Top 20 geek novels
- (Silverlock)
- (48)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 08:26:35 AM EST
Wow.
- (Yendor)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 08:31:36 AM EST
I own 8 of them.
- (pwhysall)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 02:18:59 PM EST
I'm missing 10, 12, 19, and 20
-NT
- (hnick)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 08:34:13 AM EST
I've read 14 of them.
- (inthane-chan)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 08:57:03 AM EST
read all but #19 but where is tolkien?
-NT
- (boxley)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 09:00:14 AM EST
I have all but 10, 12, 17, 20.
- (admin)
- (2)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 09:09:24 AM EST
put American Gods onto your list
-NT
- (boxley)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 11:15:37 AM EST
Ditto
-NT
- (tuberculosis)
- Aug. 21, 2007, 06:36:56 AM EDT
I may have read one of them - two on the outside . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 11:00:48 AM EST
Believe me when I say this Andrew
- (Silverlock)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 12:07:07 PM EST
5 / 20 read here.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 11:11:58 AM EST
Re: 5 / 20 read here.
- (Nightowl)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 01:22:45 PM EST
10 out of 20.
- (broomberg)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 12:04:00 PM EST
So then I'm 90 % geek - haven't read 17 & 20. (AFAICT.)
- (CRConrad)
- (3)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 12:18:16 PM EST
not so much geekiness as reading nut, 5-7 books a week
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 06:50:31 PM EST
Mailer as in Norman?
-NT
- (Silverlock)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 07:25:21 PM EST
yup nogrok any of his stuff since the utah execution book
-NT
- (boxley)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 07:26:53 PM EST
I havent read any of them
- (bionerd)
- (10)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 01:05:13 PM EST
You must read #1
- (jbrabeck)
- (9)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 01:53:12 PM EST
No, no. She (and you) must read #2.
- (Another Scott)
- (7)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 01:58:46 PM EST
Right now I'm re-reading all my psychotherapy texts.
- (bionerd)
- (6)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 05:35:35 PM EST
You'll do great. 1984 can wait, so to speak. :-)
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 06:47:56 PM EST
as long as the do no harm mantra is there you'll be alright
- (boxley)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 06:48:07 PM EST
You can practice on me
- (imqwerky)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 06:59:25 PM EST
Yeah, I'll be okay.
- (bionerd)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 10:37:40 AM EST
I like that prayer.
- (Silverlock)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 07:29:57 PM EST
Thanks. I use that prayer on my kids, too!
-NT
- (bionerd)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 10:38:43 AM EST
Re: You must read #1
- (Yendor)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 01:59:24 PM EST
Missing 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20
- (tuberculosis)
- Aug. 21, 2007, 06:37:02 AM EDT
Re: Top 20 geek novels
- (Moriarty)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 05:15:14 PM EST
Read 7 of the 20
- (bepatient)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 05:43:57 PM EST
6/20
- (imqwerky)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 06:16:59 PM EST
The Tolkein complaint
- (Silverlock)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 07:23:46 PM EST
3 by Neal Stephenson made it on the list???
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 10:19:02 PM EST
I thought that was a bit much myself
-NT
- (imqwerky)
- (1)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 10:54:39 PM EST
Ditto.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 10:57:24 PM EST
Kinda mixed-bag innit?
- (Ashton)
- (10)
- Nov. 23, 2005, 11:53:20 PM EST
PKD is too goddamn depressing
- (broomberg)
- (1)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 12:12:00 AM EST
(author not responsible for assigned prison planet)
-NT
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 12:29:24 AM EST
Color of magic is one of his earliest and weakest
- (tuberculosis)
- (7)
- Aug. 21, 2007, 06:40:55 AM EDT
The smartarse style gets on my pecs.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 04:52:23 PM EST
'Pyramids' is the one usually recommended to newcomers.
- (static)
- (5)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 06:29:06 PM EST
Monstrous Regiment is one of my favs
-NT
- (boxley)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 09:45:38 PM EST
Not by me. I recommend Small Gods first.
- (ben_tilly)
- (3)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 11:57:26 PM EST
Lords and Ladies was my favourite for a long time.
- (static)
- (2)
- Nov. 25, 2005, 09:04:31 PM EST
Depends on mood, day, etc; just read them all... easier.
-NT
- (hnick)
- (1)
- Nov. 26, 2005, 08:05:12 AM EST
Must___conserve.
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 26, 2005, 07:39:07 PM EST
I've read 1,3,9,10,15,
- (Meerkat)
- Nov. 24, 2005, 06:06:14 AM EST