Not only have I not read a single one; I haven't even heard of the authors.

Wait, where's Snooki book?

Right here. (new window)

The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway.

It's a few years old now, but it's a brilliant piece of absurdist fantasy meets sci fi. Highly recommended.

Currently reading and enjoying REAMDE (page 100) by Neal Stephenson. I don't know much about MMORPGs so that's slowing me down a bit. I love Anathem so much I had to give it a shot.

9. Ready Player One

Got this one in my queue at the library, but it's taking forever. I may just have to break down and buy it.

What about this?

I read most of 1Q84 and Ready Player One.

Both good.

Just so you can all know I approve.

Check out the list below, then pick up this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly (on newsstands today) to find out why I chose these as my favorites.

No.

LDM90: Currently reading and enjoying REAMDE (page 100) by Neal Stephenson. I don't know much about MMORPGs so that's slowing me down a bit. I love Anathem so much I had to give it a shot.

Tried too, but for some reason I can not finish, which is surprising since I have read most of his stuff, and even have Zodiac in the to-read pile. Dunno why, but it just does not grab me they way Anathem, Snow Crash, Diamond Age, Baroque Cycle, Cryptonomicon all did

Maybe my tastes have changed, or Stephenson has.

I've read two of those books - Swamplandia and The Tiger's Wife - and they're both shiat.

/no accounting for taste I suppose

I've got 1q84 on my list, and haven't even heard of the rest.

Mugato: I don't see the Venn diagram of Entertainment magazine subscribers and people who read overlapping much.

wat

NeoAnderthal: Wait, where's Snooki book?

In the outhouse with a third of the pages gone.

And its an E-book too



///ewwwww

RedPhoenix122: My favorite book this year.

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/looking forward to the next one
//three f**king years from now

Ready Player One was good, but not great. One strange thing about the book is that it reads like a young adult novel, but in order to get most of the 1980s pop culture references you'd have to be at least in your late 20s.

Still, it was an enjoyable read.

RedPhoenix122: My favorite book this year.

I was disappointed by just how little happened in the book. There was a lot of scheming and maneuvering, but almost nothing got resolved.

I'm eagerly anticipating Snooki's book on tape, read by Gilbert Gottfried.

Meh, I think I'll just re-read this

for the fifth time

*Chuckle*

That's honestly a surprisingly good list, having read most of it. Needs Deborah Harkness' A Discovery of Witches though. I haven't read the #1 but by the list I should.

RedPhoenix122: My favorite book this year.

My daughter put two gift wrapped book shaped things under the tree for me and I am hoping one of them is this.

Porous Horace: I'm eagerly anticipating Snooki's book on tape, read by Gilbert Gottfried.

Check out the comments for A Shore Thing on Amazon. I have never laughed so hard.

I'm not sure that taking reading recommendations from Entertainment Weekly would be any better than getting them from Snooki.

LawPD: Just started Chuck Palahniuk's new one Damed. A bit weird but good so far. I'm with SundaesChild. Haven't heard of any of these authors either.

Is there a Palahniuk book that isn't weird?

CarnySaur: Check out the list below, then pick up this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly (on newsstands today) to find out why I chose these as my favorites.

No.

My mom has a subscription. You can borrow hers if you want.


Mugato: I don't see the Venn diagram of Entertainment magazine subscribers and people who read overlapping much.

It's true! We just look at the pictures. Printed words are meaningless to us folks.

/derp

tomWright: LDM90: Currently reading and enjoying REAMDE (page 100) by Neal Stephenson. I don't know much about MMORPGs so that's slowing me down a bit. I love Anathem so much I had to give it a shot.

Tried too, but for some reason I can not finish, which is surprising since I have read most of his stuff, and even have Zodiac in the to-read pile. Dunno why, but it just does not grab me they way Anathem, Snow Crash, Diamond Age, Baroque Cycle, Cryptonomicon all did

Maybe my tastes have changed, or Stephenson has.

I seem to remember that one of the main criticisms of REAMDE when it came out was the fact that it was a straightforward plot-driven thriller coming from a guy most known for writing "big idea" type books, something that might be a turn-off for his long-time fans. Personally I loved REAMDE, especially that it had a stronger ending than some of his other works.

I wanted to like Ready Player One, but slogging through narrated infodump after narrated infodump got tiresome.

I thought 1Q84 was pretty weak. If a Murakami book can be said to be predictable, then that's what it is. I'm reading along and thinking to myself, "OK, time for a sex scene." And sure enough.

Not that I have a problem with sex scenes, of course, but I couldn't manage to give a damn about the characters. It was truly boring, and that's surprising to me as a fan of Murakami's other work.

I'd almost think some of the problems came from the translation, but Jay Rubin has done others that I liked (Wind-up Bird Chronicle, Sanshiro), so I dunno.

Andric, I liked it a good deal more, I think; I really, really liked the main view from a third character that I was not expecting.

Mugato: I don't see the Venn diagram of Entertainment magazine subscribers and people who read overlapping much.


Dunno what it's like these days, but about ten years ago when my wife subscribed for a little while it was a slightly brainier version of People with more of an emphasis on media reviews, less on celebrity crap. I'd usually find things worth reading in there. I guess it was a little too brainy for my wife, who ditched it in favor of the moronic Us Weekly.

Doubt if EW's really worth buying unless you're appetite for that kinda stuff is insatiable, since The Onion's A.V. club is better still, is widely available, and is free.

I loved reading IJ so I'm thinkin' The Pale King might be worth a look. Every reviewer professes to love this book, which might be a good sign.

Or maybe the sign of book reviewers sharing a groupthinky hive mind, I dunno.

darkjezter: RedPhoenix122: My favorite book this year.

I was disappointed by just how little happened in the book. There was a lot of scheming and maneuvering, but almost nothing got resolved.

Which was exactly why I loved it. All the political maneuvering gets me antsy. My only issue was the huge number of POV characters. Dammit GRRM.

fusillade762 : 9. Ready Player One - Got this one in my queue at the library, but it's taking forever. I may just have to break down and buy it.

READ IT! So. F*cking. Awesome.

If you're a geek that grew up in the 1980's, you'll totally cream your jeans. It's a fun mix of action, comedy and sci-fi with likeable and relatable characters.

FuryOfFirestorm: fusillade762 : 9. Ready Player One - Got this one in my queue at the library, but it's taking forever. I may just have to break down and buy it.

READ IT! So. F*cking. Awesome.

If you're a geek that grew up in the 1980's, you'll totally cream your jeans. It's a fun mix of action, comedy and sci-fi with likeable and relatable characters.

That's what I keep hearing.

*checks library queue*

Still nineteen people ahead of me. Read faster nerds!

If I get any X-mas money I'll probably buy it.

This year I read Don Quixote, The Education of Henry Adams, Ulysses, Lolita, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Great Gatsby, and 1984.
I am currently reading War and Peace. Kindle says I'm 23% done with it.

11-22-63

Brilliant.