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Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 10:17 pm
by spacelordmother
I just started "Fahrenheit 451" for a class after finishing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest." Mandated reading is cool when the books are good.
After that I will go back to finish the anthology of Hemingway's short stories. I adore him! You must read "The Sun Also Rises" if you like him and haven't. MUST.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 10:18 pm
by foomanfat
Currently reading Nevada by Joshua Porter a.k.a. Josh Dies of Showbread
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 10:23 pm
by RossCanyonsofstatic
Monkey wrote:RossCanyonsofstatic wrote:just finished farwell to arms by hemmingway...just started cloud atlas by david mitchell..
I would recommend 2666 by roberto bolano----actually anything by roberto bolano is great.
have just read Cloud Atlas....v.good, have got to finish Popco by Scarlet Thomas(The end of mr Y was fantastic) before moving on to 2666.
nice... i'm liking Cloud Atlas so far.
popco looks interesting, I have never heard of Scarlet Thomas so I will check it out...
2666---if you can make it to the end it won't disappoint
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:30 am
by Monkey
RossCanyonsofstatic wrote:Monkey wrote:RossCanyonsofstatic wrote:just finished farwell to arms by hemmingway...just started cloud atlas by david mitchell..
I would recommend 2666 by roberto bolano----actually anything by roberto bolano is great.
have just read Cloud Atlas....v.good, have got to finish Popco by Scarlet Thomas(The end of mr Y was fantastic) before moving on to 2666.
nice... i'm liking Cloud Atlas so far.
popco looks interesting, I have never heard of Scarlet Thomas so I will check it out...
2666---if you can make it to the end it won't disappoint
looking forward to it,have a stockpile of books to read, can't keep up at the minute.looking forward to 2666, spur of the moment purchase.
The End of Mr Y and Popco both good.
Bought Ghostwritten as soon as i finished Cloud Atlas and i see new book out/imminent.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:21 am
by smile_man
There seems to be a lot of love for cloud atlas here, I named one of my albums after it, i should probably read it.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:25 am
by htsamurai
I r dnt no how read
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:18 am
by spacelordmother
htsamurai wrote:I r dnt no how read
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Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 9:55 pm
by Connor
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:59 pm
by Big Mon
Recently re-read Children of Odin by Padraig Collum
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 11:48 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
smile_man wrote:Gravity's rainbow...
Shut up.
I 'm actually thinking of conquering that bad boy after exams are over.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:29 am
by veteransdaypoppy
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:smile_man wrote:Gravity's rainbow...
Shut up.
I 'm actually thinking of conquering that bad boy after exams are over.
I traded books with my friend for a train ride. His Gravity's Rainbow was in horrible condition but I read the first couple pages. It seemed like an awesome read. I'd like to get my hands on it eventually.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:36 pm
by Houdini116
I forgot to mention that we're reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in my English class. Great book. I had never known that Apocalypse Now was Coppola's adaptation of the novella. Definetely recommended, Conrad was a genius.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:44 pm
by smile_man
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:smile_man wrote:Gravity's rainbow...
Shut up.
I 'm actually thinking of conquering that bad boy after exams are over.
P:
It's not so difficult after a few pages when you start to understand the writing style.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:58 pm
by foomanfat
Man, this thread makes me feel dumb.
Re: What Are You Reading?
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:46 am
by Connor
NewarkWilder wrote:E.B. Sledge's With The Old Breed
god i'm such an old fart... going through a major "i need to know everything about WW2" phase, been watching the HBO show The Pacific which was based in large part on this book.
It begins with a Marine's first encounter with actual combat--the invasion of Peleliu. My grandfather was shot twice on those beaches but survived. Crazy stuff.
dude ive been watching the pacific too!
its. so. good.
and now its done
but i want to read the book as well. i bet the sale of sledge's books went up like a bagillion times.
