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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

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Originally posted by DJ Damerchi don't you mean, "War, what is it good for?"

Basically the message of the book, or so what I've read so far (800 pages in);

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okay, it's very, very "between" the lines--the message, that is; if you look at it from that angle, anyhow; OR! if you look at it from Prince Andrey's perspective.

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Last edited by R.j. on Jul-12-2009 at 03:13

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Originally posted by Unique2701 I still need to read that.. so many pages though :S

Pssh. Try Ulysses (500 odd pages); Compared to W&P, it's more or less 2000 pages (or at least, that's what it feels like).

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Ulysses is about 700 pages long, and every page has more in it than most novels.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Ulysses is about 700 pages long, and every page has more in it than most novels.

Having more substance? Yeah. But as to that substance's significance, I have my doubts, since a lot of those references are jokes that, I'm imagining, hold no weight for today. *most of which, I admit, I've yet to grasp--another read sometime later when I'm willing to "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY" read it*

So, actually, take my comment as lightly as possible.

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Just finished Taking the Quantum Leap

Dunno if anyone reads about Quantum Physics or consciousness, but I have this big problem after I read these type of books. While I'm reading the books I get so moved and amazed about how they explain reality. The problem is I still go about living my life like I do everyday...At the moment these books completely change the way I look at things but I don't know how to apply it to the now. Sometimes I wonder why I read these books since I can't even apply them to my life after! Society has conditioned me so much that im stuck in this shitty loop of life!

I just finished Pygmy by Steve Phalhoweveruspellit. Very good book but as with all his novels incredibly fucked up. Finished it in about 4-5 hours reading in between aircraft.

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Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield.
Pretty much about the battle of thermopylae (300) and the training of some of the younger spartan soldiers before hand. Very good read, though feels rushed near the end.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On George Bataille's Story Of The Eye. It's a thriller and a short read - you'll love it.

It's an eye opener...

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Originally posted by R.j. Pssh. Try Ulysses (500 odd pages); Compared to W&P, it's more or less 2000 pages (or at least, that's what it feels like).

Heh, I'll add it to my long "to read list". If you mean it's unreadable, then I'm not sure how much I'm gonna enjoy it tho..

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Will I have flashlights, nightmares and sudden explosions?

Ulysses is readable. It's also enjoyable on the level of style, even if you don't understand a lot of the puns and references, unlike Finnegans Wake.

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Originally posted by R.j. Having more substance? Yeah. But as to that substance's significance, I have my doubts, since a lot of those references are jokes that, I'm imagining, hold no weight for today. *most of which, I admit, I've yet to grasp--another read sometime later when I'm willing to "REALLY, REALLY, REALLY" read it* So, actually, take my comment as lightly as possible.

I agree, a lot of it is just what critics would call "textual play", which is literature for the sheer joy of it. But at the same time, most novels focus on one of two issues or subtexts, where as Ulysses takes on just about everything, in radically new ways as well.

Put it this way: when I was studying it I had an annotated copy, and two bookmarks: one for the book, one for the notes.

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