What novel are you reading at the moment?

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #1 11-02-2006, 08:45 PM

I'm re-reading Friday by Robert A Heinlein.

Moonshine · #2 11-02-2006, 10:02 PM

I am reading "The Last Explorer" - a biography about Hubert Wilkins - Australian WW1 photographer, pilot, and polar explorer. He was arguably the most accomplished Aussie most people have never heard of.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #3 11-02-2006, 10:08 PM

sorry about the hissy girly fit

Greg Bryant · #4 11-02-2006, 10:16 PM

Over the last few years, I've been re-reading my collection of sci-fi / fantasy / thrillers. I reckon it will take me about 20 years...but probably longer given new books are a hot item for Christmas / birthdays. Currently I'm reading one of those new ones - "The Confident Hope Of A Miracle", a book about the Spanish Armada. Nice change of pace.

DRCORTEX (Lance) · #5 11-02-2006, 10:22 PM

At the moment, I'm going back through my 1985 Playboys ( just joking ). Rereading "Starship Troopers" ex Heinlein - a nice piece of space opera, complete with Heinleins pro-military views. George.B would have loved him.

Takes all of a couple of hours to read, and 5 minutes to think about - the way I like space opera.

ciao

Lance

Mick (Michael) · #6 11-02-2006, 10:23 PM

I brought a book today it's not a novel jjj but I'm looking forward to reading it, it's called "To Mars and Beyond" Search for the Origins of life.

cjmarsh81 · #7 11-02-2006, 10:32 PM

Don't know if it is classed as a novel, but it is very good. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #8 11-02-2006, 10:34 PM

The current book I am reading is "On the shoulders of giants"...

Next up will be one of the Tom Clancy inspired books...not sure which one but just for a bit of fun...

asimov (John) · #9 11-02-2006, 10:38 PM

Just finished reading a six book series entitled: the first & second chronicles of Thomas Covenant the unbeliever, by Steven Donaldson. This is the 3rd time I've read them over the last 15 years.

davidpretorius · #10 11-02-2006, 10:40 PM

hey jjj, thanks for asking,

david eddings is a favourite author of mine. I am reading the Elenium for the 20th time.

I have 2006 astronomy and my new hubble book all next to the bed!

davidpretorius · #11 11-02-2006, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asimov

Just finished reading a six book series entitled: the first & second chronicles of Thomas Covenant the unbeliever, by Steven Donaldson. This is the 3rd time I've read them over the last 15 years.

i have those as well!

Greg Bryant · #12 11-02-2006, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asimov

Just finished reading a six book series entitled: the first & second chronicles of Thomas Covenant the unbeliever, by Steven Donaldson. This is the 3rd time I've read them over the last 15 years.

The 1st book of the Last Chronicles, which came out a year ago, is sitting on my shelf waiting to be read next.

asimov (John) · #13 11-02-2006, 11:07 PM

Yep..I have the new 1st one (the runes of the earth) in the last chronicles too...I'm saving that one for a special occasion! I even wrote to Steven asking for an autographed book-mark & received it about a month ago.

Also read his series: "Mordants need" & "the gap"

fringe_dweller · #14 11-02-2006, 11:10 PM

Hi JJ, Sadly I have gone from a ferocius devourer of novels when I was younger, for many years, then moved on to biographies and science/history based stuff, the internet saw to the end of that.
Now its all forums

websites, emails and 'read me's'/technical manuals - I also read newspapers, mags

from cover to cover quite often, thats all my eyes can take.
But the last great novel I read was probably Umberto Eco's 'The Island of the Day Before', he would be my favourite modern novelist.

davidpretorius · #15 11-02-2006, 11:12 PM

mordants need i loved & i will get the latest one soonish

DRCORTEX (Lance) · #16 11-02-2006, 11:18 PM

I read the Cronicles of Steve.C many moons ago. Without doubt, they were some of the most depressing literature I have ever read.

You felt like just standing in front of a train afterwards. The leper wins, loses, wins, and finally loses again, again ? Personally, I couldn't read it again.

ciao

Lance

acropolite (Phil) · #17 11-02-2006, 11:19 PM

jjjnettie, there's nothing wrong with your post, just one persons interpretation, your post invites discussion about a meaningful subject, no problem in that. I'm one who also likes to re-read favourite books, at the moment I'm re-reading a Julian May book, "The many Coloured Land". Julian May is a female writer who has a flair for Sci-fi/fantasy. I would also suggest to Robby, and or anyone else that has an issue regarding any thread to hold their comments and report the thread to a moderator using the report post option marked http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/i...ons/report.gif

Crash Nebula · #18 11-02-2006, 11:28 PM

I am currently reading Redwall by Brian Jacques. I love his series but the first book, this one, is always the best to re-read.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #19 11-02-2006, 11:38 PM

I am currently re-reading 'Fatherland' by Robert Harris. An allegory set in 1964 where Hitler survived and won the 2nd WW and how he rules and ruins and devours. Pretty scarey stuff as it could've come true. A lot of the story is true using real names and thier real war crimes, but the story is set around the cruelty and dictatorship that almost was.

Miaplacidus (Brian) · #20 11-02-2006, 11:38 PM

Lance, if you want a depressing read then read what I'm reading. Robert Fisk's "The Great War for Civilization", about his experiences as a correspondent in the Middle East over the last 3 decades. 1300 pages of blood, guts, gore, and torture. Oh, and hypocrisy.

(Nice thread, JJJ.)

Brian.