What are you reading now? (Chapter 2)
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The first SF book I have read and enjoyed for ages! Recommended!
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Currently sharing myself between
Fritz Leiber, The Swords of lankhmar, that has been on the burner since late last year, but which I think I'm going to finish soon at last.
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, which I started in Greece, and which at the moment is seriously disappointing me
Roger Zelazny, Jack of Shadows, which I took up again a bit by chance, but which seems a worthy reread.
Fritz Leiber, The Swords of lankhmar, that has been on the burner since late last year, but which I think I'm going to finish soon at last.
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, which I started in Greece, and which at the moment is seriously disappointing me
Roger Zelazny, Jack of Shadows, which I took up again a bit by chance, but which seems a worthy reread.
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very engaging and well written and researched account of the lead up and passing of the Declaration of Independence.
One is left wondering what the founders might think of the current situation.
Highly recommended to those interested in history.
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Among The Dead Cities by A.C. Grayling - an examination of the ethics (or otherwise) of the area bombing of Germany by the RAF and of Japan by the USAAF in WWII. Interesting and not infrequently horrifying.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Since I've never read it before or seen the movie.
Since I've never read it before or seen the movie.
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Make sure you read the whole trilogy in five parts.anna09 wrote:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Since I've never read it before or seen the movie.
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I believe my next book club is doing a double shot of Sam Harris, Free Will and Letter To A Christian Nation. I've read Letter before, but it's been some while. I also know that letter has received a considerable amount of legitimate criticism for the sloppiness of Harris' arguments. As the lightning rod in this particular atheist book club, I feel the onus upon me to refamiliarize myself with both. "Oh bother."
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Herodotus: The Histories
I like it a lot.
I like it a lot.
Imagine that. I guess it's only coincidental that you'd already be the perfect citizen in the ideal world you're selling.
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I much prefer Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, or Tacitus, but Herodotus is good, too.Sean Hayden wrote:Herodotus: The Histories
I like it a lot.
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Ringworld Throne by Larry Niven.
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I joined a Buddhist reading club, and they're doing Thich Nhat Hanh's commentaries on the Diamond Sutra, starting next Sunday. I'm not seeing any book club selections on the immediate horizon, but that's likely because I haven't looked more than a week out. Tending to watch a lot of TV lately: NCIS, Fringe, Winter Sonata; and a lot of meetup groups. (Meeting for sushi with a group for geeks this Thursday.) We'll see what books are on tap further ahead.
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Kinda boring so far.
I'm also not a fan of the long-ass sentence style he uses.
Kinda boring so far.
I'm also not a fan of the long-ass sentence style he uses.
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