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dmnum
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Brazil6910 Posts
January 23 2013 13:45 GMT
#301
Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde yesterday.

Gonna start Anna Karenina today.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
January 23 2013 13:51 GMT
#302
On January 23 2013 21:11 aloT wrote:
I think that the hunger games had the concept for one of the best dark saga's ever. It had everything. It could have been another 1984. But damnit to hell half the focus was on an unrealistic and childishly portrayed love triangle.


Haha, I completely agree. I thought the idea of the segregated world was brilliant (more Brave-New-World-esque imo), but the prose was just terrible. I read the books in three days after watching the movie because I thought it was fun, and it was.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
January 23 2013 14:18 GMT
#303
I've decided I'm going to try to increase the quantity of my reading. The goal is to finish 100 books (or more) in 2013. So far I've finished Neil Young's autobiography, Ender's Game, God Is Not Great, Stephen Fry's first autobiography, and I'm currently reading Last Night in Twisted River (John Irving) and Stephen Fry's second autobiography simultaneously. After that I have a few books lined up (JK Rowlings new one, two novels by the swedish writer Klas Östergren, and finally the fantasy book The Name of the Wind. I'd appreciate some good recommendations on what to read after that. Preferably something a little deeper than the ones I've been going through so far.
I believe in the almighty Grötslev! -- I am never serious and you should never believe a thing I say. Including the previous sentence.
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19028 Posts
January 23 2013 14:49 GMT
#304
There's like..15 books in the Ender Universe. The Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide are not as good as Game, imo. But check out Ender's Shadow and the other Bean books, they are very good.
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
SimoNostalgia
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States226 Posts
January 23 2013 15:31 GMT
#305
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
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Finish Drawing of the Three
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Finish The Hobbit:
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Finish Girl with the dragon Tattoo
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Above the lakes, above the vales, The mountains and the woods, the clouds, the seas, Beyond the sun, beyond the ether, Beyond the confines of the starry spheres, My soul, you move with ease
xAdra
Profile Joined July 2012
Singapore1858 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-23 15:42:06
January 23 2013 15:40 GMT
#306
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Trying to read the song of ice and fire series is both a pleasure and a torture. It's characters and storyline are stellar, but the book are so thick you know it'll be an eternity before you see the villains get their just servings.
Hodgyy
Profile Joined January 2012
138 Posts
January 23 2013 16:07 GMT
#307
Alex Cross, Run.

Nuff said imo.
Syntechi!
corumjhaelen
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
France6884 Posts
January 23 2013 16:10 GMT
#308
On January 24 2013 00:31 SimoNostalgia wrote:
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
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It's really an amazing book, but don't hesitate to skip a few pages cause Victor loves to digress... In particular there's a description of Paris' sewers that takes of few dozens of pages and bring nothing to the story.
Happy to see the musical and the film bring a bit more fame to this novel though
‎numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret, numquam minus solum esse quam cum solus esset
ApoNow
Profile Joined May 2010
Luxembourg100 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-21 03:07:17
January 23 2013 16:22 GMT
#309
I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett and the whole Discworld series. I've got Dodger still lying around and will propably start reading it in a couple of days. The man's a genius when it comes to subtly mocking humanity.
A Tiamat tour is like Space Mountain in Disneyland… A roller coaster in the dark
Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
January 23 2013 16:25 GMT
#310
I just started reading Against the Day, and damn, I think it's going to take me a while.
The universe created an audience for itself.
Scribble
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
2077 Posts
January 23 2013 16:58 GMT
#311
Just finished:
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Captivating from the very beginning, doubly so if you're a blogger. It starts out sharp and focused, and then gets a little ranty in the middle, but even when Holiday loses focus I was still hanging on every word.

Currently Reading:

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Next up:
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Aberu
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States968 Posts
January 23 2013 17:10 GMT
#312
Reading this slowly on my kindle.

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I don't know what will be next.
srsly
Technique
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands1542 Posts
January 23 2013 17:12 GMT
#313
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Well i bought it anyway... still need to start actually reading (lazy<).
If you think you're good, you suck. If you think you suck, you're getting better.
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-23 17:28:53
January 23 2013 17:27 GMT
#314
On January 24 2013 01:10 corumjhaelen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2013 00:31 SimoNostalgia wrote:
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
[image loading]


It's really an amazing book, but don't hesitate to skip a few pages cause Victor loves to digress... In particular there's a description of Paris' sewers that takes of few dozens of pages and bring nothing to the story.
Happy to see the musical and the film bring a bit more fame to this novel though


Yeah, I think it was a writer's convention at that time, but Hugo heads off track a fair bit. Another example, iirc, is his description of the battle of Waterloo which goes on for a fair few pages. All of these can be skipped without missing out on the story. It is a grand story though with giant characters.
KT best KT ~ 2014
Teykila
Profile Joined January 2013
4 Posts
January 23 2013 17:33 GMT
#315
Just finished
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Enjoyed very much

