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Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
It's been a complete fantasy binge.
I haven't read any books for leisure lately, but a couple days ago I went out and bought a few books based on either recommendation or needing/wanting to have read for a long time but never having done so yet.......Do Androids...Electric Sheep, 1984, Life of Pi. Will probably be reading in that order.
evil solrac v3.0
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dollar sign on the muscle by kevin kerine. a great book on baseball scouts and the stories behind them.
home to war: the vietnam veteran's against the war. this one is a bit slower but the people behind them (kerry et al) are great. (read this book incognito, you'll like it)
home to war: the vietnam veteran's against the war. this one is a bit slower but the people behind them (kerry et al) are great. (read this book incognito, you'll like it)
Brian Fellows
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I just finished House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. The movie was great, but the book...it's decent, but the movie is better in every single way. The book just drags a bit...the extra backstory is certainly interesting, but other than that...eh. Stick with the movie.
I also read Jennifer Government by Max Barry recently. If anyone played the web game nationstates, this is the book that was promoting. Err, the game is pretty misleading, I was expecting a witty satire when all I got was a rather tedious "action" book. Okay, but very disappointing.
I just started reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco today also.
And finally, I picked up The Great Shark Hunt : Strange Tales from a Strange Time
by Hunter S. Thompson, and The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth a few days ago. Here's a summary from amazon of Industry of Souls -
I also read Jennifer Government by Max Barry recently. If anyone played the web game nationstates, this is the book that was promoting. Err, the game is pretty misleading, I was expecting a witty satire when all I got was a rather tedious "action" book. Okay, but very disappointing.
I just started reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco today also.
And finally, I picked up The Great Shark Hunt : Strange Tales from a Strange Time
by Hunter S. Thompson, and The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth a few days ago. Here's a summary from amazon of Industry of Souls -
evil solrac v3.0
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Incognito said:
i told you it was good. you really get to see what kind of leader kerry was(is?)
but that's a debate for another day.
if you liked that read "a rumor of war" by phillip caputo and "the cat from hue" by jon lawrence. he covered the vietnam war for five years at CBS news and made the documentary 'the world of charlie company" these two are my favorites. and if you can track it down (i know another vietnam book but bear with me) called veteran's day.
for more political stuff from the modern day...... oddly enough i have a fascinating choice from a conservative, pat buchanan and his new book "how the right went wrong" he really gives it to bush and the neo-cons as far as the economy and the war in iraq is concerned.
if you havent read it yet, do so as quick as you can. (besides, it's not like there is anything good on TV anyway)
evil solrac v3.0 said:
hey, you don't have to tell me about kerry.
it's sad that a lot of people consider him to be nothing more than a traitor and lying scumbag who shot himself to earn medals. as for that pat buchanan book, i've heard good things about that, but pat buchanan scares me on MSNBC and i've yet to pick it up. :lol
evil solrac v3.0
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well, if only kerry would have stood behind his record. but that is the sad reality of this country. he was too smart for his own good. i liked him alot, he was former military and i have had family in the military and friends in iraq right now. i dont know what he could have done to make things better but he'd do right by the troops.
i didnt agree with everything buchanan said in his book but i understood and respected where he was coming from. he's not a neo-con and he cares little for neo-cons (but still backs bush on "moral values" go figure)
the book IS informative, you'll learn how and why neo-cons rose up (not from the reagan era) but before.
there's lots more books i'd recommend you but i've read so many in the last four years my head hurts tryimg to remenber them all. i'll drop you a PM or something if you want when i get to my list of books to read.
i didnt agree with everything buchanan said in his book but i understood and respected where he was coming from. he's not a neo-con and he cares little for neo-cons (but still backs bush on "moral values" go figure)
the book IS informative, you'll learn how and why neo-cons rose up (not from the reagan era) but before.
there's lots more books i'd recommend you but i've read so many in the last four years my head hurts tryimg to remenber them all. i'll drop you a PM or something if you want when i get to my list of books to read.
keeblerdrow
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SHITTY WRITING. NOTE TO DAN BROWN: LEARN TO WRITE DIALOGUE.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I'm reading "party of one: the Loners' Manifesto" by Anneli Rufus. Not sure what I think of it yet, but I've been hooked on it for a few days. It's a series of essays defending the choice to be a Loner. Sort of an apoligetic work for those who prefer solitude to company, making the case that feeling that way is every bit as legitimate as the constant togetherness that culture promotes. It's primarily an emotional argument, and occasional humorous...but I admit as I've given in to those feelings in myself more as I get older that it does indeed make me feel a bit more normal about it. She's a fine writer.
I've also been reading the Complete Dying Earth by Jack Vance. Some extremely witty Fantasy, which isn't normally what I get out of that genre.
Props to Jonathan Strange. It's the smart man's Harry Potter.
Bravo to the Kundera book too. I read that a long while ago, but I loved it.
I've also been reading the Complete Dying Earth by Jack Vance. Some extremely witty Fantasy, which isn't normally what I get out of that genre.
Props to Jonathan Strange. It's the smart man's Harry Potter.
Bravo to the Kundera book too. I read that a long while ago, but I loved it.
I'm currently reading "The Buterlian Jihad" (which is a Dune prequal book co-written by Frank's Son) They're not nearly as good as the original series books, but good for passing time.
I'll get back to the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons after I finish this. I generally stick to sci-fi.
I'll get back to the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons after I finish this. I generally stick to sci-fi.
Justin Bailey
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The Right Nation: Conversative Power In America by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge.
No matter what your political orientation, it's a well-written, engrossing history of the modern conservative movement and its rise to power. Thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the current American political climate and why it is the way it is.
No matter what your political orientation, it's a well-written, engrossing history of the modern conservative movement and its rise to power. Thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the current American political climate and why it is the way it is.
Duck of Death
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Other than assignments for classes, I've been plowing through two books:
A Game of Thrones - This is DAMN good. It's an absolute monster of a book, but it is so well-written, the characters are so good, and the political intrigue so engrossing that I can't put it down.
Godzilla on my Mind - A very entertaining and informative analytical history of everyone's pissed off saurian male.
A Game of Thrones - This is DAMN good. It's an absolute monster of a book, but it is so well-written, the characters are so good, and the political intrigue so engrossing that I can't put it down.
Godzilla on my Mind - A very entertaining and informative analytical history of everyone's pissed off saurian male.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
HAOHMARU said:
Amazingly...not yet...because I've read Musashi twice, it's a great tale. I should treat myself for xmas. Have you read it?
Hey warhead, the Hagakure is really fascinating...and if you ever see it you should pick up the study of it by Mishima. It's a short but interesting book by a contemporary Japanese novelist who was about as crazy and samurai obsessed as anyone I can think of.
On dial-up, so no pics, but right now I'm reading Vikram Chandra's Red Earth and Pouring Rain. Sold in the literature section, but it's more or less a fantasy novel. Fans of high fantasy like Gene Wolfe should definitely take a look at it.
After that I'm reading Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons: even though it supposedly sucks, it's still Tom Wolfe.
Incognito--Sidney Blumenthal's book on Clinton is a hell of a lot better than Clinton's book on Clinton. The only complaint I have is that Blumenthal sometimes writes like he wants to have Clinton's kids, but other than that it's great.
After that I'm reading Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons: even though it supposedly sucks, it's still Tom Wolfe.
Incognito--Sidney Blumenthal's book on Clinton is a hell of a lot better than Clinton's book on Clinton. The only complaint I have is that Blumenthal sometimes writes like he wants to have Clinton's kids, but other than that it's great.
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