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Post by mimicry on Aug 8, 2007 2:38:03 GMT
Things Fall Apart isn't a bad book. It's just... not very enjoyable. If that makes any sense.
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Post by pearl on Aug 8, 2007 7:52:04 GMT
Things Fall Apart isn't a bad book. It's just... not very enjoyable. If that makes any sense. yams yams yams that is all i remember from reading that in 7th grade
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Post by allison on Aug 8, 2007 8:20:18 GMT
Things Fall Apart. Oh lord, that was the first book in a trend of books about Africa I've had to read for school. And I regret to report that I've hated most of them. Although I did enjoy Cry the Beloved Country. But uuuughggg i nearly shot myself trying to read The Power of One. and I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (not about Africa, but about an African American and sort of covers the same topics).
anyway. after setting down Even Cowgirls Get The Blues in favor of Peter Pan and Harry Potter, I've started back in on it again and love it even more. It is such a great book my god, I absolutely love the way it's written.
and after this i'm gonna read On The Road in honor of it's fiftieth anniversary, cause i'm a sucker for these sort of occasions plus its a good book.
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Post by whitesummer on Aug 8, 2007 16:00:09 GMT
I'm reading The Laws of Evening by Mary Yukari Waters.
It was in the bargain section at the bookstore and it looked interesting. It's actually a collection of short stories and they're rather sad. Good though.
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april
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Post by april on Aug 8, 2007 16:47:43 GMT
This is the strange story about the visions of a psychotic london cab driver, which accidentally spawn a new religion hundreds of years after his life. it's an extremely funny but at the same time really tragic book. However, the chapters dealing with the future are REALLY hard to read for me as I'm not an English native speaker.
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Ingvild
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JIMM knows where you live
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Post by Ingvild on Aug 8, 2007 17:38:13 GMT
Last night while I was keeping a frind company at the Harry Potter chaos at Borders, I read the first half of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer, which I have been wanting to read for awhile. I went to another book store today to buy it. It is wonderful, and in some ways tops Everything Is Illuminated. I hope everyone is having fun with their Harry Potters. =) a shame I didn't read this post before, but I just had to comment on your reading "Extremely high & incredibly close", because I absolutely love, love, love that book. although I really like "...illuminated", I think this one's even better. it's so beautiful, and it made me cry my eyes out. I'm currently reading "special topics in calamity physics" by Marisha Pessl. it's a bit long and wordy, but I like it.
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Post by allison on Aug 8, 2007 19:09:12 GMT
(wow, will self is such a cool name)
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Post by milindris on Aug 8, 2007 20:04:59 GMT
invention of art by Larry Shiner... I have a exam about it the September 14th
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Post by indiequeen on Aug 13, 2007 14:37:14 GMT
"the white masai" by some german woman
its very good indeed, this woman goes to mombasa and meets this masai warrior on a ferry and basically leaves her boyfriend and home in sweden to live with this warrior
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Post by veggierockchick on Aug 13, 2007 17:38:13 GMT
I'm currently reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, but I just ordered "A spot Of Bother" from the library [and had to pay to reserve! !] It's by the same chap who wrote The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time, Mark Haddon. It's meant to be a crappy follow-up, but I'll give it a go. x:]
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Post by indiequeen on Aug 13, 2007 17:39:15 GMT
ahh my mum bought that, i loved curious incident so ill give the follow up a go
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Post by tombland on Aug 13, 2007 18:05:16 GMT
The End Of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas.
It's quite good as a beginners introduction to quantum physics, relativity, some philosophy and homoeopathy but it has spawned some of the most thoroughly dislikeable characters since the Thomas Covenant books. It's based around a very cool concept, but said concept only just saves the dire writing.
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Post by blake on Aug 13, 2007 18:46:47 GMT
This is the strange story about the visions of a psychotic london cab driver, which accidentally spawn a new religion hundreds of years after his life. it's an extremely funny but at the same time really tragic book. However, the chapters dealing with the future are REALLY hard to read for me as I'm not an English native speaker. Will Self confuses me, his a darn good writer and the ideas and concepts behind his books are always good but still he manges to bore me somehow.
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Post by Clare on Aug 13, 2007 18:56:53 GMT
On the Road is currently top of my reading list. Boy 2 gave me a copy, and asked me to read it, so here I am. I'm thinking of doing it for my English dissertation, but it has to be comparitive, so I need something else - preferably something else about a journey.
I'm also reading JPod by Douglas Coupland.
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Post by blake on Aug 13, 2007 19:07:49 GMT
On the Road is currently top of my reading list. Boy 2 gave me a copy, and asked me to read it, so here I am. I'm thinking of doing it for my English dissertation, but it has to be comparitive, so I need something else - preferably something else about a journey. Ha that was our first and only book club book! Jack is off course in my sig with the fag in his mouth.. Ha perhaps not the best book for a feminist to read.. ha well take it in context
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Post by tombland on Aug 13, 2007 19:36:56 GMT
This is the strange story about the visions of a psychotic london cab driver, which accidentally spawn a new religion hundreds of years after his life. it's an extremely funny but at the same time really tragic book. However, the chapters dealing with the future are REALLY hard to read for me as I'm not an English native speaker. Will Self confuses me, his a darn good writer and the ideas and concepts behind his books are always good but still he manges to bore me somehow. It's because, despite being incredibly intelligent, he is so incredibly far up his own arse anyone in their right mind would tire of it. On top of that anyone who has heard him talk will think of that monotone drawl when they read anything by him. He is very funny, though...
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Post by Clare on Aug 13, 2007 19:37:41 GMT
Well, the role of women in it is actually really interesting; but I find what the big K refers to as "the purity of the road" to be actually way more interesting. Also, I'm too exhausted to get angry about things now, so I just give an eye roll and go back to painting my toenails.
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Post by Rhiflect on Aug 14, 2007 11:57:20 GMT
Hha, i'm reading Esther Rantzen a secret life.
It's not my fault, it was the only decent book i could find in the houe i'm staying in. I ran out of books.
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Post by youhippy on Aug 16, 2007 0:06:05 GMT
Exquisite corpse by Poppy z Brite
so very very wrong yet very very good
its like if jeffrey dahmer and dennis nilsen met and became partners in crime in a sense
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Post by peppermintstripe on Aug 18, 2007 20:05:20 GMT
fear and loathing in las vegas, for about the 57389275934757938475743598 time. i lost my old copy after giving it to a friend who "misplaced it", and haven't been able to buy a new copy for aaaages (no spending money at all right now, i have a disgusting overdraft). luckily however my lovely friend annika bought me a copy out of oxfam today. it was in really nice condition but then i got caught out in the rain, soaked right through my bag and it looks a bit......."loved"....now. it doesn't matter though. it's an amazing novel.
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