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| Originally posted by Intangible I also want to read more John Irving books, I read The World According to Garp, a while back and LOVED it. |
What is this thing you call "books"?
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| Originally posted by Intangible Lady of Windermere's Fan |
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| Originally posted by Ania_xox In the pile of books I set aside last month for the summer Can we please be all pretentious and scholastic and discuss it after (via PM or IM or IRL for those of you who fear thread-crappage) ??? |
lol lets do it!
ERROR: Does not compute 
Helter Skelter.
Oh, and Where the Wild Things Are. Classic.
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| Originally posted by jennypie You have Solaris, too, don't you? I'd like to borrow that as well please! |
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| Originally posted by jennypie Almost bought this today...but 21 dollars is a rip off. Gonna get it from the library instead! |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker What is this thing you call "books"? |
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| Way back in Ye Olden Times (think: before your parents were born) , books were invented for the sole purpose of entertaining the peasants while they were not working in the fields (even though they were illiterate). Before books, the entertainment of watching the fire burn or shouting "poink!" At unsuspecting pigeons was the most entertaining entertainment that the lowly peasants could have. But watching these fires caused notable injuries to the peasants when they attempted to make the fire more interactive. The land owners could not deal with all these losses of labor, so they created the first books. These books were, like today, a collection of letters including vowels and letters that aren't vowels to make funny sounds. Outside of dogs, books were considered to be man's best friend. Inside of dogs, however, it is too dark to read. People smart read books. |
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| Originally posted by Ania_xox So I have f*cking heard! So key to the understanding of the Victorian period of English Lit - I got through Shelley's Frankenstein just fine... and I kinda like the creepy feeling of reading alone in bed with these insane characters coming alive in your head... but when I was reading Dracula, at one point I actually started trembling. LOL I stopped right around the part where the narrator (Jonathon?) hears the women's voices cackling or shrieking or something  |
The World According to Garp was a great book. It was a really twisted book, but absolutely hilarious. I'd recommend it to anyone.
I didn't really like Lolita. I'm not saying it was a bad book, but it disturbed me a bit too much, and books about love/romance aren't really my thing in the first place. I decided to read it only because it's a very well known book that lots of people like.]
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| Originally posted by FunkyCrew the book that touched me deeply recently - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger |
I just finished The Last Tycoons by William Cohan. Its a non fiction book about Lazard Bros M and A group in NYC, London, Paris. if you like investment banking history then you will enjoy this book. If you, like most people I talk to, find investment banking rather boring then this book will put you to sleep at least once a chapter. I loved it though, but to be honest there is nothing actually exciting about it at any point. Its basically a hundred years of gossip about a company and its leaders.
Last week I read America Alone by Canadian author Mark Steyn. This book basically perfectly explains why some around the world still look up to and respect American power and freedoms, but how the world is essentially at a democratic tipping point before it slowly spirals into chaos. if you are Islamic, you will likely find the book rather offensive as it is quite clearly anti Islam. If taken with a grain of salt though I found the book to much better help me understand why even incredibly well educated people can be die hard Republicans and pro war no matter what the expense. I'm not saying I agree with the book, but given that, it was rather witty and it really did help me understand the conservative model of international politics going on in America from an Angle I had never looked at before. It took me about a week of reading during my commute. Sometimes its hard to read about a side of an argument you dont agree with but in this case I felt it was quite worth while and will give me a better rounded understanding of the other side.
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| Originally posted by infinity HiGH It's in Polish though, is that ok? |
I am halfway through Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Written beautifully and keeps making me cry although I am finding it challenging to connect with the 'innocence' of the characters.
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I am halfway through Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Written beautifully and keeps making me cry although I am finding it challenging to connect with the 'innocence' of the characters. |
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I am halfway through Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Written beautifully and keeps making me cry although I am finding it challenging to connect with the 'innocence' of the characters. |
Can someone tell me what the big deal is about Umberto Eco? I find his writing to be extremely pretentious and narcissistic. I tried (really hard) to enjoy Baudolino but had to put it down after I finished half of it.
I find his writing comes off as though he loves to hear the sound of his own voice when he talks, and I bet he does. Ughhhh.
*hate hate hate*
(The Name of the Rose wasn't nearly as bad, but I still couldn't help but roll my eyes and think "Oh brother" to myself as I read it).
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| Originally posted by Irishaddict amazing. made me cry. |
so sad
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| Originally posted by FunkyCrew I re-read the final chapter at least 5 times so sadcan't wait for the movie now, I hope they don't poop all over it |
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| Originally posted by Intangible I tend to gravitate towards witty or dark humoured books. |
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| Originally posted by Yohan lol. do you want to wish for the moon too? movie adaptation is teh suckage most of the time |
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| Originally posted by FunkyCrew Rachel McAdams is in it though |
Currently reading
-The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time-
Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.
Not sure what next, possibly something from this thread, but taking the GO everyday im sure i will get alot of reading done this summer.
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| Originally posted by Import Currently reading -The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time- Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. |
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