Topic: What are you reading at the moment? (Read 14278 times)

SeaBupter · « **Reply #120 on:** August 08, 2015, 08:07:41 PM »

"Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery" by Henry Marsh.

Tales of the fascinating and terrifying things that can go wrong with the inside of your head, and how a brain surgeon attempts to fix them. Terrific stories told by a British brain surgeon nearing the end of a long career.

OJneg · « **Reply #121 on:** August 11, 2015, 07:38:49 AM »

Ulises · « **Reply #122 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:14:31 PM »

I'm on the third volume of Robert Caro's epic biography of Lyndon Johnson (Master of the Senate). These books are amazing. Lots of insight into how power works in America. Insane detail and research (Caro interviews everyone possible in person to get at the truth). Books read like really good novels. Like Game of Thrones, there are a lot of fans rooting for the author to finish his heroic undertaking before it is too late (not sure if there is the same frustration that the author is working too slow).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson

aufmerksam · « **Reply #123 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:18:54 PM »

Quote from: OJneg on August 11, 2015, 07:38:49 AM

I was just going to ask which Sanderson book I saw in the post about negmon v. lsr-305...

aufmerksam · « **Reply #124 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:20:07 PM »

I recently heard an interview with David Foster Wallace, and remembered I started but never finished Infinite Jest. Here's to restarting things, again.

Hands · « **Reply #125 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:49:13 PM »

All I've read recently are the books in The Expanse series. Will start "Nemesis Games" soon. Really looking forward to the TV series starting up this winter. Books are a ton of fun to read. Lots of thrilling, space opera type stuff without being a slog to read, really out there, or convoluted.

Kirosia · « **Reply #126 on:** August 11, 2015, 05:24:03 PM »

It's a re-read. And yes I'm aware that the thing on the cover looks like foreskin.

Sphinxvc · « **Reply #127 on:** August 11, 2015, 05:30:18 PM »

This is a really enlightening book, especially for someone like me, who grew up exposed mainly to Eastern religions and concepts. As an outsider, my primary impression of Abrahamic religions was that they were oddly fixated/obsessive about antithetical concepts. Zealot goes into the political and social climate of first century Palestine and explains a lot about how the Christian movement gained steam, and how off the mark modern understanding is of that time, climate, and of course Jesus himself.

zerodeefex · « **Reply #128 on:** August 11, 2015, 08:42:59 PM »

Quote from: OJneg on August 11, 2015, 07:38:49 AM

Wait until you hit the second book. It gets a lot better.

I'm currently re-reading the ARC for Fool's Quest. Megan Lindholm is always pretty wordy (she's prone to lengthy exposition) but her characterization is fucking amazing.

Chartwell85 · « **Reply #129 on:** August 11, 2015, 10:18:10 PM »

A friend (and fellow Pyrate) sent this over to me. It's making for a very interesting read.

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