Rolling "Books Recently Read" Thread - Page 11

28if · 12-09-2008, 01:41 AM

I just finished Frankenstein for school. It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I'm right in the middle of a paper analyzing it's mythological components from a Jungian perspective. Yeah.

I'm excited to be finished with the semester so I can do some more pleasure reading. I finally picked up Slaughterhouse Five which I'm pretty excited about, I really liked Cats Cradle. Also another Isak Dinesen short stories book.

But really when I bumped this thread a few posts back recommending The Book Thief, I really meant it. It's a fucking AMAZING book. I dare you not to love it.

redbull · 12-09-2008, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

im rereading delillo's underworld. darker than i remembered

wHATcOLOR, what book would you recommend by him? I read White Noise for a class last year and loved it, but I'm not familiar with his other stuff.

Fathoms (unadored) · 12-13-2008, 08:35 PM

Recently Completed:

Food of the Gods -It's too bad I stumbled upon this guy now instead of ten years ago, but nobody has ever made as much sense to me as Terence Mckenna. Because of him I've finally found a road out of hell that's actually a road and not some fucking wall illusion.
The Beatles: A Celebration - Total fluff peice as you might expect, but I gained a lot of more knowlegde/appreciation for the whole Beatles phenomonon through it.
The Four Agreements - Really corny but I've found it to have its own logic and application.

Currently reading:
Echoes: the stories behind every Pink Floyd Song - This is a glorious read. I love reading about the circumstances and mindset that went into their music. I've also gained a whole new appreciation/pity for the plight of Syd Barret.
Timewarps - John Gribbon - So far so good. I liked the passage on how modern culture sort of overrides our natural circadian rhythym. I must have been a farmer or something in a former life.
Lucid Dreaming - Pamela Ball: I'm basically just re-reading this because I really want to get back into the whole phenomena of dream recall/lucidity but I'm not really having too much success. My sleep schedule is wacked.

threetwooneZERO · 12-13-2008, 08:49 PM

My favouite Terence Mckenna video

wHATcOLOR · 12-13-2008, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbull

wHATcOLOR, what book would you recommend by him? I read White Noise for a class last year and loved it, but I'm not familiar with his other stuff.

underworld definitely it's so sweeping. americana was kind of underwhelming

Fathoms (unadored) · 12-15-2008, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by threetwooneZERO

My favouite Terence Mckenna video

Culture is Your Operating System is what did it for me. For kicks I had just got through watching that One Step Beyond news program from 1961 which documented Mexican Shamanism that eventually linked up to some Mckenna videos. The Seeking the Stone lecture on Google is probably the most comprehensive/entertaining one of I've come across.

I don't understand why all of the cool people always have to be dead.

better than new · 12-15-2008, 05:53 PM

House Of Leaves - Mark Danielewski -

This was one of the better novels I've read in a really long time. Really awesome. It's almost impossible to begin to explain just because there is so much material there, but I suggest you read this one.

D. · 12-28-2008, 05:36 PM

I'm starting on Don Quixote!

threetwooneZERO · 12-28-2008, 06:08 PM

Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates.....B

Depressing but real. Looking forward to the movie.

Sepiae · 12-28-2008, 06:12 PM

I loved the book so much, I'm a little afraid of the movie.

Irridescent Fairysex · 12-28-2008, 06:37 PM

I'm currently reading:

Flow my tears, the policeman said by Philip K. Dick

House of Bread · 12-28-2008, 10:06 PM

Currently reading:
You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers

sppunk · 12-28-2008, 10:28 PM

Should be required reading for anyone interested in Russia.

Mo · 12-29-2008, 02:24 AM

Over the holidays I read Heinrich Böll's Billard um halb zehn ("Billiards at Half-past Nine") again. My all-time favorite Böll, and proof that his Nobel prize was well-deserved.
A+

D. · 02-01-2009, 05:31 AM

I finished Don Quixote and it's like the best book ever. what an insane and hilarious story.

Now I'm gonna go for a few short books:

and, some books my best friend got me on Christmas:

and

D. · 02-08-2009, 03:32 PM

Candide was amazing, The Road was pretty good, and the Killing Ground is completely not my type of book, but I might as well get it out of the way.

Eulogy · 02-08-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by silent_brian13

Went on a 2 week Chuck Palahniuk splurge, in order:

Invisible Monsters: A+
Fight Club: A
Survivor:B
Choke: A
Rant: A-
Lullaby: B
Snuff:B-

I feel like this man can do no wrong when he writes.

man if you actually like Snuff then you've got some issues.

