EPTWhat Are You Reading 2015 - Page 5
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SupportDotA2
Japan307 Posts
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Philozovic
France1677 Posts
On January 14 2015 01:27 SupportDotA2 wrote: I just finished The truth about Harry Quebert affair. Such a page-turner it was. Brilliant story! Yeah it was so awesome, One of the best book I've read in 2014 ! | ||
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SupportDotA2
Japan307 Posts
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babylon
8765 Posts
(I am learning a language whose only comprehensive grammar is written in inaccessible Italian. Help.) | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Absalom, Absalom ! which I found plain awesome. Certainly hard to read but I couldn't stop before knowing the end. The story is terrifying, but there's also a kind of strange noble beauty to it. Bartleby the scrivener, a most excellent short story. And I get behind the Moby Dick recommandation, it's just a great book. A Perfect Vacuum (Lem), discovered through this thread, excellent read too, might be my favorite from Lem all in all, which is saying something. Such a smart and interesting guy. The Confusions of Young Törless, my first try at Musil. I guess it was quite good, but I'm not too enthusiastic. The prose didn't touch me much. Well worth a read though. As for Kojeve, I in the middle of his commentary of chapter VIII of the Phenomenology. The form of the book is a problem (only 1 and a half lesson out of 6 or 7 are in full, the rest is notes that, while interesting, are still a bit cryptic), but the content is really interesting. I'll retry the Phenomenology after that, I feel better prepared. Hegel as an atheist -of the strangest sort- is really interesting, even though. And now, suspens, has history ended ? Lol. | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
The Confusions of Young Törless, my first try at Musil. I guess it was quite good, but I'm not too enthusiastic. The prose didn't touch me much. Well worth a read though. Fucking imaginary numbers. How do they work??? | ||
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
 it's sort of like the restaurant at the end of the universe | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
iirc it was funnier though | ||
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On January 15 2015 10:54 bookwyrm wrote: blade runner is all surface, do androids is some deep shit you think so? eh, maybe; it just never hit me I guess because I wasn't too invested into the writing. I should reread it when I have time though oh, along with Letter to his father last week, I read The Judgment today. it was pretty interesting...for a while I thought the judgment was something about Georg deciding to send the letter or not, but the end hit and it was like "ooooooh, that's what it was." it was kind of weird, but I now understand why reading Letter to his father helps understand where Kafka is coming in his writing. | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
On January 15 2015 11:10 bookwyrm wrote: yeah, i mean, philip dick is probably my number one favorite writer. and that's one of his best books. Have you read Borges? | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
I want to so badly. I saw a copy of his short stories at the bookstore but it was way too expensive. But I read through at least five random ones (forgot their names) but I loved all of them. Borges seemed just like an amazing storyteller.  The only other thing I've read was a critical piece he did on Dante's Divine Comedy, talking about Ulysses's role in Inferno or something like that. | ||
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bookwyrm
United States722 Posts
Borges is a little too modernist for my taste however. Borges is a great writer and all. But Philip Dick is a true genius. | ||
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