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Mar 4, 2010 13:26:28 GMT -5
Post by byscientists on Mar 4, 2010 13:26:28 GMT -5
Hi moon people, I would like to hear about what books you have been reading, what books you would recommend and books you would like to read. Well pretty much anything book related. I shall share with you the book that I have on the go at the moment. Chaos- The amazing science of the unpredictable My first book specifically on the chaos theory, I purchased it today after my interview I'm really excited about reading it but alas I cannot start until tomorrow due to having to hand in my illustration work tomorrow. The kingdom of infinite space - A fantastical journey around your head by Raymond Tallis This book has been a complete joy to read, and makes you see the world in a completely different way. It tries to tie together the physical mind with the philosophical mind. I have a few pages left still but it is still possibly one of my favourite book of all time. Yes, even over the Harry Potter and Twilight series. So please share your thoughts on some of the books that interest you. -Kelly
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Mar 4, 2010 14:34:22 GMT -5
Post by prettypenguin on Mar 4, 2010 14:34:22 GMT -5
CURRENTLY.... I'm working on Again, I just love those novels. They make me smile and laugh every time I read it. I suggest anyone and everyone should at least read this series once.
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Mar 4, 2010 18:56:46 GMT -5
Post by rociomarquezy on Mar 4, 2010 18:56:46 GMT -5
Now I'm reading The Perfume ...i think it's called that in english =) Pretty good story until now, it's nos usual..which I'm enjoying a lot
Last month I read The Shining First horror novel I've ever read, and I liked it a lot. It's kinda long and you have to take your time, but you get something about the going crazy expierence of jack in a deeper way than you do in the movie
One I read a looong time ago, but loved, was ....hmm A happy World? I don't know the name in english... Aldous Huxley is the author...very good book...sort of a moral-phylosoficall discussion with yourself...completely recomended =)
Stay Awsome People! =)
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Mar 5, 2010 0:18:13 GMT -5
Post by intothemoooon on Mar 5, 2010 0:18:13 GMT -5
CURRENTLY.... I'm working on Again, I just love those novels. They make me smile and laugh every time I read it. I suggest anyone and everyone should at least read this series once. ;D The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy BY FAR one of my favorite books (series of books) ever. Right now, I'm reading Mort by Terry Pratchett. It starts a little slow, but it's in total Douglas Adams style and therefore awesome. It's about Death's apprentice (named Mort) and Death's adopted daughter. If you all like Douglas Adams, you'll love Pratchett. Also, Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman was really totally awesome. I can't say this enough - TOTALLY awesome. Falling on the floor laughing, literally. If you like that British humor, this is your book.
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Mar 5, 2010 12:00:04 GMT -5
Post by katefosh on Mar 5, 2010 12:00:04 GMT -5
I have recently finished The Lovely Bones and I really enjoyed it. The characters had a huge affect on me. And for days after I was still thinking about them. So yeah, I loved that! Right now I'm about to start reading Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5. I don't really know anything about this book. My friend has given it to me to read. So i'll see how it goes
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Mar 5, 2010 14:17:38 GMT -5
Post by Speckley on Mar 5, 2010 14:17:38 GMT -5
I'm currently getting through Dune, Two Years Before the Mast, The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass.
I'm happy to see that Terry Pratchett is already on the first page! I just finished Guards! Guards! a few days ago. It was my fist time reading any of the Discworld series, and I'm already hooked. (The Colour of Magic is next on my list, along with The Light Fantastic.) I think I need to re-read Good Omens soon. I've forgotten a lot of it since I read it.
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Mar 5, 2010 15:11:03 GMT -5
Post by murrello on Mar 5, 2010 15:11:03 GMT -5
I just finished reading "Night of the Dragon" by Richard A Knaak. Anyone who enjoys fantasy novels will enjoy this immensely. For those of you familiar with the lore of WoW you might enjoy it slightly more, but you don't need any knowledge of it to enjoy this. It is my new favourite book.
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Mar 5, 2010 17:50:32 GMT -5
Post by alisondidwhat on Mar 5, 2010 17:50:32 GMT -5
I'm currently reading William Faulkner's Light in August. It's pretty good. I just finished George Owell's 1984 which was written in the 50s and set in a futuristic setting where the government controls people. It was really about Communism and the Red Scare when it was written.
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Mar 5, 2010 18:32:42 GMT -5
Post by swan on Mar 5, 2010 18:32:42 GMT -5
One I read a looong time ago, but loved, was ....hmm A happy World? I don't know the name in english... Aldous Huxley is the author...very good book...sort of a moral-phylosoficall discussion with yourself...completely recomended =) Brave New World! Fantastic book, definitely something I'd recommend as well!
