do gamers read books? how about comics? (this is a thread that you can spam in)

Duke wrote:

'Though set in an unspecified near future, much of the fictional dystopian world Doctorow depicted when he wrote Little Brother in 2007 is now a reality (such as the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or due process). It's a tale of terrorism, society's overreation to it, the psychology of fear, and the erosion of our constitutional rights. It also contains many elements occupiers will be all too familiar with: protests, out of control cops, pepper spray, tear gas, smoke bombs, police brutality, and a biased and lazy media "reporting" on it all. '

Cory Doctorow: On Little And Big Brother

An interesting interview with the author of Little Brother (Cory Doctorow) and Nicole Powers. :read:

'Well, I just finished a sequel to it that's all about Anon, WikiLeaks, Occupy, drones, SOPA, lawful interception, rootkits, and all of that stuff. The sequel is called Homeland. It will be out in 2013. I literally finished it a week and a half ago.'

Bear_Cub wrote: »

Ender's Game was great. I haven't read any of the other books by Orson Scott Card. I also liked A Thousand Splendid Suns and Kite Runner, both by Khaled Hosseini.

Duke wrote:

'Though set in an unspecified near future, much of the fictional dystopian world Doctorow depicted when he wrote Little Brother in 2007 is now a reality (such as the indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or due process). It's a tale of terrorism, society's overreation to it, the psychology of fear, and the erosion of our constitutional rights. It also contains many elements occupiers will be all too familiar with: protests, out of control cops, pepper spray, tear gas, smoke bombs, police brutality, and a biased and lazy media "reporting" on it all. '

Cory Doctorow: On Little And Big Brother

An interesting interview with the author of Little Brother (Cory Doctorow) and Nicole Powers. :read:

'Well, I just finished a sequel to it that's all about Anon, WikiLeaks, Occupy, drones, SOPA, lawful interception, rootkits, and all of that stuff. The sequel is called Homeland. It will be out in 2013. I literally finished it a week and a half ago.'

DUKEofYORK wrote: »

I use to read 'Sandman' graphic novels by Gaiman. The fact he has recommended this story speaks volumes (Pun intended) English graphic literature is where its at.


The art-work in these Sandman books is awesome.