Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#1

Post by brickcap » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 5:25 PM UTC

I just finished The mating season by PG wodehouse. I will probably start Right ho Jeeves next.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#2

Post by thesingularity » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:18 PM UTC

Started reading the Ender Series in anticipation of the movie. Right now on book 6.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#3

Post by 6thSigma » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:27 PM UTC

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#4

Post by OWaz » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:32 PM UTC

I've just started three books this week. Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, First Shift by Hugh Howey and Understanding Computation by Tom Stuart.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#5

Post by mindcrime » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:38 PM UTC

Currently reading The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't - Nate Silver

Before that, I had just finished The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner.

Next, I may read Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#6

Post by gruseom » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:46 PM UTC

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger. I can't figure it out. It seems like it might be terrible. I'm half enjoying it and half sort of hypnotized like a chicken by it.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#7

Post by brickcap » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:47 PM UTC

thesingularity wrote: post #2

Started reading the Ender Series in anticipation of the movie. Right now on book 6.

I did that with harry potter. Wanted to do the same with eragon but they never made any more movies :(

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

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Post by nmcfarl » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:48 PM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #5

Currently reading The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't - Nate Silver Before that, I had just finished The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner. Next, I may read Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan.

Also reading The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't - Nate Silver

And also in progress:

Buried for Pleasure - Edmund Crispin

The Dying Trade - Peter Corris

Think Bayes - Allen B Downey

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#9

Post by brickcap » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:53 PM UTC

OWaz wrote: post #4

I've just started three books this week. Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, First Shift by Hugh Howey and Understanding Computation by Tom Stuart.

All at the same time! How do you manage? I have tired doing that several times but I usually end of reading the one I like the most first which is why now I focus on only one book at a time.

Re: Ask HN: Which book are you reading?

#10

Post by kcovia » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:59 PM UTC

The Count of Monte Cristo