Now Reading

  On 1/10/2010 at 11:14 PM, Ron Manager said:

  On 12/29/2009 at 2:17 AM, Capsaicin said:

Naked Lunch by burroughs

I read this recently. Mixed thoughts. It was interesting at times but then at other points I just thought it was inane drivel.

Definitely had some brilliant moments

Definitely had some subpar moments

I'd have liked it if he'd written a novel with a little less sex and more drugs and hallucinations

Klaus Kinski - Ich brauche Liebe [All I Need Is Love]

I'm reading Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk, not much too it so far but its enjoyable.

Can anyone recommend any female authors/books by them that are good because I don't think I've ever read a book by a lady that really works for me and I'm starting to feel like a sexist

here's some suggestions for ya, coal buddy:

Zadie Smith's White Teeth

Yoko Towada's The Bridegroom was a Dog

I haven't read her but you could try Elfriede Jelinek

anais nin?

In terms of female authors I really like "The Banquet Bug" by Geling Yan, it captures perfectly the insanity of modern China. Highly recommended:

Asimov's Foundation trilogy (just started second book)

  On 1/11/2010 at 12:51 AM, Coalbucket PI said:

Can anyone recommend any female authors/books by them that are good because I don't think I've ever read a book by a lady that really works for me and I'm starting to feel like a sexist

I'll always stan for Margaret Atwood and Carol Shields (dunno what it is about Canadian ladies that I love their work so much.)

Plus all this talk of lucid dreaming has got me thinking about this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lathe_of_Heaven

I've got to find me some more books to read. Sick of spending my commute staring into space listening to the freaky music the Victoria Line makes.

just got assigned

Oedipus the King

Richard III

Beowulf

Lord Jim

i don't know what i'm doing with this major, i just want to keep up with the reading

also i hate seminar. stressing the fuck out about that and presentations

Moonchild by Uncle Al

  On 12/28/2009 at 11:51 PM, GrandPopPoplock said:

so fucking good.....!

Steppenwolf

  On 1/27/2010 at 12:49 AM, viscosity said:

just got assigned

 

Oedipus the King

Richard III

Beowulf

Lord Jim

 

i don't know what i'm doing with this major, i just want to keep up with the reading

 

also i hate seminar. stressing the fuck out about that and presentations

oh man I love Conrad!!!

and Beowulf is a beast!!

i guess that is a lot to read in a week though....i have a rather large book presentation due next week myself.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

I've also been trying to finish Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but I'm having trouble. Too much schoolwork.

Also, recently read The Turn of the Screw. Hated it. The language wasn't difficult, but it was boring as shit to read about a neurotic babysitter.

yea i like conrad also, it's not really the workload i just hate presenting, public oration is not my forte. I rather get stabbed in the leg then perform in front of a group of peers

I'm still reading Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon... it's still a difficult read and I'm not sure I understand it all but there are some kick ass parts and he's one hell of a writer.

Chuck Palahniuk - Invisible Monsters

Ebenezer Chaplin-The Civil State Compared to Rivers

  On 1/27/2010 at 2:05 AM, Franklin said:

I'm still reading Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon... it's still a difficult read and I'm not sure I understand it all but there are some kick ass parts and he's one hell of a writer.

this helped me sort some shit out:

http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Companion-Contexts-Pynchons/dp/0820310263

incredible book

the only Thomas Pynchon I have read is Entropy, a great read even if it is somewhat difficult. interesting allegory of the concept

definitely need to check out more of his stuff

  On 1/27/2010 at 2:01 AM, viscosity said:

yea i like conrad also, it's not really the workload i just hate presenting, public oration is not my forte. I rather get stabbed in the leg then perform in front of a group of peers

same here, but it's cause i get really nervous, i start trembling. i have a social phobia or something. and you know what helps with that? xanax. get yourself some xanax.

i have a lot of trouble presenting, but I do great in small discussions.

When you go in for a master's degree, you'll find that the groups are much smaller, more passionate about the subject at hand, which creates a bit more of a relaxed informal atmosphere....i find that to be the best...ideally at your friend's place with a few others drinking a few beers and arguing the finer points of nerd-dom.

  On 1/27/2010 at 3:27 AM, Alcofribas said:

  On 1/27/2010 at 2:05 AM, Franklin said:

I'm still reading Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon... it's still a difficult read and I'm not sure I understand it all but there are some kick ass parts and he's one hell of a writer.

 

this helped me sort some shit out:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Companion-Contexts-Pynchons/dp/0820310263

 

incredible book

thanks dude. I just picked this up and will give them a back and forth once I'm done the text!

yeah.. i dunno i gotta figure it out on my own, just helps to talk about it sometimes

Blade Of The Immortal : Shortcut

Indeed , my son...indeed

  On 1/27/2010 at 12:52 AM, Atop said:

  On 12/28/2009 at 11:51 PM, GrandPopPoplock said:

 

so fucking good.....!

  On 1/27/2010 at 3:47 AM, Hoodie said:

  On 1/27/2010 at 2:01 AM, viscosity said:

yea i like conrad also, it's not really the workload i just hate presenting, public oration is not my forte. I rather get stabbed in the leg then perform in front of a group of peers

 

same here, but it's cause i get really nervous, i start trembling. i have a social phobia or something. and you know what helps with that? xanax. get yourself some xanax.

Same goes for me. I've been told that I even have this weird nervous tick where I do stuff with my nails, and I'm totally unaware of it. Beta blockers would probably do the trick.

Reading Satre's Anti-Semite and Jew atm.