Members diocide Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm currently reading "Life" by Keef and "a feast for crows" from the song of ice and fire series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aristotle Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Aristotle Literally just finished Chernow's Alexander Hamilton biography. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in early american history. I'm listening to Walker Percy's The Moviegoer at work right now and Frans G. Bengtsson's The Long Ships is next on my list to actually read. Probably start that tomorrow. Once that is done I'm going to tackle Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom too beat all the neo-cons at their own game when I inevitably find myself in a debate with one of them in this election year. The Long Ships was entertaining. I read a family members copy and it was additionally cool to see their notations in the margins as I read. Going to read No Contest by Alfie Kohn nect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falseswipe Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I just got into a class on Vladamir Nabokov last week, so I've been reading a lot of his stuf. I've finished The Eye and Despair, and now I'm reading The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, as well as Othello for my Shakespeare class. The Eye and Despair are both really {censored}ing awesome, but I'm not really into Sebastian Knight yet. Maybe it gets better.Also, I read a really great short story by Nabokov called Cloud, Castle, Lake, which was very Kafkaesque. You can read it here:http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...tle-lake/5003/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just finished The Scar by China Mieville --- reading it due to a recommendation from the forum. Pretty awesome trilogy. Book two was better than book one, IMO. Also, The Ice Storm which was kinda sad and The Passage by Justin Cronin which kicked ass. One of the better virus kills everyone stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bkd Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Reading The Art of Inlay and Guitarmaking I'll be starting The Foundation series pretty soon now that I'm done with school. It seems like a pretty hefty series to tackle, but I'm looking forward to reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Califa Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just started on Dune after finishing Dance with Dragons a while back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I was supposed to read for school about 40 years ago and never did it. Most of it's pretty good, though occasionally I don't know what people are talking about. I can't believe they tried to make me read it when I was like 16 years old. One thing that surprised me is some parts are really funny, like the four guys to make the rich French dudes chocolate, the spy's funeral/riot and six guys named Jaques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grueller Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by bkd Reading The Art of Inlay and Guitarmaking I'll be starting The Foundation series pretty soon now that I'm done with school. It seems like a pretty hefty series to tackle, but I'm looking forward to reading it. How's that been going for you? Do you foresee making it your living, or is this already a profession for you in some way? Or just a hobby? Way curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bkd Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Grueller How's that been going for you? Do you foresee making it your living, or is this already a profession for you in some way? Or just a hobby? Way curious! It's going great. I just graduated on Friday and am hunting for jobs now. I'm going to try to stay on at the school and help around the shop, or rent space to continue building there while I look for work. I'd much rather build than do repairs, but I'm tossing around the idea of opening a small storefront repair shop in town with a guy from class. There a lot of options, it's just a matter of finding the one that suits me best you know? To keep it on topic - I suggest reading The Sirens of Titan, I'm going to have to crack that open again pretty soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MadCapLaughs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by misterstomach that is a great {censored}ing book. right now i'm reading "growth of the soil" by knut hamsun. God damn I love that book. My favorite by him thought is Pan. If you haven't, check it out. It is quite different from Growth of the Soil. It is short book, full of dark humor and in the end, absolutely heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MadCapLaughs Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by orourke I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I was supposed to read for school about 40 years ago and never did it. Most of it's pretty good, though occasionally I don't know what people are talking about. I can't believe they tried to make me read it when I was like 16 years old. One thing that surprised me is some parts are really funny, like the four guys to make the rich French dudes chocolate, the spy's funeral/riot and six guys named Jaques. I love the part where the wine cask breaks and everyone goes nuts, sucking wine from the cracks in the cobblestones, etc. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gunner Recall Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by rileykill Just finished The Scar by China Mieville --- reading it due to a recommendation from the forum. Pretty awesome trilogy. Book two was better than book one, IMO. Agreed...The Scar was probably my favorite. Iron Council was a step up from the previous two in many ways, but the narrative felt too disjointed. Has anyone read Embassytown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 The Bible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just finished The Hunger Games series. Really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members macadood Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 i picked up on amazong "As I Lay Dying" based on your breau's suggestion. only about 30 pages in, just reading it on my daily subway ride to work. so far so good, a bit confusing at first with all the different characters but i think im starting to figure it all out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.P. Lovecraft Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Rin Tin Tin: The Life & the LegendAnd when I finish that I'm going to read all 14 of Charles Dickens' novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by TravvyBear Just finished The Hunger Games series. Really good. That looks like it's right up my ally, I was looking at it on Amazon, seems like it's a series, is it the first on in the series? I want to start at the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tremster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 'Ripley Bogle' by Robert McLiam Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm currently reading: Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock. Great so far. I loved the Warrior of Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by orourke That looks like it's right up my ally, I was looking at it on Amazon, seems like it's a series, is it the first on in the series? I want to start at the beginning. Yeah, Quarter Share is the first. I'm liking it so far. There is actually a character named O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Synthetic Worlds by Esther Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falseswipe Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Originally Posted by mcnabbanov i picked up on amazong "As I Lay Dying" based on your breau's suggestion. only about 30 pages in, just reading it on my daily subway ride to work. so far so good, a bit confusing at first with all the different characters but i think im starting to figure it all out The being confused and figuring out is the best part of AILD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mvaarning Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Our Band Could Be Your Life. Pretty good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aristotle Posted October 1, 2012 Members Share Posted October 1, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Persepolis-Sto.../dp/037571457XThis is being delivered tomorrowListening the Chernow's Washington at work right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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