The Books thread.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:33 pm

Subhuman wrote:Rules of Attraction update: Halfway through, not very good...and yet, oddly compelling. But not nearly enough mansex.

When is there enough mansex for you?

Anyways, read Alan Dean Foster's The Man Who Used The Universe. It was damn good.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:04 pm

Subhuman wrote:Rules of Attraction update: Halfway through, not very good...and yet, oddly compelling. But not nearly enough mansex.

You've been reading for a month and you're only halfway through? Do you suffer from ADD?

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:20 am

Takes me months to read a book so STFU. I like to understand every word the author is saying.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:22 am

I usually only read on the bus, or before bed. The rest of my day is filled with school and...y'know, life. Or something.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:42 am

You mean posting on dac.

Have you seen the movie. [spoiler]Someone takes some drugs![/spoilers]

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:17 pm

Megatron wrote:[spoiler]Someone takes some drugs![/spoilers]

You fucking bastard.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:32 pm

No, but I will. I heard it sucked balls.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:15 pm

Much like yourself.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:09 am

Le Morte d'Arthur by Malory omg kekekekekekekeke

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:29 am

I'm reading a shitload of books:
-Stranger in a Strange Land
-Starship Troopers
-Dune Messiah
-Midshipman Hornblower
and last but certainly not least,
-Ariel. Yeah, yeah, it has unicorns in it, but post-apocalyptic unicorns that swear and shit. That's cool. It's a great book that's almost totally unknown. Next time you're in a store, pick it up. You won't regret it.

Lunchmeat · Post by **Lunchmeat** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:37 am

I read all but the last 50 pages or so of Starship Troopers in a week and I haven't touched it in like a month. I liked it, I don't know why I haven't finished.

Is Stranger in a Strange Land good? I read the concept and it didn't appeal to me right now, but I'll probably come around.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:43 am

It's unbelievably fucking good. Heinlien(sp?) is one of my favorite writers, he's so versatile. He can write straight-up sci-fi action novels (ST), deep, thouhghtful commentarty (The Moon is a Harsh Mistress) and fucking hilarious dialouges (The Cat Who Walks Through Walls). Highly reccomended author.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:09 am

dont you get confused reading that many books at once?

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:44 am

Heinlein is a gold mine of great novels, but stay away from the stuff he wrote later in his life when he went insane or something, particularly Number of the Beast. That book is a huge disappointment because it starts with a great concept but starts to wander halfway through and completely fizzles by the end.

Lunchmeat · Post by **Lunchmeat** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:04 am

The advice is greatly appreciated, Spaztronic.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:06 pm

I'm reading Roy Lewis's The Evolution Man, which is hilarious.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:04 pm

POOPERSCOOPER wrote:dont you get confused reading that many books at once?

No, I read one book one day, the next the other day and such. It's a great way to work through a bunch of books, especially if it's for school or such.

Spazmo - What about The Cat Who Walks Through Walls? I thought that was written pretty late in his life, but was excellent, imho.

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:06 pm

Just started reading Idols of Perversity : Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-siÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¨cle Culture by Bram Dijkstra.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:16 pm

IIRC Number of the Beast was his last novel, and I guess he was totally insane at that point.

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:21 pm

Probably. I thought it was the best thing to read after Sade's La Philosophie dans le boudoir.