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« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2009, 12:26:58 am » |
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Books you should read
Good Omens
Kavalier and Clay
The Yiddish Policeman's Union
Cradle to Cradle(not actually on paper, but it's still a printed book)
The Dresden Files
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Inkheart and whatever the sequel is(I forget right now)
The Professor and The Madman(Documents the making of the OED, more fun to read than it sounds)
What Happened
The Giver
His Dark Materials
The Narnia Series
The Jurassic Park books
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow
Books I am reading now
Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars
Dictionary Of The Khazars(maybe)
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Lambeth... You win.... The glory of all that is awesome.
The your mom joke is forgiven, Lambeth. That cake is glorious
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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2009, 08:33:25 am » |
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Books you should read
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Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow
Read ALL the Ender and Ender's Shadow books. I'd also Recommend Treason by OSC |
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Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don't give a damn. None shall pass."
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2009, 10:20:33 am » |
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Dr_Evil has lent me a copy of "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies". Should I be scared or optimistic?
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And I couldn't have done it without Fluke Labs! *thumbs up at camera*
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« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2009, 11:07:11 am » |
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Optimistic! It's a very amusing read, and offers a fun twist on the classic story xD
On a related note, I've started reading "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters."
Jane Austen is rolling in her grave.
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Major Cobalt
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« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2009, 08:33:27 pm » |
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I tried reading "The Redneck Manifesto" by Jim Goad, but it's kind of a hard read. I can't keep my mind on it.
So I started on "Beer Blast" by... uhh... that one guy. I can't remember his name. Anyway, it's a really amusing, eye-opening story about the brewing industry. It starts with a history of the different types of beer in America, all the failed brands, and how big names--like Miller, Budweiser, Coors, and others--got to where they are, and how they've been challenged by smaller brands such as Heineken, Corona, and Sam Adams. It's a little dated--written in 1996, I believe--so the figures aren't accurate. But it's still pretty relevant.
The author was the advertising executive for the company that imported Heineken before it was taken over by Heineken US. He tells how Jim Koch (founder of Sam Adams) isn't the nice guy that he seems like he is in his commercials. He took some cheap shots at Heineken by taking advantage of his incredibly small per-barrel production.
It's a good book for anyone who likes reading about wars going on inside of an industry.
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2009, 12:19:41 pm » |
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This semester:
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Monk by Matthew Lewis
Tales by Lovecraft
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Portable Edgar Allen Poe by EAP
Horror Reader by Gelder
Demon Theory by Stephen Jones
12 Short Stories and Their Making by Paul Mandelbaum
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
Art of Fiction by John Gardner
Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, edited by Tobias Wolff
The good chunk of this is for my Horror Theory class. We're going to be talking about Lovecraft this Wednesday. It's exciting. And we talk about zombies. c:
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It's been a hard day's night
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans- JL
3DS friend code: 4613-6707-8466
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« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2009, 01:14:34 pm » |
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The Plague by Robert Camus
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All of time and space, anywhere and everywhere, any star that ever was. Where do you want to start?
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« Reply #23 on: September 28, 2009, 02:45:47 pm » |
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The good chunk of this is for my Horror Theory class. We're going to be talking about Lovecraft this Wednesday. It's exciting. And we talk about zombies. c:
Tell me which ones are best, outside of Henry James, Poe and Lovecraft. :L I love the original The Haunting movie, but I've never read the story. |
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« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2009, 03:34:07 pm » |
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Monk's pretty good. We made the Devil the Frat guy in college that says to the main character: YOU MADE OUT WITH YOUR SISTER, MAN!
Horror Reader's pretty nifty. Talks about different theories about different horror films.
Demon Theory, House of Leaves, and My Soul to Keep, we haven't read it yet. But, I'll tell you how I like them. c:
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It's been a hard day's night
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans- JL
3DS friend code: 4613-6707-8466
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« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2009, 03:38:00 pm » |
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I'm reading a book on relativistic physics.
For fun.[/nerd]
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Lambeth
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« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2009, 12:46:27 am » |
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I've read a book on Canadian history for fun. You are not alone. /nerdpower
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Lambeth... You win.... The glory of all that is awesome.
The your mom joke is forgiven, Lambeth. That cake is glorious
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Ralion
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« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2009, 01:08:15 am » |
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I've been reading a book on the science of Harry Potter, beat that.
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NerdPower!
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« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2009, 02:08:14 am » |
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I'm reading S.M. Stirling's Nantucket trilogy. It's closely tied to his Emberverse series which is one of my favorite series's of all time.
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Cheez
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« Reply #29 on: September 29, 2009, 07:00:27 am » |
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Cradle to Cradle(not actually on paper, but it's still a printed book) Unless it's printed on something other than paper, this is impossible. Do you mean published? |
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Cheez is fuckin hawt with teh boobehs. Cheez is also a raptor...pirate. A raptor pirate. Playing chess. WARNING- If you send me a PM with no subject, I WILL NOT REPLY. |
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