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witeasprinwow                  Since: 12-29-05 Last post: 6437 days Last view: 6437 days |
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| I have been interested in reading a lot more as of the past few months. Usually I splurge on instruments; now I am obsessed with books. Just this summer alone I have learned as much through books as through everything else combined, including my summer lab course.
After spending about $40 today on another order (Originally it was $75 but when I saw the tag I went right back and dropped some books), I have come to two realizations: 1. I need to start going to the library, not fucking Amazon.com. I can't afford this shit. 2. I need more book reccomendations, and I'd like to share what I'm finding with other people. Thus, this thread. Hopefully this will get stickied or something if it takes off. If it flops, well, just forget I ever did this. Basically, just name a few books that you've read recently and enjoyed / learned from, and describe them for us so we can choose what we want to read and what we don't. If you have new reccomendations, feel free to post again, you don't have to edit your old post. Names of authors are encouraged, as are links to Amazon.com. I will start off with two reccomendations, one funny and one a bit more serious: The Alphabet of Manliness, by Maddox : I have already written a thread about this book. To summarize it again, it is a hilarious and genius work of satire, working as both a tribute to manly men and a mockery of old 1900's attitudes on manliness. It could be considered offensive at times, but there is a difference between a sincerely offending work and a crude chapter written inbetween a chapter about pirates and a chapter about boners. Another book I'd like to reccomend is: The Game, by Neil Strauss : First off, this is not some stupid "How to pick up chicks" guide. There are enough of those, and they probably all suck. What this book is about is the story of a man who exercised no control over his life, and how he drives himself to become better with women, and ends up re-examining his entire life and becoming a much better person because of it. Really, it's a book about men, not about women. Most of the women in the book are just people the men interact with, and their perspective is not always described. It's the men and their problems (Strauss being a wimp, Mystery and his anger, Papa and his awkwardness, Tyler and his general slimeball-ish-ness) that drives the book. To anyone who is frustrated with his situation, or anyone who is interested in self-improvement, or just looking for a well-written and honest book, I highly reccomend it. |
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Jilkon Cappy  Since: 11-27-05 From: Teh Sweden Last post: 6409 days Last view: 6358 days |
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I'd kinda like to say that reading isn't limited to books..  . I'm currently reading One Piece in Japanese, just because I like One Piece and because I can read it in Japanese. Now, reading manga in Japanese is so different from your average comic (imo) in that the usage of onomatopoetic words is so vast and certainly on every page and almost every koma (that'd be each "square"). It's kinda like reading anime really, with the sorta introductory scenes where a character/thing appears has this big ど～ん (Do~n) sound over their head (or behind them). If you listen in the anime you can actually here that sound in those kinds of scenes. I know there is some swoosh and whack and stuff in American/Whateverian comics, but Japanese takes it to such a whole vast new level.
To sum that up, I find both the usage of such exp |
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witeasprinwow Since: 12-29-05 Last post: 6437 days Last view: 6437 days |
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Originally posted by Jilkon This is a good point; Computers and the internet is changing how people read. How about this: Anything book-like goes in this thread. |
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Sakura Secret!   Since: 11-30-05 Last post: 6399 days Last view: 6369 days |
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| Personally, I read Detective Fiction almost exclusively, so...
Anway: Velocity by Dean Koontz - a nice suspense book, I guess... well worth the $7 I paid for it :p About any "McNally's ________" book, by Lawrence Sanders/Vincent Lardo - Not much I can say... just always full of good wit About any Robert B. Parker series, by someone else - I don't remember the author offhand, but this is also pretty good. I'm in the middle of I.O.U. right now (but haven't read in a while... I really should finish it  )
I haven't had any chances as of late to get any new books, though, so I've ended up losing my habit of reading often |
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sandrocklq Red Cheep-cheep  Since: 07-31-06 Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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| If you're into comics I recently read The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Both are Batman graphic novels. | |||
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witeasprinwow Since: 12-29-05 Last post: 6437 days Last view: 6437 days |
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| I was really talking about books or anything book-like, but whatever. I'm used to my threads getting completely hijacked here.
I have coming in the mail: The Autobiography of Malcom X Sperm Wars (Robin Baker) The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene) All of these are much heavier reading than my last two. I'll let you guys know how they go as I finish them. |
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Dr_Death16   970 Since: 05-07-06 From: Iowa Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| I just got the original The Stand by Stephen King on eBay today... I'm going to reread that when it arrives. And that's about it for me. | |||
drjayphd Torosu OW! BURNY!  Since: 11-18-05 From: CT Last post: 6331 days Last view: 6328 days |
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Originally posted by witeasprinwow Winner. Let's stick with stuff of the paperback or hardcover persuasions, yes?  Comics/manga are different beasts and probably should get their own thread. |
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Toxic 250 TOX4ADMIN  Since: 11-17-05 From: I'm keeping a list. Last post: 6329 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| If you haven't already, Catch-22 is my favorite novel, and has seriously influenced my day to day life. If black comedy, satire, or breathing tickles your fancy, pick it up. | |||
Jomb Deddorokku  Since: 12-03-05 From: purgatory Last post: 6331 days Last view: 6331 days |
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| For books, I'd reccommend just about anything by Kurt Vonnegut, that is my favorite author. I've never been let down by him, my favorites are "Sirens of Titan", "Cat's Cradle", and "Slaughterhouse-Five". If you like horror books I'd reccomend HP Lovecraft's work, it's the most compelling stuff i've ever read in that genre.
