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jon arbuckle
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada443 Posts
July 25 2011 02:46 GMT
#701
1) Crash by J.G. Ballard
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The best Chuck Palahniuk novel I've ever read.
For real, though, I was disturbed, which is what the book wanted from me, I guess, but I wasn't stirred by the complexity suggested in Ballard's doom-saying and Baudrillard's endorsements. I know this is a non-criticism but "it hasn't aged well": the intermingling of sex and violence, love and hate, birth and death in human sexuality, and that human sexuality as brokered by technology, is a less fascinating issue nowadays than breaking ideology and the simulacra with perverse, violent, "real" actions, which acts of breaking (no pun intended, also avoiding "penetration" pun here) exist only at the fringe of Crash, and so it suffers. My first Ballard, and a good friend of mine adores him, so this is a little disappointing.

Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara
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O'Hara writes the best opening lines to his poems, literally races from the start into directions you don't expect but want, and finishes in a calm, inspiring place. He's a dandy without the ersatz sophistication, confessional and overflowing and unscannable without the politics that make Ginsburg so embarrassing and Whitman so solely American. So, cosmopolitan, urbane, witty, satisfying poetry. And when I read O'Hara, I don't want to analyze him, perform surgery and pick apart the pleasure in the poem until it's an emptied carcass; I want to write poetry. That's the best praise I can offer.

Thinking with Type, 2nd edition, by Ellen Lupton
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My bathroom reading. Finished it recently after I dunno how long. If you just watched Helvetica and want to know more about typography and the technical aspects that jog the designers in the film, this is the book for you. Some good tips in there about document and web design along with helpful if light dollops of history and theory.

2) The Iliad by Homer, trans. E.V. Rieu
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I still don't know if it's pro- or anti-war, although this is the great debate that surrounds The Iliad, right? Still in the battle scenes with Achilles lurking and fuming at the sidelines.

The Sonnets by Jorge Luis Borges
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Starting to become fascinated with sonnets and while Borges offers neither cycles nor a unique perspective on the form, his approach is typically him, in a way that I really like, which assessment he would like a lot as well. His perspective on translation and celebration of its inherent "recreation" is heartwarming, really, and his "Wine Sonnet" and "Poem Written in a Copy of Beowulf" are titanic.

New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis by Sigmund Freud
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Current bathroom reading.

3) Dunno yet.
Mondays
Crissaegrim
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
2947 Posts
July 25 2011 03:31 GMT
#702
Going on a book splurge during this summer holiday.

Finished reading:
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Recommended.

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The first book is better. I felt that after the success of the first book his editors gave him much more leeway which results in a slightly draggy story. Could be better with tighter pacing.

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Not too bad a biography. Deft weaving by the author to collectively tie all the subjects together. I find it rather a bit too Brit-centric. I wanted to know more regarding the other rivals in science.

Currently Reading:

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Slow, ponderous yet entirely fascinating. I admit I will be taking my time to digest this book.

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Hard to comment. Will withhold opinion until done.
homeless_guy
Profile Joined June 2005
United States321 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-25 03:51:37
July 25 2011 03:47 GMT
#703
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

Intelligent, sexy, action packed. If a 200 yr old werewolf really existed, this book would be his diary. I don't know how to review this book w/o sounding pompous. I was an English major--grad. years ago--and I read 15-20 novels, as well as 2-3 story collections, and numerous books of poetry each year: I find 2-3 books each year that really strike a deep, resounding chord--this book was one of them.

Also, try The Death Bird Chronicles by Harlan Elison. God is dead, mankind invented him, killed him, and invented new gods; some of the old gods still survive. The fantastical stories are told in vivid detail, with careful psychology and incredible confidence.
Snaphoo
Profile Joined July 2010
United States614 Posts
July 25 2011 03:55 GMT
#704
Just finished:
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Outstanding book about life, from birth to death, as understood through new social science and neurological breakthroughs over the past few decades. Told in a conversational style, very read-able, almost novel-like. If you've ever enjoyed a Malcolm Gladwell book, this is a perfect summer pick-up.

Starting:
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I've laughed out loud, turned to silent contemplation for 20 minutes, and grinned involuntarily thinking "damn, this is so baller" multiple times while reading this book on the subway over the past two days. Amazing and an NBA finalist; solid pick-up.
Enki
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2548 Posts
July 25 2011 07:37 GMT
#705
Last Read:
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The Prince - Ended up being a good history lesson. It still feels strangely modern in the way it describes how some governments works.

Also I tried to start LotR but it was just torture for me, managed about 120 pages or so, I was reading maybe 3 or 4 pages a sitting because I would get so bored. I agree with what people said about it a few pages back. If I ever want to revisit LotR, I will just rewatch the movies from now on.

Reading Now:
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The Greatest Show on Earth - Only read a little bit of the first chapter so far, but looking forward to reading more. I read The God Delusion awhile back and liked it. Curious about his other books now :S

Reading Next:
Just ordered this off Amazon. I have heard so much about the series over the years, and now with the series on HBO. I figure it's about time I see what all the fuss is about.
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"Practice, practice, practice. And when you're not practicing you should be practicing. It's the only way to get better. The only way." I run the Smix Fanclub!
BestZergOnEast
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada358 Posts
July 25 2011 09:46 GMT
#706
For anyone who enjoys Frank Herbert's Dune, I recommend to you his Destination : Void series.
Horiz0n
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Sweden364 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-25 12:17:00
July 25 2011 11:58 GMT
#707
Done:
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Current:
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ZapRoffo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5544 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-28 16:39:06
July 28 2011 16:32 GMT
#708
On July 13 2011 17:54 Rintrah wrote:
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I'm thinking Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man as a possibility, haven't read Joyce before at all.

