NiceGuy Fulfills Asi^H^H Korean stereotypes Posts: 554 Joined: May 2008 |
08-12-2008, 12:15 PM
I don't read books. I listen to their audio counterparts. Because I'm lazy. You have a problem with that?
The most recent one's that I have listened to are Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and 1984 by George Orwell. Also, all the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling as read by Stephen Fry. Awesome. And His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman is another excellent collection of fantasy fiction. My all time favorite however is Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide and Dirk Gently series. Best literature EVAR! On BAL-SACKs: (07-10-2008, 06:52 PM)rumsfald link Wrote:Like our namesake, the number one thing we do is hang around. Between your legs. Hang around waiting for some action. |
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Surf314 Seriously, this week I'll play PS Posts: 12,078 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-12-2008, 12:25 PM
(08-12-2008, 12:15 PM)NiceGuy link Wrote: I don't read books. I listen to their audio counterparts. Because I'm lazy. You have a problem with that? I will often get audio books for my 2 hour a day car rides. |
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Vongore The Chilean God of Lightning Posts: 3,371 Joined: Jul 2008 |
08-12-2008, 12:27 PM
i couldn't hear a whole book, it's like hearing a political debate on the radio
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NiceGuy Fulfills Asi^H^H Korean stereotypes Posts: 554 Joined: May 2008 |
08-12-2008, 12:29 PM
(08-12-2008, 12:27 PM)Vongore link Wrote: i couldn't hear a whole book, it's like hearing a political debate on the radio Try listening to anything read by Stephen Fry. I <3 his voice even more than Kor's ;D On BAL-SACKs: (07-10-2008, 06:52 PM)rumsfald link Wrote:Like our namesake, the number one thing we do is hang around. Between your legs. Hang around waiting for some action. |
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Geoff Real World Azn Posts: 3,921 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-12-2008, 12:41 PM
Currently reading Cell by Stephen King.
Zombies + Mind powers = Awesome (10-06-2011, 04:24 AM)Vandamguy link Wrote:just ignore everything Geoff posts its always trolling or ignorant drivel |
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Budr Guest |
08-12-2008, 01:02 PM
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cannedpeahes Fan of Vampire Romance literature Posts: 1,188 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-12-2008, 01:33 PM
(08-12-2008, 11:00 AM)Vongore link Wrote: The ones i liked the most were "Amor en los tiempos del Colera" and "El coronel no tiene a quien le escriba" (Sorry, i don't know their english names). "Love in the Time of Cholera" (I had to look it up just for the last word, though I suspected it was "cholera"). The second one is probably "La Hojarasca", or "Leaf Storm" in English. |
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Vongore The Chilean God of Lightning Posts: 3,371 Joined: Jul 2008 |
08-12-2008, 01:35 PM
(08-12-2008, 01:33 PM)peaches link Wrote: [quote author=Vongore link=topic=1145.msg30051#msg30051 date=1218556828] "Love in the Time of Cholera" (I had to look it up just for the last word, though I suspected it was "cholera"). The second one is probably "La Hojarasca", or "Leaf Storm" in English. [/quote] Nah, la Hojarasca is another book, it's great, but not as good as the other (maybe better than "Mis putas tristes") Thank you Peaches |
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Tragic Hero Too Asexual For A Custom Title Posts: 1,656 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-12-2008, 04:15 PM
surf I will have to take u up on ur recommendation. I would also recommend a brave new world to everyone. "I'm glad that I'm not a Beta"
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Ceceil Felias Slave to no man Posts: 289 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-12-2008, 04:22 PM
Man, these threads seem to be exploding with activity the day they're posted. It's crazy.
