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What are you reading?; Because we were strangely lacking this.
Topic Started: Mar 5 2012, 11:23 PM (4,045 Views)
failureatlife
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Finished The Great Gatsby.

Bleh. Some people say I have to judge as allegory and not as an actual story, but some people can go fuck themselves.
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DarkFlashlight
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Yeah, I thought The Great Gatsby was grotesquely overrated. It sets up a nice atmosphere, but it's just not that absorbing.
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BigMac
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I judged it just as a story and still lurved it.
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MementoVivere
Mar 17 2012, 06:22 PM
nascargo19
Mar 17 2012, 12:52 PM
Hey now! If I made a NASCAR thread, I'm sure there would be some whiners in the first few pages.

There might be, but you'd be well within your rights to tell them to gtfo.
Nah, I'm not that rude... Well, I try not to be.

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It makes no sense to go into a thread like this (or that, as it may be) and proclaim that you don't partake in the activity in question. It doesn't add to the discussion.


I would say it does. There is a new thread here, I posted my opinion on it. I probably won't post here anymore unless I read a book and understand it enough to give a review on it.

dwestfan13
Mar 17 2012, 07:27 PM
nascargo19
Mar 17 2012, 05:52 PM
Hey now! If I made a NASCAR thread, I'm sure there would be some whiners in the first few pages.

...It took you six days to come up with that reply?


Yeah. Problem?

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So, that means I totally go to all the anime/manga, pokemon, and werewolf threads that I don't care about and post my worthless opinion on those threads? Is that okay?
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Just cut your losses and stop arguing whether or not you should have posted. It's really not going anywhere is getting progressively more annoying. The thread is for people who are reading books to share their opinions and recommendations, and then you come in and say, "I don't read books." It contributes nothing to the thread, and annoys everyone who is actually reading it for insight. And now that you've been told not to post pointlessly, you're trying to defend yourself with more spam posts rather than just stopping. You don't have to explain, just don't post if you aren't posting about a book.
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Darkie said everything that needed to be said, so now either get back on topic or do not post in this thread.
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Going back on topic, I finished dat Brave New World last night after putting it off for a while, and it's a pretty damn great book. The ending was great, even though I kinda wanted The Savage to start some radical change or something, but that doesn't really make sense at all so whatever. I highly recommend this book. If you haven't read it already, read it ASAP.

Next up is prolly 1984.
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I've been reading Killing Yourself To Live: 85% of a True Story by Chuck Klosterman. It's a pseudo-memoir about Klosterman's road trip across the US, stopping at the death sites of famous musicians like Kurt Cobain, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Lennon, etc., while commenting on pop culture topics like music, reality t.v., and drugs, among other things.

Really interesting and funny, and I highly recommend reading it.
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failureatlife
Mar 18 2012, 08:59 PM
I've been reading Killing Yourself To Live: 85% of a True Story by Chuck Klosterman. It's a pseudo-memoir about Klosterman's road trip across the US, stopping at the death sites of famous musicians like Kurt Cobain, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Lennon, etc., while commenting on pop culture topics like music, reality t.v., and drugs, among other things.

Really interesting and funny, and I highly recommend reading it.

Been meaning to read some Klosterman, will add to my list. Thanks. =]
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I am about to start my descent into Faulkner. Any suggestions.

Also, read The Anthem. It's Ayn Rand's best book, it's a rather quick read, and the message of the book (be yourself) is one that is far more agreeable with some people than her others.
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DrFreshey
Mar 18 2012, 09:57 PM
I am about to start my descent into Faulkner. Any suggestions.

Try to avoid The Sound and the Fury. Confusing as hell.
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Started Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy today. Hope it's good!

Also, had to do a project on "The Yellow Wallpaper". Holy shit that story.
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Mar 19 2012, 04:28 PM
Also, had to do a project on "The Yellow Wallpaper". Holy shit that story.

DAT STORY.

And I'm gonna read Moneyball now since the movie was very intriguing.
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*pokes and resurrects thread*

George R. R. Martin - A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows
At least I'm two seasons ahead of the curve now.

Each book got progressively better until A Feast For Crows, which took a dip in quality. I understand that it's underwhelming because it got split off into this novel and A Dance With Dragons, the latter of which has my favorite characters, but still. It features some of my least favorite characters (Aeron chapters are especially painful, with Sansa chapters close behind) and new plotlines (anything concerning Dorne, really) that I find it rather hard to give a fuck about.

It's still a good read, but it won't meet the lofty expectations you'd likely have if you got through the first three.

Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis and Other Short Stories, The Trial
Kafka rambles on and on with his descriptions, especially when characters are thinking. You could probably reduce his stories to a third or half their length if you eliminated his rambling.

I'm fairly sure most of his short stories are not meant to be read literally. Most of them are about mundane activities, but written in such a way that it's obvious he's trying to say something else entirely, usually something about life.

I liked The Metamorphosis and all, but I'd have to say my favorite work of his (other than The Trial) is In the Penal Colony. It's far more gripping and one of the most disturbing things I've ever read. I suppose the tl;dr gist is that it features a fairly grotesque method of capital punishment and much of the story is the guy who runs the machine trying to justify its use to another character.

As for The Trial, it's pretty good but obviously unfinished. As it is, you could come to any number of conclusions on the nature of the trial itself and the agency conducting it. My pet theory is that the law in this story has no power unless you subject yourself to it (I could justify this, but work, spoilers, etc), but that could be wrong. *shrug*

Christopher Hitchens - God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Do I really have to spell out what this one is about?

I accept the basic premises: God does not exist and organized religion (at its higher levels, anyway) is a bad thing. The issue I have with books like this is that they generally preach to the choir. They do little to nothing to convince most people (not just the religious!) that religion should be subject to the same criticisms it gives the world at large. Also, emotion trumps logic every time. Most of these books are written with the logical reader in mind, but faith is a deeply emotional thing.
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