What is currently on your Night Stand/ What are you reading?

Gil galad · Post by **Gil galad** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:08 pm

just finshed reading "Queenmagic, Kingmagic" by Ian Watson,

i think this book also needs to be put in the thread of books that really sucked that i read to the finish for some odd reason.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon May 10, 2004 10:01 am

Currently reading 'To sail beyond the sunset' by Robert Heinlein.
Oh boy, is it funny

I have noticed many women seem to dislike Heinlein, because... well, basically he's a sexist pig

But I find the women in his books tend to be very strong characters, who know exactly what they want and do their very best to get it. They just also happen to be overly fond of intimacy, and who can blame them, lol

Maureen is a wonderful character, her dry wit keeps tickling me, and so far I've had a big smile on my face while reading this book. Difinately recommended

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Mon May 10, 2004 5:58 pm

sammy wrote:Currently reading 'To sail beyond the sunset' by Robert Heinlein.
Oh boy, is it funny

I have noticed many women seem to dislike Heinlein, because... well, basically he's a sexist pig But I find the women in his books tend to be very strong characters, who know exactly what they want and do their very best to get it. They just also happen to be overly fond of intimacy, and who can blame them, lol

Maureen is a wonderful character, her dry wit keeps tickling me, and so far I've had a big smile on my face while reading this book. Difinately recommended

The heinlein I am reading right now also has a verry stron woman charicter, she is prevailing while the main guy has been captured and the lot. Maybe heinlein was just misunderstood.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Sat May 15, 2004 10:42 am

Currently on 'Songs of earth and Power' by Greg Bear.

After that I'm afraid I'll have to read 'The Big Sleep' again, as I've an exam on it coming up in a couple of weeks

MidasKnight · Post by **MidasKnight** » Sat May 15, 2004 11:28 pm

I was under impressed with Greg Bear's Queen of Angels so I haven't gone back to him. Let me know how you like that one.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Sun May 16, 2004 5:38 am

It's ok so far. The only other book of his I've read is Tangents, the short-story one, so I've no real way to compare. The story so far reminds me a little of Clive Barker's Weaveworld, although not quite as good.

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Fri May 21, 2004 3:01 am

OK so I have finished stranger in a strange land. Here is my review on it. Now I have no clue what to read. So I have managed to break my choices down to two books.

1) The stand by Stephen king
2) I robot by Isaac Asimov

Now if I could only decide, I shall by 3:00 pm tomorrow. Any input fellas?

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:25 am

I'm not a fella, but i'll tell you what I think of them anyway

It really all depends on the mood you're in I suppose. If you want a big sweeping epic to lose yourself in, I recommend The Stand, whereas I robot is really a collection of linked short stories.

Both are excellent books, although I suppose I'd choose the stand personally...

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:32 am

Ok I think I shall start the stand, although I will also be reading the book Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, for a book club I am in.

Post by **Darb** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:44 am

I recommend holding off on starting the stand until you catch a nasty cold ... it adds to the ambience

Meanwhile, start Asimov

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:41 pm

Brad_H wrote:I recommend holding off on starting the stand until you catch a nasty cold ... it adds to the ambience

You are nasty Brad

That's like reading dreamcatcher when someone in the house is suffering from terrible flatulance...

MidasKnight · Post by **MidasKnight** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:45 pm

I bought Foundation at the used book store recently. I keep wanting to start it, but I so dislike sci fi. Maybe this will be the one to change my mind!

I am currently reading Darkness Rising (WoT book 4, oddly, that title doesn't sound right, am I mistaken?).

I am convinced I will continue to enjoy the WoT books to their completion as long as I space them out enough to not get impatient with his long winded prose. Wish me luck.

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Fri May 21, 2004 1:17 pm

MidasKnight wrote:I bought Foundation at the used book store recently. I keep wanting to start it, but I so dislike sci fi. Maybe this will be the one to change my mind!
.

Foundation is a wonderful book. It's not your typical sci-fi either.

Post by **Darb** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:06 pm

Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol 1 Part 2

(review already posted in Critic's Corner)

Post by **KiltanneN** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:23 pm

MidasKnight wrote:I am currently reading Darkness Rising (WoT book 4, oddly, that title doesn't sound right, am I mistaken?).

Not that odd: The Shadow Rising

Kilt

Post by **KiltanneN** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:26 pm

On my "to read" pile:

Adiamante - LE Modesitt
The Three Musketeers - AlexandrÃ© Dumas
Dust - Charles Pellegrino
The Magic of Recluce - LE Modesitt
Isle of Woman - Piers Anthony
The Forever Hero - LE Modesitt
From Eternity - Piers Anthony
March To The Sea - David Weber/ John Ringo
Ten Years Later - AlexandrÃ© Dumas
Dream a Little Dream - Piers Anthony/ Julie Brady
A Wizard in Midguard - Christopher Stasheff
Twenty Years After - AlexandrÃ© Dumas

with 1 & 2 currently on the go - I will most likely not read the rest in this order - and who knows - I may switch a few in and out...

kilt

Gil galad · Post by **Gil galad** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:57 pm

Currently reading the Elenium series - David Eddings. ,Only started but seems pretty good so far.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:34 am

Currently reading, The Little Ice Age: how climate made history, by Brian Fagan; The Third Chimpanzee, by Jared Diamond; I'm about a third of the way through The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin; halfway through The Prince, by Machievelli; working my way through a collection of Lord Dunsany stories; and I'm slowly but surely working my way through James Joyce's Ulysses...

And I'm waiting to read those books I ordered from Amazon by Charles Pellegrino...

britz · Post by **britz** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:21 am

Just finished reading the last book yesterday,

The second sons trilogy - Jennifer Fallon

Really great books, the best i have read in a LONG Time.

Post by **Darb** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:08 pm

I've restarted reading Vol 1 Part 2 of Campbell's Historical Atlas of World Mythology. I'd laid it aside about 8 months ago when life suddenly got very hectic and stressful, but I've finally resumed it, and I'm slowly working my way throufgh it.

After that, Harry Potter's Order of the Phoenix awaits, a few more books by LEM, and then I'll try to get caught up on Charlie Pellegrino's scifi books.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:25 am

Post by **KiltanneN** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:43 pm

Ghost wrote:Just finished The Three Musketeers by AlexandrÃ© Dumas

COOL! - I am about 60% through it now. A timeless classic!

kilt

MidasKnight · Post by **MidasKnight** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:52 pm

kiltannen wrote:
Ghost wrote:Just finished The Three Musketeers by AlexandrÃ© Dumas
COOL! - I am about 60% through it now. A timeless classic!

kilt

I'll break out in hives if I read something about the French.

Superenigmatix · Post by **Superenigmatix** » Tue May 25, 2004 6:25 pm

Doonesbury - Duke 2000: Whatever it takes

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Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Fri May 28, 2004 11:41 pm

the main book im working on right now is Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. its very interesting.