Which book are you currently reading?

[SlipZtrEm]

Leave it to me to crack this open the day class finishes. So much inspiration...

 

[Badasp5.0]

Nation states. Basically, the idea is not trying to fight a more powerful and better equiped army in a head-on battle, because you would always lose. Instead, you use more 'underhand' and deceptive techniques such as legal battles or blocking communication systems.

Interesting. I believe the US ARMY School of Advanced Military Studies refers to this as the "indirect approach" I will have to add this book to my list of must reads.

 

[DG_Silva]

Interesting. I believe the US ARMY School of Advanced Military Studies refers to this as the "indirect approach" I will have to add this book to my list of must reads.

The book was written by a couple of colonels in the People's Liberation Army, Qiao Liang (乔良) and Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗).

 

[AzNTypeR]

Just finished 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green. Honestly, it's the best book that I've ever read! I finished it in 4 days, but one of my friends read it in 4 hours because she couldn't put the book down.

Highly recommend reading this if you haven't yet.

 

[EvanJamesLee]

1984

 

[zzz_pt]

Antichrist by Nietzsche

and

Why I'm not a Christian by Bertrand Russell​

 

[Badasp5.0]

The book was written by a couple of colonels in the People's Liberation Army, Qiao Liang (乔良) and Wang Xiangsui (王湘穗).

Hmmmmmmmmm PLA Colonels make it ever more interesting.

 

[35mm]

In the meantime, I've read these two:

Jim Gaffigan - Dad Is Fat​

Markus Zusak - The Book Thief​

I'll be starting something new today; just don't know what yet. Maybe some Vargas Llosa.

 

[AlvaroF]

I've heard that Markus Zusak books are absolute genius. The Book Thief is in my To Read List.

Right now I'm going through some national litrature but I'm taking my time. Eça de Queiróz "Os Maias" (I think there isn't a direct translation)

 

[35mm]

I've heard that Markus Zusak books are absolute genius. The Book Thief is in my To Read List.

Right now I'm going through some national litrature but I'm taking my time. Eça de Queiróz "Os Maias" (I think there isn't a direct translation)

Pessoalmente, não preciso de tradução nenhuma.

About Markus Zusak, I'd definitely recommend I Am the Messenger to start with. Very, very cool book.

 

[AlvaroF]

Pessoalmente, não preciso de tradução nenhuma.

About Markus Zusak, I'd definitely recommend I Am the Messenger to start with. Very, very cool book.

Wow! I wasn't expecting that!

I'll give it a look. I'm really curious to see Markus's work

 

[35mm]

In my previous post, I totally forgot that I've also read this:

Jordan Belfort - The Wolf Of Wall Street​

It was interesting, but to be honest it was one of those rare cases where I found the movie to be more entertaining than the book. Still, a good read and a bit different story-wise.


I've started this yesterday:

Mario Vargas Llosa - Travesuras de la Niña Mala​

 

[Grandea GTR]

Heaven is for Real

 

[Brutaka]

Currently i'm reading "Like Water for Chocolate." great book, Fantastic, possibly the best book i've read.

Also, I didn't know where to put this, but i made a short story: https://t.co/t5DAS0HYOS Language Warning.

 

[35mm]

Just started this:

Harold Goldberg - All Your Base Are Belong To Us​

 

[FoolKiller]

I just started the audiobook for this:

 

[Techy]

Reading Speaker for the Dead. Only on ch. 5, but it's pretty good so far. After I finished Ender's Game for my English class I felt I wanted to read more about the superhuman Ender and the whole business of aliens.

 

[niky]

Speaker, IMHO, is the best of the bunch. But it's more of a family story wrapped in a science fiction mystery.

I want a Speaker at my funeral.

Hard to believe a guy who can write with such empathy and understanding can be a straight-up militant homophobe... but these books were written at an earlier time, so...

It's funny how one of my Wikipedia hunts go.... I've gone from Gary Busey to Unconventional Warfare via Navy SEALs and MACV-SOG. So, I've started reading a book on Unrestricted Warfare, or how the US can no longer fight a winnable war because of victims fighting the US using non-technological methods.

