Book Tab

mack · Aug 1, 2004, 06:25 PM

This is kind of like a Movie Tab or Last Movie Watched Thread, only its about the last book youve read.

The Brass Dragon - Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 1970)

Wachesaw · Aug 1, 2004, 06:36 PM

Fatherland - Robert Harris

Jove · Aug 2, 2004, 05:40 AM

"A World Out of Time", Larry Niven.

Quintessa · Aug 2, 2004, 06:05 AM

Memnoch the devil = anne rice.

Iwata · Aug 2, 2004, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wachesaw
Fatherland - Robert Harris

Started reading it yesterday. What a coincidence.

See the film version, with Rutger Hauer as Max. Really good flick.

Anyway, last book I read was "Fortunes of War", by Stephen Coonts, dealing with a hypothetical war between an economically devastated Russia and a ritualistic Japan led by a warrior sect.

It follows especially an american volunteer squadron that goes to fly for the Russians, much like the Flying Tigers did for China in WWII.

Good book. Great aerial action.

Clay · Aug 2, 2004, 10:29 AM

L. Ron Hubbard & Dave Wolverton

Splendiferous · Aug 2, 2004, 02:34 PM

Last book I read - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. It's undescribable, really - read it and decide for yourself if you like it or not, but not everyone will like it. It's a bit ... esoteric at times

Kieraganion · Aug 2, 2004, 03:20 PM

I just finshed "At The Mountains of Maddness", an H.P Lovecraft short story collection.

And I am currently reading, "On Killing:The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society". By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.
Awsome read!

Aug 2, 2004, 06:28 PM

Watchman by Ian Rankin

reading Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin

Ive just finished reading Bridget Jones's Diary for the comedy element wasnt bad ive read worse.

Clay · Aug 3, 2004, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Merlin
Watchman by Ian Rankin

reading Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin

Ive just finished reading Bridget Jones's Diary for the comedy element wasnt bad ive read worse.

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Is Beggars Banquet in any way related to the Rolling Stones LP of the same title?

What an awesome record!!!!

videonaut · Aug 3, 2004, 06:46 PM

"The Wreck of the River of Stars" by Michael Flynn.

jill_valentine · Aug 3, 2004, 07:40 PM

Last book was the Pocket Book of Horror Film. Good, but FFS, not every single damn horror film is about feminism or its opposite.... Previous to that, I re-read House of Leaves, which is so utterly disconcerting I find myself checking rooms just to make sure they're all exactly as I left them. Recommend it for all Silent Hill or Lovecraft fans...

merlin · Aug 4, 2004, 09:15 AM

posted by Clay

Quote:

Is Beggars Banquet in any way related to the Rolling Stones LP of the same title?

Yes it is another by rankin is Let It Bleed also from a stones album i believe.

Splendiferous · Aug 8, 2004, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jill_valentine
Previous to that, I re-read House of Leaves, which is so utterly disconcerting I find myself checking rooms just to make sure they're all exactly as I left them. Recommend it for all Silent Hill or Lovecraft fans...

As a sometime Lovecraft fan, Jill ... who's that book by?

I'm currently nearing the end of Beyond the Blue Moon by Simon R Green, which is a fantasy book about two battle-scarred cops in a dirty city (very much like Pratchett's Ankh-Morpork only without the charm) who have to go back to their homeland to solve a Royal Murder Mystery. It's got humour, action and intrigue. It's the latest in a series of books, and I haven't read a single one of the previous books but I'm not having trouble with it at all, it's very accessible.

jill_valentine · Aug 8, 2004, 10:50 AM

http://forums.sciflicks.com/showthre...ouse+of+leaves

I have more about it here. It's by the utterly unspellable Mark Z. Danielewski... there's a very hardcore group of fans on the internet, who all interpret it as something completely different. The joy is, they could all be right. It does gradually get to you, and there's no other book in the world quite like it. For example, with no explanation, every single mention of the word "house" has a different typeface. Some pages are blank, or out of order, or backwards, or in German.... It does weigh about as much as a small child though, so if you do pick it up, make sure your feet are spread and you're lifting with your legs rather than your back...

More here...

http://www.geocities.com/run_rom_run/houseofleaves.html

Aug 1, 2004, 06:25 PM	#1
mack misanthrope 1,988 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Planet Earth	Book Tab This is kind of like a Movie Tab or Last Movie Watched Thread, only its about the last book youve read. The Brass Dragon - Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 1970)

Aug 1, 2004, 06:36 PM	#2
Wachesaw Wing Commander 428 flights since Mar 2003 Location: हरे कृष्णा हरे रामा	Re: Book Tab Fatherland - Robert Harris

Aug 2, 2004, 05:40 AM	#3
Jove Sector Marshall 743 flights since Nov 2002 Location: In front of my computer.	Re: Book Tab "A World Out of Time", Larry Niven.

Aug 2, 2004, 06:05 AM	#4
Quintessa Sector Marshall 875 flights since Jul 2004 Location: here or there	Re: Book Tab Memnoch the devil = anne rice.

Aug 2, 2004, 10:29 AM	#6
Clay Starfighter 149 flights since Mar 2004 Location: Earth	A Very Strange Trip L. Ron Hubbard & Dave Wolverton

Aug 2, 2004, 02:34 PM	#7
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Book Tab Last book I read - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. It's undescribable, really - read it and decide for yourself if you like it or not, but not everyone will like it. It's a bit ... esoteric at times

Aug 2, 2004, 03:20 PM	#8
Kieraganion Sector Marshall 781 flights since Oct 2002 Location: F city, F Prefecture (ACROSS Basement).	Re: Book Tab I just finshed "At The Mountains of Maddness", an H.P Lovecraft short story collection. And I am currently reading, "On Killing:The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society". By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. Awsome read!

Aug 2, 2004, 06:28 PM	#9
Merlin n/a flights since	Re: Book Tab Watchman by Ian Rankin reading Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin Ive just finished reading Bridget Jones's Diary for the comedy element wasnt bad ive read worse.

Aug 3, 2004, 06:46 PM	#11
videonaut Starfighter 145 flights since Sep 2003 Location: Living the science fiction of my childhood	Re: Book Tab "The Wreck of the River of Stars" by Michael Flynn.

Aug 3, 2004, 07:40 PM	#12
jill_valentine Us kids know. 1,805 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under.	Re: Book Tab Last book was the Pocket Book of Horror Film. Good, but FFS, not every single damn horror film is about feminism or its opposite.... Previous to that, I re-read House of Leaves, which is so utterly disconcerting I find myself checking rooms just to make sure they're all exactly as I left them. Recommend it for all Silent Hill or Lovecraft fans... Last edited by jill_valentine : Aug 3, 2004 at 07:56 PM.

Aug 8, 2004, 10:50 AM	#15
jill_valentine Us kids know. 1,805 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Six Feet Under.	Re: Book Tab http://forums.sciflicks.com/showthre...ouse+of+leaves I have more about it here. It's by the utterly unspellable Mark Z. Danielewski... there's a very hardcore group of fans on the internet, who all interpret it as something completely different. The joy is, they could all be right. It does gradually get to you, and there's no other book in the world quite like it. For example, with no explanation, every single mention of the word "house" has a different typeface. Some pages are blank, or out of order, or backwards, or in German.... It does weigh about as much as a small child though, so if you do pick it up, make sure your feet are spread and you're lifting with your legs rather than your back... More here... http://www.geocities.com/run_rom_run/houseofleaves.html Last edited by jill_valentine : Aug 8, 2004 at 10:57 AM.

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