What are you reading?

[trickcyclist]

I thought it might be interesting to start a thread on what people are reading: what are you reading, what do you think of it, and why? I spend at least two hours per day reading for pleasure, and am always interested in what other people are reading and what they recommend. I'm not sure there is any such thing as unicycling literature, but if there is - let's hear about it.

I will start the ball rolling.

Right now, I am about four pages into Cormac McCarthy's "Suttree". I had never read any of his work until I saw the movie "No Country for Old Men", which I really enjoyed, both as a portrait of a psychopath, and a comment upon the difficulty in distinguishing between opportunistic and irresponsible (but well meaning) behaviour and psychopathy. I read the book, and found it to be an equally enjoyable exploration of the same themes. I was fascinated by how closely the dialogue in the book matched the screenplay, as that is (in my experience) very unusual.

Once I find an author interesting, I tend to read a lot of their work. I subsequently read most of what I could get of McCarthy's work and was particularly impressed (more than impressed, breathless in the face of such literary virtuosity) by some of his - almost abstract - descriptive passages in particular, in "Blood Meridian".

I moved on and was reading other stuff, when I came across a review that mentioned some of his earlier work, and was particularly complementary about "Suttree", so when I saw it in a bookstore yesterday, I picked it up.
The first couple of pages have left me gasping for air: I could read them over and over. It is a brilliantly poetic descriptive passage describing a fisherman fishing from a skiff in the oily waters of an industrial estuary. (I think that's what it's about... I've only read the first few pages.) If this thread has legs, I will say more in the future.

So... What are you reading?

[ThisGuyIKnow]

For my book group I'm reading Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. For one of my classes I'm reading Everything is Miscellaneous in my car I'm listening to Chuck's Survivor. I also read a dozen or more journal articles a week.

[Into the blue]

I'm going through a HP Lovecraft phase at the moment.
Man, it's depressing.
You can only take so many tentacles before it gets you down.*

*TWSS exempt

[trickcyclist]

For my book group I'm reading Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. For one of my classes I'm reading Everything is Miscellaneous in my car I'm listening to Chuck's Survivor. I also read a dozen or more journal articles a week.

So what do you think of them?

[trickcyclist]

I'm going through a HP Lovecraft phase at the moment.
Man, it's depressing.
You can only take so many tentacles before it gets you down.*

*TWSS exempt

Now I am going to reveal my ignorance. HP Lovecraft? Sci-fi?

I love really good sci-fi... stuff that explores the very edges of our understanding of cosmology and quantum physics. Also, stuff that pushes the envelope on medical technology and ethics.

I quite like tentacles too... Sliced thin, in a spicy tomato sauce if possible. :)

[Into the blue]

Now I am going to reveal my ignorance. HP Lovecraft? Sci-fi?

Early 20th century horror.
Think horrible beasties from another dimension and people who go bonkers when they see them, that kind of thing.

Not to be read with cheese before going to bed.

[trickcyclist]

Not to be read with cheese before going to bed.

Uh oh. I can see that my Caerphilly and Pantysgawn supper is going play havoc with my tentacles in hot tomato sauce dinner. I am horrified.

[johnfoss]

I'm reading this thread.

[MuniAddict]

The GOD delusion, Lives of the great composers, Eragon, Give me a break, issue 11 of Uni, driven to distraction, Dean & me.

[Zzagg]

Wang: a sci-fi novel from a french author. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bordage : no english translation at that time:(
edit: browsing wikipedia I just read that his wife died in a car accident in India in january 09.:(
She was one of my sister in law's friend, I met her once. We chatted about Pierre's first books wich I had read the first time they were published. I'm pretty saddened now.

[DoctorPunch]

I'm reading this thread.
^

[Michaelgoround]

Right now i'm reading The Hobbit, my Bible, school stuff, random internet stuff, and various Bible studies. I'm hoping to pick up a few more good books soon. So many books to little time!

[Zzagg]

So many books to little time!I used to think just like you when I was 19... Till I realized I would NEVER be able to read all the cool books in my lifetime.
Now I read less (mostly because I have less time than I used to) => I spend more time choosing my next book.;)

[Catboy]

I've constantly had my nose in 26 and counting poker books since June. Mark Blade and Phil Helmuth are my current favorite authors on the topic, but I doubt any of it would interest non-players. I have been catching up on the Blackjack series by Osamu Tesuka(my favorite author/illustrator) as well, which is absolutely amazing if you enjoy a good manga. Outside of that, I have been trying to get through "The Theory and Technique of Electronic Music", but I've beensomewhat unsuccessful since most of the time I get bored while reading it and end up shredding on the KP3 and microkorgXL instead.

