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Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Feb-04-2008 19:39:

What is the last good book you read?

A few days ago I finished The Exile's Return by Malcolm Cowley. It's about the "lost generation" of writers in Europe and America in the 1920s -- Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and others of their time. Cowley was an editor and critic who knew a lot of the most famous authors in that group, and he explains what motivated them to do what they did, and how their experiences -- growing up and going to college in America, fighting in World War I, living in post-war France, then finally returning to the U.S. -- shaped their beliefs and their art. Highly recommended for anyone with interests in the 1915-1930 era of literature, and in how writers are influenced by their reading, friendships with each other, and life experiences.

How about you people?

Posted by jonze on Feb-04-2008 19:42:

The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted by RJT on Feb-04-2008 19:45:

Loved it.

Just getting into Ellis' "American Psycho" now, and really enjoying that one as well.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Feb-04-2008 19:46:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n6/n34877.jpg

Cool. I've only read Slaughterhouse-Five, which I really enjoyed. I saw Galapagos on the shelf once but had never heard of it. Maybe I'll look into it.

quote:
Just getting into Ellis' "American Psycho" now, and really enjoying that one as well.

Pretty funny book, and also disturbing.

Posted by RJT on Feb-04-2008 19:49:

quote:
Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Cool. I've only read Slaughterhouse-Five, which I really enjoyed. I saw Galapagos on the shelf once but had never heard of it. Maybe I'll look into it.

It's actually kind of sci-fi, which I thought was great. I think if you liked Slaughterhouse Five you'll enjoy it.

Posted by kadomony on Feb-04-2008 19:52:

Posted by Clovis on Feb-04-2008 19:57:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
It's actually kind of sci-fi, which I thought was great. I think if you liked Slaughterhouse Five you'll enjoy it.

Galapagos is next on my list. Last Vonnegut I read was "Slapstick" which is fucking hilarious.

Last good book I read:

Posted by denys envy on Feb-04-2008 20:01:

Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments

Isaac Asimov's in-depth look at the historical significance and events surrounding each episode of the bible. really explains a great deal about everything and why/how it was written. purposes of each apostle/chapter.

good read, especially for all you amateur theologians out there.

Posted by eROs.au on Feb-04-2008 21:07:

the stranger

Posted by Moongoose on Feb-04-2008 21:12:

Posted by DJ Robben on Feb-04-2008 21:15:

Jpod.

Posted by glass on Feb-04-2008 21:38:

Heinlein, Stranger in a Strangeland, Starship Troopers

Millman, The Journey of Sacrates

All great

Posted by nefardec on Feb-04-2008 21:48:

just finished the outsider by colin wilson

and demian by hermann hesse

both good ones

currently reading the name of the rose by umberto eco

next is the seven pillars of wisdom by t e lawrence

Posted by l�cid on Feb-04-2008 21:52:

High Steel: The Daring Men Who Built The World's Greatest Skyline

i'm currently only about a third of the way through, but it's probably the most captivating book i've read in a while. really interesting and well-written nonfiction about the iron and steel workers who built a lot of the skyscrapers and bridges in Manhattan.

before that, i read Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress, which was also very good.

Posted by Chris Crossland on Feb-04-2008 21:59:

I have books from all these authors which ones should i look into.

Adams,Douglas
Adams,Robert
Ahern, Jerry
Aldiss,Brian
Alexander,Lloyd
Allston,Aaron
Anderson,Kevin J.
Anderson,Poul
Anthony,Piers
Anvil,Chris
Applegate,K.A.
Armstrong,Kelly
Arthur,Keri
Asaro,Cathrine
Asimov,Isaac
Asprin,Robert
Attanasio,A.A.

