What are you reading?

[Larrynautik]

I love this book I've read it three or four times, and it always reveals new details to me. All of Dick's 'time-slip' books are a lot to wrap one's head around.

I particularly like the interesting uchronia where the story takes place. I've also appreciated the Yi King aspect, as this book learnt me how to use and understand Yi King. Really few people know what Yi King is and how it works, in the place where I live. But what makes The Man In The High Castle so amazing is the end of the book. I remember I just said "Woaw, I could never have imagined that !"

[def]

I particularly like the interesting uchronia where the story takes place. I've also appreciated the Yi King aspect, as this book learnt me how to use and understand Yi King. Really few people know what Yi King is and how it works, in the place where I live. But what makes The Man In The High Castle so amazing is the end of the book. I remember I just said "Woaw, I could never have imagined that !"

I guess the I Ching is Yi King in French?

I got into I Ching for a little bit after reading that. It introduced me to it. But ultimately I'm not a superstitious guy.

Dick started on a sequel to that book, but he got too depressed thinking about Nazis all day and gave up part way. A few of the sequel chapters were printed in The Shifting Realities Of Philip K. Dick

[Jargo]

I'm just about to start Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the apes. I've loved Tarzan movies my whole life but never read the books so I thought it was about time to get acquainted. Also as I'm working on a Tarzan minifig theme for fun I wanted to do some research. The movies aren't the best source I've found. Anyway, I'll be reading the Tarzan series for the foreseeable future.

[Larrynautik]

I guess the I Ching is Yi King in French?

I got into I Ching for a little bit after reading that. It introduced me to it. But ultimately I'm not a superstitious guy.

Dick started on a sequel to that book, but he got too depressed thinking about Nazis all day and gave up part way. A few of the sequel chapters were printed in The Shifting Realities Of Philip K. Dick

Yes, Yi King is the I Ching book. There are several translations in french for this title. I'm not superstitious too, but it sometimes gives a different point of view to a problem we submit it.

I'll try to have a look to the Shifting Realities, but I understand Dick about his desire to think about something else than such a dark universe !

[Si-MOCs]

I particularly like the interesting uchronia where the story takes place. I've also appreciated the Yi King aspect, as this book learnt me how to use and understand Yi King. Really few people know what Yi King is and how it works, in the place where I live. But what makes The Man In The High Castle so amazing is the end of the book. I remember I just said "Woaw, I could never have imagined that !"

Wow, I read this book years ago, and I remember the world quite well... but I honestly don't remember the end of the book. I remembered it was 'good' but I don't remembered what happened

I guess it's time to put on the re-read list

oh and I (and many others I assume) am currently reading a Song of Ice and Fire series (and planning out LEGO recreations of the locals )

[commdr_neyo]

I just came back from my holidays, and while I was there, I read all twelfe of the Darren Shan books: The Demonata..

Really lugubrious books, but still very fun to read, mostly because of the tension

Anyone else read those?

[HumanPackMule]

I've recently become addicted to the website Cracked.com. I can just read their articles for hours on end.

[Mr_Malfoy]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Probably for the 20th time .

It's definitely my favorite book, and the best book in the series. In other news, DH Pt.2 is the 3rd highest grossing film of all time! LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!

[def]

Wow, I read this book years ago, and I remember the world quite well... but I honestly don't remember the end of the book. I remembered it was 'good' but I don't remembered what happened

I guess it's time to put on the re-read list

The ending of it is quite abstract, involving a Japanese businessman in a park in San Francisco, and I didn't really even understand it at the time. The meaning is there, but Dick doesn't spell it out for you.

That book, Shifting Realities, is mainly a collection of essays by Dick, with a little fiction. He talks frankly about his out-there beliefs, one of which that came out in a few of his books, like the Man in the High Castle, was that God (or someone who thought they were God) was correcting the time stream, since they could see all of time from start to finish, like an intricate game of Civilization. In the places where time goes astray, God intervenes to set it on a better path. Most people don't realize this, and forget the past version of reality, but a few people fall through the cracks, and have leftover memories for a reality that's been erased. So that's The Man In The High Castle, and somewhat the story for Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.

