SR4 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 about halfway into Slavoj Zisek's "Living in the End Times".....the guy is brilliant and an awesomely entertaining speaker, but this book is nothing but name-dropping it seems....i really want the man to elaborate more on his own ideas, not Lacan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 From Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plstik Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A Briefer History of time, I really liked the way he described the theorey and the people behind it. Interesting read. Murakami, After Dark. I think this is his first book I have read that actually took place in the present (for me). Didnt like the chapters in Eri´s room, with the "camera-perspective", but the rest was solid. Next: A Pale blue Dot. Really looking forward to this one, cause its at least 1/3 space-pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Read Carl Sagan's Cosmos too. One of the most enjoyable books I've read in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Finished Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just started The Winds of War by Herman Wouk.. been looking forward to read this masterpiece of ages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 the electric kool-aid acid test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 and i think we have a synchronicity there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 lol, thanks, google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A/D Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 just finished "Close Range" by Annie Proulx. it's a collection of short stories, including the one that they made into brokeback mountain. they're all set in wyoming. her writing is dark but very musical, and her details could tell the whole story on their own. a really nicely done group of stories. i am a huge fan of brokeback mountain, the film, and i thought the story was every bit as beautiful, impressive for how close and succinct it was. i recommend this collection to fans of the english language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere by Habermas It's really dense and slow going but I'm enjoying it. Edited February 1, 2011 by Yegg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morphis2525 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Bukowski, bukowski, bukowsi, .... and knut hamsun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morphis2525 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 just finished "Close Range" by Annie Proulx. it's a collection of short stories, including the one that they made into brokeback mountain. they're all set in wyoming. her writing is dark but very musical, and her details could tell the whole story on their own. a really nicely done group of stories. i am a huge fan of brokeback mountain, the film, and i thought the story was every bit as beautiful, impressive for how close and succinct it was. i recommend this collection to fans of the english language. gonna have to check this out. have you ever read sherwood anderson? i feel he was possibly the best american short story writer yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 enjoying so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Everything Vonnegut-related that I've read is excellent. Also read Slaughterhouse Five and Mother Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 my friend gave me her copy of the annotated Lolita because i've been on a bit of a Nabokov spree lately. i'd read Lolita before (even though Dan C's been holding my copy hostage for a couple of years) but the annotations and commentary shed a lot of light on some of the more obscure games and allusions Nabokov plays with. i think there are very few novelists who can even come close to him, frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A/D Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 gonna have to check this out. have you ever read sherwood anderson? i feel he was possibly the best american short story writer yet. i have not! recommend a collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Iain M fucking Banks GENIUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can we sticky this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruiagnelo Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can we sticky this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Can we sticky this thread? yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sine Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Conscience and its problems.an introduction to casuistry by kirk. The velveteen rabbit by margery williams. Just so stories by rudyard kipling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Can we sticky this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Can we sticky this thread? yeah. NR: The Pornography of Power by Lionel Rubinoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJW Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixxx Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Everything Vonnegut-related that I've read is excellent. Also read Slaughterhouse Five and Mother Night. I'm currently on Galapagos, I love it. I love him, such a talented writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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