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Re: books to read
« Reply #270 on: January 20, 2010, 01:28:15 PM »
Kafka on the Shore is a book by the writer Haruki Murakami.

If you want to read Kafka, check out some of his short stories.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #271 on: January 20, 2010, 01:31:21 PM »
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Re: books to read
« Reply #272 on: January 20, 2010, 04:19:36 PM »
Currently reading The Road.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #273 on: January 21, 2010, 12:02:05 PM »
going through some poems by bukowski. love his style. also kind of trying to read some john keats poetry but i'm not sure i get any idea of what he is trying to say.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #274 on: January 21, 2010, 12:04:37 PM »
Currently reading The Road.

awesome book

I just started Stephan King's new novel "The Dome". It's pretty good so far but I've always been a Stephan King fan, I think I've read almost 100% of his books.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #275 on: January 21, 2010, 12:29:16 PM »
Just read Beckett's Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnameable trilogy, really really great stuff.
Next is Ellison's Invisible Man
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Re: books to read
« Reply #276 on: January 21, 2010, 01:06:20 PM »
Currently reading The Road.

finished this the other day and now half way through the zombie survival guide. up next is the rum diary.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #277 on: January 21, 2010, 07:39:58 PM »
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Currently reading The Road.
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finished this the other day and now half way through the zombie survival guide. up next is the rum diary.

I've read my Zombie Survival Guide like 5 times.


I got this waiting back at me when I go back to work:

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Re: books to read
« Reply #278 on: January 24, 2010, 06:05:31 PM »


it was good, i really like vonneguts style. reading the road now
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Re: books to read
« Reply #279 on: January 24, 2010, 09:14:45 PM »
for anyone who tolerates 4chan they just made a literature section that may or may not be overrun with twilight by the time you read this

http://boards.4chan.org/lit/

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Re: books to read
« Reply #280 on: January 30, 2010, 09:17:32 PM »






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Re: books to read
« Reply #281 on: January 30, 2010, 11:40:34 PM »
Finally reading The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov.  somehow it is even better than I was brought to believe.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #282 on: January 30, 2010, 11:43:41 PM »


Reading this for school. It's not bad, but I definitely wouldn't pick it up for pleasure reading.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #283 on: January 31, 2010, 06:05:35 AM »


Reading this for school. It's not bad, but I definitely wouldn't pick it up for pleasure reading.

Weird, I was JUST checking this out at the bookstore the other day. Why wouldn't you recommend it for pleasure reading?

I just finished The Dragons of Eden a week ago and I'm onto Cosmos now. I love Carl Sagan's style of writing. He really "paints a picture" in your mind with how descriptive he is. I'm really interested in the whole space exploration, evolution, astronomy stuff recently so if anyone has any recommendations let me know! Either way, I'm gonna read Pale Blue Dot next since it's the sequel to Cosmos. Can't wait!

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Re: books to read
« Reply #284 on: January 31, 2010, 08:49:23 AM »
It's definitely interesting, but it's pretty hard to take in. I have to reread some sections more than once just to get the gist of what he's saying.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #285 on: January 31, 2010, 08:56:29 AM »
It's definitely interesting, but it's pretty hard to take in. I have to reread some sections more than once just to get the gist of what he's saying.

Oh ok, well that's good to hear. I'll have to check it out then.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #286 on: January 31, 2010, 09:03:50 AM »
I've been looking at Finnegans Wake for the past couple days, it is hard to read.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #287 on: January 31, 2010, 09:19:18 AM »
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Travel experiences?

The ones that come to mind immediately are Kafka on the shore and On the Road.

Kafka on the shore is about this kid (who calls himself Kafka) running away from home and this old regular man who leaves home for the first time after speaking to some talking cats.


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+1 on Kafka.  Or any other Haruki Murakami book.

Haven't read Kafka on the Shore but I really liked Murakami's short stories. When I read 'A Wild Sheep Chase', I felt the style was a bit too much for a full length novel. But in small doses I love him.

Because his short story collections, I now decided to try this:
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Re: books to read
« Reply #288 on: January 31, 2010, 10:14:14 AM »
mens health ;D, catcher in the rye, are you my mother?, just watch movies (way more interesting,saves alot of time,)

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Re: books to read
« Reply #289 on: January 31, 2010, 10:47:33 AM »
mens health ;D, catcher in the rye, are you my mother?, just watch movies(way more interesting,saves alot of time,)
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Re: books to read
« Reply #290 on: January 31, 2010, 11:16:10 AM »
Finally reading The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov.  somehow it is even better than I was brought to believe.

