backflip10019
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Finishing this up:
Then onto these:
Then onto these:
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What are you reading? (September 2013)
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Well I was actually hoping for like a movie trilogy or something.
But yea, TV could still work. I just hope they do the sci-fi elements justice and they don't cheap out on it.
Maklershed
Member
TV could use another really great space opera show. What do we have so far? Star Trek, Battlestar, and Firefly? (if that even counts)
In all honesty, it's almost a given that I'll have completely forgotten 95% of the story by the time the show airs.
Bah! Now you can be an elitist and argue the books are betterEither way, I'm excited to see how it turns out.
In all honesty, it's almost a given that I'll have completely forgotten 95% of the story by the time the show airs.
AngmarsKing701
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Finishing this up:
All 20 pounds of this is sitting on my bookshelf. It's been an eon since I read Pillars. How was it?
TheKaeptain
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You've never read a Tao Lin novel have you?
Tragicomedy
Member
That would be the dream. Firefly is awesome but too light thematically to match the Expanse stuff.
A Battlestar Galactica feel would be perfect.
Finished Consider the Lobster which was just wonderful and made me sad that DFW is gone.
Decided on some light reading after that (heh), with my first Thomas Pynchon novel. I just started it, but it is surprisingly funny and the character names are kinda amazing.
I'll probably finish this tomorrow when I'm less tired...
Decided on some light reading after that (heh), with my first Thomas Pynchon novel. I just started it, but it is surprisingly funny and the character names are kinda amazing.
I'll probably finish this tomorrow when I'm less tired...
Mackenzie 92
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Id start with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. Personally, I think they are easier to get into simply because they are better. You can easily enjoy both of their stories without comprehending the deeper meaning.
Start out with a bang and do The Brothers Karamazov.
As for Chekov and Gogol, well, im not a huge fan of short stories and I really couldnt get into Dead Souls. So yea, Dostoevsky. Do it
The Artful Dodger
Member
Alright. I'll give it a shot! Thanks!
TheKaeptain
Banned
Haly,
My Professor said if anyone in class reads two boys kissing she will give them extra credit. So yeah I bought it. This better be good.
My Professor said if anyone in class reads two boys kissing she will give them extra credit. So yeah I bought it. This better be good.
Good book and extra credit. Sounds like a good deal.
Ring me if you want to like, discuss themes or whatever it is you people do.
DieUnbekannte
Member
I started with The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch a few days ago after it was recommended to me by about four different people. They all assured me that I'm definitely going to like it. I'm 29% in and so far they are right - I really enjoy reading this book.
Maklershed
Member
Finished Brown's Requiem by Ellroy. Really good.
Now, in honour of ShaneB I will read CyberStorm and spell honour with a 'u'.
CyberStorm by Matthew Mather
Now, in honour of ShaneB I will read CyberStorm and spell honour with a 'u'.
CyberStorm by Matthew Mather
Excellent! A smart choice.
The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson
Good read. Cellar survival stuff was reminiscent of I Am Legend despite not being nearly as refined while the flashbacks seemed more an examination of a diminishing male role in family as gender roles shifted. That's my take anyhow!
Mackenzie 92
Member
Finished Night Film last night... kind of a letdown. Had a great setup and potential but just kinda fell flat for me.
Started this last night and already digging it.
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Started this last night and already digging it.
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
i've been slowly progressing with this monstorus book book. i'm only on page 62 of 532 and my willpower is dwindling.
the book is divided in a series of parts however, and i'm 15 pages away from finishing the prologue and moving onto 'Part One.'
it should pick up by then. hopefully.
Messofanego
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Been reading William Burroughs' The Soft Machine.
It is blowing my mind! Very challenging read, definitely need to read every sentence a few times to get it. Junkie vignette surreal stream of consciousness insanity. Lots of gay sex. Some choice quotes:
"I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins..."
"His shorts dissolved in rectal mucous and carbolic soap. summer dawn smells from a vacant lot."
"We sniff the losers and cut their balls off chewing all kinds masturbation and self abuse like a cow with the aftosa."
"The head priest was paralyzed and had turned into a centipede."
"So I am a public agent and don't know who I work for, get my instructions from street signs, newspapers and pieces of conversation I snap out of the air the way a vulture will tear entrails from other mouth."
And I'm only 20 pages in!
It is blowing my mind! Very challenging read, definitely need to read every sentence a few times to get it. Junkie vignette surreal stream of consciousness insanity. Lots of gay sex. Some choice quotes:
"I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins..."
"His shorts dissolved in rectal mucous and carbolic soap. summer dawn smells from a vacant lot."
"We sniff the losers and cut their balls off chewing all kinds masturbation and self abuse like a cow with the aftosa."
"The head priest was paralyzed and had turned into a centipede."
"So I am a public agent and don't know who I work for, get my instructions from street signs, newspapers and pieces of conversation I snap out of the air the way a vulture will tear entrails from other mouth."
And I'm only 20 pages in!
I have a terrible habit of starting games/tv series/books and never finishing them, so this is the ultimate endurance test for me.
