EPTOn July 07 2012 01:56 Kimaker wrote:
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And various essay's by Edmund Burke.
And various essay's by Edmund Burke.
Bravo!
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Frieder
Italy231 Posts
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
On June 21 2012 14:33 crawlingchaos wrote: Mrs. Dalloway was actually one of the most riveting books I've read in a while oddly enough, haha. Woolf is really amazing. Finished Mrs. Dalloway on the flight back from my vacation. It was perfect, and especially a great book to read hanging around in parks for the day or something, with its reveries and examinations. Both delightful and powerful, it seems so accurately to get into the way my mind might work, for instance, over the course of a day. Now I'm slowly starting For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway. Plus I felt in a sort of Hemingway-ian spirit writing up my diary of my trip. | ||
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KhAmun
United States1005 Posts
Anyone who's read, care to share thoughts? | ||
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SometimesIworkout
Cambodia75 Posts
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Emporium
England162 Posts
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Emporium
England162 Posts
On July 07 2012 00:59 Vardant wrote: I've seen they're making a movie based on the main character, heard the books are pretty good, so decided to read up on it, before it comes out. ![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/bxyeb.jpg) This series is one of the best series of books i have read, Jack Reacher is an awesome character! | ||
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La1
United Kingdom659 Posts
I am now reading the following ![[image loading]](http://www.bbcshop.com/content/ebiz/bbc/invt/9781846076527/lifeonair.125.jpg) 40 + years of making nature programs and the evolution of the bbc.. should be interesting  | ||
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frogrubdown
1266 Posts
On July 10 2012 17:26 KhAmun wrote: I've just started Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, it's my first major philosophical read, I'm quite looking forward to it. Anyone who's read, care to share thoughts? Well, like many more recent readers I find it hard to buy into the teleology that forms the foundations of Aristotle's ethics. But I'm sure you'll find plenty of insightful things and it's a fine introduction to philosophical thinking. | ||
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se7en247
United States487 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/uaMfW.jpg) Next reading this ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/UYqZM.jpg) | ||
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
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slytown
Korea (South)1411 Posts
Basically a let down for me, although, the climax was pretty shocking and did its job. | ||
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Qwyn
United States2781 Posts
First book was alright, meandered on a bit but the ending character development made it almost completely satisfying. 2nd book on the other hand, was fucking terrible. The only book I've purchased (besides Inheritance) that was actually a waste of my money... Incredible rant - do not read if you're a fan of the series. Contains spoilers. + Show Spoiler + First 300 pages reading about crap that happened for 600 pages in the FIRST book...including 100pgs of LET'S GO FIND DENNA (HURR...HURR). Then he decides to go off to a court...acts like a total @#$%^....is sent into the woods (100pgs of nothing), does some magicks with apparent ease... Now, up until now was tolerable. But the next...good fucking grief...the next 300 pages are just a bunch of fucking shitty ass wish fulfillment with NO direction at all. -- Forgive my rage, but I can't get over this book. The transition from his time in the woods to Felurian is the WORST transition I've ever read. That one point in time RUINED the WHOLE FUCKING ENTIRE SERIES. It completely changed the tone of his character in a bad way, added uneccesary complications, and basically allowed the author to weigh him down with a bunch of sex bullshit. It ruined it for me. Bad call Rothfuss. You had something going for you. But the moment you literally made your character have sex with a fairy for 11 chapters of the book instead of actually using that BOOK JACKET PLOT PIECE as a gripping moment of the series....I mean what the fuck man? You seriously have no direction? Worst of all is how terrible the transition is. And how terrible every character but your Mary Sue is. Good thing you made the Chandrian mysterious, along with all your other wish fulfillment feelers, so that you can keep people reading that shit instead of books with PLOT! EDIT: I think I'm going to re-read the Bourne series and some of Ludlum's other works. That's quality. