The Original Gay Porn Community - Free Gay Movies and Photos, Gay Porn Site Reviews and Adult Gay Forums

  • Welcome To Just Us Boys - The World's Largest Gay Message Board Community

    In order to comply with recent US Supreme Court rulings regarding adult content, we will be making changes in the future to require that you log into your account to view adult content on the site.
    If you do not have an account, please register.
    REGISTER HERE - 100% FREE / We Will Never Sell Your Info

    PLEASE READ: To register, turn off your VPN (iPhone users- disable iCloud); you can re-enable the VPN after registration. You must maintain an active email address on your account: disposable email addresses cannot be used to register.

BOOKS: What are you reading?

I'm currently reading The Naked God. It's part three of the epic sci-fi trilogy entitled The Nights Dawn by Peter F. Hamilton.

Definitely 'yay'. This trilogy is the greatest piece of science fiction literature I've ever read. Even greater than my previous favourite, the Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds.

The protagonist, Joshua, despite being promiscuous, arrogant and hedonistic, somehow manages to maintain his likability. Whereas the major antagonist, Quinn Dexter, is without a doubt the most vile, disgusting, evil character I've ever encountered in any novel, of any genre, ever. He also grows exponentially more evil, and more powerful as the series progresses.

At times, due to the copiousness of the planets, habitats, races, societies, and cultures being introduced, it can be quite difficult to 'keep up', but most of the necessary information about each habitat / character is listed in the back of the book for reference.

I couldn't recommend this series more to anyone who is looking for something interesting to read, even if you're not typically a fantasy / science fiction fan (and not just so that I have someone to talk to about how awesome it is :lol:). That said, the series is incredibly deep and extensive, deciding to read them all is quite the commitment, but it is a commitment well worth making.
 
Today is my lucky day!

I was taking the rubbish down to the bins (I live in a small apartment complex) and there was a box just sitting next to the recycling.

A box full of books! 19 novels to be exact, probably 10 good reads there, and 9 novels that would be a appropriate with some sort of Oprah seal of approval, shudder.

I will still read them all, though if I am discovered dead in the bath after reading the 'lifestyle' themed novels that are in here, I don't want that publicized on my tombstone. Murdered by the grace girls, that would be sad.
 
Just began re-reading Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

And still reading Margaret Thatcher's Statecraft.
 
I'm currently reading THE RED DOOR by Charles Todd. Todd is actually a mother/son team from Delaware & NC respectively. They have 2 series going, both post WWI English mysteries. Excellent books.

1. THE RED DOOR is the 12th in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series. A Scotland Yard inspector, WWI veteran, he's an upperclass Englishman, good detective with issues. Suffering shell shock (he was buried alive @ The Battle of the Somme (1916). His shell shock takes the form of the "ghost" of a Scottish soldier he was forced to execute for derelection of duty). Because @ this time in history, shell shock was most times identified as cowardice, Rutledge is afraid people will think he's crazy, or a coward. His superior is a "right Bastard" as the Brits would say. Devious, dishonest, sneaky. The mysteries are excellent, dark well written. A new one was just published, can't wait.

2. Their other series features Bess Armstrong, military nurse who becomes involved in mysteries. The daughter of a higher up in the British army, we 1st meet Bess on the BRITANIC, ill fated hospital ship, sister ship of TITANIC. The first book is called A DUTY TO THE DEAD. There are 2 more all good & a new one coming out
 
I hate reading but I'm FINALLY getting around to reading a book a friend of mine wrote. It's called Fuzz One: Last of the Old School. It's about his life in the Bronx as a twelve-year-old graffiti artist. It's enjoyable, a little piece of history.

Also, I bought a Sign Language phrase book so I can get more fluent.
 
How funny, I was thinking that I really hoped that someone would bump the old thread and then a new one comes up..

I'm currently reading the novels in my syllabus from my British literature class that I didn't get around to, as I have an exam coming up soon. I finished this one the other day, which was my first one by Woolf. I don't really know how I feel about. Neither yay nor nay, tbh.

the-waves.jpg


And now I've finished the first part of my first Dickens, which is okay, but I just want to get through it so I can move on to the next, actually..

n387.jpg
 
^^The Waves is my favorite Woolf. One chapter of my Thesis focused on the Waves.

