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sweet choices there about 1), i liked the music of chance, the essay about his father, and i've heard great things about the country of last things & moon palace (an ex of mine used to be a big auster fan-- in part because of his "vampire" looks). about 2), i read the whole book but the strategy i utilized was just sticking to 1 chapter a day, much like the newspapers of the xix century where such books were published in serialized form-- they were the soap operas of the day. so yeah, just read 1 chapter a day & see how it goes. then some weekend maybe you feel inspired to do 3 or 4 or whatever. but definitely treat it like a marathon book, not a sprint one. enjoy. |
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04.11.2008, 01:48 PM | #1083 |
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I am reading a book of master drawings and prints written in the 1950's. great art historical stuff.
also I am reading a large Taschen book I got last wekeend of Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings. it rules.
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04.14.2008, 11:59 PM | #1084 | |
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like i said, i'm waiting until nyc to start ulysses again. i'm excited and scared at the same time. i was just reading cometbus issue number 50 and now i'm re-reading the psychic soviet. |
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04.15.2008, 12:05 AM | #1085 |
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I just started Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds, the first novel I've checked out by him that's not set in the Revelation Space universe. What's particularly odd is that I've been watching the dvds of the British intersticial tv program The Singing Detective and this book cuts back and forth between a more traditional SF future and a 1950s detective story in Paris, and the detectives are musicians!
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04.15.2008, 12:18 AM | #1086 |
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Ulysses page 305.
Meditations-Marcus Aurelius (for Roman Empire)
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04.23.2008, 12:07 AM | #1087 |
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Ulysses page 530. I read 100 pages today.
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04.23.2008, 12:27 AM | #1088 |
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Just finished the Phillip K Dick short story collection Eye of the Sibyl.
I'm currently in the middle of several other things such as Michael Moorcock's Elric - Stealer of Souls (I think there are going to be an infinite number of re-releases to reflect the infinite nature of the multiverse...). It's the Conan for pessimists. Or Discworld's evil and somehow older twin. I started Alan Dean Foster's Quozl a long time ago. It's about an advanced culture of giant space rabbits that come to earth. It's pretty good so far. But I'm pretty sure the cover is extremely inaccurate, and it's a lot less 'ha ha' than it might suggest. Also need to finish League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 1. I hope Alan Moore comics stop being made into shitty movies. I hope the Watchmen movie turns out at least OK, since it's based on the perfect comic. So much to live up to. Next might be Manson: In His Own Words |
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04.23.2008, 01:52 AM | #1089 | |
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there is zero merit in reading ulysses fast. honestly. you're missing out of the many tentacles each word extends into the surrounding protoplasm. just saying. |
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Well, it's not really that fast. I'm reading the fantasy part where for a lot of it there's a lot of open page space, with the name of the speaker being the only thing on the line. Edit: dreamery creamery butter.
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04.23.2008, 03:22 AM | #1091 |
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I can easily see how James Joyce is considered to be one of the best writers who ever lived. I've had a brief exposure to him, but what I've read I have been absolutely floored by.
right now I'm reading Nietzsche - The Genealogy of Morals. I'll finish that tomorrow, hopefully read a book on race by next Tuesday, then kick off the summer with Lolita and Discipline and Punish. |
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04.23.2008, 03:29 AM | #1092 |
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04.23.2008, 09:27 PM | #1093 |
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04.23.2008, 10:57 PM | #1094 |
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consolation of philosophy Alain de Botton its an awesome book, life changing i could say great book
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Ulysses page 612.
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04.24.2008, 06:57 AM | #1096 |
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Fucking great book. Easily one of my favorites.
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nothing feels good for like the fifth time.
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I'm now reading A Messiah at the End of Time or The Transformation of Mavis Ming by Michael set in the Dancers at the End of Time version of Earth. So far it is much like the books in that trilogy, and I wouldn't expect otherwise, whimsical satire in a far future where literally anything is possible (which makes the residents rather bored.)
When I finish it, I'll be starting the Moorcock graphic novel Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer next. I'm quite looking forward to spending some time with my favorite albino friend then! |
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