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How can you HATE Brave New World??? random thoughts Send a noteboard - 12/09/2009 06:29:54 AM
With commentary! Because I can't sleep.

Richard Adams ~ Watership Down

Excellent.

Dante Alighieri ~ The Divine Comedy

Good, but one time was enough.

Ray Bradbury ~ Quicker Than the Eye, R is for Rocket, Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes

Have you read The Martian Chronicles? Good stuff also.

David Brin ~ Startide Rising

Probably my favorite from that series, but I like them all.

Orson Scott Card ~ Ender's Game

Very good.

Susanna Clarke ~ Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

One of my all-time favorites.

Hal Duncan ~ Vellum

Very good, though I still haven't decided if I liked the second book yet.

Steven Erikson ~ House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters, Reaper's Gale, Toll the Hounds

Good stuff, good stuff.

Umberto Eco ~ Foucault's Pendulum

Felt like I wasn't intellectual enough to "get it."

Neil Gaiman ~ Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things

Both have some excellent stories and some so-so stories.

William Golding ~ Lord of the Flies

One of the few books I was assigned in high school that I really liked.

Homer ~ The Iliad

Pretty good, but I always preferred The Odyssey - I guess I just like travelogues.

Aldous Huxley ~ Brave New World

HATE.
Alexander Irvine ~ A Scattering of Jades

Meh.

Stephen King ~ Dreamcatcher

Liked it - don't watch the movie under any circumstances, though.

C.S. Lewis ~ The Chronicles of Narnia

Great series. Dawn Treader was always my favorite.

George Orwell ~ 1984, Animal Farm

Always had a soft spot for 1984. Animal House was just okay.

Carl Sagan ~ Contact

Excellent. Just as good as the movie, and I love the movie.

Dan Simmons ~ The Terror, Ilium, Olympos, Carrion Comfort, Children of the Night, Song of Kali

Some are stronger than others, but they're all worth a look-see. Carrion Comfort is probably my favorite vampire book.

Neal Stephenson ~ Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, The Confusion, System of the World

Actually liked the Baroque Cycle a lot more than Cryptonomicon - may have been because I read them first, though.

Matthew Stover ~ Revenge of the Sith

Good. He does a good job of writing about scenes from perspectives other than the ones from the movie itself, which is nice.

Jeff VanderMeer ~ City of Saints and Madmen

As with Gaiman, some really good stories, some so-so.

Tad Williams ~ Shadowmarch

Miiiiight want to wait 'til the series is done, for this one. Williams' stories are almost inevitably slow-burners in the beginning.



I'm basically never going to read them all. Ever.


