Thread: What are you reading?

"The Hellbound Heart", better known as the book that the movie Hellraiser is based off of.

Let's see... I've read "Wolfman" (the one about to be in theaters); "Shutter Island (a little slow at first but boy the ending got me!); 'The Battle of the Labyrinth (?)' (A Percy Jackson "Lightning Thief" novel; People of the Thunder (loved it!!); Religious material (Watchtower, Awake, Bible); and I'm reading "Clan of the Cave Bear" to my kids.

Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut

Just random manga.

I'm reading multiple ones at once. Some I read solely on the bus, while others I read at home.

I think I may have posted here before, so rather than repeat myself, I'll say the book I've started reading at home, which is The Nightmare Chronicles by Douglas Clegg. It's about a group of people who kidnap a boy in the hopes of getting a few million dollars from the rich parents, but the boy is actually a creature in human form that induces nightmares and slowly drives the kidnappers insane.

I've got so much reading to do, I actually buy them faster than I read them, they're just so cheap and efficient, it's crazy (I lurk the bargain bins). They're so much more flexible than films, as well. You won't get a story of a cannibal necrophiliac in a movie, no way, good sir.

The Reality Dysfunction - Peter F Hamilton


Its really good, but really boring in parts.

Also its epic size can get a little annoying, especially in the first half where characters are always being introduced. This is not a bad thing, but theres a tendency to jump to the other side of the galaxy, just when things are getting good

Cool things:

Satanists in Space

Space politics, confederations, kingdoms ect.

Two factions of humans, Edenists - Science ftw Adamists- Religion ftw. Its much much more complicated than that but hohoho im lazy.

The Masks of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson

Pretty fucking awesome so far. James Joyce and Albert Einstien vs the Illuminati.

It, by Stephen King. The beginning was good, then it got SOOOO boring that I had to skip quite a bit (that book's so long, though, it doesn't really matter) and now it's back to being good. I'm wondering when I'll have a dream about that stupid clown.

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

Sleepless night means one well-read Choke, by Chuck Palahnuik.

Originally Posted by stonedape

The Masks of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson

Pretty fucking awesome so far. James Joyce and Albert Einstien vs the Illuminati.

I just briefly looked that up, sounds pretty cool. Sort of like FAQ About Time Travel and Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy. Is it corky and stuff, or is it serious?

Originally Posted by Remorseless

I just briefly looked that up, sounds pretty cool. Sort of like FAQ About Time Travel and Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy. Is it corky and stuff, or is it serious?

It's hilarious. I laughed out loud the whole way through it.

Penultimate Truth - Philip K Dick

The Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick

Not halfway through yet, just reached the first reference to the High Castle and its occupant, who I'm taking for Dick's metatextual avatar. I'm expecting things to get a bit trippier from here on in, but even if it stays plain old alt-universe fare, I'll be a happy camper

Right now I'm reading Confessor (last book in the Sword of Truth series)by Terry Goodkind and American Gods by Neil Gaiman. On pages 287 and 50, respectively. Getting a bit sick of Terry Goodkind's habit of writing all his characters with the same personality and giving them 5-10 page solid ranting monologues about recycled and redundant values. I got the point six books ago. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really like the series, but the last few books have just been monotonous and retarded. I'm only reading this one because it's—now somewhat thankfully—the last. Neil Gaiman is, as always, awesome.

I'm going to have to look up that Robert Anton Wilson book; that's the second time I've seen it recommended.

Really good so far.

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

Really good so far.

thats a great book eragon. it really is. i rate it 10/10. i was reading eldest but i cant find it. wierd huh?
well im reading the Runaways comic books. They are top notch for any comic junkie. i dont wanna go off topic but any comic heads here? any recommendations?

Originally Posted by Sigurd

i dont wanna go off topic but any comic heads here? any recommendations?

Just finished Secret Identity - Superman. Was actually alright.

Better though was Kirkman's 12-issue run of The Irredeemable Ant-Man. It was as grossly enjoyable as his work on Invincible.

But. Comics aside. Flicking through Hardboiled Hollywood, by Max Decharne. Cheap background notes about various hardboiled films as well as about the authors that inspired them. Is nice to hear more about Chandler.

Also, Ayn Rand's Anthem.

Originally Posted by Sigurd

i dont wanna go off topic but any comic heads here? any recommendations?

I've read a ton of great comics in the past year. Scott Pilgrim is a really fun, random comedy-adventure in the Bone vein; DMZ is some satisfying post-apocalyptia with echoes of Transmetropolitan; this one surprised me as I'm not much into mainstream titles, but Planet Hulk was quite good, very Edgar Rice Burroughs; and Kick-Ass, though you might want to see the movie first so that it's not a let-down compared to the book. There have been others, but that's a pretty good spread

Best comic I've ever read would be Wanted. I can't believe how much they warped and twisted the movie into another piece of Hollywood garbage. It makes the Hitman movie look Oscar-worthy.

Red Sun was a really good comic. Superman lands in Soviet Russia instead of the US.

Originally Posted by stonedape

Red Sun was a really good comic. Superman lands in Soviet Russia instead of the US.

I love alternate universes like that. I had always wanted to read a comic or play a game or something focused on a Nazi occupied planet Earth exploring space and coming across other lifeforms and stuff. Anybody know if such a thing exists?

Originally Posted by Remorseless

I love alternate universes like that. I had always wanted to read a comic or play a game or something focused on a Nazi occupied planet Earth exploring space and coming across other lifeforms and stuff. Anybody know if such a thing exists?

Some of the Final Crisis storylines feature a universe controlled by the Nazis.

Including a Nazi-fied Superman.

Or so I heard.

But mostly read this.

Originally Posted by Remorseless

I love alternate universes like that. I had always wanted to read a comic or play a game or something focused on a Nazi occupied planet Earth exploring space and coming across other lifeforms and stuff. Anybody know if such a thing exists?

Well, the novel I just finished, The Man in the High Castle, is set in a North America divided between the Nazis and the Japanese after WWII. It was a great read, though it's less about geeking out on the what-ifs than it is an actual piece of, you know, literature.

everyone's MINDS

supposed to read Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness but

attention span

everything looks like this!

so,

not happening.