That being said, I'm about 230 pages in, and several connections between the characters are beginning to make sense. I'm not finding it difficult to read as far as vocabulary or setting/time is concerned, but some of the passages can be really brutal. Reading single paragraphs that span multiple pages is already disconcerting enough, but being dragged through a characters downward spiral quickly becomes uncomfortable and yet I'm still unable to put down.
This is my second real attempt at the book, and I'm really enjoying(?) it so far, so I've decided I won't pick up any other books until I finish this one. With university in full swing, I do hope that happens before the end of the year....
Agreed, except I would start with Crime and Punishment. It's simply more of a page turner and easier to digest than The Brothers Karamazov, a great first Dostoevsky novel.
sparky2112
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I have a terrible habit of starting games/tv series/books and never finishing them, so this is the ultimate endurance test for me.
That being said, I'm about 230 pages in, and several connections between the characters are beginning to make sense. I'm not finding it difficult to read as far as vocabulary or setting/time is concerned, but some of the passages can be really brutal. Reading single paragraphs that span multiple pages is already disconcerting enough, but being dragged through a characters downward spiral quickly becomes uncomfortable and yet I'm still unable to put down.
This is my second real attempt at the book, and I'm really enjoying(?) it so far, so I've decided I won't pick up any other books until I finish this one. With university in full swing, I do hope that happens before the end of the year....
I think I post something like this once a month, but maybe it's a public service. IJ is not nearly as hard to read as its reputation would have it. I think the comparisons to Pynchon are unfair. It's long and complicated, but it's not 'difficult'. I'll say this as well: when I'm in the act of reading, I'm not the best at tying things together, but with IJ, there's been enough analysis that a second read after some study REALLY blows it open, and that's when the book really pays off. In the end, Wallace was in total control of a novel that has often been accused of being out of control.
Finished this today. It kept popping up on my Kindle and it sounded interesting. Best of all it's free if you have Prime. It's a really easy read, easily finishable in a day. It's a thriller that started it off relatively straight forward and took a few interesting turns as it went on. It gets a little silly towards the end but I enjoyed it, I'm glad I checked it out.
Also finished this the other day. I really liked it. It manages to be very descriptive without being overly wordy.
Now I think I'll get back to LOTR. I finished Fellowship last week, time for Two Towers.
I don't mind slow buildups at all, and some of the early vignettes are compelling and funny. Not having those characters mentioned for over a hundred pages does become a problem, but I've got a pretty good handle on the recurring characters at this point.
Really glad I've stuck with it so far, and I'm definitely going to try to pick up the pace.
backflip10019
Member
It's very similar to Pillars in terms of tone, characterization and plot -- definitely a fun read, but it can get thick at some points. Since you already have it, might be worth checking out.
AngmarsKing701
Member
Cool. Thanks for the impressions. It's on "my list" which is continuing to grow, especially since subscribing to these monthly reading threads!
Hello LiteratureGAF!
It is my first post in here and I already have a question. Is there any persian literature for someone who comes from reading mostly american, british and german literature until now (Bukowski, Miller, Wells, Andreas Altmann, Kafka, Orwell?
Something that gives me deep insights into the culture but is also a little silly (black humour or just situational humour) and of course well written. Doesn't matter when it was written!
It is my first post in here and I already have a question. Is there any persian literature for someone who comes from reading mostly american, british and german literature until now (Bukowski, Miller, Wells, Andreas Altmann, Kafka, Orwell
?Something that gives me deep insights into the culture but is also a little silly (black humour or just situational humour) and of course well written. Doesn't matter when it was written!
Damn, I wouldn't be able to read that. Good luck.Been reading William Burroughs' The Soft Machine.
It is blowing my mind! Very challenging read, definitely need to read every sentence a few times to get it. Junkie vignette surreal stream of consciousness insanity. Lots of gay sex. Some choice quotes:
"I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins..."
"His shorts dissolved in rectal mucous and carbolic soap. summer dawn smells from a vacant lot."
"We sniff the losers and cut their balls off chewing all kinds masturbation and self abuse like a cow with the aftosa."
"The head priest was paralyzed and had turned into a centipede."
"So I am a public agent and don't know who I work for, get my instructions from street signs, newspapers and pieces of conversation I snap out of the air the way a vulture will tear entrails from other mouth."
And I'm only 20 pages in!
I liked Neverwhere a lot. Is "Ocean at the end of lane" a must read?
If you like comics, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is quite good and definitely as a sense of humor about it.Hello LiteratureGAF!
It is my first post in here and I already have a question. Is there any persian literature for someone who comes from reading mostly american, british and german literature until now (Bukowski, Miller, Wells, Andreas Altmann, Kafka, Orwell
Something that gives me deep insights into the culture but is also a little silly (black humour or just situational humour) and of course well written. Doesn't matter when it was written!
Unfortunately I am not big on opera.
The Artful Dodger
Member
Hello LiteratureGAF!
It is my first post in here and I already have a question. Is there any persian literature for someone who comes from reading mostly american, british and german literature until now (Bukowski, Miller, Wells, Andreas Altmann, Kafka, Orwell
Something that gives me deep insights into the culture but is also a little silly (black humour or just situational humour) and of course well written. Doesn't matter when it was written!
Seconded. This is probably your best bet.
