What are you reading right now?

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 08-20-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Yet to start it, been told its an all round good book from an old english teacher... ill give my opinion once i finish it!

Mehh, it's very fanciful, it doesn't really show the nastier sides of heroin like Trainspotting

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

R.A. Wilson's fictional work is quite similar to Robbins'. Haha, I worship Wilson as well, but more so for his non-fiction. Ironically I always thought of Wilson's Illuminatus Trilogy as being eerily similar to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

Edit: My personal recommendations for Robbins' (aside from what you're reding now, which I think is also one of his better novels) are Cowgirls..., Jitterbug Perfume, and Still Life With Woodpecker.

If you want to take on an immensely challenging read, pick up Half Asleep in Frog Pagamas. It's written entirely in 2nd person!

I just bought that today for like a quarter, I hope it's good

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

Mehh, it's very fanciful, it doesn't really show the nastier sides of heroin like Trainspotting

I just bought that today for like a quarter, I hope it's good

Oh, that's the ¢25 book? It is very good. I'm quite excited for you to read it!

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 08-20-2010, 03:19 PM

I have that and Still Life, both for mad cheap. I found some excellent books when I was out today, all for a quarter: Slaughter House Five, a Jackie Susann, Even Cowgirls, and one I particularly nearly peed myself in excitement of finding, The World According to Garp

SATCHMO · 08-20-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

I have that and Still Life, both for mad cheap. I found some excellent books when I was out today, all for a quarter: Slaughter House Five, a Jackie Susann, Even Cowgirls, and one I particularly nearly peed myself in excitement of finding, The World According to Garp

Such are the events that make my life worth living sometimes.

rondo · 08-20-2010, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

R.A. Wilson's fictional work is quite similar to Robbins'. Haha, I worship Wilson as well, but more so for his non-fiction. Ironically I always thought of Wilson's Illuminatus Trilogy as being eerily similar to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

Edit: My personal recommendations for Robbins' (aside from what you're reading now, which I think is also one of his better novels) are Cowgirls..., Jitterbug Perfume, and Still Life With Woodpecker.

If you want to take on an immensely challenging read, pick up Half Asleep in Frog Pagamas. It's written entirely in 2nd person!

All are great books though - Hitchhiker's Guide, Illuminatus trilogy...even prometheus rising! (although more than 'helping myself change', I find it more of a fascinating book in that, the more I read it, the weirder it gets). And this was a marvelous lecture by douglas adams -

(I find him just as interesting a person as anyone else here!)

I will eventually get all the one's you've mentioned, but Cowgirls can wait for a couple of weeks - I can only take so much of this mind-boggling chaotic stuff at a time!

So, anyways, I'm more than halfway through Fierce Invalids and I have this (bad?) habit of reading multiple books at a time :\. So recently bought was - Stephen Fry - The Liar. Absolutely loved his autobiography (moab is my washpot) and can't wait to get started on this!

Spike*Spiegel · 08-20-2010, 11:39 PM

Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. The book is designed to give the leyman a better understanding of physics (special/general relativity, quantum physics, etc..) and so far it's a fantastic book. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in science-y things. Also just finished Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves by Clifford Pickover. It's basically a hilarious amalgamation of an old scientist's musings and interests including DMT, sushi, conspiracies and lots of other bizarre-o stuff.

Dr.Seussicide · 08-20-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike*Spiegel

Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. The book is designed to give the leyman a better understanding of physics (special/general relativity, quantum physics, etc..) and so far it's a fantastic book. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in science-y things. Also just finished Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves by Clifford Pickover. It's basically a hilarious amalgamation of an old scientist's musings and interests including DMT, sushi, conspiracies and lots of other bizarre-o stuff.

Something about this post, is enticing.

Spike*Spiegel · 08-20-2010, 11:45 PM

Which part?

Dr.Seussicide · 08-20-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike*Spiegel

Which part?

Well, I'm a science guy, so pretty much all of it. Always been quite fond of sushi as well. And amalgamation's a pretty sexy word. That's about it.

Spike*Spiegel · 08-20-2010, 11:54 PM

Ahh! Another geek!

We're slim pickins these days. Areas of interest? (Off topic, oh well, heh)

08-20-2010, 03:19 PM	#2793 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	I have that and Still Life, both for mad cheap. I found some excellent books when I was out today, all for a quarter: Slaughter House Five, a Jackie Susann, Even Cowgirls, and one I particularly nearly peed myself in excitement of finding, The World According to Garp

08-20-2010, 11:39 PM	#2796 (permalink)
Spike*Spiegel Five Feet of Fury Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: suburbanite Posts: 761	Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. The book is designed to give the leyman a better understanding of physics (special/general relativity, quantum physics, etc..) and so far it's a fantastic book. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in science-y things. Also just finished Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves by Clifford Pickover. It's basically a hilarious amalgamation of an old scientist's musings and interests including DMT, sushi, conspiracies and lots of other bizarre-o stuff.

08-20-2010, 11:45 PM	#2798 (permalink)
Spike*Spiegel Five Feet of Fury Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: suburbanite Posts: 761	Which part?

08-20-2010, 11:54 PM	#2800 (permalink)
Spike*Spiegel Five Feet of Fury Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: suburbanite Posts: 761	Ahh! Another geek! We're slim pickins these days. Areas of interest? (Off topic, oh well, heh)