What have you been reading lately?

by **ClassicSpiderman** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 07:07:18

As for me, besides from comic books, I've been reading "Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe". What a master of the English language! He only had one year of university education, though he was forced to drop out for lack of finances. That is evident that good writers are born, not made.

I understand and appreciate Poe, one should have a very high level of reading comprehension. I must admit that I've had to re-read many of the short stories multiple times to fully understand them at first.

My favorite Poe stories so far:

-The Adventure of one Hans Pfaal
-Hop Frog
-Fall of the House of Usher
-William Wilson

...but they're all good, really.

by **Cloud9** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 07:35:30

Last Full Measure and Black Swans.

by **Heineken** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:43:55

I'm rereading all of Orwell's major works (which I originally read as a teenager).

Started with "Burmese Days," proceeded to "The Road to Wigan Pier" and am now on "1984," his mind-blowing opus. Coming soon: "Down and Out in Paris in London," "Coming Up for Air," "Keep the Aspidistra Flying," and "The Clergyman's Daughter." And of course, "Animal Farm." I also have two biographies of the genius I plan to reread.

I encourage people to explore Orwell beyond the books usually read ("Animal Farm" and "1984").

What a shame he died in 1950, aged only 47. The good die young.

by **gampy** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 13:46:28

Just finished Robert Silverberg's "Majipoor Chronicles".

Nice blend of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Something to keep reality at bay for a brief time.

by **CarlosFerreira** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 17:37:48

I'm an avid reader (no TV for me for the last 3 years or so), and besides the girlfriend went on holidays a couple of weeks ago, so I am catching up.

The last 2 months it's been Jarod Diamond's "Collapse", Terry Pratchett's "Soul Music" and "Limits to Growth, 30 years update".

Right now, I have an "Introduction to Economics" in the backpack. Gotta read it, I need it for my future classes!

by **oowolf** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 18:21:35

"The Great Ice Age: Climate Change and Life by J.A. Chapman. College textbook on the paleoclimatology of the past 2.7 million years. Best exposition of the Milankovitch cycle.

by **Ludi** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 22:05:54

A box of romance novels someone gave me in exchange for some glass dishes.

by **Aimrehtopyh** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 22:30:39

Lucifer's Hammer
The Shock Doctrine
& a lot of Philip K. Dick

by **Heineken** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 22:32:00

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', 'J')ust finished Robert Silverberg's "Majipoor Chronicles".

Nice blend of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Something to keep reality at bay for a brief time.

by **mystiek** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 22:53:42

Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg

by **dunewalker** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 23:09:22

Re-reading Thoreau's biography by Canby while awaiting arrival of Dmitry Orlov's "Reinventing Collapse".

by **Serial_Worrier** » Tue 29 Jul 2008, 23:54:14

by **gampy** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 00:04:02

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', 'J')ust finished Robert Silverberg's "Majipoor Chronicles".

Nice blend of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Something to keep reality at bay for a brief time.

by **Schneider** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 00:36:34

I am actually reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand ! With more than 1100 pages, it's taking me whatever times i can affort to scrap anywhere since a week..

Just too good to put down i guess

by **mercurygirl** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 00:40:48

Wow, Schneider. Have you read much of it then? I tried to read it 20 years ago and couldn't get it, always wonder what I missed. Are you reading English or French?

by **Schneider** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 01:01:22

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', 'W')ow, Schneider. Have you read much of it then? I tried to read it 20 years ago and couldn't get it, always wonder what I missed. Are you reading English or French?

by **Ludi** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 07:48:54

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'I') need to give Dick another chance. I only really enjoyed Electric Sheep. What's good?

by **Carlhole** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 08:17:05

"The Challenge Of Man's Future" by Harrison Brown

Written in 1953. It contains the the whole peak oil thing including a picture of a bell curve. It pretty much contains all the same concerns about resources and population as works that came out in the early 70's .

How come M. King Hubbert gets all the credit? I mean, the Brown guy was years ahead of him.

I had seen an article on Energy Bulletin by Kurt Cobb about this book. He had quoted paragraphs from it. So I looked on eBay and found a paperback copy for a couple of bucks.

1953!!! It's incredible how long all this stuff has been around mostly unaltered up to the present. The things that he is saying would fit right in seamlessly with the content that we here on PO.com pore over every day. Amazing.

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