Does anybody around here read?

[Metal_Sonic]

You sell books?

[jerry coeurl]

Nope. He gives 'em away.

[InternalPrimate]

Had a mini-giveaway a few months back, and it took me THIS long to finally send them out It's a tradition I picked up at another forum: thedarktower.com. Except they gave away valuable first editions of books... Something's seriously wrong with those guys.

[zetastrike]

I just read the new Hitchhikers Guide book And Another Thing.... by Eoin Colfer. It was amazing how he emulated Douglas Adams' writing style. I liked it a lot better than Adams' fourth and fifth books.

[genocide-superstar]

Just received Ender's Game in the mail, many thanks, IP, much appreciated! Can't wait to dig in, and be sure to keep us in mind if you ever happen to do another giveaway.

[Metal_Sonic]

Yea, I wanna be on the contact list for that one.

[Metal_Sonic]

You'll love it Metal_Sonic. It's a great start to the series (stick with it even through the difficult parts) and the next two books only get better.

Did one guy just fuck his sister?

[InternalPrimate]

Jaime is a favorite of mine.

I'm only three books in (A Feast For Crows is next on my "to read" list), but you'll be shocked at who you're rooting for at the end of Storm of Swords. I don't think I've ever read a series quite like this is. There really isn't a "good guy" or "bad guy" to be found, not in the traditional sense at least.

[Metal_Sonic]

I'm on my toes about what happens to Bran after his accident and I hope Vyserys gets his shit wrecked. This isn't The Lords of The Rings, that is a fact. I thought the characters introduced in "On The Wall" were gonna be around a while.

[InternalPrimate]

A little update on what I'm reading:

I'm halfway through The Fall of Hyperion. The first may have been my favorite Sci-Fi book ever, but the second is just a tad disappointing so far. Not bad by any means, just not quite up to the standards that the first book set.

Where Hyperion used a variety of styles to keep the narrative dynamic, The Fall of Hyperion is more straight-forward in it's approach. Even though there's a lot going on, and more is being added to the world that Simmons has created, The Fall of Hyperion almost feels like one big ending chapter. In the same way that I'm a bit disappointed with the narrative change, I'm also thrilled that the conclusion to the basic story (there is Endymion and The Rise of Endymion after all) is given a full 500+ pages! No quick wrap ups here.

As for what's next, these three are in my queue:



And then, in continuing with my Sci-Fi binge...


and

[Phantar]

Currently reading:



Informative, interesting, insightful, and a fun read! I'm really growing to like Bill Bryson.

Up next:



As someone who majored in English Literature with a certain focus on the Victorian era, I have this to say about books like these:

HELL YEAH! AWESOME!

[Jesse813]

Just got done reading this. was pretty good.

[Nobi]

just finished chariots of the gods 8 days ago and its had me thinking about aliens nonstop ever since. i also really like stephen kings short stories especially night shift.
i would also recommend wild at heart for anyone who either already has, is expecting, or works with(athletics, martial arts, school) young boys(ive got a 5 year old son).

[InternalPrimate]

ADDED TO MY LIST:




I'm not what you'd call a wrestling fan these days, but I sure as hell was in the 90s. My grandfather was an immigrant from Portugal, and there was always a little bit of a language barrier between he and his grandchildren. He could speak English, but he couldn't speak it well.

Anyway, the WWF (at the time) is what brought us together. I used the shows as an excuse to hang out with my grandpa. We became close, and Bret Hart was ALWAYS our favorite. So it's nice to see him make his recent return, lose some of the bitterness that has plagued his life for the last decade or so, and come full-circle with his fans.

I've read half of this book already. My brother imported the hardcover back when it was only available in Canada, and I pick-and-chose the most interesting parts to read. Since then, he's lost his copy.

I suspect that I'll read this right alongside my other upcoming books.

[tz101]

I read the the Holy scriptures everyday. My favorite version is NKJV.