yadayada Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future-ebook/dp/B00KVI76ZS/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me= For the people who did not see this yet. Starting to read it now, hope it contains more then is already said in interviews.
giofranchi Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 In my "to read" pile. Looking forward to it :) +1! ;) Cheers, Gio
wescobrk Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 It was downloaded to my kindle at 11pm on Monday. I can't wait to read it.
rkbabang Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I just started Seveneves yesterday, but this one will be next.
jeffmori7 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I just started Seveneves yesterday, but this one will be next. I just started Neal Stephenson's Baroque cycle yesterday! Another one to add to the pile then.
rkbabang Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I just started Seveneves yesterday, but this one will be next. I just started Neal Stephenson's Baroque cycle yesterday! Another one to add to the pile then. He's one of my favorite authors. The depth and scope of his books are amazing. The Baroque cycle is excellent, everything he's written since Snowcrash is excellent, but my favorites are still Cryptonomicon and Anathem. I'm almost 200 pages into Seveneves after one night, it is hard to put down.
Liberty Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I've only read Cryptonomicon, but liked it quite a bit. Which would you recommend next?
rkbabang Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Anathem, and probably Seveneves after that, although I'm less than a quarter through it, it is very good so far. Then probably Reamde. I enjoyed Reamde, although it was lighter on the Science than many of his other works, it could be turned into a great action adventure movie. Next would be The Baroque Cycle, slow at times, but really good over all. Then The Diamond Age and finally Snowcrash. They are both good (especially Diamond Age), but not at the level of his later stuff. As far as his first books go, I couldn't get into Zodiac and I've never read his first novel (I forget the name and too lazy to look it up). I've read both Cryptonomicon and Anathem twice, plus listened to the audiobook versions once. All the others I've only read once.
giofranchi Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I've read both Cryptonomicon and Anathem twice, plus listened to the audiobook versions once. Why are they so long?! ;D ;D Gio
Liberty Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Anathem, and probably Seveneves after that, although I'm less than a quarter through it, it is very good so far. Then probably Reamde. I enjoyed Reamde, although it was lighter on the Science than many of his other works, it could be turned into a great action adventure movie. Next would be The Baroque Cycle, slow at times, but really good over all. Then The Diamond Age and finally Snowcrash. They are both good (especially Diamond Age), but not at the level of his later stuff. As far as his first books go, I couldn't get into Zodiac and I've never read his first novel (I forget the name and too lazy to look it up). I've read both Cryptonomicon and Anathem twice, plus listened to the audiobook versions once. All the others I've only read once. Thanks. I used to read a lot of fiction, but now I pretty much only read non-fiction. I need to free up more time to be able to do both :)
rkbabang Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Anathem, and probably Seveneves after that, although I'm less than a quarter through it, it is very good so far. Then probably Reamde. I enjoyed Reamde, although it was lighter on the Science than many of his other works, it could be turned into a great action adventure movie. Next would be The Baroque Cycle, slow at times, but really good over all. Then The Diamond Age and finally Snowcrash. They are both good (especially Diamond Age), but not at the level of his later stuff. As far as his first books go, I couldn't get into Zodiac and I've never read his first novel (I forget the name and too lazy to look it up). I've read both Cryptonomicon and Anathem twice, plus listened to the audiobook versions once. All the others I've only read once. Thanks. I used to read a lot of fiction, but now I pretty much only read non-fiction. I need to free up more time to be able to do both :) I try to read both, although I used to read more fiction than I do now. I used to read every new book by Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Grisham, Ken Follett, and many others, but there are only a few fiction authors I rush out to buy every new book now. Neal Stephenson is definitely one of those, F. Paul Wilson is another.
rkbabang Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I've read both Cryptonomicon and Anathem twice, plus listened to the audiobook versions once. Why are they so long?! ;D ;D Gio You know it is a good book when you finish a thousand page book and wish it didn't have to end so soon.
giofranchi Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 You know it is a good book when you finish a thousand page book and wish it didn't have to end so soon. Great! ;) Thank you, Gio
yadayada Posted May 22, 2015 Author Posted May 22, 2015 as for sci-fi, im reading all arthur c clark's books now (guy who wrote 2001 space odyssey story). They are quick and fun reads.
rkbabang Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 as for sci-fi, im reading all arthur c clark's books now (guy who wrote 2001 space odyssey story). They are quick and fun reads. +1. I never did get around to reading 3001. I've read a lot of his books though.
Liberty Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Have you guys read Iain M. Banks' early sci-fi stuff? I remember enjoying them quite a bit. Some highlights: Consider Phlebas Player of Games Use of Weapons
Morgan Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Have you guys read Iain M. Banks' early sci-fi stuff? I remember enjoying them quite a bit. Some highlights: Consider Phlebas Player of Games Use of Weapons I read Consider Phlebas. It was a fun and quick read, but the ending of it was so bad it put me off his books. Now I practically read the synopses on wikipedia to see if I want to read a new sci-fi book.
jeffmori7 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Have you guys read Iain M. Banks' early sci-fi stuff? I remember enjoying them quite a bit. Some highlights: Consider Phlebas Player of Games Use of Weapons I used to read a lot of sci-fi also when I was younger. Those 3 Banks'novels are some of my favorites too :) Now, I'm trying to return to good sci-fi (so Stehenson) and I try to alternate between fiction and non-fiction, so a good polar, a biography of Musk, a good sci-fi novel, a book on investing, and so on.
giofranchi Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 I just started Seveneves yesterday A great novel! :) Thank you very much, Gio
rkbabang Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 I just started Seveneves yesterday A great novel! :) Thank you very much, Gio No problem Gio. It was really good. I just finished the Musk book last night and loved it. I read it in 3 days, which is pretty quick for me. A book that size would usually require 5-7. I started reading at my normal time then stayed up later than I should have all 3 nights. Between Seveneves and the Elan Musk biography I've been doing that too often lately. I'm going to have to read something a little more boring next so I can get some sleep. :)
dabuff Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 How do you all like this new biography of Musk compared to the other ones already out there? Possibly it's a situation where one mustn't choose, but rather simply read both (a la Lowenstein and Schroeder).
feynmanresearch Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Just finished the book. It is fantastic
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