Aspies For Freedom

I've been part of an environmentalist group, but now I've moved away so lost contact.  Doing a little of my part by biking and taking trams, separating trash and not buying things I'll toss out soon.

As for books, I don't really have much concentration currently but am trying to get through Le Guin's Earthsea series, which is a very good fantasy series.  Other favourites include Tolkien's work, Discworld, Hitchhiker's Guide and Catch 22.  The latter might easily be thought of in autistic ways, it's a good reflection upon the world itself.

Greetings anyana, nice to meet another shonen-ai fan (there are so few of us).  

Anyhow for the rest of you... books!  Since I am a student of Philosophy most of my reading material revolves around this subject. A big favourite in this area is Nietzsche. I have read most of his major works now and I have yet to be disappointed (if anyone else reads Nietzsche can you recommend which of the following two I should choose to read next: Human All Too Human, or The Gay Science?). Other philosophical works I have particularly enjoyed are 'A Treatise of Human Nature' by Hume, and selected readings from Kant. Some friends have suggested I might enjoy Camus so I will take a trip to the library and see what I can find. Oh and let us not forget Plato's fantastic 'Symposium'. Never before have  I seen such a wonderful devotion to the subject of love (in all its wonderful colours).

Fictional works (apart from philosophy :wink: ) Well there are so many, but recently I have just finished reading (on firm recommendation) the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. These are certainly something special. I must say I have never read 3 books like that in such quick succession. What a joy they are to read too (I must look up Pullman's other works). Until then Nietzsche is a good cure for a rainy day or happy Englishmen.

ahh, national pride, its always fun for someone from a little country to have it mechoned a plase u didn't expect
i also like Jostein Gaarder, he has written another good book caled but i dont know what its caled in english.

i am a big si-fi fantasy fans, and i especaly like terry pratchett and douglas adams.
i just finished the compleate hichikers guid, ewerybody should read it!

The Soitaire Mystery is a childrens book, sophies world is much more mature.

lol, i newer thought about that to be compleatly honest, i ges somone is just imune to car-sicknes :?:

I just finished Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series.

I want to throttle the man.

The last books I read were:
Roots- Alex Haley
The Gangster We Are All Looking For- Le Thi Diem Thuy
Woman Crying River- Sandra Cisneros

I also like Samuel Delany and Nalo Hopkinson, they write a lot of good science fiction books about minorities in the future.

I like Ethnic-American literature because it fits in with my heritage and political leanings. I do not like Eddings/Jordan/and especially this writer Raymond Feist because their books have Anglocentrism and offensive stereotypes of people of color. Lovecraft and Tolkien are exempt because they grew up during the Jim Crow and racist era and they actually are from England.

I agree, there are not many black people in most fantasy books.
Heres some i know have black main characters in, off the top of my head - Neil Gaiman, Sandman, Stephen King, Dark Tower

I read lots of nonfiction, as well as some other books.
My favorite books (not including reference books):
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisted
The Matrix and Philosphy
Feed
The Curious Incident Of the Dog in the Nighttime
Guiness Books of World Records
Winter of Fire
Somebody Somewhere
Momma and the Meaning of Life

I could go on and on...too hard to think of it off the topic of my head.

Hmm

i am currently reading   "Platform" by Michel huollebecq. Translated from the original fench,. It is the first thing I ever read from him.  It is good. This guy cuold be aspie. And his main protagonist seems to be one as well. it is NOT pornographic, But it deals with adult themes of relantionships and love and sex.  

I like the book a lot. I look forward to finishing it.

I've just begun reading The Rough Guide to a Better World by Martin Wroe and Malcolm Doney.

I'm currently reading How to Invest when You Don't Have Any Money by Chris Spink.

I'm currently reading Shopped: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets by Joanna Blythman. Recommended reading for any of you Tesco fans here...

I'm currently reading The Running Man by Richard Bachmann aka Stephen King.

That's the one, although the movie was quite different from the book (as so often).

I'm currently reading The Green Directory 2003/5(!): The UK's most comprehensive guide to green living, ed. Andy Coleman.