Civ Duel Zone  

Go Back   Civ Duel Zone > PBEM and Pitboss Games > Archived fora > Romeo's Random Ramblings
Home

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 29-08-2006, 10:58   #11
Shabbaman
Administrator
 
Shabbaman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Costa La Haya
Posts: 8,493
Default

Some time ago I read A plot against america, by Philip Roth. Contemporary american literature, but one of the best books I've ever read.
__________________
"Our spam is backed with COMETS!"
Shabbaman is offline  
Old 29-08-2006, 16:24   #12
sz_matyas
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Madison, WI.
Posts: 555
Default

I agree that it can be a touch long winded at various times, especiallyas it seems to try and reach two audiences, those interested in medieval church/theology and those who enjoy the murder mystery. Both appealed to me, letting me enjoy it without getting bored. I suspect the movie didn't appeal to the theological disputes at teh center of the mystery and hence was a little weaker for it.
__________________
\"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it\"
H. L. Mencken
sz_matyas is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 00:05   #13
romeothemonk
King
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Yankton, SD.
Posts: 1,310
Default

Man, I haven't updated this in ages!!
Some of the highlights of stuff I just read in the past year.
3 textbooks for MBA
Re-engineering the Corporation
6 different technical books on electronics and Six Sigma
3 different books on quartz crystals and oscillators
A couple more Heinlein books
The first 3 books from the Harvard Classics. (Marcus Aurelious didn't seem nearly up to the same level as the others)
A huge stack full of Comic books. (The Yankton Public Library has a large graphic novels section and I am a sucker for that stuff)
Harry Turtledoves Timeline 191 series starting with the outbreak of WW1.
A fair amount of Sir Francis Bacon, Milton and other similar British Philosophers/Scientists of the early 1600's.

I am currently working on Catch-22, and will probably move on to Adam Smith next, but I am still open to fundamental philosophical works as well as decent morality play fiction.
__________________
I am not crazy cause I take the right pills..................................... Everyday
romeothemonk is offline  
Old 15-12-2007, 19:40   #14
romeothemonk
King
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Yankton, SD.
Posts: 1,310
Default

I finished up Catch-22 and have moved on to Jules Verne. I purchased a 7 volume compendium of his works, and have thus far read: 5 weeks in a balloon, Journey to the center of the earth, From the earth to the Moon, and Round the moon.

I hope to finish up with the next three in the next month: 20,000 leagues under the sea, mysterious isle, and around the world in 80 days.

That should put me in better standing to read and comprehend the third installment of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
__________________
I am not crazy cause I take the right pills..................................... Everyday
romeothemonk is offline  
Old 17-12-2007, 07:01   #15
ProPain
Customized Admin :)
 
ProPain's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: sailing the seas of cheese.
Posts: 5,852
Default

Read Eco's Name of the Rose ears ago and loved that. Now almost finished Baudolino and I think it's soso, starts out good but kinda of a dread after a while.

Started on 'everything is illuminated' by Jonathan Safran Foer and what I read so far is hilarious. I read 'A spot of bother' (Mark Haddon) last summer and I can higly recommend that as well, the style matches 'The incident of the dog in the nighttime' which is a must read imho.
__________________
I fed my Dog the American Dream
Well, he rolled over and he started to scream
He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah
ProPain is offline  
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 11:08.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.