Author Topic: books to read (Read 507397 times)

lighting · « **Reply #690 on:** November 26, 2010, 02:45:28 PM »

Quote from: Inbred Jed on October 06, 2010, 09:25:27 AM

Junkie by William Burroughs which was even worse. What a dull ass dude.

no

HBeezy561 · « **Reply #691 on:** November 27, 2010, 07:31:03 PM »

LesbianPUNCH · « **Reply #692 on:** November 28, 2010, 12:34:16 AM »

Anyone here read the Rabbit novels by John updike? I saw the whole collection hardback for $20 at a local bookstore and considered picking it up, but it'd be cool to get some feedback on this guy first.

homo sacer · « **Reply #693 on:** November 28, 2010, 12:06:16 PM »

On the topic of William Gibson, this book is real relevant to all keyboard wranglers.

Smurph · « **Reply #694 on:** November 28, 2010, 02:23:12 PM »

Quote from: Acrid Avid Jam Shred 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.

I've read If on a Winter's Night a Traveller. I had heard great things about him as a writer but
to be honest I wouldn't even bother with this particualr novel. The epilogue sounded great but it doesn't even touch on the nondescript format of the book - I ended up struggling to get the urge to finish the book as it is basically a book about a twenty different other books. However, saying that I am still willing to read some of his other stuff.

Locbrew · « **Reply #695 on:** November 28, 2010, 02:27:49 PM »

professional · « **Reply #696 on:** November 28, 2010, 02:35:15 PM »

HBeezy561 · « **Reply #697 on:** November 28, 2010, 03:54:12 PM »

kilgore. · « **Reply #698 on:** November 29, 2010, 12:39:15 AM »

CATZ · « **Reply #699 on:** November 29, 2010, 12:42:03 AM »

Quote from: homo sacer on November 28, 2010, 12:06:16 PM

On the topic of William Gibson, this book is real relevant to all keyboard wranglers.

YESSSSSSSS

StabMasterArson · « **Reply #700 on:** November 30, 2010, 09:31:32 PM »

I think I've seen this in before, but I read it yesterday and was pretty blown away.

kilgore. · « **Reply #701 on:** November 30, 2010, 10:02:24 PM »

the stranger is in my opinion the best under 200 page book ever written, without question.

it is also my favorite, because the same thing the character suffered mentally is what i suffered (depersonalization) but i have not killed anyone yet. it's just relates to my personal experiences like no other book has yet to do.

StabMasterArson · « **Reply #702 on:** November 30, 2010, 10:18:44 PM »

Quote from: kilgore. on November 30, 2010, 10:02:24 PM

the stranger is in my opinion the best under 200 page book ever written, without question.

it is also my favorite, because the same thing the character suffered mentally is what i suffered (depersonalization) but i have not killed anyone yet. it's just relates to my personal experiences like no other book has yet to do.

it hit pretty close to home for me as well.

And now I know where Robert Smith got the inspiration for the song "killing an Arab".

Inbred Jed · « **Reply #703 on:** December 01, 2010, 09:48:52 AM »

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #704 on:** December 01, 2010, 09:51:32 AM »

I finally finished reading All The Pretty Horses last night and after reading it, Cormac's writing skills make me feel like shit. I plan on picking up the Stranger tomorrow to see what all the buzz is about.

toque · « **Reply #705 on:** December 04, 2010, 03:03:31 AM »

Quote from: Nosferatu on November 25, 2010, 10:29:11 PM

Books are weird man. Such a long personal experience. It's really difficult to talk to people about what you liked about a book. I find that even when I am talking to someone who has read the same one as me the conversation is usually just "Yeah, that's a good one." Only time it really works is when you and the other person are reading it at the same time.

Damn. I had this one in my backpack when I came to Santa Cruz. I crept in my pack secretly once because I didn't know if you might judge me on my book choice since you're the big time literature major and all! I've been daydreaming about camping and fishing for a few days since reading The Big Two-Hearted River.

I've been reading a lot of Hemingway the last few months. Going to try and pick up A Movable Feast in the next few days.

