What are you reading right now?

LoathsomePete · 04-11-2009, 07:32 PM

I just finished "Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbangers History of Heavy Metal" by Ian Christe and picked up "Let the Right One In" by John Ajvide Lindqvist. I've already seen the movie and now I want to see what the differences between the book and movie are.

simplephysics · 04-11-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

i've read his old stuff 'a wild sheep chase' and 'hardboiled wonderland...', long time ago but I remember them being really good, those ones certainly incorporated a lot of fantasy.
I would recommend his non-fiction book about the Tokyo subway gas attacks of 1995, it's far from a cold journalistic account of events, trust me
Underground (stories) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I did see that he had a nonfiction book, I will definitely be checking it out.
I recently read Kafka On The Shore and really enjoyed it, one of his better novels from what I've gathered.

Duke Of Slander · 04-13-2009, 02:03 AM

Definitely. Once you reread Kafka you'll find more and more connections that it just becomes mind boggling.

FireInCairo · 04-13-2009, 02:26 AM

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

and
The Divine Comedy, Volume one: Inferno - Dante

Molecules · 04-13-2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by FireInCairo

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

and
The Divine Comedy, Volume one: Inferno - Dante

i've got this in the to-read pile from my birthday, i feel like i shouldn't have seen the 90's movie version with Jeremy Irons, kind of given it away

SydMM · 04-13-2009, 09:35 AM

The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket.

adidasss · 04-14-2009, 05:54 PM

I tried listening to an audiobook of All the pretty horses by McCarthy but couldn't get into it at all. I don't think I'll be trying that again.

I've moved on to Crime and punishment by Dostoyevsky.

khfreek · 04-15-2009, 08:24 PM

Was originally intended as a source for my research paper, but it's a good read.

SATCHMO · 04-15-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I tried listening to an audiobook of All the pretty horses by McCarthy but couldn't get into it at all. I don't think I'll be trying that again.

I've moved on to Crime and punishment by Dostoyevsky.

I've found that audio books are good for comedy books and for non-fiction, but lit just doesn't work for me. I have a couple David Sedaris books and He's hilarious.

333 · 04-16-2009, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I've found that audio books are good for comedy books and for non-fiction, but lit just doesn't work for me. I have a couple David Sedaris books and He's hilarious.

Agreed. A good example would be any Christopher Moore book. Also, I feel lazy when I'm at home listening to an audio book. I think they're more for long road trips.

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I tried listening to an audiobook of All the pretty horses by McCarthy but couldn't get into it at all. I don't think I'll be trying that again. I've moved on to Crime and punishment by Dostoyevsky. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	Was originally intended as a source for my research paper, but it's a good read. __________________ last.fm

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Duke Of Slander Slanderous Duke Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 87	Definitely. Once you reread Kafka you'll find more and more connections that it just becomes mind boggling.