EPTWhat Are You Reading 2014 - Page 56
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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Surth
Germany456 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On September 04 2014 02:15 bookwyrm wrote: Last night a waitress was flirting with me (she was impressed that i was 700 pages into Don quixote) and told me I should read vanity fair. Maybe it's a sign I'm not sure it's your kind of book, but maybe that's a good reason to try it And Don Quixote is awwwwesome. | ||
CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
On September 04 2014 02:42 Surth wrote: Just bought De Landa's 1000 years, I'll get don quixxxote next Nice that book is dope as FUCK | ||
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Meepman
Canada610 Posts
On September 04 2014 03:04 CosmicSpiral wrote: Just starting reading Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard. Good luck. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
http://www.continentcontinent.cc/index.php/continent/article/view/91 | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
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CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
![[image loading]](http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406961069l/2890090.jpg) I learned a hundred new insults. | ||
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Surth
Germany456 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States9107 Posts
On September 04 2014 17:47 TOCHMY wrote: I learned a hundred new insults. I'm about halfway through The Lies of Locke Lamora. Pretty good so far! | ||
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
On September 05 2014 12:50 Jonoman92 wrote: I'm about halfway through The Lies of Locke Lamora. Pretty good so far! Pretty gods damned fucking good you mean | ||
Flicky
England2669 Posts
On August 27 2014 11:14 dmnum wrote: Jesus man how many languages do you speak? Only really speak German well and Italian decently. I'm still learning Croatian. Finished Der Letze Seiner Art by Andreas Eschbach - Urgh, this book's structure was all over the place. Not much happened and the last 100 pages were about 80% flashbacks to things that didn't really reveal anything of use except to add backstory that could've been handed to us at anytime. I'll admit, I didn't even bother with the last 20 pages of the book. I've never been that close to end of a book and though "fuck this". Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner - Essentially a look at how to use SRS for language purposes. This could be adapted to anything too. Somewhat interesting and helpful | ||
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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AciD_DotA
United States463 Posts
Author: About halfway through this one, but it's a favorite of mine so far and a classic in general about probably my favorite time-period in American history and one of my favorite authors of all time, Ken Kesey and the psychedelic 60's!  ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZqzGgvIIL.jpg) | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
On September 07 2014 11:51 bookwyrm wrote: anyone got a good book about east germany 'red love' is pretty nice, it's a biography about 3 generations of a family in east germany | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
On August 28 2014 12:58 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: A little less than 1/3 through Foucault's Pendulum, the book is a lot funnier than you'd think. Finished Foucault's Pendulum. Brilliant, as expected. I have reservations about recommending this book because it's simply incredibly dense, but I think it's likely that someone who reads this thread would identify strongly with certain aspects of the novel and its characters. Definitely not for those who are obsessed with understanding every last reference, because they are arcane and innumerable. Beyond the name drops, references, and allusions, the novel just gives you a lot to think about in general as relates to literature, history, ~intertextuality~, and a whole host of related concepts. Eco is one of those authors who really forces you to confront your own intellectual inadequacy head-on. As a novel, I think The Name of the Rose was undoubtedly more thrilling and sublime. Foucault's Pendulum, however, is brimming with erudition, while managing to be surprisingly funny throughout. | ||
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