March St Paddys Day ans Spring, Whatcah Reading?

I'm reading my friend jasons book, its out in a couple weeks- [url]www.perceptionexperiment.com[/url]

[QUOTE=morey;942297]I'm reading my friend jasons book, its out in a couple weeks- [url]www.perceptionexperiment.com[/url][/QUOTE]

Morey, can you pick me up a signed copy? I will figure out a way to pay. Do you want any European editions of a book in return?

[QUOTE=morey;942297]I'm reading my friend jasons book, its out in a couple weeks- [url]www.perceptionexperiment.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Is it any good? Did he self-publish?

I'm reading [I]Easy Rider, Raging Bull[/I]. I started it ages ago. October, I think. It's hard to read, the type is very small.

[QUOTE=Barca Boy;942298]Morey, can you pick me up a signed copy? I will figure out a way to pay. Do you want any European editions of a book in return?[/QUOTE]Sure, and lets do a trade, why don't you send me something by an Irish guy.

[QUOTE=Vendetta;942300]Is it any good? Did he self-publish?

I'm reading [I]Easy Rider, Raging Bull[/I]. I started it ages ago. October, I think. It's hard to read, the type is very small.[/QUOTE]I don't know yet i seriously have such trouble reading anything anymore. He did self-publish, and he's going all out with the pr, having a book signing at a local bookstore than a party at the art gallery, i hope its good, its an admirable accomplishment.

just finished So Long, See you tomorrow by William Maxwell and Catcher in the rye... just about to finish the contortionists Handbook and Neverwhere.. also reading The Remainder by Tom McCarthy and Wild Ducks flying Backward by Tom Robbins... Got so many books waiting!

shouts

Jim morrison: life, death, legend.

And 1984

I just got me a Courtesy Borrowers library card for the University of Texas!
Oh man that place kicks ass! I just spent 4 hours there.

And earlier today I got me an Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary library card. Spent about an hour there, but only because I had to go somewhere.

I fucking LOVE bad ass libraries.

I got me 5, count em 5 kick ass books for my community college research paper. Plus I searched the microfiche and got me some quotes from the early 1800's for the same subject.

what subject?

Christian Slavery in the New World.

Christianity used as a justification of slave ownership, Christianity provides a sense of community for the slaves, Christianity provides an emotional refuge from daily life for slaves.

Combines two of my favorite topics - Christianity's evils and race relations

there's some sort of Amazing Grace movie coming out along those lines

Yeah, a while back I was talking aloud about this paper, someone from hollywood musta heard me. I need to learn to keep my mouth shut sometimes.

It's actually turing out to be very interesting stuff. I'm reading a lot of sermons from balck (free and slave) preacher's and from white preachers. Mostly Southern white preachers. I've read at least 100 of the slave narratives. Some are very very funny. I kinda like old black men.

Here's a quote from Sam Anderson age 98 yrs. Oklahoma City, OK 1937

"I believe white folks trying to get out of work was what caused slavery."

There is also some shit that is amazingly sadistic and horrible, rape, beating and what not. Something I found interesting was that the master's white kids could beat the shit out of all the slave children and the slave children couldn't fight back. Sorta like beatin' up a pacifist, where's the fun in that?

If you can find it, watch [URL=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180396/]Goodbye Uncle Tom[/URL] .
It's filmed as a pre-civil war documentary and might be interesting to you.
"Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade. "

I just started reading [URL=http://www.amazon.com/Remainder-Tom-Mccarthy/dp/0307278352]Remainder by Tom McCarthy[/URL] the freebie from Random House.
I'm liking it. The way the lead character has to think about each action before doing it reminds me of how Mo was the first couple years after her accident. It was like a hard reset with a bunch of files lost.

I really enjoyed the Remainder, I thought it would be crap since it was free but I was pleasantly surprised.

Ive started Syrup by Maxx Barry, Great so far.

i just started The Things They Carried, by Tim O'brien (its ok so far, i have to read it for school and i am not really into war books but its suprisingly not so bad) and The Undead and Philosophy: Chicken Soup for the Soulless (liking it so far, only like 30 pages in but its good.)

The Waiting List:

-Whatever is selected for the April Book Club book
-The Long Goodbye- raymond chandler
-Go Now- richard hell
-Junky- william s. burroughs
-Garden State- rick moody (halfway through)
-Principia Discordia
-Tweaked- Patrick Moore
-Model Behavior- jay mcinerney
-Crash- j.g. ballard
Treasure Island
-Children of Men- pd james

i ahve these random urges to buy tons of books on pay day, its addicting

[QUOTE=iamthebuffalo;943598]i just started The Things They Carried, by Tim O'brien (its ok so far, i have to read it for school and i am not really into war books but its suprisingly not so bad)[/QUOTE]Tim O'Brien is an awesome writer. His style is a lot like Thom Jones' - not just because of the subject matter. We read Going After Cacciato a while back in our old book club. I loved that book.

[QUOTE=iamthebuffalo;943598]i have these random urges to buy tons of books on pay day, its addicting[/QUOTE]
Yeah, me too! And that has to stop. I'm always broke and I have a ridiculous amount of books that I haven't read yet.

