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Originally posted by Domesticated I enjoy reading my own writing the most, actually, as I'm very introspective.

Really?!
Does it have something to do with being introspective? Dunno, but I hate my own writing and am always extremely critical of it.
Then again, I'm extremely critical of just about anything...

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Originally posted by Meat187 I hate my own writing and am always extremely critical of it.

That's why I enjoy reading it It's humbling to laugh at yourself.

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Originally posted by Meat187 I hate my own writing and am always extremely critical of it.

+1.

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Except in English.

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Originally posted by d-miurge A must-read for anyone interested in sociology and/or philosophy.

Shit, I don't think I even need to read that book. This kind of thing is writ large everywhere.

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Been doing lotsa reading (especially since I recently picked up a Kindle).

Decision Points by George W. Bush lololol. it was adorable
The Tipping Point & What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

Right now I'm about a third of the way through Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood.

Books for the Kindle are cheeeaaap so my wishlist is up to about 80.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles I reread lots of old stuff. Even some old threads. I like to cement some stuff in my memory, and rereading helps with that. I also like seeing whether I think differently about it the second time around.

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Originally posted by Domesticated Me too. I have a horrible memory. The main reason is like you said though; I like to see if I think differently the next time. I enjoy reading my own writing the most, actually, as I'm very introspective.

In line with this, I got three pages into The Bluest Eye last week before I realised I'd already read it, back in February. Ha.

Anyway, I gave up on Pale Blue Dot, because I didn't think it was going to impart anything useful on me, even as mere entertainment.

Instead, I read fiction novel The White Tiger in two sittings. It's a brilliantly-written account of corruption in India.

Now I'm onto Roald Dahl's Going Solo. Man I love his writing. So simple (in theme and outlook, not just structure), yet engaging.

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Originally posted by Domesticated Anyway, I gave up on Pale Blue Dot, because I didn't think it was going to impart anything useful on me, even as mere entertainment.

Blasphemer!

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I enjoyed Pale Blue Dot, but for me nothing else by Sagan quite measures up to Cosmos.

Part of that may be that my dad had the book since I was really young. I had always looked at the neat pictures, and then as I got older I started reading the text and understanding more of it. Grew up with it I guess.

Just ordered these three:





David Foster Wallace's work is inspiring. Heh, the more I read the more his suicide affects me.

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Originally posted by woscar Blasphemer!

Yeah, I know.

I don't deny the man was a brilliant, integral mind, but I don't think he was cut out to write.

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The Bell Jar was such a great downer of a read. I guess that falls in line with Lira's question about happy vs. sad endings.