I read books fairly frequently. Up until just recently, I was carrying Life, the Universe, and Everything (because I had accidentally read the series out of order) and Tomorrow Bites (following my readthrough of Tomorrow Sucks) with me if I was ever sitting somewhere with nothing to do, but I left them out of my laptop bag for the trip to california to keep it light. <.< Has anyone here read the Blue Nowhere? |
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MrGrey GreyC Denton Posts: 915 Joined: Jul 2008 |
08-12-2008, 04:40 PM
DMT the spirit molecule - by Dr. Rick Strassman
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Greatbacon The Most Delicious of All Meats Posts: 1,980 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-12-2008, 04:45 PM
(08-12-2008, 04:15 PM)Tragic Hero link Wrote: I would also recommend a brave new world to everyone. "I'm glad that I'm not a Beta"Personally, I found the point of this book to be scarier than "1984". A world where people are ignorant not because information is repressed, but because the people simply don't want it. But yeah, definitely a worthwhile read.
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
08-12-2008, 04:49 PM
Oh, and Snowcrash
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fyre BRB, Posting Posts: 1,968 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-12-2008, 04:52 PM
I just finished The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie, which was really good. Before that, I read Raymond Chandler's The Lady in the Lake, which was also quite good.
(08-12-2008, 11:26 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell (08-11-2008, 11:01 PM)Greatbacon link Wrote: Cryptonomicon I read both of these earlier this year, and I second the recommendations. They're both very long, but totally worth it. |
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Ceceil Felias Slave to no man Posts: 289 Joined: Apr 2008 |
08-12-2008, 05:04 PM
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bjlsurfer Lurker Posts: 144 Joined: Jun 2008 |
08-12-2008, 11:50 PM
(08-12-2008, 04:15 PM)Tragic Hero link Wrote: surf I will have to take u up on ur recommendation. I would also recommend a brave new world to everyone. "I'm glad that I'm not a Beta"Loved it. Any other good reccos for good dystopian novels? (08-12-2008, 04:49 PM)HeK link Wrote: Oh, and SnowcrashNext on my list. |
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Surf314 Seriously, this week I'll play PS Posts: 12,078 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-13-2008, 10:01 AM
There is one series I'm surprised no one has mentioned called A Song of Fire and Ice by George RR Martin that is supposed to be getting an HBO series. If you are a fan of adult fantasy it is absolutely incredible and very well written. One of the very cool aspects of it is that it is completely unpredictable main characters will die, unexpected things happen, etc. It seems he purposefully thinks what is the cliche thing to do in this situation and then does the opposite, and then when you get used to that and start to predict it he goes the cliche route to throw you off again.
This recommendation comes with a warning, it is an immense series and keeps getting bigger. He sort of wrote himself into a corner by creating too many wonderful characters who tell parts of the story from their perspective. On top of this it's written as a chronicle of events instead of a true story. So it's more like a history of what happened to a group of people throughout their lives than a tangible obstacle that they must overcome and then the story is over. Due to this he keeps breaking his book and page limits he's been setting for himself, and the next book was even supposed to take place during the same time frame as the last book but from the perspective of the characters he left out. He's seems to be trying to figure out the next step for the series that keeps telling all the stories that the readers want to follow yet progress to the end of the series at a reasonable pace, and the next book keeps getting delayed. Also does anyone know about the series they were supposed to do based on Diamond Age? |
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Budr Guest |
08-13-2008, 10:15 AM
(08-13-2008, 10:01 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Also does anyone know about the series they were supposed to do based on Diamond Age? I haven't heard anything about that since it was announced but I guess the strike fucked a lot of shit up so hopefully it's just delayed. Ge-orge muthafucking Ca-looney. |
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Surf314 Seriously, this week I'll play PS Posts: 12,078 Joined: Mar 2008 |
08-13-2008, 10:18 AM
(08-13-2008, 10:15 AM)Budr link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1145.msg30350#msg30350 date=1218639714] I haven't heard anything about that since it was announced but I guess the strike fucked a lot of shit up so hopefully it's just delayed. Ge-orge muthafucking Ca-looney. [/quote] I hope they write in a better ending. |
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exanimo Guest |
08-15-2008, 11:31 AM
Peter Hessler - Oracle Bones
Entertaining non-fiction read concerning contemporary China. I read way too much. Being an English major really pushes you. I think my favourite writing tends to be English, then Russian literature. Tolstoy is the man. |
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