What book are you reading?

[leo-rcc]

You are not alone:

Top 100 EBooks yesterday

1. The Song My Paddle Sings by E. Pauline Johnson (938)
2. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana (758)
3. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (568)
4. Ulysses by James Joyce (519)
5. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (498)
6. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (491)

[Autumnlicious]

Last night, I read from Arthur C. Clarke's "Tales of Ten Worlds" some short stories, specifically "The Road to the Sea" and "Death and the Senator".

"The Road to the Sea" dealt with growth and stasis, where true art can never be established in a vacuum (no pun intended), but like the ships of old, through discovery, curiosity and most of all, understanding. Only stagnation awaits where one refuses to experience, spread.

"Death and the Senator" was clearly famous enough to warrant it's own Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_the_Senator), as a powerful man reflects on his ambition and how it finally ended up killing him. Recognizing his bad habits and addiction to his ambition is too powerful, he gives up his one and only hope to instead recover what he denied himself so long -- his humanity, his family and the beauty of the world he had so long sought to control, now rendered insignificant under the eyeglass of time itself.

[reverendjeremiah]

Its time for another license renewal..so its back to cramming in the new code for me this weekend.

[Epimethean]

Any China Mieville fans here? So far, I've read Perdido Street Station, Iron Council, Kraken and The City & The City, all of which are excellent.

[kriskiran]

I'm reading a book called The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven(authour of ring world) and Jerry Pournelle. Its an old one, one i found in my father's collection. I'm half way through it. And it is really good. For a book written in the 70s, its well detailed and seems highly scientific.

[Epimethean]

I am a big fan of Niven's collaborations, particularly with Steven Barnes. Back in the 80's, I really thought Dream Park and The Legacy of Heorot were cool. I read the sequels to Dream Park, which were lacklustre, and as I have become aware that there was a sequel to Heorot, I may revisit that series, though with no great expectation.

[bozo]

As a socialist, I re-read my books which have influenced me in that way. My favourites-

THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS by Robert Tressell
THE IRON HEEL by Jack London
RED SHELLEY by Paul Foot
THE PRICE OF A CIGAR by Peter Wood
SPARTACUS by Lewis Grassic Gibbon ( forget the film, the book is superb )
ANIMAL FARM and 1984 by George Orwell
THE JUNGLE by Upton Sinclair

[Epimethean]

Bozo, you might enjoy Mieville, even politically.

[Aspasia]

I normally stick to non-fiction, but after watching Game of Thrones on HBO, I started reading the series and have really enjoyed it. I'm currently on A Feast For Crows.

[Epimethean]

A friend recently recommended that series to me.