zkom Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholdapalehorse Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Our Occulted History - Jim Marrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) The Dutch translation was released in january or something. Edited August 13, 2014 by th555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Ah lol, how did they get that out that quick and why was the English dude so slow? either way, enjoying it so far! Edited August 13, 2014 by Bechuga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 maybe this will help, maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Decent book, not too keen on that cover though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyrajah Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 just started this yesterday, about fifty pages in. very unique and addictive to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblequadrat Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. I'm a bit disappointed with ethics as an academic subject to be honest. Edited August 14, 2014 by poblequadrat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Man I really need to get another Kindle, I want to read more Dick (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Lel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Finally got around to reading some more PK Dick after Sean was talking about him in the AAA thread - "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch". It was alright. I feel like it's going to be a while before I really get the point but I think it's something to do with drugs, egotism, and how you can't go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Have you read this one yet? My favorite Murakami book, and essential if you're a fan of him. Impossible to put down! Pretty great. I was getting into Susumu Yokota's "Laputa" while I read this so the two are permanently linked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Decent book, not too keen on that cover though.I didnt get it in that cover, but couldnt find a pic of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Stephen King: Under The Dome & Cell (both rereads) PKD: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. This is only the third PKD I've read after The Penultimate Truth and Do Androids Dream... Starting to see (or imagine) a pattern or style emerge now. Will def keep grabbing his stuff whenever they pop up in the charity shops I grab my books from. Martin Amis: Time's Arrow. Was very impressed by this. Had no idea he wrote experimental novels. Shades of Vonnegut. Now I'm just about to start Andrew Davies: Dirty Faxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Time's Arrow looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yshf Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I'll be spending this coming week in the White Mountains of New Hampshire doing community service/trail building, and during my stay I'll be starting Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms. Figured it would be a bit more fitting to the environment than my other current read (Burroughs cut up trilogy) xD Besides those, I'm also reading Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist for the first time, as I found a beautiful old hardcover edition for 7 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Speaking of Murakami, I need this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijexx Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Andy Hertzfeld's "Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story Of How The Mac Was Made" http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Revolution_in_the_Valley.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki 10/10 Solid Murakami, all the things you wanted wrapped up nicely and plenty left out in the open for you to ponder forever, along with that melancholy he does so uniquely. And it's shorter than 1Q84 so double plus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Not sure if this is allowed but a book I wrote is currently free on Amazon should you want a free kindle book about a detective trying to rescue a child held hostage without being able to tell anyone. Should be free for another day or so, and even when not free is under a £1/$1. Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IDVR0ME/ref=docs-os-doi_0 Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Children-That-Dont-Exist-ebook/dp/B00IDVR0ME It should also be free in whatever you're country you're in, but I don't want to jam up the thread with a hundred + links so apologies. Going by reviews alone, my book was better received in America than the UK. I prefer the American review myself. Edited August 23, 2014 by Bechuga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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