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Old 05-29-2014, 10:33 AM   #21 (permalink)
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so you didn't get to the 80 page monologue by John Galt....where he describes the opening question

weird...,.i actually think she really was a good writer....just that her morals and philosophy were absolute shit
This is an actual question, but what did you find good about her writing? I just found her to be pretentious for the sake of being pretentious. Like she was so arrogant that she just couldn't believe that she wasn't the second coming of James Joyce.
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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Old 05-29-2014, 10:40 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Douglas Coupland- Generation X

Nick Hornby- Fever Pitch and High Fidelity

Stephen Hawking- A brief history of time
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Old 05-29-2014, 10:43 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Nick Hornby- Fever Pitch and High Fidelity
Never read Fever Pitch, but I'd definitely put About a Boy ahead of High Fidelity. Both great books, but About a Boy was almost perfect. Of course I might be biased as I identify far too much with Will Freeman (though not with the lying to get into women's pants thing).
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generation x is couplands weakest, change that out for Girlfriend in a Coma and I'd agree

also agree with batty on about a boy. I love that ****ing book
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generation x is couplands weakest, change that out for Girlfriend in a Coma and I'd agree

also agree with batty on about a boy. I love that ****ing book
Oh hell no.
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High Fidelity is my favourite Hornby book. It just nails what it's like being an elitist music fan. I can relate.
'Am I depressed because I listen to pop music, or do I listen to pop music because I'm depressed?'

I wouldn't put Douglas Coupland on any 'required reading' list but I do think the prologue to Girlfriend In A Coma might be the best thing he's ever written.
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High Fidelity is my favourite Hornby book. It just nails what it's like being an elitist music fan. I can relate.
'Am I depressed because I listen to pop music, or do I listen to pop music because I'm depressed?'
I always thought that was a stupid question. Neither of the two caused the other. You're depressed cause you're an obsessive with the maturity of a ten-year-old, which is also the same reason you're a music nerd. Not that maturity necessarily has to do with being a music nerd, but... it certainly doesn't help the situation.
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Rob is for sure a bit of a manchild, he's a good character though. I think I prefer the movie though.
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High Fidelity is my favourite Hornby book. It just nails what it's like being an elitist music fan. I can relate.
'Am I depressed because I listen to pop music, or do I listen to pop music because I'm depressed?'

I wouldn't put Douglas Coupland on any 'required reading' list but I do think the prologue to Girlfriend In A Coma might be the best thing he's ever written.
tbh this is the best thing he's ever written
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Old 05-29-2014, 10:55 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Rob is for sure a bit of a manchild, he's a good character though. I think I prefer the movie though.
In some ways I do too. The ending of the book was depressing.
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I understand the point Hornby was making, that change isn't something that just happens, but it still bums me the **** out. I feel like after all that, I need a little bit of fluff to take the edge off.
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