@FuriousMachine I'll give Messiah a go and take it from there.
I returned all the books I had from the library on Friday. I always feel bad not leaving without one, so I'm now reading On the origin of time: Stephen Hawking's final theory, written by his colleague Thomas Hertog. Fascinating so far.
Just finished "A Masterpiece in Disarray" about the making of David Lynch's "Dune" and started "The Haunting of Hill House". Ordered "Four Days in November" which supposedly finally and permanently debunks all the conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination.
@LN78 What was A Masterpiece in Disarray like? It's a bit pricey in my country, I assume you are in the States or Canada. So I want to know if it's worth it.
"Man is the pie that bakes and eats himself, and the recipe is separation."
@TheBrandedSwordsman It's superb - especially if you're a Lynch fan. The only disappointing thing is that (as you probably know) Lynch himself refuses to discuss the project, so there are no new insights from him.
Reading the first book of two by a friend of mine. 'Maelstorm' by G A Franks.
The book is a dystopian novel set in "New Britain". It has a 1984, Brave New World and Blade Runner vibe to it. Only 8 chapters in but pretty good so far.
Currently reading a book on J Dilla by Charmas, it's quite interesting. A retrospective describing the influence of hip hop music on him, and, consequently, his influence on hip hop.
I Finished origin of time last night, I wasn't allowed to play Spider-man 2 until I had done so.
I Read volume 2 of Full Metal Alchemist today and my next novel to read is Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert it won in a series of coin tosses between 1984 and Halfhead by Stuart Macbride!
Still reading Dilla Time by Charnas, also looking at Dark Horse's versions of the Witcher stories. I don't think the material in the texts is canon, but it is very entertaining.
@MightyDemon82 I love Catch 22. I've read it a few times and there's plenty of stuff I only picked up on second time round. Just a fantastically written book. I wasn't that enamoured with Fahrenheit 451 as I found it had a solid central idea but not one that could carry a whole book. But then again, I also feel that way about 1987!
@sorteddan@FuriousMachine Moby Dick is a tough read. It is massive and goes off on so many tedious and random tangents; I seem to remember there's a 20 something page chapter about the anatomy of different whales. By the time I finished the book I had to go read a synopsis to remind myself what on earth had actually happened.
@Thrillho I enjoyed both quite a bit, I'm assuming you meant 1984? that was going to be my next read but it's been bumped as I picked up The Forever War & Childhood's end from the library. Will read it after I'm done with those.
Finished Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert today and enjoyed it a lot. A unique take on folklore, mainly the Wild hunt!
@Thrillho Wow, that does not sound like something I'll enjoy (the whale anatomy thing, I mean). It is not a priority on my reading list as it is and that little tidbit of information did nothing to change that
@MightyDemon82 The Forever War and Childhood's End are both very good; gave them both four stars when I read them a few years back. Looking forward to hearing what you think of them. Forever War was maybe a teensy bit uneven, but still a nice read. And I just realised that I've yet to read the sequels, which are also on my list. Might need to re-read the first one, seeing as it has been around eight years since I read it and, as I may have mentioned, my memory isn't all that sharp these days.
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