VALIS [Vast Living Intelligence System] -by Philip K.Dick
On audiobook--so I can drive and "read" at the same time.
On audiobook--so I can drive and "read" at the same time.
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What are you reading Chapter 4
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LOL @fraublugher
Yeah,that`s what they call us fan[atic]s of the PKD-- "Dickheads". lol
Also re-reading Martian Time Slip.
I loves me some Dick(Philip K.,mind you!)!!
Yeah,that`s what they call us fan[atic]s of the PKD-- "Dickheads". lol
Also re-reading Martian Time Slip.
I loves me some Dick(Philip K.,mind you!)!!
Phil Dick was weird at the end, by Valis. Phil had experienced a horrid trip on LSD which in his subjective experience lasted a century or more.
Then there was his religious conversion.
Phil didn't suffer dope or religion gladly- they took their toll on his fragile soul.
Then there was his religious conversion.
Phil didn't suffer dope or religion gladly- they took their toll on his fragile soul.
Just finished: The Idea Factory, a great history of ATT's Bell Labs and how much the modern world owes them.
Just started: Steve Jobs biography, which isn't as great as I had heard, so far, at least. I'm a third of the way through it; I hope it picks up.
Just started: Steve Jobs biography, which isn't as great as I had heard, so far, at least. I'm a third of the way through it; I hope it picks up.
I enjoyed that one. I wasn't sure about it at first, given that the The Shining is a classic of the genre and because I've grown tired of King's often corny verbal diarrhea, but I think he did a good job showing who Danny became.
Game of Thrones (book 1), The Sound And The Fury. Bad habit--I read more than one book at a time.
Copperfield is excellent; still, Dickens goes a bit melodramatic for my taste.
Went on a HG Wells kick and finally read War of the Worlds and the Time Traveller. Being a fan of HP Lovecraft, it seems obvious that Wells was a major influence in both subject matter and style. I enjoyed the two quick reads from
gotta find another book I've yet to read!
fnord!
Went on a HG Wells kick and finally read War of the Worlds and the Time Traveller. Being a fan of HP Lovecraft, it seems obvious that Wells was a major influence in both subject matter and style. I enjoyed the two quick reads from
gotta find another book I've yet to read!
fnord!
VALIS [Vast Living Intelligence System] -by Philip K.Dick
On audiobook--so I can drive and "read" at the same time.
forgot about that one on my to read list!
f n o r d !
Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad
Dark read. Written in 1900 story of an English sailor in Indonesia who, along with 4 other crew. ditch a sinking ship full of native Muslims. They are picked up, but the ship they left for gone also survives. The crew is up for trial and all escape except Jim who stands trial on principle. Is stripped of his license.
He works at various ship related jobs ashore, but any time the story of his ship comes up, he leaves.
Is finally set up to take care of a native village deep in the jungle. Story about him coming to terms with his dereliction of duties and being able to live with himself.
Like I say, dark, but interesting how writing had changed by the turn of the century from being almost purely descriptive of scenes to getting into peoples psyches. Stories were getting more gritty and flowed almost in a conversational voice instead of being so literally "correct" as to syntax. More like reg'lar talking'. Gripping, dramatic. More a study in psychology, but still some adventurous action.
Dark read. Written in 1900 story of an English sailor in Indonesia who, along with 4 other crew. ditch a sinking ship full of native Muslims. They are picked up, but the ship they left for gone also survives. The crew is up for trial and all escape except Jim who stands trial on principle. Is stripped of his license.
He works at various ship related jobs ashore, but any time the story of his ship comes up, he leaves.
Is finally set up to take care of a native village deep in the jungle. Story about him coming to terms with his dereliction of duties and being able to live with himself.
Like I say, dark, but interesting how writing had changed by the turn of the century from being almost purely descriptive of scenes to getting into peoples psyches. Stories were getting more gritty and flowed almost in a conversational voice instead of being so literally "correct" as to syntax. More like reg'lar talking'. Gripping, dramatic. More a study in psychology, but still some adventurous action.
I'm not much of a reader generally speaking but a recent turn of events has caused me to have to take my lunch breaks in my car (that's another story), so I'm gonna start reading more during that time. I'm currently reading "Effortless Mastery" by Kenny Werner. Great book so far.
Quickly reading ALL of the Ender's Game books. Read 3 in the past week. Don't know if I'll keep that pace, but I'm clearly loving them!
I didn't know about this book, but I just added it to my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation. Let us know what you think when you're through.
SHIFT by Hugh Howey. Post apocalyptic Sci Fi. Super dark theme about genocide. Light r reading it's not- I may need therapy soon.
If you think the Silo Series will shell shock you, you should read I Zombie. Not only is it a masterpiece of hopelessness within the text itself, but he ingeniously uses a few carefully placed black-and-white pictures to really slam home the despair in a way that can't be described. They're innocuous in themselves, but taken into context with the story, they're like the sound of someone's final scream.
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Since it's coming up to the 100th anniversary of WWI, am rereading Winston Churchill's "The World Crisis"; his history of The Great War. I'm also reading "Black Night, White Snow"; Harrison Salisbury's History of the 1917 Russian Revolution, and it's hi-jacking by Lenin and the Bolshevik Party. It's actually kind of hard to put down, and a marvelous insight into the Russian psyche.
There is a bunch of fan-fiction available if you find yourself wanting more of the Wool series. Some I've heard are pretty good . . . some not. Anyway, one I enjoyed, and what turned out to be a very dark read is, Silo Saga: Greatfall by Jason Gurley. It tells the story of Silo 23, one of the dead/disconnected silos from Howey's story.
I really enjoyed this book as well. I think he did a great job telling the story from a Zombies POV.
Also, "Sand", his newest dystopian novel was a good read as well. I've really become a fan of Hugh Howey.
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