What book did you just buy?

[dub]

Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Philip Caputo's Acts of Faith. You can find some great books at Target at very affordable prices.

[Teger]

The Safeway near my house has a 'book for a $1' table, with the money all going to a charity. Someone who loves scifi got rid of all their stuff, becuase I managed to grab all of William Gibson's books (even Burning Chrome), all of Vernor Vinge's stuff, 4-5 Stephen Kings I hadn't read yet and Into the Wild

[Soriak]

Originally Posted by dechire

pj o'rourke on the wealth of nations

Is this a parody of the book? I saw O'Rourke on Bill Maher a few times and thought his humor was a little weird. Just wondering if he wrote it as some scholarly summary/interpretation or as humor.

[Seventh]

I was looking for something to tide me over until I got home from Vegas, and lo-and-behold, there's The Bonehunters sitting on the rack.

[Simas]

I just picked up Foundation by Isaac Asimov, forget where but read some list saying it was the best sci-fi book ever.

Im only 60 pages in or so (it reads really fast though),im def digging it so far.

[Throag]

I'm fucked. I bought Malazan 1 to 5 and just realized The Bonehunters hadn't been edited yet in pocket format by Tor books. Now I'm gonna have to wait for july

[Schezanna]

Just noticed some Indiana Jones books at the local supermarket. Don't know if they're from the 80s or something recent, but I'll read them anyways.

[owakefka]

Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene
Malazan Book 1

[Thorpe]

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

$4.99.

[Regime]

For thesis/school/research : Mongols, Song Dynasty Secrets, Genghis Khan the world Conquerer

For escape: Malazan book 2-3, The Watchman

[NeuadvenBonechillerr]

The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller!

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Originally Posted by NeuadvenBonechillerr

The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller!

Ouch!

Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie
Heroes Die - Matt Stover
Devices and Desires - KJ Parker

[NeuadvenBonechillerr]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Ouch!

Is it really that bad? It looked halfway decent. . plus the cover is shiny!

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Originally Posted by NeuadvenBonechillerr

Is it really that bad? It looked halfway decent. . plus the cover is shiny!

The first one is bad but just average enough to get you to buy the second novel, and then the second novel is pure shit. Its cliche stuff and the characters argue and whine over every little thing, which is a huge pet peeve of mine, so naturally I hated it. But yeah, the cover looked cool so I got it as well when it came out. Damn you shiny things!

[Sharmai]

Current reading Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan. Not bad so far but VERY different from the Takashi novels. I am loving the Jesus land angle though a bit hard to believe.

Just Finished:
Foundation Series: Last 7 books. I am thinking of getting I Robot and reading all those novels and novellas up to foundation.

Also I find I am really into the anti-hero's. A lot of your guys suggestions are turning out awesome. I'm trying to stray a bit away from fantasy and more towards sci-fi/steam punk novels with anti-hero backgrounds right now.

Edit** Oh and just finished listening to the Count of Monte Cristo. You know the movie seriously does not do this book justice. I suppose that should be obvious as no movie ever does but I am seriously wondering if I should just go back through the last 50 years or so and find all the movies which were adapted from novels that I liked and go read the books.

Both Starship Troppers and the Count of Monte Cristo are recent experiences of novel to movie adaptations that I read where the novel was extremely better. I am wondering if LOTR and the whole series is worth reading on book. Course I straying from fantasy atm..