What We're Reading

[HappyPhantom]

I have a huge nerd boner for anthropology and early human history. I read lots of nonfiction books on the subject (PM me if you are looking for some titles to grab your interest on the subject) and finally forced myself to read the Clan of the the Cave Bear series by Jean M Auel. I wish I had started reading the series sooner. I rarely touch fiction and in general will drop a novel for well-written history stuff in a heartbeat.

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Clan of the Cave Bear is fiction, but it reminds me more of a National Geographic documentary on human ancestry than anything else. The main character is a Homo sapiens girl who loses her family and is adopted by a Neanderthal clan. This was published in 1980, but holds up very well as "fantasy anthropology" shit. Auel did a LOT of research on the subject, and large portions of the text are dedicated to social rules/interactions of Neanderthals and prehistoric/hunter-gatherer herbal medicine. Heavy prose about prehistoric flora/fauna should fill out your anthropology nerd needs.

I've had this series and Dune on my "to read" list for years. Maybe I'll read the core novels of Dune next time I have a craving for fiction...

First few books ok,  then turns into neolithic soft porn fest. Keep reading lol.

[[ptx]]

Finished reading Hyperion Cantos, can't say i liked the direction it took towards the end.
Also read Ubik and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester and Forever War by Joe Haldeman. All good stuff
Now reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Dat cyberpunk.

[Panos_]

Started reading Stephen King 10 days ago, already read "Firestarter" which was really good, until the end which was lame 

and I also read "Salems Lot", which was exceptionally good, and I highly suggest it.

Currently reading "Under the dome" which is a TV series, and so far is pretty good and intense!


I have to admit that I avoided Stephen King, because when I was younger, I had read the "It" and I was bored to death, funny how things change when you grow up!

[Overdriven]

Thanks, I`m gonna "buy it" 

It's great if you like fantasy. A couple of the books can be a bit slow in places. I'm on the 8th at the moment but the overall story arch is great. When I started reading the 1st I had no idea what it would become but it's developed really nicely and is very creative. The series draws on a lot of influences. Everything from a very lotr villain to mythology and real world style events. I'd actually rate it more highly than asoiaf as it's more concentrated and has an obvious development whereas asoiaf is just chaos with no real progress. Plus it's a finished series so I know I'm going to reach a conclusion.

[Panos_]

Bumping.

Just read 2 magnificent books, the first one is this

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13432181-strategos---born-in-the-borderlands

and the second one is this

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/578428.Under_the_Eagle


Both of therm are historical fiction, and both of them are fucking amazing, if you have read the Khan series and you enjoyed it, I guarantee you`ll love them

[Falka]

I have to admit that I avoided Stephen King, because when I was younger, I had read the "It" and I was bored to death, funny how things change when you grow up!

In my youth I've read a few of his books and somewhat enjoyed it, recently started to read The dark tower and it's utter shit so far.

[WITCHCRAFT]

First few books ok,  then turns into neolithic soft porn fest. Keep reading lol.

you were right 

man I really liked the first book too...

[WITCHCRAFT]

Got this for my son recently. He really likes it. It's a lot of fun to read. Was made in the last 10 years but reminds me of old school fairy tales or fables. Mouse is a trickster of the highest rank.

[WITCHCRAFT]

Jesus did everyone stop reading books all at once? Someone else post pls

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Just finished reading Every Tongue Got to Confess: black in spanish Folk-Tales from the Gulf States by Zora Neale Hurston. Most of the stories are short enough that you could recite them in casual conversation without skipping anything. This is because the author went around the southern states and asked people to tell her tall tales and jokes and stuff like that. I posted another book by her in earlier in this thread, and this is kinda the same thing. She acts mostly as an observer, documenting a vanishing culture. Anthropology material direct from the source.

[Panos_]

currently reading https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13531842-odin-s-wolves

next reading https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18828336-frontier-justice

[Moncho]

Reading The Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters, about a Welsh monk in 12th Civil War England (King Stephen and Empress Maud and all that). He investigates murders in and around Shrewsbury.

[Falka]

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[Macropus]

Well, I don't really read any books in English yet, but from what I've recently read in Russian I really liked Jack London's "Sea wolf", and btw each and every one of his stories are amazing, but I guess everyone have read his things anyway.

For science fiction, you may or may not have heard of "Night Watch" by Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko. It is surprisingly more deep and more thrilling than you might expect from what seems to be a "Good guys vs bad guys" story at a first glance.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/359375.Night_Watch

There are also two Russian movies loosely based on these "Watch" books, I wouldn't say they are bad (they seem to be really appreciated in US/UK), but they are quite... alternative, from what the books feel like.
Night Watch movie trailer: https://youtu.be/xDPLZW8MBW8
Day Watch trailer: https://youtu.be/ZtVD97ss7rU

[LordBerenger]

Bible

[Angantyr]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

Thinking about reading this next. Read some excellent excerpts once and I consider Blade Runner one of the best sci-fi movies.