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[Jeth Calark]

If the pitiful local excuse for a library has them.......

[Nertea]

"Sean Bean. He was Sharpe." (If you've never watched the audio-commentary on the LotR films you won't understand that.) Yes, yes I have read some of the Sharpe stuff. Not too shabby. I've also got one about the Saxons, but I can't remember what it's called and I haven't read it yet. I tried and it just didn't grab me so I gave up.

Is that the one that starts with the Winter King? If so, it's really hard to get into... but it got interesting around the end . If it's his other one, I haven't read it.

[Puppeteer]

Stephen King indeed....

Don't worry, I've just finished '1984' (George Orwell), 'Brave New World' (Aldous Huxley), 'The Island' (Aldous Huxley) and am about to read 'Wise Children', by Angela Carter. I hope to read 'The Doors of Perception' (Aldous Huxley) soon, it's a book about the personal experiences with LSD.

Edited by Puppeteer, 05 March 2009 - 03:56 PM.

[Nertea]

'1984' (George Orwell)

You're not allowed to make that typo. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.

Big Brother is Watching You.

[Jeth Calark]

It's scary how that book can ring true so easily......

[{IRS}Athos]

Thoughtcrime! I, Mr. Charrington, will deal with it at ONCE!

...take him to Room 101.

((Wow, I love that book... ))

[Vithar-133]

They are not quite what most will find interesting, but has anyone else read The Art of War by Sun-Tzu or The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi?

Won't be surprised if few have read them. One's an old book by a military philosopher and the other is a book on Samurai strategy.

[{IRS}Athos]

I've heard of Sun-Tzu, but never actually read any of his works.

[Mathijs]

Yeah, I read the Art of War. Very interesting read.

[Neutron4ever]

Anyone here read Eye of the Dragon by Stephen King?

It's a pretty good read

[Vithar-133]

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one I know that's read the Art of War on this site.

[Vortigern]

I have an intense dislike of Stephen King. I'm not entirely sure why, to be honest, but there it is. And I too have read Sun-Tzu's Art of War. Alas, I couldn't find a copy of Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War anywhere.

[Vithar-133]

Three of us...Has anyone read the Book of Five Rings?

[Nertea]

Yes on Art of War and Book of Five Rings.

Art of war was amusing, it's come in handy to quote at RTS lan parties for psychological effect

[Jeth Calark]

The mind of an evil genius......

[Vithar-133]

That would make for an interesting game hearing someone quote the Art of War.

[mike_]

Just finished 'Warrior' by R.G. Grant. It's basically a comprehensive timeline of every soldier from the Hellenistic phalanxe-man to modern Special Ops riflemen (wow I can't type tonight). Has pictures too great read, I definitely suggest it to anyone (like me) that's looking into that kind of things

Another is 'Warriors' by Daniel Mersey. It takes several of literature's most widely recognized figures (King Arthur, Dracula, Robin Hood, Beowulf, William Wallace, Achilles, etc etc) and looking at them in three perspectives - first mythical, then historical, and finally 'In Battle' - which is a look at how they and the soldiery of their time and place would have waged war. A VERY interesting read

Third and last (for now ) is 'Just Another Judgment Day' by Simon R. Green. It's apparently the latest in a series revolving around "the Nightside" - which is basically a parallel London where, literally, EVERYTHING comes into one place. Beowulf, Victorian England, Indian (sub-continent) monster hunters, Frankenstein, celebrities, aliens, et al. It pretty much looks at everything - every piece of literature, science fiction comic, movie, whatever - as simply being a different plane of existence, which all converge into the Nightside (at one point a Druid terrorist shows up and threatens to blow up a nuclear warhead duct-taped to his back , and in another section a driver is fused to his taxicab's steering wheel). It's pretty freaking awesome. Really recommend it.


So, now you all know what I've been reading lately

[Vithar-133]

I need to find some of those books...

[{IRS}Athos]

"Warriors" sounds very interesting. Definitely on my reading list.

[Puppeteer]

Can anyone recommend some classics which they've read and enjoyed?