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 Aug 4 2004, 10:48 PM
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 living in your basement, eating your candy hearts  Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female  |
Ooh ooh how was Cat's Cradle? I have it checked out of the library and intend on reading it when I finish Player Piano... but just discovering I have some summer reading to do, who knows how long that'll be
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Aug 5 2004, 12:37 AM
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 The Six Train. Group: Established Members Posts: 1,904 Joined: 8-October 03 From: The Bronx, New York City!! Member No.: 636 Gender: Female |
Right now I'm reading "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. It's on my summer list, but it's really great. It's historic and dramatic, and very enriching.
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Aug 5 2004, 02:21 AM
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 Is conformity, consumption, and obedience really that bad? Group: New Members Posts: 1,788 Joined: 10-October 03 Member No.: 644 |
QUOTE (gothictheysay @ Aug 4 2004, 06:48 PM) Ooh ooh how was Cat's Cradle? I have it checked out of the library and intend on reading it when I finish Player Piano... but just discovering I have some summer reading to do, who knows how long that'll be Rather good I found, good airplane read. Vonnegut is your kind of guy, go for it.
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Aug 6 2004, 05:52 PM
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 ''Am'nt I the cutest ickle bunny?'' asmodeus Group: Established Members Posts: 1,076 Joined: 27-February 03 Member No.: 64 |
At the moment I am reading "One Generation After" by Elie Wiesel. I'm not to far into it, but it looks good so far. I can't remember what the caption on the back of the book said, and its all the way downstairs. So I'll try and make it up as best I can.
Elie Wiesel was a survivor of the Holocaust, and this book includes bits of his memory. But I think it's mostly about how people at the time turned away from the full truth of what the Holocaust was. And pretty much, how this event will effect the generation after. I've also just baught the collected works of the Brothers Grim for a bit of light reading. -------------------- Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there. ~Chinese Proverb
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Aug 10 2004, 06:00 AM
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 I'm attracted by the potential for reckless abuse of power. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,683 Joined: 7-May 04 From: Viewtiful World Member No.: 1,105 Gender: Male |
I just started reading The Canterbury Tales for me summer reading. A rather dry read, but it needs to be done.
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Aug 10 2004, 08:59 PM
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 There is glass between us...! Group: Established Members Posts: 265 Joined: 24-April 04 From: Denial Member No.: 1,091 Gender: Male |
Am I one of the only people on the planet who enjoyed Great Expectations?
COme on, old British stuff is good too. -------------------- "Hell is... other people." No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.
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Aug 10 2004, 09:30 PM
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the avatars weren't working again Group: New Members Posts: 332 Joined: 24-June 04 From: On a small planet called Randomnia. Member No.: 1,177 |
I'm reading Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett. I haven't gotten far enough in the book to comment but I've read some of his other books and he's quite good. I also checked Salem's Lot out of the library because Stephen King interests me.
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Aug 10 2004, 09:37 PM
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 The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (eternallybored @ Aug 10 2004, 09:30 PM) I'm reading Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett. I haven't gotten far enough in the book to comment but I've read some of his other books and he's quite good. Have you read the rest of the Discworld books? It kind of helps if you read them in order. Particularly ones with recurring characters such as the witches in them, as they do follow on from each other (not directly, but it avoids confusion). But I would recomend reading all of them. I haven't read the latest one, but the rest of them are great. -------------------- Waiting for a superhero intervention |
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Aug 11 2004, 03:08 AM
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the avatars weren't working again Group: New Members Posts: 332 Joined: 24-June 04 From: On a small planet called Randomnia. Member No.: 1,177 |
No, I haven't because my library branch absolutely sucks. They just remodeled the whole thing and didn't bother spend any of that money on more books. Gracious me, no...not more books, nobody in the state speaks English anyway, what good would that do us?
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Aug 11 2004, 12:56 PM
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The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
Well I understand the library sucking thing, as mine does too. My library actually has more video tapes and cassettes than it does sci-fi/fiction books. I would recommend buying them though. Discworld is a set of books that you can read over and over again (well, I do anyway).
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Aug 12 2004, 06:42 PM
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living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
Well, Cat's Cradle is finished...the plot wasn't contrived, the character development was unexpected... not bad not bad at all. Very interesting.
Now I have Jailbird to read...yay! yes, that is what I want - a juicy country. Guy said there was something about fairy cake in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, so I finally got around to starting to read that. -------------------- Being corrupted by candice since 2004
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Aug 18 2004, 04:06 PM
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 omno-ahhhhhhh! Group: Established Members Posts: 2,124 Joined: 20-June 04 From: London, England. Member No.: 1,174 Gender: Secret |
Disc World: I've managed to buy all (bar 3 second, 2 presents, 1 brand new shop bought) hand.
