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What is with the sudden influx of Pre-World War I books. Are the Sates finally going to start seeing European quality pre-WWI Geopolitical history books?
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What Are You Reading 2013 - Page 57
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
What is with the sudden influx of Pre-World War I books. Are the Sates finally going to start seeing European quality pre-WWI Geopolitical history books? | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
![[image loading]](http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1249196583l/882853.jpg) David Brin's Existence was excellent, highly recommended. | ||
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Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Notes_from_underground_cover.jpg) and The Stranger ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/TheStranger_BookCover3.jpg) existential as hell but they were interesting reads. | ||
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/images/bookcovers/chesterton_orthodoxy_lg.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.amsons.co.uk/images/T/the_quran_a_new_translation%20(Custom)%20(2).jpg) edit: man muhammad is really worried about those scoffers... very strange book | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
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BlaCha
Poland743 Posts
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
On April 11 2013 19:31 Syn Harvest wrote: I am finishing up Kafka on the Shore by Murakami and it has been excellent. I really want to read some more of his work. Are the rest of his novels fantastic in the way Kafka is with all the metaphysical aspects. Kafka was great! I'm planning on reading some more of his work, Norwegian Wood, The windup bird chronicles, maybe 1q84. I have so many books to read, but so little time T_T | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
On April 11 2013 20:41 TOCHMY wrote: Kafka was great! I'm planning on reading some more of his work, Norwegian Wood, The windup bird chronicles, maybe 1q84. I have so many books to read, but so little time T_T I know so many books so little time I predict at this rate it will take me until im 40 to read them all | ||
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maru~
2345 Posts
On April 11 2013 19:31 Syn Harvest wrote: I am finishing up Kafka on the Shore by Murakami and it has been excellent. I really want to read some more of his work. Are the rest of his novels fantastic in the way Kafka is with all the metaphysical aspects. They are, with a few exceptions. | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
Ya I think Im going to get Norwegian Wood and read that one next | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6301 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
 This shit breaks so easily -.- | ||
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babylon
8765 Posts
On April 12 2013 06:38 RvB wrote: About time I started reading this book as someone with a huge economic interest. After this I think I'll start reading Marx since I know scary little about the theoretical side of communism. If you examine Smith's ideas in detail, you realize they demonstrate some of the most circular reasoning ever. Still, good to know. Marx is harder to get through but his ideas have more substance and make more logical sense (in my opinion and from what little I've read of him). Still, for a philosopher, his writing isn't too bad ... I've heard good things about The Eighteenth Brumaire as well from someone who couldn't stand the rest of his writing, so if you can't make it through his Manifesto or what-not, maybe give that a try. | ||
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.adlibris.com/se/covers/M/0/44/0440178002.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.adlibris.com/se/covers/M/0/38/0385523912.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.adlibris.com/se/covers/M/0/57/0571219721.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.adlibris.com/se/covers/M/0/76/0765368544.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.adlibris.com/se/covers/M/0/89/0892819278.jpg) All of these arrived today!!! I'm so psyched. The question now is which one do I read first? All of the above books have been mentioned at one point or another in this (or 2012) thread. Thus, I want to thank everyone in this thread. Without you guys I wouldn't have discovered some of the amazing books I've read! | ||
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maru~
2345 Posts
On April 12 2013 06:25 Syn Harvest wrote: Ya I think Im going to get Norwegian Wood and read that one next Just so you know, that's one of the exceptions. One of my favorites though. Also, it will probably leave you depressed for a while. | ||
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Incze
Romania2058 Posts
I have to say, he has a unique style of writing, but I feel that the meaning is lost in translation. At the end of The Trial I was left bewildered and angry. I must get my hands on more of his works. Now, I plan on reading other classics that I've missed, bought Faust and Moby Dick. | ||
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TimENT
United States1425 Posts
On April 12 2013 20:43 TOCHMY wrote: Read Shogun first. One of the greatest stories ever written. Read DMT: The Spirit Molecule with a grain of salt. He writes from the perspective of many EXTREMELY experienced drug users who can handle DMT. | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
On April 12 2013 23:56 Incze wrote: This year I've tried reading some Kafka. Namely, The Castle, Metamorphosis and now I've just finished The Trial. I have to say, he has a unique style of writing, but I feel that the meaning is lost in translation. At the end of The Trial I was left bewildered and angry. I must get my hands on more of his works. Now, I plan on reading other classics that I've missed, bought Faust and Moby Dick. You feel angry because he never finished it, just like The Castle. Read The Judgement and In the Penal Colony, both are very short but very good. Edit: Let me adress your other observation: Yes, Kafka is hard to understand for a number of reasons, one of which is his reputation. Kafkaesque has been so overused to qualify anything that's considered absurd that some people approach Kafka thinking his books are like fantasy, when they're nowhere near that. If you want to understand Kafka a bit better, I recommend reading his Letter to His Father, since a lot of Kafka's writing finds its roots in his relationship with his father. | ||
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