Word. Such a good book.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #291 on: January 31, 2010, 12:39:01 PM »
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Finally reading The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov.  somehow it is even better than I was brought to believe.
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Word. Such a good book.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #292 on: January 31, 2010, 01:56:07 PM »
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Reading this for school. It's not bad, but I definitely wouldn't pick it up for pleasure reading.
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Weird, I was JUST checking this out at the bookstore the other day. Why wouldn't you recommend it for pleasure reading?

I just finished The Dragons of Eden a week ago and I'm onto Cosmos now. I love Carl Sagan's style of writing. He really "paints a picture" in your mind with how descriptive he is. I'm really interested in the whole space exploration, evolution, astronomy stuff recently so if anyone has any recommendations let me know! Either way, I'm gonna read Pale Blue Dot next since it's the sequel to Cosmos. Can't wait!



if your into evolution check out the ancestor's tale by dawkins. it goes through all the steps of evolution starting from humans and going all the way back to microbes. it's big though and takes some dedication but it will give you a complete picture   
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Re: books to read
« Reply #293 on: January 31, 2010, 02:26:39 PM »
I've been looking at Finnegans Wake for the past couple days, it is hard to read.

I've been reading this off an on for four years and I'm still only 30% done. It's very exhausting to get anywhere in it. If you're serious about it though, you have to do some preliminary research, even if it's just Wikipedia shit. And look for this book: . It's very helpful. What's fun about "Finnegans Wake" though is eventually you fall into a pattern and actually begin to understand at least parts of it as if it's just a normal book.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #294 on: January 31, 2010, 02:44:30 PM »
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Travel experiences?

The ones that come to mind immediately are Kafka on the shore and On the Road.

Kafka on the shore is about this kid (who calls himself Kafka) running away from home and this old regular man who leaves home for the first time after speaking to some talking cats.


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+1 on Kafka.  Or any other Haruki Murakami book.
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Haven't read Kafka on the Shore but I really liked Murakami's short stories. When I read 'A Wild Sheep Chase', I felt the style was a bit too much for a full length novel. But in small doses I love him.

Because his short story collections, I now decided to try this:

Give this a read, there's a story based just outside of the town I live in. It concerns a former jockey turned amateur subbuteo player.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #295 on: January 31, 2010, 02:59:26 PM »
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Finally reading The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov.  somehow it is even better than I was brought to believe.
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Word. Such a good book.

I bought this a few years ago after seeing you mention it on here and now I always try and recommend it to as many people as possible. Beautiful imagery and probably the funniest piece of Russian literature I've read.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #296 on: January 31, 2010, 08:24:53 PM »
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Reading this for school. It's not bad, but I definitely wouldn't pick it up for pleasure reading.
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Weird, I was JUST checking this out at the bookstore the other day. Why wouldn't you recommend it for pleasure reading?

I just finished The Dragons of Eden a week ago and I'm onto Cosmos now. I love Carl Sagan's style of writing. He really "paints a picture" in your mind with how descriptive he is. I'm really interested in the whole space exploration, evolution, astronomy stuff recently so if anyone has any recommendations let me know! Either way, I'm gonna read Pale Blue Dot next since it's the sequel to Cosmos. Can't wait!

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if your into evolution check out the ancestor's tale by dawkins. it goes through all the steps of evolution starting from humans and going all the way back to microbes. it's big though and takes some dedication but it will give you a complete picture   

Cool, I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!
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Re: books to read
« Reply #297 on: January 31, 2010, 09:11:32 PM »
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Re: books to read
« Reply #298 on: January 31, 2010, 09:26:12 PM »
Currently....
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury,Electroboy by Andy Behrman,The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan.

You guys should check out The New York Trilogy By Paul Aster and Danse Macabre By Stephen King. Danse Macabre is the shit because its a book about horror. Being a horror nerd i absolutely loved it. Much respect for King. A respect that i would like the rest of the world of give him. You know what im saying? hes more than just a genre writer, but bookstores must classify him under genre. i think its complete bullshit. The same sentiments go for Phillip K. Dick as well.

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« Reply #299 on: January 31, 2010, 09:46:04 PM »

First read this years and years ago. But I thought I'd post it up just outta respect for the man. Read it if you already haven't.

After re-reading this last summer, I saw lots of things in it that I missed the first time.