It's what the plot of Blade Runner is based on (afaik)
Philip K Dick is going to be the author I read this summer. Read the Wiki page on him and it's fascinating.
What are you reading?
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It's what the plot of Blade Runner is based on (afaik)
Philip K Dick is going to be the author I read this summer. Read the Wiki page on him and it's fascinating.
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Correct, it is what the plot was based on, however it is also a bit different and the storyline a bit more ambiguous which I rather prefer.
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Well just fininshed:
Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment
Awesome book and just started
"Matter " by Iain M Banks
In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilisations throughout the greater galaxy. Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy. In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter.
variety is the spice of life
KJ
Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment
Awesome book and just started
"Matter " by Iain M Banks
In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilisations throughout the greater galaxy. Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy. In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter.
variety is the spice of life
KJ
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In terms of style, The Kreutzer Sonata hands down is the best thing I've ever read. Furthermore I think it's his best work. But I'm sure you'll have something to say about thatand no, I don't use wiki for my literary knowledge thanks. It's also fairly short, so I'm sure would be appealing in that sense for some.
Otherwise War and Peace in terms of plot, presentation of protagonists and the style is wonderful (better than that of Anna Karenin) but dependant on what you find more appealing. The length often puts people off and they used to call me a pretentious knob when I was read it aged 15 just because of its' reputation and size. LOL. Then they started reading it a couple of years later and were like, ' Im reading W&P and it's great'
Try reading his short stories tbh. I've not read a bad one yet!
Cool I'll check out the Kreutzer Sonata...not heard of it. The story of Anna Karenina sounded more intriguing to me than War & Peace but ultimately I'll get round to reading it. I'll look into his short stories too...cheers. Just bought myself The Brothers Karamazov though so that'll be my project for the next few weeks once I finish Anna Karenina.
Yes, but did you understand it? If there's anyone out that that makes your brain hurt, it's Greg Egan. Have you read his other stuff? "Distress" is probably the best, but the first chapter is so stunning that the rest pales slightly.
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Iain Banks rules.
He actually got me into reading and I've got most of his non-sci-fi books ...all apart from matter i think.
My faves are:
Wasp Factory
Dead Air
Espedair Street
Complicity
and The Business.
Today I've bought:
Crime and Punishment
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
Anna Karenina (based on the recommendations of you lot!
)
He actually got me into reading and I've got most of his non-sci-fi books ...all apart from matter i think.
My faves are:
Wasp Factory
Dead Air
Espedair Street
Complicity
and The Business.
Today I've bought:
Crime and Punishment
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
Anna Karenina (based on the recommendations of you lot!
)Bros Karamazov's good. Wasn't, in my view as good as many of his other works, but then again, what do I know?
Nothing. You know NOTHING.
So I'm a wise man then
Na, that's someone that knows they know nothing. You just know nothing. Haha PWNT!
No I admit I know nothing. I do, really
But that means you know nothing too! What is knowledge anyway when our very existence is in doubt? What is intelligence?
something tells me we can't bez fwiends no moar
The Looming Tower by Laurence Wright is well worth a read - it's about the origins of Al Quaeda.
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I have this to read on the bookcase.
I really liked this. Very eye opening about life in 50's America, especially the bit about the guy who got the first telly in the street
Oh and the tales of his mum's cooking. So funny.I'm just finishing off a biography of Elizabeth I and her relationship with Robert Dudley. After that I think I'm moving onto Bill Bryson's 'Shakespeare' for a bit of fun as I'm currently doing some medieval history study for my OU course so need a bit of a break from straight facts.
Medieval History is great!
Try out some Malory! It's great. The Elizabeth- Dudley thing... depends tbh. I read a book about the Dudleys two summers ago now. Was fairly interesting, but I don't think I'd take much from the speculation over Elizabeth and Robert. "The Virgin Queen" and all that.
Embarking on El Burlador de Sevilla tomorrow by Tirso de Molina (another play)
Try out some Malory! It's great. The Elizabeth- Dudley thing... depends tbh. I read a book about the Dudleys two summers ago now. Was fairly interesting, but I don't think I'd take much from the speculation over Elizabeth and Robert. "The Virgin Queen" and all that.
Embarking on El Burlador de Sevilla tomorrow by Tirso de Molina (another play)
something tells me we can't bez fwiends no moar
You seem to be implying we were friends at some point in time?
That it is. The only thing I didn't enjoy was my A-Level teacher spending lesson after lesson reading the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to us page by page painfully slowly, while we had to take notes. Monasticism was good fun though!