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Originally posted by Sushipunk I've been reading TA. It drags on a bit at times, but the random appearances of a guy on a skateboard propelling himself along by groin-thrusts more than makes up for it, IMO.

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Originally posted by Lews Been doing a bit of reading lately and about to do a lot more now that I'm on break.. Count Zero wasn't quite on par with Neuromancer, but was still quite good. I felt that it fell apart a bit at the ending, but still enjoyed it. Mona Lisa Overdrive went back to being as good as Neuromancer, though. Really enjoyed how it all came together. Finally read Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Very enjoyable, now finishing up some short stories from Stevenson that the publishers threw into the back of the book. I'm so good at describing art. Waiting for Gibson's Bridge Trilogy to come in the mail sometime next week. though also have quite a stack of stuff to get through as it is.

Mona Lisa Overdrive isn't available on kindle. So mad.

I've only read Idoru out of the bridge trilogy. It was good.



I just finished reading a couple of books. Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase. I have started reading a collection of stories from B-52 crew members during Vietnam and the cold war called "We Were Crewdogs" and I read a book that was written right after the 1991 Gulf War about A-10 pilots that was really interesting as well.

Part 1 of 3. Epic sci-fi.

I know i am waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind but i am reading outliers atm.

Almost done reading your inner fish, which is about evolution.

After that I start into thin air which is about the 1996 everest disaster. 8 deaths in 1 day I think.

"Dances With Marmots" by George Spearing who happens to be a fabulous writer. Book is From 98-97ish. Its an account of his own personal experience on the Pacific Crest Trail. Found it to be very entertaining not to mention useful and inspirational. Thank You Mister George Spearing.

"Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts

Just bought this today:



Adam Roberts in an excellent critic and academic. His academic book Science Fiction, part of the New Critical Idiom, massively expanded my understanding and appreciation of the genre, and so I've been wanting to check out his own SF for a while now. Going to enjoy reading this one while playing some spacey shit in the background.

Have only read a little. Finals coming at the end of january, so I need to read other stuff.

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Originally posted by Chimney Have only read a little. Finals coming at the end of january, so I need to read other stuff.

That's a sweet cover. Who's translation is it? Where did you get it?

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Originally posted by woscar That's a sweet cover. Who's translation is it? Where did you get it?

No idea, I'm reading it in my mother tongue. This was only a cover I took off Google

OT: Haven't seen you post in like...1.5 years O.o

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Originally posted by Chimney No idea, I'm reading it in my mother tongue. This was only a cover I took off Google OT: Haven't seen you post in like...1.5 years O.o

Oh, OK. I have been getting busier and busier with school, and the douchebags at Corporate IT decided to block TA and other forums. So, there's very little time for TA these days.

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Originally posted by woscar I have been getting busier and busier with school...

How is that going? Last I read you were going into something along the lines of neurosurgery.

Bought this a week ago, just because Wachowskis are adapting it. It's quite brilliant so far, though I can't imagine how are these diaries and letters going to look in the film.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker How is that going? Last I read you were going into something along the lines of neurosurgery.

Think it was neuroscience.

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Been battling this badboy lately:

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Originally posted by Chimney Think it was neuroscience. OT: Been battling this badboy lately:

Yeah, first philosophy, and then neuroscience.

It's going great, but time for DJing, TA, and other shenanigans has drastically decreased.

Has anyone read this?



Sounds interesting.

Been a little while since I've read any weapons-grade critical theory, the endless references to Lacan and Hegel and Althusser are testing my memory.

Looks interesting, I'll have to add it to my list.

Besides all the philosophy and science crap I'm reading for school, I started reading a collection of Lovecraft works. It's interesting and a fine light-read before bed, but definitely not amazing.

Lovecraft is mostly shit. His ideas and mythos were great, but any of the technical aspects of prose fiction and good storytelling are completely abject.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Lovecraft is mostly shit. His ideas and mythos were great, but any of the technical aspects of prose fiction and good storytelling are completely abject.

I'm rather sick of tentacled horrors from the depths and ancient steps going down into forgotten crypts. I love the ideas, but the actual writing just seems cheap. Which I guess it was, coming from pulp magazines and the like. So far beneath Poe that it's aggravating they are compared. Still, like I said, it's a fine light-read and it is entertaining.

Sorry Hal.

OK, that's enough for me.

Not only is this thread plagued by non-fiction bullshit and pretentious philosophy crap, now people also start talking bad about Lovecraft. I has gone the way of all things TA, towards pretentious crappy elitist drivel. I'm not gonna click it anymore.

There are a couple of good Lovecraft stories I've read. The Rats In The Walls or Pickman's Model spring to mind. He's pretty much like a psy-trance producer: most of his output is amateurish and shit, but once in every twenty or so efforts it all comes together and you get one piece of work that is as twisted and awesome as you'd hope from the concept.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J He's pretty much like a psy-trance producer: most of his output is amateurish and shit, but once in every twenty or so efforts it all comes together and you get one piece of work that is as twisted and awesome as you'd hope from the concept.

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