[QUOTE=PGoutis01;943747]

Yeah, me too! And that has to stop. I'm always broke and I have a ridiculous amount of books that I haven't read yet.[/QUOTE]

aint that the truth...its so hard sometimes, especially when you go to amazon and see used books for like a quater or a penny...that is awesome. its cheap but you end up paying liek 4 dollars for shipping

[QUOTE=iamthebuffalo;943784]aint that the truth...its so hard sometimes, especially when you go to amazon and see used books for like a quater or a penny...that is awesome. its cheap but you end up paying liek 4 dollars for shipping[/QUOTE]

Or I like to browse bargain books on amazon.com, bn.com, or at Barnes and Noble. So I see something I've thought about reading before - but it's only 4.99 and then before you know it there's the one brand new book in my hand for 25 bucks plus three books at 5 bucks a piece and the only reason I walked into Barnes and Noble was because I wanted some Starbucks!

[QUOTE=PGoutis01;943801]Or I like to browse bargain books on amazon.com, bn.com, or at Barnes and Noble. So I see something I've thought about reading before - but it's only 4.99 and then before you know it there's the one brand new book in my hand for 25 bucks plus three books at 5 bucks a piece and the only reason I walked into Barnes and Noble was because I wanted some Starbucks![/QUOTE]

that's why you should trade books at bookmooch.com.

I've traded books that I no longer wanted, or was interested in like:
grapes of wrath, the giver etc..

and have received,
books from alex garland, irvine welsh, i'm getting Geek Love.......... great books. for free.

Im reading Blackbox by Nick Walker, its great but I should really save it for my plane journey next week.

[QUOTE=jmizair;943985]that's why you should trade books at bookmooch.com.

I've traded books that I no longer wanted, or was interested in like:
grapes of wrath, the giver etc..

and have received,
books from alex garland, irvine welsh, i'm getting Geek Love.......... great books. for free.[/QUOTE]

I've thought of doing something like this - but I really love holding on to my books. I have three big book cases over flowing.

[QUOTE=iamthebuffalo;943598]i just started The Things They Carried, by Tim O'brien (its ok so far, i have to read it for school and i am not really into war books but its suprisingly not so bad)[/QUOTE]

Oh man, one of my favorite books, favorite writers. Gear up for the water buffalo scene. It's so damn sad, horrific, heart-breaking, and, in a certain light, human. Damn, I love Tim O'Brien. Another book of his that I can't recommend enough, if you're interested, is In the Lake of the Woods. It's not strictly about Vietnam, actually takes place in Minnesota, but it does make an appearance.

As for what I've been reading, since last time I posted, I think I've read a couple that I dont' remember, plus A Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Eggers, which was good, but I think it's hard to live up to a title like that. Even though I went into it thinking it would be just okay, I think I still had high subconscious expectations. Currently dug into Hamlet and just started Freakonomics. I broke down and bought some new books. It felt soooooooooo good. I haven't bought new books for about 10 months.

[QUOTE=Rents;944943] Gear up for the water buffalo scene. It's so damn sad, horrific, heart-breaking, and, in a certain light, human. [/QUOTE]

yeah that scene was intense... I'm like half way through the book now, I'm digging it

Heh, yeah, that was one of the few books I had to read in high school that I thought was actually good. My English teacher senior year was effin amazing. The man knew how to pick books, that's for sure. Ha, he'd always have this poster of the books banned from schools in his classroom and at the beginning of the school year, he walk over the poster and say something like "Whatever you do, DON'T READ THESE BOOKS. They're banned from schools. You can probably get them at a bookstore though. I saw this one here for like $5 at Powells. It's pretty good, actually. But old men in suits somewhere in Texas said you shouldn't read them, so DON'T READ THEM." He was a hell of a story teller too.

[QUOTE=Rents;944943]Currently dug into Hamlet and just started Freakonomics. I broke down and bought some new books.[/QUOTE] I thought Freakonomics was awesome. It's a great book if you're not in the mood for fiction. I flew through that book in a couple days. I couldn't put it down.

I just finished The Things They Carried... i loved it. it was amazing.

the end of the book blew my mind, the whole scene with Linda was sad and real. there is a scary realness to the book, (i know it was about war and all that).

i loved the last line: "I realize it is as Tim trying to save Timmy's life with a story." it was the perfect ending.

i'm kind of pissed at my self, we were supposed to read it at the beginning of the semester and i kept putting it off, but when i actually picked it up and started to read i couldn't stop.

i have just started reading, The Children of Men, by PD James and Go Now, by Richard Hell... i have been looking forward to seeing Children of men but i decided to read the book first...

Thats It. Im sick of Squirelling away all my books by my favourite authors and reading crap instead, Im off for a few days and when Im back Im just going to read what I like. At the moment Im enjoying Geek Love and trying to think of something intelligent to write in the discussion thread.

I read The Worthy by Will Clarke and Cross by Ken Bruen yesterday. has anyone ever heard of Ken Bruen?

[QUOTE=UbikRex]South of the Pumphouse - Les Claypool[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=kakunn;940870]Didn´t know he has a book! is it good?[/QUOTE]

To be honest, i was fairly disappointed by it. Slow read for such a short book. Took about 2/3 of the book for things to really happen. Finished it and thought well, that was okay. There are a few funny parts in it. Like one of the guys stories about getting a hummer in the men's bathroom of a shit bar. There are parts that are good and a lot that came off wrong for me. Its under 300 pages easily. So if you are interested in reading it. Check it out just for you personal view on it.