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Phylum 08-14-2009 06:18 AM

Catch-22


I win :D

But seriously, the book wins. The best thing I ever read!

Wings of Fire 08-14-2009 11:20 AM

Yeah, American Gods really was the best fantasy novel I have ever read.

Onto Animal Farm now!

Wings of Fire 08-15-2009 11:28 AM

Finished Animal Farm in a night, I can´t believe it took me so long to get to it considering what a work of sheer and utter brilliance it is (Although I didn´t get some of the more subtle connections (Moses, Jones, the neighboring farms, Boxer, Major, Napolean and Snowball I got, most of the rest I didn´t and I´d like to have known what Benjamin was supposed to be).

Back to reading Ulysses now then.

Mac Sirloin 08-15-2009 11:33 PM

I'm reading The Lovely Bones under recommendation of a friend.

Gee, thanks for telling me the main character is a 14 year old girl, Jordan, I totally didn't get weird looks because of that.

It's written really irritatingly. These big ass paragraphs describing shit that seems like filler. I hope I lost it, I don't really care that much.

MA 08-27-2009 01:15 AM

started reading James Herriot - The Lord God Made Them All. classed as a Biography/Humour about a farm vet just after the war. funny because its all true, and something i can relate to.

AlexFili 08-27-2009 01:29 AM

The Gospel according to Chris Moyles
The Book of General Ignorance (QI)

Ridg3 09-02-2009 01:03 PM

I'm currently reading the Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind, I've already read them before its just that the series Legend of the Seeker has recently been aired for UK viewrs so I decided to re-read them, very interesting books.

By the way, the series really doesn't follow the books which kinda confuses me sometimes.
I EXPECT MOAR ACCURATE CANON.

Wings of Fire 09-02-2009 01:08 PM

Ewwww. D:

Am reading The Castle by Franz Kafka.

OANST 09-02-2009 01:14 PM

Livin' like a bug ain't easy. My old clothes don't seem to fit me. I got little tiny bug feet, and I don't really know what bugs eat. Livin' like a bug ain't easy.

Wings of Fire 09-02-2009 01:16 PM

Read that one already, I like his labyrinthine nightmare bureaucracies better.

OANST 09-02-2009 01:20 PM

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Read that one already, I like his labyrinthine nightmare bureaucracies better.

But do you know what that little ditty is from? Anyone? Someone has to know this.


Without doing an internet search.

Ridg3 09-02-2009 03:01 PM

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Ewwww. D:

Am reading The Castle by Franz Kafka.

How dare you sir for Eww-ing my choice of literature, you make me so angry I...I...I need to pee. :)

OANST 09-02-2009 03:39 PM

Man, you people. You damn people.




Edit: I put the better one up.

Wings of Fire 09-02-2009 03:41 PM

Yeah I looked that up almost immediately, fucking hilarious. 'The Franz Kafka Rock Opera'.

Psychocath 09-09-2009 06:41 PM

Reading a Russian language book. Because, ja, I want to be able to speak it and write shit in cyrillic. So far the only words I've managed to learn are 'Yes', 'No', 'Petrol', 'Party' and 'Blowjob', because I've been lazy.

Mac Sirloin 09-09-2009 08:13 PM

I have some 'learn russian from some CD's' CD's. I could probably rip those and then PROVIDE YOU WITH A VIABLE LEGAL METHOD OF OBTAINING THEM.

Send me a PM.

MeechMunchie 09-10-2009 09:14 AM

I speak some Russian. Меня зовут МичМунчи, y меня есть ворсием столовайи. (My name is MeechMunchie, I have eight dining rooms.)

used:) 09-10-2009 10:44 AM

I only know a few words in russian. I know plenty of vulgar words and phrases from other languages though.

Munch's Master 09-10-2009 10:59 AM

Just started reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I'm on page 0- I've only had chance to read the introduction and foreword so far. He's very....colourful when writing as himself.

Kimon 09-10-2009 04:49 PM

I just finished Watership Down, and am now seriously considering getting a tattoo with the phrase "Listen to Fiver" somehow involved

Hazel-Rah 09-14-2009 02:44 PM

I read a graphic novel adaptation of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" it was pretty depressing. I have to read "Brokeback Mountain" for class I'm probably going to be reading it at work or something err too busy to enjoy books...

Kimon: It was El-ahrairah who came to Hazel at the end of the novel, agree or disagree?

Wings of Fire 09-15-2009 01:44 PM

Read the graphic novel adaptation of The Trial, it's so depressing it's funny.

CakeSnatcher 09-15-2009 01:49 PM

Everyone should read The Zombie Survival Guide.

used:) 09-15-2009 03:57 PM

No, everyone should read The Pirates! series. I just finished the second book in the series, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling.

Kimon 09-20-2009 04:05 PM

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Kimon: It was El-ahrairah who came to Hazel at the end of the novel, agree or disagree?

To be honest I didn't even consider it. But that would definitely make sense... hah, goes to show how concerned I am with literary analysis. :p

skillswords 09-20-2009 06:22 PM

i'm currently reading a tail of two cities, just finished Demons by Fyoder Doestrovosky
did i mention i despise foreign names

Nate 09-20-2009 06:31 PM

Did I mention I despise poor grammar? Please improve your posting style or fear my wrath.

Strike Witch 09-20-2009 06:39 PM

I just read 557 chapters of One Piece.

S'good, I love how the author disguises oppression and censorship behind a funny pirate story.

Mac Sirloin 09-20-2009 08:09 PM

I read all the way through to the VERY START of the chapter after the 'Sky land' one (starting from the Arlong arc), then just fucking dropped it.

Strike Witch 09-20-2009 08:15 PM

Should have stuck with it, Water Seven really expands and takes it to the serious shit end of the pool.