04.30.2011, 10:16 PM | #2761 |
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Millennium by John Varley ('70s time travel/plane crash science fiction novel).
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05.01.2011, 04:18 AM | #2762 |
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The Great Gatsby, and I am surprised to find the same kind of atmosphere I like in Jeffrey Eugenides.
Before that came Jonathan Coe's latest, which bored me and tasted like still water. In between was a comic book by one of my craves, Pixel Vengeur : |
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05.01.2011, 08:11 AM | #2763 |
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The Big Short by Michael Lewis, which is a terribly pedestrian account of the financial crisis, but a quick read none the less.
My roommate was kind enough to get me a copy of The Magus by John Fowles, which I'll start after I finish this program in June. |
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05.01.2011, 04:08 PM | #2764 |
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'Holes', easy read book I found in a box of shit I got.
Pretty good actually.. |
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05.01.2011, 04:20 PM | #2765 |
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has anyone read any jules verne? I been mad trying to find some jules verne, but i treat books like used records, getting em at Amazon.com is just pathetically easy and takes away the whole artform of finding good books
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05.01.2011, 04:23 PM | #2766 | |
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psch, they are all free in project gutenberg at this point, do a search. which means they also should be on dover thrift editions or similar imprints. they should also be (free) in the amazon kindle store. so you can download the files to a kindle or kindle reader software (in your computer) to make them more readable. i read him aaaages ago-- voyage to the center of the earth, 20,000 leagues under the sea, from the earth to the moon, etc. you got no library card? that shit *should* be there if you don't want to read in the computer. ----- EDIT: i read in a hurry and i thought you were having trouble finding them. so you WANT TO have trouble finding them? that's easily accomplished-- you're in LA. good luck sweating! |
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05.18.2011, 12:49 PM | #2767 |
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just picked up a discount copy of 2066, only $8, that's less than a penny a page, what a bargain!
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05.18.2011, 01:13 PM | #2768 | |
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Rowan Williams - Silence and Honey cakes; the wisdom of the desert.
Not what I wanted it to be, but as ever a lovely piece of writing from dear Row.
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05.18.2011, 03:53 PM | #2769 |
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not as good as old man and the sea but pretty good |
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05.19.2011, 04:11 AM | #2771 | |
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I know, right? He wants to come over to the bells and smells side. Bring back the guilds, I say.
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05.19.2011, 04:40 AM | #2772 | |
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05.19.2011, 05:49 AM | #2773 | |
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06.02.2011, 07:20 PM | #2774 |
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Was curious if anyone here has read the Ryu Murakami novel of "Audition". The book was adapted into a pretty well known japanese horror film. If you seen the movie is the book still worth a read? Without going into detail, is the movie pretty faithful to the book or are there differences in the book that are worth appreciating?
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06.02.2011, 10:26 PM | #2775 |
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Atrocity Exhibition
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06.02.2011, 11:01 PM | #2776 |
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06.04.2011, 08:44 PM | #2777 |
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I finished "Neuromancer" and really enjoyed it. I'm going to read "Carrion Comfort" by Dan Simmons next.
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06.05.2011, 12:11 PM | #2778 |
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Just finished Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, started reading Prisoners of the Stars (volume two of an anthology) by Isaac Asimov.
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06.05.2011, 12:40 PM | #2779 |
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If nothing else, the best title for a book I've seen in a long time. |
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