I read Towelhead a few weeks ago. It was definitely entertaining, but I don't know that I can give it anything higher than a B-. The whole feel of it was just...off. It was about as uncomfortable as it should have been, but the characters didn't feel real enough. if that makes sense. I'd recommend it still though. Quick read.

D. · 02-08-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eulogy

man if you actually like Snuff then you've got some issues.

I read Towelhead a few weeks ago. It was definitely entertaining, but I don't know that I can give it anything higher than a B-. The whole feel of it was just...off. It was about as uncomfortable as it should have been, but the characters didn't feel real enough. if that makes sense. I'd recommend it still though. Quick read.

i liked the movie.

Eulogy · 02-11-2009, 02:59 PM

Jane Austen - Persuasion - F-

seriously? this is the bitch i've heard so much about? seriously?

now reading: Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway - i'm enjoying it. i'll let you know when i'm finished.

redbull · 02-11-2009, 03:04 PM

american psycho - A

redbreegull · 02-11-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Jane Austen - Persuasion - F-

seriously? this is the bitch i've heard so much about? seriously?

I thought it was almost universally agreed that Jane Austen is the most boring writer to ever touch pen to paper.

Eulogy · 02-11-2009, 03:18 PM

not just boring. boring and terrible in every sense of the word. ugh. christ almighty.

redbreegull · 02-11-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eulogy

not just boring. boring and terrible in every sense of the word. ugh. christ almighty.

Didn't a Netphorian once say his high school yearbook quote was, "No one has ever reread Pride and Prejudice because you can only kill yourself once" ?

Eulogy · 02-11-2009, 03:40 PM

i can see it.

Luke de Spa · 02-12-2009, 05:16 AM

neuropath, scott bakker

someone else read this please. you fucking meat puppets

mercurial · 02-12-2009, 06:12 AM

oh it's out ...

i dunno, de spa. the prince of nothing thing was kind of a let down in the end

maybe after I finish One Hundred Years of Solitude

Luke de Spa · 02-12-2009, 07:01 AM

it's been out for a while; i just re-read it. aside from the general bleakness it's not like prince of nothing

not that i agree with you or anything. series has its flaws but it's p rockin'

Luke de Spa · 02-12-2009, 07:01 AM

note for later: one hundred and one years of dalmatians, WRITE THIS

neopryn · 02-12-2009, 04:28 PM

i've been reading the brothers karamazov for 1.5 months and i'm only halfway through. it's good tho.

Eulogy · 02-12-2009, 05:29 PM

i read (and wrote a paper about) Notes From Underground 5 years ago.

I'm pretty sure I was too young. I should definitely re-read it. I remember being at least intrigued though. that should count for something.

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12-09-2008, 01:41 AM	#301
28if Apocalyptic Poster Location: yeah seriously i think we've more than established a consensus on reality, it's not that abstract. Posts: 3,454	I just finished Frankenstein for school. It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I'm right in the middle of a paper analyzing it's mythological components from a Jungian perspective. Yeah. I'm excited to be finished with the semester so I can do some more pleasure reading. I finally picked up Slaughterhouse Five which I'm pretty excited about, I really liked Cats Cradle. Also another Isak Dinesen short stories book. But really when I bumped this thread a few posts back recommending The Book Thief, I really meant it. It's a fucking AMAZING book. I dare you not to love it.

12-13-2008, 08:35 PM	#303
Fathoms (unadored) Apocalyptic Poster Location: Iceland Posts: 4,669	Recently Completed: Food of the Gods -It's too bad I stumbled upon this guy now instead of ten years ago, but nobody has ever made as much sense to me as Terence Mckenna. Because of him I've finally found a road out of hell that's actually a road and not some fucking wall illusion. The Beatles: A Celebration - Total fluff peice as you might expect, but I gained a lot of more knowlegde/appreciation for the whole Beatles phenomonon through it. The Four Agreements - Really corny but I've found it to have its own logic and application. Currently reading: Echoes: the stories behind every Pink Floyd Song - This is a glorious read. I love reading about the circumstances and mindset that went into their music. I've also gained a whole new appreciation/pity for the plight of Syd Barret. Timewarps - John Gribbon - So far so good. I liked the passage on how modern culture sort of overrides our natural circadian rhythym. I must have been a farmer or something in a former life. Lucid Dreaming - Pamela Ball: I'm basically just re-reading this because I really want to get back into the whole phenomena of dream recall/lucidity but I'm not really having too much success. My sleep schedule is wacked.

