Reading is NOT Overrated! (page 3)

NewChapter

Which Kindle do you have? I'm really looking to give this another shot.

I know I've recommended this book a dozen times here, but "The Origin of the Brunists" by Robert Coover is a great read if you're into fiction. It's about a cult in a small mining town, and the author's writing style is unique. Read it!

Just recently I finished "Self Comes to Mind" by Antonio Damasio and am just about to finish "Consciousness- Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist" by Christof Koch.

JeffT

I love Steinbeck's writing of historical fiction.

It wasn't historical when he wrote it. It's a great look at a the times.

I mostly read non-fiction now, although I'm reading Stieg Larsson's series right now. The story is interesting, but he needed a good spanking from an editor. I don't need to read five pages of his lead character wondering around Ikea trying to furnish her new apartment. Science fiction seems, in my mind, seems to be suffering from a lack of science. Part of the problem is that pocket communicators and high speed computers connected to the entire world are a lot less interesting when we all have them.

As I've said, I'm working with a professional to polish up a novel with a view to getting published. It makes me a bit critical of the written word at the moment.

Glander

I have a Kindle 3G. I recommend the cover. Very comfortable to read and the batt. lasts for hours.

White Dove

My Kindle is a free download onto my PC and Verizon LG 4G LTE phone.

I chose it for the larger screen.

They can syncronize so I find my place on either machine.

Problem I have is running down my phone battery due to reading.

I have long reading stamina.

Might need to get an actual Kindle down the road to remedy the battery problem.

Nook books are too expensive due to their being B & N books, I've found.

SweetBabyCheezits

Just finished Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan and now reading Breakfast of Champions.

I'll put my vote in for e-readers. Having the ability to highlight passages, add notes, set bookmarks and have them compiled in their own section for quick/easy reference, and grab definitions of unfamiliar words.... all within the context of the book text... it's teh goodness. I love it.

Also love the fact that I can download a lot of classics online (or through iBooks Store) via Project Gutenberg for free.

Chariklo

I love reading. Always have done.

I read just about anything, but at the minute I am reading all of Tony Hillerman's books I can get hold of. He writes about a Navajo detective. I like historical fiction very much, especially Paul Doherty. Love action historical fiction like Bernard Cornwell or especially Conn Iggulden's books about Genghis Khan.

I very much like books about places, i.e a fictional story firmly set in a place. If there's a map provided, so much the better. A favourite writer is Arnaldur Indridason, who writes Icelandic detective stories.

SweetBabyCheezits mentioned Kurt Vonnegut, and yes, I've read Sirens of Titan and do like good sci-fi. I also like Anne McCaffrey, especially her series on the Dragons of Pern.

Anything to do with history. Poetry. PG Wodehouse if I want a light amusing read. Biographies, and good well-written travel books.

White Dove

Is there a cloud for movies, too?

I'd just love to be able to collect movies and not have to worry about storage space or the dog chewing them up.

breakfast of champions

Just finished Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan and now reading Breakfast of Champions.

BOC is one of the books that 'evidently' changed my life.

I would also recommend his son's book 'The Eden Express' by Mark Vonnegut.

talesin

BOC, I just finished Mark Vonnegut's book,, it was quite interesting.

I'm in the middle of my first "great Russian novel", The Idiot by Dostoevsky -- it's a great read! Since I got rid of TV 2 weeks ago, I've also finished some 'fun' books, one by Chelsea Handler and the first Rules book by Bill Maher. AND Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi, a Persian author (displaced since she was 18, and living in France. I recommend everyone read her books, Persepolis and P2, to gain a better understanding of Iran.

books are friends :))

White Dove -- I finally got One for the Money on Friday! will be starting it this week.

Also 2 Naomi Wolf books, End of America and The Treehouse, and 2 Lewis books that I, of course, missed as a child .... The Magician's Nephew and The Lion et al .... oh, yes Bush's Brain, and The Way of Youth, a book on Buddhist thought (which I have always found fascinating!

tal

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