Tragicomedy
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50 Shades of Grey.
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What are you reading? (May 2014)
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50 Shades of Grey.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
That wasn't it! >:O
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
That was it! Thanx :3
Just finished Hyperion, some bits I loved others I hated, I know its was originally published in 89 so im not sure if it was ever intended to be a 2 parter, if it wasn't then the ending was exceptionally bizarre
Probably get started on the second book tomorrow.
although I was laughing out loud picturing them walking to probably heading to certain doom singing "we're off to see the wizard".
Probably get started on the second book tomorrow.
I am sure it has been said multiple times in this thread, but avoid the two Endymion books at all cost.
Finished up Tales of Toytown(its 158 pages) by S.G. Beaman tonight. My gf wants to read it so I wanted to get through it quickly. For a children's book I thought it was cynical, slightly bitter, and racist. Oh, and full of child like fun too.
Gonna go next with 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami since it's bigger, hopefully cynical, slightly bitter, and less racist.
Gonna go next with 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami since it's bigger, hopefully cynical, slightly bitter, and less racist.
I'm having a similar problem with Tim Powers. I'm reading Three Days to Never and it's kind of a mess. Muddled plotting that seems stuck in low gear, characters whose actions rarely make sense. There are some neat ideas here and there but I'm in no hurry to read anything else by this guy. Very disappointing, considering the acclaim he gets. Maybe this is just one of his weak ones?
I'm not Cyan, and your question is already answered. But I'm using this as an opportunity to shout: THE BLIND ASSASSIN.
Yeah, I really like the general ideas of The Stress of Her Regard but everything just so uninteresting. I'm 90% through the book and it's going soooo slow. I hope I can finish it today so I can get started on something else. I'll keep my distance from Powers for now though.
nakedsushi
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Just getting started with this and I love it:
California by Edan Lepucki
California by Edan Lepucki
synopsis from Goodreads said:
DesertEater
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What do you guys think of Taipei by Tao Lin? I'm thinking of picking it up. I've been in the mood for something new lately. So if that is not good, what are some of the recent books that you've liked?
Saint Nazaire: Operation Chariot - 1942
After watching the episode of Jeremy Clarkson's War Stories on this ludicrous operation (undertaken by the British to destroy a massive dry dock under control of the Nazis) I had to check this out. Man, if ever there was an event from WW2 that deserved to be dramatized on screen, it's this one. The way it actually played out...you couldn't make this stuff up.
After watching the episode of Jeremy Clarkson's War Stories on this ludicrous operation (undertaken by the British to destroy a massive dry dock under control of the Nazis) I had to check this out. Man, if ever there was an event from WW2 that deserved to be dramatized on screen, it's this one. The way it actually played out...you couldn't make this stuff up.
Freeza Under The Shower
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currently focused on these two:
and The Conspiracy Against Humanity as an ebook.
I hate digital reading, you can't make notes of any kind. And yes, book lovers, I do molest your precious paper books. MUAHAHAHA!
(it's just easier, and I bought them so fuck it. Yolo? )
and The Conspiracy Against Humanity as an ebook.
I hate digital reading, you can't make notes of any kind. And yes, book lovers, I do molest your precious paper books. MUAHAHAHA!
(it's just easier, and I bought them so fuck it. Yolo? )
ClosingADoor
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Just finished the Veronica Mars book. Nice and quick read, feels just like the tv show.
Now looking for something new. Might pick up SHIFT after seeing it on the previous page. Didn't know WOOL had sequels, read that one a month ago. Or maybe the next James Bond novel, read Dr. No last week and still have the rest of the books on my Kindle...
Now looking for something new. Might pick up SHIFT after seeing it on the previous page. Didn't know WOOL had sequels, read that one a month ago. Or maybe the next James Bond novel, read Dr. No last week and still have the rest of the books on my Kindle...
Finished:
I liked it better than the last one in the series, but the ending felt too rushed for me. There were so many different parties involved in the plot that it got hard following them. A problem I think the series has since a couple of books.
Next up is:
I was already halfway through this but put it aside for Words of Radiance. Happy to return, since I really like the books so far.
Still listening to:
Even though I'm almost crawling through the book at a snail's pace this might just be the best book I'm gonna read this year. I just love everything about this.
I liked it better than the last one in the series, but the ending felt too rushed for me. There were so many different parties involved in the plot that it got hard following them. A problem I think the series has since a couple of books.
Next up is:
I was already halfway through this but put it aside for Words of Radiance. Happy to return, since I really like the books so far.
Still listening to:
Even though I'm almost crawling through the book at a snail's pace this might just be the best book I'm gonna read this year. I just love everything about this.
Maklershed
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Next up is:
Ah cool. I didnt know book 3 is out. I wonder if I remember anything from 1 or 2 anymore though? This is the problem with starting a series that isn't complete yet.
finally got around to reading Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson. had read "Car Crash While Hitchhiking" (which I loved) some time ago so I don't really know why I've been putting it off, but once I got started reading it, I just tore through it.
brilliant book. I can see why those who love it really love it.
brilliant book. I can see why those who love it really love it.
About 75% through The Passing Bells, and it's quite good, but I'm not sure I'll pick up the sequel.
The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock
Finished. Good book, but christ that was depressing.
I went to a student art show recently where a student did a comic adaptation of "Car Crash While HItchhiking." You should check it out!
Labombadog
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Currently reading:
Fight Club with a local book club.
I think I will start Book 2 of Discworld soon.
Fight Club with a local book club.
