Recommend a book thread

[Symmetry]

Steven Brust drageaeran chronicles
Metro 2033

I liked the Metro 2033 games, mainly for the atmosphere, but the books were a bit like the games- great premise, so-so execution. What appealed to you?

[Lord Arioch]

The setting were good and the story. Loved the conversation about how marxism should handle headless mutants ... fun book!

[Symmetry]

The setting were good and the story. Loved the conversation about how marxism should handle headless mutants ... fun book!

Fair enough, although it was the Nazis that were a bit more disturbing for me. What was your reason for Steven Brust?

[Lord Arioch]

The series about Vlad Taltos are great if u like fantasy:)
Otherwise i can recommend Lynn Fflewelling, high fantasy with 2 gay thieves/Spies a bit different great books!
Or Everything by Ursula K LeGuin .... Everything:)

Books are an addiction i have ...

[Symmetry]

The series about Vlad Taltos are great if u like fantasy:)
Otherwise i can recommend Lynn Fflewelling, high fantasy with 2 gay thieves/Spies a bit different great books!
Or Everything by Ursula K LeGuin .... Everything:)

Books are an addiction i have ...

Mainly fantasy?

[Lord Arioch]

And sci fi
when i was younger i read strindberg and loads of other "important" writers now mainly fantasy or sci fi way better for the imagination ...

CS friedman this Alien shore is for example of of my top 5 books really good:)
then u have Neal Stephenson who writes wicked good books snowcrash for example about a future US were the mob has taken over pizza deliveries ... guarantee we are on time or else ...

if u want sci fi or fantasy im ur man

[Symmetry]

And sci fi
when i was younger i read strindberg and loads of other "important" writers now mainly fantasy or sci fi way better for the imagination ...

CS friedman this Alien shore is for example of of my top 5 books really good:)
then u have Neal Stephenson who writes wicked good books snowcrash for example about a future US were the mob has taken over pizza deliveries ... guarantee we are on time or else ...

if u want sci fi or fantasy im ur man

Have you been reading N K Jemisin series? I forget the series name, but the first one was called "The Fifth Season"?

[Lord Arioch]

Nope dont Think so, good?
Its a World of unread books out there and im allways on the look out for more

[Symmetry]

Nope dont Think so, good?
Its a World of unread books out there and im allways on the look out for more

It's worth a read- only two books out in the series so far. Brilliant premise though- kind of an early South American empire thing. World with only one continent, constantly wrecked by apocalyptic disasters every few hundred years. Society fixated on how to survive the next big earthquake/ volcano/ plague/ tidal wave- whatever is the next fifth season.

Really well written, too.

[Lord Arioch]

Noted in my to read list
Oh and Joe Abercrombie REALLY needs to be read! Damn Logan nine fingers is an awesome characther!

[Mr_Adams]

recently read a series called "The Three Body Problem" (Proper Series title is something like "Remembering Earth's Past" or some shit like that)

Englis translation of a Chinese guy's novels. Good stuff. Named for a classic orbital mechanics problem on chaotic systems. 10/10 would recommend.

I'm sure I've seen that in my local library- the title intrigued. Will have to pick it up, though I've gone off sci-fi a bit recently. Is it hard sci-fi? I liked the Martian, but found Red Mars a bit of a slog. So I'm kind of open to the idea.

Have you read Seven Eves, by Neil Stephenson? I recommend it, though the ending is a bit disappointing, but that's kind of been my experience with most of the stuff he's written. Love the journey, but meh on the destination.

Not much of a hard scifi guy myself. More non-fiction. This was much more about the politics of Earth, and humanity facing an attack from an outside force. There are aliens, of course, but it's not slaughtering insectoids for pages on end or anything.

Never heard of Seven Eves

[mrswdk]

[jonesthecurl]

Is there a papertigerback edition?

[riskllama]

menus aren't books, mrs...

[TA1LGUNN3R]

menus aren't books, mrs...

[mrswdk]

You guys are just jealous 'cause Grandpa Mao wrote the second most read book in history, while the best Obama could do was get mad likes on the occasional tweet.

[Symmetry]

You guys are just jealous 'cause Grandpa Mao wrote the second most read book in history, while the best Obama could do was get mad likes on the occasional tweet.

