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* [[wp>The Greatest Show on Earth]] by [[wp>Richard Dawkins]] (Jun 2010) | * [[wp>The Greatest Show on Earth]] by [[wp>Richard Dawkins]] (Jun 2010) | ||
* [[wp>Halfhead]] by [[wp>Stuart B MacBride]] - Picked this up on a whim in Waterstones because it was set in a futuristic Glasgow. (Aug 2011) | * [[wp>Halfhead]] by [[wp>Stuart B MacBride]] - Picked this up on a whim in Waterstones because it was set in a futuristic Glasgow. (Aug 2011) | ||
+ | * [[wp>House of Leaves]] by [[wp>Mark Z. Danielewski]] - Sounds like a fascinating book. (Dec 2010) | ||
* [[wp>Howl's Moving Castle]] by [[wp>Diana Wynne Jones]] - Reading this for my sci-fi bookgroup. (Jun 2011) | * [[wp>Howl's Moving Castle]] by [[wp>Diana Wynne Jones]] - Reading this for my sci-fi bookgroup. (Jun 2011) | ||
* [[wp>Hybrids]] by [[wp>David Thorpe]] (Sep 2010) | * [[wp>Hybrids]] by [[wp>David Thorpe]] (Sep 2010) | ||
- | * [[wp>The Hyperion Cantos]] by [[wp>Dan Simmons]] - Recommended on the Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List (Dec 2003) | ||
* [[wp>If We're So In Love Why Aren't We Happy?]] by [[wp>Susan Page]] (May 2005) | * [[wp>If We're So In Love Why Aren't We Happy?]] by [[wp>Susan Page]] (May 2005) | ||
* [[wp>The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by [[wp>multi multi]] (Mar 2004) | * [[wp>The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by [[wp>multi multi]] (Mar 2004) | ||
+ | * [[wp>The Importance of Being Earnest]] by [[wp>Oscar Wilde]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) and of course, I'd been meaning to read this one especially | ||
* [[wp>In The Balance]] by [[wp>Harry Turtledove]] (Sep 2010) | * [[wp>In The Balance]] by [[wp>Harry Turtledove]] (Sep 2010) | ||
* [[wp>The King Beyond The Gate]] by [[wp>David Gemmell]] (Sep 2010) | * [[wp>The King Beyond The Gate]] by [[wp>David Gemmell]] (Sep 2010) | ||
* [[wp>The Last Wish]] by [[wp>A Sapkowski]] (Sep 2010) | * [[wp>The Last Wish]] by [[wp>A Sapkowski]] (Sep 2010) | ||
- | * [[wp>Making History]] by [[wp>Stephen Fry]] - Gift from my sister, Dec 2011. (Dec 2005) | + | * [[wp>The Little Prince]] by [[wp>Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) and it's a classic I always meant to read |
+ | * [[wp>Making History]] by [[wp>Stephen Fry]] - Gift from my sister, Dec 2011. (Dec 2005)] | ||
+ | * [[wp>Man's Search for Meaning]] by [[wp>Viktor Frankl]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) | ||
+ | * [[wp>The Martian Chronicles]] by [[wp>Ray Bradbury]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) | ||
+ | * [[wp>Notes from Underground]] by [[wp>Fyodor Dostoevsky]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) | ||
* [[wp>The Nudist on the Late Shift]] by [[wp>Po Bronson]] (May 2003) | * [[wp>The Nudist on the Late Shift]] by [[wp>Po Bronson]] (May 2003) | ||
* [[wp>Pride and Prejudice]] by [[wp>Jane Austen]] (Sep 2011) | * [[wp>Pride and Prejudice]] by [[wp>Jane Austen]] (Sep 2011) | ||
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* [[wp>1Q84]] by [[wp>Haruki Murakami]] - Characters slipping between parallel universes with subtle differences. Sounds interesting. (Jan 2012) | * [[wp>1Q84]] by [[wp>Haruki Murakami]] - Characters slipping between parallel universes with subtle differences. Sounds interesting. (Jan 2012) | ||
* [[wp>Amusing Ourselves to Death]] by [[wp>Neil Postman]] - http://i.imgur.com/qdg3v.jpg - this made me want to read it. (Jun 2012) | * [[wp>Amusing Ourselves to Death]] by [[wp>Neil Postman]] - http://i.imgur.com/qdg3v.jpg - this made me want to read it. (Jun 2012) | ||
+ | * [[wp>Ancillary Justice]] by [[wp>Ann Leckie]] - recommended at a sci-fi bookgroup (6 Dec 2019) | ||
* [[wp>Antarctica]] by [[wp>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) | * [[wp>Antarctica]] by [[wp>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) | ||
* [[wp>Blindness]] by [[wp>Jose Saramago]] (Apr 2011) | * [[wp>Blindness]] by [[wp>Jose Saramago]] (Apr 2011) | ||
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* [[wp>Food of the Gods]] by [[wp>Terrence McKenna]] (Sep 2011) | * [[wp>Food of the Gods]] by [[wp>Terrence McKenna]] (Sep 2011) | ||
* [[wp>The Hot Zone]] by [[wp>Richard Preston]] - Sounds interesting. (Dec 2010) | * [[wp>The Hot Zone]] by [[wp>Richard Preston]] - Sounds interesting. (Dec 2010) | ||
- | * [[wp>House of Leaves]] by [[wp>Mark Z. Danielewski]] - Sounds like a fascinating book. (Dec 2010) | ||
* [[wp>The Internet is a Playground]] by [[wp>David Thorne]] (Nov 2010) | * [[wp>The Internet is a Playground]] by [[wp>David Thorne]] (Nov 2010) | ||
+ | * [[wp>Jonathan Livingston Seagull]] by [[wp>Richard Bach]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) | ||
* [[wp>Letter to a Christian Nation]] by [[wp>Sam Harris]] (Feb 2012) | * [[wp>Letter to a Christian Nation]] by [[wp>Sam Harris]] (Feb 2012) | ||
* [[wp>Lost Boys]] by [[wp>Scott Orson Card]] - The climax was mentioned on xkcd. Sounds interesting. (Jul 2011) | * [[wp>Lost Boys]] by [[wp>Scott Orson Card]] - The climax was mentioned on xkcd. Sounds interesting. (Jul 2011) | ||
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* [[wp>Story of the Eye (Histoire de l'oeil)]] by [[wp>Georges Bataille]] (Dec 2010) | * [[wp>Story of the Eye (Histoire de l'oeil)]] by [[wp>Georges Bataille]] (Dec 2010) | ||
* [[wp>Unwind]] by [[wp>Neal Shusterman]] (Jan 2011) | * [[wp>Unwind]] by [[wp>Neal Shusterman]] (Jan 2011) | ||
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+ | * [[wp>The Hyperion Cantos]] by [[wp>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. |