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debaserr 07-19-2011 10:29 PM

Starting 2nd read of the Harry Potter books. The first time I was pretty young so it will be different.

Howard the Duck 07-20-2011 01:48 AM

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finishing this, finally

collection of "hard" science fiction stories

love the one about the man installing software for his brain to program what he likes and dislikes and uses it to fall in love

Orimi 07-20-2011 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1086928)
Anybody know any good books about the neuroscience of deja vu, time perception, or synesthesia?

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat (Oliver Sacks)
I did a project on Synaesthesia when I was in Cogpsych; this is the book my professor lent me for it :].


Currently reading:
Lolita by Nabokov
Peter Pan by Barrie
Breath and Bone by Carol Berg

djchameleon 07-20-2011 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1086928)
Anybody know any good books about the neuroscience of deja vu, time perception, or synesthesia?

The Déjà vu Enigma: A Journey Through the Anomalies of Mind, Memory and Time
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I checked this book out recently but I didn't get around to reading it because I had others that I was working on at the time but I thought it would be an interesting read.

Howard the Duck 07-20-2011 07:02 AM

i'm about to dive into Thomas Pynchon's V.

Sansa Stark 07-20-2011 11:40 AM

I read these yesterday and the day before
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Good, didn't like the story much but the structure and language was interesting
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Loved this

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Meh on memoirs. Interesting, although it left me pretty sceptical

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Not as good as her other ones

now I'm reading
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which is very enjoyable

adidasss 07-20-2011 01:41 PM

^^ Masterpiece! One of the best books I've read in the last 5 years, possibly ever.

Dr.Seussicide 07-20-2011 06:37 PM

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This was really good, I loved it. The style of writing is something refreshing which I hardly come across. It's based upon two characters, inherently lonely nature, with Paolo (the writer) describing their stories in alternating chapters until they finally overlap. Really nice look at human emotion with some interesting mathematical metaphors. The ending seemed abrupt and slightly predictable, but it's definitely worth the read.

Right now I'm reading:

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This book is flowing so well, I love the way this guy writes. It's like you don't even realize you're turning pages as you read, and incidently hours pass and it feels like minutes. Loving this one so far.

Miss Tickle 07-21-2011 04:53 AM

Just read Breakfast of Champions. Still undecided about if I liked it or not....

and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell I'm re-reading as it is excellent.

Mrd00d 07-21-2011 05:46 AM

Just read Victor Wooten's The Music Lesson. If I wasn't drawn in by a book by Wooten, the review by bassist Tony Levin sealed it when he said it was akin to a Carlos Casteneda book (Don Juan, etc.). F'in unbelievable. Highly quotable as well.

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