EPTWhat Are You Reading 2014 - Page 31
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pebble444
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zulu_nation8
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dmnum
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elaborate man | ||
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corumjhaelen
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Circe happened. Since I'm not far from the end, I'll elaborate more once I'm finished. I'll just say some passages are pure genius. | ||
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dmnum
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Also, I just got Finnegans Wake. Let's see how it goes. | ||
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zulu_nation8
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Nyxisto
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On May 25 2014 02:00 zulu_nation8 wrote: seems like no one in this thread reads to read but only read to learn. Hah! ![[image loading]](http://www.jim-butcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bk15sg_800x600-300x225.jpg) Just arrived today! I love the books. They may not be world literature but they're incredible page-turners. edit: hmm why do I already own this book, the official release date is supposed to be the 27th , :D | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On May 25 2014 02:00 zulu_nation8 wrote: seems like no one in this thread reads to read but only read to learn. I love reading, I read things I think I'm going to like, and it often works because I love reading  Learning is an aside -often a bif one, but yes- , plus I study maths, so you know... | ||
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zulu_nation8
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corumjhaelen
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On May 25 2014 06:19 zulu_nation8 wrote: every book in this thread has been english course text books or fantasy Ulysses is a novel, not a "textbook". I haven't taken any english, litterature or philosophy class in 3 years. Or you mean that if a book is studied in a class somewhere, suddenly one can only read it to learn ? | ||
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Nyxisto
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On May 25 2014 07:53 corumjhaelen wrote: Ulysses is a novel, not a "textbook". I haven't taken any english, litterature or philosophy class in 3 years. Or you mean that if a book is studied in a class somewhere, suddenly one can only read it to learn ? I think Ulysses qualifies as torture. I won't believe anybody who says they read that book for fun. | ||
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123Gurke
France154 Posts
On May 25 2014 06:19 zulu_nation8 wrote: every book in this thread has been english course text books or fantasy ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JbIZQemhL._SL500_.jpg) Better? | ||
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corumjhaelen
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On May 25 2014 07:59 Nyxisto wrote: I think Ulysses qualifies as torture. I won't believe anybody who says they read that book for fun. And if I tell you that I had good twenty laughing out loud moments ? (not that there are not hard moments, of course...) I think Paolo Coelho qualifies as torture. Ha. PS : plus, while there tends to be a division between fantasy readers and others, quite a few of those others book don't really fit into zulu's categorisation. | ||
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Nyxisto
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Carnivorous Sheep
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On May 25 2014 07:59 Nyxisto wrote: I think Ulysses qualifies as torture. I won't believe anybody who says they read that book for fun. How dare someone derive enjoyment from something I have deemed unworthy! | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On May 25 2014 08:13 Nyxisto wrote: Yeah you're right. But I kind of understand his point. The amount of classical literature in this thread is astonishing. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm also a little bit baffled by how frequent the classics get posted. Personnally, I tend to be a bit overly led by the idea that a classic is a classic for a reason. That being said, I've also gone quite a bit out of my way I think. As for other posters, there reasons are unknown to me, but I do tend to assume they mostly enjoy what they read, wether it's fantasy or War and Peace. | ||
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zulu_nation8
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On May 25 2014 07:53 corumjhaelen wrote: Ulysses is a novel, not a "textbook". I haven't taken any english, litterature or philosophy class in 3 years. Or you mean that if a book is studied in a class somewhere, suddenly one can only read it to learn ? No but I don't believe anyone who says they read it for pleasure, unless they've already had all the fun beaten out of them by lit. crit classes. I think to most, the recommendations in this thread can seem somewhat... pedantic. There's a lot of theory and a lot of classics. I'm glad everyone enjoys intellectual reading so much, but it'd be nice if there were more novels, not necessarily high brow but just... anything that's not taught in classrooms. | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
On May 25 2014 15:34 zulu_nation8 wrote: No but I don't believe anyone who says they read it for pleasure, unless they've already had all the fun beaten out of them by lit. crit classes. I think to most, the recommendations in this thread can seem somewhat... pedantic. There's a lot of theory and a lot of classics. I'm glad everyone enjoys intellectual reading so much, but it'd be nice if there were more novels, not necessarily high brow but just... anything that's not taught in classrooms. I agree, it starts to hurt the variety in this thread, which is a little sad, because this thread was otherwise a great source for books which werent universally known or famous. | ||
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EquilasH
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It's written by Daniel Kahnemann, a Nobel Prize winning Psychologist and Economist. I also recently read Freakonomics, I found it really entertaining but I reckon most of you know it already. Next I'm thinking of reading Nudge. Has anyone here read it? Would like to know people's thoughts on it before buying it. I'd also love recommendations for any books similar to the ones I've listed. | ||
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