what should i read while i'm flying to nyc

uhler · 02.27.2008, 01:48 AM

or

i narrowed down to two books. i haven't read any newer gibson so i'm kind of leaning towards pattern recognition, but my friend highly recommends snow crash. he has both books, so i can borrow either one.

m1rr0r dash · 02.27.2008, 01:53 AM

can't say, still haven't read snow crash. pattern recognition was good, but spook country was better. imo.

although if it weren't for the poll i was going to say the new york times.

uhler · 02.27.2008, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

can't say, still haven't read snow crash. pattern recognition was good, but spook country was better. imo.

although if it weren't for the poll i was going to say the new york times.

yeah, is spook country out in paperback? i was thinking about getting the hardcover, but it's like 30 bucks and i'm not a big fan of hardcover books.

i read the ny times last time i went up, but i bought it one hour before my trip so i read most of it by the time my plane took off.

m1rr0r dash · 02.27.2008, 02:13 AM

don't know about the paperback. i got the hardcover, cause i collect books and i like gibson.

sunday times. 3.5 inches thick.

uhler · 02.27.2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

don't know about the paperback. i got the hardcover, cause i collect books and i like gibson.

sunday times. 3.5 inches thick.

that's true and i'm leaving on a sunday morning. i'll read the times before my flight and then switch over to whatever book i decide during the flight.

Dead-Air · 02.27.2008, 02:47 AM

I love both books, and am currently reading Spook Country. I voted for Snow Crash, however, as it seems the more plane friendly of the books. Turbulence might add to the experience of reading it.

!@#$%! · 02.27.2008, 09:53 AM

i'd print & carry this, then study it very carefully

http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Plane-Crash

Savage Clone · 02.27.2008, 09:55 AM

"Firebombing For Fun And Profit"

Toilet & Bowels · 02.27.2008, 09:59 AM

william gibson is such a predictable thing for a sonic youth fan to read, so go for the other one.

floatingslowly · 02.27.2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

pattern recognition was good, but spook country was better. imo.

I haven't read either of those either.

the Neuromancer and Virtual Light series, Burning Chrome and The Difference Engine are the only Gibson books I've read so far.

I plan to eventually get them all, but I was too tired to go to the bookstore the other night, so I started reading King's Dark Tower series again (for the third time).

I need more Gibson.

uhler · 02.27.2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

william gibson is such a predictable thing for a sonic youth fan to read, so go for the other one.

yeah, i know. i almost forgot that pattern recognition is a sonic youth song.

uhler · 02.27.2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

^ havent read either, but one reason i voted snow crash was similar to this.

how long is your flight, uhler?

2.5 hours

krastian · 02.27.2008, 01:13 PM

m1rr0r dash · 02.27.2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I haven't read either of those either.

the Neuromancer and Virtual Light series, Burning Chrome and The Difference Engine are the only Gibson books I've read so far.

I plan to eventually get them all, but I was too tired to go to the bookstore the other night, so I started reading King's Dark Tower series again (for the third time).

I need more Gibson.

shit i didn't know there were seven books now!

i read the entire gunslinger series twice - once in 1989 when it consisted of 2 books and once in 1992 when it was a trilogy!

it was good. i don't remember any obvious cliffhanger, i thought every thing was already wrapped up... it seemed like a good trilogy. what's the deal - he turns into a worm, lives thousands of years ruling the universe and filling up more and more books with increasinly boring tales of worminess?

floatingslowly · 02.27.2008, 04:07 PM

dead-on on Dune.

the Dark Tower keeps getting better (until the very last page of the last book...).

m1rr0r dash · 02.27.2008, 04:28 PM

that's kind of what i thought about cryptonomicon.

i picture stephenson sitting at his laptop hammering away until suddenly he realizes he's just written 900 pages. he tacks on a 10 page chapter entitled long story short, here's what happens in the end, and ships it off to his publisher.

floatingslowly · 02.27.2008, 04:41 PM

if you do find yrself reading the last Dark Tower book (The Dark Tower), and you come to the part where King says "stop reading now if you liked this series", do yrself a favor.....STOP reading.

Savage Clone · 02.27.2008, 05:11 PM

I suggest bringing the Dark Tower board game and forcing the passenger next to you to play it with you.

"Oh, no! The brigands stole all your gold! Now you can't get any food for your beast at the bazaar. Sucks for you, old lady!"

m1rr0r dash · 02.27.2008, 05:13 PM

floatingslowly · 02.27.2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I suggest bringing the Dark Tower board game and forcing the passenger next to you to play it with you.

"Oh, no! The brigands stole all your gold! Now you can't get any food for your beast at the bazaar. Sucks for you, old lady!"

that sounds like a SUPER idea!!

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02.27.2008, 01:48 AM	#1
uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	or i narrowed down to two books. i haven't read any newer gibson so i'm kind of leaning towards pattern recognition, but my friend highly recommends snow crash. he has both books, so i can borrow either one.
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m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	can't say, still haven't read snow crash. pattern recognition was good, but spook country was better. imo. although if it weren't for the poll i was going to say the new york times. __________________
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m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	don't know about the paperback. i got the hardcover, cause i collect books and i like gibson. sunday times. 3.5 inches thick. __________________
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Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I love both books, and am currently reading Spook Country. I voted for Snow Crash, however, as it seems the more plane friendly of the books. Turbulence might add to the experience of reading it. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i'd print & carry this, then study it very carefully http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Plane-Crash
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	dead-on on Dune. the Dark Tower keeps getting better (until the very last page of the last book...).
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m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	that's kind of what i thought about cryptonomicon. i picture stephenson sitting at his laptop hammering away until suddenly he realizes he's just written 900 pages. he tacks on a 10 page chapter entitled long story short, here's what happens in the end, and ships it off to his publisher. __________________
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	if you do find yrself reading the last Dark Tower book (The Dark Tower), and you come to the part where King says "stop reading now if you liked this series", do yrself a favor.....STOP reading.
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I suggest bringing the Dark Tower board game and forcing the passenger next to you to play it with you. "Oh, no! The brigands stole all your gold! Now you can't get any food for your beast at the bazaar. Sucks for you, old lady!"
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