books to read

[radcunt]

I'm getting through some classics I missed and thoroughly enjoyed When Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.  Need to rewatch Bladerunner, but it seems pretty different.  Enjoyed the wrangling with human vs artificial intelligence 56 years ago that's now terrifyingly becoming a reality. 

[PatrickSkateman]

Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation

[MichaelJacksonsGhost]

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I read Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie recently, and it was awesome. Last year I read White Teeth by Zadie Smith, which I thought was okay, but it’s interesting to see how many parts of her novel—details, minor conflicts, even aspects of the ending—she took from Rushdie’s book.

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I love this book. My mom was born on August 16, 1947 and was a huge reader. She died last month and I never got her to read this, even though she liked Rushdie. This is a sentimental book for me now.

I’m only just seeing this now. I’m sorry for your loss.

[Andrefosho]

Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

[pantyhero]

Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

I don't think that's a reasonable request of a book, but I will say that the two books I enjoyed re-reading in the past few years were "Barbarian Days" and "Lonesome Dove".

[PatrickSkateman]

Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

I’ve also listened to 48 Laws of Power and The Intelligent Investor multiple times through and through while commuting.

[RCB3]

One of my favorite books I've ever read was The Last Season by Eric Blehm. I figured I should check out his newest book and I loved it. I'm not a huge snowboarder, but still loved reading all the history involved. Great book.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

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I don't think that's a reasonable request of a book, but I will say that the two books I enjoyed re-reading in the past few years were "Barbarian Days" and "Lonesome Dove".

Ah Lonesome Dove is my favorite book.   In fact I love that whole series, but none of the other books hold a a candle to Lonesome Dove.   

[Andrefosho]

One of my favorite books I've ever read was The Last Season by Eric Blehm. I figured I should check out his newest book and I loved it. I'm not a huge snowboarder, but still loved reading all the history involved. Great book.

Darkest White is one of my contenders. I enjoyed the writing and of course the story captivated me. However I'm also fading out of skateboarding and focusing on snowboarding whenever I have a chance.

[botefdunn]

Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

I've reread Paul Bowles and Mavis Gallant 's short stories multiple times, they never old.

[mindfuzz]

I'm getting through some classics I missed and thoroughly enjoyed When Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.  Need to rewatch Bladerunner, but it seems pretty different.  Enjoyed the wrangling with human vs artificial intelligence 56 years ago that's now terrifyingly becoming a reality.

I'm about to go down a PKD rabbit hole, just started Ubik and When Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is next. Seems like none of the movies adapted from his work really lived up to it (although Blade Runner is a great movie on its own).

[PAWL]

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Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

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I don't think that's a reasonable request of a book, but I will say that the two books I enjoyed re-reading in the past few years were "Barbarian Days" and "Lonesome Dove".

this one for sure, had me thinking i could start surfing for a minute lmao

[Candied cigarettes]

Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

For me that’s 1984. There’s always a new takeaway every time i read it.

[pantyhero]

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Guys, I'm yet to find a book that I could re-read endlessly and never get bored of it. Something like Baker 3 of books. Do you have one like that?

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I don't think that's a reasonable request of a book, but I will say that the two books I enjoyed re-reading in the past few years were "Barbarian Days" and "Lonesome Dove".

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this one for sure, had me thinking i could start surfing for a minute lmao

Same. I need to learn to swim first.

[TelethonJohn]

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I'm getting through some classics I missed and thoroughly enjoyed When Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.  Need to rewatch Bladerunner, but it seems pretty different.  Enjoyed the wrangling with human vs artificial intelligence 56 years ago that's now terrifyingly becoming a reality.

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I'm about to go down a PKD rabbit hole, just started Ubik and When Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is next. Seems like none of the movies adapted from his work really lived up to it (although Blade Runner is a great movie on its own).

I kind of envy people who encounter PKD for the first time. I read everything from him that I could get my hands on in high school, when I could see occasional moments of prescience in some of his novels, but didn't know enough about writing and storytelling to really sift out the bad stuff from the good pile. Can't say enough good things about the dude so long as we're talking about maybe 10 novels and a good handful of stories. When he's good, he's great. But when he's bad, hoo boy! The dude took amphetamines for decades and published as many as 4 novels in a given year. Obviously he's not always going to put out something as good as Ubik. Or Martian Time Slip. Or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Or...

Blade Runner is a hell of a movie and I've heard conflicting accounts of what he thought of the dailies when he watched them, but it omits some key themes from the novel. Richard Linklater adapted A Scanner Darkly to film awhile back, and it is very faithful to the novel, but you have to like rotoscope. The Man in the High Castle series on Amazon was really good I thought, but it's really the first season that is concerned with the novel, with all the successive seasons sort of using the universe of the story to continue on.

Ubik is a hell of a way to start! Enjoy.