If you want to read something which will shock you, read "The Naked Lunch" by William Burroughs. I read it not too long ago, and it's still very jarring 50 or so years later. But dont read it if you are easily offended or repulsed. If you take it with an open mind it is really very imaginative in an ugly way. (edited by Jomb on 08-03-06 09:09 PM) |
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Teddylot Bouncy  Since: 11-17-05 From: *uploading new location* Last post: 6363 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| You only like that book 'cause I told you to read it, Toxic. =o
Anyway, I recommend some of the books I'm reading right now: "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen (adapted by Arthur Miller) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (I happen to be re-reading it at the mo') Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Also on the same list is Rand's The Fountainhead which I read previously this year. |
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Danielle  6730 Administratorrrr HELLO THERE   Since: 11-17-05 From: California Rate me ^_^ Last post: 6329 days Last view: 6328 days |
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I'll throw out some suggestions, but I'm sure you've read at least some of them before 
That Catcher in the Rye (I'm sure you read this in grade school, but if you didn't, damn it get it) by JD Salinger Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (biography type book about an adventurous guy, extremely inspiring) Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (if you haven't read it yet) Animal Farm by George Orwell (seriously, this is a classic) And on a side note, I tried reading Catch-22, and I couldn't get into it. I read over 50 pages, and... no. It wasn't working with me.  |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| The only one of Danielle's that I would echo would be Animal Farm; if you know the idea behind the book, it's a great depiction of what Orwell's trying to get across. If not, then you're in for a treat.
I never did The Catcher in the Rye in high school.  Nor did I do Romeo & Juliet, believe it or not. (Merchant of Venice, yes; Macbeth, yes... but not that) |
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ziffhasnoaim/password Snifit Since: 06-07-06 Last post: 6520 days Last view: 6520 days |
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| On The Road Again by Jack Kerouac
Anne Karenina by Leo Tolstoy * Crime and Punishment by Doestovsky * The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas * Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (or ANYTHING by Steinbeck) * Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age by Oe * The Metamorphisis or The Trial by Franz Kafka English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Anything by Mordechai Richler (duddy kravitz being my favourite) A Fine Balance by Rohington Mistry * I will add a * for the ones I think are most important The first two stars relate to my adoration of Russian literature. A good starting point, if not a little dense but less daunting, is Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. I absolutely adore St. Thomas Aquinas dry and sensicle take on the renewal of Aristotlean ideals during the First Reinassance. Steinbeck is my favourite thing to come from America. I absolutely love everything he has done. I read Of Mice and Men about 400000000000000000000000^2 times during Gr. 11. We only had to read it once, but I loved it. Kenzaburo Oe is a brilliant author. If you think you know shit about Japanese culture you need to read this man. I read this book twice in a day...Twice. Rohington Mistry will expose a whole new world to you. You will read this lengthy and be filled with adoration and shock. It really just shows the versatility and amazing strength of the Canadian literary style. |
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witeasprinwow Since: 12-29-05 Last post: 6437 days Last view: 6437 days |
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Originally posted by Super Danielle First off, I completely back her reccomendation of The Catcher in the Rye. The main character is so incredibly human that he alone makes it worth the read. If the author was any less honest about human emotion, this book would have totally flopped. Also, I'll second Animal Farm (But have a Cliff's Notes or something handy to help interpret it; it's about Stalin and Hitler and the like), and also reccomend Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The book has changed with age; some of Huxley's predictions for the future are obviously wrong now. However, the main question the book proposes is still extremely relevant - "Is a pre-ordained life of stupid happiness, or would you accept pain and suffering in exchange for depth of emotion?" |
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ziffhasnoaim/password Snifit Since: 06-07-06 Last post: 6520 days Last view: 6520 days |
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| Brave New World, for what its worth, is a brilliant exposition on drug culture. I like how many people read it and assume Huxley was rallying against drugs. Of course he was part of the team that came up with the term psychadelic. | |||
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drjayphd Torosu OW! BURNY! Since: 11-18-05 From: CT Last post: 6331 days Last view: 6328 days |
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Originally posted by ziffhasnoaim/password Brave New World is a brilliant everything. We'd read that and 1984 in high school senior year, and I think most of the people liked the latter better. I was Team Brave New World all the way. |
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ziffhasnoaim/password Snifit Since: 06-07-06 Last post: 6520 days Last view: 6520 days |
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| Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure | |||
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Danielle 6730 Administratorrrr HELLO THERE Since: 11-17-05 From: California Rate me ^_^ Last post: 6329 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| You never read Catcher in the Rye, Colin?
This makes me feel sad for you. If you EVER want a book to read, I really recommend that one. It's without a doubt my favorite book. The main character Holden can relate with anyone, and he's believable. You don't see that very often in books anymore. |
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ziffhasnoaim/password Snifit Since: 06-07-06 Last post: 6520 days Last view: 6520 days |
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| Holden was a brat though. I didn't like him at all through the story. I don't understand why so many people love it so much. |
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