The 'what book are you reading' thread.

[meu02136]

I'm just about to read a book called 'Fun with Pedophiles'. Don't really care if it's good, just like the title.

[Richman]

I'm just about to read a book called 'Fun with Pedophiles'. Don't really care if it's good, just like the title.

Does that have a yellow and black border and begin with the title "A dummies guide to..."?

[rumblecat]

The God Delusion is a book that blasts religion as, well, a delusion. Haven't read it though - so can't say whether it's worth a look or not. Maybe it is - but I'm just a bit deluded

Definitely worth a look, and does make you question exactly why you hold the belief systems you do, or don't.

Best of all though it inspired that pissing against the church bit in Peep Show - "Richard Dawkins talks the talk, but does he follow through..."

[Biohazard]

I'm reading this again! it really is a great book and quite emotional at times.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Oh and because im nice heres a link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bury-My-Heart-W ... 929&sr=1-1

[Shaolin_monkey]

I'm reading 'The System of the World', by Neal Stephenson. It's the last of three volumes in his 'Baroque' cycle, and it's a corker (as were the previous two).

It's absolute madness - a race against time to prove Isaac Newton isn't involved in counterfeiting, with mad alchemeists, king vagabonds, and assassination attempts on would-be Queens.

Bloody brilliant book. Long, but bloody brilliant.

[mrBeatz]

Almost finished HALO fall of reach, its quite good but id say that about any science fiction book with Aliens and marines. Anyone else read it and are the other two in the series worth a read?

[Craymen Edge]

I'm reading 'The System of the World', by Neal Stephenson. It's the last of three volumes in his 'Baroque' cycle, and it's a corker (as were the previous two).

It's absolute madness - a race against time to prove Isaac Newton isn't involved in counterfeiting, with mad alchemeists, king vagabonds, and assassination attempts on would-be Queens.

Bloody brilliant book. Long, but bloody brilliant.

I read those last summer, and absolutely loved all three. It took me about 3 months in all to get through them (when you add it all up it's nearly 3000 pages of text), but I was never bored. The Jack Shaftoe character was really great.

If you haven't read it already, I would recommend Cryptonomicon afterwards. It has some nice links in with the Baroque Cycle.

[Sasquatch]

The God Delusion is a book that blasts religion as, well, a delusion. Haven't read it though - so can't say whether it's worth a look or not. Maybe it is - but I'm just a bit deluded

Definitely worth a look, and does make you question exactly why you hold the belief systems you do, or don't.

Best of all though it inspired that pissing against the church bit in Peep Show - "Richard Dawkins talks the talk, but does he follow through..."

Hmm, I don't know; sometimes it's a necessary delusion to have - even if I'm a Catholic living in Northern Ireland!

Dawkins isn't interested in being open to the idea of the big man - and he says he's a scientist!

[rumblecat]

Well, part of the book is about how it's not a necessary delusion and how mankind would be much better of relying on themselves rather than an invisble friend in the sky- I'm not saying anyone's right or wrong here, but it's a strong argument he builds up.

He approaches religion from a purely scientific stand-point. So in a sense he is open to the concept of an all-powerful being who created the world, but only in approaching the concept from a realistic viewpoint- deconstructing man made myths and projections.

Woo... started sounding a little a serious there.

He does do some arsey things though, like pulling quotes from a Christian website and having a good laugh at them. That's just playground stuff and drags down his good work.

[Coyote Smith]

I'm currently reading some of the 33 1/3 books, they're just short books about records and how one certain record changed the author's life. Just finished one on Let It Be by The Replacements by the singer from The Decemberists.

[Blue Badger]

Just started reading the god delusion. Enjoying so far.

Edit:

coincidence (above people discussing it)

edit again:

what the hell i dont remember posting already in here at all.
quite embarrassing

I very much agree with dawkins. Be open minded about god? then surely you should also be open to the possibility of invisible talking lizards that control time?

[Richman]

what the hell i dont remember posting already in here at all.
quite embarrassing

The time travelling post. Obviously at some future point in time you'll travel back in time and post that original post about Dawkins, thus sparking the conversation that you are now only entering for the first time.

The time machine will of course be contructed by those green lizards you keep talking about because you will find out shortly that you are one!.

I foretold this by looking into the crystal ball that you will also shortly travel back in time to give me before making the post that you've just answered.

[SwitchThe Munky]

Be open minded about god? then surely you should also be open to the possibility of invisible talking lizards that control time?

Did some-one watch CSI:Vegas lastnight?

[Stegofreak]

I've started reading The Long Tail by Chris Anderson earlier today. Interesting book about how the internet has opened a much bigger market to the world. Nice subtitle too - How endless choice is creating unlimited demand.

Maybe I just like it because it mentions computer games a bit.

A quote from the book

"He plays video games with friends, mostly online. He thinks Halo 2 rocks, especially the user-modified levels."

Economis and gaming in one book? HELL YEAH!

[Blue Badger]

Be open minded about god? then surely you should also be open to the possibility of invisible talking lizards that control time?

Did some-one watch CSI:Vegas lastnight?

No, actually. ???