[maestro8]

I'm on my third reading of "Sometimes a Great Notion" by Ken Kesey. I think I love it so much because it reminds me of growing up in the Pacific Northwest. There are many other reasons to love this book, though... bigger-than-life characters, classic rivalries, stream-of-consciousness prose, vivid metaphors and stunning displays of nature. Books like this make me wonder if I can even see the world around me, when others can describe it so perfectly...

I'm also reading "Introduction to Algorithms" by Cormen et. al. I can't believe I've been programming this long without having developed a fundamental understanding of algorithmic development, or a formal language for expressing algorithms (a.k.a. mathematics). It appears this class turns the stomachs of many CS / CE students, but it really gets my juices flowing! It almost makes me want to run off into the hills and study math until I can prove P=NP.

[BillyTheMountain]

Uh oh. I can see that my Caerphilly and Pantysgawn supper is going play havoc with my tentacles in hot tomato sauce dinner. I am horrified.

Did you say panties gone?:p

[BillyTheMountain]

I'm on my third reading of "Sometimes a Great Notion" by Ken Kesey.

The movie was great too!

[Diogenes]

I'm going through a HP Lovecraft phase at the moment.
Man, it's depressing.
You can only take so many tentacles before it gets you down.*

*TWSS exempt

Oh gawd, not another rugose cone, and pages of things that are unspeakable and indescribable.

I'm re-reading Beowulf at the moment - in translation, I hasten to add.

[cathwood]

I'm reading the latest Minette Walters called 'flesh on the bone' or something like that. It's a 'psychological thriller'. one of the heros is a clincial psychologist. I am a bit sad and have a weakness for books that feature clinical psychologists.

I'm also reading a book called 'Adolescent Coping'.

[wobbling bear]

I am reading "a touch of Class" by Bertrand Meyer
Oops sorry it's a technical book and I usually prefer fiction!
the funny thing is that I am a frenchman reading a book written in english by a frenchman!
in the realm of hackerdom if you want your book to be read you must write it in English! (I promise: my next book will be in French!)

[JJuggle]

I am reading "a touch of Class" by Bertrand Meyer
Oops sorry it's a technical book and I usually prefer fiction!
the funny thing is that I am a frenchman reading a book written in english by a frenchman!
in the realm of hackerdom if you want your book to be read you must write it in English! (I promise: my next book will be in French!)
I just finished reading a book called, The Story of French, a history of the French language written in English and subsequently translated into French. It was quite an interestingly look at the history of the language, the reasons it has thrived globally, why it has fared well in some former colonies and not others, as well as the significance of efforts to preserve it.

I am currently attempting to read, Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites by Marc Levy who I've surmised is a very popular French writer at the moment. And despite the fact that The Story of French claims that the passé simple is on the decline, you wouldn't know it from this book. Perhaps only the non professional writing French public is abandoning it.

[SpaceFmK]

Im reading "Enders Shadow" by Orson Scott Card

Its sci-fi and a sequel of sorts to Enders Game. Its really based in the same time period but about a different character of the book.
Its a great read, definitly worth a try for anyone who is into books of this nature.

[trickcyclist]

Im reading "Enders Shadow" by Orson Scott Card


Orson Scott Card has also written about writing. Something like "Characters and Viewpoint".

I try to write. I am currently re-writing a novel that definitely needs a really good re-write (it probably needs a better rewrite than I am capable of). I have lots of short stories that are... well, short stories. One has been made into a short film that won Audience Award at the All Canadian Film Festival, 2005. Another has been made into a screenplay that won best screenplay in the Northern Ontario Film and Music Awards, but has not yet been produced.

Yup, so I know of Orson Scott Card. Anyone play Orson Scott Poker?

[trickcyclist]

Did you say panties gone?:p

So... You know how you make panties gone cheese?

Yeuch! That's disgusting. :eek:

[Diogenes]

1066, The Year of Three Battles, by Frank McLynn.

And there was me went all the way through school only knowing of two battles in that year: Stamford Bridge and Hastings.

Can you name the other one?

