What are you currently reading?

[NudieDaniel]

A Short History Of Stupid by Bernard Keane & Helen Razer

Covers a wide range of stupid even I don't feel left out

[The_Xenologer]

I'm currently speeding through The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and am on Catching Fire specifically. It's my first time reading the series, and it's really good so far. I am a huge sucker for dystopian novels though! Haha.

The third one is hugely disapointing. :-/

Fortunately, it's pretty short.

I enjoyed the third one actually. I liked/disliked aspects of each novel, so there wasn't one particular novel in the trilogy that I liked less than any other.

I've now started reading Feed by Mira Grant, which is book one of the Newsflesh Trilogy . It is intriguing so far. I'm liking Grant's characters and her version of the zombie apocalypse that she's created.

[SecretlytruenudeM92]

So there's this game called fallout 3 and this show called my little Pony:friendship is magic and Kkat decided to write a crossover fan-fiction of the two. Ever wonder what a colorful world of ponies would be like in a nuclear apocalypse? That question is answered in Fallout Equestria. Now you don't have to play the game or watch the show to enjoy the story but it definitely helps you get all the references of which there are a ton. I should also give a CONTENT WARNING here, basically everything morally objectionable that can be put in a book is in this book. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you don't mind all that you'll find a story that grabs the reader by their emotions and won't let go. It's also free on equestriadaily and it's fairly long almost as much as Harry Potter. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-fallout-equestria.html

[lord_george]

I read Kate Mulgrew's memoir Born With Teeth yesterday. She's had a fascinating life!

[nudatio]

@lord_george
I loved Kate Mulgrew in Star Trek: Voyager! And now I love her in Orange is the New Black. I didn't know she had her own book though.

[lord_george]

It was just published a few weeks ago. It piqued my interest after seeing her go from Janeway to Red. I had to know more about someone who could play both of those roles. She's been through a lot, but the memoir isn't a downer despite that.

Edit: Oh, and she's an Iowa native.

[nudatio]

I knew about her being from Iowa, which is cool. But I don't know much else though. I might have to check it out.

[Dan]

Les idéologies politique, le clivage gauche-droite (by Danic and Ian Parenteau)

In English it'd translate to "Political ideologies, the left-right schism".

It's an excellent book about the world views and values of all the major political philosophies. If you wonder what could possibly make people on the " other side" think what they think, it's the right book to read.

[David B]

The Martian by Andy Wier

[Dan]

The Martian by Andy Wier

I heard good things about it. Care to comment?

[David B]

I just started and not far into it yet, but it's really good so far. I like the writing.

[David B]

@Dan just finished The Martian. It was a really good book. Can't wait till the movie is made

[Mark]

Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters

[lord_george]

The Making of Return of the Jedi. It's filled with fascinating behind-the-scenes info on the film, and has some excerpts from original drafts. Vader was much more bent on turning Luke so they could defeat the Emperor, and Yoda and Obi-Wan were much more involved.

[Dan]

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission report about the First Nation cultural genocide. It's extremely well written and doesn't fuck around. None of the dry academic prose you find in other reports, it is meant for all Canadians to read and be educated in the abuses their government inflicted on the first nation since it's foundation up to the 1990s.

I doubt that many Canadians will read it given the rampant anti-FN racism but they really should.