07 Aug 2007 @ 12:38 PM 
 

Authors/Books that make you think.

 

I read. I read alot. Often 3-4 books at the same time.

I usually have one at the bedside, one in the bathroom, and one in the car. (The car one I read at stoplights and lunch breaks, or when awaiting Dawn somewhere).

Alot of the stuff I read is fluff. Enjoyable, but fluff. Like Robert Heinlein, Clive Cussler, David Drake, SM Sterling, etc.

But a few authors I read can really make you think. These are authors that as you read, your mind starts building on what was just read and going off on tangents and expositions, and before you know it you have to re-read the page to get back on track. Reading these may cause an epiphany sometimes. Authors like Neal Stephenson (like his Cryptonomicon) or William Gibson (the father of cyberpunk), and to a lesser extent Phillip K Dick (DADoES).
I picked up a Gibson book last week that I had not read before: Pattern Recognition. It’s been several years (6 or more) since I read any Gibson, and I forgot what a joy and experience it is to read his stuff. The pages are packed with descriptions of common events seen through a different light that makes you re-evaluate your interpretation of common. And the insights into culture are, well, insightful. I’m only a hundred or so pages into this book, and already I am awed by the world view and ideas he has spun.

Now I have to go out and get copies of all his other books again and re-read them. It’s time.

Heck, it’s about time to reread Cryptonomicon again, It’s been about 2 years, I’ve only read it 3 times, and it’s just about 950 pages.

Tags Categories: Personal Junk Posted By: Brian
Last Edit: 07 Aug 2007 @ 12 40 PM

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