recently read books - Page 2

Lie · 09-10-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

oh awesome. man, he's incredible. i have to admit that one of my nemeses, trotskilicious, recommended him to me. i'll check this out.

Ha, awesome. I think I knew Brendan was into Franzen but now that this has been confirmed he has moved up several more notches of cool in my book. Now I'm rereading Kafka's The Trial because there was a bit in The Discomfort Zone about it and now I'm all excited about reading Kafka again.

wHATcOLOR · 09-10-2006, 05:34 PM

cool. are you a delillo fan? i almost feel like reading underworld over again now because it was so long and covered so much, i think i'd get something additional out of it having read it once.

Karl Connor · 09-10-2006, 05:38 PM

i read halfway through white noise but gave up midway through. one of these days i'll come back to it hopefully

im suprised i couldnt get more into it. i usually dig up anything post modern

wHATcOLOR · 09-10-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Sandell

i read halfway through white noise but gave up midway through. one of these days i'll come back to it hopefully

im suprised i couldnt get more into it. i usually dig up anything post modern

hahaa. a few times you've recommended pynchon to me strongly, because you eat him up, and i coudln't get through more than two hundred pages. and now you're the same way iwth a guy i like. take that!!

Karl Connor · 09-10-2006, 05:43 PM

there's alot of awesome writers out there but i'm just way too ADD to finish some of their books

like john barth for example if you know of him... great writer. witty, original, ... but i just couldnt finish The Floating Opera to save my life

Karl Connor · 09-10-2006, 05:44 PM

i think faulkner and pynchon are the only writers whose books i can pick up knowing that it'll be finished

Stinky Pinky · 09-10-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Sandell

i read halfway through white noise but gave up midway through. one of these days i'll come back to it hopefully

im suprised i couldnt get more into it. i usually dig up anything post modern

The same exact thing happened to me. I was very excited to read it, read about 1/3 of the book, and then couldn't back into it. That was the extent of my Delillo experiences.

daydreamer999 · 09-10-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lie

Every time someone who is not a disillusioned young man or the current American President reads Camus, an angel gets its wings.

I know nothing about you, so you could just be a disillusioned young man, but I would guess in that case you would be reading one of his more subversive works, so here's to the benefit of the doubt and fighting the liberal intellectual backlash.

lol

but yeah, i'm on a big camus kick at the moment actually. i love his stuff so much.

what are your favourite books, lie?

Lucy Sky Diamonds · 09-10-2006, 10:13 PM

Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (very meh)
Cocksure by Mordecai Richler
A Son of the Circus by John Iriving

I think I've spent the last two weeks in a book.

spa ced · 09-10-2006, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by daydreamer999

lol

but yeah, i'm on a big camus kick at the moment actually. i love his stuff so much.

what are your favourite books, lie?

what are your favorite camus books?

i've only read the stranger (which supposedly was translated wrong and should be titled the foreigner, i think that's right...) and the fall. i think i loved the fall more but still...both were great. i need to read more camus.

Lie · 09-11-2006, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

cool. are you a delillo fan? i almost feel like reading underworld over again now because it was so long and covered so much, i think i'd get something additional out of it having read it once.

Honestly, I've always had a hard time with DeLillo, though the fact that he's influenced people I like and can't be denied a certain significance in modern/postmodern literature frustrates me in terms of my lack of ability to enjoy him. It's not that I don't like any of his writing, but his prose style has never really cut it for me. It's not the postmodern bubble, experimentation or lack thereof, or anything as simple as that. He has his moments and I can admire the scope of his books, and my feelings on him are always mixed and undecided, and possibly will change, but in general his storytelling is something that my brain does not buy.

cut yr ribbon · 09-11-2006, 12:45 AM

I'm rereading Post Office for the third time. I would be content with my life if it was anything like Bukowski's. Drinking, working, getting laid, and making just enough money to get by. That's how I want to live.

