I'm starting The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I need to start reading again and now that I'm relatively free-er compared to the last few months, I need a good book.
What are you reading?
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EverKaia
, May 16 2014 05:59 PM
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Emily
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Wonder Woman
Posted 14 August 2014 - 07:34 PM
Right now I'm reading Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made A Nation by John Carlin.
I'm thinking of reading On The Road by Jack Kerouac again and someone recommended Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand to me.
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Mishelle
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Posted 16 August 2014 - 10:47 AM
I'm reading Flowers in the Attic. So far it's pretty boring.
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Nymh
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Keeper of Secrets
Posted 16 August 2014 - 11:03 AM
Finished the Uglies quartet a few weeks ago, read book seven of The Wheel of Time, now working through book eight.
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DonValentino
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Posted 16 August 2014 - 11:09 AM
The obituaries
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redlion
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I don't exist!
Posted 16 August 2014 - 11:11 AM
Funnily enough, that's usually my favorite part of The Economist.The obituaries
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Hawk
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Posted 19 August 2014 - 06:13 PM
Wrapped up Freakonomics about a week ago. Haven't decided what's next.
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onlyme
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I hate everyone.
Posted 21 August 2014 - 07:07 AM
I am turning an unfunny age soon, so I am reading Hermann Hesses Demian for the 4387345623st time, to comfort myself.
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Mizk
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Posted 21 August 2014 - 07:32 AM
Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
Lol good thing I'm starting now because that means that I can hopefully actually understand it by the time I die
Jesus Christ
I read the first few pages as well as the last few pages, and "Anna Livia Plurablle" before, and even without much thought I could see several meanings to each word and sentence. The beginning/ending sentence in particular seems rather sexual in addition to the actual scene it's describing (so does Anna Livia). I can't even imagine actually sitting down, reading it, and trying to grasp every meaning behind what's written. It certainly is very dreamlike from the small bit I've read. Even the title could mean like "End as I wake (again)" or maybe "End, never again to wake"
Also, here's a link I bookmarked years ago. I don't know if anything ever came of it, but here it is anyway:
http://www.theguardi...-finnegans-wake
Good luck in reading it and coming away from it with any real information. I hope one day to read it, but it's incredibly daunting and I haven't done nearly enough acid/shrooms
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Keil
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Posted 22 August 2014 - 05:24 PM
Runaway Man by David Handler. It's a really easy mystery read but the dialogues are well done and worth noting.
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Mizk
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Posted 24 August 2014 - 12:31 AM
This excerpt of the first page is from the online guide to Finnegans Wake. Notice how one out of every three words need guidance
Oh, I'm aware. Like I said, I've read a couple pages before. Doesn't mean I understood them, but I did read a few pages
I dunno if you're heard it before, but here's Joyce reading the Anna Livia excerpt himself: http://www.geoffwilk...ments/Joyce.htm
I can't hear anything except vaguely sexual themes disguised as convoluted narrative
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BEDDOEDv
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Posted 28 August 2014 - 02:39 AM
right now im reading a book about microsoft excell so i can do my documents better.
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Posted 09 September 2014 - 05:49 AM
The Count of Monte Cristo makes me feel like:
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Jakerz
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Posted 10 September 2014 - 05:50 AM
Currently reading Security Analysis by Ben Graham, though I haven't had a ton of extra time lately.
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cara
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Posted 10 September 2014 - 11:07 PM
I recently started The Legend of Huma from the Dragonlance series and i am quite enjoying it.
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Emily
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Posted 01 December 2014 - 09:29 PM
I'm reading 1984 by George Orwell because I wanted something to read to pass the time when I was flying today. Now I'm hooked.
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Adam
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Posted 02 December 2014 - 07:32 AM
I'm reading 1984 by George Orwell because I wanted something to read to pass the time when I was flying today. Now I'm hooked.
I read that during senior year of high school, and it was quite the read!
I'm still reading A Dance With Dragons by George Martin.
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HiMyNameIsNick
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Posted 02 December 2014 - 09:06 AM
Ron Miller's Jazz composition and modal jazz harmony 2.
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DonValentino
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Posted 03 December 2014 - 12:36 PM
@Napiform The Count of Monte Cristo is awesome. After I read it (I think like five years ago or so?) it was my favorite book for a long time. Can't remember it enough at the moment, definitely could read it again soon.
@Emily 1984 is a classic, another great book. A little frightening that some of it doesn't sound too far off.
I just finished reading Let The Right One In. It's been a while since I've devoured a book, it was so good. Highly recommend. Usually hate watching movies of books that I like but it has really good reviews so I'll probably check it out. Can't imagine how they could put some of the things from the book in it, pretty crazy shit.
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CaptainDantes
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Posted 03 December 2014 - 12:45 PM
@Napiform @DonValentino - For sure. I had just recently read the book when I chose this name for codex. Best book I've ever read in my life.
But, here's what I'm reading now - notes
But, here's what I'm reading now - notes
Spoiler
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Shane
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Posted 03 December 2014 - 12:53 PM
Does listening to audio books count as reading?
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