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In an effort to spawn somthing to talk about today, and also in an effort to stay out of the sandbox, I figured I'd put forth a selection of some of my favorite books.

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein.

This book is a great read. I encourage all of you to pick it up. It discusses politics, punishment, voting, responsibility, and is entertaining for the action/adventure alone.

It is nothing like the movie.

He was my Marine ROTC instructor. He introduced me to Troopers. He also had many more great sayings.

This books is actually on the Marine recomended reading list, or was, or will be, or somthing.

If you've ever read it you know what I mean. If you haven't it only takes a day or two because it is so short.

Heinlein is a very prolific writter and I'd recomend his other books. I've read Space Cadets, Double Star, and several others I can't remember right now. Most are short and quick. Suprisingly good.

I've also enjoyed the Conan series by Robert Jordan. Other authors have done Conan but he seems to be the best. It has no value other than hack/slash/get the girl. It is the cream puff of books. No nutritional value to speak of but good for a quick fix.

I also enjoy Jordan's Wheel of Time series.




Discuss amongst yourselves.

So no discussion with you guys then, eh. Dam[u][/u]nit.

I just wanted to understand you all better.... but seriously thanks.

I don't think I want to discuss Wheel of Time there. I don't think I actually wanted to discuss it at all.

I guess it was also suposed to be a "read anything good lately, I'm dry on new books, thread".

Probably should have said that from the begining.

Thanks for the help though.

Aparently there were Bugs, and we had guns. And tities.

More tities would have been nice. Also less bugs... and guns.

Basically lesbian ****. Of course, thats better than a huge number of movies.

I think you are confused. That is where you should post this sh[b][/b]it.

You came to talk about literature and you start off with Starship Trooper?



Edited, Tue Aug 30 10:50:55 2005 by NephthysWanderer

Yes. It's on my bookshelf, right between Chekov and Kafka.

Actually he started off with his love of a book with a fascist future in which only those that do military service have the right to vote and then leapt off over to Cards Ender series which is nothing more than pulp scifi of **** supermen committing genocide on an alien race along with the silly themes that YSU pointed out. I'm sure he will be referring his love of Mein Kampf next.

Edited, Tue Aug 30 11:22:34 2005 by bhodisattva

I'm thinking he might want to tackle something a little deeper

Agreed.

Edited, Tue Aug 30 11:39:51 2005 by NephthysWanderer

C'mon he is a Marine... how great do you expect his "Great" sayings to be? (Maybe I should have included "for a Marine".)

Bhodi, I think you missed some of the point of Troopers but I'll let it slide.

Can I start on your leather shoes, sir, boots are so hard to shine and clean first thing in the morning.

I guess its actually this book that has the depth I'm looking for.

*Sigh*



Edited, Tue Aug 30 11:47:37 2005 by AngryUndead

Edited, Tue Aug 30 11:47:57 2005 by AngryUndead

The little engine that could FTW!

Do they offer shipping options that will protect my privacy?

I picked up The Kite Runner the other day and loved it. Amazing book, it's about a boy who lived in Afghanistan before the Soviet takeover and his relationships with the people around him, namely a Hazara boy, and how he comes to terms with the events that take place during his childhood.

I loved it, though it's really depressing throughout.