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Jailbird(Vonnegut).jpg) Jailbird was alright. I think my expectations were too high after reading Slaughterhouse 5. Also, I've heard this is one of his less impressive books. So if you're going to read vonnegut, it might be a better idea to pick up one of his other books. I just happened to see this one lying around the house One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/One_Day_in_the_Life_of_Ivan_Denisovich_cover.jpg) I really, really, really enjoyed this book. It would definitely go down amongst the top ten books I've read in my life thus far. It literally covers one day in the life of the protagnosit, and no detail is left out. There is a constant undercurrent of tension and excitement that pulls you through. The writing style is fast and easy to consume. From a historical standpoint, it is also very interesting because you get to see the inside of a gulag. I would recommend this book to anyone The Picture of Dorian Gray ![[image loading]](http://i43.tower.com/images/mm109497796/picture-dorian-gray-oscar-wilde-hardcover-cover-art.jpg) Pretty good. Was much more interesting in the second half. The language could be dense; at one point it spent ten pages describing Dorian's various hobbies, and the details of each, which felt unnecessary and slow. I would recommend it to someone looking to beef up in classic literature, or to anyone interested in victorian era britain Next, I'm going to read the Hunger Games trilogy, and after that I think I'll reread and get caught up in A Song of Ice and Fire | ||
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climax
United States1088 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/GIqDD.jpg) Currently Reading: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/usz2J.jpg) What I plan on reading after: I honestly don't know. If anyone has some suggestions, I would love to hear some. I enjoy reading Sci-fi books. I really want to read a psychology book about body language or train of thoughts and how people get there. Something like LessWrong.com but in a novel would be pretty interesting. | ||
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Sverigevader
Sweden388 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/q4d6A.jpg) Read half so far. Really enjoying it. I plan to read at least 10 of the books in the Horus Heresy collection this year. 40K lore so good! | ||
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Brainsurgeon
Sweden359 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.bestscifibooklist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dune_frank_herbert.jpg) Lovin' it. | ||
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youngminii
Australia7514 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.borders.com.au/images/bau/97800071/9780007119554/0/0/plain/a-storm-of-swords-pt-2-blood-and-gold.jpg) Part 1 was AMAZING, read it within two days of buying it. I think I'm definitely going to get back into reading after finishing this series, haven't read in so many years. Forgot how awesome it was to be able to delve into a whole different world as envisioned by some random guy. | ||
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s4rk
Philippines137 Posts
![[image loading]](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309203235l/1953.jpg) I'm reading this because of a certain recent movie + Show Spoiler + The Dark Knight Rises | ||
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Valashu
Netherlands561 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.lancerpublishers.com/catalog/images/th_c1p427.gif) And ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Hitch-22_paperback_cover.jpg/170px-Hitch-22_paperback_cover.jpg) First one is valuable for an fps player like me and the second one is simply worth reading. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On June 03 2012 23:39 Cambium wrote: + Show Spoiler + On May 09 2012 13:32 Cambium wrote: Just finished: ![[image loading]](http://blog.mydot.com/image.axd?picture=2012%2F3%2FSuzanneCollinsBooks2.jpg) Read this in five days after watching the movie. It was a surprisingly good read; book three was lacking, but it wasn't terrible. The writing style sucked, there was almost no character development, and the plot was linear; but overall, it was fun and enjoyable. Reading: ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/A_Dance_With_Dragons_US.jpg) I've been putting this off since last year hoping that I would catch a paperback version, but I finally gave up and started reading it. So far so good, a lot more engaging than book four to say the least. Next up: ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2b/Inheritance2011.JPG/200px-Inheritance2011.JPG) It's either going to be this, Ready Player One or 1Q84, but this book won out, and the others have to wait. Just finished: This was a surprisingly good read after great disappointment with Feast. A lot of actions and changes in and outside of the Westeros. This is probably my favourite after Clash. Reading: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/oVFu0.gif) Next up: Just finished: 1Q84 was okay.... the first book was really good with a lot of character development, then things got pretty boring/strange/weird (typical) from the 2nd book. Too many loose ends at the end, didn't feel very satisfied after finished reading the book. Reading: ![[image loading]](http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n80/n402694.jpg) Pretty interesting so far, but nothing spectacular has happened. Next up: | ||
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