What are you reading?

phantasmagorovich · Post by **phantasmagorovich** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:08 am

Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.

jfrey · Post by **jfrey** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:41 pm

phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.

The Dune series is amazing.

Bassus Sanguinis · Post by **Bassus Sanguinis** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:17 am

Been reading Terry Pratchett lately.

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phantasmagorovich · Post by **phantasmagorovich** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:38 am

jfrey wrote:
phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.

The Dune series is amazing.

So - why? I get that it's good. But I don't get the cult following.

Bassus Sanguinis wrote:Been reading Terry Pratchett lately.

Very well, Sir!

jfrey · Post by **jfrey** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:33 am

phantasmagorovich wrote:
jfrey wrote:
phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.

The Dune series is amazing.

So - why? I get that it's good. But I don't get the cult following.

Hmmm. Not really sure how to explain why without spoiling the story for you. How far in are you?

phantasmagorovich · Post by **phantasmagorovich** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:35 pm

Yeah, if it's in the story then let's just leave it at a I'll find out. I'm about halfway through the first book. There is a long description of a dinner that's been going on for quite a while. I have tried to find something and I came up with this: The book is written from the perspective of many different characters. But what makes it special is that some - Paul Atreides and Jessica can almost read minds. So you have the advantages of an all-knowing narrator but at the same time you keep doubting if they might be wrong about what they suspect other people are thinking. That's a pretty clever construction.

behndy · Post by **behndy** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:05 pm

i love me some books, and thought i would hate a Kindle 'cause it's just NOT THE SAME. but the thing is awesome.

i'm reading John Dies At The End right now and re-reading Crooked Little Vein. plan to go through the Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever first trilogy next i think.

MrNovember · Post by **MrNovember** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:03 pm

behndy wrote:i love me some books, and thought i would hate a Kindle 'cause it's just NOT THE SAME. but the thing is awesome.

i'm reading John Dies At The End right now and re-reading Crooked Little Vein. plan to go through the Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever first trilogy next i think.

I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...

I'm reading John Dies at the End right now as well and I'm seriously loving it. Highly recommend it to anyone that likes horror, comedy, and weird :animal:

D.o.S. · Post by **D.o.S.** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:29 pm

Just finished:

Just started:

Clearly a new project is afloat over hurr.

osbornkt · Post by **osbornkt** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:51 pm

Fulfilling a bit of historical geekery at the moment.
Lev Theremin basically began electronic music, AND invented the automatic door. Two of my favorite things.

morange · Post by **morange** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:09 am

I agree Dune is good - I reread it every now and then, but I also don't know why it should be held up as some kind of ultimate masterwork; good though. Maybe because so much SF and fantasy is complete garbage, the good ones are incredible by comparison?

Warpsmasher · Post by **Warpsmasher** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:53 am

Started this audiobook last night:

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morange · Post by **morange** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:42 am

MrNovember wrote:I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...

I think you overlooked this thread: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=16621

Iommic Pope · Post by **Iommic Pope** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:55 am

Dune gets better, stick with it.

I'm currently reading Wuthering Heights. Heathcliffe is a dick. But so is everyone else in that book.

MrNovember · Post by **MrNovember** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:18 pm

morange wrote:
MrNovember wrote:I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...

I think you overlooked this thread: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=16621

Haha yeah, I did overlook that thread. I just searched to word read or reading and this one came up first; didn't even notice there were two.

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