I just finished reading "Just Kids," Patti Smith's memoir of her relationship with Robert Maplethorpe
 
subsonic said:
...I finished this one the other day, which was my first one by Woolf. I don't really know how I feel about. Neither yay nor nay, tbh.

the-waves.jpg
...
Click to expand...
Dear Sub, Virginia's stream-of-consciousness stories were revolutionary back in the 1930s.

It's best to emulate the book cover— do them lying out in the fields on a balmy day away from all distractions other than nature. Empty your mind completely and let Virginia's prose and rhythms take you over.
 
I'm reading my assigned Uni texts for next semester. Just started Sebald's The Rings of Saturn which I think I'll enjoy.

I have an overwhelming urge to re-read Moby Dick though, as a treat. Decisions, decisions.
 
Hot4Latinos said:
^^The Waves is my favorite Woolf. One chapter of my Thesis focused on the Waves.
Click to expand...

Really? Why? I'm really curious about her other work. What was your thesis about?

pat grimshaw said:
Dear Sub, Virginia's stream-of-consciousness stories were revolutionary back in the 1930s.

It's best to emulate the book cover— do them lying out in the fields on a balmy day away from all distractions other than nature. Empty your mind completely and let Virginia's prose and rhythms take you over.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info. As mentioned, I had this in my Brit lit course at the university, so my teacher pretty much got us covered of the importance of Woolf. I did however not really have the time to read it out in the nature. I don't know if it would have effected or changed my reading of it though. But her style is definitely unique and well done - I'll give her that.
 
Just starting Thomas Penn, Winter King, Henry VII and The Dawn of Tudor England, Simon & Schuster, 2011. The English 1400's a passion.
 
I am reading The Devil Colony by James Rollins. It is part of his Sigma Force series.

In a world where technology accelerates at an alarming rate, Sigma Force, a secret branch of DARPA operated by combat trained science experts, is tasked with investigating reports of dangerous new technologies which may pose a threat to the U.S. Opposing Sigma is a shadowy worldwide network known as The Guild. The Guild specializes in tracking down the lost technologies and plagues of history and legend in order to create new weapons of mass destruction. However, The Guild's true purpose is shrouded in a mystery that dates back to founding of America itself and possibly thousands of years before.

Rollins seamlessly blends James Bond style espionage with Indiana Jones style adventures. He also weaves amazing conspiracies that span centuries and continents by combining ancient myths with cutting edge new scientific discoveries.
 
I've also been reading Kelley Armstrong's Women of Otherworld series. I know it'll start off sounding like one of those dime-a-dozen supernatural series but just hear me out. The books revolve around the misadventures of a group of loosely associated women who are part of the Otherworld, a underground society of supernatural races. There are major races (witches, sorcerers, necromancers, vampires, werewolves, half-demons) and a handful of minor races (shamans, clairvoyants, etc.).

Usually I find series that try to throw so many different supernatural elements together silly. A book exclusively about vampires, werewolves or witches might be good but throw them all together and things can get ridiculous. Not so with Kelley. For one I like how she tones down the supernatural aspects of the characters. Vampires are no stronger than normal humans, werewolves run like everyone else whenever someone pulls out a gun, witches are pacifists, and sorcerers are more likely to set their body guards after you than actually cast a spell.

Above all what keeps me coming back is the actual character interactions. The romances are dysfunctional and believable, characters have well rounded personalities and the conversations are witty. No other series makes me laugh this much.

Books | Kelley Armstrong

On a side note, there is a homosexual side character who struggles with having to hide his preferences from his family. Kelley portrays him in a very positive and sympathetic light.
 
Yes, I have read all of his books. I am appalled by his actions and attitude but find it oddly compelling. Perhaps, like everything else, it is fascinating to read about people doing things you'd never do yourself.

- - - Updated - - -

I haven't read anything for a while. Hanging out for Jasper Fforde's new Thursday Next book which should be released in a few days in Australia.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top