Currently reading:
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I am re reading it before "A dance with Dragon", just to remember exactly what happened.
Animzor
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden2154 Posts
January 23 2013 18:15 GMT
#316
Rereading Feast for Crows? Wow... why would you do that to yourself?
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18821 Posts
January 23 2013 18:19 GMT
#317
On January 24 2013 02:27 aZealot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2013 01:10 corumjhaelen wrote:
On January 24 2013 00:31 SimoNostalgia wrote:
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
[image loading]


It's really an amazing book, but don't hesitate to skip a few pages cause Victor loves to digress... In particular there's a description of Paris' sewers that takes of few dozens of pages and bring nothing to the story.
Happy to see the musical and the film bring a bit more fame to this novel though


Yeah, I think it was a writer's convention at that time, but Hugo heads off track a fair bit. Another example, iirc, is his description of the battle of Waterloo which goes on for a fair few pages. All of these can be skipped without missing out on the story. It is a grand story though with giant characters.

The Waterloo section is far more tolerable if you simply play ABBA's "Waterloo" in the background on repeat as you read it.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Mortal
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
2943 Posts
January 23 2013 18:23 GMT
#318
On January 24 2013 03:19 farvacola wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2013 02:27 aZealot wrote:
On January 24 2013 01:10 corumjhaelen wrote:
On January 24 2013 00:31 SimoNostalgia wrote:
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
[image loading]


It's really an amazing book, but don't hesitate to skip a few pages cause Victor loves to digress... In particular there's a description of Paris' sewers that takes of few dozens of pages and bring nothing to the story.
Happy to see the musical and the film bring a bit more fame to this novel though


Yeah, I think it was a writer's convention at that time, but Hugo heads off track a fair bit. Another example, iirc, is his description of the battle of Waterloo which goes on for a fair few pages. All of these can be skipped without missing out on the story. It is a grand story though with giant characters.

The Waterloo section is far more tolerable if you simply play ABBA's "Waterloo" in the background on repeat as you read it.


off-topic, but I REALLY hope your name is a callback to super troopers.

on-topic- as stated before, I'm starting Against the Day. Does anyone have experience with this book? From what I'm told/hear, it's kind of painful getting through it all, but a worthwhile and pleasent ride if you take the time to enjoy it.
The universe created an audience for itself.
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-23 18:33:29
January 23 2013 18:32 GMT
#319
On January 23 2013 20:53 corumjhaelen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 23 2013 18:51 sam!zdat wrote:
@rezoacken: yes! my secret plan is to get everyone in the world to read Red Mars! the series is incredible, probably my favorite novel

Some ideas are really good, but god how long and boring it can be, especially toward the end...
Edit : that being said, I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, and I read it 10 years ago


idk man I loved every word. Anyway don't you read all this french modernist stuff? I don't think you have any room to talk about "some good ideas but long and boring"
shikata ga nai
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18821 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-23 18:48:36
January 23 2013 18:47 GMT
#320
On January 24 2013 03:23 Mortal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2013 03:19 farvacola wrote:
On January 24 2013 02:27 aZealot wrote:
On January 24 2013 01:10 corumjhaelen wrote:
On January 24 2013 00:31 SimoNostalgia wrote:
Goals: Finish Les Mis unabridged.
[image loading]


It's really an amazing book, but don't hesitate to skip a few pages cause Victor loves to digress... In particular there's a description of Paris' sewers that takes of few dozens of pages and bring nothing to the story.
Happy to see the musical and the film bring a bit more fame to this novel though


Yeah, I think it was a writer's convention at that time, but Hugo heads off track a fair bit. Another example, iirc, is his description of the battle of Waterloo which goes on for a fair few pages. All of these can be skipped without missing out on the story. It is a grand story though with giant characters.

The Waterloo section is far more tolerable if you simply play ABBA's "Waterloo" in the background on repeat as you read it.


off-topic, but I REALLY hope your name is a callback to super troopers.

on-topic- as stated before, I'm starting Against the Day. Does anyone have experience with this book? From what I'm told/hear, it's kind of painful getting through it all, but a worthwhile and pleasent ride if you take the time to enjoy it.

lol it most certainly is, one of those inane adolescent online handles that I figure I ought to keep around for whatever reason.

Kudos on gathering together the gumption needed to even attempt any Pynchon novel other than The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice; one of the professors I studied under at OSU is a Pynchon scholar (Brian McHale) and I developed a Pynchon habit as a result. Against the Day is a typical Pynchon work in that it seems like the narrative structure suffers from some sort of ADHD inspired schizophrenia; the revolving door of characters, metaphor, and strange side tracks can be quite overwhelming if the reader approaches the work like they do more traditional novels. Instead, I would recommend that you not read Against the Day unless you plan to read it at least a 2nd or 3rd time; each reading experience will tease out a different brand of narrative focus, and accordingly a single read through does not do the work justice. Think of it as a massive Rorschach Test; stare too hard and the blots appear like....blots, but if you sort of fix your gaze and let it wash over you, the experience becomes far more rewarding.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
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