Lenin64 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I've had Michael Crichton's State of Fear laying around for about two years now, and I finally started it last night. It's alright so far. I enjoyed Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, so this should be pretty good. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibmaster Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I don't read altogether that often, but when i am in the mood, i do enjoy a good book and always finish it after getting addicted to reading it lol. I enjoyed the Malorie Blackman series starting with 'Noughts and Crosses', those books got me hooked right from the start and i couldnt put the books down until i had finished. Also the Darren Shan series of books, starting with 'Cirque Du Freak', and then the other series starting with 'Lord Loss', that series was VERY graphic, but i enjoyed/enjoy them. Also, i enjoyed reading Richard Bransons autobiography when i was on my holiday last year, it was interesting to read how he came to how he is today, he has had quite an amazing life. Smashing Pumpkins Fan? Check out my sticky! ~ CYB Worthy viewtopic.php?f=77&t=759663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauper_kid Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I just bought the Ender Quartet. Reading the second book. I do say, it takes a while to get interested in it, because many things are unexplained. But, I like it so far. Have you read Enders Shadow, because it's the same time as Enders Game? I'm trying to read Ender's Shadow, but because I've already read through everything that happens in Ender's Game I'm really not interested. But I have to push along just because I am sure there will be quite a bit of extra story that I need to know to move onto Shadow of the Hedgemon. Needed a book for the plane to Florida, and something to read in my free time there, so while shopping with my Mom at Sam's Club decided to pick up Public Enemies. Looks like a good historical book, it's told in more of a story format so you learn while reading an exciting story. It's not like the movie though, I guess the movie is kinda based on it. Looks good, talks about Dillinger and all the other gangsters, along with the birth of the FBI. Tell you in a couple weeks whether it's worth a read or not. I've read Ender's Game, it was much different than a lot of things I've read. (Naked shower battles?) I haven't been able to find any of the sequels anywhere, though. And about Public Enemies, I didn't know that was a book. Can't someone come up with an original story, instead of all these books being made into movies? People will think they won't have to read anything! I've had Michael Crichton's State of Fear laying around for about two years now, and I finally started it last night. It's alright so far. I enjoyed Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, so this should be pretty good. I've read both of those books, too. I was surprised how different the movie was (For Jurassic Park, I mean). They changed so many things. Andromeda Strain had a dissapointing ending. [hide=*Spoiler Alert*]Quick, we've go to find a way to stop this thing from ending the world! Nevermind, its not harmful anymore[/hide] I also read The Lost World, the sequel to Jurassic, but it just wasn't as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakiri Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 ^^^Originality in movies? NO! I don't understand how they made a movie out of Public Enemies, because it's mostly a history book, just written in more of a story format. It still has a whole five page bibliography in the back and tons of actual pictures, I'll figure out what it's about later. I bought Speaker For the Dead, but I'll read that later. Right now reading Rendezvous with Rama, which is pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStandIn Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I used to like reading, but that dumb accelerated reader program my elementary school had to do really ruined it for me. It made reading a chore. Not to mention all those horrible required-to-read books through out the years really burned me out and stamped out any interest in reading I had scraped up. The last book I had to read was Frankenstein and it was so bad I couldn't even finish it. I usually have to drag myself through those books, but I always made myself finish them. This time though, I just couldn't. I haven't picked up a book since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkn0wnwarrior Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I used to like reading, but that dumb accelerated reader program my elementary school had to do really ruined it for me. It made reading a chore. Not to mention all those horrible required-to-read books through out the years really burned me out and stamped out any interest in reading I had scraped up. I couldn't read anything until I finished school. Now reading is alright because it is books of MY choice. Except when I read the Harry Potter series... I was sorta forced into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin0001 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Atm I'm reading We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver. I'm finding it difficult to actually get into(ok granted I only read like 19 pages so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenin64 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I've had Michael Crichton's State of Fear laying around for about two years now, and I finally started it last night. It's alright so far. I enjoyed Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, so this should be pretty good. I've read both of those books, too. I was surprised how different the movie was (For Jurassic Park, I mean). They changed so many things. Andromeda Strain had a dissapointing ending. [hide=*Spoiler Alert*]Quick, we've go to find a way to stop this thing from ending the world! Nevermind, its not harmful anymore[/hide] I also read The Lost World, the sequel to Jurassic, but it just wasn't as good. Lost World was alright, but again, so many differences between book and movie. Like the Carnotaur part, they really should have included that in the movie. It's the only specific part of the book I remember :lol: Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_burritos Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 On a darker note, I really enjoy Hemingway's misogyny. I don't know if that makes me old fashioned or doomed. :lol: Right now I'm reading a few books by Michio Kaku on String Theory. He really does explain it very well, even if it may be completely unfounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakiri Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmcannibalism Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? Good series, surprisingly I still found them good over the course of aging from 12 to 17 Orthodoxy is unconciousnessthe only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorLepRecon Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? The books arn't very long though. Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? Good series, surprisingly I still found them good over the course of aging from 12 to 17 Yeah, I like the series as well. I didn't really like the last book though, since it involved time travel. I found a loophole that made the whole story impossible, so that really disappointed me. Forum Updates & Suggestions <------ Let your voice be heard!Forum Games <------- Coolest place on Tip.ItTip.It Forum Rules <------- Read them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? The books arn't very long though. But there are lots of them. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I finished Bellwether the other day; it wasn't that great. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakiri Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 [hide=]Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? The books arn't very long though. Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? Good series, surprisingly I still found them good over the course of aging from 12 to 17 Yeah, I like the series as well. I didn't really like the last book though, since it involved time travel. I found a loophole that made the whole story impossible, so that really disappointed me.[/hide] I read the first one, but could never get into it... I mean a lot more serious spy stuff...bondish bourneish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspokaspofkjsopfkapo Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 [hide=]Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? The books arn't very long though. Anybody know any long, action packed books? I like long books, and I like really actiony books. Preferably of the spy kind... Already read the Artemis Fowl series? Good series, surprisingly I still found them good over the course of aging from 12 to 17 Yeah, I like the series as well. I didn't really like the last book though, since it involved time travel. I found a loophole that made the whole story impossible, so that really disappointed me.[/hide] I read the first one, but could never get into it... I mean a lot more serious spy stuff...bondish bourneish... Have you read any Tom Clancy? They aren't necessarily spy books, but they're of descent length and are very action packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauper_kid Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I am currently reading the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I am currently reading the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks Haha I have that book. Its pretty awesome. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptical Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I think the fantasy novels that most people here seem to love are trash. Granted, I can't judge each individual book as I haven't read them, but I find the genre completely unappealing.That genre simply allows people to escape reality and fantasize. Sure they aren't going to make those who read them more intellectual, but they are fun to read...so look at those books more so like you'd look at playing a game - for entertainment purposes only. Intellectually - Intelligence is an umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn. There are several ways to define intelligence. In some ways, fantasy (more traditional books, such as those written by Tolkien and Jordan), meets, and especially when considering language and the use and syntax that the proper development and employment of it that is required to consider yourself a proficient speaker or writer, it is invaluable. "Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security." Support transparency... and by extension, freedom and democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakiri Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 ^^^Yeah, I have read Clancy...I ended up buying Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. It's apparently the Japanese version of Lord of Flies. Stephen King even has a blurb on it, and if Stephen King has a blurb on a book published by a manga publishing company... I also got Rouroni Kenshin...the first three. I like Kenshin : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmcannibalism Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 ^^^Yeah, I have read Clancy...I ended up buying Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. It's apparently the Japanese version of Lord of Flies. Stephen King even has a blurb on it, and if Stephen King has a blurb on a book published by a manga publishing company... I also got Rouroni Kenshin...the first three. I like Kenshin : If you got the manga of battle royale I hope you have a taste for porn. If its the same version I half viewed its rather disgusting stuff. Orthodoxy is unconciousnessthe only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harakiri Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 ^^^Yeah, I have read Clancy...I ended up buying Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. It's apparently the Japanese version of Lord of Flies. Stephen King even has a blurb on it, and if Stephen King has a blurb on a book published by a manga publishing company... I also got Rouroni Kenshin...the first three. I like Kenshin : If you got the manga of battle royale I hope you have a taste for porn. If its the same version I half viewed its rather disgusting stuff. No, I didn't get the manga, I got the actual book. It's the first time it's been translated to English and I always have loved Japanese literature. They sure can write some screwed up stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygimantas Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 God damn, I have to read To Kill A Mockingbird over the summer for first term of Freshman year. The worst thing is, I already had to read it in 8th grade. -.- Whats so good about that book anyway, its completely overrated. My teachers say its a classic, I say its an average book at its best. Why does every high school make you read that book, I really don't get it... 99 Hunter - November 1st, 200899 Cooking -July 22nd, 200999 Firemaking - July 29th, 201099 Fletching - December 30th, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauper_kid Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have to read Lies My Teacher Told Me for AP US History, and after that I have to read Catcher in the Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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