Green Eyes, have you read Maurice And His Educated Rodents? I love that one. I've enjoyed nearly all of Terry Pratchette's books (including all other non disc World ones), apart from the police based Disc World ones. they just seem to bore me. -------------------- A society that takes itself too seriously risks bottling up its tensions and treating every example of irreverence as a threat to its existence. Humour is one of the great solvents of democracy. It permits the ambiguities and contradictions of public life to be articulated in non-violent forms. It promotes diversity. It enables a multitude of discontents to be expressed in a myriad of spontaneous ways. It is an elixir of constitutional health. J. Sachs in Laugh It Off Promotions CC v SAB International (Finance) BV t/a SabMark International (Freedom of Expression Institute as Amicus Curiae) 2006 (1) SA 144 (CC)
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Aug 18 2004, 11:20 PM
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 Shut up, noob! Group: Established Members Posts: 5,760 Joined: 7-June 03 From: The Dina, No Flo Member No.: 367 Gender: Male |
I've been getting into non-fiction a lot lately.
The Jesus I Never Knew is good because it takes a third-person look at the world during the time of Christ. Demonic Males: A study of Apes and the Origins of Human Violence kicks major ass. It's very thorough and well-researched. Sex for Christians tells you all the stuff regarding sex and Christianity that you couldn't learn in Sunday school. Have a Nice Day is the memoirs of pro wrestler Mick Foley, known through his career as Mankind Cactus Jack and Dude Love. Regardless of whether you're a fan of wrestling or not, it's a great book. -------------------- With every breath...and all that I am...I will make a stand...until the end. |
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Aug 19 2004, 12:32 AM
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omno-ahhhhhhh! Group: Established Members Posts: 2,124 Joined: 20-June 04 From: London, England. Member No.: 1,174 Gender: Secret |
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QUOTE Demonic Males: A study of Apes and the Origins of Human Violence kicks major ass. It's very thorough and well-researched. please tell me more, I've heard of the theory, but not much else. -------------------- A society that takes itself too seriously risks bottling up its tensions and treating every example of irreverence as a threat to its existence. Humour is one of the great solvents of democracy. It permits the ambiguities and contradictions of public life to be articulated in non-violent forms. It promotes diversity. It enables a multitude of discontents to be expressed in a myriad of spontaneous ways. It is an elixir of constitutional health. J. Sachs in Laugh It Off Promotions CC v SAB International (Finance) BV t/a SabMark International (Freedom of Expression Institute as Amicus Curiae) 2006 (1) SA 144 (CC)
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Aug 19 2004, 04:42 AM
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Shut up, noob! Group: Established Members Posts: 5,760 Joined: 7-June 03 From: The Dina, No Flo Member No.: 367 Gender: Male |
According to the authors, male violence is spawned from competition over mating rights, so we males still have it in our heads that the more land we conquor and the more people we kill, the more ass we'll get. Listen to anything George Carlin has to say about war and you'll get a condensed version, though I would highly suggest the book so that it makes what Carlin says even more hilarious.
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Aug 19 2004, 05:43 AM
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 Speed of Life Group: Established Members Posts: 694 Joined: 18-February 04 From: Leicester Member No.: 952 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Greeneyes @ Aug 10 2004, 09:37 PM) QUOTE (eternallybored @ Aug 10 2004, 09:30 PM) I'm reading Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett. I haven't gotten far enough in the book to comment but I've read some of his other books and he's quite good. Have you read the rest of the Discworld books? It kind of helps if you read them in order. Particularly ones with recurring characters such as the witches in them, as they do follow on from each other (not directly, but it avoids confusion). But I would recomend reading all of them. I haven't read the latest one, but the rest of them are great. Aren't there around 6 books with Rincewind in? I'm curently reading: Homer's Odyssey |
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Aug 25 2004, 08:49 PM
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omno-ahhhhhhh! Group: Established Members Posts: 2,124 Joined: 20-June 04 From: London, England. Member No.: 1,174 Gender: Secret |
Mmm, popped into Ottakers on the way home today:
The Full Cupboard of Life- Alexander McCall Smith. The fifth book in his Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency set. All the other I've read have been quite a plesant read about a lady who lives in Botswana and own a detective agency. Hey Nostradamus and All Families Are Psychotic, both by Douglas Coupland. I've read other books by him: Shampoo Planet; Generation X; Miss Wyoming; Micro Serfs. I really enjoyed Shampoo, Gen X and Micro, so hopefully these two will be just as good a read. Another book I bought today was Tietam Brown by Mick Foley. I havent started this one yet, but the cover says its about a boy who kills his abusive father at the age of 10. -------------------- A society that takes itself too seriously risks bottling up its tensions and treating every example of irreverence as a threat to its existence. Humour is one of the great solvents of democracy. It permits the ambiguities and contradictions of public life to be articulated in non-violent forms. It promotes diversity. It enables a multitude of discontents to be expressed in a myriad of spontaneous ways. It is an elixir of constitutional health. J. Sachs in Laugh It Off Promotions CC v SAB International (Finance) BV t/a SabMark International (Freedom of Expression Institute as Amicus Curiae) 2006 (1) SA 144 (CC)
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Aug 25 2004, 08:57 PM
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 Inside Your Mind Group: New Members Posts: 267 Joined: 23-August 04 From: The Bowels of Fred Member No.: 1,251 Gender: Male |
I just finished "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Heinlin, I've read more of his stuff, I like sci-fi.
