What are you reading right now?
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Mister 44
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It's brilliant. The first book is not my favourite but from book 2 it just keeps getting beter and better.
Spartan
iGame official representative
I struggled through the series. the first book was, to me, the best one because of the wild west style. After that, things went off with all of the door jumping and the rest of the time traveling shenanigans. I finished the series, but yeah, let's just say that when Stephen King tells you to stop reading in the last book, do it, definitely don't read any further.
Wyvern
Khaleesi
@Saint Dee
I can't wait for this book to be released : You are never weird on the internet (almost)
Also Furiously happy
I can't wait for this book to be released : You are never weird on the internet (almost)
Also Furiously happy
mottamort
Bargain Hunter
I'm thinking of picking this up. I've always been a fan of the Metro games (Metro 2033, Metro Last Light and I'm busy playing the redux - thanks summer sale) and I've heard good things internationally. Just dunno if it translates well. Has anyone read it / heard anything about it?
Figured SOMEONE would, since this is a book they made a game outta and this is the book section of a gaming site ^_^
DONT LET ME DOWN!
Figured SOMEONE would, since this is a book they made a game outta and this is the book section of a gaming site ^_^
DONT LET ME DOWN!
Donisia
Donsie
I must say that recommendation will turn you into a complete bookworm... i loved those books so much... i borrowed them from a friend but after completing i must say i want to purchase them myself just to have them to read again
Saint_Dee
The Phantom Poet
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Have you read Ready Player one by Ernest Cline? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One
Do IT!
Saint_Dee
The Phantom Poet
As per [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION]'s suggestion, I've read Ready Player One. Freakin' goodness!!! Mind = Blown.
I flew through it because it's such a trip. Great plot. Unbelievably rich setting. Ultimately it's a love letter to geeks with all the geek-centric pop culture references. Might not be the best prose but I had an absolute blast reading this book.
P.S. this should be required reading for mygamers
DieGrootHammer
Daddy TK
As per [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION]'s suggestion, I've read Ready Player One. Freakin' goodness!!! Mind = Blown.
I flew through it because it's such a trip. Great plot. Unbelievably rich setting. Ultimately it's a love letter to geeks with all the geek-centric pop culture references. Might not be the best prose but I had an absolute blast reading this book.
P.S. this should be required reading for mygamers
And, as with all good books, there is a movie in the making for it as well....
Snare
New member
I might be going against the grain by mentioning Non-Fiction;but I have just completed reading 'Because We Say So' - by Noam Chomsky. Which is a series of short essays written by Chomsky about the nature of the USA's foreign policy. An interesting read for anyone who wants a somewhat systematic review of the way that the US conducts itself as the primary,(and ergo supreme), superpower on earth.
Now I'm tackling the somewhat perturbing 'How Long Will South Africa Last ' by RW Johnson. It's a reflection on how we came to be where we are as a nation and if the current path we tread will destroy us. Especially in light of recent events it is somewhat troubling to say the least but the way that Johnson is able to weave his narrative into a picture that is as sobering as is it enlightening makes this definitely worth reading. If nothing else it is a masterclass in political clarity that we have oft been lacking.
Another book which treads upon similar butterflies as that of Johnson's is Justice Malala's 'We Have Now Begun Our Descent'. Similar in purview, but what Justice lacks in the ability to enflame your consciousness he makes up for in reliability. His narrative of the land, although not as minute in detail, feels more real so that is also worth a read. Generally I would recommend reading his pieces in the Financial Mail to get a sense of the way he intertwines political reason with social emotion before delving into his book. But nevertheless it is a recommended item
Now I'm tackling the somewhat perturbing 'How Long Will South Africa Last ' by RW Johnson. It's a reflection on how we came to be where we are as a nation and if the current path we tread will destroy us. Especially in light of recent events it is somewhat troubling to say the least but the way that Johnson is able to weave his narrative into a picture that is as sobering as is it enlightening makes this definitely worth reading. If nothing else it is a masterclass in political clarity that we have oft been lacking.
Another book which treads upon similar butterflies as that of Johnson's is Justice Malala's 'We Have Now Begun Our Descent'. Similar in purview, but what Justice lacks in the ability to enflame your consciousness he makes up for in reliability. His narrative of the land, although not as minute in detail, feels more real so that is also worth a read. Generally I would recommend reading his pieces in the Financial Mail to get a sense of the way he intertwines political reason with social emotion before delving into his book. But nevertheless it is a recommended item