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h8kurdt · 11.08.2019, 04:44 AM

Nearly finished reading Dune. I first read this about 17 years ago and thought it was enjoyable but that was it. I'm certainly enjoying it a lot more second time round. Most likely because I'm getting more the subtleties of the novel as opposed it being just a simple hero story. Supposedly the new film is going to be split into two but I've not the foggiest as to where that split is going to be.

Has anyone read any of the sequels? Sounds like in just better off leaving it at this book.

rappard · 11.08.2019, 05:20 AM

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Evelyn Waugh, Vile Bodies

Anyone looking for a supply of cutting put-downs need look no further.

I've been reading his letters recently - he's quite a c**t, but a very funny c**t.

The Loved One and Scoop are great in their acerbic wit as well.

rappard · 11.08.2019, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Nearly finished reading Dune. I first read this about 17 years ago and thought it was enjoyable but that was it. I'm certainly enjoying it a lot more second time round. Most likely because I'm getting more the subtleties of the novel as opposed it being just a simple hero story. Supposedly the new film is going to be split into two but I've not the foggiest as to where that split is going to be.

Has anyone read any of the sequels? Sounds like in just better off leaving it at this book.

A colleague read the entire series (5 or 6 volumes, right?), and said that it gets progressively worse indeed.

!@#$%! · 11.08.2019, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rappard

A colleague read the entire series (5 or 6 volumes, right?), and said that it gets progressively worse indeed.

yes but the thing is so awesome it carries enough steam for a few books

i read the whole lot some ages ago (the paleozoic) and it was up and down, but nevertheless enjoyable. some of it i have completely forgotten, some i haven’t and it’s amazing.

i’d say go on till you can’t go on. there’s enough material in those volumes to make everyone’s head spin. how much or how long depends on the person.

i’d say go to at least book 3. but i loved book 5 (heretics).

eta: some in-betweens you might have to skim through to get to the good parts

tw2113 · 11.11.2019, 01:21 AM

Finished off Red Dwarf earlier. Still, as always, chipping away at IT.

Not sure what to start next.

Severian · 11.11.2019, 08:45 AM

Started a new Charli Jane Anders book last night and I think I might continue it. I loved All The Birds in the Sky, like, a lot.

tw2113 · 11.11.2019, 05:36 PM

Settled on the fitting "Goodbye 20th Century" Sonic Youth book as well as "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" of which I know what movies it bred.

Severian · 11.12.2019, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tw2113

Settled on the fitting "Goodbye 20th Century" Sonic Youth book as well as "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" of which I know what movies it bred.

I read Goodbye 20th almost as soon as it came out. I thought I heard rumblings that there were inaccuracies of some sort in the book, which wouldn’t surprise me, but... I dunno.

Been a while now.

I enjoyed it but didn’t think it was particularly well-crafted writing-wise. Fun to read about SY though.

Severian · 11.12.2019, 08:31 AM

Also, Do Androids Dream if Electric Sheep? is quite different form Blade Runner and has, like, almost no connection it BR 2049 whatsoever, just in case that’s what you’re expecting.

tw2113 · 11.12.2019, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Severian

Also, Do Androids Dream if Electric Sheep? is quite different form Blade Runner and has, like, almost no connection it BR 2049 whatsoever, just in case that’s what you’re expecting.

Given how little I've seen either movie, there's nothing to wreck there.

ilduclo · 11.12.2019, 10:29 AM

picked this up at a Library sale for 50cents, film of this was fantastic, book is interesting in that it has many of the same characters, yet slightly different plot lines and the soon to be film makers 1st person POV

Severian · 11.12.2019, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tw2113

Given how little I've seen either movie, there's nothing to wreck there.

Oh.

Well, watch ‘em. They are both great movies

_tunic_ · 11.13.2019, 08:00 AM

I just bought these, now I should perhaps also start reading them:

Paul McGee - How Not To Worry: The Remarkable Truth of How a Small Change Can Help You Stress Less and Enjoy Life More
Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

And also
Do Androids Dream if Electric Sheep?
apologies for being a copycat

I second the recommendation to watch the movie, the original. I don't think I saw the remake yet. But I obviously haven't read the book yet either

and a cookbook called the Stubible, no sorry I mean stewbible

!@#$%! · 11.20.2019, 07:35 AM

very good and slightly sickening—such great emptiness

a fast read too, always a plus—maybe took a couple of hours?

great understated prose, not flowery, but lets you move forward, forward, forward in a stream. that the narrative is so vague and ambiguous and contradictory is a huge plus—this isn’t bothered with a lot of facts or descriptions but rather with the point of view about them. not so much made of opinions as of... responses, maybe?

this is the first bolaño i manage cover to cover, i swear. i started a book of short stories once and dropped it halfway. this one was very straightforward.

ilduclo · 11.20.2019, 08:47 AM

Try Nazi Literature in America, then Savage Detective, then 2666

!@#$%! · 11.20.2019, 09:18 AM

i have 2666 and it’s gonna be my 2nd attempt at his novels now. i tried literatura nazi some years ago but i didn’t make progress with it. i think it was en inglés, and that bothered me? but who could recall now, and it doesn’t matter. anyway, yeah. original text ftw.

i sorta wanna reread novelita lumpen instead, and make notes abut the way he narrates.

choc e-Claire · 11.24.2019, 09:23 PM

Jules Joanne Gleeson - Gender Abolition in the 21st Century

More than a little tempted to print this out at home to scare my parents.