 Also recently read: "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by I forget who. But it was good. Both are assigned reading for my brother, so it's thanks to him I found them in his room and stole them. --------------------  |
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Aug 25 2004, 08:59 PM
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 F*cking with the best since 1996 Group: Established Members Posts: 2,614 Joined: 24-February 04 From: Wiltshire. UK Member No.: 962 Gender: Female |
Reading through my Christopher Fowler collection.
Currently, Roofworld. Has anyone else here read him - because I think Roofworld is a fantastic piece of work. -------------------- Art should be an expression of what humanity is capable of imagining - not limited to representing that which surrounds us - Demetrios Vakras
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Aug 25 2004, 09:07 PM
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living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll (it matters not I've read it already
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Sep 5 2004, 04:24 PM
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 Wanted: Meaningful Overnight Relationship Group: New Members Posts: 245 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Earth. I think. Member No.: 634 Gender: Female |
I've read about ten Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels by Laurell K. Hamilton (my fave author, aside from Anne Rice) over the summer.
 The other day she was in a town near me signing books! (since she lives in St. Louis, like me) I got a couple signitures!! And I bought her newer book...although there'll be another one this month... She did a Q&A thing before signing books. She's really nice and funny. My friend let me borrow a bunch of her books, so I've only bought a couple...but I probably will end up buying more. She was sick, so she couldn't go. So I got the one of hers I had and got it signed for her! I'm gonna surprise her with it when I finish reading it.
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Sep 10 2004, 05:20 PM
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There is glass between us...! Group: Established Members Posts: 265 Joined: 24-April 04 From: Denial Member No.: 1,091 Gender: Male |
QUOTE I've enjoyed nearly all of Terry Pratchette's books (including all other non disc World ones), apart from the police based Disc World ones. they just seem to bore me. me too. I suppose I'm not a police/diplomacy person (The fifth elephant). -------------------- "Hell is... other people." No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.
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Sep 11 2004, 04:13 PM
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living in your basement, eating your candy hearts Group: Established Members Posts: 3,418 Joined: 23-February 04 From: cloud cuckoo land Member No.: 959 Gender: Female |
Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade I finished a little while ago. I likey. I don't have as much time to read now, but I'm reading War of the Worlds.
-------------------- Being corrupted by candice since 2004
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Sep 13 2004, 07:08 PM
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 Advice for the young at heart Group: Moderators Posts: 2,705 Joined: 26-February 03 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 33 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (funked)out_frog @ Jul 26 2004, 09:56 AM) QUOTE (Hobbes Posted: Jun 22 2004, 08:23 PM) Microserfs by Douglas Coupland Hobbes, did you enjoy? -have you read any of his other books? Frog (slight delay in replying...ahem) I really enjoyed Microserfs. It was an excellent book, and very re-readable. As for his others, I've got Shampoo Planet (I think that is what it is called), and have tried to read it about five times, but just haven't managed to get into it yet. I will no doubt have another go soon, because I hate giving up on books. I don't have any of his others. I've just finished "Port Out Starboard Home" (about stories people make up regarding the origin of words) "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" (a book on punctuation) "Letters from a Nut" (letters from companies, replying to insane requests from the author. My sister leant me it, saying it was hilarious. But I just found it 'okay'). At the moment, I have nothing in particular I am reading, aside from a few reference books. But I have a pile of books in a box somewhere, which I bought towards the end of last year, so I shall dig them out and start going through 'em. -------------------- |
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Sep 14 2004, 12:48 AM
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 'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Snugglebum the Destroyer @ Aug 25 2004, 08:59 PM) Reading through my Christopher Fowler collection. Currently, Roofworld. Has anyone else here read him - because I think Roofworld is a fantastic piece of work. Yes, I've read a couple of his, 'Spanky' (the cover got my attention!  ) and 'Disturbia'. From these I have come to the conclusion that he is fantastic at plots, energy, and action, but he is abslolutely awful at finishing his tales. Both had really abrupt endings that didn't do the rest of the novels justice.Currently I'm re-reading Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition, both by William Gibson, 'Cyberspace, cyberbodies, cyberpunk: cutures of technological ebodiment' editted by Mike Featherstone and Roger Burrows (and academic book, unsurprisingly), as well as dipping in to The Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy, The Oxford English Dictionary, and I should be spending a bit more time reading 'Dreams' by Carl Gustav Jung but frankly the other books are more interesting than Jung's theories of psychoanalysis.  Don't you all wish you had my reading list ? -------------------- Trouble Down Pit: Still updated every Monday and Friday
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