Summer Reading

[turnipmonster]

I didn't hate life of pi. except for maybe the part where it went all x-files.

[turnipmonster]

my general goal is to read more nonfiction, including a good book about islam. also "collapse" by jared diamond.

if I can make a recommendation, the best book I've read recently is jonathan safran foer's "extremely loud and incredibly close". it's much better and deeper than his first novel.

--turnipmonster

[Diplomat]

Slaughterhouse Five is a great quick read. If you dig Vonnegut, check out Breakfast of Champions; it's kinda messed (as you'd expect Vonegut to be) but excellent.

-Diplomat

[Diplomat]

Nice, will add this for sure.

BTW, happy birthday.

-Diplomat

[sfer]

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It took a while to gain momentum, but wasn't bad. Wouldn't call it fantastic though.

-Diplomat

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I had the opposite reaction. I liked the first 80 or so pages and was then bored to tears, and then aggravated.

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I didn't hate life of pi. except for maybe the part where it went all x-files.

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Yeah. That was weird.

[Jett Rink]

Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Summer of '42
Catcher in The Rye
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Jaws
Catch 22

[Anders_G]

How come noone has mentioned The Holy Bible yet? Or any kind of religios holy book like the Koran or whatnot..

[edtost]

Code Complete - Steve McConnell
Joel on Software - Joel Spolsky
The Intelligent Investor - Ben Graham
Harry Potter whenever it comes out
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (maybe)
The C Programming Language - Kernighan + Ritchie (maybe)

[tbach24]

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How come noone has mentioned The Holy Bible yet? Or any kind of religios holy book like the Koran or whatnot..

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I've already read Liar's Poker and Moneyball.