Movember 2010 and I am reading...
Mesopotamia by Arthur Nersesian. Very good so far.
Whats everyone else reading?
Anarchy Evolution : Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God by: Greg Graffin , Steve Olson
and
The House of Mirth by Edith Warton.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
shit on me! I gotta get that!
Finishing up At the Water's Edge, then might move onto The Defector by Daniel Silva, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeedu> by Jared Diamond, or The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire
Think for yourself. Question Authority.
Blood’s a Rover by James Ellroy
Columbine by Dave Cullen
"The rat inside your brain rules the world."
Citizen Kane SUCKED!!!!!!! True fact.
Alcoholism is the cure not the disease.
Awesome book! Breaks a lot of the untruths that have surfaced about the Columbine tragedy.
Also check out our video interview with Dave Cullen. He's a lurker here every so often.
Now I'm on to As I Lay Dying, Faulkner, and The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris.
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100 sonnets by Boris Vian and finishing The American Pastoral by Philip Roth.
Burmese Days by George Orwell.
9887 by Nik Jones. Weird, creepy and awesome so far.
shit on me! I gotta get that!
I know!
Just started Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tilman by Jon Krakauer ...in addition to all the ones I haven't had time to finish yet.
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Tuff - Mirka loved that book (if I remember right). I've been meaning to get that. I love Krakauer's writing. Let us know what you think when you're done.
It may be a while, but will do.
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shit on me! I gotta get that!
I've got about 100 pages left and what a frustrating read! I keep wanting to smack Bronson in the face and yell Noooooooo! I want the best for him, but I don't think he wants/wanted that.
So... Charles Bronson is a tragicomic literary figure in Norway...
Weird.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bronson_(prisoner)
I wasn't aware there were several.
Discovering the Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade : possibly the best book ever written on Dashiell Hammett and his works
Just finished up The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano and am re-reading some Sherlock Holmes stories before I dive into anything else.
There is hope, but not for us.
I loved this book. I saw the picture you posted on Facebook of your garage sale purchases; you bought a really nice copy! Mine's ancient and was bought from a library.
EDIT: I forgot to put what I'm reading...I'm still on Cry, the Beloved Country but I bought Lolita over the weekend. I really want to start it now; it's been on my reading list for such a long time.
I bought Lolita over the weekend. I really want to start it now; it's been on my reading list for such a long time.
Lolita is one of my favorites!!
The wording is beautiful.
As for what I'm reading...
I'm finishing up Click by Kristopher Young.
I think this weekend I'll finally pick up The Contortionists Handbook by Craig Clevenger.
I'm reading TCH finally. It helps that copies aren't $40 anymore.
Thanks BPL and PGoutis01.
I like hearing that.
Writer, author of Columbine. The rest of my crap: Columbine intro video, Columbine Online research site and Columbine Teacher’s Guide.
I loved it, too. It's probably around #5 on my all-time favorites list.
I read it just as I was re-conceiving my book, and he gave me the confidence to plunge ahead with ten storylines. I figured that if he could do that . . .
Writer, author of Columbine. The rest of my crap: Columbine intro video, Columbine Online research site and Columbine Teacher’s Guide.
use the quote button, fuckin' noob!
I like hearing that.
Are you thanking just for buying the book? I haven't responded neither positively or negatively to it?
"The rat inside your brain rules the world."
Citizen Kane SUCKED!!!!!!! True fact.
Alcoholism is the cure not the disease.
I have Columbine on my shelf, I reckon I'll read it next because it's cool the author posted. Innit.
Right now I'm reading JP Smythe 'Hereditation'. It's another one I think The Cult would love, very witty and a bit gross.
I Havent Dreamed of Flying for a While by Taichi Yamada. I love this guys books.
Ha! But don't be mean, but ha! also.
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
Swapped The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (only read three pages, but that was enough) for it with a work colleague. I feel that I made the right decision.
I'm about 60 pages into The Contortionist's Handbook. Holy shit...so fucking good.
I need that book.
You can get it cheap now that MacAdam/Cage gave it another print run.
Swapped The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (only read three pages, but that was enough) for it with a work colleague. I feel that I made the right decision.
I gave up on that book last night, i made it almost 200 pages. I wanted to like it but i couldn't.
I'm glad you're liking it. That is one of my all time favorite books. I've read it too many times to count.
J.K Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
oh yeah!
Failure I cannot fix, false hope for nothing
This is the life I lead and tomorrow will not change
© Novembers Doom
James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
You can get it cheap now that MacAdam/Cage gave it another print run.
Thank god they did or I'd feel guilty about not sharing my copy, which I don't want to do.
ITs $9 on Amazon.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I think I'd be better off ordering it from a Norwegian book store's website, since I wouldn't have to pay for shipping. 
I should know you live over there, shouldn't I?
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
We don't really know eachother, so no.
Is you avatar John Baizley's work?
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
Sarah Court by Craig Davidson.
yeah, everyone needs That book. And then after it, you need Dermaphoria because it's even better! The man runs a tight ship. His prose is as close to flawless as it gets. Every single word is scritinised and accounted for. The man's a maniac in the best possible way.
What did you think of it?
I didn't love it. Maybe I just didn't get it. It took me a fucking long time to read (about a month) and there were so many characters, like dozens. Two main characters, about whom I feel I understood nothing, and were generally interchangable.
I don't think South American literature is really my thing. This novel definitely had atmosphere, but at the end of it I had no idea what it was trying to say. Why did I read you, 648 page novel about Mexican poets?
Anyway, Phil recommended it to me, so many he can shed light on the subject that I cannot.
There is hope, but not for us.
Yeah, I read it last year and I really didn't think that much of it. Some of the chapters were extremely well written, and others were like reading a phone book.. in the end it seemed like a lot of work (by both the author and the reader) to not really get anywhere. I like some of Bolano's poetry a lot, and I have a copy of 2666 here waiting to be read, but The Savage Detectives really sapped my enthusiasm to start reading a book that's a further 300 or so pages long.
You people have no souls.
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
— Spambot
"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon
So should I read 2666, or no?
If you didn't love The Savage Detectives, you won't like 2666, I think — it's not even finished. But I love both and so do people with SOULS!
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
— Spambot
"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon
Also, you're alright, it's Jane who has no soul.
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
— Spambot
"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon
Bronson by Charles Bronson. Very interesting so far.