Two thirds into the Da Vinci Code. It’s crazy how conspiracies like that suck you in.

Is there anywhere you can find out how much is fiction and how much is fact? I’d like to get it straight, because frankly, Jesus would make a lot more sense if the theories in the book had roots in real life.

[quote author=“CCP”]Two thirds into the Da Vinci Code. It’s crazy how conspiracies like that suck you in.

Is there anywhere you can find out how much is fiction and how much is fact? I’d like to get it straight, because frankly, Jesus would make a lot more sense if the theories in the book had roots in real life.

A lot of them do, I think there are explanations or something or other at the end of the book, if I remember correctly.

If you’ve gotten to the part about The Last Supper yet, it’s creepy, go search online for a large picture of the painting and look closely at it.

There are also hundreds upon thousands of “cult” and “rumor” sites all over the net that have gone through the book word by word (Was Jesus Married?, Debunking The Da Vinci Code, The Da Vinci Code: Of Magdalene, Gnostics, the Goddess and the Grail, among others).

Finished A Short History of Nearly Everything and am pleasently pleased. I’m a huge astronomy fan, and of science in general. and this has to be one of the best written books on the topic of the creation of everything. Highly recommended.

Yeee-haw, motherfucker!
I feel better than ever!  (Until I need this book again)

[quote author=“Zack”]Finished A Short History of Nearly Everything and am pleasently pleased. I’m a huge astronomy fan, and of science in general. and this has to be one of the best written books on the topic of the creation of everything. Highly recommended.

I finished the Cult of Mac. Turns out it wasn’t such a geek book after all. It was very objectively written and was literally packed with facts about the mac community that I had little or no knowledge about.

I’m a bit pissed there wasn’t a section on KarateGames though

Man, it’s all there. the woman, the hand at her throat, the hand with the knife that doesn’t belong to anyone, the glass cups. I gotta finish this thing…

Well, Arthur C. Clarke is probably cliche as hell, but he is damn good for Sci-Fi. I haven’t read anything by him that I didn’t like.

As for Fantasy, Katherine Kerr’s Deverry series is pretty good.

Well, Arthur C. Clarke is probably cliche as hell, but he is damn good for Sci-Fi. I haven’t read anything by him that I didn’t like.

Yeah, any Arthur C. Clarke book will do. As Johan said, he hasn’t written a single book that any moderate sci-fi fan wouldn’t enjoy.

Have you thought about reading some Phillip K. Dick? “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” is one of my favourite’s from him. And a lot of his books have become hollywood films, e.g. Bladerunner, Total Recall and Minority Report.

A one-off book I read a while ago it “Redemption Ark” by Alastair Reynolds. It’s a bloody thick book but you’ll be able to get really engrossed in it.

For fantasy, try Phillip Pullman’s Dark Matter Trilogy. Less sci-fi, more fantasy, with a lot of philosophical thought tacked on. Hope my suggestions helped.

[quote author=“SilentBobCDN”]Im reading America: A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction.

Mothafuckas really like their tea.

I’m reading as well. Fine choice. I generally don’t read for leisure as I read more than most people just from being online.

Its like I read tech business, Mac news, World News, World News, and World News (BBC, News.com.au and the International Herald Tribune), along with general online bullshit and then school required stuff, Hip hop mags and then News Week and I’m tapped out for reading really.

I just started On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony on the plane ride home and so far it’s great.

[quote author=“Zack”]Finished A Short History of Nearly Everything and am pleasently pleased. I’m a huge astronomy fan, and of science in general. and this has to be one of the best written books on the topic of the creation of everything. Highly recommended.

Also, Tad William’s Otherland series was quite a good read.

It’s kind of cyberpunk/sci-fi with a fantasy twist.

Edit (I keep thinking of stuff. Trust a prof to come up with reading assignments)

Clarke’s Rama series is quite good. Almost anything by Clarke is quite good.  His best work is a short story called “the Star” (my favorite Christmas story)

Lastly, if you never read the Gibson Neuromancer cycle, it’s a must. (neuromancer, count zero, and mona lisa overdrive)

Piers Anthony’s Biography of a Space Tyrant is a good series.  8)

I’ve just finally finished reading Les Miserables. The looooong version. 1200 pages but well worth it.