MadAlice Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 A book club? That sounds nerdishly delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAlice Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 What other books is everyone reading? I am under the impression that everyone is quite close here and on many of the boards, and I am having quite the time making any points of conversation. Saturday, I did go vinyl collecting at Fresh Produce. I picked up a few pieces to add to my shelves. I went to Gottwals too and found myself with more books than anyone needed. Oh, well. Good music and good books are hard to give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOSTDRONES Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I just finished Pride and Prejudice as well as Emma. Going on to the Wizard of Oz series by Baum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 What other books is everyone reading? I am under the impression that everyone is quite close here and on many of the boards, and I am having quite the time making any points of conversation. Saturday, I did go vinyl collecting at Fresh Produce. I picked up a few pieces to add to my shelves. I went to Gottwals too and found myself with more books than anyone needed. Oh, well. Good music and good books are hard to give up. I think you're having problems because you're not reading the threads and expecting people to rehash 50 pages for you, ie: "What other books is everyone reading?" Seriously? That's what this entire thread is about. If this post sounds mean, it's not meant to, but you really need to read a few pages of a thread before you post in it. That said, I'm about to start The Walking Dead compendium 3, and I'm still working slowly through House of Leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I stalled out on Gravitys Rainbow as I often do. Trying to convince myself to get through Danielewskis new ones The Familiar Vol 1+2. Waited fucking 12 years for it and i think i just overhyped it in my head and now every time i pick it up and it doesnt blow me away i just get frustrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 My to-read shelf continues to grow. Saturday I bought: Cormac McCarthy - Blood Meridian Philip Jose Farmer - The Purple Book Richard MAtheson - I Am Legend Jack Kerouac - Scattered Poems Ted Hughes - Birthday Letters Ted Hughes - Lupercal going to make a start on Blood Meridian next. Scattered Poems is very short so I'll finish that this week and I'm also reading Folk Horror Revival - Field Studies which is a huge slab of essays and interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I haven't read in awhile, but got back into it quickly. Finished Poet Anderson Of Nightmares Can I Say - Travis Barker Shadows of the Empire Star Wars Up next Not Dead and Not For Sale - Scott Weiland Born Standing Up - Steve Martin Aftermath - Star Wars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Currently reading Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson. When I am done with that I am starting a book about the Redskins, my tastes are all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxcoliver Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz [/size] I read this last year and loved it. The writing style was awesome, like the author was having an informal conversation with you. Bought a couple used books a few weeks ago (finding good books in English in Mexico is kind of a challenge) but got lucky and found a store that had a small decent section House of Sand and Fog - I enjoyed it. Liked the storytelling from different perspectives of the same time frame Love In the Time of Cholera - about halfway and really liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan4life Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Christine. 120 pages in and it's great. Live from New York is next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Finished HoL last week...it was good, but I think it got overhyped for me. Working on some more Murakami (duh. I think it's safe to call him my favorite author at this point.) "Hear the Wind Sing" and "Pinball, 1973" they're both really short and you can tell he hadn't quite developed the style you expect from him, but Wind has been good so far. I even read the introduction to this book, which I rarely do (though I did for HoL too, since it seems like it's part of the book) and it was a nice glimpse into what how Murakami got started writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I haven't read in awhile, but got back into it quickly. Finished Poet Anderson Of Nightmares Can I Say - Travis Barker Shadows of the Empire Star Wars Up next Not Dead and Not For Sale - Scott Weiland Born Standing Up - Steve Martin Aftermath - Star Wars Born standing up is realy great and a very quick read. I read it in one sitting on my honeymoon sitting on the beach with a nice drink. I am currently going between brian grazers book and we got the neutron bomb, the story of LA punk. Both great thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Finished HoL last week...it was good, but I think it got overhyped for me. Working on some more Murakami (duh. I think it's safe to call him my favorite author at this point.) "Hear the Wind Sing" and "Pinball, 1973" they're both really short and you can tell he hadn't quite developed the style you expect from him, but Wind has been good so far. I even read the introduction to this book, which I rarely do (though I did for HoL too, since it seems like it's part of the book) and it was a nice glimpse into what how Murakami got started writing. I really liked those early novels. I haven't read the new translations but have been meaning to. You should go right into Wild Sheep Chase to complete the "Trilogy of the Rat". I actually found the story as a whole to be quite devastating in a way that only Murakami can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I really liked those early novels. I haven't read the new translations but have been meaning to. You should go right into Wild Sheep Chase to complete the "Trilogy of the Rat". I actually found the story as a whole to be quite devastating in a way that only Murakami can be.Yeah, from this point on I'm working chronologically! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chkadea Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Started The Devil in the White City last night and am already hooked. I really appreciate that it reads like a novel, but uses historically accurate information and direct quotations from the people involved in the story. By chance has anyone read any of Erik Larson's other books? And if so, would you say they are just as good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Thug Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Matt Ruff - Lovecraft Country Looks like someone hates this book lmfao, it's good so far imo. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapeebs Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Finally got my first Bukowski. Excited to start it after I finish California. deafening 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 About half way through " The death of WCW" am I the only nerd that reads wrestling stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 About half way through " The death of WCW" am I the only nerd that reads wrestling stuff? I read Mick Foley's first two autobiographies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Heck out Chris Jericho's books. They are similar to Foley's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Finally got my first Bukowski. Excited to start it after I finish California. What did you start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapeebs Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 What did you start with? Factotum. Figured a novel would be easier to get into. Wanna read some of his poetry eventually. Always see quotes from Love is a Dog from Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 About half way through " The death of WCW" am I the only nerd that reads wrestling stuff? It sounds like it'd be a fascinating read. I'm halfway through Star Wars Aftermath it's more enjoyable than the reviews would indicate. My only grip is the sheer number of new characters with Star Wars universe names. It's hard to keep them all straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Diving into another wrestling book. "To be the man" by Ric Flair. I love these type of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutinyzine Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Currently reading Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers by Anabel Hernandez. The corruption and the way the cartels rule Mexico is completely insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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