Faanvolla wrote:Reading the entire Sherlock Holmes Collection ( got it free on iTunes, along with a lot more).
Busy with the third book now, "Hound of the Baskervilles".
I've got some of the Sherlock Holmes stories. They are really interesting.
As for myself I did finish the first Alice in Wonderland book and I am now doing the second. It's not that they take long but I just don't read often enough. I could probably finish the second one tonight if I wanted to.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
Just finished "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King. I'd hate to speak ill of my idol, but I just couldn't get into this one. I got it for Christmas and only managed to work my way through it two months later. I just didn't care about any of the characters or what they were doing.
His work was so much better 25 years ago.
I've now started reading the 'Marauder Shields' series by 'koobismo'.
A highly entertaining Mass Effect spoof
One thing I really like about this series is that in the top right of each strip it gives the ideal Mass Effect music track to listen to while reading that particular strip. A great idea
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
I've moved on to Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There by Professor Richard Wiseman. It should be required reading for anyone that believes in the paranormal and/or cares about what is true and how we think.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
Found a copy of 'Frank Herbert's' 'The Godmakers' on that hidden company ebook cache. One of the best books i've ever read but I lost my copy several years ago. Can't wait to re-read it
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
Started reading the One Piece manga yesterday. I've heard so much about it, and it's really popular, but to be honest, I'm not sure if I'm going to like it.
The art style is really goofy (borderline ugly), and the story itself hasn't really done anything to grab my interest so far. I'll continue reading in the hopes that it will get better (I'm only on chapter 15), but I don't have much hope for this one.
Contrast wrote:Started reading the One Piece manga yesterday.
Have you watched the 'One Piece' anime? I haven't seen it myself but Venic raves about it...
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
I'm now on Christopher Hitchens' Arguably. It's a collection of essays.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
Just finished 'The Godmakers' (One of my favorite books even if its rather short) and am now starting on a series read-through of 'Brian Jacques' 'Redwall'.
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
Contrast wrote:They show that on Tshwane TV sometimes.
Is it any good? I've read most of the books but not seen the series. I know there's one fur in CT who says he has it and will save it for me but I haven't seen him in years.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
Contrast wrote:They show that on Tshwane TV sometimes.
Is it any good? I've read most of the books but not seen the series. I know there's one fur in CT who says he has it and will save it for me but I haven't seen him in years.
I only saw one episode, but it struck me as the kind of show that would be awe-inspiring to a child, but a disappointment to the same child when viewed ten years later as an adult.
The story looked interesting, but just not exciting enough to make me want to watch more. It's difficult to make a full critique from just one episode, but that's the vibe I got.
Just finished 'Redwall' so now onto 'Mossflower'....
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
Ok...'Mossflower' is nowhere near as good as 'Redwall'. So i'm going to take a break from that series and am instead starting 'Timeline' by 'Michael Crichton' (I seem to remember the movie being rather good...)
True love is real, sometimes it just happens in unexpected places.
I do what I must; not because i'm certain of my own sense of justice, but because i'm not certain of anyone elses.
Restaurant and the End of the Universe... i cannot believe it took me that long to get through Hitch Hikers Book 1... i've read all them before, like at least eight times... but i felt like re-reading them... for some reason I'm going slower than normal....
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. Pablo Picasso
I've been reading "Romantically Apocalyptic." It's an odd comic, but it pulls you in and the art is really, really good. http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/1
Aleph by Paulo Coelho.
Most of his books are written with a life lesson or moral built in, also most really easy reading. As I am on a bit of a personal spiritual quest anything that falls into this genre is welcome.
If you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear,
if you've something to hide you shouldn't be here.
Recently found my hardcover copy of the Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert, decided time to reread it, and again, convinced it is one of the best trilogies ever written.
Even had an english teacher at school who thought Dune should have been made a setworkbbook for Matrics.
If you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear,
if you've something to hide you shouldn't be here.
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, selected and edited by Richard Dawkins.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
