Books I Want to Read
Recommended (to me)
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Otherland by
Tad Williams - Recommended by Gwmngilfen at the September Tech Meetup. Deals with slightly-in-the-future VR worlds.
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Delusions of Gender by
Cordelia Fine - Book for the skeptics bookgroup April 2012. I'm finding the style extremely hard to read, she annoys me. I'm only a few chapters in and have been encouraged to read further though. (Apr 2012)
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Halfhead by
Stuart B MacBride - Picked this up on a whim in Waterstones because it was set in a futuristic Glasgow. (Aug 2011)
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The Star Diaries by
Stanislaw Lem - Rumoured to be where Douglas Adams got his writing style from. Need to read this. Mentioned by a guy on slashdot. Got as a gift from my mum, Dec 2011. (May 2004)
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Tao Te Ching by
Lao Tzu - This book is recommended by everybody who makes a list of 'great books' or 'books that changed my life' and they never mention what the fsck its about - just stuff like; 'if you haven't read it, read it' and nothing descriptive. I suppose I better track (Jun 2004)
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Why We Love by
Helen Fisher - Read some of her papers and listened to one of her talks. Fascinating woman. Looks like an interesting book. (Sep 2010)
Still to get
1Q84 by
Haruki Murakami - Characters slipping between parallel universes with subtle differences. Sounds interesting. (Jan 2012)
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Antarctica by
Kim Stanley Robinson - Set in McMurdo base, same as The Thing, might be interesting, though I did find his Mars trilogy quite tough to read. (Sep 2012)
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Cows by
Matthew Stokoe - Mentioned in a 'most disturbing book' thread on reddit. Sounds interesting. (Dec 2010)
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Part through
The Hyperion Cantos by
Dan Simmons - Recommended on the Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (Dec 2003) - I read the first one (in August 2018) and want to read the others.