Comments on: Books http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding By: Sameer http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-120 Sameer Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:51:20 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-120 I agree, the start of the series was excellent, but I quickly got tired of "A Feast for Crows" focussing on Jamie and Cersei so much. There was no mention of any of the interesting characters (like danerys for example) and I know I am going to have to wait a couple of years for the next book and then another 20 years before he finishes the series. Im my experience fantasy series that go on for too long (e.g. Dune, Wheel of Time) end up being crap and I have an inkling that this series is going to end up this way too... I hope it is not true.. Perhaps after GRR Martin finishes this series (in 20 years maybe?) I will finish reading the books... I agree, the start of the series was excellent, but I quickly got tired of “A Feast for Crows” focussing on Jamie and Cersei so much. There was no mention of any of the interesting characters (like danerys for example) and I know I am going to have to wait a couple of years for the next book and then another 20 years before he finishes the series. Im my experience fantasy series that go on for too long (e.g. Dune, Wheel of Time) end up being crap and I have an inkling that this series is going to end up this way too… I hope it is not true..

Perhaps after GRR Martin finishes this series (in 20 years maybe?) I will finish reading the books…

]]> By: Andrew http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-119 Andrew Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:06:15 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-119 Curiously, why did you give up on "A Feast for Crows"? I haven't started it yet, and the reviews weren't looking good. But I was still hoping it was worth it, since I loved the series so far. Curiously, why did you give up on “A Feast for Crows”? I haven’t started it yet, and the reviews weren’t looking good. But I was still hoping it was worth it, since I loved the series so far.

]]> By: Sameer http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-114 Sameer Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:50:09 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-114 Thanks for recommendations. I have already read a few of them like Proofs from the Book and two of the Hyperion books (I didn't know there were more). I am going to put the others on my list.... Thanks for recommendations. I have already read a few of them like Proofs from the Book and two of the Hyperion books (I didn’t know there were more). I am going to put the others on my list….

]]> By: Marco http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-113 Marco Thu, 01 Dec 2005 20:09:43 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-113 Right, as promised, here we go. In no particular order and happily mixing fiction, science-fiction and non-fiction :) Joe Haldeman, The Forever War R.A.Wilson, The Illumninatus Trilogy, Prometheus Rising Jeff Noon, Vurt William Gibson: Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age P.K.Dick, The Valis Trilogy Christopher Priest, The Glamour Dan Simmons, The Hyperion quadrilogy Pauwels & Bergier, Morning of the Magicians Norman Spinrad, Bug Jack Barron Greg Egan, Diaspora Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene Right, these should keep you going for some time :) Right, as promised, here we go.
In no particular order and happily mixing fiction, science-fiction and non-fiction :)

Joe Haldeman, The Forever War
R.A.Wilson, The Illumninatus Trilogy, Prometheus Rising
Jeff Noon, Vurt
William Gibson: Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive
Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age
P.K.Dick, The Valis Trilogy
Christopher Priest, The Glamour
Dan Simmons, The Hyperion quadrilogy
Pauwels & Bergier, Morning of the Magicians
Norman Spinrad, Bug Jack Barron
Greg Egan, Diaspora
Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

Right, these should keep you going for some time :)

]]> By: hkaul http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-112 hkaul Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:02:17 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-112 A sampling of (entertaining and essential) math related books ;-) (you know you can always ask me about non-math books :-) ) The Anthropology of Numbers by Thomas Crump Littlewood's Miscellany by B. Bollobas (Editor) Indiscrete Thoughts by Gian-Carlo Rota, Fabrizio Palombi Discrete Thoughts: Essays in Mathematics, Science, and Philosophy. by Kac M., Rota G.-C. and Schwartz J. Proofs and Refutations : The Logic of Mathematical Discovery by Imre Lakatos (Editor), E. Zahar (Editor), J. Worrall (Editor) Proofs From the Book by Martin Aigner, Gunter M. Ziegler Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers Alon A., Bourgain J., Connes A., Gromov M. and Milman V. (eds.) 2000, GAFA 2000 Visions in Mathematics: Towards 2000, Boston: Birkhäuser. thats enough for now ..... have fun :-) A sampling of (entertaining and essential) math related books ;-)
(you know you can always ask me about non-math books :-) )

The Anthropology of Numbers
by Thomas Crump

Littlewood’s Miscellany
by B. Bollobas (Editor)

Indiscrete Thoughts
by Gian-Carlo Rota, Fabrizio Palombi

Discrete Thoughts: Essays in Mathematics, Science, and Philosophy.
by Kac M., Rota G.-C. and Schwartz J.

Proofs and Refutations : The Logic of Mathematical Discovery
by Imre Lakatos (Editor), E. Zahar (Editor), J. Worrall (Editor)

Proofs From the Book
by Martin Aigner, Gunter M. Ziegler

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers

Alon A., Bourgain J., Connes A., Gromov M. and Milman V. (eds.) 2000, GAFA 2000 Visions in Mathematics: Towards 2000, Boston: Birkhäuser.

thats enough for now ….. have fun :-)

]]> By: Nick http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-111 Nick Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:39:57 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-111 Yeah, the dark dower series by stephen king. Yeah, the dark dower series by stephen king.

]]> By: Sameer http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-110 Sameer Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:15:03 +0000 http://dcostanet.net/wordpress/2005/11/30/books/#comment-110 Yeah right!! I think now you will have to change it to anything by Shreve or Bjork. :) Yeah right!! I think now you will have to change it to anything by Shreve or Bjork. :)

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