The Literature Thread

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by Skarjo » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:06 pm

Memento Mori wrote:
Skarjo wrote:Currently reading;

The Complete (which is, by the way, in no vague means complete) Works of HP Lovecraft.

Lulracism.

And Chuck Palahniuks 'Snuff'.

How is Snuff ? Private Eye slated it.


Not finished it yet, but it seems pretty standard Palahniuk fare so far. Seems more anecdotal than insightful so far, but I think it is still sowing nuggets for later.

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by Oh Teh Noes » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:28 am

Cuttooth wrote:What else would people recommend?

Definitely:

Of Mice and Men
Catcher in the Rye
Nineteen Eighty-four


Can't comment on the others as I haven't read them.

Also, read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. You will enjoy it. Then try A Million Little Pieces by James Frey; it has a very mixed reaction. It's supposed to be a memoir, but is apparently fabricated in places. Still a very good read though.

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by Lotus » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:52 am

Oh Teh Noes wrote:Also, read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. You will enjoy it. Then try A Million Little Pieces by James Frey; it has a very mixed reaction. It's supposed to be a memoir, but is apparently fabricated in places. Still a very good read though.

The last book I read (Time Traveler's Wife) and the book I'm currently reading (A Million Little Pieces). Hoping to get stuck into some classics when I've done with Mr Frey's work. Rebecca, Pride and Prejudice, maybe re-read Lord of the Flies.

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PostRe: The Literature Thread
by Pancake » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:12 am

Herb wrote:Has anyone read Don Quiote?

Yes, I've read Don Quixote. It was awfully translated and totally ruined! Yay.

Currently reading Slaughterhouse 5.

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by Captain Kinopio » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:34 pm

I've been doing some reading up on Kurt Vonnegut, it seems as though he was a pretty awesome guy.

"The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected"

:lol:

Which version of Don Quixote did you read Pancake? I'm thinking of reading it as soon as I've finished Slaughterhouse 5, how are you getting on with it?
I'll probably finish it today and I really like it.

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by Denster » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:41 pm

Ive just had a glut of graphic novels.

Just finishing age of reason by Sartre and just started Confederacy of dunces by Reilly.

Both are excellent.

Then i believe i'll commence on either Moby Dick or Ullysses. Some heavy duty classics i think.

I tried to start Ullysses on nights at three am. I don't recommend this at all. It swatted me contemptuously aside.

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by Captain Kinopio » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:43 pm

Denster wrote:Ive just had a glut of graphic novels.

Just finishing age of reason by Sartre and just started Confederacy of dunces by Reilly.

Both are excellent.

Then i believe i commence on either Moby Dick or Ullysses. Some heavy duty classics i think.


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PostRe: The Literature Thread
by Denster » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:44 pm

Is that Virgil?

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by Captain Kinopio » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:54 pm

Yes

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by Denster » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:12 pm

Might give that a looksee. Is it similiar to Homer or more like Herodotus?

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by PuppetBoy » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:16 pm

I got round to finishing Aleister Crowley's Diary Of A Drug Fiend earlier. It was alright, but to be honest I'm glad its over, it didn't half drag a bit. I should have finished I weeks ago.

Now I have to choose between reading Watchman or Terry Pratchett's new book Nation. Hmm.

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by Pancake » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:21 pm

Herb wrote:I've been doing some reading up on Kurt Vonnegut, it seems as though he was a pretty awesome guy.

"The only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected"

:lol:

Which version of Don Quixote did you read Pancake? I'm thinking of reading it as soon as I've finished Slaughterhouse 5, how are you getting on with it?
I'll probably finish it today and I really like it.

He was awesome, which is why I'm reading lots of his work. Since I last posted I have finished Slaughterhouse 5 (clearly amazing), Sirens of Titan, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle and Mother Night. Next up, Timequake. I find him hilarious, damning and oddly encouraging!

