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| ====== Books I Want to Read ====== | ====== Books I Want to Read ====== | ||
| - | The date in brackets is when it was originally added to my list. | + | The date in brackets is when it was originally added to my list. See also: [[Reading|Books I'm Reading]] and [[read|Books I've Read]] |
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| + | ===== Recommended (to me) ===== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Neurotribes]] | ||
| + | * [[wp>Otherland]] by [[wp>Tad Williams]] - Recommended by Gwmngilfen at the September Tech Meetup. Deals with slightly-in-the-future VR worlds. | ||
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| + | ==== Hive Minds ==== | ||
| + | * Theodore Sturgeon - To Marry Medusa | ||
| + | * Vernor Vinge - A Fire Upon The Deep | ||
| + | * The Green Brain and Hellstrom's Hive, both by Frank Herbert | ||
| + | * Swarm by Bruce Stirling | ||
| + | * All you Need is Kill by Hiroshi Saukurazaka | ||
| + | * Serpents Reach by CJ Cherryh | ||
| + | * Janet Edwards Hive Mind | ||
| ===== I've got ===== | ===== I've got ===== | ||
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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>The Star Diaries]] by [[wp>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) | * [[wp>The Star Diaries]] by [[wp>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) | ||
| * [[wp>Stargirl]] by [[wp>Jerry Spinelli]] (Aug 2003) | * [[wp>Stargirl]] by [[wp>Jerry Spinelli]] (Aug 2003) | ||
| - | * [[wp>The Subtle Knife]] by [[wp>Philip Pullman]] (Sep 2010) | ||
| * [[wp>The Survivors Club: How To Survive Anything]] by [[wp>Ben Sherwood]] (Mar 2012) | * [[wp>The Survivors Club: How To Survive Anything]] by [[wp>Ben Sherwood]] (Mar 2012) | ||
| * [[wp>Tao Te Ching]] by [[wp>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) | * [[wp>Tao Te Ching]] by [[wp>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) | ||
| * [[wp>The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England]] by [[wp>Ian Mortimer]] (Mar 2012) | * [[wp>The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England]] by [[wp>Ian Mortimer]] (Mar 2012) | ||
| * [[wp>Utopia]] by [[wp>Thomas Moore]] (Sep 2005) | * [[wp>Utopia]] by [[wp>Thomas Moore]] (Sep 2005) | ||
| - | * [[wp>Virtual Light]] by [[wp>William Gibson]] (Sep 2010) | ||
| * [[wp>What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive]] by [[wp>Mark McCormack]] (Jul 2005) | * [[wp>What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive]] by [[wp>Mark McCormack]] (Jul 2005) | ||
| * [[wp>Where Wizards Stay Up Late]] by [[wp>Katie Hafner]] (May 2003) | * [[wp>Where Wizards Stay Up Late]] by [[wp>Katie Hafner]] (May 2003) | ||
| * [[wp>Why We Love]] by [[wp>Helen Fisher]] - Read some of her papers and listened to one of her talks. Fascinating woman. Looks like an interesting book. (Sep 2010) | * [[wp>Why We Love]] by [[wp>Helen Fisher]] - Read some of her papers and listened to one of her talks. Fascinating woman. Looks like an interesting book. (Sep 2010) | ||
| - | * [[wp>Wizard's Bane]] by [[wp>Rick Cook]] (Sep 2010) | ||
| ===== Still to get ===== | ===== Still to get ===== | ||
| * [[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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| + | ===== Part through ===== | ||
| + | * [[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. | ||
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