Does anyone read anymore?

I mean books. Remember those? They were these rectangular sheets of paper bound by two pieces of cardboard. Sometimes they are fiction and sometimes non-fiction. They still print them. I know this because I worked in a bookstore not five months ago. In fact, I buy them regularly. Anyway, if y'all still read these things, let me know. If you've read any really good ones, tell me what they are. I'm always looking for a good book. On another note, have y'all seen CHICKEN RUN? Man, that is a FUNNY movie. I think I was the only adult not accompanied by a kid. I think I'm only eight emotionally, because that movie made me laugh so hard my abs hurt. That's good because it's not like they get a workout any other way..... __________________ I want to see Chicken Run I am reading Hannibal the latest in the Silence of the lambs series. What type of books u intrested in reading? __________________ Even though my reading now is supplied mostly by this site, I do still read books. I think my all time fave book is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. __________________ I read a lot of Kurt Vonnegut. His books read themselves. I recommend "Welcome to the Monkey House". Each chapter is like a page long so it feels like you're accomplishing a lot. __________________ I haven't read any of the books y'all suggested. I'm afraid of the Hannibal books, but my best friend says they're awesome. I've always wanted to read Vonnegut and Bradbury. I guess my all-time favorite is CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, but I really like Faulkner. I adore mysteries, especially PD James mysteries. I think she's better than Agatha Christie. I have to make myself read non-fiction. For every work of fiction I read, I make myself read one non-fiction. If it's a mystery, I make myself read two non-fiction books. That way I get a good balance. I'm an English major, but my sister and brother-in-law are both political scientists so I read a lot of social science. Right now I'm in the middle of one by Dinesh D'Souza. I'm going to try the ones y'all recommended, but I can't promise to read the scary ones. I get nightmares.... Let me know any other suggestions you have. And I know what you mean about this being the bulk of your reading. I've done significantly less reading since I discovered this site. On the up side, I've got a lot of free stuff I didn't have before . You've got to see CHICKEN RUN, Clueless; it's SO funny. __________________ i highly recommend the fountainhead by ayn rand. it's quite a read, topping in at over 700 pages. currently, i am reading failure is not an option by gene kranz, a former nasa flight director. other books i have lined up are cryptonomicron, robo sapiens, and the age of spiritual machines. __________________ I'm a technothriller guy. I read everything I can that Tom Clancy churns out. I'm in the middle of Executive Orders right now. I also read Robert Jordan. If you're into fantasy stuff, then this series of his called the Wheel of Time Series will take up a nice chunk of spare time. I loved Lord of the Flies when I first read the book, and Crime and Punishment is also a very good read. __________________ Steven Coonts is my fav. Flight of the Intruder and the rest with Jake Grafton is wonderful to read! I also like Forgotten Realms too... __________________ I like Rand's fiction; not her philosophy. I've been told that Robert Jordan is good, but I've never been able to handle sci-fi or fantasy. My parents really like Clancy. I guess I'll have to give him a try. __________________ I'm reading this awesome book called the Internet. It's got some good chapters like gotapex.com, firingsquad.com, arstechnica.infopop.net and a bunch others My boss took our group to watch Chicken Run. I found it so boring I fell asleep ignoring the notion that my boss could fire me if he saw me dozing __________________ Ray Bradbury, Philip K Dick, C.S. Lewis, Timothy Leary, and the occasionaal Stephen King ;0) __________________ Stuart Woods, John Sanford (Sandford?), and Jonathan & Faye Kellerman both. (Husband & wife) Can't beat a good detective story or murder mystery! __________________ You know, physics was the only science other than biology that I sort of liked/understood in high school. I must confess I don't read enough scientific tomes (mostly social science), but I'll try if y'all can give me some books for beginners (I don't mean SCIENCE FOR DUMMIES or anything), but some all-around good books, like Newton's PRINCIPIA and the like. Carl Hiasson was a big seller where I used to work. I might give him a try too. Since y'all are into science, I should tell you I just ordered Jacob Bronowski's ASCENT OF MAN, which is based on the BBC series. It's about man and his scientific achievements throughout history. All the reviews I've read of it have been stellar. Thanks for the advice; I've been taking copious notes. __________________ i've been wanting to read some of the works by stephen hawking... to see if i can even follow his logic. __________________ The awesome, most poignant all-American classic is the Great Gatsby. __________________ Can't forget Neal Stephenson or William Gibson either 80) __________________ neal stephenson is one cool dude... but my all time favorite author is isaac asimov __________________ Isaac Asimov the science guy? I never thought of him as being the kind of author you just kick back and read. But then, I'm a big dummy when it comes to science. Take this new nine planets discovery. That bothers me. The infinity of the universe bugs the hell out of me. Infinity is way too vast for my puny, girly mind (think Hans and Franz here). Gatsby is okay. Anybody like Hawthorne? How could you not like Chicken Run?!!! __________________ isaac asimov wrote hundreds of non-fictional books. however, he also wrote many fictional books, such as his robot series, foundation series, etc. his three laws of robotics, theorized in a fictional work, are still referrenced in the robotics industry today. that's not saying that they are still accepted as being the only laws to follow or that they even apply anymore, but people in the industry still discuss them. __________________ i just read that hannibal book, it was good, but the ending sucked. the last chapter really fell apart. i also just read an excellent physics book, i would recommend it, but i was thinking so hard about what was inside that i forgot the name of the book and the author. anyhow, i would recommend that anyone who is into science and technology pick up a physics book, you will not be able to put it down, so much of physics is phylosophy, there is a great history in physics and mathematics. what i recommend most often is bukowski. his books are funny and you cannot avoid having a beer and a good time when you read them, he was really a genious. __________________ oh, let me throw one more in there- carl hiassen. he's a very entertaining author, dont hold me to the spelling though. he writes private eye/badass who gets revenge books that are just funny as hell, and he has a really great imagination. i can see almost all of his books being made into movies at some point. __________________ Any one read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card? It 's my favorite sci fi book. __________________ I used to read books all the time, not anymore though, just takes too much time. But one of my favorites is 1984, good book. __________________ One of the all time classics--and one of the most fun books to read--is Catch 22. I can't even explain it. If you enjoy early 20th century stuff like The Jungle, Ragtime is decent. And read Catcher in the Rye again, just because its that good. Fahrenheit 451 wasn't as good as I had hoped...but 1984--there's a classic. Very engaging. Lord of the Flies is alright for a quick read also. Hope this helps. ------------------ And furthermore, I believe that Carthage should be destroyed. __________________ 1984 was a total mind blower...also a classic... I thought Huxley's A Brave New World wasn't as good as Orwell's 1984. [This message has been edited by CuriousGeorge157 (edited 08-17-2000).] __________________ I liked 1984; not so much BRAVE NEW WORLD. I think CATCHER IN THE RYE is a bit whiny, but if you liked that, you might really like WINESBURG, OHIO, by Anderson. __________________ well, in my opinion, you cant beat a good old spy thriller. and if you want one of them, you go to the master: robert ludlum. i defy someone to read 'the bourne identity' and not be hooked on it by the first 3 chapters. besides spy books, im also partial to the golden age british mystery ladies, like agatha christie and ngaio marsh. im in the middle of marsh's 'a may lay dead.' and, for any history buffs out there, im also browsing through j.m. robert's 'history of the world,' a bold 1000some page book covering prehistory to present times. good luck to all my fellow readers, seems like us pleasure readers are becoming a dying race out there! __________________ I only read textbooks (god, how painful that is), computer magazines (so GeForce2 is faster than Voodoo5) and some inspirational kinds of books (yes, I can do it).