Whatcha reading redux.

cageym · Post by **cageym** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:10 pm

War Speed - Travis Taylor. Doc Taylor is a good read if you like your SciFi a little heavy on the science.

Weetabix · Post by **Weetabix** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:56 pm

Seismic Design Of Building Structures (sigh)

Netpackrat · Post by **Netpackrat** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:52 pm

The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Borroughs. At this point I'm reading it just to finish it. I have the new Honor Harrington book and some others on order.

Weetabix · Post by **Weetabix** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:35 pm

Netpackrat wrote:The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Borroughs. At this point I'm reading it just to finish it.

I have some Edgar Rice Burroughs in the "some day" pile. Is it your opinion that he's more of a classic (everyone wants to have read it, but no one wants to read it) than a good read?

I've really only read the first Tarzan, and I enjoyed it. I have picked up some of his sci-fi over the years for some day, but I haven't read any of it.

Netpackrat · Post by **Netpackrat** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:51 pm

I haven't read anything of his other than the Barsoom series so far. I liked the first 2-3, but they get a little repetitive.

Rumpshot · Post by **Rumpshot** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:52 pm

Pending: Building the Southern Banded Horn by Scott & Cathy Sibley.

Brand new book, he was unloading his 4 ton shipment this morning when I ammended my order. Should have it in stock next week and my copy to read.

Post by **308Mike** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:46 am

I Dreamed of Africa, a true story which was also made into a motion picture (with some GREAT cinematography!) - it was one of the first movies my wife and I watched together when we first started dating. Without the stunning visual imagery, so far the book is only slightly better than the movie, but I suspect that'll change as I get into parts of the book not covered in the movie.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:11 am

Weetabix wrote:
Netpackrat wrote:The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Borroughs. At this point I'm reading it just to finish it.
I have some Edgar Rice Burroughs in the "some day" pile. Is it your opinion that he's more of a classic (everyone wants to have read it, but no one wants to read it) than a good read?

I've really only read the first Tarzan, and I enjoyed it. I have picked up some of his sci-fi over the years for some day, but I haven't read any of it.

I've read the first three Barsoom books thus far, and if there's any series I'd ever go so far as to describe as rip-roaring adventure novels, those would be it. Lots of fun.

Cybrludite · Post by **Cybrludite** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:10 am

On the flight back from Minneapolis I finished Robert Heinlein's "Grumbles From The Grave", and got in about a third of Hal Clement's "A Mission Of Gravity" on the connecting flight from Memphis to New Orleans.

Netpackrat · Post by **Netpackrat** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:23 am

Aegis wrote:I've read the first three Barsoom books thus far, and if there's any series I'd ever go so far as to describe as rip-roaring adventure novels, those would be it. Lots of fun.

Yes, almost non-stop action. I'm going to try to see the movie soon.

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