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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
 Posted - 12/11/2009 : 21:22:18
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i had to google Kindle.
undecided.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2009 : 04:44:02
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I'm sort of embarrassed to be seen reading this in public, but I'm enjoying in nonethless:
 Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2009 : 06:31:40
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After finishing this story last night I finally know why Robert Neville is a legend. Much better story than the Hollywood script.
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2009 : 10:12:04
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quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
i had to google Kindle.
undecided.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
i saw someone reading one of those at a coffee shop the other day and it struck me as a tad... what's the word?
it gave me the same feeling i get when i see people with cell phone earpieces
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1615 Posts |
Posted - 12/31/2009 : 03:33:05
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DOUCHE CHILLS!
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Originally posted by floop
what's the word?
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
Edited by - Thomas on 12/31/2009 03:36:37 |
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treetime
- FB Fan -
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 18:13:04
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| I just finished Riders on the Storm by John Densmore, The Doors drummer. I would definately recommend it. I liked the coverage of the early years when The Doors were an opening act, and mingling with the likes of Van Morrison and and Janis Joplin. And the focus on themes influencing The Doors like Nietzsche, who Densmore calls a "mentor" of Jim Morrison, a UCLA graduate. |
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Brank_Flack
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
912 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2010 : 18:07:24
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| Just finished Hunter S Thompson's The Rum Diaries. Highly recommended. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7438 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 04:16:35
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Finally after all these years I can post in this thread. Cause I'm reading... A BOOK.
It's pretty good (though it probably didn't take much time to write). Makes me want to read the original book.
Denis
"Can you hear me? I aint got shit to say." |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 17:37:30
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Just finished Julia Child's "My Life in France." I learned that she is Denis' mom.
Now I'm reading Edward Abbey's "The Fool's Progress" for about the fourth time.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2790 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2010 : 21:10:08
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Story of O
Twenty years ago I checked out the novel A Clockwork Orange. Fearing the worst, I read it as quickly and covertly as possible. The title carried with it some heavy baggage, that alone was enough for me. It was "provocative". At the same time I was trying to keep some distance between me and whatever wickedness the Author (Burgess) might make plain within the pages. I read it in one day.
Same goes for "O". The book has a bad reputation, deservedly so, It's pretty fucked up.
And I don't think it's a coincidence that Kubrick directed the former on film as well as Eyes Wide Shut
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
511 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 01:42:10
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Nick Kent - apathy for the devil
great rock n roll stories from the jounalist who was on tour with the stones / zepplin / iggy pop's confidante |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 13:19:44
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| Screen Burn, a collection of journalist/broadcaster Charlie Brooker's TV columns for The Guardian. Pretty sharp and funny. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 02:06:05
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I'm reading Call of the Wild to my kids. Another classic I managed to miss until now.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2010 : 09:27:39
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Been reading up a storm lately:
* Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" (simple but radical thoughts on the American food industry; mind-changing stuff, really)
* Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" (thus proving to myself again that I wasn't meant to read literature; I didn't have the foggiest notion what the book was actually about until I checked out some reading guides after I'd finished it)
* Beverly Cleary's "The Mouse and the Motorcyle" (reading out loud to my 7-year-old at bedtime)
* Yann Martell's "Beatrice and Virgil" (not half as good as "Life of Pi") |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2010 : 17:24:41
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Dan Simmons' The Terror. me likey.
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5448 Posts |
Posted - 05/13/2010 : 17:29:28
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Just finished
For most of the book I was a bit disappointed. I like more detail. But, by the end I had bought into the idea that the American sensibility is traced back to Franklin. He was pretty amazing. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2010 : 07:13:58
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Lorna Doone.
Old language makes it a bit tough to read.
Have old dictionary handy.
