what are you reading?

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:34 pm 0

piku wrote:Gibson, W (2004) Pattern Recognition. London, Penguin Books Ltd.

Does that hot up later on?

I've struggled to about page 60, but I'm finding it hard to give a stuff about a young image consultant and her constant surprise that England is slightly different from America.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:35 pm 0

Just finished reading Cryptonomicon, much better than I was expecting it to be.

Chunk · Post by **Chunk** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:37 pm 0

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:04 pm 0

Firefox wrote:
piku wrote:Gibson, W (2004) Pattern Recognition. London, Penguin Books Ltd.
Does that hot up later on?

I've struggled to about page 60, but I'm finding it hard to give a stuff about a young image consultant and her constant surprise that England is slightly different from America.

I'd say it gets better, yes.

Plus it has ZX81s all over it!

grue · Post by **grue** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:47 am 0

Chuffmeister wrote:Dragons Egg - Robert L Forward.

I started it yesterday. Another unputdownable book. RLF sure knows his Sci-Fi (and just Sci since he works(ed?) in NASA). I love the retro-futuristic vibe, no concept of mobile phones, internet and other granted things so far.

Thanks Chuffmeister.

mutantcamel · Post by **mutantcamel** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:14 am 0

Someone lent me Catch-22 a couple of weeks ago, and it's fucking genius.

MrsSnake · Post by **MrsSnake** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:19 am 0

Got Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen on the go now

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:54 am 0

Making my way through Neil Gaiman's 'Fragile Things' at the moment. I love collections of short stories.

kalmar · Post by **kalmar** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:39 am 0

Dead Air by Iain Banks. Just finished it, pretty good!

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:49 am 0

Finishing off the Ultimate History of Video Gaming (a Christmas present. Last Christmas. I suck, ok?) while trying to get 5-day Survivor in Dead Rising...

Stone

SimonB · Post by **SimonB** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:01 am 0

Flabio wrote:Making my way through Neil Gaiman's 'Fragile Things' at the moment. I love collections of short stories.

Kind of hoping Santa will bring me that (I already know he will be bringing me Anansi Boys). However, I am now re-reading Neverwhere having just finished New Scientist Last Word collection "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" which was interesting.

shimeril · Post by **shimeril** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:02 pm 0

My Soil Science notes. Exam next week.

Once the exams are done though I have a new Noam Chomsky book to read, Failed States. Should be interesting. His books usually are.

limb_clock · Post by **limb_clock** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:11 pm 0

Please kill me - the uncensored oral history of punk

phattslagg · Post by **phattslagg** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:14 pm 0

Jane Eyre

piku · Post by **piku** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:17 pm 0

Firefox wrote:
piku wrote:Gibson, W (2004) Pattern Recognition. London, Penguin Books Ltd.
Does that hot up later on?

I've struggled to about page 60, but I'm finding it hard to give a stuff about a young image consultant and her constant surprise that England is slightly different from America.

I'll let you know when I get to the end. I'm 2/3 through and am waiting for the interesting stuff to begin.

It does read a bit like a "How the UK is different to America" book for the US population, doesn't it. One day I'll find Count Zero, Neuromancer and Idoru for sale cheaply. I could buy them off Amazon but that's too easy. Must add to my collection of 60's Sci-fi too, only got three books

Am also reading The Wintersmith by good old Terry P. This is going down much easier (the size 14 double-spaced text helps too

).