!@#$%! · 11.24.2019, 09:59 PM

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Jules Joanne Gleeson - Gender Abolition in the 21st Century

More than a little tempted to print this out at home to scare my parents.

that looks interesting and i downloaded the pdf—thanks for posting, as this is far away from my experience and thus rarely in my radar, but a good subject

!@#$%! · 11.24.2019, 10:00 PM

anyway, holy shit, this stuff:

great not-little book. it’s fat, and heavy, and quite spectacular

choc e-Claire · 11.24.2019, 10:02 PM

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that looks interesting and i downloaded the pdf—thanks for posting, as this is far away from my experience and thus rarely in my radar

There's a ton of cool zines and shit on archive.org, my challenge is trying to sort through all the chaff to find stuff I want to read.

Apparently: 42,493! As part of over 22 million texts, they're doing a fucking great job.

11.08.2019, 04:44 AM	#5761
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Nearly finished reading Dune. I first read this about 17 years ago and thought it was enjoyable but that was it. I'm certainly enjoying it a lot more second time round. Most likely because I'm getting more the subtleties of the novel as opposed it being just a simple hero story. Supposedly the new film is going to be split into two but I've not the foggiest as to where that split is going to be. Has anyone read any of the sequels? Sounds like in just better off leaving it at this book. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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11.11.2019, 01:21 AM	#5765
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Finished off Red Dwarf earlier. Still, as always, chipping away at IT. Not sure what to start next. __________________ Shake shake
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11.11.2019, 08:45 AM	#5766
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,745	Started a new Charli Jane Anders book last night and I think I might continue it. I loved All The Birds in the Sky, like, a lot.
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11.11.2019, 05:36 PM	#5767
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Settled on the fitting "Goodbye 20th Century" Sonic Youth book as well as "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" of which I know what movies it bred. __________________ Shake shake
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11.12.2019, 08:31 AM	#5769
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,745	Also, Do Androids Dream if Electric Sheep? is quite different form Blade Runner and has, like, almost no connection it BR 2049 whatsoever, just in case that’s what you’re expecting.
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11.12.2019, 10:29 AM	#5771
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	picked this up at a Library sale for 50cents, film of this was fantastic, book is interesting in that it has many of the same characters, yet slightly different plot lines and the soon to be film makers 1st person POV
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11.13.2019, 08:00 AM	#5773
_tunic_ invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I could live in eurHope Posts: 3,940	I just bought these, now I should perhaps also start reading them: Paul McGee - How Not To Worry: The Remarkable Truth of How a Small Change Can Help You Stress Less and Enjoy Life More Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life And also Do Androids Dream if Electric Sheep? apologies for being a copycat I second the recommendation to watch the movie, the original. I don't think I saw the remake yet. But I obviously haven't read the book yet either and a cookbook called the Stubible, no sorry I mean stewbible __________________ what comes first, the music or the words?
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11.20.2019, 07:35 AM	#5774
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,560	very good and slightly sickening—such great emptiness a fast read too, always a plus—maybe took a couple of hours? great understated prose, not flowery, but lets you move forward, forward, forward in a stream. that the narrative is so vague and ambiguous and contradictory is a huge plus—this isn’t bothered with a lot of facts or descriptions but rather with the point of view about them. not so much made of opinions as of... responses, maybe? this is the first bolaño i manage cover to cover, i swear. i started a book of short stories once and dropped it halfway. this one was very straightforward.
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11.20.2019, 08:47 AM	#5775
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	Try Nazi Literature in America, then Savage Detective, then 2666
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11.20.2019, 09:18 AM	#5776
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,560	i have 2666 and it’s gonna be my 2nd attempt at his novels now. i tried literatura nazi some years ago but i didn’t make progress with it. i think it was en inglés, and that bothered me? but who could recall now, and it doesn’t matter. anyway, yeah. original text ftw. i sorta wanna reread novelita lumpen instead, and make notes abut the way he narrates.
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11.24.2019, 09:23 PM	#5777
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,465	Jules Joanne Gleeson - Gender Abolition in the 21st Century More than a little tempted to print this out at home to scare my parents. __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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11.24.2019, 10:00 PM	#5779
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,560	anyway, holy shit, this stuff: great not-little book. it’s fat, and heavy, and quite spectacular
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