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Re: books to read
« Reply #660 on: November 05, 2010, 08:56:12 AM »


This book slays. Barnes is funny and sharp.

It's about how the world sucks and then you get older/mellower/more apathetic and accept it for what it is. Good British bleariness. Sort of making a case for the middle class suburban family life eventuality that becomes true for most.
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Re: books to read
« Reply #661 on: November 05, 2010, 10:17:53 AM »
I tried to read Electric Kool Aid Acid Test and was completely annoyed by the writing style before I got 100 pages in.

Now I'm reading this.....

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« Reply #662 on: November 05, 2010, 10:27:08 AM »
The Stranger by Albert Camus

Short read. Almost a perfect book.



READ THIS BOOK.
Not a lame self help book.
READ THIS BOOK.
His philosophy is spot on. Sorts through existential confusion in a profound and eloquent manner.
Read this book... Can't stress it enough.

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« Reply #663 on: November 05, 2010, 10:29:37 AM »
The Stranger by Albert Camus

Short read. Almost a perfect book.



READ THIS BOOK.
Not a lame self help book.
READ THIS BOOK.
His philosophy is spot on. Sorts through existential confusion in a profound and eloquent manner.
Read this book... Can't stress it enough.
I was stoked to find this in my Library's collection, I'll check it out when I'm done with these other two books.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #664 on: November 09, 2010, 12:53:27 AM »
No holds barred, til labias say "free us"
then its straight to your kids' school, wine coolers in the Prius

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Re: books to read
« Reply #665 on: November 09, 2010, 02:26:54 AM »
just finished:

liked them both.


got this for cheap:

half read it and then got bored.  some of the writing is okay, but all the stories are the same



about to read:



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Re: books to read
« Reply #666 on: November 09, 2010, 06:39:55 AM »

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Re: books to read
« Reply #667 on: November 09, 2010, 02:40:46 PM »

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Re: books to read
« Reply #668 on: November 09, 2010, 03:40:03 PM »

so good... all about SST


a play??? about the murder of children??

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Re: books to read
« Reply #669 on: November 09, 2010, 07:35:06 PM »


Good luck. Took me like 2-3 years to finish.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #670 on: November 09, 2010, 11:13:55 PM »
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Woah, that's a lot of Harold Bloom.


yeah it is a tome.  I read an interview with him where he talked about his anxiety of influence theory, dismissed feminists and basically jacked off shakespeare.  should be an interesting book. 
 


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Re: books to read
« Reply #671 on: November 09, 2010, 11:20:48 PM »

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Re: books to read
« Reply #672 on: November 09, 2010, 11:28:04 PM »
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Re: books to read
« Reply #673 on: November 10, 2010, 02:40:37 AM »


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Re: books to read
« Reply #674 on: November 10, 2010, 05:08:32 AM »
Just finished Brett Easton Ellis, American Physco.
Currently about quarter the way through War and Peace, Tolstoy is no joke!

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Re: books to read
« Reply #675 on: November 10, 2010, 12:46:37 PM »
SLAP required reading:

Brett Easton Ellis
Vonnegut
Bukowski
Cormac McCarthy

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Re: books to read
« Reply #676 on: November 10, 2010, 01:39:34 PM »
The Slap demographic seems to be violent tinfoil wearers, it's true.

Grow a beard, wear some half-cabs, drink whiskey and moan about how the government is keeping you down. Man.

Meself, I just finished reading this:



And starting on this:



Anyone recommend me some Cormac McCarthy? I read Blood Merridian a whiles back and loved it. Not too familiar with his other work.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #677 on: November 10, 2010, 01:53:56 PM »
The Border Trilogy

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Re: books to read
« Reply #678 on: November 10, 2010, 02:07:13 PM »
The Border Trilogy

This is next for me, just finished The Road and Blood Meridian.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #679 on: November 10, 2010, 05:12:17 PM »
Just read these for a science fiction class I'm in


This one was alright, a little too long with some unnecessary characters and the ending was pretty bogus.


I loved this one, Stephenson does a great job at creating a pretty believable future post-state world. Definitely recommend this one.

Slowly reading this between school stuff

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Re: books to read
« Reply #680 on: November 10, 2010, 06:43:09 PM »


Barnes and Noble had a buy two get one free sale and I ended up getting this for free. Started it this afternoon on the toilet.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #681 on: November 10, 2010, 06:49:22 PM »
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Good luck. Took me like 2-3 years to finish.
Seriously. I think you need a field guide to get through this one.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #682 on: November 10, 2010, 08:24:24 PM »
What's the deal with italo calvino? Good? My friends used to be real into his stuff and i never got around to it.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #683 on: November 10, 2010, 08:36:24 PM »
The Slap demographic seems to be violent tinfoil wearers, it's true.

Grow a beard, wear some half-cabs, drink whiskey and moan about how the government is keeping you down. Man.

Meself, I just finished reading this:



And starting on this:



Anyone recommend me some Cormac McCarthy? I read Blood Merridian a whiles back and loved it. Not too familiar with his other work.


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Re: books to read
« Reply #684 on: November 10, 2010, 08:56:02 PM »
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The Slap demographic seems to be violent tinfoil wearers, it's true.

Grow a beard, wear some half-cabs, drink whiskey and moan about how the government is keeping you down. Man.

Meself, I just finished reading this:



And starting on this:



Anyone recommend me some Cormac McCarthy? I read Blood Merridian a whiles back and loved it. Not too familiar with his other work.

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Re: books to read
« Reply #685 on: November 11, 2010, 02:17:41 PM »
Currently reading this:



 You and the D00D have turned this thread into a horrible head-on-collision between a short bus full of regular kids and a van full of paraplegics.



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Re: books to read
« Reply #686 on: November 11, 2010, 02:49:11 PM »
just read some flash fiction from Richard Brautigan and now I'm trying to get a copy of Revenge of the Lawn and some other stuff to read of his.

Just finished 100 Years of Solitude by Marquez. long, but pretty good.


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Re: books to read
« Reply #687 on: November 12, 2010, 03:26:19 PM »

I loved this one, Stephenson does a great job at creating a pretty believable future post-state world. Definitely recommend this one.

i second this recommendation. i'm not much of a sci-fi guy, but this book is both ridiculous and believable at the same time. it's something different, that's for sure
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Re: books to read
« Reply #688 on: November 12, 2010, 03:28:42 PM »
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Re: books to read
« Reply #689 on: November 12, 2010, 03:35:35 PM »
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