got any good reads? (indie, quote)

adidasss · 06-24-2005, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

As far as I know, Yes he does, but that's what's so intrigueing about his work. As I Lay Dying is definitely one of his most, if not the most, readable books. If you want confusion try to sit down and read Absolom Absolom by him

damn...i wouldn't have a problem with it if i understood it, but half of the time i'm like what?! and are you telling me you understand everything?i actually bought a sort of compilation of his novels with as i lay dying, sanctuary, light in august and pylon...if what you say is true i doubt i'll finish reading it, it's frustrating reading something when you don't understand certain words or sentences... the reason i ordered the book in english is because i started reading light in august in croatian and the translation to croatian "hick" talk was just ridiculous....
i'm planning on reading the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy this summer ( and of course the latest harry potter....hehe...)

SATCHMO · 06-24-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

damn...i wouldn't have a problem with it if i understood it, but half of the time i'm like what?! and are you telling me you understand everything?i actually bought a sort of compilation of his novels with as i lay dying, sanctuary, light in august and pylon...if what you say is true i doubt i'll finish reading it, it's frustrating reading something when you don't understand certain words or sentences... the reason i ordered the book in english is because i started reading light in august in croatian and the translation to croatian "hick" talk was just ridiculous....
i'm planning on reading the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy this summer ( and of course the latest harry potter....hehe...)

William Faulkner is far from light reading, even for people who's first language is English.

adidasss · 06-24-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

William Faulkner is far from light reading, even for people who's first language is English.

i think the most difficult novel i've read has to be Herzog....now that's a good read for philosophy majors....it would have been a really good read if he had just stuck with the midlife crisis and avoided the Jean-Paul Sartre interludes....a good, beautiful book doesn't have to be a difficult book...look at gabriel garcia marquez....easy read yet beautiful.....

.angie. · 06-24-2005, 02:28 PM

THE BFG!!!! i love that book!

**Urban Hatemonger** · 06-24-2005, 02:38 PM

A Drink With Shane McGowan

It`s basically a series of interviews of him done by his (now ex) wife.

There`s some wonderful stories in there

shandapanda · 06-24-2005, 05:30 PM

i'm in the middle of:

notes from the underground-dostoevsky: exsistential and confusing
future eden-colin thompson: like the hitchiker's guide style but different and just as good!
hitchiker's guide...-adams

i highly recommend the Abarat series....great books and the drawings are amazing and add to the reading experience!!

SATCHMO · 06-24-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shandapanda

i'm in the middle of:

notes from the underground-dostoevsky: exsistential and confusing

I love Dostoevsky, especially Crime and Punishment.

adidasss · 06-24-2005, 05:51 PM

i feel a bit stupid recommending this, because it's rather a cliché, but here it goes - j.d.salinger - catcher in the rye, and if you get a chance 9 stories, that's some of the best shit i've read, he's a master of short stories, my favorite would be "for esme with love and squalor" and "teddy"....

jr. · 06-24-2005, 06:07 PM

Right now, I am reading Sacajawea, by Anna Lee Waldo. Sort of a 'faction' of her life.

And, Transforming the Mind, by His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

Also, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. ( I like to read a classic every now and then)

Geez, anybody else do the 'reading too many books at once' thing?

adidasss · 06-24-2005, 06:14 PM

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Geez, anybody else do the 'reading too many books at once' thing?

no

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06-24-2005, 02:28 PM
.angie. contrast&compare. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 684	THE BFG!!!! i love that book! __________________ Jesus Christ, I'm alone again, so what did you do those three days you were dead?

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adidasss deadbeat Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Croatia Posts: 5,006	i feel a bit stupid recommending this, because it's rather a cliché, but here it goes - j.d.salinger - catcher in the rye, and if you get a chance 9 stories, that's some of the best shit i've read, he's a master of short stories, my favorite would be "for esme with love and squalor" and "teddy".... __________________

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jr. Seeker of Peace Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newark, De. Posts: 348	Right now, I am reading Sacajawea, by Anna Lee Waldo. Sort of a 'faction' of her life. And, Transforming the Mind, by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Also, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. ( I like to read a classic every now and then) Geez, anybody else do the 'reading too many books at once' thing? __________________ Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. ~ Kabir