Rolling "Books Recently Read" Thread - Page 5

pale blue eyes · 06-27-2008, 06:10 PM

I'm happy you seem to be better at picking books you will enjoy than you are at picking movies, D.

D. · 06-27-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pale blue eyes

I'm happy you seem to be better at picking books you will enjoy than you are at picking movies, D.

lol

until i go back to midnights. :\ then it'll be more movies again.

Eulogy · 06-27-2008, 06:53 PM

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finished Brave New World and I ended up enjoying it for the most part.

01. The Stranger by Albert Camus
02. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
03. All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
04. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
05. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
06. Animal Farm by George Orwell
07. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
08. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway
09. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Next up is 1984! No, I haven't read it yet. Yes, I know it's high school.

i'm pretty sure most of the stuff on this list is read in a lot of high schools. not that that's a bad thing. just sayin'

D. · 06-27-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

i'm pretty sure most of the stuff on this list is read in a lot of high schools. not that that's a bad thing. just sayin'

yeah, i was literarily stunted as a child. never read any of the "classics", so instead of blaming my parents, i'm making up for it!

Eulogy · 06-27-2008, 06:58 PM

you should blame your english teachers!

unless they assigned them and you just didn't read them.

Travis Meeks · 06-27-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

i'm pretty sure most of the stuff on this list is read in a lot of high schools. not that that's a bad thing. just sayin'

so what's the point of saying that? It doesn't make them bad books.

Eulogy · 06-27-2008, 07:13 PM

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so what's the point of saying that? It doesn't make them bad books.

i said that already. i was just replying to the way he was talking about 1984.

Travis Meeks · 06-27-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

i said that already. i was just replying to the way he was talking about 1984.

There is a general feeling that since high schoolers read a certain book (like Tom Sawyer) it makes it less of a book. I hate that.

Eulogy · 06-27-2008, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis Meeks

There is a general feeling that since high schoolers read a certain book (like Tom Sawyer) it makes it less of a book. I hate that.

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

i'm pretty sure most of the stuff on this list is read in a lot of high schools. not that that's a bad thing. just sayin'

i'm not part of that problem

Travis Meeks · 06-27-2008, 07:24 PM

you're passive aggressive

Eulogy · 06-27-2008, 07:25 PM

you're over-analytical

Travis Meeks · 06-27-2008, 07:27 PM

I probably am

neopryn · 06-27-2008, 07:35 PM

The Sun Also Rises: A

I read this a while ago too but I wanted to again. I'm still not totally sure what the point of it is but I like it a lot.

D. · 06-27-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

you should blame your english teachers!

unless they assigned them and you just didn't read them.

well, i went to private school and anything past tom sawyer or huckelberry finn or something was a no-no

redbull · 06-28-2008, 01:00 AM

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The Sun Also Rises: A

I read this a while ago too but I wanted to again. I'm still not totally sure what the point of it is but I like it a lot.

hell yes

Full Moon: The Amazing Rock & Roll Life of Keith Moon - A

My Blue Heaven · 06-28-2008, 10:17 AM

The Secret History by Donna Tartt - A

Reeeeeally engaging writing style, amazing characters. Read it.

redbull · 06-28-2008, 04:40 PM

1984 sucks btw

redbull · 06-28-2008, 04:41 PM

i went to goodwill today and bought the autobiography of malcolm x

D. · 07-03-2008, 03:45 PM

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1984 sucks btw

i am 1/3 through the book and i have to disagree so far. it's quite the page-turner!

noyen · 07-03-2008, 03:49 PM

i just started reading that sonic youth biography. so far its okay. the typeface is too big. makes it seem like a big book when it really isn't.

Travis Meeks · 07-03-2008, 03:52 PM

well you can at least tell all your friends that you just read a big book.

noyen · 07-03-2008, 03:54 PM

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well you can at least tell all your friends that you just read a big book.

that was exactly my plan. look at the big brain on brian!

neopryn · 07-07-2008, 01:09 PM

Catch-22 - A+

Pretty easily my favorite book of all-time. Flawless masterpiece. I laughed, I cried, I sat stunned for several minutes at various points. I'm not even going to put the movie in my Netflix queue because even if it's awesome it won't come close to the book and might detract from it.

ohnoitsbonnie · 07-07-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eulogy

i'm pretty sure most of the stuff on this list is read in a lot of high schools. not that that's a bad thing. just sayin'

Some are middle school level

alexthestampede · 07-07-2008, 01:20 PM

i got 400 pages into Against the Day and had to turn it in to the library because it was way overdue. For some reason my student loan money is "pending" so i have some kind of past due debt witht he school and cant check out books im also dropped from my fall classes have to reregister and one of my labs filled up

maoi · 07-07-2008, 06:28 PM

Boseph · 07-08-2008, 05:31 PM

Just re-read Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. My favorite book by my favorite author.

