Quote from: Anna! on June 03, 2013, 05:03:59 PM
I don't remember any MTFs in Discworld

Other FTM themed books:  Equal Rites - about a girl that can use Wizard magic, and Monstrous Regiment - about a girl that wants to join the army.

Cheery Littlebottom is one.

Quote from: CalmRage on June 04, 2013, 07:09:09 AM
Cheery Littlebottom is one.

I was thinking that female dwarves, like Cheery, started off biologically female but took up male roles and dress in their society (basically making all female dwarves FTMs).  Cheery came out as female, not transexual.

Going to start reading "The Truth" either today or tomorrow (if i can find the concentration). Always found the concept of time-travel intriguing.

Quote from: CalmRage on June 04, 2013, 07:39:11 AM
Going to start reading "The Truth" either today or tomorrow (if i can find the concentration). Always found the concept of time-travel intriguing.

"The Truth"? Time-travelling? Did You mean, perhaps, "Night Watch"?  Both are excellent reads, by the way, with Night Watch winning out a bit IMHO

One a side note, I found that "Unseen Academicals" was one of the weakest books ever...

Quote from: Sammy on June 04, 2013, 08:30:03 AM
"The Truth"? Time-travelling? Did You mean, perhaps, "Night Watch"?  Both are excellent reads, by the way, with Night Watch winning out a bit IMHO

One a side note, I found that "Unseen Academicals" was one of the weakest books ever...

D'oh. I picked the wrong one again! No problem, i'll get it in a few months.

Wasn't Unseen Academicals that book with the football team?

Quote from: CalmRage on June 04, 2013, 09:06:14 AM
D'oh. I picked the wrong one again! No problem, i'll get it in a few months.

Wasn't Unseen Academicals that book with the football team?

Exactly! Never been a fan of football though... At the same time, "Snuff" was an excellent read.

Quote from: Sammy on June 04, 2013, 01:51:57 PM
Exactly! Never been a fan of football though... At the same time, "Snuff" was an excellent read.

I hate football. Will admit to watching it whenever the German national team or the Dutch football team plays. It's my "national duty".

Just finished Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. About to start Pygmy by the same guy. He's quickly becoming my favorite author, this will be my sixth book of his.

I just started What Is the What by Dave Eggers, it's great so far! 

Quote from: Chamillion on June 04, 2013, 01:59:16 PM
Just finished Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. About to start Pygmy by the same guy. He's quickly becoming my favorite author, this will be my sixth book of his.

Loved Survivor, Pygmy wasn't as good as his other stuff.

I love all the Terry Pratchett books, however Thief of time is my favorite main branch book, along with the rest of the Susan/Death branch.  I do also love the Tiffany Aching stories aswell.  Oh and the cynical understandings of the post office and the banks in Going Postal and Making Money.... I really hope raising Taxes comes out soon!! I love Pratchett!!! 

Quote from: Chamillion on June 04, 2013, 01:59:16 PM
Just finished Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. About to start Pygmy by the same guy. He's quickly becoming my favorite author, this will be my sixth book of his.

I've always wanted to read more of his stuff.  I only got around to reading "Fight Club".  I was going to read "Choke", but I heard it wasn't so great.  Maybe I'll put it back on my pile of books to read. 

I started reading a Harry Dresden book on the suggestion of a friend.

Quote from: LearnedHand on June 15, 2013, 08:58:21 PM
Loved Survivor, Pygmy wasn't as good as his other stuff.

Yeah I've been finding that out lol. Have only read the first few chapters and can't get into it. Usually once I start reading one of his books I can't put it down so this is odd for me.

Quote from: learningtolive on June 18, 2013, 03:19:13 PM
I've always wanted to read more of his stuff.  I only got around to reading "Fight Club".  I was going to read "Choke", but I heard it wasn't so great.  Maybe I'll put it back on my pile of books to read. 

Choke was pretty good I thought. Not my favorite of his but still worth a read, you should!

I'm currently reading "How We Do Harm" by Otis W. Brawley M.D., "The Price of Inequality" by Joseph E. Stiglitz, and "Inseperable" by Emma Donoghue. Looking forward to putting "House of Steel" by David Weber on my reading queue.

I bought John Green's "Looking For Alaska" yesterday, and finished it about an hour ago. It had been a long time since I read a good book at all let alone so intensively.

Needless to say that story did not forget to be awesome

Jess.

I'm currently reading "A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada" by John Ralston Saul.

Here's a summary from Amazon:

"In this startlingly original vision of Canada, renowned thinker John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by Aboriginal ideas: Egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all Aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. An obstacle to our progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink it's future."

Besides What is the What, I am finishing up a non-fiction book called The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad and it's incredibly good, probably the best non-fiction I've ever read.

Quote from: Chamillion on June 18, 2013, 04:47:31 PM
Yeah I've been finding that out lol. Have only read the first few chapters and can't get into it. Usually once I start reading one of his books I can't put it down so this is odd for me.

Choke was pretty good I thought. Not my favorite of his but still worth a read, you should!

Yeah the broken English was part of what made me not get into it.

Choke is hilarious, definitely worth the read.

Rereading Tom Jones and loving it 50 times more than i did the first time.

Quote from: Pica Pica on July 06, 2013, 05:03:21 PM
Rereading Tom Jones and loving it 50 times more than i did the first time.

Ah, I adore that book! Utterly so. Good choice!

I'm reading 'Carmilla' by Sheridan LeFanu. It's often considered the first 'proper' Vampire story, predating Stoker by almost two decades. I'm enjoying it very much so far.

I'm reading "The Exorcist".   It's not bad though I'm waiting for it to get scary.  It's supposed to be really scary to read, but so far nothing's phased me.