OT: What book are you currently reading?

BKlutch · Post #101 » by **BKlutch** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:00 pm

VantumNoir wrote:
NYKAL wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Do you read paper books or on a mobile device? I do my subway reading on my phone. It's much easier to carry.

I still read them the old fashioned way I've tried to kindle and its nice/convenient but, I guess I'm slow to change.

We look at screens more than everin society so paperbacks are to me a visual vacation.

Awesome alliteration, "visual vacation."

VantumNoir · Post #102 » by **VantumNoir** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:46 pm

BKlutch wrote:
VantumNoir wrote:
NYKAL wrote:
I still read them the old fashioned way I've tried to kindle and its nice/convenient but, I guess I'm slow to change.

We look at screens more than everin society so paperbacks are to me a visual vacation.

Awesome alliteration, "visual vacation."

NYKAL · Post #103 » by **NYKAL** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:49 pm

BKlutch wrote:
VantumNoir wrote:
NYKAL wrote:
I still read them the old fashioned way I've tried to kindle and its nice/convenient but, I guess I'm slow to change.

We look at screens more than everin society so paperbacks are to me a visual vacation.

Awesome alliteration, "visual vacation."

Agreed and, you are more correct than you know. By having my focus on the book, I'm not subject to all these guys with their ass out. It keeps me from lashing out at any who stand in front of me. I feel disrespected when a man stand in front or even next to me with his ass hangout out of his pants. Some guys are taking it so far that you have to wonder why they even wear pants.

BKlutch · Post #104 » by **BKlutch** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:07 am

NYKAL wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
VantumNoir wrote:
We look at screens more than everin society so paperbacks are to me a visual vacation.

Awesome alliteration, "visual vacation."

Agreed and, you are more correct than you know. By having my focus on the book, I'm not subject to all these guys with their ass out. It keeps me from lashing out at any who stand in front of me. I feel disrespected when a man stand in front or even next to me with his ass hangout out of his pants. Some guys are taking it so far that you have to wonder why they even wear pants.

Very bad one on the train yesterday. Young guy, wearing athletic shorts from his knees to his angles. Good thing he was wearing boxers underneath. Nobody wanted to see him They might have stayed up if they started out above rather than below his ass.

Mecca · Post #105 » by **Mecca** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:57 pm

At 21, I'm at that coming of age stage in my life... The Tao of Wu by RZA was a GREAT book.. Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill was a cool read... Malcolm X.. Modern version of the bible.. Reading up on Socartes and Meditations now. The Alchemist and Four Agreements are my two favorites however

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #106 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:00 pm

Mecca wrote:At 21, I'm at that coming of age stage in my life... The Tao of Wu by RZA was a GREAT book.. Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill was a cool read... Malcolm X.. Modern version of the bible.. Reading up on Socartes and Meditations now. The Alchemist and Four Agreements are my two favorites however

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations? Good stuff, dude. I read that here and there in between books. Roughly 25% of the way done.

Alchemist was amazing. Saw some athlete tweet about it over the summer and read it then. Loved it. I'll look into Four Agreements - if it's anything similar, I'll probably like it.

Anotha Knicks fan · Post #107 » by **Anotha Knicks fan** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:17 pm

Wanted to jump back into reading, and make it a habit along with other things im trying to change in my life.

Starting with "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway.

Anyone read this before? Almost halfway through the book, and I've got to say I'm really enjoying it. He painted some vivid pictures, and made me feel like I was out there with Robert.

Anotha Knicks fan · Post #108 » by **Anotha Knicks fan** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:17 pm

Wanted to jump back into reading, and make it a habit along with other things im trying to change in my life.

Starting with "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway.

Anyone read this before? Almost halfway through the book, and I've got to say I'm really enjoying it. He painted some vivid pictures, and makes me feel like I was out there with Robert.

Rasho Brezec · Post #109 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:52 pm

I read For Whom The Bell Tolls just after I finished Brothers Karamazov and it felt like I was reading a picture book.

kej718 · Post #110 » by **kej718** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 1:27 pm

The Intelligent Investor-The Definitive Book on Value Investing (Benjamin Graham, J. Zweig, Warren Buffett)

NYKAL · Post #111 » by **NYKAL** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 1:28 pm

BKlutch wrote:
NYKAL wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Awesome alliteration, "visual vacation."

Agreed and, you are more correct than you know. By having my focus on the book, I'm not subject to all these guys with their ass out. It keeps me from lashing out at any who stand in front of me. I feel disrespected when a man stand in front or even next to me with his ass hangout out of his pants. Some guys are taking it so far that you have to wonder why they even wear pants.

Very bad one on the train yesterday. Young guy, wearing athletic shorts from his knees to his angles. Good thing he was wearing boxers underneath. Nobody wanted to see him They might have stayed up if they started out above rather than below his ass.

curious to know if there are any poster here who walk around like that. Would like to hear their reasoning.

BKlutch · Post #112 » by **BKlutch** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:42 pm

I heard this originated in prisons, where the bad food made fat guys thinner but they weren't issued smaller pants. Then it became a fashion statement among certain younger guys. I've never found it, or their butts, attractive. I know for a fact that none of the successful people I work with ever wore those. I'd go well out of my way just to prevent my pants from falling down in public.

