Sooo, what books do you people read? (If you say "no books" I'm likely to get violent....rowr)

Myself, I love a lot of Young-Adult fantasy stuff like 'Tithe' by Holly Black and 'Waywalkers' by Catherine Webb. I also like stuff by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (Crow/Azira for ever!). Also, Harry Potter, it's so brilliant for slashing! And Severus is rockin'

Also, I absolutely adore manga, especially  :oops:  shonen-ai (boy x boy stuff)... *cough cough*. Funnily enough, one of my favourite comics is totally not manga, it's Johnny The Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, which I think many on here would enjoy.

Yeah, so, what's on your shelf?

Also read Terry Pratchett and Harry Potter. But am more of a Tolkien fan personally, also read things that are recommended by my friends.

Hope this makes you a little happier...

I once read the first four or so chapters of an online manga called 'Tei & Riki' and it wasn't all that bad, except it got a bit involved in the complexities of relationships towards the end, to its detriment imo (when I first found it I read it all up to where it was current at the time, somewhere in chapter 4. There's probably a lot more of it now, if it's still up)

One of my all-time favourite authors is Robert Rankin, he's amazing at coming up with seriously bizarre plots and amazing titles ('The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag' is a wonderfully obscure book!)

I used to read a lot of Terry Pratchett, but I got bored with his books a long time ago. I thought 'Moving Pictures' was an great though

I also like 'Colony' by Rob Grant. I have a signed copy of 'Incompetence' waiting to be read too.

I'll spare you my recommendations of non-fiction books

For the Tolkein/Pratchet fans I strongly reccomend more serious fantasy by Jack Vance (I'm less keen on his sci-fi). "The eyes of the overworld", and "Cugel's saga" are hilarious in an ironic kind of way, and the "Lyonesse" trilogy is right up there with "The Lord of the rings".

Some "classics" are also worth reading notably "The well of the unicorn" (I think the authors a Pratt, Fletcher) and (for a well dodgy plot but utterly beautiful prose) "The worm Ourobouros" (by R.E. Edisson?) and of course there's the Conan series by R.E. Howard; don't be put of by the "Arnie" films, there's no comparisson, Howard is remarkably erudite.

At the moment I'm reading Go M.A.D.! (Go Make a Difference 2): Over 500 Daily Ways to Save the Planet! ed. Jo Bourne & Emma Jones. Any other Aspie environmentalists out there?

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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.

Just finished reading the über-hyped Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss.

This post was last modified: 10-25-2004 11:44 AM by Aeolienne.

In the past, I read "Elric from Melnibone". I liked that kind of fantasy.

The latest book I've finished was called "The world of Sofia" (I translated it in my mind from Greece -> English). It was written by a Norwegian Author.

The actual English title is Sophie's World and it's by Jostein Gaarder.

I'm currently reading The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters by Marcus du Sautoy.

This post was last modified: 10-25-2004 11:43 AM by Aeolienne.

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!

I haven't read Sophie's World yet and I suppose I should as I studied philosophy at university; on the other hand maybe it would be too basic for me! I've read another one of JG's books, The Solitaire Mystery - wasn't that impressed.

FYI here's a list of JG's works, copied and pasted from Wikipedia:
   * Diagnosen og andre noveller (The Diagnosis and Other Stories)
    * Froskeslottet (The Frog Castle)
    * Kabalmysteriet (The Solitaire Mystery)
    * Sofies verden (Sophie's World)
    * Julemysteriet (The Christmas Mystery)
    * I et speil, i en gåte (Through a Glass, Darkly)
    * Hallo? Er det noen her? (Hello? Is Anybody There?)
    * Vita Brevis (Brief Life) (also appeared in English as That Same Flower)
    * Maya
    * Sirkusdirektørens datter (The Ringmaster's Daughter)

Still on the subject of books in translation, I'm currently reading Rabrinadrath Tagore's short stories. I wonder how long before a native Bengali speaker reads this posting? 8)

This post was last modified: 10-25-2004 11:43 AM by Aeolienne.

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

Wrt The Solitaire Mystery, am I the only one who found it strange that Hans-Peter could read the miniature book with a magnifying glass on a long car journey along winding mountain roads and not get carsick?

This post was last modified: 09-16-2004 04:59 PM by Aeolienne.

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