I read a lot of his stuff, and it's a bizarre head space to be in.

oh and I (and many others I assume) am currently reading a Song of Ice and Fire series (and planning out LEGO recreations of the locals )

I'm on the verge of that. The HBO show was awesome

[dr jones]

Just went on a vacation and had a reading frenzy: three Hornblowers, the new James Bond, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, Pirate Latitudes, Peter Pan, Treasure Island and 1000 years of annoying the French.(went on a holiday in France, got some weird looks when reading that one)

And I read all those in just under two weeks.

Tomorrow I'm getting the fourth Hornblower.

Edited August 9, 2011 by dr jones

[Peppermint_M]

The Mabinogion. (read free online!)

I realised, I have read many a myth, legend and fantasy yarn but was yet to dip into the epic stories of my native land. If you enjoy Aurthurian legend and tales of knights, 40 pages in and I still haven't been disappointed! Take a look, after all it is free online thanks to Project Gutenberg.

[Bricksan]

I am reading Pyramids by Sir Terry Pratchett, as you can see from my signature I am a massive Pratchett fan.

[Hogarth]

I am reading Wicked and I am almost done. I have come across several lines where I just have to pause and reread them. It's pretty good but my mind is acting as if it is the prequel to the movie as I haven't read the book.

[Aanchir]

I am reading Wicked and I am almost done. I have come across several lines where I just have to pause and reread them. It's pretty good but my mind is acting as if it is the prequel to the movie as I haven't read the book.

"Wicked" is pretty good. It's not entirely faithful to either the Oz books or the movie The Wizard of Oz, but there are a lot of wonderful references to both that make it totally worth reading even if you're normally pretty insistent on believing in one particular canon. I'm pretty generous with adaptations, prequels, etc, because it's always fun to see people play around with a world someone else has created, lending their own perspectives to the story.

[Mr Man]

I am reading Pyramids by Sir Terry Pratchett, as you can see from my signature I am a massive Pratchett fan.

I've just finished Jingo (12th time ). My god I love discworld (and other assorted PTerry works) a long and fulfilling series.

[Miss Kyle]

I am reading "Shades of Grey" by Jasper Fforde at the moment, and I quite like it!

[brickoftheweek]

Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission

By Hampton Sides

Really good so far!

[ExpiredHero]

I am reading through the "Shadows of the Apt" series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I am up to book 5 at the moment (Scarab's Path) and have loved all of them so far.

[Peppermint_M]

Unseen Academicals, again. This is only my second reading as the subject isn't a favourite of mine, but I do need to keep up with the comings and goings within the city, ready for the release of Snuff next month.

[Mr Man]

Unseen Academicals, again. This is only my second reading as the subject isn't a favourite of mine, but I do need to keep up with the comings and goings within the city, ready for the release of Snuff next month.

You don't like the watch/city theme . That's the best theme of all. I'm also eagerly awaiting Snuff.

[Miss Kyle]

My favourite discworld theme are the witches :D I enjoy the city theme though, too.

[Mr Man]

My favourite discworld theme are the witches :D I enjoy the city theme though, too.

For me it depends on what I'm reading, when I'm reading the Witches series their my favorite, but now I'm reading Night Watch, the Watch are now my favorite .

[Peanuts]

I've just finished "Feet of Clay", after previously reading "Guards! Guards!" and "Men at Arms". Now I've started with "Going Postal". I discworld.

[Tanma]

Currently I am reading the works of George Mann, specifically his steampunk series. The switch between the books taking place in victorian England to the ones in Jazz age United State is enjoyable, it really shows the contrast between the different eras and regions.

[Peppermint_M]

You don't like the watch/city theme . That's the best theme of all. I'm also eagerly awaiting Snuff.

No, I am not a football fan that much. Unseen Academicals was about football a lot. I am re-reading it so I can be up to date ready for Snuff, I love the Watch books. I will be re-reading them from Guards! Guards! onwards now that I have finished Unseen Academicals (might just skim Fifth Elephant though...)