[duce duce]

A couple recent reads were Jurassic Park and True Grit. some of the best book to movie adaptions I’ve seen in terms of plot/dialogue accuracy. Currently reading Gringos by Charles Portis because I loved True Grit so much. He is amazing at creating such a memorable and humorous cast of characters

[Atiba Applebum]

A couple recent reads were Jurassic Park and True Grit. some of the best book to movie adaptions I’ve seen in terms of plot/dialogue accuracy. Currently reading Gringos by Charles Portis because I loved True Grit so much. He is amazing at creating such a memorable and humorous cast of characters

Jurassic Park is an amazing adaptation but I wouldn’t call it faithful.   John Hammond is an asshole who hates his grandchildren and gets eaten by tiny dinosaurs, for one example.    And the movie never explained the eggs in the park weren’t because nature found a way, it’s the way frog dna displays gender later on in the process. 

What makes it an amazing adaptation is they took a dark, science heavy kill fest into an amazing all ages film

[duce duce]

Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

[Atiba Applebum]

Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

Oh absolutely- both are great.   Just the book is more adult and had a chase scene down a river in a raft that would have been so cool to see in a movie

I hope the movie this year is good.   I’ve been waiting since 97 for a second good JP movie (parts of Lost World are fun)

[Mean salto]

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Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

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Oh absolutely- both are great.   Just the book is more adult and had a chase scene down a river in a raft that would have been so cool to see in a movie

I hope the movie this year is good.   I’ve been waiting since 97 for a second good JP movie (parts of Lost World are fun)

I'm not having it that you didn't enjoy lost world when it was released. I thought the trailer looked like it had some potential but there's one element I'm really not a fan of.

Also isn't lex like 6 years old in the book? Prob a good time for me to give it a re read

[Atiba Applebum]

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Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

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Oh absolutely- both are great.   Just the book is more adult and had a chase scene down a river in a raft that would have been so cool to see in a movie

I hope the movie this year is good.   I’ve been waiting since 97 for a second good JP movie (parts of Lost World are fun)

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I'm not having it that you didn't enjoy lost world when it was released. I thought the trailer looked like it had some potential but there's one element I'm really not a fan of.

Also isn't lex like 6 years old in the book? Prob a good time for me to give it a re read

Oh I enjoyed it as a kid age 10 in theaters ( though was a little disappointed at some deviations).   It does not hold up though and Eli Roth has a very distracting cameo at the beginning hah.   I did love the movie poster that had Schwarzenegger playing King Lear. 

My mom has classic mom memory when it comes to movies and actors but the gymnastics routine in the trailer is burned in her mind as her least favorite scene

[Mean salto]

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Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

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Oh absolutely- both are great.   Just the book is more adult and had a chase scene down a river in a raft that would have been so cool to see in a movie

I hope the movie this year is good.   I’ve been waiting since 97 for a second good JP movie (parts of Lost World are fun)

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I'm not having it that you didn't enjoy lost world when it was released. I thought the trailer looked like it had some potential but there's one element I'm really not a fan of.

Also isn't lex like 6 years old in the book? Prob a good time for me to give it a re read

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Oh I enjoyed it as a kid age 10 in theaters ( though was a little disappointed at some deviations).   It does not hold up though and Eli Roth has a very distracting cameo at the beginning hah.   I did love the movie poster that had Schwarzenegger playing King Lear. 

My mom has classic mom memory when it comes to movies and actors but the gymnastics routine in the trailer is burned in her mind as her least favorite scene

I just realised I fucked up anyway and misread what you wrote so my bad.
Ha the gymnastics is the only bit I didn't like as a kid. Its also the first movie I noticed a mistake in (hand hanging off the boat controls when there's no way the t rex could have gotten in the control room) but still loved it as a kid. Its just that and Godzilla are two movies I've heard heaps of people talk about how bad they are but as if they already knew they were bad when they were kids so it's a knee jerk reaction for me to be like nah fuck that you liked it lol.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Valid points. I was definitely taken aback by how much of a greedy POS Hammond was throughout the book. Although, John Hammond is at least justified in not caring about Lex. She was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever come across. I would have been more than fine to have seen her taken out by a T-Rex at any point. Yeah I think they barely mention the frog DNA piece in the movie during their tour, but never flesh out the asexual reproduction aspect which is kind of a central piece of the book. Both excellent though

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Oh absolutely- both are great.   Just the book is more adult and had a chase scene down a river in a raft that would have been so cool to see in a movie

I hope the movie this year is good.   I’ve been waiting since 97 for a second good JP movie (parts of Lost World are fun)

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I'm not having it that you didn't enjoy lost world when it was released. I thought the trailer looked like it had some potential but there's one element I'm really not a fan of.

Also isn't lex like 6 years old in the book? Prob a good time for me to give it a re read

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Oh I enjoyed it as a kid age 10 in theaters ( though was a little disappointed at some deviations).   It does not hold up though and Eli Roth has a very distracting cameo at the beginning hah.   I did love the movie poster that had Schwarzenegger playing King Lear. 

My mom has classic mom memory when it comes to movies and actors but the gymnastics routine in the trailer is burned in her mind as her least favorite scene

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I just realised I fucked up anyway and misread what you wrote so my bad.
Ha the gymnastics is the only bit I didn't like as a kid. Its also the first movie I noticed a mistake in (hand hanging off the boat controls when there's no way the t rex could have gotten in the control room) but still loved it as a kid. Its just that and Godzilla are two movies I've heard heaps of people talk about how bad they are but as if they already knew they were bad when they were kids so it's a knee jerk reaction for me to be like nah fuck that you liked it lol.

