what are you reading?

kalmar · Post by **kalmar** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:29 pm 0

Picked up a book when I was traveling last week, it was "Perverted by Language" - short stories by various authors, inspired by The Fall.

It's bloody great! When I finished reading it I turned back to the beginning and started again. Totally recommended.

BlackJedi · Post by **BlackJedi** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:42 pm 0

Just finished "Singularity Sky" by Charles Stross today - excellent stuff. Next on the list is the long-awaited (by me anyway) volume 4 of the Yotsuba& manga (from the same author as Azumanga Daioh, if that means anything to you) that arrived yesterday.

Saint Sandy · Post by **Saint Sandy** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:04 pm 0

... currently looking for a tale I've read before, think the author was H P Lovecraft.

In the story, there is a drunk old beggar / pauper / dreamer , who in his reality is a prince, but in ours is a mad deluded fool. The twist of the tale was who to say which was which ...

any ideas ?

cheers

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:00 am 0

"Impara rapidamente il tuo Portoghese, nuovo metodo"

(i.e. "Quickly learn your Portuguese, new method )

At page 23 they already talk about "o boi" and "a vaca" about "feminine
forms that are not coming from the male form", I am sure in some page
in the middle I saw "a girafa" too ...

grue · Post by **grue** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:25 am 0

Saint Sandy wrote:... currently looking for a tale I've read before, think the author was H P Lovecraft.

In the story, there is a drunk old beggar / pauper / dreamer , who in his reality is a prince, but in ours is a mad deluded fool. The twist of the tale was who to say which was which ...

any ideas ?

cheers

Doesn't ring bell but have a look here http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:58 am 0

I've just finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Very nice slice of cyberpunk. I'm about to start reading another of his books. The Diamond Age.

HippyDave · Post by **HippyDave** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:25 am 0

Saint Sandy wrote:... currently looking for a tale I've read before, think the author was H P Lovecraft.

In the story, there is a drunk old beggar / pauper / dreamer , who in his reality is a prince, but in ours is a mad deluded fool. The twist of the tale was who to say which was which ...

any ideas ?

cheers

I think what you're looking for is Beyond The Wall Of Sleep:

http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lo ... fsleep.htm

EDIT: No, it's not. What you want is The Quest Of Iranon:

http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lo ... iranon.htm

(The other story is pretty neat, though. As is most Lovecraft, if you liked The Quest Of Iranon...

)

beardfreak · Post by **beardfreak** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:08 am 0

The Quest Of Iranon

So sad - so beautiful.

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:26 am 0

This is out soon - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

25 years, eh? I can remember buying it in Woolies all that time ago as a kid.

I'm just about to finish reading Rama Revealed - very enjoyable series.

kalmar · Post by **kalmar** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:32 am 0

jPod by Douglas Copeland.
Pretty good actually!

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:35 am 0

Jonesey wrote:I'm just about to finish reading Rama Revealed - very enjoyable series.

Yes. I prefered the first one but overall a good series. If you want to read something very similar (And IMO better) try Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds.

Tmuk · Post by **Tmuk** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:35 am 0

Jonesey wrote:This is out soon - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

25 years, eh? I can remember buying it in Woolies all that time ago as a kid.

Oh wow! I might have to yield to my inner geek and get that.
I've just picked up 'All Too Beautiful', the Steve Marriott autobiograpy.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:39 am 0

I still got all my Fighting Fantasy books and all the rest of the genre I bought over the years.

Did anyone else read the Lone Wolf books (Not Lone Wolf and Cub)? Some of those Choose your Own Adventure books were hardcore. Lots and lots of unpleasant deaths.

Dungeon-Dave · Post by **Dungeon-Dave** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:42 am 0

In keeping with http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?p=1158476, this tickled me...

Jonesey · Post by **Jonesey** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:55 am 0

If you want to read something very similar (And IMO better) try Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds.

Ordered!

Cheers for the nod, HGFB - I'm going to need something after Rama Revealed.