I like how most of Hemingway's stuff leaves you with a somber feeling at the end. I remember finishing A Farewell to Arms at 2 or 3 in the morning and thinking "Fuck!" and then feeling like I was going to have a hard time falling asleep.

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #706 on:** December 07, 2010, 09:51:43 AM »

Finished The Stranger in 5 reads and damn was it good. I like the first half because when I read it, I felt warm in the mind, I don't know how to explain it.

strangefires · « **Reply #707 on:** December 07, 2010, 12:03:47 PM »

Quote from: Victor on December 07, 2010, 09:51:43 AM

Finished The Stranger in 5 reads and damn was it good. I like the first half because when I read it, I felt warm in the mind, I don't know how to explain it.

probably over-heating your brain cells

CUDDLEMONSTER · « **Reply #708 on:** December 07, 2010, 01:18:19 PM »

Quote from: StabMasterArson on November 30, 2010, 10:18:44 PM

Quote from: kilgore. on November 30, 2010, 10:02:24 PM
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the stranger is in my opinion the best under 200 page book ever written, without question.

it is also my favorite, because the same thing the character suffered mentally is what i suffered (depersonalization) but i have not killed anyone yet. it's just relates to my personal experiences like no other book has yet to do.
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it hit pretty close to home for me as well.

And now I know where Robert Smith got the inspiration for the song "killing an Arab".

or electric wizard's "return trip"

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #709 on:** December 07, 2010, 01:42:50 PM »

Going to start reading this tonight:

Anyone know some really good short novels?

burm · « **Reply #710 on:** December 20, 2010, 02:18:41 AM »

Got this yesterday for a train ride and got about halfway through it already.

Seems good so far. I like reading about other people's dark places and hedonistic ruin.

I also looked at some HP Lovecraft book at the shop, are his works worth looking into, and what would be a good starting point? I'm not usually a big fan of fantasy or horror fiction, but I'm at a loss with current literature and have been looking in to the classics more. Also, I'm a fan of minimalistic writing, and while reading the Master and Margarita it was kinda weary for me that there was always 2-3 pages of setting the scene before anything of value happens.

dolphinstyle. · « **Reply #711 on:** December 20, 2010, 07:52:53 AM »

^^ there are various "best of H.P. Lovecraft" books... only short stories and tales. Good starting point

casper · « **Reply #712 on:** December 20, 2010, 09:53:56 AM »

DMH · « **Reply #713 on:** December 20, 2010, 10:19:27 AM »

Some light holiday reading. Good for some laughs.

Austin · « **Reply #714 on:** December 23, 2010, 03:03:46 PM »

War and Peace by Leo Tolstay

Inbred Jed · « **Reply #715 on:** December 23, 2010, 03:14:35 PM »

this one for the second time....

casper · « **Reply #716 on:** December 23, 2010, 03:18:55 PM »

jeremyrandall · « **Reply #717 on:** December 23, 2010, 03:25:45 PM »

Quote from: burmStingfeldHC on December 20, 2010, 02:18:41 AM

Got this yesterday for a train ride and got about halfway through it already.

Seems good so far. I like reading about other people's dark places and hedonistic ruin.

I also looked at some HP Lovecraft book at the shop, are his works worth looking into, and what would be a good starting point? I'm not usually a big fan of fantasy or horror fiction, but I'm at a loss with current literature and have been looking in to the classics more. Also, I'm a fan of minimalistic writing, and while reading the Master and Margarita it was kinda weary for me that there was always 2-3 pages of setting the scene before anything of value happens.

I just finished reading a book of Lovecraft stories and I was blown away. He is for sure one of my top authors now. The scope of his mythology in some of the last few stories he wrote was almost Tolkienish, if you know what I mean. Definitely worth a read.

GISM · « **Reply #718 on:** December 24, 2010, 01:37:33 AM »

Lovecraft is the man. Mostly wrote short stories, I recommend Nyarlathotep and Dagon.

EricLogan · « **Reply #719 on:** December 26, 2010, 09:52:41 AM »

randomly ended up in a barnes & noble and tried to get henry miller's tropic of cancer but they didn't have it, so i picked up tropic of capricorn, which they did have

i am not dissapoint

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