Oh Don Quixote, dear lord... If memory serves me correctly it was simply a very old addition I found lying around my parents' house. Can't for the life of me remember the publisher or translator. I was quite young. Suffice to say, there must be dozens of more modern translations that are many times better. I certainly would recommend reading it, despite the quality of the translation that I suffered!

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by Captain Kinopio » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:24 pm

Denster wrote:Might give that a looksee. Is it similiar to Homer or more like Herodotus?


Well it's sort of a mixture of both since Herodotus focussed on History whereas Homer was more of a story teller.

Cheers Pancake, though I feel a tad inadequate having not even finished Slaughterhouse 5 yet while you've gone on and read all those. :oops:

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by Clarkman » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:29 pm

I re-read Slaughterhouse 5 over the last 3 days as a result of this thread. I've been saying 'So it goes' a fair bit as a result. It really is a fabulous piece of psychological exploration with such a powerful political message. Like all Vonnegut: it gets better in re-reads.

EDIT: Glad you enjoyed The Age of Reason, Denny. My favourite novel ever. Better than Joyce for me. Moby Dick is highly recommended though.

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by Pancake » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:33 pm

Herb wrote:Cheers Pancake, though I feel a tad inadequate having not even finished Slaughterhouse 5 yet while you've gone on and read all those. :oops:

Ah, well there are two very good reasons for that. Firstly, I'm insanely bored these days because I have far too much time on my hands and secondly, when I get interested in something, I am a tad voracious... It scares people. Though I wouldn't feel inadequate by my reading; I'm usually terrible. I love the idea of reading and I really enjoy the majority of books I dapple in, it's just that I'm usually too lazy to bother, which rather annoys me. Ho hum! Anyway, Slaughterhouse 5 is probably his best but I've enjoyed them all.

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by IGM » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:00 pm

Finished the First Law Trilogy and if I'm honest I thought that it really petered out towards the end. I had trouble getting into it from the get-go but it showed a lot of promise and was a refreshingly gritty take on the whole mystical quest thing, so I would probably recommend it, but it was hard work at times.

Now reading John Connolly's Nocturnes. I'm on the first story which I think I would enjoy more if it didn't have the stupidest name ever: "The Cancer Cowboy Rides". Would even have been better if there was an exclamation mark at the end, would make it more B-Movie cool.

I think maybe I just hate books... :lol:

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by Dowbocop » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:18 pm

Lotus wrote:
Oh Teh Noes wrote:Also, read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. You will enjoy it. Then try A Million Little Pieces by James Frey; it has a very mixed reaction. It's supposed to be a memoir, but is apparently fabricated in places. Still a very good read though.

The last book I read (Time Traveler's Wife) and the book I'm currently reading (A Million Little Pieces). Hoping to get stuck into some classics when I've done with Mr Frey's work. Rebecca, Pride and Prejudice, maybe re-read Lord of the Flies.


I really hated Lord of the Flies when I read it at GCSE, it was awful.

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by Jingle Ord The Way » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:18 pm

I loved Bioshock last year so I picked up a copy of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand today along with Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Atlas Shrugged is a hell of an intimidating tome. Anyone else here read it? Any good?

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PostRe: The Literature Thread
by Captain Kinopio » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:35 pm

Dowbocop wrote:
Lotus wrote:
Oh Teh Noes wrote:Also, read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. You will enjoy it. Then try A Million Little Pieces by James Frey; it has a very mixed reaction. It's supposed to be a memoir, but is apparently fabricated in places. Still a very good read though.

The last book I read (Time Traveler's Wife) and the book I'm currently reading (A Million Little Pieces). Hoping to get stuck into some classics when I've done with Mr Frey's work. Rebecca, Pride and Prejudice, maybe re-read Lord of the Flies.


I really hated Lord of the Flies when I read it at GCSE, it was awful.

:fp:

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PostRe: The Literature Thread
by Extralife » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:39 pm

I read it at the same time and thought it was awesome; made a change from the usual dull stuff we had to suffer through.

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