What're you reading these days? - Page 7

Inbred Chocobo · 11-17-2006, 06:37 PM

I'm currently half way into Blue Adept. Which is book two in the series "The Apprentice Adept" by Piers Anthony. I must say I enjoy book the books. Niether of them outstanding, but not a bad read to pass some time. Though from my understanding a lot of Piers' work is hit and miss most of the time.

Marn of Mayhem · 11-17-2006, 07:15 PM

Bertrand Russel's Problems of philosophy. Well, I'm not sure that's the exact translation. It's not a bad book, it's got some interesting points regarding matter. I've only read 2 chapters so far off of it.

maj225 · 11-24-2006, 10:27 PM

Prey by Micheal Crichton !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fifthfiend · 11-24-2006, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maj225

Prey by Micheal Crichton !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was the one where his wife was a cheating whore because technology is Satan, right?

No wait my bad, that was every single Michael Crichton book ever.

Tydeus · 11-24-2006, 10:36 PM

I just finished Annals of Imperial Rome by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, as translated by Michael Grant. It holds up well, despite being 2,000 years old. :P

Seriously, though, I read it for fun, no school requirement or anything. I am that boring. And power-mad (if you like the idea of being Emperor, you'll love this book!). Roman history really is amazing though. I mean, the political decisions these people made, two millennia ago, continue to influence us today. Think about that. Pretty incredible, huh? It's not like their ideas got passed down to us by the written word, even -- they were just so powerful, that their actions still influence our lives, directly.

Great stuff. Germanicus, in particular, a badass -- too bad he died of illness after wars with the Chausci in Germany.

Gascmark de Leone · 12-14-2006, 10:11 AM

Hey, lay off ol' MC, ya hear?

I'm reading the Samuel B. Griffith translation of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Freaking rocks.

Muffin Mage · 12-14-2006, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maj225

Prey by Micheal Crichton !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have used your exclamation point quotia for the rest of your life.

At the moment, I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman, which is completely freaking awesome, and also a few books on Greek music theory.

Magus · 12-14-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifthfiend

That was the one where his wife was a cheating whore because technology is Satan, right?

No wait my bad, that was every single Michael Crichton book ever.

It's the one where everyone dies because technology is Satan, which is also every single Michael Crichton book ever. This time it's maverick nanomachines that devour people's cells, and they fly around in a large horde of black specks. I won't say anymore because it may be spoiling the book, BUT, a lot of people die like in all the other books, BUT this time it's not dinosaurs.

And I'll comment again on how State of Fear was the most depressingly boring book I've ever read yet again.

Fifthfiend · 12-15-2006, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magus

It's the one where everyone dies because technology is Satan, which is also every single Michael Crichton book ever. This time it's maverick nanomachines that devour people's cells, and they fly around in a large horde of black specks. I won't say anymore because it may be spoiling the book, BUT, a lot of people die like in all the other books, BUT this time it's not dinosaurs.

You left out the part where his wife was a cheating whore.

What I liked best in that book was first they make you think the wife is a cheating whore, then they make you think the wife's been replaced by cheating whore nanomachines, then they finally reveal that his cheating whore wife was cheating on him with the nanomachines.

Quote:

Hey, lay off ol' MC, ya hear?

Would that be the MC who likes pretending Global Warming doesn't exist, or the MC who responds to unflattering articles on such by turning their authors into tiny-dicked baby-rapists?

That's sort of a trick question, by the way.

Gascmark de Leone · 12-15-2006, 03:13 PM

Yeah, global warming exists. A whole .3 degrees.

RUN! RUN AWAY FROM THE MELTING ICEBURGS! BUY A HYBRID OR SUFFER FROM THE HELLISH HEAT! Oh, wait, global warming causes extreme cold. RUN FROM THE FREEZE! No, the latest scientific study says that it causes heating. RUN AWAY!

And so on. It's a never ending cycle. I, personally, have never felt the summers get hotter or colder. How 'bout you freak out about better things. Like this killer drought in Nebraska and the Midwest. I'm more worried about that than wether or not the polar bears will have a place to live.

11-17-2006, 07:15 PM	#62
Marn of Mayhem Finishing the fight Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hellgate: London. Posts: 199	Bertrand Russel's Problems of philosophy. Well, I'm not sure that's the exact translation. It's not a bad book, it's got some interesting points regarding matter. I've only read 2 chapters so far off of it. __________________ New signature coming soon.

11-24-2006, 10:27 PM	#63
maj225 Goomba Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: waconia Posts: 5	Prey by Micheal Crichton !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by Fifthfiend; 12-15-2006 at 12:32 PM.

12-14-2006, 10:11 AM	#66
Gascmark de Leone Intercourse the Penguins! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Land of Wuz Posts: 326	Hey, lay off ol' MC, ya hear? I'm reading the Samuel B. Griffith translation of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Freaking rocks. __________________ At the end of the day there's another day dawning And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise Like the waves crash on the sand Like a storm that'll break any second There's a hunger in the land There's a reckoning still to be reckoned and There's gonna be hell to pay At the end of the day! Les Miserables

12-15-2006, 03:13 PM	#70
Gascmark de Leone Intercourse the Penguins! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Land of Wuz Posts: 326	Yeah, global warming exists. A whole .3 degrees. RUN! RUN AWAY FROM THE MELTING ICEBURGS! BUY A HYBRID OR SUFFER FROM THE HELLISH HEAT! Oh, wait, global warming causes extreme cold. RUN FROM THE FREEZE! No, the latest scientific study says that it causes heating. RUN AWAY! And so on. It's a never ending cycle. I, personally, have never felt the summers get hotter or colder. How 'bout you freak out about better things. Like this killer drought in Nebraska and the Midwest. I'm more worried about that than wether or not the polar bears will have a place to live. __________________ At the end of the day there's another day dawning And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise Like the waves crash on the sand Like a storm that'll break any second There's a hunger in the land There's a reckoning still to be reckoned and There's gonna be hell to pay At the end of the day! Les Miserables

11-24-2006, 10:36 PM	#65
Tydeus Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: L.A. Sprawl Posts: 589	I just finished Annals of Imperial Rome by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, as translated by Michael Grant. It holds up well, despite being 2,000 years old. :P Seriously, though, I read it for fun, no school requirement or anything. I am that boring. And power-mad (if you like the idea of being Emperor, you'll love this book!). Roman history really is amazing though. I mean, the political decisions these people made, two millennia ago, continue to influence us today. Think about that. Pretty incredible, huh? It's not like their ideas got passed down to us by the written word, even -- they were just so powerful, that their actions still influence our lives, directly. Great stuff. Germanicus, in particular, a badass -- too bad he died of illness after wars with the Chausci in Germany.