Out of shear bordom... The Random Books Thingy!

[KillerGodMan]

Out of she-

*KillerGodMan's better half* It doesn't need repeating, ItotallydidnotstealthisfromZekeIhadthislongbefore5 mvevenexisted

Oh fine!

Just talk about books you like. That's it.
But it MUST be a book you like! You can't lie and write about a book you don't like, unless you want to warn us not to read it. Then you would have to go create a DO NOT READ THIS BOOK thingy.

Anywho...

Go read Eragon. Eragon is a boy. He has a dragon. It's a niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice dragon.

Eragon is a good book. A verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry good book. You people yeally should read it, and the rest of the trilogy too!

[Nate the Great]

Okay, I'll talk about the Phantom Tollbooth. A true classic, in every sense of the word. You can enjoy it on any level you want to. You can be lazy and just enjoy the adventure or you can appreciate the cerebral humor. If you're a fan of puns you'll be deluged. If you like dry wit, it's there.

So, any other boothies out there?

[Lostoyannaya]

^ Makes a point to look up mentioned book.

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I'm reading the complete short story collection of Oscar Wilde. My favourite was "The Remarkable Rocket". The stories are a little off-beat and don't have any real endings to them, but they do make you stop and think whilst you're reading them,

And my favourite book in the whole world is Decipher by Stel Pavlou. It's kind of like a more science-fiction orientated Da Vinci Code (which is also a good book...)

~~Lostoyannaya :wink:

[Naki]

I just finished Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Read it

It is good, confusing to follow at times but good

GO! RUN TO THE STORE AND BUT IT NOW!

[Gatac]

I concur.

Cryptonomicon is amazing.

Gatac

[mark726]

I highly recommend the Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke. It's pretty great.

[e of pi]

Darn right it was. Rama raised interesting questions about the nature of humanity, insulted us in large groups, and then actually manage to make me not fear for our future(Unlike, say, the news.), something Clarke does pretty darn well, in general. After reading it, I picked up (hefted?) a large (huge?) anthology that dad had bought while ago, and started reading. Didn't stop for weeks. Two. That's a long time for someone who reads as fast as I do.

[Chancellor Valium]

Just about anything by Arthur C. Clarke is worth reading, IMO.

[Lostoyannaya]

Ummm....

*timidly raises hand*

Who's Arthur C. Clarke?

*Ducks*

~~Lostoyannaya :wink: :oops:

[e of pi]

Science fiction writer. Author of 2001: A Space Odessy, among other works.

[Lostoyannaya]

Okay, that rings a bell ^^ Thanks E! I'll do some research.

~~Lostoyannaya :wink:

[Chancellor Valium]

I'd definitely recommend his short stories.

[e of pi]

I would too.

[Chancellor Valium]

He could compile some ridiculous number of books (well over 2bn, IIRC) from variations on selections of the stories he has written.

[e of pi]

Which is why this drone owns the anthology... quite a brick.

[Chancellor Valium]

Which is why this drone owns the anthology... quite a brick.

Must take up a large amount of your alcove.

Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams are also definite 'must read' 's.

[Lostoyannaya]

Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams are also definite 'must read' 's.

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (okay, are there two H's in Hitchhikers? *strains to see bookshelf and falls off chair* um...never mind) and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency are my two favourites for Douglas Adams, whereas Johnny and the Bomb is my favourite Pratchett...along with Truckers, although I'd have to read it again.

~~Lostoyannaya :wink:

[mark726]

Glad that there are some other Clarke fans over here. Lol, I usually get weird looks if I bring up Rama. I've finally found some of my own... :cry:

I also recommend 1984.

[Chancellor Valium]

Robert A. Heinlein doesn't write too badly, but he can't measure up to Clarke, IMO.

[Burt]

Does this have to be only Sci-fi books? Not that I don't live and breath Sci-Fi (Hitchikers guide!!! Woohoo!) But I also just love Bill Bryson!!! The Complete Notes are a great Buy. And secondly anyone been reading Agatha Christie? She's pretty much the queen of crime. Read 'Murder on the Orient Express', and tell me you knew you did it!