Bain,Darrell
Banks,Iain
Bardsley,Michele
Barker,Clive
Barnes,Arthur K.
Baum,L.Frank
Baxter,Stephen
Beagle,Peter S.
Bear,Greg
Benford,Gregory
Berg,Carol
Bester,Alfred
Betancuort,John Gregory
Bishop,Anne
Blake,Anita
Bova,Ben
Bradbury,Ray
Bradley,Marion Zimmer
Brennan,Marie
Briggs,Patricia
Brin,David
Brockmann,Suzanne
Brooks,Terry
Brown,Mary
Brunner,John
Brust,Steven
Bujold,Lois McMaster
Bull,Emma
Bunch,Chris
Burroughs,Edgar Rice
Busby,S.M.
Butcher,Jim
Butler,Octavia

Cadigan,Pat
Caidin,Martin
Caine,Rachel
Callander,Don
Canavan,Trudi
Card,Orson Scott
Carey,Jacqueline
Carver,Jeffrey
Castaneda,Carlos
Chalker,Jack I.
Cherryh,C.J.
Chester,Deborah
Christopher,John
Clarke,Arthur C.
Clement,Hal
Cook,Glen
Cook,Rick
Cooper,Louise
Cooper,Susan
Crichton,Michael

Dahl,Roland
Daley,Brian
Dalmas,John
Darren Shan
Davidson,Mary Janice
DeCamp,I.Sprague
DeChancie,John
Deitz,Tom
DelRey,Lester
Delany,Samuel
DeLint,Charles
Dick,Philip K.
Dickson,Gordon
Dietz,William C.
Donaldson,Stephen R.
Douglas,L.Warren
Douglass,Sara
Doyle&McDonald
Drake,David
Duane,Diane
Duncan,Dave

Edding,David
Elliot,Kate
Ellison,Harlan
Elrod,P.N.

Fallon,Jennifer
Farland,David
Farmer,Phillip Jose
Feehan,Christine
Feintuch,David
Feist,Raymond E.
Flewelling,Lynn
Flint,Eric
Flint,Kenneth
Foley,Gaelen
Forstchen,Wiliam
Forsyth, Kate
Forward,Robert
Foster,Alan Dean
Frankowski,Leo
Friedman,C.S.
Freisner,Esther
Furey,Maggie

Gabaldon,Diana
Gaiman,Neil
Gardner,Craig Shaw
Garland,Mark
Gear,W.Michael
Gemmell,David
Gentle,Mary
Gerrold,David
Gibson,William
Goodkin,Terry
Green,Sharon
Green,Simon
Greenberg,Martin H.

Haldeman,Jack C.
Haldeman Joe
Hambly,Barbara
Hamilton,Laurell K.
Hamilton,Peter F.
Hardy,Lyndon
Harper,Tara K.
Harris,Charlaine
Harrison,Harry
Harrison,Kim
Hawke,Simon
Haydon,Elizabeth
Heinlein,Robert A.
Hendee,J.C.&Barb.
Herbert,Frank
Hobb,Robin
Hodgell,P.C.
Hogan,James P.
Howard,Robert E.
Hubbard, L.Ron

Ing,Dean

Jacques,Brian
Jones,D.F.
Jones,Diana Wynne
Jones,J.V.
Jordan,Robert

Kay, Guy Gavriel
Kearney, Paul
Kenyon,Sherrilyn
Kerr,Katherine
Keyes,J.Gregory
Knight,Angela
Knight,E.F.
Koontz,Dean
Kurtz,Kathrine
Kuttner,Henry

Lackey,Mercedes
Laumer,Keith
Lawhead,Stephen
Lazarevich,Alexander
Lee&Miller
Lee,Tanith
LeGuin,Ursula K.
Leiber,Fritz
Leinster,Murray
Lem,Stanislaw
L'Engle,Madeline
Lindskold,Jane
Lisle,Holly
Long,Duncan
Longyear,Barry
Lowecraft,H.P.
Lumley,Brian
Lustbader,Eric Van

MacAvoy,R.A.
Martin,George R.R.
May,Julian
McCaffrey,Anne
McDevitt,Jack
McIntyre,Vonda
McKillip,Patricia A.
McKinley,Robin
Miller,Walter M.
Modesitt,L.E.
Moon,Elizabeth
Moorcock,Michael
Murphy,C.E.

