What are you reading right now?

P A N · 03-29-2013, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by david.looby

Reading increases vocabulary
Vocabulary is directly associated to IQ

IQ tests are 'fundamentally flawed' and using them alone to measure intelligence is a 'fallacy', study finds - Science - News - The Independent

i'm reading moby dick... and well, everyone knows what that's about. i used to read a lot more than i do now. primarily classics and non-fiction. i don't know what prompted me to read such a heavy and verbose work, but the vocabulary and subject matter are a nice foray both into a world i feel i left behind some time ago and the inner-workings a man utterly wrought with true substance. so i'll stick it out.

XtremeEclectic · 03-29-2013, 12:43 PM

Right now finally getting around the Quicksilver-by Neal Stephenson, Recently completed Ken Folletts-The Pillars of the Earth, and a very good victorian peice called The Crimson Petall and the White.

ThePhanastasio · 04-09-2013, 10:09 PM

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.

It's pretty awesome so far. My limited Spanish - as in, able to read or listen to Spanish and get the gist of what they're talking about, but can't remember how to actually speak it because that was not emphasized in four years of the language - makes it fine for me...but torture for my mother who is also reading it. She took French in school. She knows no Spanish, aside from the obligatory, 'Hola.'

Also, how can I seem like less of a snotty **** when people try to talk books with me at work? If one more person asks me, "What did you think of Twilight/Fifty Shades of Grey/Nicholas Sparks novel," I'm going to explode. My default response is, "Oh, it was interesting (if I've read it) but I don't remember too much about it, honestly, because I was reading several books at once. Or, "Haven't read it yet, but I have a huge stack of books I need to read before I can move on to anything else."

Is there any alternative method that will shut them the **** up without sounding like a bitch? Because I worry my replies warrant a follow-up.

I also don't want to say that said book is "not my bag," because I think that would make me sound just as snotty, and/or condescending.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-09-2013, 10:25 PM

Give them this when they talk about 50 shades

ThePhanastasio · 04-09-2013, 11:04 PM

I can't though, Hermione. They're thoughtless milfs who think 50 Shades to be sexual power.

I'm just like, "****. I get laid without having any interest in that book. Wow."

The Batlord · 04-10-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

They're thoughtless milfs who think 50 Shades to be sexual power.

What's all this then?

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-10-2013, 03:52 PM

I actually tried to read 50 Shades once and it was a horrible experience, not even just the content but the way it's written is horrid.

Plus the tampon scene
NAGL

The Batlord · 04-10-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

I actually tried to read 50 Shades once and it was a horrible experience, not even just the content but the way it's written is horrid.

I keep hearing that it's a terribly written book. I've thought about reading it just for ****s and giggles, but I've been scarred by Fanfiction.net in the past and am leery of putting myself through that kind of irritation again. Is it really that bad?

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-10-2013, 04:13 PM

Yeah, it really is. You'd have to get a hold of it yourself to see really how bad it is.

or

50 Shades of Suck

gunnels · 04-10-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I keep hearing that it's a terribly written book. I've thought about reading it just for ****s and giggles, but I've been scarred by Fanfiction.net in the past and am leery of putting myself through that kind of irritation again. Is it really that bad?

That reminds me I need to update my Fight Club yaoi...

04-09-2013, 10:09 PM	#4633 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. It's pretty awesome so far. My limited Spanish - as in, able to read or listen to Spanish and get the gist of what they're talking about, but can't remember how to actually speak it because that was not emphasized in four years of the language - makes it fine for me...but torture for my mother who is also reading it. She took French in school. She knows no Spanish, aside from the obligatory, 'Hola.' Also, how can I seem like less of a snotty ** when people try to talk books with me at work? If one more person asks me, "What did you think of Twilight/Fifty Shades of Grey/Nicholas Sparks novel," I'm going to explode. My default response is, "Oh, it was interesting (if I've read it) but I don't remember too much about it, honestly, because I was reading several books at once. Or, "Haven't read it yet, but I have a huge stack of books I need to read before I can move on to anything else." Is there any alternative method that will shut them the ** up without sounding like a bitch? Because I worry my replies warrant a follow-up. I also don't want to say that said book is "not my bag," because I think that would make me sound just as snotty, and/or condescending. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

04-09-2013, 11:04 PM	#4635 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I can't though, Hermione. They're thoughtless milfs who think 50 Shades to be sexual power. I'm just like, "****. I get laid without having any interest in that book. Wow." __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

03-29-2013, 12:43 PM	#4632 (permalink)
XtremeEclectic Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SC Posts: 67	Right now finally getting around the Quicksilver-by Neal Stephenson, Recently completed Ken Folletts-The Pillars of the Earth, and a very good victorian peice called The Crimson Petall and the White.

04-09-2013, 10:25 PM	#4634 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Give them this when they talk about 50 shades

04-10-2013, 03:52 PM	#4637 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	I actually tried to read 50 Shades once and it was a horrible experience, not even just the content but the way it's written is horrid. Plus the tampon scene NAGL

04-10-2013, 04:13 PM	#4639 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Yeah, it really is. You'd have to get a hold of it yourself to see really how bad it is. or 50 Shades of Suck