The Books thread.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:40 am

I finished Do andrios dream fo electronix sheep? and it was pretty good but it got into some spiritual shit or something towards the end that I didn't like.

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:45 am

I thought you were religious.. from what I see of your signature.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:18 am

I just read Helge Schneider's new book Globus Dei, 'twas ok, I guess.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:16 am

I've just finished reading "The People's History of the United States" and I must say, it was pretty damn good.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:02 pm

I just finished reading DAC and it sucks

Shagnak · Post by **Shagnak** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:09 pm

I just read a collection of Poppy Z Brite short stories, and she may write like some talented sonafabitch (err..daughter-of-a..), but her stories were full of homos and buggery and boys sucking each other and stuff and eating dead people that they seriously buggered.

Both pretty and grotesque at the same time.
All they needed was some drug addiction stuff and Im sure Naked_Lunch would've read her.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:55 pm

Brite's a gothy OH SHIT I HEAR THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!!!!!111!1111oneone, I read her The Crow novel and it was totally fucking gay.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:13 pm

Shagnak wrote:I just read a collection of Poppy Z Brite short stories, and she may write like some talented sonafabitch (err..daughter-of-a..), but her stories were full of homos and buggery and boys sucking each other and stuff and eating dead people that they seriously buggered.

Both pretty and grotesque at the same time.
All they needed was some drug addiction stuff and Im sure Naked_Lunch would've read her.

SHAGGY! Glad you go make the long and vile journey over here.

Indeed, it sounds most intriguing!

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:28 pm

Shagnak wrote:I just read a collection of Poppy Z Brite short stories, and she may write like some talented sonafabitch (err..daughter-of-a..), but her stories were full of homos and buggery and boys sucking each other and stuff and eating dead people that they seriously buggered.

Both pretty and grotesque at the same time.
All they needed was some drug addiction stuff and Im sure Naked_Lunch would've read her.

In no way is that good at all. Why in the shit would anyone read that in the first place?

Anyways I'm in the process of reading Frederik Pohl's Gateway series. Gotta admit it's pretty damn good.
If you like that exploration sci-fi field, I'd say you would love this series.

Shagnak · Post by **Shagnak** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:22 pm

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:In no way is that good at all. Why in the shit would anyone read that in the first place?

Well, yes, I had mixed feelings as well.
But there are plenty of pervos around. Hell, there are plenty of DAC members that I know in one guise or another that pretty much admit they are.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:Anyways I'm in the process of reading Frederik Pohl's Gateway series. Gotta admit it's pretty damn good.
If you like that exploration sci-fi field, I'd say you would love this series.

Damn straight. I'm a big fan of all of the old masters.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:31 pm

Shagnak wrote: Well, yes, I had mixed feelings as well.
But there are plenty of pervos around. Hell, there are plenty of DAC members that I know in one guise or another that pretty much admit they are.

I just like to play balls-on-chin.. don't care who's sucking off, as long as its good.

drochfhuaimniÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âº · Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:32 pm

Haven't quite sifted through this entire thread ...

Alas, Babylon, anyone?
Or A Canticle For Leibowitz?

Something more along those lines again is The Sheep Look Up To The Sky.

The only bad thing is that after you read those you get into a bit of a downer funk.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:44 pm

POOPERSCOOPER wrote:I finished Do andrios dream fo electronix sheep? and it was pretty good but it got into some spiritual shit or something towards the end that I didn't like.

I'm a big fan of Bladerunner, and I keep looking for a copy of this, but I can't find one anywhere. I suppose I'll need to order it.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:19 am

Its a pretty popular book, im surprised you cant find one. Do you not live in the US?

Try amazon.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:41 am

Yes, I live in South Jersey, infact. However, I typically hunt for books by name in used book stores, and I simply haven't come across it.

Shagnak · Post by **Shagnak** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:35 pm

drochfhuaimniÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âº wrote: Something more along those lines again is The Sheep Look Up To The Sky.

Do you mean "The Sheep Look Up" by the late John Brunner?
Sci-fi disaster(ish) novel set in an over-polluted ecologically fucked future.
Yeah it's a downer, but I agree it does have its rewards. If anyone likes that, I recommend "Stand On Zanzibar" and "Shockwave Rider" - two other rather heavy dystopian tales by Brunner - as well.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:51 pm

Hm, I've actually got a copy of Stand on Zanzibar sitting on my 'to-be-read' shelf. Maybe I'll bump it up on the list of DOOM.

Anyway, I'm about to start on book 3 in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:54 am

Nicolai wrote:Hm, I've actually got a copy of Stand on Zanzibar sitting on my 'to-be-read' shelf. Maybe I'll bump it up on the list of DOOM.

Anyway, I'm about to start on book 3 in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

I've got an old copy of Stand on Zanzibar kicking around either on one of my multiple book shelves or in one of the multiple stacks piled around my room.

That series by Martin sucks ass. Its a horrible mockery of fantasy mixed with a romance novel.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:52 am

Herro,

I recently finished re-reading(re-relishing) The Summer Queen.
I checked Joan D.Vinge's website, and she refers to it as her
"War and Peace". She's not kidding.

Lately, I've been rereading things and I'm looking for some
recommendations. I don't go for pointless fantasy epics- I don't
buy the "evil overlord gonna ruin the world" bit - I'd like to see
some psychology, sociology, and anthropology... please.
Does anyone have some leads on books that'll put me in a trance
until the sun comes up?

thanks

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:45 am

Redeye wrote:Herro,

I recently finished re-reading(re-relishing) The Summer Queen.
I checked Joan D.Vinge's website, and she refers to it as her
"War and Peace". She's not kidding.

Lately, I've been rereading things and I'm looking for some
recommendations. I don't go for pointless fantasy epics- I don't
buy the "evil overlord gonna ruin the world" bit - I'd like to see
some psychology, sociology, and anthropology... please.
Does anyone have some leads on books that'll put me in a trance
until the sun comes up?

thanks

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