Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 483119 times)

joe · « **Reply #510 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 04:31:23 PM »

Catching Fire, the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. I don't mind reading these kinds of books every now and then, because they're like little vacations between fantasy epics.

Which is pretty much all I ever read otherwise. I should probably pick up The Girl Who Played with Fire Next, but I don't know that I'm ready for it just yet.

Fiero · « **Reply #511 on:** Apr 14, 2011, 05:46:33 PM »

All the Weyrs of Pern. I have to read every book with the word Pern in it's title. There are a lot of them.

Rama · « **Reply #512 on:** Apr 25, 2011, 01:36:35 AM »

So I've finished both "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" and "Life, the Universe and Everything" , both by Douglas Adams and both are total cluster fucks of books. Just a real big mess that don't seem to have any common threads of real plot, and if they do they can't be bothered to stay on them for more then five minutes before they do something random just for the sake of being random and not cause it was kinda funny like the first book.

And I pretty much hate most the people in these books too. I don't like Arthur and he is suppose to be our main hero. I don't like Zaphod, and loathe Trillian, despite the books attempts to tell me how great she is. I do like Ford...and I love Marvin the Robot.

Now I'm reading "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" and it's like Adams suddenly remembered how to write. It is actually good, but then he is dicking around and nothing is happening. It is getting boring. Well written, but boring. On the plus side I actually like Fenchurch. She is already a hundred times better then Trillian. Guess I'll see how this one turns out, but I have to say I pretty disappointed with this much revered series of books.

Fiero · « **Reply #513 on:** Apr 25, 2011, 03:14:03 PM »

Finished All the Weyrs pof Pern on my Kindle for iPhone app. I was surprised how quickly I read a full book on that tiny screen, but they do indeed format it well.

Now onto The Dolphins of Pern. They can talk and they are mam'ls not fish.

B E C K · « **Reply #514 on:** Apr 27, 2011, 10:40:08 PM »

Reading on that bitty screen doesn't hurt j00 eyes?

joe · « **Reply #515 on:** Apr 27, 2011, 11:52:01 PM »

I'm reading the first Wheel of Time book. Seems good, but it's not knocking my socks off or anything.

Fiero · « **Reply #516 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 01:20:55 AM »

Quote from: B E C K on Apr 27, 2011, 10:40:08 PM

Reading on that bitty screen doesn't hurt j00 eyes?

I thought it would, but it does not. It's formatted well for the screen. I notice typos more, though.

B E C K · « **Reply #517 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 01:31:35 AM »

About how much text do you get at a time on the screen when you use that app?

Fiero · « **Reply #518 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 03:44:04 PM »

If my top button wasn't broken I would screencap it. 10 lines for the book I'm reading now. I am sure there are some books that are not formatted well.

Rama · « **Reply #519 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 04:34:38 PM »

I don't know, I like holding books. It feels more real. I mean I've read scripts online before, but never a book.

Fiero · « **Reply #520 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 07:28:32 PM »

I know what you mean. It's an adjustment for me, but I'm tired of going to a book store and not finding what I'm looking for. At least if I look on Kindle, I haven't put forth much effort before being disappointed. Plus, I carry less with me, just my phone.

Rama · « **Reply #521 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 11:49:45 PM »

You're preaching to the choir on the not finding what you are looking for bit. Imagine if you lived where I live. We have one bookstore that is just barely staying afloat and they have like nothing in stock unless it's the latest "hot" book that all the house wives are raving about in their book clubs. And that's the best we have. It falls to Wal-Mart, Target, and places like HyVee to make up the rest of the book selection. Walking into Barnes and Noble is like paradise for me and that's the kinda place most people take for granted.

Fiero · « **Reply #522 on:** Apr 29, 2011, 01:13:48 AM »

Oh ... and I HATE waiting for books. I only have to wait a few minutes for the digitally delivered book...

But I do miss smelling the paper.

Rama · « **Reply #523 on:** Apr 29, 2011, 01:28:56 AM »

I like leather bound books...that way you get the paper and leather smell, and that excites me! I mean...

Fiero · « **Reply #524 on:** Apr 29, 2011, 10:23:54 AM »

You ate a whole wheel of cheese? I'm not even mad, that's incredible.

blanktoe · « **Reply #525 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:45:45 AM »

Future Foundation #2 and Preacher.

Fiero · « **Reply #526 on:** May 01, 2011, 02:12:56 PM »

Dolphins of Pern is done, now on Dragonseye.

B E C K · « **Reply #527 on:** May 01, 2011, 09:14:23 PM »

Quote from: Fiero on Apr 28, 2011, 07:28:32 PM

I know what you mean. It's an adjustment for me, but I'm tired of going to a book store and not finding what I'm looking for. At least if I look on Kindle, I haven't put forth much effort before being disappointed.

Piracy? Arr?

Fiero · « **Reply #528 on:** May 02, 2011, 02:08:03 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on May 01, 2011, 09:14:23 PM

Quote from: Fiero on Apr 28, 2011, 07:28:32 PM
I know what you mean. It's an adjustment for me, but I'm tired of going to a book store and not finding what I'm looking for. At least if I look on Kindle, I haven't put forth much effort before being disappointed.

Piracy? Arr?

I don't do that really.

Rama · « **Reply #529 on:** May 02, 2011, 02:31:33 PM »

I just finished "Mostly Harmless" the last of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" book. This whole series was a total waste of my time. The ending was total bullshit.

Now I'm on to "Mountain at the Bottom of the World" by Ian Cameron. This book is very British. I half except Dick Van Dyke to come out of this book and offer to sweep my chimney.

Fiero · « **Reply #530 on:** May 02, 2011, 03:33:57 PM »

Quote from: Rama on May 02, 2011, 02:31:33 PM

I just finished "Mostly Harmless" the last of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" book. This whole series was a total waste of my time. The ending was total bullshit.

Now I'm on to "Mountain at the Bottom of the World" by Ian Cameron. This book is very British. I half except Dick Van Dyke to come out of this book and offer to sweep my chimney.

What, you don't like Scrabble?

B E C K · « **Reply #531 on:** May 03, 2011, 10:33:20 PM »

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I half except Dick Van Dyke to come out of this book and offer to sweep my chimney.

What part of that horrible accent is remotely British?

Rama · « **Reply #532 on:** May 03, 2011, 10:49:06 PM »

It's not...but still, I just like the visual of it.

B E C K · « **Reply #533 on:** May 04, 2011, 11:54:08 PM »

By "like the visual" do you mean Dick Van Dyke? He can trip over me anytime.

Rama · « **Reply #534 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:17:18 AM »

I just like to think that while I'm reading that he suddenly just jumps out of the book and lands in my room. Then I exclaim "DICK!!!" and then he say "I've come to sweep your chimney Gov'ner!"

Or at least that's how the gay pr0n screenplay I'm writing based on this event starts.

B E C K · « **Reply #535 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:00:05 AM »

And then he, um, sweeps your chimney?

Rama · « **Reply #536 on:** May 05, 2011, 02:36:19 PM »

If that's what you kids are calling it these days.

Fiero · « **Reply #537 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:04:00 PM »

It's what they call something.

B E C K · « **Reply #538 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:10:08 AM »

And that something is anal.

Fiero · « **Reply #539 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:23:51 PM »

ALRIGHT!