What Are You Reading?

hotb · Post by **hotb** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:22 pm

Nancymaker wrote:
lyrasen wrote:I always recommend Discworld.
Always.

Also, the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Best books.
Oh god the Bartimaeus Trilogy. I totally man-teared in Ptolemy's Gate.

I need to buy that again, not read it in ages...

nathaniel is the faggiest name

Operation Awesome · Post by **Operation Awesome** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:32 pm

Head of The Brothel wrote:
Nancymaker wrote:
lyrasen wrote:I always recommend Discworld.
Always.

Also, the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Best books.
Oh god the Bartimaeus Trilogy. I totally man-teared in Ptolemy's Gate.

I need to buy that again, not read it in ages...
nathaniel is the faggiest name

What about Florence?

Miss Starseed · Post by **Miss Starseed** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:54 am

I really, really loved Twenties Girl more than I thought I would.

It might be my new favourite by Kinsella.

VBS.Redlof.B · Post by **VBS.Redlof.B** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:30 pm

Currently finishing up The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F. Hamilton. I have about 15 pages left out of 1134.

It's the second book of the trilogy, The Night's Dawn. And I'll be starting the last book today most likely.

Operation Awesome · Post by **Operation Awesome** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:01 pm

I just bought Will Grayson Will Grayson.

I love John Green.

Stranaton · Post by **Stranaton** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:06 pm

Popular Mechanics.

iamthelordhitman · Post by **iamthelordhitman** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:19 pm

well i just got finished with Brunner by C.L. Werner

fucking amazing book. seriously one of the best reads ive ever had

[Citation Needed] · Post by **[Citation Needed]** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:09 am

Posted in the unimportant topics:

[Citation Needed] wrote:So I read Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief today.

It was actually really good. I like all that Greek mythology stuff.

Except every time the Furies were mentioned, I read it 'upstanding members of society'.

This post isn't interesting enough for the book thread.

About this. I have a problem with one important event in the story.

Spoiler'd for people who care.
There's a demon attack in the observation deck of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

A big hole is blasted in the side, and, to escape death at the hands of a demon chihuahua, Percy jumps out and lands in the river (being the son of Poseidon, a fall from 630 feet into the river didn't hurt him and actually healed him).

If someone jumped out (or off) of the arch, they wouldn't make it to the river. There is a small area of park to go over, a massive staircase, a road, and then a dock.

He probably would have SPLATTED on the stairs.

Mr. Mander · Post by **Mr. Mander** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:11 am

He is a god, you know. I think he can jump just a BIT farther than the average person.

Also I've been reading just about everything by Terry Pratchett. I just finished the Wee Free Men trilogy and Interesting Times.

Explotaro · Post by **Explotaro** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:11 am

Picked it up today at Exxon when I went into get a soda on the way to school.

[Citation Needed] · Post by **[Citation Needed]** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:13 am

Mr. Mander wrote:He is a god, you know. I think he can jump just a BIT farther than the average person.

Half god. In the rest of the story he never shows any superhuman abilities besides being able to beat the shit out of people with water, and he can't be as easily harmed when standing in it.

And the sky is also Zeus' domain, so, if anything, he should have just been zapped by lightning as he fell, since they made a point not to fly to the west coast because the sky belongs to Zeus.

Mr. Mander · Post by **Mr. Mander** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:17 am

I don't think falling counts as the sky.

Stranaton · Post by **Stranaton** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:19 am

Good Read.

Kiyske · Post by **Kiyske** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:20 am

I'm reading the Edge Chronicles. Because Sky Pirates are cool.

Lambeth · Post by **Lambeth** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:02 am

Galileo's Daughter

So good