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Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

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Dracula by Bram Stoker

Hard copy

The Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler

Audio book

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

HORRORSHØW · Nov 1, 2014

dropped finnegans wake (again). will pick up "The Beautiful Things That Awaits Us All" by laird barron on my gf's recommendation.

B.K. · Nov 1, 2014

About half way through The Fall of Hyperion.

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

Might as well ask here at the top of the thread - does anyone have recommendations for books that would satisfy a Fallout itch?

And I've read The Old Man and the Wasteland, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Postman and Dust/Silo.

(Note: While books like The Road, The Stand, Earth Abides, etc are great, I don't consider them 'Falloutish')

AngmarsKing701 · Nov 1, 2014

Well I was hoping to have finished three horror novels by now, but instead I'm only halfway through the first one: NOS4A2, which is finally picking up.

Freeza Under The Shower · Nov 1, 2014

decided to continue in The User Illusion. Porter can wait. But I'll probably get to that this month anyway.

fakefaker · Nov 1, 2014

Maklershed said:
Might as well ask here at the top of the thread - does anyone have recommendations for books that would satisfy a Fallout itch?

And I've read The Old Man and the Wasteland, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Postman and Dust/Silo.

(Note: While books like The Road, The Stand, Earth Abides, etc are great, I don't consider them 'Falloutish')

You might want to try Swan Song by Robert McCammon. It's long, involving, and truly an epic read after a nuclear war.

As for me, still reading The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton.

Man · Nov 1, 2014

It is really amazing. Similarly 'The Blind Watchmaker' which I read straight prior.
The God Delusion next.

Haly · Nov 1, 2014

Very close to finishing. My thoughts summed up:

[Shriek: An Afterword] is not [fiction] at all, but composed entirely of digressions and transgressions.

Piecake · Nov 1, 2014

I just finished this book. It was pretty good, but nothing amazing. I thought the most interesting part was how slavery influenced the personalities of slave owners and that might have contributed to the civil war as well. Basically, slave owner = master/tyrant/dictator of his little domain so was used to having all of his orders, whims and desires fulfilled immediately. When that didnt happen, umbrage, offense and what not was immediately taken since that was an affront to his honor, etc

Tragicomedy · Nov 1, 2014

Grimløck;136828231 said:
dropped finnegans wake (again). will pick up "The Beautiful Things That Awaits Us All" by laird barron on my gf's recommendation.

Loved it. Loved it, loved it, loved it. There are some creepy things going down in that book. Consider it a grouping of 3-4 loosely interconnected novellas, culminating in a final story that hit me like a truck.

-----

Aidan, thanks for the early Hugo list. I just added a bunch to my Goodreads backlog. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

mdubs · Nov 1, 2014

Just finished it now, that ending really threw me for a loop. Brilliant stuff, but kind of unsettling when I read it. I'm feeling the same sort of way I did at the end of the Last of Us (lol).

Arcteryx · Nov 1, 2014

only 20 pages into it, but it's good so far

block tower · Nov 1, 2014

fascinating read even though im very skeptical of a lot of the claims he makes in the book.

Vyrance · Nov 1, 2014

fakefaker said:
You might want to try Swan Song by Robert McCammon. It's long, involving, and truly an epic read after a nuclear war.

As for me, still reading The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton.

Hope you enjoy/have enjoyed the Night's Dawn series. Probably one of my favorite scifi series personally

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

Maklershed said:
Might as well ask here at the top of the thread - does anyone have recommendations for books that would satisfy a Fallout itch?

And I've read The Old Man and the Wasteland, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Postman and Dust/Silo.

(Note: While books like The Road, The Stand, Earth Abides, etc are great, I don't consider them 'Falloutish')

fakefaker said:
You might want to try Swan Song by Robert McCammon. It's long, involving, and truly an epic read after a nuclear war.

Gah! Forgot to mention I read that already too. Very good. I particularly liked the part when they were at the lake in the desert - that was just what I was looking for as far as 'Falloutish' goes.

Freeza Under The Shower · Nov 1, 2014

Haly said:
Very close to finishing. My thoughts summed up:

what does that mean, exactly?

Laekon · Nov 1, 2014

I've had Stephen Kings 11/22/63 sitting at 50% for awhile now. It's been a decent read so far but is the payoff worth it? Someone just gave me Bone Clocks by David Mitchell and I'm thinking of starting that instead of finishing the other.

psykomyko · Nov 1, 2014

Finished reading all of The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. Really enjoyed it. Afterwords it was fun reading all the different viewpoints and interpretations of other readers.