This is such a great book. Some would suggest reading Dubliners as an entry point to Joyce, but I say just read "The Dead" (the last story in Dubliners) first. Get it from Gutenberg.

Finished:
"The Dead" by James Joyce

I must have been really tired or something when I read the end (like a week or two ago) cause I can't seem to remember the climactic realization part at all. I liked it well enough for it to recommend the rest of Dubliners to me though and I definitely must revisit the ending of this story.

I didn't get into Portrait of the Artist though, I became more compelled to go into Pride and Prejudice next instead.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

This is the second of Austen's novels I've read (Emma was the first) and it seems like a trend that they are absolute page-turners for me to a degree almost unmatched by anything else (I read this one in 2 or 3 days, which I barely ever do). I give her tons of credit for the ability to fill them so full of entertainment, provoke so much attachment to the characters while also being sophisticated in their view of people and society. Elizabeth Bennet has to be one of the most relatable (how do people feel about that word?) characters I've read. There is some ingenious bewitchment, I feel like, in the + Show Spoiler +
somewhat crowd-pleasing/fluffy endings which help create a sense of charm
, but I feel like I can't fault that (making me unable to fault it is part of the bewitchment!) especially when the same type of feeling basically makes Emma, wherein she presents a character who would seemingly be extremely unlikable by her characteristics and makes her absolutely lovable (although you have to ask if we aren't already on the way when it's hardly begun due to the combination of our and the other characters' automatic preference for her beauty and class standing).

Anyway, everyone should read Pride and Prejudice, it'll be deceptively enjoyable even if it seems like it's not your type of thing as long as you let your mind enter the context of that era and class.

Now Reading/Next:
Haven't decided what to read next. Wuthering Heights is next in the anthology I read P&P in and I have some interest in it. Usually I don't read multiple things in a row by the same author but I have Austen's Persuasion in front of me too. Also there's Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist, and also Demons by Dostoevsky which I read halfway through slowly a little while ago when I wasn't in the reading mood I'm in now and should finish.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion man
mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
July 28 2011 16:35 GMT
#709
1) Le Petit Prince (French version)
2) Casino Royale
3) One flew over a Cuckoo's Nest

Just finished the Steig Larsson trilogy.
We talkin about PRACTICE
Effay
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States153 Posts
July 28 2011 16:38 GMT
#710
I've recently finished Thus Spoke Zarathustra and am almost done with Beyond Good and Evil.

Nietzsche is a real eye opener.
Obsession: The weak minded's name for dedication
Vortigan
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Denmark306 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-28 16:57:34
July 28 2011 16:44 GMT
#711
Just finished:

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currently reading:

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Dunno what i'll read next
AlienAlias
Profile Joined June 2009
United States324 Posts
July 28 2011 16:52 GMT
#712
Just finished
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Now reading
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XeliN
Profile Joined June 2009
United Kingdom1755 Posts
July 28 2011 16:56 GMT
#713
I'd advise The Selfish Gene, out of the Dawkins books I've read it's been the most interesting.
Adonai bless
Mindflow
Profile Joined November 2010
Korea (South)320 Posts
July 28 2011 16:58 GMT
#714
http://books.google.com/books?id=o6NzGNODRjkC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&l=220

Fantastic horrific book.

Highyl recommend
plated.rawr
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway1676 Posts
July 28 2011 16:59 GMT
#715
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An 8-year old book on java programming, which I borrowed from a friend a couple weeks back. Hopefully the basics I learn here are still relevant, even though I imagine a lot has been improved since then.
Savior broke my heart ;_; || twitch.tv/onnings
darlhet
Profile Joined March 2011
Italy548 Posts
July 28 2011 17:06 GMT
#716
just wanted to say , regarding the Lotr comments, it's true that the first part is a bit boring, but it gets more exciting and deep, the further the story progresses
"i feel like im wasting your time" qxc to whitera after getting crushed 0-4
vahgar.r24
Profile Joined October 2010
India465 Posts
July 28 2011 17:35 GMT
#717
James Patterson - The Post card Killers

Out of love for alex cross I will read anything that patterson writes..but he has lost his touch ;(
Somethings are just worth fighting for
Horiz0n
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Sweden364 Posts
July 28 2011 18:05 GMT
#718
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UltimateHurl
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland591 Posts
July 28 2011 18:55 GMT
#719
Really loved What I talk about when I talk about Running, and a good few others in this thread, enough that I'm bookmarking it for recommendations! Currently reading A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin and also The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter, Enjoying both!
Ender985
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Spain910 Posts
July 28 2011 21:08 GMT
#720
On July 19 2011 03:45 Mereel wrote:
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what else^^

Yeah. I'm guilty of that too. I'm also re-reading the Feast, and I can confidently say that Dance is a much better book.

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