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01-26-2015, 06:05 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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01-26-2015, 06:40 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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At a recent New Yorker party he was telling me how nervous he is.
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01-29-2015, 12:09 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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At a recent New Yorker party he was telling me how nervous he is.
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The last time I was out with Pynchon, he seemed to have just stopped giving a fuck.
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03-09-2015, 08:43 PM
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for Hank
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的t was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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05-04-2015, 02:15 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
This looks great -- anyone read it?
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的t was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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05-04-2015, 02:27 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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This looks great -- anyone read it?
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I'm Jewish.
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05-05-2015, 06:20 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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The last time I was out with Pynchon, he seemed to have just stopped giving a fuck.
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Speaking of Pynchon, I am reading Gravity's Rainbow and Infinite Jest. The morphine has helped immensely.
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05-06-2015, 09:08 AM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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Speaking of Pynchon, I am reading Gravity's Rainbow and Infinite Jest. The morphine has helped immensely.
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Last time I read Infinite Jest I was about half way through when I realized it was really a long, carefully thought out suicide note from Dave. I then put the book down, didn't finish it, haven't gone back, and feel sad whenever I think about it. Thanks for reminding me.
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05-30-2015, 09:14 AM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
Anyone read "The Buried Giant?" Ishiguro does not write the same book twice.
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06-01-2015, 12:06 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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Speaking of Pynchon, I am reading Gravity's Rainbow and Infinite Jest. The morphine has helped immensely.
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At the same time?
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的t was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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06-01-2015, 12:07 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
Anyone read "The Buried Giant?" Ishiguro does not write the same book twice.
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I thought about it, but reviews were not entirely kind.
I'm going on a long vacation next week and expect to have lots of time to sit on a beach and read books. Suggestions? It's a good time to tackle something big.
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的t was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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06-01-2015, 12:42 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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I thought about it, but reviews were not entirely kind.
I'm going on a long vacation next week and expect to have lots of time to sit on a beach and read books. Suggestions? It's a good time to tackle something big.
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I have to read everything he writes. I would never read a review before reading one of his. The reviews are all over the place actually. At first glance, it is very different for him, it's a fantasy with pixies and ogres and dragons. But he has written surrealistic stuff before, so maybe it isn't too different?
I liked it.
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06-01-2015, 01:28 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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I have to read everything he writes. I would never read a review before reading one of his. The reviews are all over the place actually. At first glance, it is very different for him, it's a fantasy with pixies and ogres and dragons. But he has written surrealistic stuff before, so maybe it isn't too different?
I liked it.
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I am still on the fence. If you liked it, maybe I'll pick it up this week.
I just read The Maintenance of Headway, by Magnus Mills -- I liked it, but not as much as some of his other stuff.
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的t was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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06-02-2015, 02:53 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Last time I read Infinite Jest I was about half way through when I realized it was really a long, carefully thought out suicide note from Dave. I then put the book down, didn't finish it, haven't gone back, and feel sad whenever I think about it. Thanks for reminding me.
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Sorry. I didn't meant to bring up any pain
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06-02-2015, 02:54 PM
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Re: Books, Books, Books - Reading is FUNdamental
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
At the same time?
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I'm trading off. Very slowly.
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