Neale,Donald
Niles, Douglas
Niven,Larry
Norman,John
Norton,Andre
Novak, Kate

Paolini,Christopher
Paterson,Derek
Perry,S.D.
Pierce, Tamora
Pike,Christopher
Piper,H.Beam
Pohl,Frederik
Pollotta,Nick
Pournelle,Jerry
Powers,Tim
Pratchett,Terry
Prater,Ian
Pullman, Philip

Rawn, Melanie
Reichert,Mickey Zucker
Resnick,Laura
Resnick,Mike
Rice,Anne
Ringo,John
Robb,J.D.
Roberson, Jennifer
Roberts, John Maddox
Robinson,Kim Stanley
Robinson,Spider
Rowley,Christopher
Rowling,J.K.
Russell,Sean

Saberhagen,Fred
Sage,Angie
Saintcrow,Lillith
Salvatore,R.A.
Saundby,Kate
Sawyer,Robert J.
Scarborough,Elizabeth Anne
Schmidt,Dennis
Schmitz,James
Scott,Martin
Sellars,M.R.
Shatner,Williams
Sheffield,Charles
Shinn,Sharon
Silverberg,Robert
Simak,Clifford D.
Simmons,Dan
Simmons,William Mark
Smeds,Dave
Smith,E.E.Doc.
Smith,Wilbur
Snicket,Lemony
Spencer,Wen
Stableford,Brian
Stackpole,Michael
Stasheff,Christopher
Steakley,John
Stephenson,Neal
Sterling,Bruce
Stirling,S.M.
Stross, Charles
Stroud,Jonathan
Sturgeon,Theodore

Tepper,Sherri
Tilley,Patrick
Tolkien,J.R.R.
Troop,Alan
Turtledove,Harry

VanVogot,A.E.
Vance,Jack
Varley,John
Verne,Jules
Vinge,Joan D.
Vinge,Vernor

Watt-Evans,Lawrence
Weber,David
Weis,Margaret & Hickman
Wells,H.G.
Wentworth,K.D.
West,Michelle
White,Steve
Whyte,Jack
Wilbur,Smith
Wilhelm,Kate
Wilks,Eileen
Williams,Tad
Williamson,Michael Z.
Wilson,Colin
Wingrove,David
Wolfe,Gene
Wrede,Patricia C.
Wurts,Janny

Posted by mezzir on Feb-04-2008 22:00:

Last book I've read I never finished, Hobbes' Leviathan, and right now i'm a bit through one and starting another as well.
In the middle of: The Elegant Universe (fucking amazing book)
just starting: The Wealth Of Nations

i read nonfiction

Posted by iammesol on Feb-04-2008 22:54:

1984 by George Orwell.

Posted by Unique2701 on Feb-05-2008 00:07:

Haruki Murakami - Sputnik Sweetheart

Posted by Lebezniatnikov on Feb-05-2008 01:24:

This book was truly excellent - the combination of African mysticism, magical realism, and dystopian authoritarianism was like George Orwell meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Highly recommended.

A review:
http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/11/14/thiong_o/

Posted by Lilith on Feb-05-2008 01:38:

My holy bible before I flagellate myself depending on the amount of sins and guilt I've carried through the day.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-05-2008 01:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis
Last good book I read:

Read that last summer. Great book.

Just finished reading:

Posted by Yan on Feb-05-2008 02:29:

Not nearly as good as Angels and Demons but still a fairly good read.

Posted by Lira on Feb-05-2008 02:35:

I'm now reading Paul Feyerabend's "Against Method". I'm addicted to it, and I wish I was reading it right now

Posted by Swamper on Feb-05-2008 02:45:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Just finished reading:

I bought that at the end of September and I have yet to read it - it's gathering dust - I'll get to it, eventually.

How was it?

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Feb-05-2008 02:47:

It was pretty good.

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