Second most published, perhaps. Not sure how many people actually willingly read it.

I picked up my copy in a charity shop, along with a book about the history of anarchism. Got some strange looks from the clerk.

[Lord Arioch]

Well ive read it, and a load of anarchistic history 2;), and marx, and weber, and adams and mill, and´mein kampf and.... well u get the Point
In my opinion, u have to read, discuss and pnder politcal ideology in order to have one ur self. Just going around without historical context of thought is just frigging waste of a good brain!
Zombies will not eat u for that:)

[riskllama]

Second most published, perhaps. Not sure how many people actually willingly read it.

I picked up my copy in a charity shop, along with a book about the history of anarchism. Got some strange looks from the clerk.

wow. sym trolls people in the real world, too.

[Symmetry]

Well ive read it, and a load of anarchistic history 2;), and marx, and weber, and adams and mill, and´mein kampf and.... well u get the Point
In my opinion, u have to read, discuss and pnder politcal ideology in order to have one ur self. Just going around without historical context of thought is just frigging waste of a good brain!
Zombies will not eat u for that:)

My point was more that owning a copy of it was pretty much mandatory in China during the Cultural Revolution, which kind of distorts reading figures. I'm not implying that it's a bad idea to read it willingly, but at the time, people forming their own political ideologies were very much under threat from the regime, which I think runs directly counter to your (and my) beliefs.

[mrswdk]

Well ive read it, and a load of anarchistic history 2;), and marx, and weber, and adams and mill, and´mein kampf and.... well u get the Point
In my opinion, u have to read, discuss and pnder politcal ideology in order to have one ur self. Just going around without historical context of thought is just frigging waste of a good brain!
Zombies will not eat u for that:)

My point was more that owning a copy of it was pretty much mandatory in China during the Cultural Revolution, which kind of distorts reading figures. I'm not implying that it's a bad idea to read it willingly, but at the time, people forming their own political ideologies were very much under threat from the regime, which I think runs directly counter to your (and my) beliefs.

I mean, you tell everyone on here what they ought to think.

[TA1LGUNN3R]

Well ive read it, and a load of anarchistic history 2;), and marx, and weber, and adams and mill, and´mein kampf and.... well u get the Point
In my opinion, u have to read, discuss and pnder politcal ideology in order to have one ur self. Just going around without historical context of thought is just frigging waste of a good brain!
Zombies will not eat u for that:)

My point was more that owning a copy of it was pretty much mandatory in China during the Cultural Revolution, which kind of distorts reading figures. I'm not implying that it's a bad idea to read it willingly, but at the time, people forming their own political ideologies were very much under threat from the regime, which I think runs directly counter to your (and my) beliefs.

I mean, you tell everyone on here what they ought to think.

[Symmetry]

Well ive read it, and a load of anarchistic history 2;), and marx, and weber, and adams and mill, and´mein kampf and.... well u get the Point
In my opinion, u have to read, discuss and pnder politcal ideology in order to have one ur self. Just going around without historical context of thought is just frigging waste of a good brain!
Zombies will not eat u for that:)

My point was more that owning a copy of it was pretty much mandatory in China during the Cultural Revolution, which kind of distorts reading figures. I'm not implying that it's a bad idea to read it willingly, but at the time, people forming their own political ideologies were very much under threat from the regime, which I think runs directly counter to your (and my) beliefs.

I mean, you tell everyone on here what they ought to think.

Indeed. All I said was that he was't leaving the house wearing that, and suddenly he's screaming "You're not my real dad!" Cue slamming doors, and loud music from his room. I don't know where we went wrong with the lad.

I'm gonna look through some brochures for naval academies and seminaries. That'll straighten the boy out.

[DoomYoshi]

how about naval seminaries? Field trips can include an Acts 27 re-enactment.

[Symmetry]

how about naval seminaries? Field trips can include an Acts 27 re-enactment.

I'm leaning toward a place in the navy, I saw a recruitment video, and I like their "It takes a village, people" philosophy. They really showed the diverse range of jobs he could have- builder, cop, cowboy, even some sort of American high office. I liked their can-do attitude too.