What are you reading right now?

DEpointfive0 · 03-19-2014, 07:58 AM

I'm reading the title of this thread.

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 09:16 AM

It was pretty dense and slow, so it got back-burnered as a kid. Which was odd, since I managed to get through pretty much everythig Tolkien wrote and his stuff after LOTR was ******* dry.

SouthArk370Z · 03-19-2014, 09:34 AM

I haven't read anything longer than a magazine article in the last 15 years (unless you consider the FSM to be literature) but, if you like Sci-Fi/Fantasy, it's hard to go wrong with anything by Asimov, Robert Heinlein ("Stranger In A Strange Land" is one of my favorites), John W Campbell Jr, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K Le Guin, Ben Bova, Poul Anderson, and the other "Sci-Fi/Fantasy Masters" from 1950s-1980s. A slightly more recent recommendation would be "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson.

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 09:36 AM

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I haven't read anything longer than a magazine article in the last 15 years (unless you consider the FSM to be literature) but, if you like Sci-Fi/Fantasy, it's hard to go wrong with anything by Asimov, Robert Heinlein ("Stranger In A Strange Land" is one of my favorites), John W Campbell Jr, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K Le Guin, Ben Bova, Poul Anderson, and the other "Sci-Fi/Fantasy Masters" from 1950s-1980s. A slightly more recent recommendation would be "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson.

All very good suggestions. I'm not tied to Sci-fi/fantasy, it's just what I've been working on lately.

exsanity · 03-19-2014, 09:46 AM

You want dry? Try reading Mein Kampf.

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 09:50 AM

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You want dry? Try reading Mein Kampf.

That's on the list of historical "important works" I always mean to read and never actually get around to reading.

exsanity · 03-19-2014, 09:52 AM

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That's on the list of historical "important works" I always mean to read and never actually get around to reading.

It's dry as DFAC chicken, but it does give you some insight if you're into all the WWII happenings (as I am).

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 09:55 AM

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It's dry as DFAC chicken, but it does give you some insight if you're into all the WWII happenings (as I am).

I am, but that stuff always gets kicked to the bottom of the stack in favor of things that I don't need to fight my way through.

exsanity · 03-19-2014, 09:57 AM

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I am, but that stuff always gets kicked to the bottom of the stack in favor of things that I don't need to fight my way through.

I had to leave it in the bathroom for three months just to read it.

SouthArk370Z · 03-19-2014, 10:23 AM

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That's on the list of historical "important works" I always mean to read and never actually get around to reading.

I've bought and tried reading "Mein Kampf", "Origin Of Species", and several other "historically important" books. Get the Cliff's Notes.

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 10:24 AM

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I've bought and tried reading "Mein Kampf", "Origin Of Species", and several other "historically important" books. Get the Cliff's Notes.

The Cliff Notes usually cost more than the public domain stuff.

I'll usually try to read it, get frustrated, and then just read the synopsis on Wikipedia.

10MPlayer · 03-22-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

I've bought and tried reading "Mein Kampf", "Origin Of Species", and several other "historically important" books. Get the Cliff's Notes.

I have Origin of the Species on my Kindle. Also, The Road to Serfdom. Never seem to get around to reading them.

Meulen · 03-19-2014, 10:38 AM

Love my Kindle!! well.....my kindle app at least. I read mostly on my ipad mini.

Last book I read for pleasure was No Easy Day. A story about the tracking and killing of Bin Laden.

I read a ton of stuff all the time for my work. Research and stuff on stocks.

I am also an endurance sports enthusiast and coach, I read a lot of stuff for that too. Right now I'm re-reading Racing Weight, and reading Born To Run (which is more of a story about the Tarahumara and the Leadville Ultra Marathon).

Chuck33079 · 03-19-2014, 10:41 AM

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Last book I read for pleasure was No Easy Day. A story about the tracking and killing of Bin Laden.

A fantastic book. Between that and Lone Survivor, I've determined that, when compared to actual badasses I'm about as tough as your average Brony.

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I read a ton of stuff all the time for my work. Research and stuff on stocks.

Me too. That's why I'm forcing myself to do more reading for fun. Annual reports and prospectuses get old fast.

Meulen · 03-19-2014, 10:48 AM

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A fantastic book. Between that and Lone Survivor, I've determined that, when compared to actual badasses I'm about as tough as your average Brony.

Me too. That's why I'm forcing myself to do more reading for fun. Annual reports and prospectuses get old fast.

I agree on Lone Survivor!! I've seen that book make more grown men cry than.....

Yeah, I like to think I'm bada$$ too. I've even gone to some private combat training, knife fighting training, self/home defense courses. I've done some competitive shooting plus stay in pretty good shape with the endurance sports. But, compared to some of those marines, I might as well curl up in a ball or crawl in a hole!!!

I tried the same thing reading for pleasure, but really only read a few books last year not related to endurance sports. However, that's really a hobby for me. Although, I do get paid for it, I certainly wouldn't make a living at it. I do it mostly for enjoyment, so those books count as enjoyment for me more than anything.

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