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So I thought what I'd do was to pick up A Catcher in The Rye again, and finish the hardships of Holden Caufield. Boy, let me tell you, the amount of phoneys poor Holden spots every waking minute of the day.

It's a nice book, al right.

  On 7/29/2014 at 9:01 PM, baph said:

 

  On 7/29/2014 at 12:52 PM, azatoth said:

Half way through the last volume of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Even if I am partial to sci-fi, this historical fiction is good and has kept me interested even if Stephenson's verbose descriptions of things can get a bit long. Good swash-buckling fun.

 

I want to do a re-read of the Baroque Cycle as it's been almost a decade since I read it, but I can't find the time. Love it, though.

 

Have you read Cryptonomicon?

 

Yes, I've read it, but a few years ago, remember liking it. Sort of "continuing" (even if it came out before) the themes of the Baroque Cycle along with the having the descendants of some of the characters. And Enoch Root.

Because now is an awesome time to read this :

Reading LotR for the first time (I know right?) via audiobook on my long commutes. Tis quite the tale.

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  On 8/1/2014 at 3:53 PM, Philip Glass said:

Because now is an awesome time to read this :

hegel, my least fav of great philosophers but this one is an interesting read. have fun!

Thanks

Alan Watts - The book on the taboo against knowing who you are

  On 7/29/2014 at 2:34 AM, doublename said:

 

  On 7/25/2014 at 10:27 PM, ej23 said:

Currently reading "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy

 

BTW. My interest in this book, has absolutely nothing to do with the incredible jerk off, known publicly as "James Franco" and any of his horse shit movies, or anything else attributed to him for that matter. Fuck James Franco!

Now that I got that of my chest....

 

Cormac McCarthy books are F'n disturbing and creepy, and pretty real, -but hard to put down!

One of the greatest writers in contemporary american literarature ( well in my own humble opinion....)

 

Anyone else in to this dude?

I'm generally a big fan of his. I reread, The Road and All the Pretty Horses Last Year, and found they were even better than I'd remembered.

 

I would strongly recommend Blood Meridian, if you like his work. I haven't read all his books, so I can't say, but it's considered to to be his best. One my favorite books ever!

Heavy ass shit, with some characters you'll never believe.

  On 7/29/2014 at 12:39 PM, mokz said:

 

Some books I read in the last five or so weeks..

 

Haruki Murakami - Dance Dance Dance

Yann Martel - Life of Pi

Vladimir Bartol - Alamut

Haruki Murakami - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Haruki Murakami - South of the Border, West of the Sun

Thomas Pynchon - Bleeding Edge

Now reading Oliver Sacks' Hallucinations and Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction by Annalee Newitz.

 

Have you read this one yet?

My favorite Murakami book, and essential if you're a fan of him. Impossible to put down!

  On 8/8/2014 at 2:26 AM, ej23 said:

 

  On 7/29/2014 at 12:39 PM, mokz said:

 

Some books I read in the last five or so weeks..

 

Haruki Murakami - Dance Dance Dance

Yann Martel - Life of Pi

Vladimir Bartol - Alamut

Haruki Murakami - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Haruki Murakami - South of the Border, West of the Sun

Thomas Pynchon - Bleeding Edge

Now reading Oliver Sacks' Hallucinations and Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction by Annalee Newitz.

 

Have you read this one yet?

 

My favorite Murakami book, and essential if you're a fan of him. Impossible to put down!

 

Yes, I read it last year. One of my favorites also.

Our Occulted History - Jim Marrs

Just received Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (so long a title!) by Murakami, in a nifty hardcover.

This one seems like it's a massive departure for Murakami--the main character doesn't listen to jazz! Or eat fancy meals!

  On 8/13/2014 at 10:26 PM, Bechuga said:

Just received Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (so long a title!) by Murakami, in a nifty hardcover.

 

 

This one seems like it's a massive departure for Murakami--the main character doesn't listen to jazz! Or eat fancy meals!

Hm I still have to check out that one. Last Murakami I read were the 1q84 books, which were really nice.

I'm reading Greg Egan - Diaspora atm. Now that's some hard scifi, I'm kind of blown away.

  On 8/13/2014 at 10:50 PM, th555 said:

 

  On 8/13/2014 at 10:26 PM, Bechuga said:

Just received Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (so long a title!) by Murakami, in a nifty hardcover.

 

 

This one seems like it's a massive departure for Murakami--the main character doesn't listen to jazz! Or eat fancy meals!

Hm I still have to check out that one. Last Murakami I read were the 1q84 books, which were really nice.

 

It only came out in the last two days so it's no surprise you've not read it yet. Unless you're Japanese or Philip Gabriel.

Just noticed that it comes with a book of stickers! How fancy.

The Dutch translation was released in january or something.

Ah lol, how did they get that out that quick and why was the English dude so slow? either way, enjoying it so far!

  On 8/6/2014 at 1:23 AM, MadameChaos said:

maybe this will help, maybe not

Decent book, not too keen on that cover though.

just started this yesterday, about fifty pages in. very unique and addictive to read

Yeah he's great, you should check out his short stories as well if you haven't already. Only novel of his that I read is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, it was quite nice.

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.

I'm a bit disappointed with ethics as an academic subject to be honest.