jtcohenour Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I always wanted to read a book called The Nazi Doctors by Robert Jay Lifton. That sounds interesting. I'll have to throw it on Amazon. I'm currently taking a class for grad school called Nazi Germany and the Holocaust This is what I am reading for the class: The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution Mirrors of Destruction Masters of Death Ordinary Men Man's Search for Meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch. Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I'll have to check some of those out, the class you're taking sounds really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My third Murakami book. Loved Norwegian Wood, mixed feelings on 1Q84. After I finish this I'll be starting A Storm Of Swords. Need to read something in between while doing the ASOIAF series, just because they're so dense. batman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My third Murakami book. Loved Norwegian Wood, mixed feelings on 1Q84. After I finish this I'll be starting A Storm Of Swords. Need to read something in between while doing the ASOIAF series, just because they're so dense. i just finished reading book 2 and its so fucked up haha. i love it. actually just bought norwegian wood yesterday, so that's up next. high five! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 reliving my youth by rereading the entire wheel of time series... on to book 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I currently reading 5 different books on the holocaust for one of my grad school classes. These books have taken all my spare time for reading for enjoyment. Have you come acrossed the book "The Good Old Days" edited by Klee, Dressen, and Riess? They compile all kinds of first-person sources from the Nazi perspecitive. It's fantastic, especially if you ever want to teach or write about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Have you come acrossed the book "The Good Old Days" edited by Klee, Dressen, and Riess? They compile all kinds of first-person sources from the Nazi perspecitive. It's fantastic, especially if you ever want to teach or write about it. I'll have to take a look at this one as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 just finished reading 'norwegian wood' by murakami. i really liked it for the most part, but felt like there was too much pointless sex. one part near the end was especially "wtf" worthy. going to start reading 'kafka on the shore' now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I'm 600+ pages into the Game of Thrones. Only 3800 pages to go before I'm all caught up in the series! Right here with you. Just starting book #3. So many pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 just finished reading 'norwegian wood' by murakami. i really liked it for the most part, but felt like there was too much pointless sex. one part near the end was especially "wtf" worthy. going to start reading 'kafka on the shore' now! Kafka on the Shore is really great. I will probably go back and reread at some point because it is kinda tough to wrap your head around. batman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 just finished reading 'norwegian wood' by murakami. i really liked it for the most part, but felt like there was too much pointless sex. one part near the end was especially "wtf" worthy. going to start reading 'kafka on the shore' now! that's why they call him Haruki "The Sex-Obsessed Teenager" Murakami. 1Q84 has so much sex in it, it's crazy. in that one it's semi-relevant to the plot though haha. batman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywreck Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I have no idea how this thread slipped past me, but I love it! Currently, I'm reading Barnes And Noble's Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe and Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Nice! The Sun Also Rises is my favorite book. It made me realize that humanity hasn't changed all that much in the past century and I found it oddly comforting. sonsofvipers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas1985 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 reliving my youth by rereading the entire wheel of time series... on to book 2 Interesting side note: Brandon Sanderson who was selected by Robert Jordan's widow to finish the series, taught my freshman writing class in college. I remember talking to him and asking him what his plans were. At the time he was hoping to get a book deal soon. I thought he was crazy. That was only 9 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tml-7 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Ready Player One - Ernest Cline This is his first novel and a really really good one at that. Reading through for the third time now and it's still just as awesome as the first time. Hightly reccomended. And for any manga readers out there, Shingeki No Kyojin (or translated to Attack On Titan). Tears out my heart guts with every issue/chapter (Still being released), and I love it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas4 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 So many awesome books in this thread. Inspiring me to read more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I just started Get in the Van by Henry Rollins. I like it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywreck Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Nice! The Sun Also Rises is my favorite book. It made me realize that humanity hasn't changed all that much in the past century and I found it oddly comforting. It's really good. I'll try not to finish it at work, as "A Farewell To Arms" had me crying at my desk by the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 finished 'kafka on the shore'. what a mind fuck. moving onto 'hardboiled wonderland' and then probably 1Q84. also going to start reading pynchon at some point 'gravity's rainbow'. kinda scared of that one though. supposed to be a pretty daunting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I just started Get in the Van by Henry Rollins. I like it so far. I just finished that after a couple years of slowly reading it. I really enjoyed it. also going to start reading pynchon at some point 'gravity's rainbow'. kinda scared of that one though. supposed to be a pretty daunting read. Take your time on it. I'd almost recommend it as a secondary book, just because it is a bit overwhelming at times. I'm planning on reading it again and maybe going through a few chapters a week and really letting things soak in. I tried to read it quickly originally and I don't think I got quite the experience I should have. I'm currently reading Terry Pratchet : Wyrd Sisters. It's the 6th Discworld book, light and funny stuff. I just finished Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing, needed something up beat to cleanse my pallet a bit. Nevil Shute's On The Beach is the next thing I'm going to tackle I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckoffleatherjacket Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 finished 'kafka on the shore'. what a mind fuck. moving onto 'hardboiled wonderland' and then probably 1Q84. also going to start reading pynchon at some point 'gravity's rainbow'. kinda scared of that one though. supposed to be a pretty daunting read. Have you read The Crying of Lot 49? You should start there, it's a quick read but still has a lot of substance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckoffleatherjacket Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Right not I'm reading The Counterfeiters by Andre Gide- I'm really liking it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Have you read The Crying of Lot 49? You should start there, it's a quick read but still has a lot of substance no i haven't, thanks for the rec! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnolan15 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Just started this and I'm super excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 My friend from college co-wrote this book, so I'm reading that. http://www.amazon.com/Great-Giving-Guide-Zach-Miller/dp/1482633000 And I'm on Game of Thrones book 2 after reading a couple others. One I read was Buffalo Lockjaw, which is a pretty interesting book about the son of a dying dementia patient coming back to Buffalo to deal with family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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