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Post by En Sylvan on Jul 20, 2004 11:54:24 GMT -5
So we journal together, and most of us are pretty serious readers... so I was wondering... what if we all made a list, a big palimpsest, of stuff we're reading and what we're thinking about it?
All together now! 
I'm almost done with Driving Mr. Albert by Michael Paterniti, the story of a young man who escorted Albert Einstein's brain and the eccentric scientist who took it from Einstein's body (without much in the way of permission) to meet Einstein's granddaughter, who doesn't really want it either... it's superstrange, but packed with these glowing little observations and full of funny, weird details and meditations on the cultural impact of Einstein, scientist and man.
I'm also currently reading The Decameron of Boccaccio, Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman, The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman, and Mossflower by Brian Jaques. Shh, I'm Nialle 98 SE TM, I can multitask 
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Post by Calavera Diablos on Jul 20, 2004 14:35:06 GMT -5
"Naked" By Dave Sedaris. Very funny author. His writing style is alot like David Eggers, in that they both like to focus on their thoughts, fantasies and other strange scenarios their minds come up with when reality is simply too boring. Lots of tongue in cheek, slightly egocentric comments.
"Dharma Lion", a biography of Allen Ginsberg. I read it back in highschool for a press conference (i had to become allen), then I bought a used copy from amazon and began reading it again. It's really interesting to hear about how everyone met and who influenced who.
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Post by Calantha on Jul 20, 2004 16:13:42 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading Obscure Destinies because En recommended it to me a while back but I never got around to it. I'm on "Two Friends" right now, actually, I just started it.
I really, really enjoyed "Neighbour Rosicky", if only because I'm not sure how someone couldn't fall in love with Rosicky and not want to talk the old man. "Old Mrs. Harris" struck a chord with me. It comforted me and at the same time I was deeply bothered by it. Perhaps I wasn't so much bothered by the story so much, but by the honesty...I'm not exactly sure why though. It was very bittersweet, but I'm glad I read it.
I'm also reading Grendel again and starting Dubliners.
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Post by Nierme ni Sidhe on Jul 21, 2004 5:27:46 GMT -5
Well...
I'm about to read all the HP books through again with Jay, cos we've both been wanting to of late, and I've never actually books with someone. It'll be fun and different.
I also bought "Edgar Allan Poe: Complete tales and works today and I plan to start reading that tonight (since the people who were meant to be coming around and playing board gams piked). I think I'm really going to enjoy that. And I'm starting to really get into the discworld novels. They're just brillant, and right up my alley so far as humour goes.
I'm also boring all the "Chronicles of Narnia" off Jay, cos it's been years since I read any of them and I've been longing for some familiarity of late.
And I've got about 7 books sitting on my shelf that I haven't got round to reading yet that I'll list when I start them in turn.
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Post by D on Jul 21, 2004 7:34:53 GMT -5
I've actually been reading a book on Zen, strangely enough. I once had a complete set of books on Zen and Buddhism that friend of mine accidently moved away with. I'm not a Buddhist by any means, but I find the philosophy fascinating.
So, anyway, I was recently motivated to start picking up some of those books again.
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Post by moira on Jul 21, 2004 12:06:25 GMT -5
Currently I'm reading Return From Tomorrow, which is about a near-death experience this military man had during the second World War (though it happened during his training. He never actually got sent off to war). I've read it once before a long time ago, and am reading it again because I find stuff like that very interesting to think about and ponder on.
When I have the time, I plan on going out and buying this other book called "All men are jerks until proven otherwise." A friend of mine from work read it, and it sort of talked about the difference between men and women, and tried to explain why men seem like jerks to us women a lot of the time. It peaked my interest, so I plan on reading that in the nearby future.
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Post by Robin_Sprout on Jul 21, 2004 12:14:08 GMT -5
I'm reading "Never Sniff a Gift Fish" by Pat McManus. He is an outdoor/humour writer. I lay in bed at night and giggle, guffaw and sometimes cackle. He's hilarious!
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Post by Leni on Sept 6, 2004 16:13:53 GMT -5
Currently reading Madame Sadayakko, but since I just began it, I can't remember the name of the author.  It kinda interested me, I saw it after reading Memoirs of a Geisha for the second time, so I was in that kind of mood. It's really interesting so far, or maybe it's just me who likes Japanese culture a lot. I'm also reading a book by Nick Hornby which, in my language, is Conversas Com o Anjo. I don't know the original title, but I can look around. |
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Post by Calavera Diablos on Sept 6, 2004 18:53:22 GMT -5
Oh, fabuloso. The only Nick Hornby novel I've read was "Hogh Fidelity". Currently: The Gunslinger (first book) by Stephen King, Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within and Maturity: The Responsibility of Being Oneself by the guru Osho and White Oleander by Janey Fitch (Fox recommended it to me, I'm still waiting for the content to improve  ). |
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Post by Calantha on Sept 6, 2004 22:47:10 GMT -5
Ohhhhh, Trainspotting! It's a really good book with a lot of differences from the movie...but I think the movie did a decent job of making the change from novel to script. Although all the new words...once I got about half way in it I started understanding the dialect. For a long time I had to read it outloud so that I could hear the way the words would sound and then sorta translate them into how I would say them...if that makes sense.
Oh Nick Hornby! How to be Good (not sure if it is his latest novel or not) is actually pretty funny, although not as good, I think, as High Fidelity, but my favorite is About a Boy...I'm reading The Iliad for my Western Lit class, but I've already read it so it isn't as much fun...
I'm also reading Waifs and Strays by de Lint. It's pretty cool so far, all the different stories thrown together. Rumor tells me he owns a store or somesuch with another man here and they have rare signed copies of his books, although I'm not quite sure...the details are fuzzy, although I have been promised to be taken there (as I still don't know my way around here) and it's exciting.
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It kinda interested me, I saw it after reading Memoirs of a Geisha for the second time, so I was in that kind of mood. It's really interesting so far, or maybe it's just me who likes Japanese culture a lot.
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