RitalinKid
New Member
Hi, everybody. Of course, I'm new here. I haven't even had a chance to look around yet, but maybe I'll see some of you posting around. Here's a little about my reading life, so you'll know where I am in my literary travels.
I recently got back into reading. I've been in college for quite some time, and that leaves no time to read (homework, class, work, playing in bands, illegal substances, etc.). This summer, I was in Costa Rica, and my g/f the book worm gives me the book that got me started reading again, The Da Vinci Code. I know some of you are thinking, "Oh, God, not again." But it created an interest in reading, and I have since read all his books (minus Deception Point because I bought it and then promptly loaned it out).
I try to mix up the fiction and nonfiction though. I'm interested in material on science, math, and HISTORY! The best general history book you can read is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. It's all about how the situation here on Earth came to be the way it is today. I'm currently reading The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio. The beginning's a little slow, but it's fascinating once you get into the details. Next on the list is a book about manufacturing techniques. Yeah that one's for work, but I like to read to be able to do my job, so I enjoy the technical papers I have to read. Unfortunately, I haven't read a lot of classic literature, but I was hoping that the book of the month (which is how I found this board) would remedy that. My g/f reads tons of classic literature and cross cultural novels; she adores Isabelle Allende.
If you made it this far, hopefully you read something you liked, and I'll see you around!
I recently got back into reading. I've been in college for quite some time, and that leaves no time to read (homework, class, work, playing in bands, illegal substances, etc.). This summer, I was in Costa Rica, and my g/f the book worm gives me the book that got me started reading again, The Da Vinci Code. I know some of you are thinking, "Oh, God, not again." But it created an interest in reading, and I have since read all his books (minus Deception Point because I bought it and then promptly loaned it out).
I try to mix up the fiction and nonfiction though. I'm interested in material on science, math, and HISTORY! The best general history book you can read is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. It's all about how the situation here on Earth came to be the way it is today. I'm currently reading The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio. The beginning's a little slow, but it's fascinating once you get into the details. Next on the list is a book about manufacturing techniques. Yeah that one's for work, but I like to read to be able to do my job, so I enjoy the technical papers I have to read. Unfortunately, I haven't read a lot of classic literature, but I was hoping that the book of the month (which is how I found this board) would remedy that. My g/f reads tons of classic literature and cross cultural novels; she adores Isabelle Allende.
If you made it this far, hopefully you read something you liked, and I'll see you around!
