Comments on: What are you guys reading?

By: Kal

Kal — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:15:27 +0000

Heya, I’d be willing to do some of the shorts in Gunjou Schooldays. Looked through the public raws of v1 and some of them are really nice =D Would love to see later vols and what’s good in there. Toss me an email if you haven’t found anyone else yet…

By: Suki

Suki — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:01:18 +0000

Dorohedoro is awesome and new chaps from 10sigh was just released

By: berttpk

berttpk — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:48:56 +0000

Almost any Philip K. Dick novel is worth picking up. In addition to “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” I highly recommend “The Penultimate Truth”, “Dr. Futurity”, and “The Man in the High Castle”.

By: D

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:58:12 +0000

I’ve been really enjoying Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. So far I’ve enjoyed it a lot more than 1984 and Animal Farm (Orwell’s most famous books), but it might help that I sympathize with the impoverished lifestyle portrayed in the book. It has some hilarious descriptions of broke people, minor events (that seem major to the participants involved, and crappy restaurants.

I’m also reading At Swim Two Birds, which is apparently a famous Irish novel. It’s difficult to get through, but interesting from a writing perspective.

Too many books and too little time. I think the only other thing at the top of my list is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick (and the short story that Bladerunner came out of).

By: Kriztov

Kriztov — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:35:09 +0000

I lowered my standards enough to be able to read the DaVinci Code, so I’m reading that.

By: BR

BR — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:19:59 +0000

I’ve just finished a book called Child 44. Its excellent for people that like mystery and danger. It takes place in Soviet Russia in 1953 and it will instantly hook you in! I must confess though, I listened to the CD version of it while on a road trip. I’d probably grab myself the book version if I got the chance though.

Other than that, I like reading the manga Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (Private Evil Eye Neuro) wich is a Shonen Jump title. They are close to fan translating the last few chapters of it and I am so hoping that they actually bring it to the US.

By: brettpk

brettpk — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:34:32 +0000

I am in the middle of “The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” by Neal Stephenson which I picked up after reading his book “Snow Crash”. Also reading “iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business” which I found while working at the airport last year.

And I just picked up “Hawaii” by James A. Michener which looks interesting but long. 1036 pages long! But if you have heard about Michener’s location based novels you know that he starts with the land and moves you forward in time through the animals and human societies of the place till you end up at modern times. I picked it up because I will be traveling to Hawaii this winter and am interested in learning a little bit about the place I will be visiting beyond what the travel books tell me.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:37:59 +0000

I just finished The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, a recently written book that i believe to be high fantasy in the order of Tolkien. I’m currently reading a sci fi book called Armor, by John Steakley , and it’s actually also quite good.

comic-wise, I’m re-reading blackest night, it’s an awesome part of the green lantern saga.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:21:38 +0000

the Annihilation saga by Marvel is exquisite. also the follow up, Annihilation Conquest. The good thing is, you dont need to have a great knowledge of each character they introduce.

also, Kingdom Come by DC.

By: Rctdaemon

Rctdaemon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:39:04 +0000

Late, but I picked up a hardcover copy of Neil Gaiman’s version of The Eternals for $10. I’ve enjoyed it so far.

Also, I am taking your recommendation of Naoki Urasawa’s Monster. I just need to wait until I get my scholarship money to get a volume or two of it. Come to think of it, I need to get Applegeeks too.