wHATcOLOR · 07-08-2008, 05:53 PM

i started Pillars of the Earth recently because I had some long flights and of the books for sale in an airport, this seemed my best chance at something worthwhile. I'm about 250 pages in. so far i do like it, but one thing that absolutely bugs the hell out of me is the way the author will occasionally demolish any subtlety by recapping what he just wrote in more plain english, as if to say 'i'm pretty sure most of you out there woudln't have caught any of the nuances that took place in the dialogue back there, so let me hit you over the head with them, in painfully plain english'

if he had more faith in his readers and wasn't so overbearing in this sense, and it'd be a lot better to me. i guess he wrote thrillers before this book, which probably explains it

julie · 07-08-2008, 06:40 PM

i just read two oprah book club books - middlesex and the road. middlesex was pretty good even though it was a bit uneven in parts. i'm still pondering the road.

oprah had nothing to do with me wanting to read them.

Travis Meeks · 07-08-2008, 07:48 PM

I'm gonna start up my own book club where we just watch TV (Law & Order) and occasionally watch a movie which is based on a book.

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06-27-2008, 06:10 PM	#121
pale blue eyes NOPE. Location: :/ Posts: 15,108	I'm happy you seem to be better at picking books you will enjoy than you are at picking movies, D.

06-27-2008, 06:58 PM	#125
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,456	you should blame your english teachers! unless they assigned them and you just didn't read them.

06-27-2008, 07:24 PM	#130
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,542	you're passive aggressive

06-27-2008, 07:25 PM	#131
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,456	you're over-analytical

06-27-2008, 07:27 PM	#132
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,542	I probably am

06-27-2008, 07:35 PM	#133
neopryn let's see your penis! Location: i had a few beers, but i'm cool to drive Posts: 31,847	The Sun Also Rises: A I read this a while ago too but I wanted to again. I'm still not totally sure what the point of it is but I like it a lot.

06-28-2008, 10:17 AM	#136
My Blue Heaven Ownz Location: I AM THOROUGHLY UNIMPRESSED Posts: 501	The Secret History by Donna Tartt - A Reeeeeally engaging writing style, amazing characters. Read it.

06-28-2008, 04:40 PM	#137
redbull Immortal Location: like liutenant dan i'm rollin' Posts: 21,016	1984 sucks btw

06-28-2008, 04:41 PM	#138
redbull Immortal Location: like liutenant dan i'm rollin' Posts: 21,016	i went to goodwill today and bought the autobiography of malcolm x

07-03-2008, 03:49 PM	#140
noyen Immortal Posts: 26,795	i just started reading that sonic youth biography. so far its okay. the typeface is too big. makes it seem like a big book when it really isn't.

07-03-2008, 03:52 PM	#141
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,542	well you can at least tell all your friends that you just read a big book.

07-07-2008, 01:09 PM	#143
neopryn let's see your penis! Location: i had a few beers, but i'm cool to drive Posts: 31,847	Catch-22 - A+ Pretty easily my favorite book of all-time. Flawless masterpiece. I laughed, I cried, I sat stunned for several minutes at various points. I'm not even going to put the movie in my Netflix queue because even if it's awesome it won't come close to the book and might detract from it.

07-07-2008, 01:20 PM	#145
alexthestampede Banned Location: I am from the sea! Posts: 4,946	i got 400 pages into Against the Day and had to turn it in to the library because it was way overdue. For some reason my student loan money is "pending" so i have some kind of past due debt witht he school and cant check out books im also dropped from my fall classes have to reregister and one of my labs filled up

07-07-2008, 06:28 PM	#146
maoi Apocalyptic Poster Location: l'isle joyeuse Posts: 2,656	A+

07-08-2008, 05:31 PM	#147
Boseph Ownz Location: no hills, please Posts: 689	Just re-read Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. My favorite book by my favorite author.

07-08-2008, 05:53 PM	#148
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 47,247	i started Pillars of the Earth recently because I had some long flights and of the books for sale in an airport, this seemed my best chance at something worthwhile. I'm about 250 pages in. so far i do like it, but one thing that absolutely bugs the hell out of me is the way the author will occasionally demolish any subtlety by recapping what he just wrote in more plain english, as if to say 'i'm pretty sure most of you out there woudln't have caught any of the nuances that took place in the dialogue back there, so let me hit you over the head with them, in painfully plain english' if he had more faith in his readers and wasn't so overbearing in this sense, and it'd be a lot better to me. i guess he wrote thrillers before this book, which probably explains it

07-08-2008, 06:40 PM	#149
julie Apocalyptic Poster Location: wicked witch of the west coast Posts: 1,480	i just read two oprah book club books - middlesex and the road. middlesex was pretty good even though it was a bit uneven in parts. i'm still pondering the road. oprah had nothing to do with me wanting to read them.

07-08-2008, 07:48 PM	#150
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,542	I'm gonna start up my own book club where we just watch TV (Law & Order) and occasionally watch a movie which is based on a book.