I think I will start Book 2 of Discworld soon.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Easystride
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Finished The Miraculous Journey of Edware Tulane. What a sweet story. It is hard to believe it is a children's book.
postcyberpunk
Banned
How do you like it so far? And did you watch the movie before reading the book?
Currently reading:
"Liner notes" - Andy Mister
A prose poem about celebrity suicides and the author's life in NOLA. Very strange, but very good.
Mackenzie 92
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Sounds pretty cool. Added to the queue.
This is what I get for not proofreading posts!
Here's the correct link: http://bleakworldcomics.com/?p=523
About 100 pages into Night Film. I really don't know how to feel about its visual gimmicks. Like is having a page of iphone text messages or printout of websites articles or a criminal report really add to the story that much? Just feels like extra flair added to make it look cool but so far it hasn't improved the storytelling.
Also finished reading In The Woods. Feel like a standard Law and Order SVU episode extended into a 600 pages book with more backstory and drama between the detectives. Regarding the ending
Also finished reading In The Woods. Feel like a standard Law and Order SVU episode extended into a 600 pages book with more backstory and drama between the detectives. Regarding the ending
I had no problem with the resolution to the actual case, seemed plausible. However I didn't like how the case from 20 years ago wasn't solved. I don't mind open endings in general, but in a crime mystery book, I really do want a long and detailed explanation of everything.
I have fallen in love with my Kindle all over again since starting to use it again after a few months of barely reading.
I'm now (a day after starting it, KINDLE IS JUST SO CONVENIENT) almost done with
The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy
I also had the following idea when I was browsing some older editions of this thread, because they are still goldmines for reading recommendations, and noticed that a lot of the pictures don't load anymore but that people didnt write the title under or above the picture so now I have no clue whatever fantastic novel they could have been reading, loving and recommending.
Maybe make it some kind of rule for these threads to always add author and title of the book you're posting, I think it would make the archiveing of the what are you reading threads more useful by quite a large margin
I'm now (a day after starting it, KINDLE IS JUST SO CONVENIENT) almost done with
The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy
I also had the following idea when I was browsing some older editions of this thread, because they are still goldmines for reading recommendations, and noticed that a lot of the pictures don't load anymore but that people didnt write the title under or above the picture so now I have no clue whatever fantastic novel they could have been reading, loving and recommending.
Maybe make it some kind of rule for these threads to always add author and title of the book you're posting, I think it would make the archiveing of the what are you reading threads more useful by quite a large margin
I'm now finally up to A Dance with Dragons and I'm very excited to catch up with book readers. I have high hopes for this book!
It really is awesome. My Kindle and the Marvin app for iOS makes it so easy to read.
It really is awesome. My Kindle and the Marvin app for iOS makes it so easy to read.
Mainstreamer(1up)
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Almost done with Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. So far there's been a talking dog, a lady who shits in some guy's mouth, a sexual encounter where a woman crawls into a man's nose, telekineses and witchcraft amongst other things. I can barely make out the central plot because it's surrounded by so much fodder but I've enjoyed it mostly.
toweringinferno
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Waiting for sworn in steel to come out. Just finished reading valour by Johnson's gwynne
I'm almost done with the well-known Michael Lewis book:
I'll hopefully get it done tonight. As of now, I am in love with Lewis's writing, and I plan to pick up his other works. I plan to plow through this mixed-opinion Gaf gem afterwards:
I'm also planning to read through the fourth volume of Preacher as I have it via Interlibrary Loan.
I'll hopefully get it done tonight. As of now, I am in love with Lewis's writing, and I plan to pick up his other works. I plan to plow through this mixed-opinion Gaf gem afterwards:
I'm also planning to read through the fourth volume of Preacher as I have it via Interlibrary Loan.
Tragicomedy
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That is such an interesting, well-written book. I learned more about the market collapse from there than any "in-depth" news report.
It's an amazing work. I have little-to-no interest in Wall Street and its dealings. Lewis does a phenomenal job in making the book fun to read, making subprime mortgage bonds understandable, and creates a needed factual and accessible story on how the market completely crashed in 2008. I am about twenty pages away from finishing it, and I'll have to pick up Flash Boys and Moneyball in the near future.
Tragicomedy
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Have you read The Big Short? It is awesome, and explains futures and options and how to short or long them.
Just completed the Big Short. Reading it made me angrier than ever at Wall Street and the U.S. Government.
Lewis is such a kick-ass writer though, and the Big Short is a book everyone should read. Tragic, have you read either Moneyball or Flash Boys?
With the proper investment strategy, that really doesnt matter (and might actually be a benefit). Passive index funds for the win.
Speaking of the stock market and economic collapses, Has anyone read Lords of Finance?
It looks good, but I am always wary of reading books on the great depression because ideology and politics then is still relevant today. Want to make sure I get a book that actually tries to understand what happened and not push an ideological agenda.
arts&crafts
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Just finished
after really enjoying Roadside picnic.
Anyone have any good Post-apocolyptic book ideas for me now! (I am really digging the Eastern European vibe of Metro and Roadside Picnic).
after really enjoying Roadside picnic.
Anyone have any good Post-apocolyptic book ideas for me now! (I am really digging the Eastern European vibe of Metro and Roadside Picnic).
PassiveObserver
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The simultaneous acquisition of a 2DS and a vehicle (no more bus/train rides) has killed my reading. Still working my way through To the Lighthouse. 3 books behind my Goodreads goal of 24
Not exactly post apocalyptic, but Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation reminded me quite a bit of Roadside Picnic.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Amazing book.
So weirdly absurd, yet not completely and utterly mad as such... but pretty bloody close, I should think.
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