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Mar 5, 2010 19:48:37 GMT -5
Post by Nakor on Mar 5, 2010 19:48:37 GMT -5
I'm a little ways into a book called The Ordinary. It hasn't really sunk its teeth into me though. There's a couple points I'm mildly interested in, but not even the main plotline. Not sure how much longer I'll manage to keep reading it before I just skip onto the next book in my reading list. Doesn't help that I'm not a sci-fi fan, and that this book is one of the fantasy/sci-fi crossovers that tends more heavily toward the fantasy side.
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Mar 5, 2010 21:04:00 GMT -5
Post by Dimstow on Mar 5, 2010 21:04:00 GMT -5
Brave New World! Fantastic book, definitely something I'd recommend as well! I agree! I love BTW <3 Just got done re-reading Ender's game, I love it more every time, strongly recommend. I plan on tackling man in the High Castle soon, a friend recommended it, opinions?
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Mar 6, 2010 6:28:27 GMT -5
Post by byscientists on Mar 6, 2010 6:28:27 GMT -5
OK I am absoulutely terrible I went and bought more books yesterday I found this insanely awesome little coffee shop come second hand book shop where all proceeds go to charity. So how could I not really. It is absolutely amazing, it has fantastic pictures and at first glance gives a great insight into the many aspects of space. I've not read much of Poe, I remember coming across it briefly in school so when I saw a collection for £1.50 I couldn't really say no. The third book I bought is Treasury of world masterpieces Thomas Hardy. I couldn;t find a cover shot of it as it is pretty old, it's so beautifully bound it has a dark green hardback cover with gold lettering. It think it's quiet sad that book aren't publish like that anymore. I've always wanted a library full of books like that one.
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Mar 6, 2010 8:53:01 GMT -5
Post by inbredtoast on Mar 6, 2010 8:53:01 GMT -5
So gald to see orson scott card already on this page. I enjoyed the entire enders series and the shadow series. I also would reccomend: 1984, animal farm (george orwell), farenheit 451, (ray bradbury), Life of Pi, Wicked, perks of being a wallflower, flowers for algernon, night, A change of heart by Jodi Piccoult and oh so many more!
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Mar 6, 2010 10:24:43 GMT -5
Post by ElfLady on Mar 6, 2010 10:24:43 GMT -5
I LOVE THEM [/thread title responses]
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Mar 6, 2010 15:11:39 GMT -5
Post by Dimstow on Mar 6, 2010 15:11:39 GMT -5
So gald to see orson scott card already on this page. I enjoyed the entire enders series and the shadow series. I also would reccomend: 1984, animal farm (george orwell), farenheit 451, (ray bradbury), Life of Pi, Wicked, perks of being a wallflower, flowers for algernon, night, A change of heart by Jodi Piccoult and oh so many more! Agreed, I love both ender series with a passion, If you get a chance to pick up O.S.Cards 'Empire' it's a pretty good read too spoil alert* I've got to say that I LOVED animal farm, granted reading a book about talking communist pigs while being drugged after a dentist visit may have had something to do with it, great way to spend your afternoon though lol i know it's a 'children's book' but i read 'the giver' recently and though it was fantastic, very thought provoking
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Mar 6, 2010 15:21:54 GMT -5
Post by click3tyclick on Mar 6, 2010 15:21:54 GMT -5
I just finished reading this book. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in some thought provoking reading.
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Mar 6, 2010 17:08:49 GMT -5
Post by Norwegian on Mar 6, 2010 17:08:49 GMT -5
Currently, I'm reading through the Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown. (Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol) Reading the third one now, and would recommend the first two to everyone who's into mysteries, history, excitement or all three.
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Mar 6, 2010 17:15:49 GMT -5
Post by RandiKthxxx on Mar 6, 2010 17:15:49 GMT -5
I just started reading It's my first Stephen King book xD I think I'm gonna read Carrie next if I really like this one
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Mar 7, 2010 2:20:49 GMT -5
Post by intothemoooon on Mar 7, 2010 2:20:49 GMT -5
I just felt like I needed to add this. Factoring Humanity is such a PogoTribe book. It's about how aliens try to contact the human race. The main character dechipers the message somewhat and thereby is granted access to what the book calls the "collective consciousness" of the human race. It's in the 4th dimension to an extent (4 dimension = time). The most interesting part is when the collective consciousnesses of the human and the alien race meet, which happens as the aliens finally draw near the Earth. The result is that as a whole, the collective consciousness of humans begins to gain the ability to perceive empathy. It's described like this: If a child grows up completely cut off from contact with any living creature from birth, it will fail to comprehend that anyone can exist outside itself and therefore has no capacity for empathy, sort of like a severely autistic person. In the book it is said that our collective consciousness is like this child, because we as a whole have never come in contact with another sentient species. I won't tell you what happens, and there's a lot of sub plot with the main character's husband and daughter, but I think a lot of you would really enjoy this book and gain interesting perspectives from it.
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Mar 7, 2010 10:44:43 GMT -5
Post by Cortney on Mar 7, 2010 10:44:43 GMT -5
I'm reading War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and re-reading Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Just finished a re-read of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
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