Lie · 09-11-2006, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by daydreamer999

lolbut yeah, i'm on a big camus kick at the moment actually. i love his stuff so much.

what are your favourite books, lie?

My favorite Camus books or my favorite books in general. In terms of Camus I think L'Etranger/The Stranger is ultimately my favorite, and I think it's a book that is often oversimplified and put into ridiculous contexts when in reality it is a very complex story with a lot in it that can stand entirely apart from a single philosophy. Camus was one of the few philosophers who could actually write well and use philosophy as a tool for drama without the story simply becoming a platform for an idea. He just called the necessary ambiguity of fiction absurdity. The Plague I found somewhat contrived and that one is probably my least favorite. It's too bad he didn't ever finish The First Man because he was really doing something radically different with that.

murgle · 09-11-2006, 12:48 AM

I've recently read:

Deja Dead
Death du Jour
Deadly Decisions
Fatal Voyage

all by Kathy Reichs.

They were recommended by my friend's mom. They're fun to read. I'm in a forensic anthropology class so it's really neat to me to (1) understand what she's talking about with PMI and stuff AND (2) to go to class the next day and hear my prof echo something she said in her book. They're fiction, but the author is an actual forensic anthropologist, so it's not junk science in there just to sound smart- it's real science. I dig them. They're very quick reads for me. I'm almost half way through Grave Secrets and I only started it yesterday.

There are also several books I saw at Barnes and Noble, but considerig that I just purchased 8 or 9 books (most being Kathy Reichs), I'm a little poor to be spending more money on books until I get paid next.

I started reading The Black Dahlia because I'd been interested in it before I even knew they were making it into a movie. God damn it sucks my will to live. It might pick up in a few chapters, but every sentence is like pulling teeth. I'm no longer looking forward to reading to book or seeing the movie.

I'm also about 1/2 way through, "Son of a Witch," the sequel to "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. I sort of lost interest, but I'm trying to pick it back up.

There are about 14 books that I need to buy for my classes... and once I do, I'm sure I'll be less inclined to read non-scholastically.

Lie · 09-11-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Stinky Pinky

The same exact thing happened to me. I was very excited to read it, read about 1/3 of the book, and then couldn't back into it. That was the extent of my Delillo experiences.

If you didn't like the first third, you probably wouldn't like the last two-thirds. But hey it's worth it just to say you read White Noise!

Lie · 09-11-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cut yr ribbon

I'm rereading Post Office for the third time. I would be content with my life if it was anything like Bukowski's. Drinking, working, getting laid, and making just enough money to get by. That's how I want to live.

That is a great book.

daydreamer999 · 09-11-2006, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Lie

My favorite Camus books or my favorite books in general. In terms of Camus I think L'Etranger/The Stranger is ultimately my favorite, and I think it's a book that is often oversimplified and put into ridiculous contexts when in reality it is a very complex story with a lot in it that can stand entirely apart from a single philosophy. Camus was one of the few philosophers who could actually write well and use philosophy as a tool for drama without the story simply becoming a platform for an idea. He just called the necessary ambiguity of fiction absurdity. The Plague I found somewhat contrived and that one is probably my least favorite. It's too bad he didn't ever finish The First Man because he was really doing something radically different with that.

oh, i meant in general, but i definitely agree with you said him being one of the few philosophers who could actually write well, i mean if you compare his books to sartre's it's no contest really, and that's one of the things i love about him.

i really like the plague as well.

ChristHimself! · 09-11-2006, 03:15 AM

Last books I read were the red dragon/sotl double, but it took me a couple of months to read em cause I was only reading them on the bus on the way too and from work, and even then, only when I could be arsed.

