Stock Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Now reading every single thing Lovecraft wrote about Chtulhu. This is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Now reading every single thing Lovecraft wrote about Chtulhu. This is incredible. never get sick of lovecraft; i own everything he's ever written currently reading this http://enterthepassage.com/ it's schlocky postapocalyptic horror, but surprisingly good for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 will be wrapping it up in ~125 pages—thinking of either going to michael chabon or thomas pyncheon afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Pulp - Charles Bukowski Giving this one a second read after 6-7 years. Having just gone through a few heavy readings, I need something a bit mindless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffanyHalderman Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Reading Tokyo Vice due to a recommendation in this thread. Really entertaining however it all seems fake, especially the dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprigg Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Reading Tokyo Vice due to a recommendation in this thread. Really entertaining however it all seems fake, especially the dialogue. i didnt get that impression. maybe it might have something to do with certain things being lost in the translation from japanese to english, i dont know.. shit gets pretty harrowing towards the end, so i cant see him adding dramatic flair just to sell books. the material is way too personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffanyHalderman Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 The dialogue is impossibly dramatic, people don't talk like that in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 The dialogue is impossibly dramatic, people don't talk like that in real life. yeah, for some reason i didnt get that impression. well, if you can looks past that, i highly doubt the end will leave you unaffected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 really just a fantastic book. an american goes to work for japans leading newspaper on the vice beat. you learn all sorts of stuff about the yakuza and japansese culture. it gets quite gripping towards the end.. the yakuza are ruthless. Reading Tokyo Vice due to a recommendation in this thread. Really entertaining however it all seems fake, especially the dialogue. i didnt get that impression. maybe it might have something to do with certain things being lost in the translation from japanese to english, i dont know.. shit gets pretty harrowing towards the end, so i cant see him adding dramatic flair just to sell books. the material is way too personal. The dialogue is impossibly dramatic, people don't talk like that in real life. yeah, for some reason i didnt get that impression. well, if you can looks past that, i highly doubt the end will leave you unaffected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 really just a fantastic book. an american goes to work for japans leading newspaper on the vice beat. you learn all sorts of stuff about the yakuza and japansese culture. it gets quite gripping towards the end.. the yakuza are ruthless. Reading Tokyo Vice due to a recommendation in this thread. Really entertaining however it all seems fake, especially the dialogue. i didnt get that impression. maybe it might have something to do with certain things being lost in the translation from japanese to english, i dont know.. shit gets pretty harrowing towards the end, so i cant see him adding dramatic flair just to sell books. the material is way too personal. The dialogue is impossibly dramatic, people don't talk like that in real life. yeah, for some reason i didnt get that impression. well, if you can looks past that, i highly doubt the end will leave you unaffected. super-lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plstik Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 heh, smartass. ive never been a writer (obviously). but the book is great, and the end is indeed GRIPPING AND HARROWING (blow me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxing Day Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 5/3/2011 edition of The Guardian by Alan Rusbridger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stock Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 will be wrapping it up in ~125 pages—thinking of either going to michael chabon or thomas pyncheon afterwards. I love Murakami. Kafka on the Shore and After Dark are just awesome. Very prolific person, need to check his other novels. Oh and by the way I'm discovering Scott Pilgrim. Already read 3 volumes and it's one of my favourite comics ever so far. Ultra fun stuff running here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruiagnelo Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 for the second time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest dese manz hatin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stock Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 A bit hard to start, but then it's unstoppable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Z_B_Z Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 some thought provoking observations, some aimless hand wringing, and some patronizing words of advice. all in all, not enough of "how to take it back." i miss the younger ruskoff of 'coercion' and 'media virus' (the latter predicted current medias viral nature with eerie accuracy all the way back in 96). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest disparaissant Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 just read "anansi boys" by neil gaiman. it was okayish. but i compare everything he's written to "american gods" and it wasn't even close. good read, but just nowhere NEAR the quality he's capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 ahh I read that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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