What Books Are We Reading?

[maverickf1jockey]

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki, I'm half-way though and I don't understand a word  :oops:

Aren't you supposed to meditate upon the potential interpretations of the teachings of Buddhism?
Not having a clue where to start would seem an advantage.

[Simon D]

Got a few on the go at the moment:

Slash's 'autobiography', which is quite interesting in places, but so obviously ghosted it's not even funny!

Down Under by Bill Bryson.

McMafia by Misha Glenny

[Andrew W]

I've just finished "The Reckoning" by Charles Nicholl which is a great investigation into the murder of Christopher Marlowe in Deptford in 1593.  On the back of that I now have a biography of Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster, to keep me going.  I'm finding it all fascinating.

[Sifu Ben]

I'm reading the 3rd Wheel of Time novel (Robert Jordan) for the 4th or 5th time.
The funny thing about LOTR is that Two Towers was the worst book and the best film. I can't believe I read it as a 12 year old! The text is so dry!

[Johnny Mac]

One of the funniest books I read was London Fields by Martin Amis, which is a bit of a cult book so I've heard.

Them by Jon Ronson is good, about conspiracy Theorists.

Filth by Irvine Welsh is hilarious, the main character is such a horrible c*nt its great fun!

Stairway to Heaven by Richard Cole is a good hell raising read.

[horsehead]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins...just getting someone else to prove what I already thought

[MrBump]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins...just getting someone else to prove what I already thought

I like Dawkins, and his books, but he's as single minded and "fundamentalist" as the religons and groups that he criticises!!!

[dheim]

The Lord of the Rings. for the 15th time, i believe...

and, in parallel, Swedish Death Metal. usually i don't read books about music but that one catched my curiosity, and i'm happy i bought it.

[MDV]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins...just getting someone else to prove what I already thought

I like Dawkins, and his books, but he's as single minded and "fundamentalist" as the religons and groups that he criticises!!!

An atheist cant, definitionally (with regard to any a/theological matter) be a fundamentalist. Theres no doctrine or teaching to adhere to, save simply not believing in any gods.

I'm getting sick of dawkins though. Well, thats not completely true; I liked blind watchmaker, rather a lot actually, found the god delusion had in its entirety (save evolution of morality, which was new to me) been said better decades to centuries ago and I refuse to read the greatest show on earth because I wish he'd just written a book that explained (again) and presented reasonably detailed and diverse evidence for evolution and left the bloody creationists out of it.

I have river out of eden kicking round somewhere. May have to add it to the list.

[Johnny Mac]

The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart is a good read but bloody mental.

Dirty Havana Trilogy by Pedro Juan Gutierrez is a true story about life in Havana. It sounds like a interesting but a totally bizarre place with everyone shagging each other!  :lol:

[MrBump]

An atheist cant, definitionally (with regard to any a/theological matter) be a fundamentalist. Theres no doctrine or teaching to adhere to, save simply not believing in any gods.

And yet Dawkins manages it...  I've seen him preach with a fervour that would put most US TV evangelists to shame...  To Dawkins, his believe system is science.  And he believes in that like a Catholic priest believes in... well...  Jamesons, probably.

[WezV]

i am suddenly a comic book geek - only been the last few years really but am enjoying it a lot - currently starting on the constantine: hellblazer books after enjoying the character in swamp thing.   Also enjoying the goon... simple and just plain fun in a kind of 'i shouldnt like this but i do' kind of way

[MisterMuncher]

Please, please, please keep reading after the first 10 or so issues, The "Fear Machine" arc is quite awful, but the book picks up well after that.

The Azzarrello period is a little weak, too.

(Sorry, totally love Hellblazer. Always have done)

[blue]

i still get Hellblazer, and there has been some great stuff over the last few years, but i don't think anyone wrote the actual character as well as Garth Ennis.  he may be an obscenity spewing irishman, but Garth can really capture a character!

a good read lately was Marvels, put a nice real life spin on the development of the Marvel universe.  also Planet Hulk was enjoyable, although World War Hulk was disappointing.

if you enjoyed Alan Moore's Swamp Thing Wez, you should try to track down his Miracleman (Marvelman) stuff.  it can be difficult to find these days, but well worth the effort.  although, i have heard rumours that the legal wrangling over the character may be close to being sorted out, so maybe we'll see that stuff finally being reprinted.  and maybe Neil Gaiman will finally finish the Silver Age :)

i have Dawkin's God The God Delusion, i must get around to reading it.

[MisterMuncher]

I liked Garf's take on things, but I think DC pulling "Shoot" denied us the full charge Warren Ellis was getting ready to bring to it. The fact that all his issues shipped more or less on time showed how into it he was, and that's never been a given with him. "Haunted" and "The Crib" were brilliant stories, especially "The Crib". 

Ah well, I'll read "Fell" and squint a bit.