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[Sherin]

Good to know,Col :)

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse - almost half-way through, very stimulating.

Curious mix of religion and cyberpunk/hi-tech.

We usually envision the future a secular place with heaps of tech. Here's an alternate future, one that is hi-tech alright, but is ruled by religion. America is now a theocratic state. Those who are trying to bring in secularism in govt. are the terrorists.

How technology and religious fanaticism intersect in the future is very interesting...

[Muddle head]

I believe Asimov, in one of his foundation novels, touches upon the subject of proponents of science masquerading as religious priests (capable of 'magic') in order to gain easier and deeper penetration into the society. They are not portrayed as negative elements, but the transition of a highly advanced scientific society to a deeply orthodox religious one is shown as a necessary step in the larger scheme of things.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Aditya wrote: "I believe Asimov, in one of his foundation novels, touches upon the subject of proponents of science masquerading as religious priests (capable of 'magic') in order to gain easier and deeper penetr..."

I'd love to know which one is that - the present book has the same concerns - one of the Archangels with access to the LINK technology is in secret rebellion, hoping to expose to the world that they are not really angels, but puppets in the hand of technically-equipped Catholic theocrats. (This is not a spoiler, by the way - it occurs in the first few pages itself)

In case you have the time, please check and let me know where Asimov does that. Thanks.

[Muddle head]

Lit Bug wrote: "Aditya wrote: "I believe Asimov, in one of his foundation novels, touches upon the subject of proponents of science masquerading as religious priests (capable of 'magic') in order to gain easier an..."

I believe he mentions this idea in the second book of (the original) Foundation trilogy. Though its a worthy idea, i believe he let go the opportunity of building on this idea for the sake of the galaxy good after a million years (no exaggeration there!)

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

I think I'll look into that one, though it is out of the bounds of my topic.

I'm gathering material as well for potential research papers apart from my thesis - a comparison of these two would be worth, perhaps. Especially if I read the Foundation series and the LINK Angel series in full - the one I'm reading is the first in the series of five books. Don't know if that's a good idea, just a speculation...

Thanks all the same - you sparked an amazing idea :)

[Parikhit]

I have been reading The Tin Drum
Strange is the only word that comes to my mind with the turn of every page.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Oh... how do you find it? Never picked up a Gunter Grass work after The Flounder... Do you like it's strangeness, I mean...

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Perdido Street Station

Gosh! Addicted to this monstrosity of imagination called China Miéville!!!

[Sherin]

Parikhit wrote: "I have been reading The Tin Drum
Strange is the only word that comes to my mind with the turn of every page."

I have it with me. Will read in a few days :)

[विकास]

Finsihed by R K narayan ..Now reading by Cornelia Funke

[Sherin]

Started Doctor Zhivago

[Sherin]

Smitha wrote: "Sherin wrote: "Reading the Gone Girl.
Liked it so far."

one of my favorites. Feel like rereading it."

I liked it.
It's a strange situation where I gave it 5 *s but can't include it in my favourites :P

[Ahtims]

why not? I liked all characters, even Amy Dune :P

[Sherin]

Smitha wrote: "why not? I liked all characters, even Amy Dune :P"

That's a spoiler,Col :p

I don't know ,may be because of the end.

[Parikhit]

Lit Bug wrote: "Oh... how do you find it? Never picked up a Gunter Grass work after The Flounder... Do you like it's strangeness, I mean..."

Actually yes. It is really dark and the fact that the narrator keeps drumming his drum reminded me of Madam Defarge and her knitting from 'Tale of Two Cities'. There is a disturbance prevailing throughout. A great book for a discussion though.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

I guess I should read it - I really despised The Flounder and got put off by Gunter :) Start a thread for the Tin Drum...

[Allwin]

Just Read: Inferno
Now reading : The Dark Half

[Aakanksha]

Just read The Palace of Illusions. It's the story of Mahabharata from Draupadi's point of view. Liked it!

Now reading the epic Crime and Punishment.

[Divya]

currently reading Anne of Green Gables... and Anne series.. loving it...

[Rohit]

Just Read: East of Eden

Now Reading: Narcopolis

[Sandeep]

just read A Separate Peace.

Currently readingsl perks of being a wallflower

[Lakshmi]

Currently reading Foucault's pendulum by Umberto Eco

[Kris]

Currently reading Rules of Prey by John Sandford. Loving it.

[dely]

I started reading Fiabe giapponesi. Fiabe e leggende di tutto il mondo and it is a collection of Japanese fairy tales. I am not liking it :/

[dely]

I started reading a book with short stories about cats; some stories are funny but in every story the cat is wise and clever. I couldn't find an English edition on GR :/ It's this one Racconti che fanno le fusa by Julia Deuley.

