ChiefsPlanet - Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading

Currently reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Just started it, but it's great so far, especially for children of the 80s. I don't feel like making my own synopsis, so here it is:

Next on my list. That sounds excellent.

Hawk	10-21-2011 08:32 AM

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Huffmeister

10-21-2011 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 8020422)

I decided I wanted to read a sci-fi novel. Never really have before. I love sci-fi movies and tv.

I picked one at random. It ended up being Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

That was pretty excellent. Any more sci-fi recommendations?

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is excellent. The movie was way different than the book, so if you've seen the movie, try not to read the book with any pre-conceived notions.

Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke is another one of my favorites. It's about a massive cylindrical object (50km long) of unknown origin that shows up in the solar system and the team of scientists that go out to investigate it. Not much action, but some really cool concepts to think about.

keg in kc

10-21-2011 11:32 AM

Let's see.

Print book-wise I'm currently reading Elfsorrow by James Barclay. You can probably guess the genre from the title. I think I'm about ready for a switch to science fiction, although I have two more books to go in this trilogy (I finished his first trilogy a few days ago).

Audio book-wise I'm currently (re-)listening to The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan in preparation for the second book in the series, The Cold Commands. The Dervish House by Ian McDonald is in the hole. Which I suppose would mark the afore-mentioned switch to science fiction.

38yrsfan

10-21-2011 01:41 PM

Picked up at a thrift store an old copy of Burrough's The Land That Time Forgot. An easy, relaxing read .....

Buck	10-21-2011 05:03 PM

I'm not a huge reader. I've been trying to change that. Reading puts me to sleep though. Any tips on staying awake? Maybe some caffeinated tea?

Hawk	10-21-2011 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 8030162)

I'm not a huge reader. I've been trying to change that. Reading puts me to sleep though. Any tips on staying awake? Maybe some caffeinated tea?

make sure to read sitting up instead of lying down

The Franchise

10-21-2011 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 8030162)

I'm not a huge reader. I've been trying to change that. Reading puts me to sleep though. Any tips on staying awake? Maybe some caffeinated tea?

Did you ever finish Enders Game?

Buck	10-21-2011 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence (Post 8030192)

Did you ever finish Enders Game?

Read back like 6 posts you tool.

The Franchise

10-21-2011 05:09 PM

I didn't read the last page, asshole.

Go read Starship Troopers.

SenselessChiefsFan

10-21-2011 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 8030162)

I'm not a huge reader. I've been trying to change that. Reading puts me to sleep though. Any tips on staying awake? Maybe some caffeinated tea?

I like to wake up early and read before I start my day. Granted, I read non fiction, and it is to help me be a better person or be more successful.

I like books on CD for the car and I also read myself to sleep at night...easier with some books than others:D

Buck	10-21-2011 05:12 PM

Yeah. It's hard to not have any preconceived notions because of the movie. I think I'm going to read Ender's Shadow first. Rendezvous with Rama sounds cool too.

SenselessChiefsFan

10-21-2011 05:13 PM

For anyone who is a Christian, or struggling with who God is..... Blue Like Jazz is an amazing read.