12-13-2008, 08:49 PM	#304
threetwooneZERO Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,896	My favouite Terence Mckenna video

12-15-2008, 05:53 PM	#307
better than new Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,606	House Of Leaves - Mark Danielewski - This was one of the better novels I've read in a really long time. Really awesome. It's almost impossible to begin to explain just because there is so much material there, but I suggest you read this one.

12-28-2008, 05:36 PM	#308
D. Consume my pants. Location: Missouri Posts: 36,063	I'm starting on Don Quixote!

12-28-2008, 06:08 PM	#309
threetwooneZERO Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,896	Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates.....B Depressing but real. Looking forward to the movie.

12-28-2008, 06:12 PM	#310
Sepiae is a modern day sex camel Location: Boston, baby Posts: 7,662	I loved the book so much, I'm a little afraid of the movie.

12-28-2008, 06:37 PM	#311
Irridescent Fairysex glug glug glug Location: Island of jocks and jazz Posts: 8,931	I'm currently reading: Flow my tears, the policeman said by Philip K. Dick

12-28-2008, 10:06 PM	#312
House of Bread FKA Siamese33 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 5,198	Currently reading: You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers

12-28-2008, 10:28 PM	#313
sppunk Netphoria's George Will Location: Fenway Park Posts: 37,125	Should be required reading for anyone interested in Russia.

12-29-2008, 02:24 AM	#314
Mo Immortal Posts: 20,988	Over the holidays I read Heinrich Böll's Billard um halb zehn ("Billiards at Half-past Nine") again. My all-time favorite Böll, and proof that his Nobel prize was well-deserved. A+

02-01-2009, 05:31 AM	#315
D. Consume my pants. Location: Missouri Posts: 36,063	I finished Don Quixote and it's like the best book ever. what an insane and hilarious story. Now I'm gonna go for a few short books: and, some books my best friend got me on Christmas: and

02-08-2009, 03:32 PM	#316
D. Consume my pants. Location: Missouri Posts: 36,063	Candide was amazing, The Road was pretty good, and the Killing Ground is completely not my type of book, but I might as well get it out of the way.

02-11-2009, 02:59 PM	#319
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,378	Jane Austen - Persuasion - F- seriously? this is the bitch i've heard so much about? seriously? now reading: Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway - i'm enjoying it. i'll let you know when i'm finished.

02-11-2009, 03:04 PM	#320
redbull Immortal Location: like liutenant dan i'm rollin' Posts: 21,035	american psycho - A

02-11-2009, 03:18 PM	#322
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,378	not just boring. boring and terrible in every sense of the word. ugh. christ almighty.

02-11-2009, 03:40 PM	#324
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,378	i can see it.

02-12-2009, 05:16 AM	#325
Luke de Spa someone more...punk rock? Location: Ice cream pig out in M1-aud is why i don't play plug in baby the wrong way, like you Posts: 22,217	neuropath, scott bakker someone else read this please. you fucking meat puppets

02-12-2009, 06:12 AM	#326
mercurial $ W▲ G Posts: 6,576	oh it's out ... i dunno, de spa. the prince of nothing thing was kind of a let down in the end maybe after I finish One Hundred Years of Solitude

02-12-2009, 07:01 AM	#327
Luke de Spa someone more...punk rock? Location: Ice cream pig out in M1-aud is why i don't play plug in baby the wrong way, like you Posts: 22,217	it's been out for a while; i just re-read it. aside from the general bleakness it's not like prince of nothing not that i agree with you or anything. series has its flaws but it's p rockin'

02-12-2009, 07:01 AM	#328
Luke de Spa someone more...punk rock? Location: Ice cream pig out in M1-aud is why i don't play plug in baby the wrong way, like you Posts: 22,217	note for later: one hundred and one years of dalmatians, WRITE THIS

02-12-2009, 04:28 PM	#329
neopryn let's see your penis! Location: i had a few beers, but i'm cool to drive Posts: 31,862	i've been reading the brothers karamazov for 1.5 months and i'm only halfway through. it's good tho.

02-12-2009, 05:29 PM	#330
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,378	i read (and wrote a paper about) Notes From Underground 5 years ago. I'm pretty sure I was too young. I should definitely re-read it. I remember being at least intrigued though. that should count for something.