Pfft. Just remember, no one really needs a job.
This message last edited by random thoughts on 12/09/2009 at 06:48:03 AM
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/NSSP: My fabled "to-read" list. Craig - 09/09/2009 07:45:04 AM 1066 Views
... dan brown? jh - 09/09/2009 11:23:21 AM 719 Views
Indeed. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:18:32 PM 718 Views
You disappoint. jh - 09/09/2009 07:53:54 PM 749 Views
My work here is done. Craig - 09/09/2009 08:46:03 PM 791 Views
You actaully have a list? PhotoJim - 09/09/2009 12:26:44 PM 782 Views
I do... and this is why. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:19:48 PM 762 Views
Copy....Aaaannnnd pasted. Excellent *NM* Bryce - 09/09/2009 02:13:47 PM 489 Views
I accept no responsibility for this! *NM* Craig - 09/09/2009 06:20:06 PM 423 Views
No worries. I've actually read about 9 of the books on there, so I figure we have similar tastes. *NM* Bryce - 09/09/2009 06:59:11 PM 388 Views
I have far more than that. rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 03:07:58 PM 765 Views
Well I don't see you posting a list, missy. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:20:48 PM 819 Views
See, I can't help but buy them. rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 07:14:40 PM 832 Views
Post it! I get a kick out of seeing how organized others are. Plus this list gave me some ideas. *NM* Brian - 09/09/2009 07:17:56 PM 398 Views
Really? How many others would care though? I could nb it to you. *NM* rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 03:51:38 AM 385 Views
If you don't want to post it, no pressure, I'd definitely love to see a copy though *NM* Brian - 10/09/2009 07:08:24 AM 396 Views
That's why it's an NSSP, silly. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 07:51:58 AM 425 Views
I think the bar for post no one cares about is pretty low *NM* random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:50:47 PM 401 Views
I collect too many other things to dedicate all my resources to books. Craig - 09/09/2009 07:19:44 PM 724 Views
I love anal. rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 03:51:12 AM 736 Views
Really? You just don't seem the type. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 07:52:25 AM 741 Views
I'm assuming this is sarcasm... rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 09:01:41 PM 755 Views
Sarcasm? Never heard of it. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 11:08:00 PM 432 Views
I think it's a geology thing. *NM* Nate - 11/09/2009 12:51:23 AM 410 Views
You're thinking of scapulas. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 02:05:15 AM 441 Views
Peter F Hamilton Geoff - 09/09/2009 03:42:38 PM 912 Views
Actually Craig - 09/09/2009 06:21:42 PM 769 Views
Oh good Geoff - 09/09/2009 06:28:04 PM 862 Views
Wow, you have 4 of my absolute favorite books on here Brian - 09/09/2009 07:01:37 PM 779 Views
Maybe they'll become my favorites too! *NM* Craig - 09/09/2009 07:27:46 PM 388 Views
You're right Seriana Sedai - 09/09/2009 08:03:22 PM 725 Views
Re: You're right Brian - 10/09/2009 07:45:08 AM 767 Views
Actually... Seriana Sedai - 10/09/2009 05:58:33 PM 693 Views
Agreed with your picks and comments. PhotoJim - 09/09/2009 10:02:12 PM 804 Views
Re: Agreed with your picks and comments. Brian - 10/09/2009 07:47:49 AM 769 Views
Fine, you guys! Craig - 10/09/2009 07:51:16 AM 799 Views
Seriana Sedai - 10/09/2009 09:54:43 PM 750 Views
don't bother it is dated random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:53:22 PM 774 Views
I'm so confused now... Craig - 12/09/2009 07:21:38 AM 727 Views
Awww. Seriana Sedai - 14/09/2009 05:12:15 AM 981 Views
That is awesome. Now I want to do a list. Nate - 10/09/2009 04:11:06 AM 729 Views
Here's my list. Nate - 10/09/2009 05:20:23 AM 769 Views
It's fun, isn't it? Craig - 10/09/2009 07:50:25 AM 793 Views
How can you HATE Brave New World??? random thoughts - 12/09/2009 06:29:54 AM 917 Views
Powerfully. *NM* Craig - 12/09/2009 07:22:39 AM 407 Views
are you going to read them alphabetically, too? *NM* Camilla - 11/09/2009 10:11:48 AM 488 Views
Hells no. Nate - 11/09/2009 11:29:46 PM 807 Views
Re: Hells no. Camilla - 12/09/2009 10:34:31 AM 773 Views
I am reading David Halberstam ~ The Coldest Winter right now and it is great random thoughts - 12/09/2009 06:47:27 AM 826 Views
You read ... alphabetically? Camilla - 11/09/2009 10:09:26 AM 877 Views
Re: You read ... alphabetically? Geoff - 11/09/2009 12:00:32 PM 848 Views
Only 'til I get through the list. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:17:02 PM 724 Views
Re: Only 'til I get through the list. Camilla - 11/09/2009 06:29:29 PM 825 Views
Re: Only 'til I get through the list. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:41:06 PM 645 Views
Camilla - 11/09/2009 07:04:37 PM 705 Views
There is absolutely no good reason to... Jacob - 11/09/2009 02:31:14 PM 761 Views
I'm intrigued by the premise. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:19:57 PM 730 Views
Spin more time reading and less time list making random thoughts - 11/09/2009 08:15:09 PM 769 Views
I fear you don't understand! Craig - 11/09/2009 09:33:04 PM 675 Views
that is so alien to me random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:42:25 PM 849 Views
Re: that is so alien to me Craig - 12/09/2009 07:25:06 AM 633 Views
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