Books and Literature

What do you read? Tolkein? Rowling? Christie? King? Any good Star Trek books you've read recently?

I'm STILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Reading Orbit By John J Nance

I'm reading "A Writer at War" about a Russian writer who joined the Army as a reporter after Germany invaded. We're just about to get to Stalingrad.

And of course, every day I read a little of my newest Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

Okay, The Bourne Identity. Lundlum definitely isn't a master of writing, but the plot is compelling enough.

Jason Bourne?

Yes, the Identity is the first book in the series.

Which Came First? The Movie Or Show Or The Book?

The books have been out for a while - I think the first one came out in the early 90's.

Actually the 80's. Robert Lundlum has written at least 30 thriller titles to date, I believe. Also, the movies are very different than the books, they change names, and even the fundamental plot.

Tolkein, Potter, a bunch of Science Fiction writers....(love David Brin)....I admit I don't read a lot of books a year, but having lived forever, I've managed to read a lot of books...

Have any here read many Trek books? I can recommend the Vanguard series, and the Homecoming trilogy from Voyager.

I lived on Trek books in the late 80's - but only TOS. Some TNG stuff was good, of course - Imzadi pops to mind.

any of the current series?

I've only read the James Blish stories and those when I was in Jr. High (funny story, maybe, I had been sorted as "highly gifted" and that meant I got to sit out the regular "English Language" courses and just devote my time to reading...I got to spend that class time in a cool room with bookshelves full of paperbacks, some rugs tossed on the floor and a few beanbag chairs....someone had donated all the James Blish books, so that's what I did when the other kids were studying "English Language"...I read James Blish Star Trek books...in a beanbag chair...sadly, when I got to high school the teacher thought I should know how to diagram a sentence....I didn't...James Blish didn't teach that)

that's awesome. I'm also one of those kids labeled as "advanced", so the best I got was the Magnet class, with all the brightest kids from the district in one classroom, with the greatest teacher ever, Ms. Cleveland. It hasn't come to be that I get to sit out of classes though... although I wish I could've sat out of my 8th grade English class. The curriculum was pitiful, and our teacher didn't help whatsoever.

HEY!!!!! anyone get the latest book from Christopher Paolini - Brisnger? I just picked it up form Barnes and Noble, but haven't started reading it. It's been a very long wait it seems.

My Dad Is Reading Kobayashi Maru, The New Book. He Says Its Pre ty Good.

yeah, trekmovie said it's pretty good too. I just got Greater than the Sum, so we'll see what that's like.