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Post by Miyuki on Jul 4, 2008 0:58:11 GMT -5
I have just started "What's So Great About Christianity" by Dinesh D'Souza. So far so good.
I'd like to read some good historical fiction. If anyone has any suggestions I'd really appreciate them!
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Post by Altan on Jul 4, 2008 2:30:47 GMT -5
Back issues, "Scientific American." Will read, "Magical Mushroom and Mischievious Molds." "Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Ideas."
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Post by rob on Jul 4, 2008 4:09:00 GMT -5
Oh, right on. I too have read Ali the Little Peacock by Indra Ramathananaaanahnah. Touching scene when Ali gets bitten by the mongoose, right? yes, that ummm...... Mongoose scene was very touching indeed..... especially the part where ummm.... *searches frantically for Wikipedia entry* Anyway, I'm actually reading these books. In another forum I frequent, I hear about Pynchon all the time; I figured it was time to check out what all the fuss was about. And pretty much any story of the genre magical realism will fall under the description of "Spanish/Indian-ish and obscure". It's kind of a twofer genre for the purpose of 'macking', I guess. Let me know if you want to elevate your game in terms of macking. There's alot of ppl who have clued into the whole "leaving-weighty-pseudo-intellectual-book-in-plain-view-of-others-approach" (oh wow!! you read Dostoevsky?)... to the point its become a bit clichéd. To differentiate myself from the pack, I've recently started faking mild autism and pretending to read 3 books at once. Chicks dig the rain man!
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Post by attilathehun513 on Jul 4, 2008 17:10:59 GMT -5
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavbriel Kay (i don't want to but i have to).
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Post by rob on Jul 6, 2008 10:36:50 GMT -5
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavbriel Kay (i don't want to but i have to). how is it? Speaking of trees, hands down this is my favourite tree book: The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_Tree
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Post by alphamikefoxtrot on Jul 7, 2008 2:04:32 GMT -5
I, The Jury -- Mickey Spillane
Actually, it's an anthology of his first three novels. The next two are My Gun Is Quick and Vengence Is Mine!
Also recently read The Virgin and the Gypsy by DH Lawrence. Was supposed to read it back in college, but sort of...didn't.
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Post by Miyuki on Jul 8, 2008 0:58:06 GMT -5
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavbriel Kay (i don't want to but i have to). how is it? Speaking of trees, hands down this is my favourite tree book: The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giving_TreeSo....what's the moral behind the book? (The Giving Tree). My dad left this book behind for my sister before he took off and I wonder what he meant by it. Devotion? Friendship? Ruining the environment? ;D It's kind of a sad book...
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Post by rob on Jul 8, 2008 1:33:22 GMT -5
So....what's the moral behind the book? (The Giving Tree). My dad left this book behind for my sister before he took off and I wonder what he meant by it. Devotion? Friendship? Ruining the environment? ;D It's kind of a sad book... I don't know if there was intended to be a specific "moral of the story" (tho there's certainly been a symposium or two devoted to finding one ) What I take most from the tale was the type of love given by the tree to the boy. Complete. Indefinite. Unquestioning. Selfless.
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Post by alphamikefoxtrot on Jul 8, 2008 3:49:00 GMT -5
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I remember the short animation:
What I didn't know about Shel Silverstein was that he wrote the lyrics to "A Boy Named Sue" until I perused that wikipedia link you sent.
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Post by Miyuki on Jul 8, 2008 4:02:57 GMT -5
So....what's the moral behind the book? (The Giving Tree). My dad left this book behind for my sister before he took off and I wonder what he meant by it. Devotion? Friendship? Ruining the environment? ;D It's kind of a sad book... I don't know if there was intended to be a specific "moral of the story" (tho there's certainly been a symposium or two devoted to finding one ) What I take most from the tale was the type of love given by the tree to the boy. Complete. Indefinite. Unquestioning. Selfless. But still, I feel so bad for the tree....sometimes I think he/she just should have stood up for himself. What did the tree get out of the deal I wonder. It is a beautiful book though.
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Post by Altan on Jul 9, 2008 16:53:44 GMT -5
Shrooms...About the Magic Mushroom.
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Post by attilathehun513 on Jul 28, 2008 19:23:54 GMT -5
the summer tree by gay kay gabriel.
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Post by cm on Jul 28, 2008 19:28:52 GMT -5
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Post by Aznlatina on Jul 29, 2008 18:00:13 GMT -5
I'm reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the moment.
I've also picked up Jane Austen's letters to her sister Cassandra. Ever since watching "Becoming Jane," I've been fascinated with Jane Austen's writing and I'm eager to find parallels between occurrences in Jane Austen's life and the stories she writes.
I know most people don't read the introduction/preface to novels, but sometimes that can provide the reader with a wealth of information about the chosen themes, and about the author themselves.
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Post by alphamikefoxtrot on Jul 29, 2008 20:14:41 GMT -5
I just read Fight Club for the second time. I think the movie was better. Usally the books are better but I like the movie more. I think i will read another one of Chuck Palahniuks books I like him. Although, he uses a very similar style in many of his books. I've read Diary, Haunted, Lullaby, and Survivor. Lullaby was the most "out there" for me. Choke might be a good next one to read -- you could go see the movie afterwards.
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