[hobo_chuck]

Im reading "Enders Shadow" by Orson Scott Card

Its sci-fi and a sequel of sorts to Enders Game. Its really based in the same time period but about a different character of the book.
Its a great read, definitly worth a try for anyone who is into books of this nature.

Yeah, Enders Game was somewhat decent.
I was just a wee lad when I read it, so I can't really say.

I just read a chapter of El Millonario Automático, but it's extremely boring and I doubt I will read much more. I'm fairly certain that it was just an advertisement left behind by a local bank, since it had their card inside of it.

[wobbling bear]

And despite the fact that The Story of French claims that the passé simple is on the decline, you wouldn't know it from this book. Perhaps only the non professional writing French public is abandoning it.
real men use "plus-que-parfait du subjonctif" :p
(my own personnal tense : "futur asymptotique").

[Zzagg]

real men use "plus-que-parfait du subjonctif" :p"plus-que-parfait du subjonctif" is completely overrated:rolleyes:, gentlemen stick to the "imparfait du subjonctif". It has this exotic touch wich the "plus que parfait" really misses.
Il aurait fallu que nous mangeassions du faisan > Il eut fallu que nous eussions mangé du faisan
y'a pas photo;)

[Diogenes]

Hi guys
Sorry but I'm reading Tom Clancy's latest, "The Bear and the Dragon" really is a ''Bear'' of a book, but its global scope nearly justifies its immense size. It begins, as so many good world wars do, with an assassination attempt.

Thanks for sharing this view,

All the best start with a successful attempt!

[JJuggle]

Il aurait fallu que nous mangeassions du faisan > Il eut fallu que nous eussions mangé du faisan
y'a pas photo;)
Zzagg, je lutte avec ton français. :D

Quelle surprise!

[Michaelgoround]

Finished The Hobbit yesterday. I'm gonna have to go find a new book soon. I'll be rereading More Then a Carpenter until then.

[wobbling bear]

"plus-que-parfait du subjonctif" is completely overrated:rolleyes:, gentlemen stick to the "imparfait du subjonctif". It has this exotic touch wich the "plus que parfait" really misses.
Il aurait fallu que nous mangeassions du faisan > Il eut fallu que nous eussions mangé du faisan
y'a pas photo;)
except that the meaning is completely different!
("encore falusse t'il que ....." classic naughty sentence :o )

[trickcyclist]

Finished The Hobbit yesterday. I'm gonna have to go find a new book soon. I'll be rereading More Then a Carpenter until then.

Don't bother reading beyond The Hobbit. Despite all the hype and the movies, the Lord of the Rings is a painful and tedious read. The Hobbit is the only Hobbit book that is truly imaginative with a good story structure.

That's my opinion. Come on you Orcs, savage me. Yeah, right. You know you Ent got the Elv.

[Into the blue]

The Lord of the Rings is a painful and tedious read.

But comes in very handy if you get caught out in the wild with no toilet paper.

It lasts for weeks.

[johnfoss]

I tried again, but it turns out I'm reading this thread again.

[Michaelgoround]

Don't bother reading beyond The Hobbit. Despite all the hype and the movies, the Lord of the Rings is a painful and tedious read. The Hobbit is the only Hobbit book that is truly imaginative with a good story structure.

That's my opinion. Come on you Orcs, savage me. Yeah, right. You know you Ent got the Elv.
I already read them. So to late.:D And I would have to agree with you on the books being tedious, but it is also a good read at times. Lord of the Rings has kinda made me want to stick with mainly nonfiction literature from now on. not that that isn't what i was doing beforehand mostly.:)

[CottonAnatomy]

I recently finished "Columbine" by Dave Cullens. I have a pretty unhealthy fascination with Columbine and while this book was a nice collection of interviews and information, I didn't really learn anything new..but it may just be that for someone who has read everything on it, there just isn't anything new to read.

I actually visited Columbine High School one time. I had a business trip which lead me to Denver. I drove out to the school. I cried when I saw it ha I took a picture of it, and even though it was a dreary day with no sun, the picture turned out completely white. Was pretty freaky. Can't see anything in it.

[trickcyclist]

I recently finished "Columbine" by Dave Cullens. I have a pretty unhealthy fascination with Columbine

It seems to me that many of us have a, difficult to suppress, fascination with such awful outbreaks of extreme, unexpected and undeserved violence. Two novels I would recommend that will add to your perspective on this sort of incident are:

"Vernon God Little", by DBC Pierre (Winner of Booker Prize, 2003);
"We Need to Talk About Kevin", by Lionel Shriver (Winner of Orange Prize, ? when).

