I'm on a posting frenzy.

I'm not sure this belongs here. It might be better in entertainment.

Here's what I have read (fiction only) to give you an idea what I like to read -- which is non-fiction, manga, and good classic fiction.


Kidnapped -- Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tale of Two Cities -- Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist -- Charles Dickens
Ivanhoe
Mutiny on the HMS Bounty
The prince and the pauper
The three musketeers
The man in the iron mask
The count of Monte Cristo -- Alexandre Dumas
Ender's game -- Orson Scott Card
Speaker of the dead -- Orson Scott Card
The Blue Nowhere -- Jeffrey Deaver
Congo
Jurassic Park
The Firm -- John Grisham
The Pelican Briefcase -- John Grisham
Conan the cimmerian The hyborian Chronicles
Permutation City -- Greg Egan
Dracula -- Bram Stoker.
The Hobbit -- Toliken
Flowers for Algernon
A Time to Kill -- John Grisham
The Green Mile -- Stephen King
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Mark Twain
Don Quixote
The Red Badge of Courage
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Interview with a Vampire -- Anne Rice
Frankenstein -- Mary Shelly
SeaBiscuit
Angels and Demons -- Dan Brown (Thanks to Jaimey for reminding me.)


Forgive me if I have mispelled a title or not gotten the title right.

This is a short list of what I have read. There is more, I just don't quite remember right now. I'll probably add more titles as my memory gets clearer.

Drats, I wish I knew the author to most of these titles.

I definitely want to hear from Jaimey in this topic. I'm pretty sure she'll have like a gazillion books to list. 

Honestly, she sounds like a bigger book nerd than Shieska of Full Metal Alchemist.

The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin.  One of my favourites.

Quote from: Lokaeign on May 31, 2008, 07:42:28 AM
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin.  One of my favourites.

I read that some time age, I was curiously drawn to the characters, I didn't know why at the time .. 

Her mom wrote a pretty interesting book too, based on her dad's research.

Tekla, can you give me a vague idea what you have read? I'm just dieing to know...

I've read lots and lots of history, both prime and secondary source stuff.  I love classical lit, and true crime, and mystery stuff.  And I can always find time to read Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and Richard Feynman's lectures - they sit beside my bed.

Tekla likes science? I'm big into history myself. Or at least thats what I think I am. I used to sit for hours and read from history books. That's how big a weirdo I am.  Whether it be world history, american history, or my state's history, I read it and attempted to comprehend it as best as I could -- which wasn't much.

Ever thought to write some of your own history, Poly? Do you journal? If so do you ever go back and re-read it? Might be an interesting thing for you to do.

And I have loved The Left Hand of Darkness since the year it was published. Such a very wonderful read. I wanted for a long time to be a Genthen. But even then I wanted to be fixed in kemmer as the female. *sigh*

N~

I was an undergraduate science major (physics) long ago, over the hills, and far away.  Then I moved over to the history of science and technology for grad school. 

tekla used to be Joseph Needham!!!  Nice area of study, tekla.

More of a Lewis Mumford type.

I love to read. Sometimes fiction, but mostly non-fiction these days. I've read a lot of philosophy, religion, feminist and queer studies (hmm I wonder why), biographies of musicians, Russian novels, Yiddish writers, Mark Twain, poetry, beat authors such as Ginsberg, Kerouac... I read a lot of sci-fi when I was in my teens, Le Guin, Bradbury, Asimov, etc.

Zythyra

   I'm something of a literary omnivore like Z.  The last literary book I read  happens to be Gravity's Rainbow.  I have a weird taste for reference works (e.g. encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks); I like them because you can get a lot of knowledge quickly. 

QuoteI was an undergraduate science major (physics) long ago, over the hills, and far away.  Then I moved over to the history of science and technology for grad school.

Call me a real nerd, but if you're into science, here is three titles I recommend. I'm sure I'm going to get weird looks for liking a math book.

The foundation and fundamental concepts of modern mathematics -- Howard Eves
Concepts of modern mathematics -- Ian Stewart
Prime Obsession -- John Derbyshire


I just had to recommend these three books because reading all of them opened my eyes a bit wider.

God I feel really bubbly right now. Like I will begin to start floating away or something.

I have very little time to read, but when I do get a chance to read it is usually paperback fiction.

I just finished up two books by Dale Brown - Plan of Attack and Act of War, both follow ups to The Flight of The Old Dog. I have read quite a few of his books.

Anything by Clive Cussler.

The original James Bond series by Ian Fleming.

Most of John Grisham's books.

David Baldacci's books.

Any novels along these lines I really like. I have quite a few similar to the above laying around from various "no one has ever heard about" authors.

For my job I usually have my face stuffed into some kind of dry technical manual trying to learn how to do something, so these books are wonderful, light "who done it" escapes from the technical stuff.

QuoteMost of John Grisham's books.

God, I love reading books by John Grisham. That's the author I was trying to remember. Thank you for reminding me.

By the way, I don't read as much as I used too either. I can't seem to get into a novel anymore. I just wish I knew why.

I like to read fantasy and some science fiction.  I like to write about the same thing.  I also like poetry, but I much prefer writing poetry than reading it.  Here's one of my more recent poems, and I like reading anything with a similar style:

http://www.fictionpress.com/u/506774/VeryGnawty

Elemental
by VeryGnawty

Hardened anchors on the earth
Roughly rigid in our worth.
Flowing free like ants and bees,
Yet rugged mountains block the breeze.

Rugged mountains soaring high
Reaching up into the sky.
Cleaving clouds like sharpened knives,
Ever upward mountain strives.

Ever upward in the wind
Eagle soars up yet again,
Fighting drift and gust and gale,
Rising high above the vale.

Darkened clouds with pregnant might
Forming deep into the night
Burdened with the threat of rain
Falling down to earth again.

Roaring winds and thunder clap,
Ripping bark and spewn tree sap,
Boiling heat in thunderous blaze,
Flames that flick and dance and raze.

Wisps of smoke and dust and steam
Falling down amidst a dream
Settling down upon the earth
Burned and torn and robbed of worth.

Earthen arms with wide embrace
From its stone heart grants them grace.
As the trees are yet reborn
To let them see another morn.

Nice poem, Gnawty.  I found myself wanting an umbrella yet unable to tear myself away from the splendor of the storm.  Very cool!

As far as favorite reading materials...

I like Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mysteries, Political Fiction/Adventure stories, History and Historical Fiction.  I also like the Good vs. Evil supernatural stories.

In addition to authors mentioned above, I like Orson Scott Card (Alvin the Maker series is a Must-Read), Dean Koontz, Frank Peretti, and nearly anything from Anne McCaffery (any of the million Pern novels).  I could add more to this list, but I'm at work and can't see my library from here.

And, I admit it, I enjoy reading the fashion magazines.

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Wow, nice poem Gnawty.  You make my poetry skills look like crap.

Another author I like is Iain M. Banks.  I really get a kick out of his Culture novels.  I'd love to live in the Culture!