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What are you reading, April?
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Skiptastic
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I'm reading the Star Wars Darth Bane books by Drew Karpyshyan.
speculawyer
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April Fools. And kudos to Rick Warren's wife for creating her AIDS summit.
Kung Fu Jedi
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I got an advanced copy of this to review. It's not published until May 20th I believe.
StriKeVillain
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Shalashaska
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I just picked up 'The Appeal' by John Grisham.
electricpirate
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though I'm not reading it in nearly that cool of a format.
BenjaminBirdie
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electricpirate said:
That would have been so awesome.
"Uh, 'scuse me, electricpirate? You done for the day? Rickie Mendelbaum's in for his Haftorah reading."
"Gimme like five minutes, Rabbi."
perryfarrell
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It's great. I always thought that F. Scott Fitzgerald was kind of a one-hit-wonder with 'The Great Gatsby,' but this book also blows me away. He's just so good at capturing social interaction & people's opinions of each other, it's all so dynamic and exciting... Great stuff.
Count Dookkake
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Who is April?
Anyway, I'm checking out the latest Richard Laymon re-issue "Cuts."
Anyway, I'm checking out the latest Richard Laymon re-issue "Cuts."
electricpirate
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BenjaminBirdie said:
"Ohh, it's okay, It's just his Bar Mitzvah"
Duck of Death
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Really good so far. It is a mystery told through the perspective of an autistic 15-year old boy. Smart writing, and often crushing emotional moments that are emphasized by the boy's lack of emotion.
TheFightingFish
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Kinda dry so far. But I like to mix the occsional history book in with my Sci-Fi / Fantasy.
Just finished The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. Liked it a lot. Funny, complex and thought-provoking, just like Midnight's Children.
Right now, I'm reading White Noise by Don DeLillo. It's enjoyable so far, but he has a strange way of writing. Lots of small scenes that don't seem to have much to do with each other, and there are tons of random things thrown in. Broken sentences overheard from the radio and so on. As if he's trying to drown the plot in... white noise. I feel so clever for realizing that.
Right now, I'm reading White Noise by Don DeLillo. It's enjoyable so far, but he has a strange way of writing. Lots of small scenes that don't seem to have much to do with each other, and there are tons of random things thrown in. Broken sentences overheard from the radio and so on. As if he's trying to drown the plot in... white noise. I feel so clever for realizing that.
The-Switcher
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The line, "What are you reading, April?" made me think this was gonna be a thread about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III The movie...
*quietly leaves*
*quietly leaves*
I finished that a few weeks ago, got really into it. BTW Hayden Christensen is going to be Case in the Neuromancer movie, yea...jon bones said:I really need to finish this ASAP
Now I'm reading this for class. Damn thick books are intimidating (except for The Count of Monte Cristo)
NintendosBooger
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Excelent book so far.
"An international literary phenomenon now available for the first time in English translation. Candy is a blast of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that opens up to us a modern China we've never seen before."
Mian Mian lives in Shanghai and works as a writer and nightlife promoter. Candy, her first novel, was banned in China with Mian Mian decried as a "poster child for spiritual pollution" and became an underground bestseller.
"An international literary phenomenon now available for the first time in English translation. Candy is a blast of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that opens up to us a modern China we've never seen before."
Mian Mian lives in Shanghai and works as a writer and nightlife promoter. Candy, her first novel, was banned in China with Mian Mian decried as a "poster child for spiritual pollution" and became an underground bestseller.
Mad Hatter
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Fantastic book. I'm learning a lot so far.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/086547477X/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Book of Images by Rilke. It just came in today and DAYYYYYYYUM.
Memory is ridiculousgood.
Und da weisst du auf einmal: das war es.
Du erhebst dich, und vor dir steht
eines vergangenen Jahres
Angst und Gestalt und Gebet
Book of Images by Rilke. It just came in today and DAYYYYYYYUM.
Memory is ridiculousgood.
Und da weisst du auf einmal: das war es.
Du erhebst dich, und vor dir steht
eines vergangenen Jahres
Angst und Gestalt und Gebet
DancingCactus77
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I am catching up on the Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro adventures.
Heart Shaped Box is kind of strange.
I'm about 60 pages in, the ghost has made its appearance, the reason the ghost has made its appearance has popped up, bad things have started to happen
but it's flat. ghostly activities happen with the same tone and meter as someone making breakfast.
this thing just won a stoker, so it's fairly well received by other professionals, but there's no foreboding. no sense of dread. nothing.
the ghost is at this point no more outside the norm than an other house guest.
I'm about 60 pages in, the ghost has made its appearance, the reason the ghost has made its appearance has popped up, bad things have started to happen
but it's flat. ghostly activities happen with the same tone and meter as someone making breakfast.
this thing just won a stoker, so it's fairly well received by other professionals, but there's no foreboding. no sense of dread. nothing.
the ghost is at this point no more outside the norm than an other house guest.
perryfarrell said:
It's great. I always thought that F. Scott Fitzgerald was kind of a one-hit-wonder with 'The Great Gatsby,' but this book also blows me away. He's just so good at capturing social interaction & people's opinions of each other, it's all so dynamic and exciting... Great stuff.
Phenomenal.
I'm almost finished with The Time Traveler's Wife. It's fantastic.
tammolives
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I just finished the Grand Inquisitor portion of the book... amazing.
mambadragon
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I was looking for more info on Private Military Companies. Can anyone recommend a book? There's a Blackwater book by Scahill, but it seems divisive (I'd like an objective book).
Star Power
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Femmeworth
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I really liked it.marsomega said:
I'm thinking of buying this book. Any thoughts on it?
ALeperMessiah
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Since the beginning of this year I've been listening too The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote. Excellent book (3 books actually). I'd recommend the audio version though, 6,000 pages is a little much.
VariableTerry
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I have Brave New World on the go at the moment and 1984 is next in line. Sadly, I missed out on both books when I was in school. Figured I might as well check them out now. Brave New world is off to a very interesting start.
All of the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.
All of the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.
sazabirules
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Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
favouriteflavour
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Scott Pilgrim Volumes 3 and 4.
The series just keeps improving and it was already pretty great to begin with.
All Star Superman Vol 1
Got it based upon the recommendations for Grant Morrisons work. Whilst I think its very good it hasnt blown me away yet.
DC: New Frontier
This ranks easily with the best comics I have read. Darwyn Cooke does a incredible job interpreting classic characters. The first section featuring the losers is just amazing.
The series just keeps improving and it was already pretty great to begin with.
All Star Superman Vol 1
Got it based upon the recommendations for Grant Morrisons work. Whilst I think its very good it hasnt blown me away yet.
DC: New Frontier
This ranks easily with the best comics I have read. Darwyn Cooke does a incredible job interpreting classic characters. The first section featuring the losers is just amazing.
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