Read them if you have not done so already.

[CottonAnatomy]

It seems to me that many of us have a, difficult to suppress, fascination with such awful outbreaks of extreme, unexpected and undeserved violence. Two novels I would recommend that will add to your perspective on this sort of incident are:

"Vernon God Little", by DBC Pierre (Winner of Booker Prize, 2003);
"We Need to Talk About Kevin", by Lionel Shriver (Winner of Orange Prize, ? when).

Read them if you have not done so already.

I'll look into them, thanks!

[Michaelgoround]

Right now i am reading Rasselas, Surprised by Joy, Forgotten God (on hold for a few weeks), Case for a Creator (on hold also), and am about to get a book on auto mechanics. I also have two backpacking books to give me ideas for my "exploits". My favorite of the backpacking books being the one by Ray Jardin.

I also may pick up Plato's "The Republic". If anyone could tell me if that is any good?

Also I recently delved into free online books. They have some pretty good free books online; Rasselas and The Republic being examples.

[EwokChieftain]

Bernard Cornwell's series "The Saxon Stories" - at the moment I'm occupied with the current volume, no. 5.

I quote a very brief description from the author's website:
The Saxon Stories tell the tale of Alfred the Great and his descendants through the eyes of Uhtred, an English boy born into the aristocracy of ninth-century Northumbria, captured by the Danes and taught the Viking ways.

the storyline is rapid, fluent and brutal. I like it :)

[Sanne.Kj]

I'm reading a Danish translation of the Dutch historian Geert Mak's book "In Europa. Reizen door de twintigste eeuw" (Europe. Travels in the twentieth century). A nice little fellow of 900 pages. I saw some tv-programmes that Geert Mak had made over the same issue. He is a very good communicator and has travelled all over Europe and talked with lots of people. In the book he writes about his visits to important historical places in Europe an he also uses many eyewitness accounts from the period. To be recommended.

Best regards,
Sanne

[JJuggle]

I'm just starting One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy. It's by Dogbowl Stephen Tunney who used to participate here and ride. He's since stopped riding but remains a fine human being and artist.

[jtrops]

I'm about half way through "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. I have read a few of his books, and every one of them has been great. This one is proving as good as the lot. The last one I read was "Anansi Boys" which was a sort of sequel to the one I'm currently reading. Not a sequel really, but it has theads of connection to characters introduced in the earlier title.

[Pete23Mid]

Right now, I am about four pages into Cormac McCarthy's "Suttree". I had never read any of his work until I saw the movie "No Country for Old Men", which I really enjoyed, both as a portrait of a psychopath, and a comment upon the difficulty in distinguishing between opportunistic and irresponsible (but well meaning) behaviour and psychopathy. I read the book, and found it to be an equally enjoyable exploration of the same themes. I was fascinated by how closely the dialogue in the book matched the screenplay, as that is (in my experience) very unusual.


Oh, that is one of the most favorite recent movies of mine. I didn't know that there was a book with the same title.

I am not reading anything right now, too much work. But the last book I read was "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I do not know how to oversell this book to you, but it is the closest thing to a Bible of the Reality. It is a popular science book and it explains how uncertainty and probability play with our human perceptions of ourselves. Writer worked as a professional gambler (ok, institutional banker) on the Wall Street and he was managing large portfolios of stocks. He was mathematician by education, but book has a very little reference to anything abstract. Just a view of life as a poker game. This book definitely speaks for thousand books.

[Mikefule]

I recently got a Kindle. Now re-reading Mansfield Park (Jane Austen), and re-reading Seneca's letters.

[Thorvald]

I usually read fantasy but the past year or so has been a Sci Fi binge.

Right now I am reading The Dune series for the 5th time (put down the bible, THIS is the greatest story ever old) But I also really liked Rendezvous with Rama, Ringworld, Tau Zero, Eternal Light, Usurper of the Sun, Stone, Illium... Geez lots (looks at bookshelf) I have long busrides

[Plainodd]

Just finished an H.P. Lovecraft craze, now I'm back to my psychology books.

Probably one of the lighter things I've jumped into under psychology, but I'm currently reading The Complete Dream Book: Discover What Your Dreams Reveal about You and Your Life.

