I have a question (book related (of course))
I have a very hard time reading fiction books but learning books or fact books works fine.
When i read fiction books i just, read one line. then i forget the previous line.
Even tried to read a Halo book (im a great fan of Halo and i love it) but its the same problem there :v:
However only time i can read is when something is interesting...
I wonder if this is some type of dyslexia but only for fiction books
200 pages into this one. Going to take a while until i get through the entire set..
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So I guess now's a time to ask. Have any of you finished a book in one sitting? The only time I remember doing so was when I was in the fourth grade and we went to our little library. I found a book right away, and read it before we left the area. We ended up staying 10 minutes late because our teacher was addicted to caffine and had to make coffee at the teachers lounge. It was one of the H.L steins goosebumps boooks.
[QUOTE=credesniper;31507220]So I guess now's a time to ask. Have any of you finished a book in one sitting? The only time I remember doing so was when I was in the fourth grade and we went to our little library. I found a book right away, and read it before we left the area. We ended up staying 10 minutes late because our teacher was addicted to caffine and had to make coffee at the teachers lounge. It was one of the H.L steins goosebumps boooks.[/QUOTE]
Fear and Loathing, the handmaids tale, and I finished Behemoth, the sequel to Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld on a plane journey.
I love military history and reading about it, but I'm particularly a fan of Napoleon and the times he lived in. These are some of the books I've read:
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For all two of you that share an interest in Napoleon or curiosity and wants to know more about him, this biography is the one you need to get. The one by Alan Schom is a load of prejudiced, horribly sourced garbage.
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[QUOTE=credesniper;31507220]So I guess now's a time to ask. Have any of you finished a book in one sitting? The only time I remember doing so was when I was in the fourth grade and we went to our little library. I found a book right away, and read it before we left the area. We ended up staying 10 minutes late because our teacher was addicted to caffine and had to make coffee at the teachers lounge. It was one of the H.L steins goosebumps boooks.[/QUOTE] I finished Dune in one day reading pretty much non-stop, did the same thing with American Gods.
Just finished Deadline, the ending was whaaaaat.
Can't wait for Blackout.
[editline]3rd August 2011[/editline]
Oh, jesus christ
Blackout will be released in the US/UK in May 2012.
So long ;_;
[QUOTE=credesniper;31507220]So I guess now's a time to ask. Have any of you finished a book in one sitting? The only time I remember doing so was when I was in the fourth grade and we went to our little library. I found a book right away, and read it before we left the area. We ended up staying 10 minutes late because our teacher was addicted to caffine and had to make coffee at the teachers lounge. It was one of the H.L steins goosebumps boooks.[/QUOTE]
I haven't actually done that because I'm a damn slow reader.
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;31507532]I love military history and reading about it, but I'm particularly a fan of Napoleon and the times he lived in. These are some of the books I've read:
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Beevor is okay, but IMO you have to take some parts of his works with a little grain of salt. For example, in the Spanish Civil War book he describes Soviet tanks' continued lack of Western-style radio communication systems into the Cold War as a "disadvantage", but anyone with at least a non-stereotypical understanding of Soviet tank actions will realize it isn't so.
Just finished:
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Currently reading:
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Currently going through A Game of Thrones. Going to start reading through H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos when I'm done.
Well shit A Fire Upon the Deep finally turned interesting. I was getting tired of all those aliens.
All this transhumanism jazz has really spoiled me, though, I used to be a fan of Asimov and now I can't tolerate a novel where it's hundreds of years into the future and we have FTL and gravity manipulation, but people are still [I]people[/I] and biotechnology, nanotechnology and AI never happened.
[QUOTE=credesniper;31507220]So I guess now's a time to ask. Have any of you finished a book in one sitting? The only time I remember doing so was when I was in the fourth grade and we went to our little library. I found a book right away, and read it before we left the area. We ended up staying 10 minutes late because our teacher was addicted to caffine and had to make coffee at the teachers lounge. It was one of the H.L steins goosebumps boooks.[/QUOTE]
Yes, many of them the 5 years before i started college, i was forced to read at least 6 books a year.
5X6=30
I have never read any of those 30 in free will, just because i had too
wait, how can you be forced to read an arbitrary amount of books per year
The hunger games trilogy is outstanding.
Shoot hold on.
I found it a great read for anyone who likes Warcraft or fiction.
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How everyone started to hate Arthas in WC3 was pretty stupid. He did the only reasonable thing you do in a zombie apocalypse but the idiots just thought he was FULL-BLOWN IRREDEEMABLY EVIL and that's where the decline began.
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;31513600]Well shit A Fire Upon the Deep finally turned interesting. I was getting tired of all those aliens.
All this transhumanism jazz has really spoiled me, though, I used to be a fan of Asimov and now I can't tolerate a novel where it's hundreds of years into the future and we have FTL and gravity manipulation, but people are still [I]people[/I] and biotechnology, nanotechnology and AI never happened.[/QUOTE]
You should read Iain M Banks' [i]The Culture[/i] series if you haven't already.
[QUOTE=Zombii;31514719]You should read Iain M Banks' [i]The Culture[/i] series if you haven't already.[/QUOTE]
I have not. A friend once compared my writing to Ian Banks'. A lot of long-delayed books keep getting in the way though.
I just bought Game of Thrones Boxset of the First 4 books for 19.08 on barnes and nobles. I never heard of this series till now, So it looks good :D
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;31515377]I have not. A friend once compared my writing to Ian Banks'. A lot of long-delayed books keep getting in the way though.[/QUOTE]
You really should, they're incredible.
I haven't read a real book in almost 2 years. Anybody wanna suggest me some books to pick up reading again. I like mystery, horror(but not too scary), scifi, fiction(no camelot knight bullshit), and a little action is cool too. Honestly disregard that list, it describes the box of goosebumps books I used to read as a child. So a little help here please.
[QUOTE=RopaDope;31517063]I haven't read a real book in almost 2 years. Anybody wanna suggest me some books to pick up reading again. I like mystery, horror(but not too scary), scifi, fiction(no camelot knight bullshit), and a little action is cool too. Honestly disregard that list, it describes the box of goosebumps books I used to read as a child. So a little help here please.[/QUOTE]
Read Joyce's Ulysses. That's a really easy book to pick up and enjoy.
Just started reading the free copy of The Art of War that came with my playbook. Screens are defiantly not as good for reading as e-ink or good old fashioned paper.
[QUOTE=RopaDope;31517063]I haven't read a real book in almost 2 years. Anybody wanna suggest me some books to pick up reading again. I like mystery, horror(but not too scary), scifi, fiction(no camelot knight bullshit), and a little action is cool too. Honestly disregard that list, it describes the box of goosebumps books I used to read as a child. So a little help here please.[/QUOTE]
How old are you, and what were the last books you remember reading? That'll make it easier.
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I just got this today from a UK university library via interlibrary loan. It remains the best one-volume source on the Cold War Soviet military even today.
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Putting Eisenhorn on hiatus to read Blood Meridian. It's so damn good so far.
I'm about 3/4 through The Dark Tower: Wolves of The Calla.
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Loving this series.
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