I'm currently reading House Of Leaves thanks to Mr Chris Bakewell

Eric Blair · 09-11-2006, 03:18 AM

I've just picked up Man's Estate by Andre Malraux. It seems pretty good so far

ella · 05:44 AM

Morguean · 09-11-2006, 05:57 AM

The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio.

jukeboxphuckup · 09-11-2006, 10:26 AM

Cosmopolis by Don Delillo

JUnderscore · 09-11-2006, 10:39 AM

green chair · 09-11-2006, 05:34 PM

Journals of Lewis and Clark (A+)
Life on the Mississippi - M. Twain (C+)
Dylan Chronicles (A)
Into the Wild - J Krak. (A+)
Dharma Bums - J Ker. (A-)

mxzombie · 09-11-2006, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by green chair

Into the Wild - J Krak. (A+)

have you read any of his other books? i've read into the wild, into thin air, and under the banner of heaven and i thought they were all excellent

green chair · 09-11-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mxzombie

have you read any of his other books? i've read into the wild, into thin air, and under the banner of heaven and i thought they were all excellent

i thought about reading into thin air, but i got enough of the guys experiences during that one painful page of his personal recounts in Into the Wild

I dont care about the author or his other books, I just was interested in McCandless's story, and jealous of his actually following through with it

but i'm sure his other books are good reads, nonetheless

homechicago · 09-11-2006, 09:41 PM

forsyte saga - john galsworthy. so far it's good but a little slow. tried to read proust's swann's way but couldn't get into it. maybe later. i too wish franzen would write another fic book, but i'll likely read the discomfort zone because at least it will be well written (unlike most of my nonsense in here)

favorite books i'd recommend:

empire falls - richard russo
a prayer for owen meany - john irving
stones of summer - dow mossman

Fathoms (unadored) · 09-11-2006, 11:24 PM

I've been slogging thrugh "The God Gene" by Dean Hamer for quite awhile now. He's been going on and on about Jew DNA and It's putting me to sleep though. I really want to bite into Micheal Shermer's "Why Darwin Matters", because he is now an ally of mine in the War with the Mystics. You know, the stupid magical happy fantasy land types.

homechicago · 09-12-2006, 05:56 PM

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k8...JoesMullet.jpg The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods by Mark Larson

spring · 09-12-2006, 08:16 PM

i really liked paulo coelho's eleven minutes and i'm halfway through coetze's disgrace since i've heard so many good things about it. i don't find it very special so far, but maybe i should wait until i finish it before i say something.

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homechicago Apocalyptic Poster Location: THIS IS IT! Posts: 2,921	forsyte saga - john galsworthy. so far it's good but a little slow. tried to read proust's swann's way but couldn't get into it. maybe later. i too wish franzen would write another fic book, but i'll likely read the discomfort zone because at least it will be well written (unlike most of my nonsense in here) favorite books i'd recommend: empire falls - richard russo a prayer for owen meany - john irving stones of summer - dow mossman __________________ "I love being in the Doobies, so smooth..." - Michael McDonald, Episode 1 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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09-10-2006, 05:34 PM	#32
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	cool. are you a delillo fan? i almost feel like reading underworld over again now because it was so long and covered so much, i think i'd get something additional out of it having read it once.

09-10-2006, 05:38 PM	#33
Karl Connor ADMlNISTRATOR Posts: 18,933	i read halfway through white noise but gave up midway through. one of these days i'll come back to it hopefully im suprised i couldnt get more into it. i usually dig up anything post modern

09-10-2006, 05:43 PM	#35
Karl Connor ADMlNISTRATOR Posts: 18,933	there's alot of awesome writers out there but i'm just way too ADD to finish some of their books like john barth for example if you know of him... great writer. witty, original, ... but i just couldnt finish The Floating Opera to save my life

09-10-2006, 05:44 PM	#36
Karl Connor ADMlNISTRATOR Posts: 18,933	i think faulkner and pynchon are the only writers whose books i can pick up knowing that it'll be finished

09-10-2006, 10:13 PM	#39
Lucy Sky Diamonds Braindead Location: No Canada like French Canada, it's the best Canada in ze land. Posts: 16,905	Surfacing by Margaret Atwood (very meh) Cocksure by Mordecai Richler A Son of the Circus by John Iriving I think I've spent the last two weeks in a book.