[Harsha]

Just started The Surface of Earthby Reynolds Price. Ratings are pretty good, but I have been putting off reading it for long, because its length is very intimidating-- about 500 pages, with really small font, with not much space between lines! Looks alright as of now, but I really don't know if I'll manage to finish it.

[Juhi]

i'm reading "fountainhead" by ayn rand and it's a great catching book with good objectivism ideas....

[dely]

I started reading Three Lives by Gertrude Stein, in English.
I bought it because I am waiting for a book ordered in America a couple of weeks ago: Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson and the name Gertrude in the title refers to Gertrude Stein. Seen that I didn't know her I was curious to read something written by her.

[Poornima]

I am currently reading Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! . Loving it! Its such an interesting account of Feynman's life and his curious mind.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

The Girl Who Was Plugged In/Screwtop (short story) by James Tiptree Jr. aka Alice Sheldon, the Queen of SF

[Sumeetha]

Vikas wrote: "Just finished by Cornelia Funke loved it ...now reading The English teacher by R K Narayan...."

English Teacher was my favourite :)

[Poornima]

Finished reading Inferno. It was very oooooook. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Also read Pygmalion. Lovely read!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[dely]

A neighbour lend me La verità sul caso Harry Quebert.
Ahhh, why isn't there an English translation?! Everybody is talking about this book; they say it's the book of the year, it has already won a lot of awards and there is no English translation?! Translated it is "The truth about the case Harry Quebert" by Joël Dicker.

I will start it soon and I wanted to know if somebody of you had read it but I can't find it in English. Argh!

I could find this: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/mac... and this http://www.bookforum.com/index.php?pn...
Perhaps there will be soon an English edition. Mystery and thriller lovers, add it to your tbr list :D

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

dely wrote: "A neighbour lend me La verità sul caso Harry Quebert.
Ahhh, why isn't there an English translation?! Everybody is talking about this book; they say it's the book of the year, it has already won a l..."

Ooh dely, TBRed... I hate it when good works are not translated in English. But I'm going to read the French edition, so it works out for me in this case...

Let me know when you've read it!

[Jyoti]

Right now reading Crime and Punishment
Quite dark and intense

[dely]

Lit Bug wrote: "dely wrote: "A neighbour lend me La verità sul caso Harry Quebert.
Ahhh, why isn't there an English translation?! Everybody is talking about this book; they say it's the book of the year, it has al..."

Do you know French?

[Ahtims]

dely wrote: "A neighbour lend me La verità sul caso Harry Quebert.
Ahhh, why isn't there an English translation?! Everybody is talking about this book; they say it's the book of the year, it has already won a l..."
dely, noted :)

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

dely wrote: "Lit Bug wrote: "dely wrote: "A neighbour lend me La verità sul caso Harry Quebert.
Ahhh, why isn't there an English translation?! Everybody is talking about this book; they say it's the book of the..."

Yes, but am not as proficient in it as English - I still need a dictionary quite a lot of times :)

[dely]

Lit Bug wrote: "Yes, but am not as proficient in it as English - I still need a dictionary quite a lot of times :) "

It doesn't matter! Me too, I need often the dictionary while reading English books though always lesser. It's good if we exercise reading books in the languages we know, it helps a lot to improve.

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

:D Because French is somewhat similar to Italian and Spanish, I can sometimes make out them too, but of course, only roughly - I can mostly grasp your reviews as well, even if I can't make out every single word. ;)

[[deleted user]]

Currently reading - House Rules by Jodi Picoult. I think I am gonna be restless till I complete this book.

[dely]

Lit Bug wrote: ":D Because French is somewhat similar to Italian and Spanish, I can sometimes make out them too, but of course, only roughly - I can mostly grasp your reviews as well, even if I can't make out ever..."

This is good!

[Ahtims]

Aashi wrote: "Currently reading - House Rules by Jodi Picoult. I think I am gonna be restless till I complete this book."

I just loved House Rules though many have dubbed it as tear jerker stuff just written to please the masses.

[Purvika]

Just read well finished few days ago The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay and loved reading it. Even though it was somewhat depressing but it was a good book... Awesome infact.

[विकास]

Finished reading The man who was Thrusday by G K Chesterton.....Now reading And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini

[Kris]

Read Rules Of Prey by John Sandford Loved it. A gripping thriller.

Just finished The Insult by Rupert Thomson. Strange story but well written. A psychological thriller. Reviewed it here --> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Kris]

About to read - Absolute Power by David Baldacci

[विकास]

Read And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini.
Just Finished:A strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde...Now reading
The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore..It's a play by him.
Also reading stories from
Adventures of Sherlock holmes and Grimm's complete fairy tales.....

[Neena]

just finishedMockingjay ..now reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower and planning to read Inferno