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| fitom tiel |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarathonMan
Irvine Welsh writes amazing books! Begbie and Juice Terry are the most amazing characters ever written!
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:haha: quite right.
floorfiller, actually, i've been reading over my science and math books like mad: chem, bio, physics, calc, algebra, though mostly because i'm trying to get into med school. otherwise i would look over my history book once in a while and read a chapter of history, just to refresh/intensify my knowledge on the subject. it's a habit. i prefer fiction, though; reading a text book to me is like reading a short story or the bible.
diffusion, did you really have to bring up "the alchemist"? and did it really blow your mind? :nervous: a little self-degrading. |
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGiant
I read his newest book "Kafka Off Shore" 2 months ago. It hasnt even been translated into English yet. |
:whip: :whip: Damn polyglots! *grumble grumble* :) |
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| brunette |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
I had to read Steppenwolf for a class I took, and I must say it was one of the more messed-up books I've read. If that one is any clear indication of Hesse's style/ideas, I'd be wary of any other books from him! |
Funny you should mention that one.. I read it, not even a month ago, after my exams. I like Hesse a lot. He's somewhat eccentric, but not too controversial. I find him very easy to read too. The first one I read was Siddartha and I thought it was brilliant.. but it was The Glass Bead Game that was more challenging and so perplexing.. give that one a try. I would say that Glass Bead Game and Demian are more messed-up than Steppenwolf. I also read Narciscuss and Goldmund by him but I liked Demian more.
| quote: | Originally posted by davinox
Jose Saramago - Blindness |
yes! yes! That one is very impressive
but some of his other ones were unexpectedly booooring
I usually cling onto one author after I read a really good book of his (notice Hesse up there haha) and same happened with Saramago.. I first read Blindness and I loved it. Then I took Journey through Portugal - nothing interesting about it.. then The year of death of Ricardo Reis - torturously boring! The same goes with The Cave :rolleyes:
The same pattern with Paulo Coelho. Alchemist, yes, clichéd enough, I liked it. But By the river Piedra I sat down and wept, Veronica decides you die and 11 minutes were not enjoyable at all!
How come? :conf: |
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| The Peach |
| davinci code was the most disappointing book i've ever read. hands down. |
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| cammie |
| im reading the "Knights Templar in the New World: How Henry Sinclair brought the Grail to Acadia" by William F. Mann. fascinating book. |
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| kokanee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Emil
My favorite authors ... Clive Cussler... |
Hell yeah :D I'd recommend any book written by him.
The last three books I just finished reading in the past two weeks - I'm umemployed, so lotsa free time :D:
1. Men of Men by Wilbur Smith for the second time (seriously, check out any book by him too)
2. Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden - great book on Julius Caeser
3. Sword in the Storm by David Gemmell - I've never really read a fantasy type book before, but this was awesome.
kokanee |
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| Malesha |
| steven king-blood madder hanna revron-hannabil teven king-everthings eventual |
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| guster |
| Whiskers: Nersesian isn't as demented as Palahniuk.. remember the whole felching deal in Invisible Monsters? Yeah.. you won't get any of that.. haha. He's a little more attentive to grammar too if you care. Still, he writes great stuff.. definitely check him out if you have some extra cash/time. |
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| Emil |
| quote: | Originally posted by kokanee
Hell yeah :D I'd recommend any book written by him.
kokanee |
Cool, I thought I was going to be the only fan of his on TA. :cool: |
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| Vlad |
| Im on the Barnes and Noble website, and I want to order Tom Clancy: Executive Orders & Op Center, but on the site all the hardcover's are large print... how big is 'large print'? I do realize they make them in paperback, but I dont like paperback. :tongue2 |
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| Emil |
| The size can be anywhere from a 14-20 size font, it varies with the publisher. I've read a couple of large size print's, it's not that bad, though the book is longer. |
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| astroboy |
For the CHuck Palahniuk fans:
GUTS <==It's a link, click on it ya bums! |
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