Very intelligently written. No wonder the US hates the book.

Hard to play conventional warfare against opponents who aren't limited to a single country or region. Even worse if they don't particularly mind collateral damage on either side.

 

[Pagey279]

I'm currently trying to read through A Dance with Dragons in the Song of Ice and Fire series. But it's not grabbing me like the other books did.

There are so few original characters that Martin has had to create new ones, however you get to chapters entitled "An ugly little girl", and "A spurned suitor" and you think "well who the 🤬 is this? So you give it a go and start reading the chapter but most of the time you have no idea who it is, how it ties in with the plot, you read half a dozen new names not knowing their role in the story.
It's got to the point where I quickly skim read through these tedious chapters that seemingly have no importance and promptly forget about them.

 

[Techy]

Speaker, IMHO, is the best of the bunch. But it's more of a family story wrapped in a science fiction mystery.

I want a Speaker at my funeral.

Hard to believe a guy who can write with such empathy and understanding can be a straight-up militant homophobe... but these books were written at an earlier time, so...

I don't follow you... I guess it'll become more relevant as I read more

 

[niky]

I don't follow you... I guess it'll become more relevant as I read more

The last part isn't really relevant to the novel... rather... to the scandal surrounding the new movie.

 

[Techy]

The last part isn't really relevant to the novel... rather... to the scandal surrounding the new movie.

I thought it wasn't getting another movie?

 

[niky]

Recent movie. (New as in recent. ) And given how much of a headache it was for LionsGate, even if it was more successful, I doubt it would get a sequel.

 

[Techy]

Recent movie. (New as in recent. ) And given how much of a headache it was for LionsGate, even if it was more successful, I doubt it would get a sequel.

Lol, I interpret recent as something within a few weeks. Still, I haven't heard about a scandal associated with the movie

 

[niky]

Don't look it up until you finish the book. Don't want to ruin the momentum.

 

[TenEightyOne]

This, excellent despite the Snaily Fail's disturbing endorsement.

 

[86Debris86]

I usually read little else than Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels but I got all pseudo intellectual and bought these recently.

I don't regret it one bit. The latter is particularly interesting.

 

[photonrider]

I usually read little else than Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels but I got all pseudo intellectual and bought these recently.

If you like Terry Pratchett you may want to investigate Jasper Fforde.

Try The Eyre Affair when you have a chance.

"Ingenious. I shall watch Jasper Fforde nervously." Terry Pratchett.

 

[86Debris86]

If you like Terry Pratchett you may want to investigate Jasper Fforde.

Try The Eyre Affair when you have a chance.

"Ingenious. I shall watch Jasper Fforde nervously." Terry Pratchett.

Thank you. I will.

Is he as funny as Pratchett? There have been times reading Thief of Time, Reaper Man (or any Death stories) for example where I've had to put the book down and wipe the tears out of my eyes from the laughter.

 

[photonrider]

Thank you. I will.

You're most welcome.
Um . . . don't we have a smiley for a 'high five'? All this beer is making me tipsy.

Is he as funny as Pratchett? There have been times reading Thief of Time, Reaper Man (or any Death stories) for example where I've had to put the book down and wipe the tears out of my eyes from the laughter.

Well . . . as I've said so many times before - a book is only as good as its reader. Trying throwing Calculus at 5th graders - and they're going to be scratching their heads about discs versus shells . . . and inevitably we're programmed to read into stuff only what we've been programmed to believe or have experienced.

If you found Pratchett funny then you will most definitely be howling over Fforde. The funny part is every time you read it over it seems to say something else . . . but . . . without giving away too much, that may be the point of The Eyre Affair. Allegedly things get changed around when we aren't looking (which is what made Pratchett nervous about Fforde.) Have to run now, since the French Open cut terribly into my time this morning and I'm already running late, but I'll try to throw you the first page soon.

If I say any more it would spoil everything. Try to get the book and yes, laugh your sides off.
You'll love the 'bookworms'.