Oh, holy crap! Then let me tell you, you're in for some treats. Absolutely pick up "Cryptonomicon" from the same guy. "Snow Crash" is great, too. Aw, hell, I've liked all of his stuff though the first couple books were rough. I think "Reamde" ranks somewhere in the middle for me, with "Cryptonomicon" taking the top spot and "The Diamond Age" a close second.

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Am currently 'book-less'. Finished "Pagan Babies" at the restaurant this evening and didn't bring anything else along. Got a ton of stuff back home to choose from; just not sure what direction to go. Maybe another Elmore Leonard book since I usually consume them in short order.

Currently reading all the English translated Witcher books in preparation for next month. Can't wait.

I hope you like em buddy! I went and read them all (and played the games after) last year and thought that they were really great! Some of the translations can be a little off at times, but the stories and characters are good enough that it's easy to look past!
IMO, the books are pretty essential to get the most out of the series!

I just can't wait till they all get official translations, so I can buy the complete set!
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Currently reading Dubliners by James Joyce.

May I suggest The Passage by Justin Cronin, while it has different subject matter it is just as sprawling a page turner as Reamde, you never know where the hell it is going next, but also it would be a shame to tell you the story because the way it starts out and then takes a severe WTF? detour, if you liked Fallout New Vegas (which I was playing while I read this book), they had quite a synchronicity with each other, but try to avoid reviews (which are all highly rated) as they will ruin the surprise element.

I'll pick up Cryptonomicon at the weekend, thanks for the pointers :)

Started reading Equal Rites (Discworld #3) by Terry Pratchett two days ago.

Now on my list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Currently reading "Gunsights" by Elmore Leonard.

Finished reading this Italian edition (the first faithful translation from the Polish original, it seems) of Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. 3/5, unsatisfying in the end.

"Tantra of the Tachikawa Ryu: Secret Sex Teachings of the Buddha"

and

"Lust for Enlightenment: Buddhism and sex".

by

John Stevens

I bought this on Amazon a few days ago: Build your own transistor radios
I should get it tomorrow.

In the mean time I just bought this: Humble Make Book Bundle

Finished Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Ten books and some 11000+ pages of the greatest and at times not so interesting fantasy writing behind me, I'd still recommend it to people who haven't read it - though not as enthusiastically as during the times I was at stretches in the story I found particularly strong (and there are many).

Erikson took a lot of effort in the final two books (to be read as one book actually) to bring an end to the series, still I found only some lines, then ultimately tied, satisfying. Now would be a great time to reread the whole thing, as I'm sure I'd get more of the complex intertwinings and details the second time around, but this would take me about a year focusing on just this series again, and I just can't.

Overall, it offers one of the best writing, inside fantasy as a genre and in general, especially the philosophic side of it. There was too much of a good thing though in this regard here and there - it's always interesting and deep, but when it happens chapter after chapter without much else going on story-progress-wise (as it does now and then), it got tiring nonetheless. Also, when a lot of the myriad characters indulge in these melancholic, introspective musings and the individuality of each of these people starts to fade because of this, it often seems as if you'd be listening to only one tragic mind.

If you wanna find out if this series might be for you, this article maybe helps.

Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Beginning the Wheel of Time Series.

Just finished Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie.

If you're at all interested in World War II, history, and first-hand accounts of an American serving in the Pacific, I highly recommend it.

I also finished Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, which I thought was merely okay. If you enjoy Stephen King, you'll probably like it.

And I'm just starting Discworld by Terry Pratchett. I think I've actually been reading more than playing games!

I read Musashi (An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era), loved it too.


This was slightly better, not just because of it being well written.
Other books laid a good foundation of knowledge about the man/legend.
Thus i was a easy sell, and my enjoyment was ten fold.
So great book....onto the book of five rings next.

A superb book along the same lines is Taiko, the historical detail is great.
Pricey at the time i brought it...a little bit cheaper now.

"The Lies of Locke Lamora" - Scott Lynch

"The Facade" - Michael S. Heiser (one of those "Gee, the protagonist sounds remarkably like the author" books; a lot of "fact" mixed in with fiction, which makes it rather pedantic. But still, ufo's, cattle mutilation, viruses from space (or are they?)...).

"Another Fine Myth" - Robert Asprin. In the mood to re-read this series, so starting from the beginning.