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Incognito said:reading this right now:
won a 2005 pulitzer. will be picking up the new clinton book, "surivor", once i'm done.
Yes! That book is fantastic. I just finished it a few weeks ago. Ok....I should add something to the thread, so I'll say Haruki Murakami's "Underground" not a fun read...it's about the tokyo sarin gas attacks, but it's a great book. I've been on quite a non fiction binge the last year or so.
FrenchMovieTheme
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The Da Vinci Code is basically everything you didn't get to talk about in Religion class in high school.
As for my man Chuck Palahniuk you can read a great short story of his here. . . IAOI you have a strong stomach. Its short too. The story should last about as long as you can hold your breath, and then just a little bit longer.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
The Da Vinci Code is trash. Interesting facts though scattered about in it.
I'll second The Life of Pi and put forward:
I still have a bit left, but it's wonderfully written.
Hey, I didn't recommend a fantasy book. I think that's the first time in one of these threads.
I'll second The Life of Pi and put forward:
I still have a bit left, but it's wonderfully written.
Hey, I didn't recommend a fantasy book. I think that's the first time in one of these threads.
Not new, but very clever. Auster's new book is 'Oracle Night' which is a pretty good place to start if you haven't read Auster before.
Short and Sweet, fresh and quite moving too.
And I didn't particularly like The Da Vinci Code, nothing to do with the theology or factual accuracy, but it wasn't very satisfying as a novel.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
TCIotDitN is very interesting, a real insight (I won't say what into, I think going in knowing nothing makes books better), but it is indeed very short and I really don't have any desire to read it again.
I wouldn't buy it...well, I did, but I wouldn't recommend anyone else to. Borrow it off a friend if anyone has it, or from a library if they have it in yet. Juts wait if they don't.
I wouldn't buy it...well, I did, but I wouldn't recommend anyone else to. Borrow it off a friend if anyone has it, or from a library if they have it in yet. Juts wait if they don't.
Cosmic Bus
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I'll once again recommend Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go as the best thing I've read this year.
Almost to the end of Umberto Eco's The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana which has been quite good. It's one of his more approachable books, in case anyone was put off by the likes of Focault's Pendulum, and also dips into that recent trend of illustrated novels. The numerous photos, drawings, and paintings are just gorgeous and really do lend a nice additional layer to the story.
Not really sure what I'm going for next. Nothing recent has really caught my eye, so maybe something older that I've been meaning to read... I never finished Jose Saramago's The Double, so that's likely, or maybe another Murakami book.
Almost to the end of Umberto Eco's The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana which has been quite good. It's one of his more approachable books, in case anyone was put off by the likes of Focault's Pendulum, and also dips into that recent trend of illustrated novels. The numerous photos, drawings, and paintings are just gorgeous and really do lend a nice additional layer to the story.
Not really sure what I'm going for next. Nothing recent has really caught my eye, so maybe something older that I've been meaning to read... I never finished Jose Saramago's The Double, so that's likely, or maybe another Murakami book.
Litigation Manuel
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The Stranger by Albert Camus.
Foreign Jackass
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Most overrated piece of litterature I've ever read.Litigation Manuel said:
I'll say Catch-22, which I'm reading right now.
Litigation Manuel
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I went into reading it not knowing anything about it and enjoyed it quite a bit. Catch 22 is entertaining as hell though, great book.Foreign Jackass said:
Not necessarily good books for gift giving, but in the past few months I've enjoyed these books most:
A biography of Walter Freeman, who pioneered the use of the frontal lobotomy as a means of psychiatric treatment in the United States. Scary stuff.
Title says it all--this is an easy read, but also mindblowing in its closing chapters.
A biography of Walter Freeman, who pioneered the use of the frontal lobotomy as a means of psychiatric treatment in the United States. Scary stuff.
Title says it all--this is an easy read, but also mindblowing in its closing chapters.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
glad to see a fellow paul auster fan. i havent read oracle night yet, but its sitting pretty on my desk.. just waiting for me to free up some time.
and here is a second vote for kavalier and clay.. i absolutely loved that book.
and here is a second vote for kavalier and clay.. i absolutely loved that book.
Lord of the Barnyard - Tristan Egolf
To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee
The rotters Club, then A closed Circle - Jonathan Coe
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Vernon God Little - DBC (as in Dirty but clean) Pierre.
All books safe Vernon God Little are truly great pieces of literature, Vernon God Little is a fun, refreshing and a little crazy novel though.
To kill a mocking bird - Harper Lee
The rotters Club, then A closed Circle - Jonathan Coe
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Vernon God Little - DBC (as in Dirty but clean) Pierre.
All books safe Vernon God Little are truly great pieces of literature, Vernon God Little is a fun, refreshing and a little crazy novel though.
norinrad21
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A Clockwork Orange
The Great Gatsby [Loved this somewhat tragic story]
The Great Gatsby [Loved this somewhat tragic story]
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I cannot get into Baudolino by Umberto Eco. I've tried a couple of times and I just can't. Is it worth it? Is it common not to get it at first? Should I struggle on until I hopefully do?
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I've been reading Kurt Vonnegut's works recently and I'm currently on Slaughterhouse-Five. I'd recommend it to anyone -- such a great read.
Prince of Space
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Before you read The Da Vinci Code, get
I'd also recommend
for a good psychological thriller.
I'd also recommend
for a good psychological thriller.
tyguy20204
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Dan Brown is a hack with the writing skills of an eighth grader.
I laugh at those (there are many, actually) who call the Da Vinci Code their favorite book.
I laugh at those (there are many, actually) who call the Da Vinci Code their favorite book.
I wouldn't be so harsh with fans of The Da Vinci Code. When I read Dan Brown's books, I feel as if a film's already been made and I'm reading an novelisation of the film. It's just so effortless going through the pages. The might be a lot meaningless fillers in there, but everything feels very much like a summer blockbuster while being psuedo-intellectual. So it's understandable so many people like it. Personally, I just didn't like the last third of the plot and the twists, even if it was a film, it wouldn't have been the best.
Yeah. Paul Auster all the way baby! 'Oracle Night' is definitely better than 'Timbuktu' in my opinion, hmm...perhaps I should change my name.
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Yeah. Paul Auster all the way baby! 'Oracle Night' is definitely better than 'Timbuktu' in my opinion, hmm...perhaps I should change my name.
I've been reading this book recently, because I've always been interested in physics, and damn is it an awesome way to "catch up" on everything that has happened so far in the field. It doesn't get into math in the main text, but in the notes he goes into it. I'm on page 200 and am racing to finish so I can look up any new developments that may have occured since it was published. I have to take breaks often just to ponder what I've read and make sure I understand it before I continue.
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