What Are You Currently Reading? - Page 18

Phurious · #**171** 2nd December 2011, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes

Thanks Phil, this is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for - the last book I finished, just a few days ago was Man in the High Castle - that's the kind of reading mood I'm in at the moment...

If you're in that kind of mood (great book by the way) then I'd say Stand On Zanzibar is the one to go with... this time.

Phurious · #**172** 2nd December 2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by thehamish

duly noted Phu! i take it youve read Bester as well??

aaand i just reread MAUS as i hear theyre making a film out of it! lawdy!

The Stars My Destination is yet another book on my shelves that remains unread - I use to work in a branch of Waterstone's and amassed a very large collection of books, the majority of which remain embarrassingly unread.

Ditto Maus

Wes · #**173** 2nd December 2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Phurious

I use to work in a branch of Waterstone's and amassed a very large collection of books, the majority of which remain embarrassingly unread

Yeah, I have a pretty large section of unread books too, but I think it's worse with unwatched DVDs. Just finding the time, and things aren't going to get any better - even after 11 years of solid DVD collecting there's still a raft of great Cinema out there that I have still to get... Phil, I'm writing down all these recommendations, cos I'm in on a big sci-fi buzz at the moment. Your two picks from earlier are on the way from Amazon, and I'm sneaking in a read of Day of the Triffids before they arrive...

Phurious · #**174** 2nd December 2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes

Yeah, I have a pretty large section of unread books too, but I think it's worse with unwatched DVDs. Just finding the time, and things aren't going to get any better - even after 11 years of solid DVD collecting there's still a raft of great Cinema out there that I have still to get... Phil, I'm writing down all these recommendations, cos I'm in on a big sci-fi buzz at the moment. Your two picks from earlier are on the way from Amazon, and I'm sneaking in a read of Day of the Triffids before they arrive...

Oh jeez, don't get me started on unwatched films (I've just had a splurge in town whilst I was Xmas shopping).

I read Triffids years ago, when I first started secondary school in fact, another brilliant slice of British sci-fi.

I'd highly, highly, highly recommend Alisdair Gray's Lanark too, which isn't strictly sci-fi, but certainly features sci-fi tropes - it's another epic read that brings something new to literature and also how typography is used in books (it took him 30 years to write too!)

And I can't recommend enough Dan Simmons' Hyperion cantos or his Ilium and Olympus novels. So rich in literary references and absolute rip roaring adventure tales - he really is an incredibly talented writer (Drood and The Terror are two other non sci-fi books that left me reeling).

Wes · #**175** 2nd December 2011, 07:49 PM

Many thanks for the recommendations Phil, I just picked up Stand On Zanzibar, Dhalgren, Hyperion and Ilium... This is exactly what I need to get over Christmas...

Demoncrat · #**176** 8th December 2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Phurious

The Stars My Destination is yet another book on my shelves that remains unread - I use to work in a branch of Waterstone's and amassed a very large collection of books, the majority of which remain embarrassingly unread.

Ditto Maus

well, ive just been told that my mate totally lied to me about Maus.
i DID think it was a bit fishy, but im a trusting soul at times....

reading more Lovecraft, including Imprisoned with the Pharoahs (co written with H Houdini? hmm) tis more like a travelogue at moment but i expect a tentacled mass to burst out of the guide's chest any second now....

Phurious · #**177** 16th December 2011, 03:51 PM

Just started on Dave Sims Cerebus collected comic books. Jeez, there's a lot.

Also reading Eyeball Compendium - this could well be my new fave film book.