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[Sieg67]

Jurassic Park.

[Blackrose321]

@Sieg67 how would you suggest someone go about reading House of Leaves? I have a copy but I haven't started it yet.

[Sieg67]

2 hours ago, Blackrose321 said:

@Sieg67 how would you suggest someone go about reading House of Leaves? I have a copy but I haven't started it yet.

I just read it front to back(for the most part) because I'm a bit lazy.  It's also rather chaotic that way.  If you really want to get into it, you should flip back and forth between pages as they reference one another.  You can pause and research the material online and really go down a rabbit hole.  I would imagine doing it that way would take forever and would be a lot of work.

Some people only read one "Author" at a time.  Like they'd go through just the Navidson story and then go back and read Johnny's entries. 

I recommend one of the first two options but it depends on what you're into.

Edited January 5, 2024 by Sieg67

[Sieg67]

Timeline

[Sieg67]

Lucifer's Hammer

Getting kinda lonely in this thread.

Edited February 23, 2024 by Sieg67

[Sieg67]

The Lost World.

Took a month for the book to come in which is why I read a couple of books between this and Jurassic Park..

Edited April 20, 2024 by Sieg67

[txanimeluva]

I was big into thrillers/mystery, prolly one of my favs is the fourth monkey trilogy 

Right now I’m reading a YA book kinda slice of life/romance Yes No Maybe So

[Sieg67]

Another Michael Crichton book, Rising Sun.
Didn't plan it this way but the used book store didn't have my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th choice.

Also spoilers for The Lost World
 

Spoiler

They found it.

 

Edited May 19, 2024 by Sieg67

[Sieg67]

Bram Stoker's Dracula.

 

[discolé monade]

spells and botanicals. 

[Sieg67]

On 6/25/2024 at 1:33 PM, discolé monade said:

spells and botanicals. 

WITCH!

:p

[Sieg67]

20000 Leagues Under the Sea

I wanted to get Around the World in 80 days but I found a collection of 4 books in one.
You guys can probably guess the next 3 books.

Ah, and spoilers in Dracula, he was stabbed to death.

[nameraka]

Rereading some shitty pulp fantasy stories called Thieves World. Haven't read them since HS and they were old then. 

They're... not bad actually. I always thought they'd make a cool TV series. 

[Sieg67]

I've moved onto The Mysterious Island.

You know, I had no idea what a league was and I assumed 20,000 leagues referred to the depth.  Turns out it's the distance traveled while in the sub.

 

Edited August 28, 2024 by Sieg67

[Sieg67]

Snuck in Alice in Wonderland.

Just ordered Through the looking Glass with a few other small things.

[SwimOdin]

The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card. I realize he’s a very problematic person now, but I was reading everything he wrote that I could get my hands on when I was an early teen. This one always stands out as one of my favorites, and I go back to it every few years. It’s a paperback that’s so worn the front and back cover have long torn away, and the pages look as if they’re papyrus.

[Sieg67]

Started journey Journey to the Center of the Earth.  Also read Through the Looking glass.

In regards to The Mysterious Island...

Spoiler

RIP Jup you magnificent creature.

 

[Sieg67]

Starting on Around the World in 80 days tomorrow as I just finished my last one.

Then I'm done with my big honk'n 4 book collection...book.

[Oda]

Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan

[Sieg67]

The Handmaid's Tale at work and No Longer Human at home.

[Sieg67]

Finished both of the books in my last post, read the followup to The Handmaid's Tale (The Testaments) and started on The Phantom of the Opera.

[Sieg67]

Finished last book and started on The Great Gatsby.

Me at around page 11 or 12:" ....Oh no."

[katt_goddess]

Currently reading the complete Bakuman series now that the problem volume has been replaced.

Went to the used bookstore today because I have a tiny open spot to fill. 😛 

[discolé monade]

 

[Sieg67]

A Tale of Two Cities.
 

[Sieg67]

On 2/10/2025 at 1:03 PM, katt_goddess said:

Currently reading the complete Bakuman series now that the problem volume has been replaced.

Went to the used bookstore today because I have a tiny open spot to fill. 😛 

Soooo, what'cha gonna do with that there witch craft?
Gonna take care of a national problem through unconventional means?

Joking aside, this explains how you got so knowledgeable.

[katt_goddess]

18 hours ago, Sieg67 said:

Soooo, what'cha gonna do with that there witch craft?
Gonna take care of a national problem through unconventional means?

Joking aside, this explains how you got so knowledgeable.

Plausible deniability. You don't need to know.   Also, you kinda skipped over how more than half that stack is books on various martial arts and weapons training. I...found the self defense shelves at the used bookstore and stocked up on a few 'try me, bitch' books. <.< >.> 

The reality is that except for the Buckland one [ or maybe that's changed too, I keep forgetting how frickin' old I am  ], most of those books found this time around are old classic reprints or thick anthropology texts. I read a lot of things and learned to snag the interesting stuff the second I find it because it won't be there next time. Plus. at least this way the bookstore owner is getting money for them instead of someone stealing them to destroy. 

To keep on general topic, I'm still reading the entire Bakuman series, just finished #13 [ I'm reading slow to enjoy it all otherwise I'd be done already ] and have also started 'Bo Karate Weapon of Self-Defense'.

[nameraka]

The Bright Sword

Lev Grossman

probably best known for writing the books on which the syfi series the magicians was based.