Books

Boomstein · 01-02-2008, 01:42 PM

What book are you reading?

At this moment I'm reading "The Battle of the Dwarves" (freely translated) which is actually a German book called "Der Krieg der Zwerge", I don't believe there's an English translation of it though. My favorite genre is sci-fi and fantasy books. I eat those for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The book is - oh my - about Dwarves, a very successful attempt at making them the heroes of a story instead of just sidekicks like in most other books.

Gino · 01-02-2008, 02:09 PM

Sounds pretty interesting I used to read a lot of scifi-fantasy books such as the forgotten realms book series, but now all I read is articles to learn more about business and websites.

I keep a pile of articles next to my desk that I read in my free time cause i hate reading on screen.

Aarlev · 01-08-2008, 12:23 PM

I'm currently reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. It's about a young guy who becomes tired of material life and hits the road with only a few belongings. Very good so far but I prefer the good old classic "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.

I like Fantasy as well and have read a few Forgotten Realms books, but nowadays I mostly read travel writing and a bit of general fiction.

Distill · 01-11-2008, 01:18 AM

Almost everything I've read in the past year has been design/branding/business related. My favorite all-time fiction:
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's 1818 version)
The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)
The House of Mirth (Wharton)
Catch-22 (Heller)
The Call of the Wild (London)

Creadiv · 01-16-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Aarlev

I'm currently reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. It's about a young guy who becomes tired of material life and hits the road with only a few belongings. Very good so far but I prefer the good old classic "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.

I like Fantasy as well and have read a few Forgotten Realms books, but nowadays I mostly read travel writing and a bit of general fiction.

I loved this book. I read it in highschool. The fact that he took on the name alexander supertramp cracked me up.

As for a contribution to this thread I am on the 3rd book in Stephen Kings Dark Tower Series. I started them about a week ago and just can't put them down. If you are into fantasy/epics you will love this series.

Aarlev · 01-16-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Creadiv

I loved this book. I read it in highschool. The fact that he took on the name alexander supertramp cracked me up.

As for a contribution to this thread I am on the 3rd book in Stephen Kings Dark Tower Series. I started them about a week ago and just can't put them down. If you are into fantasy/epics you will love this series.

Hehe yeah, same here. You should definitely pick up "On the Road" then. You'll love it if you loved "Into the Wild". It's very much about the same thing but set in the 50's when the beat generation took off. I never got around to reading any Stephen King. I loved all the movies though, especially "The Shining" and "Misery". Have to try out one of his books.

Creadiv · 01-23-2008, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Aarlev

Hehe yeah, same here. You should definitely pick up "On the Road" then. You'll love it if you loved "Into the Wild". It's very much about the same thing but set in the 50's when the beat generation took off. I never got around to reading any Stephen King. I loved all the movies though, especially "The Shining" and "Misery". Have to try out one of his books.

I will pick up On the Road as soon as I finish the dark tower series. I look forward to it thanks for the suggestion.

I am not one for horror so I don't generally read King, but he actually has quite a few books that aren't horror related at all. One book that most people don't know he wrote was The Shawshank Redemption.

01-02-2008, 01:42 PM	#1
Boomstein Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lier, Belgium Posts: 61	Books What book are you reading? At this moment I'm reading "The Battle of the Dwarves" (freely translated) which is actually a German book called "Der Krieg der Zwerge", I don't believe there's an English translation of it though. My favorite genre is sci-fi and fantasy books. I eat those for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The book is - oh my - about Dwarves, a very successful attempt at making them the heroes of a story instead of just sidekicks like in most other books.

01-02-2008, 02:09 PM	#2
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,001	Sounds pretty interesting I used to read a lot of scifi-fantasy books such as the forgotten realms book series, but now all I read is articles to learn more about business and websites. I keep a pile of articles next to my desk that I read in my free time cause i hate reading on screen. __________________ DESIGN BLOG // T SHIRT BLOG // ANIMAL PRINT SHIRTS

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01-08-2008, 12:23 PM	#3
Aarlev Web Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 325	I'm currently reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. It's about a young guy who becomes tired of material life and hits the road with only a few belongings. Very good so far but I prefer the good old classic "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. I like Fantasy as well and have read a few Forgotten Realms books, but nowadays I mostly read travel writing and a bit of general fiction.

01-11-2008, 01:18 AM	#4
Distill Designer/Copywriter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: DePere, WI Posts: 88	Almost everything I've read in the past year has been design/branding/business related. My favorite all-time fiction: Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's 1818 version) The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway) The House of Mirth (Wharton) Catch-22 (Heller) The Call of the Wild (London)