read any good books lately...

Picked up Iain M Banks' Matter a couple of days ago - it's okay so far - it's supposed to be his most complex Culture novel yet ... time will tell

Forgotten Son wrote: Ursula K. LeGuin - The Dispossessed. I don't usually read science fiction, but I'm glad I read this. I can't remember the last time a fictional book made me think so much.

Yeah that's a challenging book.

I read it for an english class during my first semester of college.  We had to write a paper on the book's use of daoist imagery and metaphor, and show how the concepts of yin and yang evolve through the book.   good times.

Neil Gaiman's American Gods      really good

She's an author I want to investigate further, actually, because she's said to be one of the best SF/Fantasy writers around.

I'm not sure where to start with her, mind you.

I have many more books to read before even attempting any LeGuin though.

Yes, it's an Economics textbook.
 Took an Econ class dealing with macroeconomics(first half of the book) this winter session. All I can say is that it is an eye opener, considering that almost every news story this pass week has been on something dealing with macroeconomics.


Edited by king of Siam - February 02 2008 at 04:04

Philéas wrote: Currently reading Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Very highly recommended. Also be sure to check out The Satanic Verses by the same author.

I second that; Salman Rushdie is an excellent writer.

khammer99 wrote: GoldenSpiral wrote: Just finished A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings, and I'm currently working on the third book, A Storm of Swords, from George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series.  Only four of the seven books are published so far, but they're really good.  Not your typical fantasy stuff... more politics and intrigue, and then add the fact that there is no protagonist, so no character is safe, anyone can die at any moment.  These are excellent books! They're are several plot twists that keep things interesting, without bewildering the reading with endless complicated plots. For every few loose ends that get tied up, a few more are introduced, and so on. They will keep you wanting more.   If you are a fan of these types of books, you will not be disappointed!

I don't have either of those, Philéas, but I do have Shalimar the Clown to read though.

I've finally finished all my R.A. Salvatore Dark Elf books (about 12 all together, I believe), that I have (there's only one left to read, but two further books are also due for release over the next few years), so now I plan to read his The Cleric Quintet, which is 5 books about a different set of characters.


Edited by Geck0 - January 26 2008 at 22:57

Finished Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception" & "Heaven and Hell".  Each about 100 pages, but despite the diminutive length, two of the most insightful books I've ever read.  They both deal with exploring uncharted territories of the enigmatic mind.  In the former, Huxley visits them on a spiritual mescalin trip, and the latter, how these unknown areas are expressed and explored by means of art, color, and symbolism.  Highly recommended, I finished each in day or so and learned more from the two books collectively than in the last month of school.


Edited by Bluesaga - January 26 2008 at 00:03

Wuthering Height I could tolerate, a book I detested is Pride and Prejudice. Aggh just the thought... maybe I'll give it a go in ten years or so..

I'm close to finishing Hesse's Steppenwolf.