Never been interested in books trying to help me learn about myself, but the content is written in a way that it doesn't seem like a "self help" book, and it's more of an index of the content in a dream and what it means.

[dan de man]

Im about to start on bob dylans Biog

[justtysen]

Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem.

Sci-Fi novel or collection of loosely related stores. Funny wordplay, lots of philosophy and math references.

Best thing I've ever read.

[Praestigiator]

I've got 'The Man Who Never Was' by Ewen Montague. It's about WWII's 'Operation Mincemeat'- a sub-operation of 'Husky' (the invasion of Sicily by the Allied forces from Northern Africa). It's a true story, the details of which include planting important documents on a dead body to divert German attention from Italy. All the work that went into so small an operation to make it appear real is incredible!

I'm also working thru Tolkein's 'Silmarillion'- the whole mythological pre-story to 'The Hobbit' & 'Lord of the Rings'

Happy 2011

[AustinLee]

I am really into The Road by Cormac McCarthy right now. It is a really well written book. For anyone who has seen the movie, the book is even better, and I highly suggest it.

The only problem I have with it is that McCarthy doesn't use quotation marks when a character speaks. It is almost as if the characters read each others minds...:eek:

[SpaceFmK]

Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island
and Plato's Apology

[MuniAddict]

I HIGHLY recommend this little-known treasure:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/richard-brautigan/abortion.htm

You can buy it for less than the delivery charge! Great read that you will never forget.

[johnfoss]

Now I'm reading my Android phone. The screen is small, and the text is tiny. I have to scroll side to side. :o

[scott ttocs]

I read The Drowning City by Amanda Downum and enjoyed it. I recently read the sequel, The Bone Palace, and also found it entertaining.

The books have interesting characters, odd magic and an element of mystery. They are fantasies with some mature themes and may not be suitable for youngsters.

[Doc Doo]

A huge pile of books about the British Industrial Revolution. Thankfully the pile will be going back to the university library on Tuesday.

[EwokChieftain]

A Discworld novel, "Nightwatch".
Vimes is just the best :)

[jamberry]

The Pursuit of God (http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/tozer/5f00.0888/5f00.0888.c.htm) by AW Tozer (with some online friends)
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/bunyan/5f00.0096/5f00.0096.c.htm) by John Bunyan
Healing Our Autistic Children by Dr Julie Buckley
Abide in Christ (http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/murray/5f00.0562/5f00.0562.c.htm) by Andrew Murray (with family)
Exploring World History by Ray Notgrass (homeschool stuff for my 13yo)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

I'm liking free books online. :D
Plus, I discovered I can make my MacBook read them out loud to me. :cool:

[Mikefule]

Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island
and Plato's Apology

Plato's apology? As in the apology of Socrates? Excellent stuff. And Crito?

[Berger]

"Scorch Trials" by James Dashner

pretty interesting, post-apocalyptic setting

[JJuggle]

L'Alchemiste by Paulo Coehlo

[dogmotor]

L'Alchemiste by Paulo Coehlo

Fantastic book! :D

Just started "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman.

[Dylunicycle]

I just finished "Off the Rails", by Tim Cope and Chris Hatherley. It is an autobiography about Tim and Chris's 18(?) month journey across Russia, Siberia, Mongolia and China on recumbent bicycles. It is an incredible story of adventure and human endurance, I strongly recommend it.

[Jagster]

Awesome :D I am reading the Final Cut Pro 7 'Exploring FCP7' handbook and doing all the tutorials :) This sh*t isn't easy :p

edit: at least its only 150 odd pages long though :)

[dan de man]

Swiss family robinson
fun read so far

[Mikefule]

Sense and Sensibility. Again.

[Michaelgoround]

Reading the Buisness of Heaven by C.S. Lewis
Real Christianity by Bailey something
How to stay alive in the Wood (good book makes me want to get something on local flora)
And am about to start reading up on the internal mechanisms of airsoft guns (that way I can fix mine).
Also have some school reading to do as well. In my film in lit class we are currently reading A Girl with Pearl Earrings. I would recommend it to you lovers of fiction.

[uni57]

RingworldA Larry Niven Fan!

I'm re-re-re-re-reading Lucifer's Hammer (by Larry Niven). It's about a comet that strikes Earth and civilization falls.

