currently reading UBIK - Dick. It's good. The only other thing I've read by him is Do Androids...?, which I loved, but so far I'm liking this more.
Some books I have read recently and recommend. Some are probably not to everybody's taste
[img]http://www.faithinterface.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/god-without-religion-can-it-really-be-this-simple.jpg[/img] - it's a bit of a challenge to popular mainstream evangelical Christianity, and an attempt to explain that Christianity is not a bunch of rules, it's not a political agenda, and it's not about being a republican (I'm not even American, but in America, it seems to go hand in hand). It's a pretty good, light theological book. His original book "The Naked Gospel" was much better, but this is still good.
[img]http://jasondmcneely.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/the_road1.jpg[/img] Depressing and beautiful at the same time, I couldn't put this book down. I liked the ending, which seems to have met with some harsh criticism, as it brings hope to what appears to be a hopeless situation.
[QUOTE=Lukasaurus;34453517]Some books I have read recently and recommend. Some are probably not to everybody's taste
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does it talk about objective morals with a God? I need that point of view on morality for my extended project.
The Road is amazing. End of story.
Currently reading the World War series.
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Harry Turtledove is a amazing alternate history writer.
Damn alien lizards attacking earth.
[QUOTE=Goodthief;34458597]does it talk about objective morals without a God? I need that point of view on morality for my extended project.[/QUOTE]
this does
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moral_Landscape:_How_Science_Can_Determine_Human_Values[/url]
[QUOTE=sp00ks;34459103]this does
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moral_Landscape:_How_Science_Can_Determine_Human_Values[/url][/QUOTE]
yeah read it, and i'm now going back over the important stuff, I need books that address the other side of the debate
[editline]30th January 2012[/editline]
just realised my typo, I mean objective morals with a God
I finished reading this recently.
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Highly recommend it simply for the tangents he takes mid paragraph to explain how X works, or why Z was really simple. (I'm not going into exact details because he goes over a variety of subjects, and each one is interesting in its own way)
[QUOTE=Goodthief;34458597]does it talk about objective morals with a God? I need that point of view on morality for my extended project.[/QUOTE]
Nope. It is simply challenging the popular mainstream evangelical church teachings that most people associate with christianity (at least, american christianity). It's a good book, worth reading, especially if you are Christian, but I doubt it would help you with your project :)
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Very good and very very long.
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Crazy good. One of my favorites, along with jules verne's 'mysterious island' , wich was my first book to read.
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Crazy good. One of my favorites, along with jules verne's 'mysterious island' , wich was my first book to read.[/QUOTE]
Dostoeovsky is a hero.
[QUOTE=Goodthief;34459178]yeah read it, and i'm now going back over the important stuff, I need books that address the other side of the debate
[editline]30th January 2012[/editline]
just realised my typo, I mean objective morals with a God[/QUOTE]
Maybe try this one, or some other of William Lane Craig's books.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/God-between-Christian-Counterpoint-Paperback/dp/0195166000[/url]
[QUOTE=Noble;34466008]Maybe try this one, or some other of William Lane Craig's books.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/God-between-Christian-Counterpoint-Paperback/dp/0195166000[/url][/QUOTE]
How could I forget about WLC, he's only debated against all of my favorite Atheists, i'll check out the book, thanks. I hope in this book he explains how we'll distinguish God's word from crap in holy text if we have no moral guidance without him
I'm enjoying the Game of Thrones series and the Wheel of Time series currently.
I have to recommend the Sword of Truth series, starting with Wizard's First Rule.
As well as the Inheritance cycle, starting with Eragon.
Along with the Hunger Games series, starting with... Hunger Games.
Garth Nix's Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen series is good as well.
Ender's Game is a great standalone book, but the series is good too.
If you like children's books, cirque du freak and Garth Nix's keys to the kingdom series are nice.
For the more adult themed single books, anything by Stephen King is honestly great. A lot of people didn't like Duma Key, but I loved it.
