mrboston
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Post by mrboston on Oct 5, 2006 9:39:50 GMT -5
Aside from my exhaustively long posts that is. But I assume you occasionally crack a book from time to time right? What do you like?
Normally I'm into novels that are slightly unusual, dark, satirical. Not necessarily sci-fi, though certain of those themes can be cool. I dig Kurt Vonnegut a LOT. Also Roald Dahl, Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Hemingway, Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, Sherman Alexie, Michael Chabon.
I'm taking a class right now on the plays of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and I gotta say- Williams is the man.
Anyway- what do you like to read, favorite writer, genre, novel?
My favorite book overall is Michael Chabon's "Wonder Boys" which they made into a movie with Michael Douglas and a buncha other people too. Great movie, AWESOME book.
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Don't Fuck With Me
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Post by Don't Fuck With Me on Oct 5, 2006 13:13:31 GMT -5
Since marriage and kids came along, I don't read much at all any more. Now I work 16 hours a day so I barely get to read two books a year any more, used to read 2 per week. Yeah, it seems like I spend a lot of time screwing around on forums, but I'm working!!! I troll the forums while I'm waiting for files to convert or upload to the servers.
I read mostly philosophy and religion, eastern religions in particular. Never was much of a fan of fiction at all; mysteries are too contrived and the popular stuff like Stephen King is garbage (killer clowns? killer psychos? who needs that stupid shit?). Though I'm not into the occult, I do find that the subject makes for some interesting reading.
Aleister Crowley is my favorite author by far. Again, the occult angle is mostly sham but IMO he is a true wizard of words. He writes beautifully, playing the English language the way Joe Pass plays a guitar.
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sexymonkey
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Post by sexymonkey on Oct 5, 2006 13:57:18 GMT -5
I used to really like old literature, there was a time when Mythology REALLY interested me, so I read The Illiad, Odyssey, the Aenid, Beowulf, ect. I really enjoyed Salvatore's books. They're all Dungeons and Dragons-kinda stuff, his diction isn't like,"OMG THAT IS INCREDIBLE," but they guy can write stories, I got his whole Dark Elf collection.
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Post by thunderguts on Oct 5, 2006 14:14:45 GMT -5
+3)( WoW 5+r4+39y 9uid3
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Post by freya on Oct 5, 2006 16:03:35 GMT -5
the world of warcraft strategy guide? |
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 5, 2006 16:25:34 GMT -5
The godfather
A bridge too far
The longest Day
Dune
Those are probably my favorite books (and movies)
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vash03
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Post by vash03 on Oct 5, 2006 16:45:01 GMT -5
I really like sci-fi stuff..and um...I dunno lol. I guess I'll read anything but it really depends on how it is written. Some books I like are Jurassic Park, Brave New World, The Enemy, .etc..that stuff
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Post by fenderfloyd on Oct 5, 2006 23:28:45 GMT -5
Senior year I read a lot of great books, The Jungle, One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest, The Stand, 1984, Animal Farm, The Great Gasby, Shine on you Crazy Diamond, Inherit the Wind.
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T BAG
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Post by T BAG on Oct 7, 2006 0:54:21 GMT -5
Mostly books.
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Post by corso on Oct 7, 2006 23:14:33 GMT -5
popular stuff like Stephen King is garbage (killer clowns? killer psychos? who needs that stupid shit?). Though I'm not into the occult, I do find that the subject makes for some interesting reading. Aleister Crowley is my favorite author by far. Again, the occult angle is mostly sham but IMO he is a true wizard of words. He writes beautifully, playing the English language the way Joe Pass plays a guitar. Ive read some of Crowley's early works, mostly poetry, but could never figure out what he was driving at. He seemed to spend his whole life just sampling this and that, but never stating a clear case for anything. Maybe he was really more of a song and dance man than a mystic. Killer clowns? I love it - classic themes man! |
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Post by valvetronix on Oct 8, 2006 9:05:19 GMT -5
I read alot of history... and i also like dragonlance and forgoten realms
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sexymonkey
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Post by sexymonkey on Oct 8, 2006 10:48:30 GMT -5
Forgotten Realms RULES!! "Yea... and I'm a bearded gnome..."
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Post by thunderguts on Oct 10, 2006 14:59:14 GMT -5
the world of warcraft strategy guide? yeah just kidding though, i usually just read books by steven king or other horror writers. |
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sexymonkey
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Post by sexymonkey on Oct 10, 2006 17:24:43 GMT -5
I used to think Stephen King was black because BB King is black, and his last name ends with King, and Stephen King's last name is King, so I thought he was black.
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Post by snakesonaplan on Oct 13, 2006 17:28:32 GMT -5
i read physics texts because i have to, i dont fill my free time with further reading
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