Thursday, June 02, 2005

book reviews

So far I have read:

Fingerprints of the Gods: Amazing book…long (500+ pages with rather complicated astronomical data and laboriously footnoted) but immensely rewarding and keeps you interested the whole time. Definitely recommended if you liked The Da Vinci Code. It’s nonfiction, and the premise is that a highly developed civilization existed before all known civilizations—it is this civilization that built the pyramids, the sphinx, and macchu-picchu. Sounds crazy, but you won’t think so after you read the section on ancient myths and the geometry and mathematics behind the pyramids. It boggles the mind! I’m convinced.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A joy to read. A book you can pack in your bag and read again and again, the sentences are that enjoyable. The drug-addled ramblings of Thompson are hilarious and the reasoning all too familiar. I wish I would have read this book earlier.

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