Geek books

[womzilla]

I usually don't do this type of quiz unless I've scored high. Amazingly, I did--most of the books are old enough that I actually read them, before all my reading time was eaten up by comics, blogs, and Usenet.

The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams

Nineteen Eighty-Four -- George Orwell

Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Philip Dick

Neuromancer -- William Gibson (attempted twice, never finished)

Dune -- Frank Herbert

I, Robot -- Isaac Asimov

Foundation -- Isaac Asimov

The Colour of Magic -- Terry Pratchett

Microserfs -- Douglas Coupland

Snow Crash -- Neal Stephenson

Watchmen -- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons

Cryptonomicon -- Neal Stephenson

Consider Phlebas -- Iain M Banks

Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert Heinlein

The Man in the High Castle -- Philip K Dick

American Gods -- Neil Gaiman

The Diamond Age -- Neal Stephenson

The Illuminatus! Trilogy -- Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson

Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham


List taken from supergee; like him, I had no idea what The Trouble with Lichen was when I saw this list. I believe it's the only book on this list that we don't own.

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[kip-w.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, we have the book and I haven't picked it up to read it. I think I got it because I recognized Wyndham's name. When we get all the books unboxed and in order, I might give it a go. My interest has been piqued.

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I was being overly terse. I knew what Trouble with Lichen is, but have no idea what it's doing on a geek list.