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the true classic Odyssey "by Homer". specifically, this version translated by Stanley Lombardo.
required reading.

i remember i read the novelized retelling The Adventure of Ulysses in grade 8. can 13 year olds not be trusted to read epic poems as they are?

Lock In by John Scalzi. It is pretty good so far.

Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs. The main character in the TV show "Bones" is based on the main character in this book. I think Reichs's name appears in the credits at the end of every "Bones" episode.

Funny thing is, 40 or so pages into the book, the TV show and the book have nothing in common, except for the name of the main character and her occupation.

Of course, Brennan's behavior on the show is textbook Asperger's.

Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking.

Whew. That's a title.

I'm reading Charles Dickens' "Hard Times". The book is 160 years old and it's rather sad that the attitude of the rich to the poor in the book is pretty much the same as it is today.

I've always rather liked Dickens. His characters are rather simple and exaggerated - easy for an Aspie to understand. They're often about an innocent abroad in a world of monsters - I can relate to that

Next on the "to be read" pile is Katherine Dunn's "Geek Love". Looks right up my street...

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Thomas Harris--Red Dragon

I am currently reading this incredible book called "One Amazing Thing" by Chitra Divakaruni.
I am almost finished with the book and I HIGHLY recommend it because there are so many interesting themes that this book explores - from survival, to love, to memory, to many others.
Here is one of my favorite quotes from the book that I seemed to relate to greatly:

"Everyone has a story. I don't believe anyone can go through life without encountering one amazing thing." - from "One Amazing Thing" by Chitra Divakaruni

Reading "Mr Midshipman Hornblower" at the moment, thought I would really like it but I'm not really enjoying it very much at all.

Just finished the first 3 Brotherband books by John Flanagan, definitely page turners but I don't know about his writing style, something is not quite right.

The book am reading is called "The dark charisma of Adolf Hitler" the book i read before this was called " Alswithzs: the nazis and the final solution" both are by Lorance Rees. they tie in nicely with my interest in ww2.

Imperfect Oracle: The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science, Theodore L. Brown, Pennsylvania State UP, 2009.

I have a longstanding fascination with scientific epistemology that started with the [i]Kitzmiller[\i] Intelligent Design trial ten years ago and has carried through to my own work.

The Cult of Kingship in Anglo-Saxon England - William A Chaney

Or better said I checked some of the notes I made while reading this book, in order to find further source/study material.

Been focusing on comics lately for the most part.



Just finished this one. It's a prequel to the 2014 film. It's nice enough for the most part but not at all necessary, since it's basically just an expanded version of the film's opening credits sequence. The monster battles are the worst part; the artwork is messy and the composition is sometimes so poor that it's impossible to tell exactly what's going on. It's fine overall, but it pales in comparison to the Godzilla comics that Dark Horse was publishing in the 90s. I've got two volumes of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth sitting on a shelf, and I'm hoping for a bit better from those.



Since I got the Godzilla prequel comic, I also had to check out the Pacific Rim version. I loved Godzilla but was only mildly entertained by the prequel comic, so maybe the fact that I wasn't as thrilled with Pacific Rim will mean that I'll like the comic better? Hopefully. Anyway, it's next on my list.



I've already read through The Tomb of Dracula in Marvel's black-and-white Essential books, but now I'm revisiting it in the color paperbacks that were published more recently. Anyone who's a fan of the Blade movies should check this one out since that's where everything in the movies came from. Blade: Trinity tried to be more of a proper Tomb of Dracula movie (rather than focusing only on Blade, who's just one character of many in the comics) but didn't do a very good job. I'd love to see a new movie attempted now with the Marvel film renaissance that's going on.

George R.R. Martin's The World of Ice & Fire

It's written as a Maester's History of Westeros, it has a lot of interesting background info and tons of beautiful illustrations. Definitely worth a read if you're a Game of Thrones/Song of Ice & Fire fan.

Been flipping through this in bed at night. I need a newer edition; I'll probably get an e-book version for the iPad this time.