The book talk thread (Because school can't beat facepunch) - General

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Shame I was going to post my twilight fan fiction

We have a thread on this.

Apparently 'Chapter books' are intended for 7-10 year olds. You learn something new every day.

I refuse to read any more books, because I know they will not be as good as John Dies at the End. [img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4164871012_7f6c0f1bee.jpg[/img]

I just finished Fahrenheit 451, new favorite book. Just great, everything about it was just great. ok I guess I'm a comedian or something

Currently reading this: [img]http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/war_against_the_weak.large.jpg[/img]

[IMG]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn250/KarenM-X/Daily-Sales-A-Clash-of-Kings-A-Song.jpg[/IMG] Feels so good

Just started reading john dies at the end, does anyone know if its worth the read? I already know the ending.

I've been reading Nausea by Sartre. Really digging his explanation of absurdity and and I think it's becoming continually more relevant in a society that becomes continually more absurd and alienating. "While social isolation is typically experienced as a form of personal stress, its sources are deeply embedded in the social organization of the modern world. With increased isolation and atomization , much of our daily interactions are with those who are strangers to us and with whom we lack any ongoing social relationships." Also been reading V. by Pynchon, tryna get through it.

[QUOTE=gra;33546107] Also been reading V. by Pynchon, tryna get through it.[/QUOTE] I love Pynchon. I've actually read Gravity's Rainbow twice. It makes more sense the second time through, but I still have no idea what the fuck's goin' on in The Counterforce. [editline]3rd December 2011[/editline] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Ov2tZ.jpg[/IMG] Almost done this doorstopper. It doesn't really have one plot. It's really a series of connected vignettes portraying the atmosphere in cold-war era America. Don DeLillo is an extremely talented writer making some of the best and most beautiful prose I've read, but this book does need some editing. Only some. First line: "He speaks in your voice, American, and there's a shine in his eye that's halfway hopeful."

So, [url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1068207]was this really needed[/url]?

Every book I read becomes my favorite book until I read another book.

[QUOTE=pie_is_good;33546132]I love Pynchon. I've actually read Gravity's Rainbow twice. It makes more sense the second time through, but I still have no idea what the fuck's goin' on in The Counterforce.[/QUOTE] Word, Pynchon owns. I really need to get his books he released after GR, V., and Lot 49. Pynchon and Burroughs are pretty similar in some ways. Especially with Burroughs' Port of Saints. They had the same post-modern style and non-linear narrative that's really fun to read. Same with Joyce with Finnigan's Wake and Ulysses, but he was pretty before his time. Pomo literature is a joy to read

[QUOTE=gra;33546268]Word, Pynchon owns. I really need to get his books he released after GR, V., and Lot 49. Pynchon and Burroughs are pretty similar in some ways. Especially with Burroughs' Port of Saints. They had the same post-modern style and non-linear narrative that's really fun to read. Same with Joyce with Finnigan's Wake and Ulysses, but he was pretty before his time. Pomo literature is a joy to read[/QUOTE] I have Mason & Dixon and Against the Day. Haven't read them but I heard the ending to Mason & Dixon can actually bring out some tears. Burroughs is cool too. I've only read Naked Lunch which seems to be the only one people know by him. I've read Junky but his style there doesn't seem to be very developed yet. Although it is an interesting look into the life of a drug addict. Joyce is cool too. Just read Dubliners. I actually think The Dead is the best thing he's ever written. Yeah pomo is cool. I got The Recognitions somewhere and I'll get around to it sometime.

I'm just about to start Arnese Lupin: Gentleman-Burglar It's a free book I got, and I love the concept, but I have no idea if it will be good or bad. Has anyone else read a Lupin book? (No, not the anime or manga) Any one of them I should search out to read?

The Hunger Games. It's pretty fucking great.

[QUOTE=tehfrog;33546626]The Hunger Games. It's pretty fucking great.[/QUOTE] The movie is going to butcher it

[QUOTE=tehfrog;33546626]The Hunger Games. It's pretty fucking great.[/QUOTE] This [editline]3rd December 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=xeo xeo;33547187]The movie is going to butcher it[/QUOTE] And this

I think the Hunger games are just average, not the masterpiece everyone claims they are. For starters, anyone else notice how apart from volunteering in place of Prim and the berry stunt, Katniss never does anything? The bird pin was Madge's gift to her, the flames were Cinna's, without Peeta her interview would have been a waste, ext, ext. Second off, Collins takes the easy way out. Things such as Foxface and that Avox girl never build up to anything an could have been handled better, while Katniss's emotional distress and other actions appear merely superficial. Finally, ENOUGH with the symbolism. We get the whole Roman Empire, Food names thing, no need to hammer it in again and again. This book has some good parts, but in the end its weighed down by some very poor execution. On a second note, anyone else here read The Godfather?

[QUOTE=tehfrog;33546626]The Hunger Games. It's pretty fucking great.[/QUOTE] I actually just finished the first book. Second and third any good, before I buy them on my kindle?

[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;33555078]I think the Hunger games are just average, not the masterpiece everyone claims they are. For starters, anyone else notice how apart from volunteering in place of Prim and the berry stunt, Katniss never does anything? The bird pin was Madge's gift to her, the flames were Cinna's, without Peeta her interview would have been a waste, ext, ext. Second off, Collins takes the easy way out. Things such as Foxface and that Avox girl never build up to anything an could have been handled better, while Katniss's emotional distress and other actions appear merely superficial. Finally, ENOUGH with the symbolism. We get the whole Roman Empire, Food names thing, no need to hammer it in again and again. This book has some good parts, but in the end its weighed down by some very poor execution. On a second note, anyone else here read The Godfather?[/QUOTE] The first and second book were good because suspense kept you reading. The third one was crap, seems like the author just rushed to get it out to make millions. A lot of it seemed cliched and thrown up quickly.

I was reading The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, but it recently got demoted to book-shelf status because I couldn't wait to read this: [IMG]http://bookmunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/stewart-lee.jpg[/IMG] It's annotated transcripts of three of his stand up shows (Stand Up Comedian, 90s Comedian and 41st Best Stand Up Ever) with a smattering of autobiography in between. If anyone likes his stand up I'd really recommend it.

[QUOTE=psychojake;33557611]The first and second book were good because suspense kept you reading. The third one was crap, seems like the author just rushed to get it out to make millions. A lot of it seemed cliched and thrown up quickly.[/QUOTE] The first two were my above consensus. The third one I agree with you on.

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I got a signed copy of the new Penn Jillette book [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386689_2195698182246_1540966738_31684482_221273001_n.jpg[/img]

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is overrated. It's reads like a shortened version. I mean, the whole snatching up body parts and actually building the monster takes 1 and a half page. It moves fucking quickly, and it's so over-dramatic, but in a shallow way. One paragraph of happenings and oh the grief, the grief and loneliness and guilt. It's like listening to an emo song. Loads of grief being transmitted through words but it just isn't there.

[IMG]http://daria.no/skole/doc/html/9794.doc-filer/image003.gif[/IMG] Reading this crimebook now, its about killings related to a snowman.

i finished reading black hawk down, it was pretty good and please dont say herp derp that book is just an adaptation of the movie because it isn't, plus it's a true story

Can you guys point me in the right direction, I need to read a book for my english class. -Has to be at least 150 pages -Has to be originally written in english.