Really?  I always feel like Jurassic park movies get such a pass off the strength of that first one.    They still make near a billion each and I’ve never heard anyone complain when a new is announced despite the World trilogy seemed like no one had any lasting attachment to it


I think there’s a great hour in lost world with today’s eyes.  The King Kong/San Diego sequence was rad as a kid but grown up i kinda roll my eyes

[sharkjumper]

How are you liking blue highways?

[botefdunn]

I had no idea Tom Robbins was that old, he kept it youthful. Rip.

[honda trukk]

Narcotopia, about Burmese army

[Audrey II]

Narcotopia, about Burmese army

so strange to make an account, ruffle a buncha feathers, and then be like, "i better make a book suggestion incase anyone is looking for a good read" then get banned.


anywho ive been slacking on reading this year, last one i was on was "the world according to garp" which is a very good movie, and as you can assume, the book is great in comparison.

[MichaelJacksonsGhost]

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Narcotopia, about Burmese army

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so strange to make an account, ruffle a buncha feathers, and then be like, "i better make a book suggestion incase anyone is looking for a good read" then get banned.


anywho ive been slacking on reading this year, last one i was on was "the world according to garp" which is a very good movie, and as you can assume, the book is great in comparison.

Man, I had a professor and some friends recommend Garp to me earlier this year, and I’ve gotta say, I really didn’t like it. To me, it felt like a pop/genre book trying its hardest to be literary. There were definitely some interesting moments, but overall it didn’t do it for me.

I read Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man last week. The pacing was a little funky, but the voice was awesome.

Now I’m going through Jung’s Red Book. I usually don’t read much nonfiction, but this one is proving pretty interesting. It’s basically an account of Jung’s adventures into his/the collective unconscious, along with Jung’s analysis of these adventures and how they pertain to the rest of his Ouvre. It reminds me of an erowid trip report written by someone way smarter than me. I get now why Tim Leary was a big Jung guy.

[Audrey II]

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Narcotopia, about Burmese army

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so strange to make an account, ruffle a buncha feathers, and then be like, "i better make a book suggestion incase anyone is looking for a good read" then get banned.


anywho ive been slacking on reading this year, last one i was on was "the world according to garp" which is a very good movie, and as you can assume, the book is great in comparison.

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Man, I had a professor and some friends recommend Garp to me earlier this year, and I’ve gotta say, I really didn’t like it. To me, it felt like a pop/genre book trying its hardest to be literary. There were definitely some interesting moments, but overall it didn’t do it for me.

I read Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man last week. The pacing was a little funky, but the voice was awesome.

Now I’m going through Jung’s Red Book. I usually don’t read much nonfiction, but this one is proving pretty interesting. It’s basically an account of Jung’s adventures into his/the collective unconscious, along with Jung’s analysis of these adventures and how they pertain to the rest of his Ouvre. It reminds me of an erowid trip report written by someone learned. I get now why Tim Leary was a big Jung guy.

i think i only enjoyed it as much as i did because i really liked the movie with robin williams,  also john lithgow rules haha. im not sure i would have randomly picked it up to read without the movie first, which normally doesnt sway me to read or not read something. i usually stick to stephen king books or just fantasy stuff.

ive never heard of jung, but after a quick google that sounds like it might be interesting, glad youre enjoying something out of your norm. especially with books it can be a gamble but great when you are pleasently surprised.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Narcotopia, about Burmese army

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so strange to make an account, ruffle a buncha feathers, and then be like, "i better make a book suggestion incase anyone is looking for a good read" then get banned.


anywho ive been slacking on reading this year, last one i was on was "the world according to garp" which is a very good movie, and as you can assume, the book is great in comparison.

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Man, I had a professor and some friends recommend Garp to me earlier this year, and I’ve gotta say, I really didn’t like it. To me, it felt like a pop/genre book trying its hardest to be literary. There were definitely some interesting moments, but overall it didn’t do it for me.

I read Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man last week. The pacing was a little funky, but the voice was awesome.

Now I’m going through Jung’s Red Book. I usually don’t read much nonfiction, but this one is proving pretty interesting. It’s basically an account of Jung’s adventures into his/the collective unconscious, along with Jung’s analysis of these adventures and how they pertain to the rest of his Ouvre. It reminds me of an erowid trip report written by someone learned. I get now why Tim Leary was a big Jung guy.

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i think i only enjoyed it as much as i did because i really liked the movie with robin williams,  also john lithgow rules haha. im not sure i would have randomly picked it up to read without the movie first, which normally doesnt sway me to read or not read something. i usually stick to stephen king books or just fantasy stuff.

ive never heard of jung, but after a quick google that sounds like it might be interesting, glad youre enjoying something out of your norm. especially with books it can be a gamble but great when you are pleasently surprised.

If you’re going Irving, go Prayer for Owen Meany