[Literature] Currently Reading (discussion)
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- Shinoyami65
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Speaking of sci-fi novels, is Dune good? I'll probably pick it up at some point, although I'm not wild on the sequel novels. I also need to find some time to go get The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, too.
E̱͡v͈̙e͔̰̳͙r̞͍y͏̱̲̭͎̪ṱ͙̣̗̱͠h̰̰i͙n̶̮̟̳͍͍̫͓g̩ ̠͈en̶̖̹̪d̸̙̦͙̜͕͍̞s̸̰.̳̙̺̟̻̀
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
- UrsusArctos
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That's being way too harsh, Xard.
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Not knowing that Monk is bi is like not knowing the Pope is Catholic - ZapX
You're either really bad at interpreting jokes or really good at pretending you are and I have no idea which.-Monk Ed
WAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!(<-link to lunacy)...Taste me, if you can bear it. (Warning: Language NSFW)
The main point of idiocy is for the smart to have their lulz. Without human idiocy, trolling would not exist, and that's uncool, since a large part of my entertainment consists of mocking the absurdity and dumbassery of the world, especially the Internet.-MaggotMaster
- caragnafog dog
- Eva Technician
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If you're going to read sci-fi it might as well be Dune. I haven't read it in a while but I love it.
On 11/10/14, at 8:43 PM, Merrimerri wrote:
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
- Blue Monday
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Finally wrapped this up today - An amazing read for sure.
Ending is beautifully poignant and bittersweet; definitely a couple teary moments there.
SPOILER: Show
When Beverly sees Stan and Eddie in the group reflection in the glass - Almost lost it. Then the epilogue with Bill too, his memory already fading more and more and using his last bit of "childhood" to help Audra.
Will be promptly moving onto The Hobbit now, as I want to get around to finally reading The Lord of the Rings this year, including The Silmarillion as well.
Looking at my bookshelf; have more King (The Shining and the first three books in The Dark Tower series) and Murakami (After Dark and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) I can sink my teeth into between any ventures into Middle-Earth.
- Mr. Tines
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Back in the '60s, that was simply quaint Orientalism; and the main talking point was that it was the first SF which had ecology as the science in focus. It's the times that have changed.
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- caragnafog dog
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Now that a little time has passed I feel I can talk about The Sea of Fertility a little. The last few pages of the 4th book sort of uproots everything that preceded it in a really bleak and horrifying way that I never expected. The fact that Mishima apparently finished this the morning before he went out and committed seppuku makes it even worse. His work is all very personal but I feel these books in particular are bound up in his frustration and rejection of modern (as he knew it) Japan.
This brand of cosmic nihilism (we have no one and maybe we don't even have ourselves) left me in a daze for a while but I've recovered to the point where I can say that I really loved these books. Mishima was a complicated guy who is inextricably connected to his writing, so reading this series was worth it if only to understand a little bit more about him.
This brand of cosmic nihilism (we have no one and maybe we don't even have ourselves) left me in a daze for a while but I've recovered to the point where I can say that I really loved these books. Mishima was a complicated guy who is inextricably connected to his writing, so reading this series was worth it if only to understand a little bit more about him.
On 11/10/14, at 8:43 PM, Merrimerri wrote:
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
- Shinoyami65
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I've had The Simarillion and all the other LoTR books for ages, but never got round to reading them...I need to get round to that as well. On a side note, I'm halfway through The Wind-up Bird Chronicle as well, but I started Sputnik Sweetheart as well and so I haven't finished it yet.
E̱͡v͈̙e͔̰̳͙r̞͍y͏̱̲̭͎̪ṱ͙̣̗̱͠h̰̰i͙n̶̮̟̳͍͍̫͓g̩ ̠͈en̶̖̹̪d̸̙̦͙̜͕͍̞s̸̰.̳̙̺̟̻̀
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
I always thought I might be bad
Now I know that it's true
Because I think you're so good
And I'm nothing like you
- Gus Hanson
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Dune is one of the few scifi books that isn't the author masturbating over science bullshit for a thousand pages. Everyone should have it tattooed on their eyelids.
the prophecy is true
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
- Mr. Tines
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Then read other authors than Greg Egan (who is the only one I can think of who actually does that sort of thing). I could make recommendations if you're interested.
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- cyharding
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I'm 100 pages into Rendevous with Rama and I'm enjoying it. I don't know if it's intentional on Clarke's part or not, but I got a bit a Jules Verne vibe in the story. Liking Verne's books, this isn't a problem.
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You Can Start Again. Chapter 32 now released. Now on FF.net
Oh, Eva, you never cease to amaze me. Your fans are analizing a calendar, for god's sake.- Alpha
You Can Start Again. Chapter 32 now released. Now on FF.net
Oh, Eva, you never cease to amaze me. Your fans are analizing a calendar, for god's sake.- Alpha
- AngelNo13Bardiel
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Currently splitting time between The Divine Comedy and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
...what? I read other things besides Evafics. There's more to life than fics, you know...but not much more.
...what? I read other things besides Evafics. There's more to life than fics, you know...but not much more.
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Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. - Franz Kafka
Clones to the left of me, tsunderes to the right...and here I am, stuck in the middle with Shinji. - how I view my experience with Evangelion
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Current avatar: Don't mind Mr. Joel--after all, he didn't start the dumpster fire that is 2020.
Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. - Franz Kafka
Clones to the left of me, tsunderes to the right...and here I am, stuck in the middle with Shinji. - how I view my experience with Evangelion
-When it comes to Asuka/Shinji, pre-EoE is like moving Mount Everest and post-EoE is like moving the Olympus Mons. Either way, it's moving a mountain. It's just the size of said mountain.-
- caragnafog dog
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The best part of Inferno is when Virgil-kun decides to be his guide.
On 11/10/14, at 8:43 PM, Merrimerri wrote:
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
- Mr. Tines
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Reading the Dorothy Sayers translation (the old Penguin edition) always leaves me thinking in terza rima for a while after.
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Sandow Birk's illustrated one is pretty neat, but the attempts to modernize it with random cultural references mixed in with lists of medieval Italian politicians suffering in hell is pretty stupid.
Now yous guys have me thinking about blowing my Christmas money on a copy of Wayne Barlow's Inferno.
Now yous guys have me thinking about blowing my Christmas money on a copy of Wayne Barlow's Inferno.
the prophecy is true
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
- caragnafog dog
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I've been rereading The Iliad, experiencing those battlefield feels all over again. I'm no fan of the Achaeans but Diomedes really wrecked shit.
On 11/10/14, at 8:43 PM, Merrimerri wrote:
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
fhycjubg beat tge sgut iyt if gun
On 6/2/15, at 10:14 PM, Delispin wrote:
> Wow. I've disgusted even myself.
https://qnuw.wordpress.com/ The hottest new meme, revived in blog form. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw. qnuw/qnuw.
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