I'll work on intros for some of these soon. Maybe.
I recently finished Stephen King's latest book: [I]11/22/63[/I]. I enjoyed it for the most part. There were some elements that turned me off (the love story seemed to be taking over the plot), but it was thouroughly enjoyable.
Also, if you read [I]It[/I], the book does stop off in Derry, circa 1958. I was smiling the whole time I read that interlude.
[QUOTE=Uludayen;34468845]I'm enjoying the Game of Thrones series and the Wheel of Time series currently.
I have to recommend the Sword of Truth series, starting with Wizard's First Rule.
As well as the Inheritance cycle, starting with Eragon.
Along with the Hunger Games series, starting with... Hunger Games.
Garth Nix's Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen series is good as well.
Ender's Game is a great standalone book, but the series is good too.
If you like children's books, cirque du freak and Garth Nix's keys to the kingdom series are nice.
For the more adult themed single books, anything by Stephen King is honestly great. A lot of people didn't like Duma Key, but I loved it.
I'll work on intros for some of these soon. Maybe.[/QUOTE]
I've just finished GoT and now I'm reading The Adventures/Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes before starting A Clash of Kings.
Sword of Truth series is great, I read up to Faith of the Fallen but never got around to reading Pillars of Creation (I borrowed the books off a guy in my year in high school and we fell out around the time I finished FotF :v:)
The Abhorsen series is great too. I only read up to Eldest of the Inheritance series, probably should get the other two...
If you like those I'd suggest the Bas-Lag series by China Mieville. Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council. Really great stuff
So, has anyone read The Rook by Daniel O'malley?
I thought the cover looked nice and read the first two pages.
So far, so good. :v:
[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;34481050]I've just finished GoT and now I'm reading The Adventures/Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes before starting A Clash of Kings.
Sword of Truth series is great, I read up to Faith of the Fallen but never got around to reading Pillars of Creation (I borrowed the books off a guy in my year in high school and we fell out around the time I finished FotF :v:)
The Abhorsen series is great too. I only read up to Eldest of the Inheritance series, probably should get the other two...
If you like those I'd suggest the Bas-Lag series by China Mieville. Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council. Really great stuff[/QUOTE]
I'll look into them
I seriously LOVED Faith of the Fallen --- is a great book, even if you don't know the characters.
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Just started, onto chapter 3. I loved american gods and this has a very similar feeling so far.
every single book seems to be a "new york times bestseller"
I'm not really fond of science fiction books, instead I like stories which deal with the theme of human nature and its dark side, like what Macbeth does. Does anyone have recommendations?
[QUOTE=Uludayen;34488892]I'll look into them
I seriously LOVED Faith of the Fallen --- is a great book, even if you don't know the characters.[/QUOTE]
Faith of the Fallen was one of the best in the series I think. It got a bit tough to see Richard as relatable later in the series since Goodkind [sp]seemed to give him new "secret, ancient" powers every book.[/sp] FotF reined it in really well though. I really liked Temple of the Winds since it had the whole overarching mystery thing, and [sp]the introduction of Drefan[/sp]
Spoilers just in case :v:
[editline]1st February 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=SnakeSolid;34493019]I'm not really fond of science fiction books, instead I like stories which deal with the theme of human nature and its dark side, like what Macbeth does. Does anyone have recommendations?[/QUOTE]
Forever War is a really personal story told with space travel and interstellar war as another central concept. Absolutely amazing book
Just finished Ready Player One and it's pretty good. The story's OK and the characters are interesting, though I noticed quite a lot of unnecessary pandering to 80's geek culture. Some pandering's OK but it was just too much. All in all a pretty good book though.
Bought A Game of Thrones (again) just now. Now I have the whole series in hardcover. Also got Century Rain by Reynolds and a zombie novel called Autumn by David Moody. Let's hope it's another positive surprise like Grant's Feed.
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