Of course, compared to offensive or imbecilic tattoos (not talking about good ones here), at least the pants are temporary, while a bad tattoo is the gift that keeps on giving.

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #113 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:00 am

I just finished reading American Gods. I thought it was good, not great. I'm looking forward to the TV show being released sometime in 2017 - that was the reason I read it.

I'm also listening to Ahsoka (a Star Wars novel) when I'm running. I started it yesterday and got about an hour in (hoping to get another hour done today) and I like it so far. The actress who voiced the character in Clone Wars and SW Rebels is doing the narration for the book, which is pretty cool.

thebuzzardman · Post #114 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:46 am

JohnStarksTheDunk wrote:
stopstandthere wrote:reading 1Q84 here

I read that last year. Hope you enjoy it. If you like Murakami, you would probably like David Mitchell, particularly Number9Dream.

As for the OPs original question,

Currently reading multiple books, as I tend to switch around a little:
- The Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber
- 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music by Andrew Grant Jackson
- Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

And I recently picked up Elizabeth Warren's book, A Fighting Chance, but haven't started it yet.

I read Death by Black Hole a while back. If you enjoy NdGT, and don't mind that it gets a little too mathy at times, you will like it.

Ok, I'm bumping an old post here, but whoa, a "Jitterbug Perfume" mention. One of my all time favorite books.

I wonder if I'll like it as much now as I did when it came out, besides knowing the story. Maybe now I'd have to be in the mood to read Tom Robbins, as opposed to then I could read it anytime.

thebuzzardman · Post #115 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:02 pm

Rasho Brezec wrote:I read For Whom The Bell Tolls just after I finished Brothers Karamazov and it felt like I was reading a picture book.

Hemingway is sparser with words compared to a lot of other great writers. He still tackled interesting subjects and his ear for dialogue was great. I'd read Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald over him as somewhat contemporary writers.

Starks · Post #116 » by **Starks** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:00 pm

knicks85 wrote:If you have patience for an incredible story read Shantaram....one of my fave books of all time...

I read it after someone from here recommended it a while ago.

Amazing book, probably my favorite ever (not a heavy reader though). I can't recommend it enough, it's a fantastic story and if you don't have the opportunity to travel a lot, this will take your mind elsewhere.

thebuzzardman · Post #117 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:22 pm

Knickstape1214 wrote:I just finished reading American Gods. I thought it was good, not great. I'm looking forward to the TV show being released sometime in 2017 - that was the reason I read it.

I'm also listening to Ahsoka (a Star Wars novel) when I'm running. I started it yesterday and got about an hour in (hoping to get another hour done today) and I like it so far. The actress who voiced the character in Clone Wars and SW Rebels is doing the narration for the book, which is pretty cool.

I'd agree with this. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorites, and I enjoyed the book, but not blown away. It started interestingly and I liked the concept overall, but I recall it dragging at time.

Interesting they'll do a TV show on it, it could translate. "The Almighty Johnsons" seems to take some of the ideas, broadly, from it.

gavran · Post #118 » by **gavran** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:26 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:I just finished reading American Gods. I thought it was good, not great. I'm looking forward to the TV show being released sometime in 2017 - that was the reason I read it.

I'm also listening to Ahsoka (a Star Wars novel) when I'm running. I started it yesterday and got about an hour in (hoping to get another hour done today) and I like it so far. The actress who voiced the character in Clone Wars and SW Rebels is doing the narration for the book, which is pretty cool.

I'd agree with this. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorites, and I enjoyed the book, but not blown away. It started interestingly and I liked the concept overall, but I recall it dragging at time.

Interesting they'll do a TV show on it, it could translate. "The Almighty Johnsons" seems to take some of the ideas, broadly, from it.

The book was way too average.
Burroughs' Naked Lunch is fantastic though.

thebuzzardman · Post #119 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:26 pm

Mecca wrote:
JayKnicKz11 wrote:I like motivational books. Any suggestions? to empower you as a person? Besides the 50 laws of power.

read my post.. the alchemist ftw

My son has to read this for HS Sophomore English. I'm going to grab it and read it too, but in a month when that one is due up.

thebuzzardman · Post #120 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:30 pm

gavran wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:I just finished reading American Gods. I thought it was good, not great. I'm looking forward to the TV show being released sometime in 2017 - that was the reason I read it.

I'm also listening to Ahsoka (a Star Wars novel) when I'm running. I started it yesterday and got about an hour in (hoping to get another hour done today) and I like it so far. The actress who voiced the character in Clone Wars and SW Rebels is doing the narration for the book, which is pretty cool.

I'd agree with this. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorites, and I enjoyed the book, but not blown away. It started interestingly and I liked the concept overall, but I recall it dragging at time.

Interesting they'll do a TV show on it, it could translate. "The Almighty Johnsons" seems to take some of the ideas, broadly, from it.

The book was way too average.
Burroughs' Naked Lunch is fantastic though.

Possibly. Probably. It's hard for me to critique books. I either like them, or not, and then I jump right to great if it was great. I liked it, hard to tell.

Naked Lunch is really good, read it several times, at the same time it's sort of pretentious boho heroin crap. I think it's reputation and place in counter culture history outstrips it's actual level of greatness, but it's really really good nonetheless.

I enjoyed "Stardust" and "Good Omens" (Gaiman\Pratchett) a LOT more than "American Gods"