What are you reading right now?

adidasss · 05-20-2011, 03:34 PM

Yeah, I'm a bit wary coz I tried to read Ilium and almost died from boredom, seriously traumatic experience. But a lot of people have recommended this one so I'm hoping it's gonna live up to the expectations...:\

Gregor XIII · 05-20-2011, 04:33 PM

I read Hyperion for a sci-fi-lit class. Twas no Ulysses, but it was quite good.

adidasss · 05-20-2011, 04:47 PM

Ulysses was an illegible nightmare so I guess that's good news.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-20-2011, 04:49 PM

Is it really that bad?

Paedantic Basterd · 05-20-2011, 04:56 PM

My opinion of 1984 v Brave New World is the complete opposite; I think BNW is terrible and 1984 is great.

**Janszoon** · 05-20-2011, 05:28 PM

Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
I'm about 25% of the way in and undecided on how I feel about this one. The writing style, a series of snippets from fictional interviews, is interesting but I feel like it gets in the way of the story a bit. We'll see how it goes I guess.

Paedantic Basterd · 05-20-2011, 05:29 PM

Rant is middle-of-the-road Palahniuk, in my opinion. Still stronger than Snuff or Lullaby though.

adidasss · 05-20-2011, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paloma

Is it really that bad?

Really. I thought it would be difficult but it's really impenetrable.

**Janszoon** · 05-20-2011, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Rant is middle-of-the-road Palahniuk, in my opinion. Still stronger than Snuff or Lullaby though.

I liked Lullaby a lot actually. Never read Snuff but I hated Diary.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-20-2011, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

Really. I thought it would be difficult but it's really impenetrable.

How so? Is it nonsensical? I just got the ebook out of curiosity and the first couple pages aren't so bad. Does it just get worse?

05-20-2011, 03:34 PM	#3451 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yeah, I'm a bit wary coz I tried to read Ilium and almost died from boredom, seriously traumatic experience. But a lot of people have recommended this one so I'm hoping it's gonna live up to the expectations...:\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-20-2011, 04:33 PM	#3452 (permalink)
Gregor XIII Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 57	I read Hyperion for a sci-fi-lit class. Twas no Ulysses, but it was quite good. __________________ Agnes Varda's Le Bonheur + thoughts on women in Akhmatova and Mizuguchi: The Centrifugue

05-20-2011, 04:47 PM	#3453 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Ulysses was an illegible nightmare so I guess that's good news. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

05-20-2011, 05:28 PM	#3456 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Rant by Chuck Palahniuk I'm about 25% of the way in and undecided on how I feel about this one. The writing style, a series of snippets from fictional interviews, is interesting but I feel like it gets in the way of the story a bit. We'll see how it goes I guess. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

05-20-2011, 04:49 PM	#3454 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Is it really that bad?

05-20-2011, 04:56 PM	#3455 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	My opinion of 1984 v Brave New World is the complete opposite; I think BNW is terrible and 1984 is great.

05-20-2011, 05:29 PM	#3457 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Rant is middle-of-the-road Palahniuk, in my opinion. Still stronger than Snuff or Lullaby though.