the books we read

[Tree]

I read the book "The Swarm" (Frank Schätzing) about a month ago and it was the one of the best books I've ever read. If you're interested in environment, geography, natural disasters and science you should really check it out!

Right now I'm reading "Lautlos" (Frank Schätzing) and "Brave New World" (Huxley). I'm loving both especially BNW!

Has anyone of you ever read something by Jules Vernes? Anything to recommend?

[purvis9876]

Watching my roommates two Australian Shepards for a day had its advantages. They returned with a gift. A poetry collection book from a garage sale; circa 1950. It's all big timers but I'm very sad to say no Frost. Seriously?
Anyway, I was pleased that this was in there:

You'll Love Me Yet

You'll love me yet!-and I can tarry
Your love's protracted growing:
June rear'd that bunch of flowers you carry,
From seeds of April's sowing.

I plant a heartful now: some seed
At least is sure to strike,
And yield-what you'll not pluck indeed,
Not love, but, may be, like.  :)

You'll look at least on love's remains,
A grave's one violet:
Your look?- that pays a thousand pains.
What's death? You'll love me yet!

[bold99]

Just finished The Road. What a desolate and beautiful book.

Perfect description of an absolute treasure.

I've read a TON of books this year, but my thoughts keep going back to The Road. We really need a spoiler friendly thread to discuss the book in detail.

Same here I never wanted that one to end.

[kydiddle]

Just discovered the book thread. Dangerous for this worm...

I recently finished Gatsby for class. First time since high school and I loved it all over again.

I want to see The Road when it comes out, but I try so hard to read books before the movie. I need to get on that.

[weeniebeenie]

Re-reading Good Vibrations. It's a really cool book about this guy and his wife who take their Harley's across America.

[AMightyCaporal]

I'm reading Heart of Darkness- I really enjoy it but am too busy with school work to really take time to read it.  I wish I tried harder in High School- I wish I read all those books they call "Classics" I guess I've got some making up to do...

[Tree]

Hèy short wuestion.
I'm thinking about buying and reading Heart of Darkness. Is the language rather difficult to understand?
The last English books I read were MacBeth, brave New World and Animal Farm.

[dragonboy]

Animal Farm.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMQkPzc0Fs

[Angry Ewok]

Hèy short wuestion.
I'm thinking about buying and reading Heart of Darkness. Is the language rather difficult to understand?
The last English books I read were MacBeth, brave New World and Animal Farm.

It's been a few years, but if I remember right, Heart Of Darkness might have been a tad choppy at certain times in terms of the language... but it's an excellent book and I definitely recommend it to all.

[bearass]

i read heart of darkness not to long ago after watching apocalypse now and it was interesting how that movie could have came from the story

[tomEisenbraun]

Just finished Time's Arrow by Martin Amis. Weird as hell, and tough toward the end, emotionally, but really jarring and good. It follows a guy through life backwards, his sins become his redemption. It's odd, and completely screws with your perception of time, especially right after you put it down after reading for a while. Try listening to music right afterward, too. Yikes.

[October]

closing in on the end of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest

this book has taken me forever, but it's been worth it.  great author who we lost too soon.

i've been breaking up my reading of Wallace with Donald Barthelme's short stories, which I also highly recommend.  pick up 40 Stories or 60 Stories.  both are great

[FACE]

raise the roof beams high, carpenters (jd salinger)
and some raymond carver here and there. what a man.

[MarkW]

Just finished Time's Arrow by Martin Amis. Weird as hell, and tough toward the end, emotionally, but really jarring and good. It follows a guy through life backwards, his sins become his redemption. It's odd, and completely screws with your perception of time, especially right after you put it down after reading for a while. Try listening to music right afterward, too. Yikes.

It's a good read, Tom - did my head in proper when it came out.  I really like Amis.  He's an annoying little shit, but he can write.  His dad wasn't too shabby either...

I've just started The Kite Runner.  I think I'm going to like it a lot, if the first 20 pages are anything to go by.

[Penny Lane]

I got the Eric Clapton autobiography for xmas and finished it. It's pretty good and now i need to go out and buy some Delaney and Bonnie and figure out who all these blues artists are (sp?)

Also, i got The Road but i gotta tell you, i was all pumped to read it after reading this thread, but i'm on page 50 or so and there's nothing going on so far??? i hope it gets better ;-) We ate a can of spinach. We are freezing. I am trying to keep us dry.

Right now i'm trying to finish SkyDog (Duane Allman story).

[Sassbox]

Delaney passed away a couple of weeks ago.   :'(

[Isobella]

Just finished "The Other Hollywood, the Oral History of the Porn Industry.
Now reading "Digital 3D Design the use of 3D Applications in Digital Graphic Design.

[LizKing531]

Just finished "The Other Hollywood, the Oral History of the Porn Industry.
Now reading "Digital 3D Design the use of 3D Applications in Digital Graphic Design.

What kind of design are you into?   ;)

Same kinda stuff I do - let me know how that book goes - how useful you find it.

[FACE]

anyone ever read any richard brautigan?

[tomEisenbraun]

Sure haven't, Jenny.

I'm currently making my way through Salinger's Franny and Zooey again. I love this book, and the way Salinger just lays into English departments and, well, writers in general. Not to mention the beautiful spirituality of it. And Zooey's narcissism. Really a perfect book. About halfway through it right now. We'll see where I wake up with it opened to in the morning.