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DixieGal · 10-17-2008, 10:06 AM

Started Accelerando by Stross this morning. Free download at MR of a Creative Commons book. I've barely begun it, but so far, it seems like it has potential. More later, after I get farther into it.

desertgrandma · 10-17-2008, 10:16 AM

Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. What a mind........

Dr. Drib · 10-17-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. What a mind........

And that was his first novel! What a deranged, wacky, happy mind he had. I love his writing.

Imagine: aliens who tap dance and fart!

Don

bbusybookworm · 10-17-2008, 01:07 PM

I'm most of the way through

Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson

It's an interesting book, and he does make quiet a few good points.

I'm going to follow this with

The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age is Stupefying Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future by Mark Bauerlein

to get the other side of the argument. Lets see who make the most sense in the end

nekokami · 10-17-2008, 03:00 PM

You might also want to try What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, by James Paul Gee.

I started re-reading The Madness Season by C.S. Friedman. It's been a number of years since I last read it. Enjoying it so far.

bbusybookworm · 10-17-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

You might also want to try What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, by James Paul Gee.

Sounds interesting, but is it available in eBook format.

I checked on Fictionwise but didn't see it or any other book by him.

Roy White · 10-17-2008, 10:32 PM

I'm completely hooked on the Honor Harrington Books by David Weber right now. Complete escapist brain candy but so well written. At first I got a bit frustrated with his tendency to describe the political factions and infighting but now that I've got his 'Honorverse' fixed in my mind i'm glad I didn't just bleep over the pages setting the poitical scene because each book is really just a continuation of all the others.

I'm an addict! Its kind of a bummer becasue he onbly wrote about 13 or 14 of them and then I'll be done...

Slite · 10-18-2008, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Roy White

I'm completely hooked on the Honor Harrington Books by David Weber right now. Complete escapist brain candy but so well written. At first I got a bit frustrated with his tendency to describe the political factions and infighting but now that I've got his 'Honorverse' fixed in my mind i'm glad I didn't just bleep over the pages setting the poitical scene because each book is really just a continuation of all the others.

I'm an addict! Its kind of a bummer becasue he onbly wrote about 13 or 14 of them and then I'll be done...

Agreed, I just started reading them as well, and I absolutley love them!

RWJ · 10-18-2008, 05:47 PM

Just finished American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfield. It's a fairly quick read, and interesting. More nuanced than I'd expected, given the subject matter.

astra · 10-19-2008, 11:18 AM

Just finished A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 by Mary Gentle.
Quite entertaining story. Similar to the best of Dumas. Just a bit more of humour, less of tragedy, and a little bit more of sex

8 our 10.

Many people say that Ash is better. If they ever publish it in ebook format, I will definitely read it in future.

However, right now I am desperate to read more fantasy and am looking forward to read the last two books in the Crown of Stars series by Kate Elliott [book 6 (In the Ruins) and 7 (Crown of Stars)]

DixieGal · 10-19-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Started Accelerando by Stross this morning. Free download at MR of a Creative Commons book. I've barely begun it, but so far, it seems like it has potential. More later, after I get farther into it.

UPDATE:
I stopped reading this one. It is full of politics and intrigue, and I think it will appeal to a lot of you political animals out there. But for me, it wasn't escapism, so I stopped. It was making me think too hard.

I started Maelstrom by Peter Watts, book 2 following the Tor freebie of Starfish. It takes up immediately following the end of the apocalypse in Starfish. I got this one as a free download also, but I'm not sure where - Sorry. As a matter of fact, I got the whole 4 book set. I'll have to look up where I got it.

nekokami · 10-20-2008, 10:55 AM

Started Critical Lessons by Nell Noddings. In paper, sadly.

Very interesting reading. Non-fiction.

astrodad · 10-20-2008, 11:48 AM

TRYING to finish Foreigner by C J Cherryh. What's up with the multi-century jumps? Argh!

DixieGal · 10-20-2008, 12:14 PM

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TRYING to finish Foreigner by C J Cherryh. What's up with the multi-century jumps? Argh!

That's another one I started but quit because it made me have to concentrate.

nekokami · 10-20-2008, 02:35 PM

Funny... I like something that requires me to concentrate, because otherwise I'm not really engaged in the story and my other troubles can still creep in.

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10-17-2008, 10:06 AM	#931
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Started Accelerando by Stross this morning. Free download at MR of a Creative Commons book. I've barely begun it, but so far, it seems like it has potential. More later, after I get farther into it.

10-17-2008, 10:16 AM	#932
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. What a mind........

10-17-2008, 01:07 PM	#934
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	I'm most of the way through Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter by Steven Johnson It's an interesting book, and he does make quiet a few good points. I'm going to follow this with The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age is Stupefying Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future by Mark Bauerlein to get the other side of the argument. Lets see who make the most sense in the end

10-17-2008, 03:00 PM	#935
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	You might also want to try What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, by James Paul Gee. I started re-reading The Madness Season by C.S. Friedman. It's been a number of years since I last read it. Enjoying it so far.

10-17-2008, 10:32 PM	#937
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	I'm completely hooked on the Honor Harrington Books by David Weber right now. Complete escapist brain candy but so well written. At first I got a bit frustrated with his tendency to describe the political factions and infighting but now that I've got his 'Honorverse' fixed in my mind i'm glad I didn't just bleep over the pages setting the poitical scene because each book is really just a continuation of all the others. I'm an addict! Its kind of a bummer becasue he onbly wrote about 13 or 14 of them and then I'll be done...

10-18-2008, 05:47 PM	#939
RWJ Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 170 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS-505	Just finished American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfield. It's a fairly quick read, and interesting. More nuanced than I'd expected, given the subject matter.

10-19-2008, 11:18 AM	#940
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Just finished A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 by Mary Gentle. Quite entertaining story. Similar to the best of Dumas. Just a bit more of humour, less of tragedy, and a little bit more of sex 8 our 10. Many people say that Ash is better. If they ever publish it in ebook format, I will definitely read it in future. However, right now I am desperate to read more fantasy and am looking forward to read the last two books in the Crown of Stars series by Kate Elliott [book 6 (In the Ruins) and 7 (Crown of Stars)]

10-20-2008, 10:55 AM	#942
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Started Critical Lessons by Nell Noddings. In paper, sadly. Very interesting reading. Non-fiction.

10-20-2008, 11:48 AM	#943
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	TRYING to finish Foreigner by C J Cherryh. What's up with the multi-century jumps? Argh!

10-20-2008, 02:35 PM	#945
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Funny... I like something that requires me to concentrate, because otherwise I'm not really engaged in the story and my other troubles can still creep in.