What books do you like to read? And other silly questions... :)

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• reilz1981 Member Posts: 512 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  i guess i'm a bit old school i like to read by turning pages in a book that isnt digital that being said i have listened to audio books and for ones with slow starts nothing better that way you dont have to start the chore and by the end you enjoyed it more

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• inullable Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I like to read books, but I recently decided to try out an audio version of one of Salvatore's and was pleasantly surprised by the narrator and how much I liked it. I'll admit that some of the voice acting made me squirm a bit because of how horrid it was, but by the time the experience was over, I found that I had listened to 5 more of the audiobooks. Ahhh writing code and listening to audiobooks at work....good times good times.

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• ricktacular Member Posts: 349 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  My physical therapy textbooks so I can pass the licensing exam in July. I wish I had time for recreational reading.

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• deohnoeh Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  ricktacular wrote: »

  My physical therapy textbooks so I can pass the licensing exam in July.

  Hey!! Best of luck!! As a person with a broken back and a requirement to do physio therapy everyday I can safely say you have no idea how much good it does! I hope you pass!!
  

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• uxigadur Member Posts: 73 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  1. Fantasy, Sci Fi, terror, Armors and weapons history books.
  2. Dune, A song of Ice and fire, Chthon (2 books is a serie?), The Dark Tower, everything of Lovecraft, everything of Borges, Arabian Nights, The greek myths.
  3. It depends on each case. I do enjoy when authors make your imagination work to build the world, not too much info, not too little.
  4. The Conan original serie.
  
  I have a Papyre 2 reader, it is not expensive and has already 92 books inside. It has help me to read books i wouldn't be able to find otherway.

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• ladygoldenorbs Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 19 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I enjoy a good read from almost any genre, but I probably tend to read much more nonfiction than fiction. I like learning interesting facts and things. But that's when I find the time! I completely sympathize with Ricktacular. I'm pretty distracted from much reading beyond college texts right now, too!

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• ryger5 Member Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I am currently reading "Reality is Broken", a cool book that examines gaming theory and how it can be applied to any business or venture.
  
  I tend to read non-fiction, the book before that was called "Adapt", about how almost all success derives from initial failure and how innovation comes not from necessity, but trial and error, and that companies today often forget that and stagnate, too keen to repeat the same patterns that worked in the past. As a developer, I looked to the book to reinforce my believe that tech projects should use an iterative approach to project management.
  
  Even when it comes to fantasy, I tend to read non-fiction. My favorite comic books are the large "Marvel Universe" type tomes that describe each character, cataloged alphabetically in a large volume set. Even in Forgotten Realms, I've never touched a Drizzt book, but I am now knee-deep into the Neverwinter Campaign Guide.
  
  Before that I read the "Rise of the Runelords" hardcover book, easily one of the best module supplements I've ever read.
  
  My two favorite books of all-time are "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Brave New World".

  

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• kimonagi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I'm a huge fan of Murakami Haruki and of the 1930's Japanese litterature, Murakami is more of a modern author but he is still sourcing in the 1930's Erotic grotesque non-sense movement ( エログロ) Its a litterary style that was also common in the Weimar republic of germany in the same years that led to cinema master pieces like Metropolis and Das Golem. I'm waiting on Murakami's latest book IQ84. Like most of his books it was released in the US before it was released in Japan. My favorite book is Dogra Magra from Yumeno Kyusaku.
  
  I also received Thornkeep from Paizo/Goblinworks and i have to say i really love those guys over there and the good work they are doing. They are very passionate about their work and it shows in all of their books. The art work is a give or take and i know some people really dont like it but it suits me.

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• steppenkat Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I haven't read in a long while (curse you Law studies and LoL!), but I enjoy picking up classic novels. My favorite books were "The Plague" by Albert Camus and "Steppenwolf", "Siddharta" by Herman Hesse.
  
  Last year I read almost all of Geralt's saga. It was very entertaining.
  
  I'll probably pick up my reading again for this upcoming week, after BW3 of course. :P

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• steppenkat Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  kimonagi wrote: »

  I'm a huge fan of Murakami Haruki and of the 1930's Japanese litterature, Murakami is more of a modern author but he is still sourcing in the 1930's Erotic grotesque non-sense movement ( エログロ) Its a litterary style that was also common in the Weimar republic of germany in the same years that led to cinema master pieces like Metropolis and Das Golem. I'm waiting on Murakami's latest book IQ84. Like most of his books it was released in the US before it was released in Japan. My favorite book is Dogra Magra from Yumeno Kyusaku.
  
  I also received Thornkeep from Paizo/Goblinworks and i have to say i really love those guys over there and the good work they are doing. They are very passionate about their work and it shows in all of their books. The art work is a give or take and i know some people really dont like it but it suits me.

  
  I tried to read "The Clockwork Bird" (is it called that way?). He's too... weird, I couldn't finish the book.

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• kimonagi Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I looked up the english title and it says "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" Not my favorite, Kafka on the shore was pretty good.
  
  Just saw that i didnt read your post correctly, you already red Steppenwolf. I didnt read the other one so i might do so when i finish the one i'm reading right now.

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• iymala Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  1.I generally read historical non-fiction or fiction.
  2. I really enjoyed Nathaniel Philbrick's titles. They are not so much a series tho. In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, The Last Stand
  3. His work is highly entertaining even for people who are not so keen on reading what are normally compared to textbooks. He takes seemingly inconsequential details (temperature, wind direction, cloud cover, etc) and weaves information into his books that make them read more like novels. He makes you really consider what it is like to be in the situation that he is recounting in his books.
  4. Currently I am reading Catherine The Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K Massie. It is a well written account of her life, and the author warns when he changes sources for information as not to mislead.

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• dwellerofvault13 Member Posts: 41 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  Books... We share a love/hate relationship as I love to read but it seems as I get older and have more responsibilities, I have less time to devote to it.
  
  1. I like to read both fiction and non-fiction: Fiction primarily Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Alternate Histories. Non-Fiction Biographies/Auto-biographies and history/culture. I should include PnP RPGs as well.
  2. For series, Ender's Game/Hegemon and many others...
  3. Because it gives me hope that one day humans will overcome their hatred for themselves/others and move towards something greater.
  4. I am reading the second Omnibus of Dan Abnett's Warhammer 40k: Gaunt's Ghosts- The Saint.
  
  On a side note, I am attempting to learn enough Polish to read Andrzej Sapkowski's Wiedzmin/The Witcher. If only the English translations were good enough. So many things are lost in translation.

  

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• gillrmn Member Posts: 7,800 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  I have about a full cupboard of books related to Forgotten Realms. Old, really old novels. Though I have not yet obtained Gautylgyrm and last part as I want to play the game first. I have a few I have written too and shared with my friends. I am now thinking of dusting them off and making foundry quests out of them.

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• sevargath Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  ummm in the last 6 months I read Brisingr, Inheritance Eragon saga then I read on the tolerance of Voltaire and now I'm reading memories adriano (the emperor)

  

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