Re: You must read #1

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by Yendor

11/23/05 1:59:24 PM

Re: You must read #1

For geek factor, yes, #1 is a requirement. However, I think that 1984 and Brave New World are much more important on the must-read scale.

-YendorMike

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania

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

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