[Lostoyannaya]

Oh! I started reading Bill Bryson after we studied a passage of "Notes From a Big Country" in our GCSE exams! I really like his style and humour ^^. And in non-science fiction news...I also read Manga...>.>

~~Lostoyannaya :needsalife:

[mark726]

I've never been a huge manga fan myself. Something about the characters just kind of creep me out for some reason...

I'm actually in the middle of The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, and I'm quite enjoying it.

[Lostoyannaya]

I've never been a huge manga fan myself. Something about the characters just kind of creep me out for some reason...

I'm actually in the middle of The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, and I'm quite enjoying it.

At least you're not one of those people who assume all Manga is Hentai.

~~Lostoyannaya :wink:

[e of pi]

Well, I read it. The Da Vinci Code. Wierd book. Still processing. Will resume posting in complete sentences eventually.

[Burt]

I have to say, Manga creeps me out to! The wide eyes and stuff....
But I have read The Da Vinci Code, which I have to say was a great read, but possibly the worst written book ever! I've read all of Dan Browns books, and while I think he has some really great ideas and plots, his writing style is just painful! To Lostoyannaya, Have you read Bill Bryson's Down Under? Thats one of his good ones. Oh and his new(ish) one, 'A short history of everything. Good stuff!

[mark726]

I agree. I love the underlying history and whatnot that he incorporates, but the style itself just keeps you pumped up way too long. There's no lulls to catch your breath, and it can get *extremely* corny at points. Still, I'll probably re-read before I see the movie.

[Lostoyannaya]

I have to say, Manga creeps me out to! The wide eyes and stuff....
But I have read The Da Vinci Code, which I have to say was a great read, but possibly the worst written book ever! I've read all of Dan Browns books, and while I think he has some really great ideas and plots, his writing style is just painful! To Lostoyannaya, Have you read Bill Bryson's Down Under? Thats one of his good ones. Oh and his new(ish) one, 'A short history of everything. Good stuff!

No, I haven't read that one...let me guess, it's about Australia right? Am I right?

And YES!!! Finally someone who agrees with me - Dan Brown's writing is painfully grammatically incorrect! As someone doing an A-Level in English language it's quite impossible for me to read Angels and Demons without having to take a break every few minutes. :wink:

I recommend The Darwin Awards for easy Doctor's-waiting-room reading!

~~Lostoyannaya

[Chancellor Valium]

The Necrotelicomnicon is a wonderful read...

[PointyHairedJedi]

Okay, I'll talk about the Phantom Tollbooth. A true classic, in every sense of the word. You can enjoy it on any level you want to. You can be lazy and just enjoy the adventure or you can appreciate the cerebral humor. If you're a fan of puns you'll be deluged. If you like dry wit, it's there.

So, any other boothies out there?
Oh my, yes. A really excellent book - one you perhaps get more out of when you're younger, but it ages really very well unlike very many "childrens" books.

It's funny this topic should come up - I'm at this moment nearly finished reading The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson, possibly my second favourite novel of all time, and the one I got out of the library to read after is... Dune, which without a shadow of a doubt is my favourite. If you haven't read either, then what are you bally well waiting for?

[e of pi]

Wendy Northcut is a genius. If it were anything else, I'd want to win one of her awards. Oh well...

[Chancellor Valium]

Oolon Colluphid is well worth avoiding. His "style" will put anyone off reading. Aside from the immense inaccuracies he laces his books with.

[Lostoyannaya]

Wendy Northcut is a genius. If it we're anything else, I'd want to win one of her awards. Oh well...

You would not believe how long it took me to get that...:oops:

~~Lostoyannaya :wink:

[PointyHairedJedi]

I don't suppose there would be any chance of a hint for us hidiously uninformed people?

[e of pi]

Wendy Northcut created the Darwin Awards, thus, to win one, I would have to suffer a goodly bit of bodily harm.

[PointyHairedJedi]

It can be arranged.

[e of pi]

Thanks, but no thanks.

[PointyHairedJedi]

Oh, you are a spoilsport - I had the Haddock of Thwapping all warmed up and ready to go.

[e of pi]

Sorry.

[Chancellor Valium]

Lindsey Davis.

[PointyHairedJedi]

Oh, I love the Falco novels, though the ones I've read have been totally out of order so I've been left a little confused at times.

[Chancellor Valium]

That is rather a problem with an author who seems to write so quickly. I'm about seven or eight books behind, because I keep trying to read them in order...