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Your favorite book genre(s)? What are you reading now?
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Clinically Insane
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Just wondering what everyone's favorite type of book. I like Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Rowling, or course, and Terry Pratchett. I also love audiobooks and radio dramas. I'm including those in the poll as well. I also love Shakespeare and stuff to do with Greek and Roman mythos (tragedies, poems, etc.)
Currently reading the 6th Harry Potter book again, then will move onto the 7th.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
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Shoot. Messed up the poll already. If I could swap something out, I'd change "Biography" to "Fiction (Other)" as Biography could go under Non-Fiction (other).
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Sci Fi, and non-fiction seem to be what I read most of the time, and then throw in a technical manual from time to time for good measure 
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I picked non-fiction & biography, because I've red a few sports books, and they tend to be a cross between the two.
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Clinically Insane
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I meant to put a Fiction (Other) in there because I realized that a lot of the classic literature encompasses multiple genres. I just kinda picked a bunch.
Could just make a new poll real quick.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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I'm reading ALL of Steven Brust's books, and every single one has been totally awesome.
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Man, don't I look literate? I 'red' a few sports books. Stereotype incarnate.
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Classic German and English literature (e.g. Oscar Wilde, Goethe and so on) as well as books on philosophy and history are my main obsession. I also like witty literature such as P.G. Woodhouse and the like. Not much into Sci-Fi or Fantasy.
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Originally Posted by RAILhead 
I'm reading ALL of Steven Brust's books, and every single one has been totally awesome.
Yeah, he's really good. Smart dialog, I really enjoy it. My brother got me hooked on Jhereg back in the 80s. Have all the books up to Orca, but I've since trailed off. Have to pick it up again. I keep hearing rumors of a Jhereg movie, but it never materializes.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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I like all genres. If it's a good story, I like it!
Some books I have recently enjoyed:
King Dork
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Stand
Snow Crash (old favorite)
Legs - William Kennedy
I am currently reading Harry Potter 7, The Road, and Porno (the sequel to Trainspotting)
Some books that I recently hated:
Jennifer Government - boring.
A Million Little Pieces - I guess its not too recent because I started reading it before the controversy and I thought it sucked then. Omitting quotation marks is not creative. Using BOLD CAPS to express anger is not creative.
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I'm currently reading a star wars book EXILE (part of the Legacy of the force series). Yes I'm a nerd who reads star wars books
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Primarily non-fiction.
Currently reading Something in the air, (Radio, Rock, and the revolution that shaped a generation), by Marc Fisher
Read in the last 8 months.
The World is Flat -Thomas Friedman
Nickel & Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Leading With My Chin - Jay Leno
Room Full of Mirrors - Charles Cross
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed - Alan Alda
My Forbidden Face - Latifa
Life Inside - Mindy Lewis
Fame Junkies - Jake Halpern
Taken For A Ride - Bill Vlasic
iWoz - Steve Wozniak
Next on the list;
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
God is not great - Christopher Hitchens
The Third Reich in power - Richard J. Evans
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Why is there always money for war, but none for education?
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I read the history of various technologies.
Been reading about Steam Locomotive development, 1930's thru 1950's movie special effects, and Americas Cup Yachts of the 1960's (the J Boats)
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Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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Just last week I decided I like reading. I went through Sex God by Rob Bell in two days and now I'm working on Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I'm planning on starting a thread about it when I get done, it's fascinating stuff.
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Or blinking while having sex 
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Currently reading the last Harry Potter book, should be able to finish it tomorrow. Normally I don't go for fantasy, but I figured it couldn't hurt. Most recently read The Jungle and Stephen King's The Stand, which was pretty awesome (not to mention my first Stephen King novel). Next, I think I'll be reading iParadise Lost.
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I'm into coming of age stories like: Stand By Me, Meely LaBauve, Lost Boy, Black Boy.
I guess that's fiction
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Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
Having Sex or Blinking?
If I do one I miss the other.
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Today, for a course on African history, I read We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families. Light summer reading, really.
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At this time, reading The Forgotten Soldier.
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I usually try to find anything interesting. I just finish Harry Potter 7 and now reading How Would You Move Mt. Fuji?
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32GB iPad 2 | 32GB iPhone 4 | 11' MacBook Air 1.6 i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD
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You forgot comedy too. I read a lot of Terry Pratchett, but I wouldn't really say that I'm much into Fantasy as such
HP7 was great though.
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
You forgot comedy too. I read a lot of Terry Pratchett, but I wouldn't really say that I'm much into Fantasy as such
HP7 was great though.
Yeah, I'm reading Pratchett, too. I meant to have a Fiction (other) option. Maybe a moderator can replace Romance with Fiction (other) since there aren't any votes for that one.
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Mysteries are my favorite. Right now I'm reading Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson. I'm also listening to the 6th Harry Potter audiobook.
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I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Today I'm re-reading "To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight."
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I used to read a lot, but lately I've been in a not-reading rut. I need to start reading again. I think I'll go and get King Dork, though, I like it already just based on the title! 
My main tastes tend toward Sci-Fi and Fantasy (Pratchett, Stephenson, and Gaiman begin high on my list of recent authors), but I've been known to like nonfiction books that tell good stories, too....
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