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Re: What are you reading?

#41 Post by FlaviusAetius » Sun May 26, 2019 4:31 am

Right now;
The Tale of the Warrior Lord
Translated by Merriam * Sherwood
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Re: What are you reading?

#42 Post by Percy Williams » Sun May 26, 2019 4:53 am

The Red Pyramid
By Rick Riordan.
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#43 Post by Yigg » Sun May 26, 2019 5:43 am

Pimp: the Story of my Life, by Iceberg Slim.
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Re: What are you reading?

#44 Post by MajorMitchell » Sun May 26, 2019 7:05 am

Peter Ackroyd's "London The Biography" & Max Hastings' "All Hell Let Loose" ( WW2 & I've read several other books written by Max Hastings)
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Re: What are you reading?

#45 Post by CLRJames » Sun May 26, 2019 4:40 pm

Make Way For Winged Eros - Alexandra Kollontai : Pretty interesting, Kollontai wrote it as an address to “the young workers” in early 20’s Russia, just as the civil war was wrapping up and people were starting to be able to think about things beyond immediate survival. It looks at how love and marriage have changed throughout history (with a focus on the feudal and bourgeois eras), and sets out a view of how love and family life could change under socialism.

Also reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, a bit at a time. I’ve been listening to the history of Rome podcast and it got me interested in the man.
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Re: What are you reading?

#46 Post by peterwiggin » Mon May 27, 2019 5:44 pm

Tom Bombadil wrote:
Sun May 26, 2019 2:31 am
peterwiggin wrote:
Fri Apr 19, 2019 11:47 am
This week I finished The Color of Law and Invisible Planets. I think I'll start The Raven Tower soon.
I just looked up target Raven Tower. Sounds like my cup of tea. Did you end up reading it? If so, how was it?
I really enjoyed Raven Tower. The central conceit is really cool, and she develops it well.
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Re: What are you reading?

#47 Post by peterwiggin » Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm

In any case, last week I finished All the Things You Never Told Me, and now I'm on The Calculating Stars, which just somehow beat The Poppy War for a Nebula.
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Re: What are you reading?

#48 Post by e.m.c^42 » Thu May 30, 2019 12:00 am

Ooh fun thread, let's contribute to it.

Rereading de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, and the Abnormal Psychology textbook by Rosenburg & Kosslyn, although it's a bit outdated, since it's the newest version I could find for free haha.

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#49 Post by Foxcastle » Thu May 30, 2019 12:11 am

peterwiggin wrote:
Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm
In any case, last week I finished All the Things You Never Told Me, and now I'm on The Calculating Stars, which just somehow beat The Poppy War for a Nebula.
How is The Calculating Stars? I like some of MRK's other stuff.
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Re: What are you reading?

#50 Post by peterwiggin » Fri May 31, 2019 9:43 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 12:11 am
peterwiggin wrote:
Mon May 27, 2019 5:46 pm
In any case, last week I finished All the Things You Never Told Me, and now I'm on The Calculating Stars, which just somehow beat The Poppy War for a Nebula.
How is The Calculating Stars? I like some of MRK's other stuff.
I'm still mad that it beat The Poppy War, but it's actually really good. I need to get my hands on the next book.
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Re: What are you reading?

#51 Post by Octavious » Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:31 pm

Lots of very worthy books here...

Gormenghast is still waiting patiently on the shelf while I read Jack Campbell's JAG In Space series. Bloody good fun! He's described by Rambles as "The best writer of legalistic military science fiction writing today", and I know literally no-one who can argue otherwise.
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Re: What are you reading?

#52 Post by eliwhitney » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:30 pm

I just re-read George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

The parallels to today are chilling. We are definitely under the watch of the thought police. Our 'news' sources are busy at work brainwashing us.
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#53 Post by Octavious » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:41 pm

You re-read Brave New World? Good Lord, why? Once is more than enough for any man.
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#54 Post by Durga » Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:38 am

Can someone give me a recommendation for the summer? Would like a book that you would classify as your favourite. I'm in the mood for something somewhat contemporary (not entirely necessary) that showcases another culture pretty well (so like, no dystopian pls). No idea what to read though
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Re: What are you reading?

#55 Post by Josafina » Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:34 am

Durga wrote:
Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:38 am
Can someone give me a recommendation for the summer? Would like a book that you would classify as your favourite. I'm in the mood for something somewhat contemporary (not entirely necessary) that showcases another culture pretty well (so like, no dystopian pls). No idea what to read though
A Suitable Boy
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Re: What are you reading?

#56 Post by MajorMitchell » Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:35 am

1984 & Brave New World are classics and disturbingly relevant.

It's not literature, but I have today laid out $Aus 75- to purchase a music CD of the album "Monkey Puzzle" by Australian band The Saints (recorded in Europe). As I am hopeless with most internet thingy stuff, the purchase is being handled by a local music/vinyl records/CD/DVD shop. I picked up the four movie DVD set (new) of four early "Carry On" movies, Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Teacher, Carry On Nurse & Carry On Constable, that they had sourced for me.
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Re: What are you reading?

#57 Post by Proton45 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:13 pm

I don't have time to read now
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Re: What are you reading?

#58 Post by Percy Williams » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:47 pm

Proton45 wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:13 pm
I don't have time to read now
8-)
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Re: What are you reading?

#59 Post by yavuzovic » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:58 pm

I started to read The Discourses by Epictetos . weird, that's the first time I read a philosophical book. I did like it and wished I could argue with Epictetos at some points.
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Re: What are you reading?

#60 Post by diplomat61 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:25 pm

I am catching up with back issues of The Economist.
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