09-11-2006, 12:45 AM	#42
cut yr ribbon Amish Rake Fighter Location: U S and A! U S and A! Posts: 8	I'm rereading Post Office for the third time. I would be content with my life if it was anything like Bukowski's. Drinking, working, getting laid, and making just enough money to get by. That's how I want to live.

09-11-2006, 12:48 AM	#44
murgle Shaz doesn't fuck around. Location: dallas Posts: 9,260	I've recently read: Deja Dead Death du Jour Deadly Decisions Fatal Voyage all by Kathy Reichs. They were recommended by my friend's mom. They're fun to read. I'm in a forensic anthropology class so it's really neat to me to (1) understand what she's talking about with PMI and stuff AND (2) to go to class the next day and hear my prof echo something she said in her book. They're fiction, but the author is an actual forensic anthropologist, so it's not junk science in there just to sound smart- it's real science. I dig them. They're very quick reads for me. I'm almost half way through Grave Secrets and I only started it yesterday. There are also several books I saw at Barnes and Noble, but considerig that I just purchased 8 or 9 books (most being Kathy Reichs), I'm a little poor to be spending more money on books until I get paid next. I started reading The Black Dahlia because I'd been interested in it before I even knew they were making it into a movie. God damn it sucks my will to live. It might pick up in a few chapters, but every sentence is like pulling teeth. I'm no longer looking forward to reading to book or seeing the movie. I'm also about 1/2 way through, "Son of a Witch," the sequel to "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. I sort of lost interest, but I'm trying to pick it back up. There are about 14 books that I need to buy for my classes... and once I do, I'm sure I'll be less inclined to read non-scholastically.

09-11-2006, 03:15 AM	#48
ChristHimself! mental problems angel Location: i want u 2 caress me like a tropical priest Posts: 20,594	Last books I read were the red dragon/sotl double, but it took me a couple of months to read em cause I was only reading them on the bus on the way too and from work, and even then, only when I could be arsed. I'm currently reading House Of Leaves thanks to Mr Chris Bakewell

09-11-2006, 03:18 AM	#49
Eric Blair Apocalyptic Poster Location: Let's hang ourselves immediately! Posts: 2,277	I've just picked up Man's Estate by Andre Malraux. It seems pretty good so far

09-11-2006, 05:57 AM	#51
Morguean Amish Rake Fighter Location: USA Posts: 12	The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio.

09-11-2006, 10:26 AM	#52
jukeboxphuckup Ownz Location: New York Posts: 620	Cosmopolis by Don Delillo

09-11-2006, 10:39 AM	#53
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09-11-2006, 05:34 PM	#54
green chair Banned Posts: 660	Journals of Lewis and Clark (A+) Life on the Mississippi - M. Twain (C+) Dylan Chronicles (A) Into the Wild - J Krak. (A+) Dharma Bums - J Ker. (A-)

09-11-2006, 11:24 PM	#58
Fathoms (unadored) Apocalyptic Poster Location: Iceland Posts: 4,669	I've been slogging thrugh "The God Gene" by Dean Hamer for quite awhile now. He's been going on and on about Jew DNA and It's putting me to sleep though. I really want to bite into Micheal Shermer's "Why Darwin Matters", because he is now an ally of mine in the War with the Mystics. You know, the stupid magical happy fantasy land types.

09-12-2006, 05:56 PM	#59
homechicago Apocalyptic Poster Location: THIS IS IT! Posts: 2,921	http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k8...JoesMullet.jpg The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods by Mark Larson

09-12-2006, 08:16 PM	#60
spring die 'til it doesn't hurt Posts: 7,475	i really liked paulo coelho's eleven minutes and i'm halfway through coetze's disgrace since i've heard so many good things about it. i don't find it very special so far, but maybe i should wait until i finish it before i say something.