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Fuck off I got work to do. |
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Arm Arm Arm
* Dog in the Sand *
1035 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2010 : 11:08:37
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| I really like that cover for THREE STIGMATA. I haven't read any PKD in years but I recall liking that novel. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2010 : 09:50:42
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Another classic I'm only now getting around to.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 06/28/2010 : 12:29:17
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| Anyone doing their reading on an e-reader, like Kindle or an iPad? |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5448 Posts |
Posted - 06/28/2010 : 12:58:12
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Awesome. The guy really introduces some great questions and ideas. |
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gyaneshwar
- FB Fan -
194 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2010 : 09:09:06
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Originally posted by coastline
Anyone doing their reading on an e-reader, like Kindle or an iPad?
NO - are you, coasty? I can't bring myself to do it, although the iPad looks incredibly appealing. It also looks like it would be too bright to read a book on, though. And has the potential for a lot of glare.
I think I'm just partial to old-timey paper books. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/29/2010 : 10:04:25
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| Just read Adam Ant's bio Stand And Deliver. Very interesting, smart guy. Seems like he shagged his way through half the world's population before having a massive breakdown. |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2010 : 08:07:35
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quote:
Originally posted by gyaneshwar
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Originally posted by coastline
Anyone doing their reading on an e-reader, like Kindle or an iPad?
NO - are you, coasty?
Yeah. That's why I was wondering. I got an iPad a while back and have been doing a lot more reading because of it. The screen is great for reading -- except outside. Impossible to read in the sunshine. |
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treetime
- FB Fan -
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2010 : 09:42:05
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| Probably like some other Oregonians (a recent stat says 43% of us are either unemployed or working just partime) I am digging thru boxes reading books for the second time; a nice find is Geir Kjestsaa's Dostoyevsky biorgraphy. |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2790 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2010 : 21:24:40
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"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through."
Joseph Conrad-Typhoon |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 06/30/2010 : 23:44:23
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A real cheek-biter.
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
1264 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2010 : 06:39:00
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Originally posted by Llamadance
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Was it any good? I read "What I talk about when I talk about running" by Murakami, it was good but I'm undecided if I want to read more of his.
I've started reading Moon Palace by Paul Auster
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2010 : 11:03:00
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Just started it, but it's good so far, I'm already interested to see how it pans out. Kafka on the Shore is really good, but I stalled on the Wind Up Bird Chronicle.
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gyaneshwar
- FB Fan -
194 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2010 : 04:35:32
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Originally posted by coastline
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Originally posted by gyaneshwar
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Originally posted by coastline
Anyone doing their reading on an e-reader, like Kindle or an iPad?
NO - are you, coasty?
Yeah. That's why I was wondering. I got an iPad a while back and have been doing a lot more reading because of it. The screen is great for reading -- except outside. Impossible to read in the sunshine.
I thought the glare may be an issue in the sun, but I also thought that the screen would be too bright and would hurt my eyes after long periods of time. The Kindle was appealing because of the e-ink - not a bright display at all.
I guess I'm asking - does the screen hurt your eyes at all? |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2010 : 06:14:31
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No, I don't have problems with eye strain. I read all day on a computer monitor at work, and I read at least a couple hours a day on the iPad, and I never have problems with either.
On most e-reader apps (iBooks, Kindle, Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc.), you can set a sepia background and adjust the text to suit you -- different fonts, sizes, brightness, etc. The whole experience is much more pleasing than I expetd. They've really done a lot with the technology in a short time. |
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gyaneshwar
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 07/02/2010 : 08:50:24
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Originally posted by coastline
No, I don't have problems with eye strain. I read all day on a computer monitor at work, and I read at least a couple hours a day on the iPad, and I never have problems with either.
On most e-reader apps (iBooks, Kindle, Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc.), you can set a sepia background and adjust the text to suit you -- different fonts, sizes, brightness, etc. The whole experience is much more pleasing than I expetd. They've really done a lot with the technology in a short time.
DAMMIT. Now I have to get one. |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2010 : 13:32:46
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i've been on a tear.
i finished shantaram. an epic book; easily in my top 10.
then i decided i needed a somewhat more 'easy' read.
i read theses two:
 
and am now working on:
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2010 : 07:35:06
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"rant" was a good one! i feel ol' chuck finally lived up to what you'd want from the guy.
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