Next read is Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Haly · Nov 1, 2014

Zeitgeister said:
what does that mean, exactly?

It's just a joke. My real thoughts are forthcoming assuming I can muster up the effort to write something down.

VistraNorrez · Nov 1, 2014

Laekon said:
I've had Stephen Kings 11/22/63 sitting at 50% for awhile now. It's been a decent read so far but is the payoff worth it? Someone just gave me Bone Clocks by David Mitchell and I'm thinking of starting that instead of finishing the other.

What do you mean by payoff? Are you looking for an ending that knocks your socks off? Are you looking for a story that takes you along for a ride?

I enjoyed reading it the whole time, I didn't want the sections that focused on Jake's personal life to end when they did, and I didn't want the sections that focused on him following Oswald to end when they did. I would get really wrapped up on both those plot lines. They are what made the book for me. The ending was a satisfactory end, but nothing that wowed me. It wasn't about reaching the end but going through that experience.

ShaneB · Nov 1, 2014

Well I had I read about this 'Kindle first' thing, I would've read this a month ago!

Very excited to start this soon, since I loved the 'Edward' books so much.

Now reading..

The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter by Craig Lancaster

Laekon · Nov 1, 2014

VistraNorrez said:
What do you mean by payoff? Are you looking for an ending that knocks your socks off? Are you looking for a story that takes you along for a ride?

I enjoyed reading it the whole time, I didn't want the sections that focused on Jake's personal life to end when they did, and I didn't want the sections that focused on him following Oswald to end when they did. I would get really wrapped up on both those plot lines. They are what made the book for me. The ending was a satisfactory end, but nothing that wowed me. It wasn't about reaching the end but going through that experience.

Not sure really. I guess I'm just looking for it to pick up. I'm at the point where he is about to move to Fort Worth and it just feels to be dragging to me. The writing is good but the story doesn't seem to be moving.

Pickman · Nov 1, 2014

Just picked up In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. So far it's been a fascinating read and I like his narrative style. It's very engrossing.

It's the tale of the whaling ship Essex and it's sinking by a sperm whale. 21 survivors made it into 3 small whale boats and only 8 ended up rescued, with the living resorting to cannibalism and madness at sea. It inspired Melville's Moby Dick.

Mr.Towel · Nov 1, 2014

Maklershed said:
Might as well ask here at the top of the thread - does anyone have recommendations for books that would satisfy a Fallout itch?

And I've read The Old Man and the Wasteland, A Canticle for Leibowitz, The Postman and Dust/Silo.

(Note: While books like The Road, The Stand, Earth Abides, etc are great, I don't consider them 'Falloutish')

I just started reading a book called Tales from the Radiation Age by Jason Sheehan. I'm getting a lot of Fallout-ish vibes from it, but it's more like the weirder, more pulpy sci-fi parts of the Fallout universe (giant robots, mad scientists, jet packs, sea monsters), with sarcastic dark humour. I took out the physical book from my library, but i think it was originally an episodic kindle release.

Gnome · Nov 1, 2014

I started reading the Mistborn trilogy and I'm not sure if I'll follow through reading them all, I don't care for his writing style too much.

I also started reading The Count of Monte Cristo, which seems pretty interesting so far.

Plasticine · Nov 1, 2014

I haven't read an Anne Rice book since she went religious. Probably would have skipped this one entirely if it didn't tie in to the earlier books in the series.

TestMonkey · Nov 1, 2014

Really good so far.

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

Mr.Towel said:
I just started reading a book called Tales from the Radiation Age by Jason Sheehan. I'm getting a lot of Fallout-ish vibes from it, but it's more like the weirder, more pulpy sci-fi parts of the Fallout universe (giant robots, mad scientists, jet packs, sea monsters), with sarcastic dark humour. I took out the physical book from my library, but i think it was originally an episodic kindle release.

This sounds awesome. Ordered! Thanks for the recommendation.

Any more recommendations, anyone?

I have a listopia started if you wanted to add recommendations that way:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/79960.Books_With_Fallout_Elements

Piecake · Nov 1, 2014

Stoner is today's Kindle Daily Deal. If you havent read it, buy it. It is the best fiction book that I have read in the past few years.

bennywhatever · Nov 1, 2014

I just finished this one for the second time. It's such a great novel compared to the movie.

