Finished reading 1776.
Picking up this on the kindle.
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Just got this in the mail, was a big fan of him so I figured I'd pick it up.
It's not too bad of a book for an autobiography sort of thing...but I don't read many books of this type so I can't critique it.
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Quite an avid reader (can go through a 800 page book in about 8 hours), so my parents picked me up a copy of War and Peace.
Good lord it is a hard read, so many footnotes besides being difficult to follow.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;31165159]Also I never thought I would like something as old as Frankenstein but it was actually really great I was completely surprised about how not boring it was, it's like there was this great literary era that was crushed by that Victorian bullshit.[/quote]
Shelley is probably my favorite out of that period of writers.
[QUOTE=Ogopogo;31165555]Quite an avid reader (can go through a 800 page book in about 8 hours),[/quote]
Sometimes I wish I was that fast of a reader, but generally when I push myself to read through a book, I generally don't retain as much. (Or I just don't enjoy the book.) More power to those that can do it, though.
EDIT: Is it too early to call dibs on the second Books thread?
[QUOTE=Gurant;31150888]Good thread, I love books.
Haven't had the time to read for years though, or.. I haven't made time to read.
Just joined SMB, Swedens Military History Library which sells really awesome books, like Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. It's an awesome book. Read it[/QUOTE]
Have you ever come across Von Clauswitz's 'On War'?
Oh and if you do come across any American Military History, read up on The Ghost Mountain Boys if they have that in Swedish.
I'm a really slow reader. Maybe 50 pages in an hour.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;31165738]I'm a really slow reader. Maybe 50 pages in an hour.[/QUOTE]
I just get really into books. Whenever I pick up a book, I spend at least half an hour reading before I stop, and many nights I have stayed up till 2 or 3 AM finishing a book. Being a fast reader is not always a good thing, if you lose focus on the book, get to excited to see the end, or get tired it is easy to skip over vital parts. An example of this for me is the book Brisingr, I finished this book the day I got it (about six and a half hours) but reading through it at the speed I was, I missed many details, so I had to go back and re-read the whole book.
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Any other books like this as real as this?[/QUOTE]
How good is that book?
I'm stuck reading Obasan...worst book I've read so far.
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These are the two novels I mentioned earlier, highly recommend to anyone.
I bought Lovecraft's complete works. Dunno where to start.
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[editline]16th July 2011[/editline]
I need a fucking bat signal or something
Just started reading
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Premise:
[QUOTE]The story is set in New Orleans in the early 1960s. The central character is Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man still living with his mother in the city's Uptown neighborhood, who, due to an incident early in the book, must set out to get a job. In his quest for employment he has various adventures with colorful French Quarter characters.[/QUOTE]
It's the funniest book I've ever read (at least as far into it as I am), next to Don Quixote.
I've been falling behind in my reading lately.
I still need to read American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Broca's Brain by Carl Sagan, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, Unweaving the Rainbow by Richard Dawkins, It by Stephen King, and Last Words by George Carlin before I let myself get anymore books.
I just recently finished Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.
Orson Scott Card and Michael Crichton are my favorite authors. I love the Ender series as well as The Andromeda Strain and Sphere.
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That on and off (about 1300 pages)
And this...
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[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;31165731]Have you ever come across Von Clauswitz's 'On War'?
Oh and if you do come across any American Military History, read up on The Ghost Mountain Boys if they have that in Swedish.[/QUOTE]
I can't say for Swedish language, but the best English translation of On War is the 1970s or 1980s edition translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;31166560]Just started reading
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Premise:
It's the funniest book I've ever read (at least as far into it as I am), next to Don Quixote.[/QUOTE]
Oh god i love that book so much, my dad recommended it to me and i fell in love with it.
Is War and Peace actually interesting to read?
Or do people read it purely to exclaim "I've read that."?
You start to not like books when they are all you have.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;31166503]I bought Lovecraft's complete works. Dunno where to start.
help meeeee Cthulhu moderator
[editline]16th July 2011[/editline]
I need a fucking bat signal or something[/QUOTE]
The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth (optional, as not everyone likes it as much as I do), The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air, The Music of Erich Zann. All good places to start. Some mythos, some not. I think my personal favorite out of those is The Whisperer in Darkness.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;31166070]How good is that book?[/QUOTE]
I would say the best book I read. Very realistic about war not a happy book. Its got racism, disease and general bullshit that shouldn't happen.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;31167899]The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth (optional, as not everyone likes it as much as I do), The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air, The Music of Erich Zann. All good places to start. Some mythos, some not. I think my personal favorite out of those is The Whisperer in Darkness.[/QUOTE]
I remember reading the hound, and it made me realise that regardless of people's criticism about his writing, Lovecraft can create an atmosphere like no other author.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;31167899]The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth (optional, as not everyone likes it as much as I do), The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air, The Music of Erich Zann. All good places to start. Some mythos, some not. I think my personal favorite out of those is The Whisperer in Darkness.[/QUOTE]
No one ever mentions "The Statement of Randolph Carter" :C
[QUOTE=strayebyrd;31171155]I remember reading the hound, and it made me realise that regardless of people's criticism about his writing, Lovecraft can create an atmosphere like no other author.[/QUOTE]
The Hound is also one of my favorite of his stories
I finished reading Perdido Street Station, which I liked a lot. Currently reading "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson, which is shaping up to be good as well for me.
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[QUOTE=myalt22;31167224]Is War and Peace actually interesting to read?
Or do people read it purely to exclaim "I've read that."?[/QUOTE]
War and peace is a very hard read, but it is rather interesting. If you are not a decent reader you may want to do it in parts as it is complex and can sometimes be hard to follow. It contains quite a bit of politics from around 1810. As such, I would be hesitant to read it if you despise this type of content, but the great quality of the writing can easily keep you going.
Some people defiantly do persist even if they would rather stop, just so they said they read the book.
Today is the day that liquidation starts at borders. If you've been wanting a hardcover book, probably best to head to your local borders today or as soon as possible before the hoard sets in.
I bet even in liquidation everything is ridiculously overpriced.
Currently reading Christopher Hitchens' "God is [b]Not[/b] Great" while I wait for my copies of "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic" to arrive.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;31266331]I bet even in liquidation everything is ridiculously overpriced.[/QUOTE]
I know they probably will inflate some of the prices before marking them down, but 40% is still enough that you'd get a 10-20% discount for a good few books.
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