Favorite books or current reads?

NorthTriangle said:
I’m re-reading A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

it’s not my favorite. Just happens to be what I’m reading out of nostalgia.

A few years ago, I read the most I will probably ever read on a Kindle reader ( on my smartphone). I was in rehab ( physical injury not mental or addiction-related) and it passed the time as I was in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. For serious reading, prefer printed matter on paper versus an LCD screen.
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Ever when Philip K. Dick is mentioned I have to think of Do androids dream of electric sheep. I'm just a huge fan of the original Blade Runner.
 
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Sudsy said:
I thought smartphones weren't allowed in the chamber because of fire risk? I guess the tech's come a long way.
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it was inside a monoplace HBOT like a large hard shell pressurized coffin for one person.

I know the large room like chamber for HBOT but didn’t use it; they probably have such rules.

A greater hazard, I think, was eating burritos before an afternoon session.
 
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Kafka and Dostoevsky. F. Scott Fitzgerald too. I don’t read much contemporary stuff but I really like William Gibson.
 
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For those who like premium modern gothic literature, I would recommend The Shadow of the Wind (The first book of a fantastic trilogy), by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, the second most largest Spanish book read in all languages, with 15 Million copies sold.
I have started to reread it this week as a tribute to its author, who died a few days ago of colon cancer.
He refused to sell the copyrights to Hollywood. So, no movie to watch. Just the book and your imagination.
 
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Again on the late side...

During the lockdown at home read (and sometimes re-read) Asimov's:

- robot series
- Foundation series
Last one, Foundation and Eart was by far the best for characterization, I didn't notice when it came out at the time.

I see I have read about half of what has been mentioned here so I would just like to throw a couple of good books "of the last 20 years"

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman

Cheers
 
maikeru said:
Maybe you should select ignore thread at the beginning
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Pretty sure he means this book here

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maikeru said:
Again on the late side...

During the lockdown at home read (and sometimes re-read) Asimov's:

- robot series
- Foundation series
Last one, Foundation and Eart was by far the best for characterization, I didn't notice when it came out at the time.

I see I have read about half of what has been mentioned here so I would just like to throw a couple of good books "of the last 20 years"

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman

Cheers
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I never read the book, but I think I was one of the few people who actually liked Cloud Atlas as a movie;)
 
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