and it's still excellent. Basically, a man is executed in an underground passage in Edinburgh, all signs point to terrorist involvement, the father of the young man is Edinburghs' biggest crime lord McCafferty (currently serving time in Barlinnie prison) and he wants revenge, it then turns out that the terrorists are importing weapons for a "spectacular". Oh, it's also Festival time, so there are a lot more potential casualties for any "showdown" between McCafferty and the terrorists.

tHE vAGGABOND · 19-12-2002 4:40pm

right, finished the book on Dev..

Bought The Player of Games by Ian Banks today since DeVore speaks so highly of it, and I hav never read a Ian Banks book before!

That will do me for traveling here and there over christmas

DapperGent · 19-12-2002 5:02pm

The Player of Games is wondrous. Enjoy.

It's no Use of Weapons however. Welcome to the dark pit of Iain Banks fandom.

Currently reading - Rising Sun :The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945 by John Toland. Heavy going but worth it.

thedrowner · 20-12-2002 9:39am

i finished right on time and it was deadly, but i didnt read it properly as i wanted to read the end so i'll have to re read it. but very funny and a nice mystery too.

oeNeo · 27-12-2002 4:05pm

Discworld: Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchet

nesf · 28-12-2002 10:34pm

Well i've a very bad habit of having several books "open" at once. Presently I'm working through, according to mood

Rereading Eddings' Tamuli Trilogy and his Belgariad Series. Both excellent if you're into a nice lite fantasy.

The Illuminatus Trilogy, very interesting style, but i've no time to get into it in the last few weeks.

Tad William's "The Dragonbone Chair", it's ok, I'm not sure if I like his style tho.

And for those who might just care, physics related...
Eugene Hecht's Optics, Schaum's Outlines Quantum Mechanics, Chow's Classical Mechanics, and some random mathematican's book on Math's Methods.

For those who haven't guessed I've a few projects due up soon

Funky · 30-12-2002 2:19pm

i'm reading the Redemption of Althalus(again) by David & Leigh Eddings...reading any old books till my copy of the 2nd part of the new assasin series by Robin Hobb to arrive. I've seen it in the shops but i ordered it months ago so i've refrained from buying it and cancelling order.

GreenHell · 30-12-2002 2:40pm

Terry Pratchet - Thief of Time.

Bard · 30-12-2002 3:39pm

Currently reading:
"Cross-stitch" by Diana Gabaldon
- much better than I expected it to be...

will soon be reading:
"Dragonfly in Amber" by Diana Gabaldon
"Turlough" by Brian Keenan
"Dead Famous" by Ben Elton
"Lord of the Rings" by JRR Tolkien
"The Essential Spike Milligan"
"Billy" by Pamela Stephenson
and then some...

Too many books, not enough time...

Kolodny · 30-12-2002 4:32pm

The Willow Tree - Hubert Selby Jnr
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

Bounty Hunter · 30-12-2002 11:37pm

K-PAX and Return of the king

about to get...

Foley is good
and The Magican by Richard E Feist

xern · 31-12-2002 5:45am

Stupid White Men by Michael moore.
Factually funny! Give it a go!

Gavin · 01-01-2003 8:08pm

Originally posted by nesf

Rereading Eddings' Tamuli Trilogy and his Belgariad Series. Both excellent if you're into a nice lite fantasy.

Tad William's "The Dragonbone Chair", it's ok, I'm not sure if I like his style tho.

The David eddings books I found very good reading first time around, when I was 15 or so. But now, they seem too obvious. The wording used is almost childish. I find all his books to be extremely similar as well, the redemption of Althalus, the polgara book, the belgarath one, all almost exactly the same.

Tad Williams was excellent ! Read the memory,sorrow and thorn books originaly when I was in 6th class. Can read them nowadays, 9 years later, and still really like them.

Unfortunately, busy reading fairly crap action/adventure books at the moment. Read a few of Robert Ludlums books recently and they are good, nothing amazing.

Also, gone back over the Dune saga and still find them very good.

Haven't read a good fantasy book in a long while

Gav

Makaveli · 02-01-2003 4:47am

Currently reading The Hobbit.

Funky · 02-01-2003 11:32am

has anyone read any books by Megan Lindholm apparently its Robin Hobb's real name was wondering if they are any good as i'm a big fan of her other books...

Typedef · 02-01-2003 11:37am

Cryptonomicom - Neal Stephenson.

Typedef · 02-01-2003 11:38am

Kolodny
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

Sweet.
Bloody brilliant book... not for our younger viewers

byte · 07-01-2003 12:10am

Currently reading:
Irvine Welsh - Ecstasy

Recently read:
Irvine Welsh - Porno ~ not as good as Trainspotting
Ben Elton - Dead Famous ~ ok, some funny bits
Matt Beaumont - e ~ read it few times now, brilliant!

polarbelly · 07-01-2003 2:17am

the tenth insight - james redfield

Thanx 4 The Fish · 07-01-2003 12:07pm

Originally posted by Funky
has anyone read any books by Megan Lindholm apparently its Robin Hobb's real name was wondering if they are any good as i'm a big fan of her other books...

Yes I have.
Yes they are.

Ki and Vandien Quartet are a good start.

Samson · 07-01-2003 7:54pm

Catch 22
by
Joseph Heller.

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