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PostPosted: September 2nd, 2006, 1:35 am
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asmallplaceofforgetting wrote:
I'm not currently reading much other than overdue bills and various net-clutter


Not true anymore.

As of a few hours ago, I am now currently digesting:

Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

I don't know what to say.

I do not relate to a single situation he writes, and yet I empathize with almost everything he says.

Two (and a half) chapters in, and I honestly believe that this is his most affecting work to date.

If the controversy re: American Psycho is your only reference point, dig deeper.



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PostPosted: February 24th, 2008, 5:01 pm
Posts: 4Location: United StatesJoined: February 24th, 2008, 9:35 am
Life of Pi

Miracle in the Andes: A Survival Story


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PostPosted: March 9th, 2008, 12:20 am
Posts: 8Location: Los Angeles, CAJoined: December 9th, 2007, 12:47 am
Currently, Stranger in a Strange Land (the uncut version) by Robert Heinlein.


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PostPosted: March 11th, 2008, 1:35 am
User avatarPosts: 20Location: Kiel/GermanyJoined: November 22nd, 2005, 4:27 am
At the moment I'am reading the Wintersmith by terry Pratchett
Another Disc World Story.
And 孙子/孫子 The Art of War.
Good for Office Agression Strategies 8)



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PostPosted: October 31st, 2008, 11:24 am
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I'm gonna separate myself from the sophisticated masses and state The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams as my all-time literary favorite, and pretty much the only book I'll ever have to read. It sums up my whole philosophy in such an inexplicably flawless way, it's the ultimate absurdist manifesto. Rarely do I laugh out loud when reading, but now that I'm going through all the books once again(in English this time, which gives them a thousand more dimensions) it happens in damn near every chapter. As if the philosophy and absurdistic ingeniousness weren't enough, Adams' language is also the greatest I've ever encountered. The man is a linguistic god! The unmistakable British wit and humor blended with the greatness of the book's contents sometimes just makes me stop reading and just stare right out into the air, trying to digest how f***ing excellent it is. To anyone who hasn't read it: do.


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PostPosted: November 1st, 2008, 9:14 am
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Loveless in the series 33 1/3


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PostPosted: November 4th, 2008, 7:50 am
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I'm on a trip to the US right now, and plowing through Orwell's 1984 on the train and plane rides... Brilliant book, absolutely fascinating. I expected the writing and the descriptions to be much more old-fashioned than they turned out to be, seeing as it's quite an old book. I can truly understand all the praise it's getting.


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PostPosted: November 19th, 2008, 10:56 am
Posts: 16Location: InnsmouthJoined: November 19th, 2008, 4:21 am
Reading Tom Robbins as we speak for fun, and a bunch of book on diet so I can get my health together. I highly recommend Jitterbug Perfume if you're in the mood for something funny and metaphysical. I have a tattoo on my arm inspired by the book...that's how much it affected me.


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PostPosted: November 24th, 2008, 1:54 pm
Posts: 71Location: SwedenJoined: March 14th, 2008, 1:27 pm
I just finished the book Loveless in the 33 1/3 series. Short, but somewhat fun reading.


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PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 3:46 am
Posts: 6Location: Labin, CroatiaJoined: May 9th, 2009, 9:06 am
Silmarillion :)
Damn, I forgot how good is this book :)


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PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 1:21 pm
User avatarPosts: 58Location: WalesJoined: April 23rd, 2007, 4:46 am
Macroscope by Piers Anthony - found in a second hand bookshop and last read at least 25 - 30 years ago....enjoying so far

Recently read the Bourne books with the same titles as the films - was interesting to compare to the films, checko out which bits had been included and which left out....


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PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 7:17 pm
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
(Hugo Award for Best Novel 1962)


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PostPosted: May 28th, 2009, 10:57 am
User avatarPosts: 30Location: BelgiumJoined: March 31st, 2009, 11:09 am
Unleashed: The Story of TOOL by Joel McIver

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

A Devil's Chaplain by Richard Dawkins

in between all Books dealing with the DUNE universe



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PostPosted: June 1st, 2009, 1:11 am
Posts: 6Location: Labin, CroatiaJoined: May 9th, 2009, 9:06 am
Dylan Dog, episode Totentanz ( Dance of Dead )
great artwork and story


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PostPosted: June 6th, 2009, 9:01 am
User avatarPosts: 28Location: EuropeJoined: February 23rd, 2009, 3:41 pm
Rather unexpectedly im reading Dh Lawrence Women in Love, i recently finished Sult by Knut Hamsun. That novel is so bleak, i was impressed.


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