geosmina Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Just bought Musicophilia, by Oliver Sacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmy McMessageboard Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I just realised that the character Oliver Saxon from dexter final season must be based on Oliver Sacks. his serial killer nickname is "the brain surgeon" and oliver sacks is a neurologist. about half way through Hallucinations it started a little dry but then we got to drug hallucinations and it picked up. this is my first sacks book.I first heard of him through the radio, and love his voice. I think I might prefer his books on tape, but only if he reads them himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Eh wow, I just finished reading God Emperor of Dune a few weeks ago. I guess you could say I felt sympathy towards God Leto, but the book in all was just really.. It had deviated so much from what I expected after finishing the trilogy. I did like a lot of the pieces from the stolen journals, though. Fun fact, I read most of the book while soaking in the bath.I like Leto's character. My favourite parts were when it focused in on his worldview, like how exactly a 3,500 year old psychic, genderless worm monster who can remember back to the dawn of time might see reality. It started to lose me whenever Duncan Idaho came into the picture, with the text acting like he's some awesome cool dude (at one point he literally gives a woman an orgasm just from being so cool), but really he's just an unhinged homophobic maniac (in this incarnation, anyway. I liked smart Cyborg Duncan in Dune 2/3) Apparently Frank Herbert was originally gonna write it first person, from Leto's POV, which might of been neat. But apparently Frank Herbert also had a gay son who he disowned so i dunno maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I don't think I ever mentioned it, but i read Exquisite Corpse a few months back. It was pretty great, and quite disgusting, all at once. Anyone else picked it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Good book, fun for (us) map geeks : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I don't think I ever mentioned it, but i read Exquisite Corpse a few months back. It was pretty great, and quite disgusting, all at once. Anyone else picked it up? Poppy Z. Brite? Read it years ago. Was very disturbing to my young self iirc. I'd grown up feasting on SK and Clive Barker and any other pulp gory horror books I could get my hands on, but that book is something else entirely. Might need a reread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron Manager Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 But apparently Frank Herbert also had a gay son who he disowned so i dunno maybe not jesus, really? i've read Dune 1 & 2 but haven't plunged into Children of Dune yet - is it worth it? Messiah was OK, not nearly as enjoyable as the original though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 i've read Dune 1 & 2 but haven't plunged into Children of Dune yet - is it worth it?CoD was enjoyable - it wasn't exactly breaking new ground, but it felt more substantial than DM. The abrupt tonal shift & sudden introduction of uncomfortable themes doesn't really kick in until the fourth book (and from what I've heard, that last aspect becomes even more prevalent in 5 & 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) I guess so. So far, I experienced the first Dune as the most enjoyable one. I kinda dug the whole inevitable downfall that loomed in Dune Messiah. CoD.. hey wow, I can hardly remember most of it, but it was al right. God Emperor of Dune was especially cool because of the God Emperor's perspective (almost everything but him singing that one song), and the chapter introductions in italic, which gave me some great insights into governmental structures. I can't really form an opinion of Heretics of Dune yet, because I only started reading it. However, Ghola Idaho is there again, only at a younger age. What is this man's obsession with Duncan Idaho? Edited October 23, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Also: "..Beverly (Brian's mother), a talented copywriter, but admits that Herbert, an incessant nitpicker, never quite accepted "number two son" Bruce's gay lifestyle and regularly used a lie detector on both boys. Estranged for many years, Brian and his father eventually made peace, learning "how to talk story" and collaborating on Man of Two Worlds (1986) shortly before Frank's death from cancer at age 65." I'm glad they did: life's too beautiful for grudges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 What is this man's obsession with Duncan Idaho?I know right? It's like, maybe he thought to himself early on "wouldn't it be cool if I took this minor character from the first book & slowly turned him into the main protagonist", but never actually develops him beyond "cool sword guy that girls love" (or, when he does explore his personality, it's to the point of making him literally an entirely different character) I'll probably get around to reading 5 & 6 eventually but I'm all duned out at the moment. Focusing on The History of Western Philosophy for now because it's been sitting on my shelf for ages along with all those other university textbooks I snatched from a trash pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxus Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Just bought Musicophilia, by Oliver Sacks. Love this book. I'm reading The Andromeda Strain. Fun/10. Good film too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 currently perusing: sexual politics, sexual communities by john d'emilio santa olivia by jacqueline carey and marriage, a history: from obedience to intimacy, or how love conquered marriage by stephanie coontz and i just finished "this common secret" by susan wicklund, which was absolutely astounding. it's the memoirs of an abortion doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm actually going to finish Ulysses this time, I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 then move on to finnegan's wake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I don't think I ever mentioned it, but i read Exquisite Corpse a few months back. It was pretty great, and quite disgusting, all at once. Anyone else picked it up? Poppy Z. Brite? Read it years ago. Was very disturbing to my young self iirc. I'd grown up feasting on SK and Clive Barker and any other pulp gory horror books I could get my hands on, but that book is something else entirely. Might need a reread. Yeah, that's it. Pretty graphic and odd. I'm sure there's other fiction that touches on these darker areas, but the author does it with such a great writing style that I couldn't help but love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I just got a call from my local comic shop that this just came in, despite me cancelling the order: I still have to figure out if I want to go and get it: I loved the movies and stand alone complexes. Wasn't too fond of Arise, but still I'd like to delph into this. Choices choices.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Has anyone read The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton? I've learned to ignore the Booker Prize lately, but this actually sounds decent. then move on to finnegan's wake! Life is only so long, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alcofribas Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Has anyone read The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton? I've learned to ignore the Booker Prize lately, but this actually sounds decent. My wife is reading it presently and likes it quite a bit. From what she's said about it I'll prob check it out when she's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Has anyone read The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton? I've learned to ignore the Booker Prize lately, but this actually sounds decent. My wife is reading it presently and likes it quite a bit. From what she's said about it I'll prob check it out when she's done. Cool, I'll add it to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Sumbitches Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Reading Asimov's The Naked Sun at the moment, it's good so far. I was quite surprised when I flicked to the front and saw it came out in 1957, the dude was well ahead of his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Been reading cerebus. Up to book 15, Latter Days. I've been enjoying the series on and off, there are definitely good and less good moments, but I'm finding this unreadable. *n* !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) finally decided to read the new Pynchon, which i mention only to point out that on page 282, right after a brief discussion of preference for Nas over Jay-Z, he describes "a TB-303 clone with built-in speakers." flol Edited October 28, 2013 by Alcofribas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzohvezxfn Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Recently finished one, now on to this piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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