Booklist 2011 - March

[allamistako]

One day I might end up being punctual with this thing...

March (left, left, left right left...):

Jonas Pfister: Philosophie - Ein Lehrbuch: A very good introduction to various schools of philosophy and their "main topics". This book was part of my attempt to improve my personal education, and if I may be allowed to be self-critical, it might have

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Neal Stephenson

[anonymous]

Toller Autor! Und Snow Crash ist ein tolles Buch. Find ich gut, dass Du das liest, dann bin ich nicht die Einzige :D

Juna

Re: Neal Stephenson

[allamistako]

Hatte ich ihn dir nicht vor.. sechs jahren? empfohlen? ;)

[pax_athena]

I need to come around to finally read something by Banks ... A good friend of mine - the one who made me read Gaiman - is all enthusiastic about him, both with and without the "M".

[allamistako]

Then let me recommend two books, one with and one without the 'M' ;)

While Consider Phlebas is the first of the Culture-Novels, I agree with a lot of his fans in that The Player of Games might be the better choice of starting point. Also, it's half as thick, so if you *don't* like his writing style it#s less of a struggle, and it's cheaper ;)

Iain without an M is a bit more tricky. While The Wasp Factory is a brilliant novel, it is pretty fucked up. Hmmm... Whit and The Business were pretty good, too.

[pax_athena]

Hmmm, I don't think I've heard of Wasp FActory before. Thanks! :D