Literature

[CodeZTM]

My least favorite genre of work is science fiction. X_X I've never been into the whole "space world" thing. Even the SF works that are set on earth just disgust me. Most are tackily written with plots that rely soley on technological devlopments and how they go wrong.

You mean bullshit like Animatrix, The Second Renaissance, which is on your favorites list in your profile?

I'll give it up for House of Leaves, Ender's Game, and Watchmen.

Touche.

Animatrix is one of the rare exceptions. I appriciated the back story to the matrix, and I loved the visually apealling art styles mixed in all of the segments.

As for House of Leaves, I almost bought it last summer. I'll have to give it a look see now. ^_^

Yay Wuthering Heights! Soooooo much better than Jane Eyre, imho. >_>

I haven't picked up Jane Eyre yet, but I'm inclinded to. Emily Bronte is just a really good author, IMO. Wuthering Heights was enjoyable to me because it took the normal love story and totally raped it. X_X

In general, I tend to experiment with what I read...I guess trying to pick up anything that sounds remotely interesting to me.

Being in high school, most of the literature I'm exposed to is pretty mixed. I've found a love partnership with my AP Chemistry book. X_X Though occasionaly I will spot something interesting in the library. I just finished "The Blue Mirror", whcih was an interesting tale of a high school girl fumbling with life and being brainwashed by love. It was quite enjoyable and I found myself actually feeling the cold atmosphere portrayed.

Other than that, I think everyone should read Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. It's easy and intuitive as far as philosophy goes, and it's the root of (what I think to be) an incoming crisis as neuroscience becomes more and more developed.

Interesting. My Pre-Cal teacher just happened to be teaching us Decartes rules of signs, and actually brought up this book in one of his rants. Why it had anything to do with anything we were doing, I wasn't sure, but I might have to pick this one up. Neuroscience scares meh. *_*

[inthesto]

Considering how much I study philosophy, I really should be able to tell you why the mind-body problem drove Descartes to coordinate geometry. But I can't. It's kind of embarassing, honestly.

Requiett also reminded me of The Watchmen. I'm not big into comics (and I'm told that the impact of The Watchmen is much heavier if you are), but The Watchmen is a masterpiece that everyone should read.

[Tsunami Jones]

Literature:

I like it.

[Kalium]

Watchmen. Sandman.

People need to read them.

[Orwell]

My least favorite genre of work is science fiction. X_X I've never been into the whole "space world" thing. Even the SF works that are set on earth just disgust me. Most are tackily written with plots that rely soley on technological devlopments and how they go wrong.

I'd say this is more applicable to bad fantasy in general, than specifically sci-fi.

House of Leaves, Battle Royale, and Crime and Punishment I'd have to say would be some of my favorite fiction pieces. Nietzsche is good, but it just feels like I'm reading an echo.

Oh, and and anything by Niall Ferguson. Ferguson.

Otherwise most of my reading relates to history, military matters, and school.

[Kionon]

The Forever War.

Greatest science fiction novel. Ever.

[Shazzy]

Chrono, if you like Twilight, read some real vampire knockoffs instead of that "I'm not done kissing you yet!" and sparkly vampire silliness. Sunshine by Robin McKinley was quite good.

[CodeZTM]

Chrono, if you like Twilight, read some real vampire knockoffs instead of that "I'm not done kissing you yet!" and sparkly vampire silliness. Sunshine by Robin McKinley was quite good.

I happen to like that sparkly vampire silliness. T.T

But this McKinley looks slightly intriging. ^_^