The Hobbit :) I went to USA from december to january and got the chance to grab the leather pocket version, awesome! also got LOTR, I've always been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's work, but never got the chance to read the books.

Yeah, I was aware when I read it that Heinlein's philosophy was a little...skewed, to honor his memory XD I read that a lot of people around that time (especially the ones upset about America's involvement in Vietnam) called him a fascist. I dunno if I'd go that far, but some of the things in the book are bizarre, especially how he goes on and on about how you shouldn't have the right to vote unless you've served in the military. It was also very weird that he wrote the Bugs as mindless zombies controlled by a hive mind, bent on nothing but expansion and survival. It could have been a satire if written in the right tone (ala Catch-22), however, it was played straight. I enjoyed the book thoroughly, and respect his opinions, even though I don't agree with them :)

P.S. Heinlein sent money to Philip K. Dick when he was broke, even though they both knew their drastic differences, solely because he thought PKD was a great writer. Money well spent, imo!

I didn't know that. That is really cool. thanks for relating that. Maybe he wasn't such an asshole even though I've heard one of his best friends Harlan Ellison use to call him a huge asshole. :P

Ah well, I don't know if he's an asshole or not (guess I can't ask him now lol), but for what it's worth, Harlan Ellison is a bit quirky himself. I remember this one science fiction award show he attended where he squeezed the presenter's (a highly respected science fiction writer herself) boobs! XD But hell, he gets a pass for I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, if not for his other amazing works.

I don't read, I just look at the pictures.

I concur!!! Really good stuff. If you ever get the chance, you should try reading Glen Cook's Garrett series (if you haven't done so already). They're positively brilliant.

As for me, I'm currently reading Angry Lead Skies by Glen Cook.

I'm currently reading The Tell-Tale Brain by V.S. Ramachandran. Fascinating stuff.

Let's see...

Can't remember the last time I posted here, so I'll go with current reading list:

Reamde - Neal Stephenson
The Illuminatus! Trilogy - R. Shea, R.A. Wilson
The Dragon's Path - Daniel Abraham
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (all of them) - D. Adams

I'll check it out for sure, I'm a huge fan of the writing style.

I just finished Roald Dahl's "Tales of the Unexpected" and "More Tales of the Unexpected" which were pretty good. And just today I started the first book in the Patternists series by Octavia E. Butler called "Patternmaster".

I finished Khan of Mars a short while ago. It was a very enjoyable book. I started reading King Khan but I'm just at the beginning. Also reading some comics from the Marvel promotion.

"God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens

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"Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling

Like 15% into Marquis de Sade's Juliette, a sick book but great. I just picked up Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen and The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald as well.

Just realized that it's funny how I'm on a gaming forum and I haven't even touched a video game in a month.

"The Money Culture" by Michael Lewis.

Lewis is probably most famous for penning Moneyball. But he has authored three very readable books on the culture of Wall Street and finance in general. Aside from the above mentioned, he has also written "Liar's Poker", an account of his time as a bond salesman for Salomon Brothers, and "The Big Short", a retelling of the financial collapse of 2008 and the players who won and lost big because of it.

Even if your profession doesn't point towards finance (mine just hapens to), any of his books are a worthwhile read. They're breif, written in lay language, and laced with humor.

I just started on another William Gibson book: Pattern Recognition.