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What are you reading?

i forgot! (again)

also, if you haven't read it yet:
Lamb : The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

very, very funny, and also some philosophical spots. i read that one over thanksgiving.

I really like Christopher Moore's books, although his most recent, Fluke, was......freaky. he can do dialogue like no one else though. His Rasta kid cracked me up non stop.
 
'The Human Mind' - Robert Winston. When I've finished it I shall be embarking on an extensive study of the Mr Men books.
 
The Story of Philosophy, by Brian Magee.

It's good light reading, illustrated. Gives you a good idea of what each of the major philosophers thought, without being boring.
 
Lots of people reading books I like. Cool.

I'm in the middle of Quicksilver. Still. Having a baby (my wife, not me) took the steam out of my reading.

I see someone's reading Perdido Street Station. I finished it just before starting Quicksilver. Best book I've read in a long time by FAR. I just got The Scar and King Rat so I'm looking forward to reading more China Mieville.

Also reading various roleplaying books, Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed and Wizard's Complete Warrior.
 
Hexxenhammer
Also reading various roleplaying books, Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed and Wizard's Complete Warrior.
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How is the Complete Warrior?
I've got Sword and Fist. Is the Complete Warrior just a regurgitation of the same material or has anything new actually been added?

For comedy I recommend Good Omens by Neil Gaimon (of Sandman fame) and Terry Pratchett ( of Discworld fame). Overall a very fun romp through the apocalypse.

I'll also throw my vote in for the Honor Harrington as well as recommend Sten.

And for those interested, the new Laurell K. Hamilton book, Seduced By Moonlight is due out on February 3, 2004. The third in the Faiery series not a new Anita Blake.

Ossai
 
Ossai said:
Hexxenhammer
How is the Complete Warrior?
I've got Sword and Fist. Is the Complete Warrior just a regurgitation of the same material or has anything new actually been added?
Ossai
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I think it's quite good. It's got 3 new core (20 level) classes: The Hexblade, the Samurai, and the Swashbuckler.
The Hexblade is the arcane magic answer to the ranger and paladin. Their main power is to curse their opponents and give them penalties to their rolls. They can cast a few arcane spells after 4th level (comparable to the ranger or paladin). This is my favorite thing from the book.
The Samurai is a generic samurai, not as customizable as the one in Oriental Adventures, but still ok.
The swashbuckler is just what it sounds. I love swashbuckler type characters and I never thought you could really do it well in D&D without being a fighter/rogue. This version ain't that great in my opinion. I'd still be a fighter rogue.
The prestige classes are mostly taken from other sources, but tweaked more balanced. Some like the spellsword are better, some are weaker. There are more than just fighter classes though, there are some good ones for most character types.
There are a ton of new feats, including a new type called tactical feats that require more setup to execute but you can use them in more than 1 situation. Pretty cool. There are also weapon style feats that are good.
I'd give it a 4 out of 5. If you like Sword and Fist, pick this up. You won't be disappointed.
 
Let's see... I just finished Nightwatch, by Pratchett, and am currently in the middle of Bachelors Anonymous, by Wodehouse. Though I really only make any sort of progress there when my internet connection cuts out and I'm waiting for it to return.

I'm also making another attempt at getting through Pilgrim's Progress, but I think its been about 2 months since I last read any of that.

Once the Wodehouse book is done, I want to read Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco, and Dante's Purgatorio and Paradisio. English translations ;)
 
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And for those interested, the new Laurell K. Hamilton book, Seduced By Moonlight is due out on February 3, 2004. The third in the Faiery series not a new Anita Blake.
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oh, excellent!!!
thanks for the tip!
When the first one in that series came out, i stayed up all night reading it.
 
The Professional Chef - Written by the CIA... Culinary Institute of America. Really comprehensive.
 
"American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. But seeing as how I already read "Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul" by Douglas Adams, I am seeing a lot of repeating plot points...and Adams does it better IMO.
 
"Stupid White Men", by Micheal Moore. Pretty good, but over-the-top. This man has GOT to be exagerating.
 
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I read it ["Brave New World"] as a teen and loved it. I should reread it, too
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I read this when I was 16 and loved it - I've been meaning to reread it for awhile now, but never seem to get around to it.

Right now I'm reading Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribbin, which I'm definitely enjoying. Also I got The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond & Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey as christmas gifts and plan on reading them next. Once again, Huxley will have to wait for his reread- I find myself saying that a lot though.
 
I am reading "The Violent Bear it Away" by Flannery O'Connor for about the zillionth time.
 
I too tend to be reading several books at any one time. I generally lean toward one as my "main" read.

At the moment I'm working on Michael Moorcock's re-released Elric collection "Song of the Black Sword". It was well past due that he ordered these books.

I'm also, at my mother's behest, reading "My Name is Asher Lev". I've just started that, but apparently it's a wonderful insight to the artistic mind. (Or that's what my mom claims anyway.)

My background reading includes Joe Kelly's run on JLA, again friend recommended. I'm still stunned I've been suckered into the DC world.

My most immediate non-fiction read is "The History of Western Psychology". Unfortunately it's mostly a greatest hits of philosophers and psychologists, not as informative as one might hope.
 
I'm re-reading the Art of Astonishment series, by Paul Harris. The best magic books ever, IMO. :)
 
Hexxenhammer
I picked up the Complete Warrior. I wasn't impressed with the Samurai but the Hexblade has some possibilities. The Swashbuckler should have been a prestige class. The tactical and style feats add a bit to the game but should be more tightly controlled (limited # per character level or similar)

I also picked up the Charlaine Harris series and finished the first one, Dead Until Dark, very light reading.

Ossai
 
i really like the Dead until Dark Series. it may be that as someone raised southern, i love the idea of alternate rednecks.
(and as i mentioned earlier, i'm in a light reading phase:))
 
A friend got me a book on begnning astronomy, one that requires no equipment and shows how to find things using your hand at arms length as a protractor. It also has cultural histories and physical synopses of various phenomena like planetary retrogrades, tides, eclipses, etc., and a 2003-2010 almanac of things to see, as well as visibility maps for eclipses (anybody wanna make a trip out to the south Pacific or Ghana to catch a total eclipse?)
 
"The Day of the Triffids", for about the twentieth time.
Astonishing how socially dated the context of SF can be, while the ideas remain futuristic.
 
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