what are you reading?

MrsSnake · Post by **MrsSnake** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:53 pm 0

Love In Vein - Tales of Vampire Erotica by Poppy Z.Brite

Serenity Rose Vol1: Working through the negativity By Aaron.A (comic book) - tale of a young witch

corrosive · Post by **corrosive** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:17 pm 0

"Quicksilver" - Neal Stephenson
Programming J2ME On Symbian OS
Six Easy Pieces - Richard Feynman
Windows Internals

Pretty much in order of priority. A bunch of IEEE Micro papers too. And I've got a stack of Byte magazines that I need to sort out (in my sad attempt to get the lot

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Wife_Of_Snake wrote:Love In Vein - Tales of Vampire Erotica by Poppy Z.Brite

I take it you've read Lost Souls?

pyroxian · Post by **pyroxian** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:17 pm 0

betamax wrote:Pre or post Warren Ellis? I'm interested in peoples take on this series since ellis left. I'm hearing that its quality has dipped.

I've only got the 1st two GN's, which cover Warren Ellis's stuff. I've got the post Warren-Ellis stuff as comics, but it's nowhere near as good

Steve

MrsSnake · Post by **MrsSnake** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:03 pm 0

corrosive wrote:I take it you've read Lost Souls?

Oh yes!

corrosive · Post by **corrosive** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:08 pm 0

Wife_Of_Snake wrote:
corrosive wrote:I take it you've read Lost Souls?
Oh yes!

Thought it was unlikely that you'd have not read at least that

betamax · Post by **betamax** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:26 pm 0

pyroxian wrote:
betamax wrote:Pre or post Warren Ellis? I'm interested in peoples take on this series since ellis left. I'm hearing that its quality has dipped.
I've only got the 1st two GN's, which cover Warren Ellis's stuff. I've got the post Warren-Ellis stuff as comics, but it's nowhere near as good

Steve

I've got his latest little project Ministry of Space on order at my local indie comictitians. Please bear in mind that I'm not really an Ellis fanboy (I consider him a charming if overly self absorbed and conceited writer on surface impressions) but his work deserves at least a cursory reading by everyone.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:00 pm 0

Salmon Of Doubt

ChinaFigurine · Post by **ChinaFigurine** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:04 pm 0

Nothing at the moment. Last book I read was Feel, the Robbie Williams book, I found it horribly awkward reading though and so stopped a third of the way through.

Mr Meow · Post by **Mr Meow** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:26 pm 0

the good lords book

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Njal · Post by **Njal** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:39 pm 0

cyric100 wrote:Salmon Of Doubt

What's it like? I'm kind of apprehensive about reading it, with it being unfinished and everything.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:45 pm 0

Njal wrote:
cyric100 wrote:Salmon Of Doubt
What's it like? I'm kind of apprehensive about reading it, with it being unfinished and everything.

I was apprehensive about that too, but from what I've read so far it more a collection of short pieces he's written about a variety of stuff. I guess when I get to the actual unfinished work it'll disappoint me that it's unfinished, but I've enjoyed the short stuff so far. Not quite was I was expecting but some fun nonetheless.

merman · Post by **merman** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:46 pm 0

Njal wrote:
cyric100 wrote:Salmon Of Doubt
What's it like? I'm kind of apprehensive about reading it, with it being unfinished and everything.

If you love any of Douglas' writing, you'll love Salmon. An interesting mixture of essays, stories (including the brilliant "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe"), and the incomplete third Dirk Gently book. It's been put together with care by friends and family.

pyroxian · Post by **pyroxian** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:07 pm 0

betamax wrote:I've got his latest little project Ministry of Space on order at my local indie comictitians. Please bear in mind that I'm not really an Ellis fanboy (I consider him a charming if overly self absorbed and conceited writer on surface impressions) but his work deserves at least a cursory reading by everyone.

I've read the 1st and 3rd parts of Ministry of Space (great comic, bloody hard to find the issues) and it was very good. I like Warren Ellis' stuff a lot - he's one of the rare Comic authors where I'm actively trying to read everything he's written. Alan Moore's the only other one I've bothered doing that with.

Steve

BlackJedi · Post by **BlackJedi** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:06 pm 0

20thCenturyBoy wrote:So...no-one reading Dan Brown then?

Don't get me started on Dan Bloody Brown. I have been known to rant for half an hour on The Da Vinci Code.

See, I like a bit of trash. I'm willing to read any old rubbish, no matter how badly written or how cliched - I'm renowned for getting enjoyment out of just about anything. I'm as unintellectual as someone who's read Sophocles in ancient Greek can be; I read a lot of kids' books for a start. But The Da Vinci Code was just too much for me - ideas recycled from The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, cardboard characters, appalling dialogue, no pacing, a plot that relied almost entirely on coincidence, and an ending that made me physically cringe... I am at a complete loss how this book has done so well.

I even gave the bugger another chance and bought Digital Fortress. Big mistake. It's just as bad.

(No offence if anyone actually likes his books - I'm glad someone can enjoy them, no matter how incomprehensible I find it.)

illlogickill · Post by **illlogickill** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:16 pm 0

The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy - A Trilogy In Five Parts - Douglas Adams. (Hardback)

After watching the movie, I started reading the free Restaurant At The End Of The Universe that they were giving away at the cinema and originally with The Observer. I told Thal I was enjoying the book immensely when he advised me to stop reading it and buy the first book. So I stopped reading it, bought a hardback copy of all five books in one and started on that.

I've just finished the first HHGTTG book, now I see the differences between the book and the movie (no, I'm not starting that again) which proves interesting. I fully intend to get the radio series on CD...and maybe the TV series on DVD too.