You should read all four Ringworld books and then read the four NEW prequel books that he's been cranking out in the last few years with Edward M. Lerner. AMAZING!

[justtysen]

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut


I think I'm doing an Italo Calvino book next.


A Discworld novel, "Nightwatch".
Vimes is just the best :)

I liked Thud! Igor was my favorite character though.

[Into the blue]

A Discworld novel, "Nightwatch".
Vimes is just the best :)

Pretty much every Discworld novel is good, but the ones featuring the watch are my favourites.
The chemistry between the world-weary Vimes and the enthusiastic Carrot is a joy.

[EwokChieftain]

Now I'm reading Sherlock Holmes...
Good thing I have an E-Reader now, there are a lot of expressions and things that seem to have gone out of use. I can look them up in the built-in dictionaries (One British, one American and one bilingual... that is German/English, not BrE/AmE ;))
And good thing I wasn't drinking anything when Dr. Watson "ejaculated" something in the middle of a conversation. Yes, I have a dirty mind.
It did say dated in the dictionary... but will it cause any (grown-up) native speakers to giggle or gasp if I use this expression?
I liked Thud! Igor was my favorite character though.
Igor or Igor? Or is it possible that you mean Igor?
Igorinas are said to be hot. Which is logical as they can choose whatever body parts are available.
"I'll better stitch on the small breasts for the swimming tournament, they are more hydrodynamic".

[JJuggle]

Just finished The Hunger Games which my daughter recommended. I don't read much "YA" fiction, but it was pretty good. Not the most sophisticated writing, but a decent story that moves along well. And I'll probably see the movie, so what the hell.

I just started Normal Mailer's The Naked and the Dead. Never read any Mailer and it's about time.

[johnfoss]

I checked again. Every time I get asked this question, it seems I'm reading Just Conversation... :confused:
A Larry Niven Fan!Me too, big time. It's great to hear that he's putting out new Known Space stories; those are my favorite. Got to get those! Most recently read his Escape from Hell (sequel to Inferno) and Stars and Gods (more like a "sampler" of existing works).

[Mikefule]

Re-reading The Colour of Magic on Kindle, along with some of the "Just" William stories. Also an omnibus of very questionable science fiction by H Beam Piper.

[harper]

The Mother Tongue - English and How It Got That Way - Bill Bryson

[wobbling bear]

The Mother Tongue - English and How It Got That Way - Bill Bryson
funny: my wife is reading it right now!
I am re-reading books I have read a 100 times because I love the language:
"la guerre des boutons" Louis Pergaud (in french)
"Demon princes" Jack Vance (in english)

[deadbeatpope]

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

A game changer.

[jbtilley]

Dr. McNinja Night Powers

[maestro8]

I recently started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. All the righties love to quote this book, so I figure I had to see what was in it.

Two hundred pages in and there's equal parts cr@p and compelling story. About a thousand pages to go... let's hope it gets better.

[onmyuni]

I recently started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. All the righties love to quote this book, so I figure I had to see what was in it.

Two hundred pages in and there's equal parts cr@p and compelling story. About a thousand pages to go... let's hope it gets better.

I just finished reading it about a week ago, and I thought it was a monumental achievement in literature.
John Galt's Speech just blew me away, so be patient, it is definitely worth the effort.

But I must say that I am not real sure why right wingers embrace it, because she has no patience for faith based religion whatsoever.

Now I am reading her first novel "We The Living", then I'll read "The Fountainhead".

[Into the blue]

The instructions for the Lego Tie Fighter.

[Byc]

"The Father Thing"

Volume three of the collected Stories of Philip K. Dick.

Already did "Beyond lies the Wub" (really like the title story) and "Second Variety". Unfortunately i can't find Volume 4 of the series so i'l continue with volume 5 "We can remember it for you wholesale" later.

Greetings

Byc

[knoxuni]

I am reading the chosen by chain potok

I HATE this book!!!

[johnfoss]

"The Father Thing"Is that the short story by Arthur C. Clarke, from his The Wind From The Sun book?
The instructions for the Lego Tie Fighter.I see you are a literary purist. My T.I.E. Fighter is, uh, less lego-y. :)

[harper]

I am reading the chosen by chain potok

I HATE this book!!!

Maybe you should read the one by Chaim Potok, his lesser-known twin. That one's pretty good.

[knoxuni]

sorry its Chaim Potok.