Now I can't decide between Carl Sagan's "Contact" or Stephen King's "Lisey's Story."

Easystride · Nov 1, 2014

Piecake said:
Stoner is today's Kindle Daily Deal. If you havent read it, buy it. It is the best fiction book that I have read in the past few years.

I bought it without reading the sample. It has been on my wish list for several months. Looking forward to reading it! I gotta finish The Assassin's Apprentice first, though.

OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather · Nov 1, 2014

NekoFever · Nov 1, 2014

Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45 by Max Hastings.

I'm about 90% of the way through and it's excellent. It follows the war from the aftermath of D-Day (Hastings has a book on D-Day so it doesn't go into much detail on that) through to the end of the war in Europe. Very balanced as well, quite happy to criticise the Allies and give credit to the Axis where appropriate. It's really opened my eyes to how terrified people were of the Russians as well most of Germany seemed desperate to the occupied by any of the other Allies.

VistraNorrez · Nov 1, 2014

Laekon said:
Not sure really. I guess I'm just looking for it to pick up. I'm at the point where he is about to move to Fort Worth and it just feels to be dragging to me. The writing is good but the story doesn't seem to be moving.

Well it's about to go into some serious Oswald material if I'm not mistaken. I say just finish it and if you wind up not liking it, then you wasted some of your time but at least you can have a fill picture and know that you didn't like it.

Ashes · Nov 1, 2014

#1. Annihilation.

bengraven · Nov 1, 2014

Just finished the first two trilogies in the Fitz and Fool series. Had something major spoiled for me from Fool's Assassin, the seventh book, and between that and the emotional rollercoaster I've gone through for the last few months with these books, I think I need a vacation.

moojito · Nov 1, 2014

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Storm front by Jim Butcher.

This will be the 3rd or 4th time I've picked this up. It never really grabbed me but everyone kept saying how good it gets later on, so I had another go and I seem to be sticking with it this time around.

Who · Nov 1, 2014

Still reading an Outline of History volume one by HG Wells. Such a fascinating read.

Mr.Swag · Nov 1, 2014

Reading the 1200 page behemoth 'The Stand' and I'm loving it. Its gonna take me days to finish, but its going to be a great ride. After this I'm going to read Chuck Palahniuks Rant.

Glip_Glop · Nov 1, 2014

Just purchased To Kill a Mockingbird on the kindle. A classic that I have read at least ten times since 9th grade. Will start reading this again tonight!

Futureman · Nov 1, 2014

Italo Calvino's "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler."

Dude has instantly shot up as one of my favorite authors. Can't wait to read his other books. Any suggestions? I've also read the first story from "Cosmicomics" and loved it.

Piecake · Nov 1, 2014

Man, there are a lot of good books in Amazon's monthly deals. I want...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004DEPH3E/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALBR7A4/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIR97UC/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00938QQD0/?tag=neogaf0e-20

and

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X7TKUM/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Will I read all of them though? Especially since I usually like listening to my non-fiction and reading fiction? A dilemma...

hardcastlemccormick · Nov 1, 2014

Piecake said:
Man, there are a lot of good books in Amazon's monthly deals. I want...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004DEPH3E/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ALBR7A4/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIR97UC/?tag=neogaf0e-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00938QQD0/?tag=neogaf0e-20

and

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X7TKUM/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Will I read all of them though? Especially since I usually like listening to my non-fiction and reading fiction? A dilemma...

Those are some good links, thanks for posting them.

Metroxed · Nov 1, 2014

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Mr.Swag · Nov 1, 2014

All of this for $22. So happy

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2014

Chaaaabone!

(sorry, I'm never gonna stop doing that)

thomaser · Nov 1, 2014

Nearing the end of Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. A clever, creepy, thought-provoking sci-fi novel. Very short: the world is visited by aliens. They stay only a little while, don't contact humans in any way, and disappear leaving only a bunch of rubbish. As if they were hikers having a picnic. The things they left behind, their rubbish, is strange, sometimes amazing, and other times incredibly dangerous. The main character is a "stalker", a guy who illegally enters the alien-visited areas at night to scavenge space-rubbish and sell it on the black market.

Next up, I'm not sure. Maybe The Prague Cemetary by Umberto Eco.

Mr.Swag · Nov 1, 2014

Maklershed said:
Chaaaabone!

(sorry, I'm never gonna stop doing that)

I enjoyed wonder boys so much I just had to.

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