What are you reading right now?

upbeat4life · 09-08-2009, 05:15 PM

I just read a great book called Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Originally written in Spanish, translated into English. A little winded in the beginning, especially when the author is writing about books, but it is definitely worth getting into the story.

FETCHER. · 09-08-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I started reading Fight Club a few days ago. I have seen the movie a few times but it's been long enough that it's not ruining my enjoyment of the book. I'm liking it, and can't wait to watch the movie again afterwards. I'm also planning to read some of Chuck Palahniuk's other novels later on.

i really wanted to see that at the pictures, but noone would go with me

i should have just went myself

jacklovezhimself · 09-08-2009, 07:55 PM

^^^

you haven't seen fight club?!?!?!?!?!?!

anabundanceoftubes · 09-08-2009, 08:47 PM

I have an annoying habit of starting like eight books at the same time. It takes me a month to finish all of them and it's completely inconvenient but I can't help it. So at the moment I'm reading
David Copperfield by Charles ****ens
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner
More Than it Hurts You by Darren Straus
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Crowd Sounds Happy by Nicolas Dawidoff

I recommend all of them so far but if you're looking for something entertaining that's also not much of a commitment then go with My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist. It's just a random collection of thoughts so you can read it periodically and come back to it. It's really hilarious and pretty short.

TheBig3 · 09-08-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by anabundanceoftubes

I have an annoying habit of starting like eight books at the same time. It takes me a month to finish all of them and it's completely inconvenient but I can't help it. So at the moment I'm reading
David Copperfield by Charles ****ens
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner
More Than it Hurts You by Darren Straus
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Crowd Sounds Happy by Nicolas Dawidoff

I recommend all of them so far but if you're looking for something entertaining that's also not much of a commitment then go with My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist. It's just a random collection of thoughts so you can read it periodically and come back to it. It's really hilarious and pretty short.

same boat my friend, although I don't think I've ever been 8 in. I have bus books and bed books.

I save ****ty books for the bus where I have no other option. Like Knockemstiff. I can't wait to finish it so I can badmouth the hell out of it.

Kevorkian Logic · 09-08-2009, 09:09 PM

I have a question in general. Why does everyone seem to read the same non-mainstream books? I check this thread on a regular basis and it's rare I see a book that numerous people have posted about before. :/

Where are all the surprises?

Astronomer · 09-08-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

I have a question in general. Why does everyone seem to read the same non-mainstream books? I check this thread on a regular basis and it's rare I see a book that numerous people have posted about before. :/

Where are all the surprises?

In my view people like to read stuff like Chuck Palahniuk, and other 'non-mainstream' authors because they're seen to be hip. Or they might delve into classics like Yeats or Nabokov because that's what they might perceive as educated and intelligent people to read. I guess the same authors that keep popping up are non-mainstream books that everybody knows... thus they're not really non-mainstream anymore. I'm generalising of course. It could just be that everyone has the same taste and that these books are just really good.

FETCHER. · 09-08-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jacklovezhimself

^^^

you haven't seen fight club?!?!?!?!?!?!

nope

i know its bad.

storymilo · 09-09-2009, 08:29 PM

I have a couple books going at once:

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
How To Be Good by Nick Hornby
and I just started Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice

If you're looking for a fast, fun read Nick Hornby is great, but I'd recommend High Fidelity (especially if you've seen the movie) over this one

And The Killer Angels is some fun historical fiction (which I'm not usually a fan of) about the civil war.

NumberNineDream · 09-09-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I started reading Fight Club a few days ago. I have seen the movie a few times but it's been long enough that it's not ruining my enjoyment of the book. I'm liking it, and can't wait to watch the movie again afterwards. I'm also planning to read some of Chuck Palahniuk's other novels later on.

I've read maybe 5 books by Palahniuk, I began to notice an interesting pattern in his style, very entertaining books, but I must say Fight Club was brilliant.
Oh and I loved reading his Non-Fiction book, some articles and journal like pages, about his research for each of his books. Every crazy thing he writes about, he tries to experience it first. [Impersonating a Palahniuk character can never be considered as a clever idea]

09-08-2009, 05:15 PM	#1781 (permalink)
upbeat4life Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 29	I just read a great book called Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Originally written in Spanish, translated into English. A little winded in the beginning, especially when the author is writing about books, but it is definitely worth getting into the story. __________________ PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	^^^ you haven't seen fight club?!?!?!?!?!?! __________________

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Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	I have a question in general. Why does everyone seem to read the same non-mainstream books? I check this thread on a regular basis and it's rare I see a book that numerous people have posted about before. :/ Where are all the surprises? __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

09-08-2009, 08:47 PM	#1784 (permalink)
anabundanceoftubes Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maggie's farm Posts: 56	I have an annoying habit of starting like eight books at the same time. It takes me a month to finish all of them and it's completely inconvenient but I can't help it. So at the moment I'm reading David Copperfield by Charles ****ens Life of Pi by Yann Martel My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner More Than it Hurts You by Darren Straus The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer The Crowd Sounds Happy by Nicolas Dawidoff I recommend all of them so far but if you're looking for something entertaining that's also not much of a commitment then go with My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist. It's just a random collection of thoughts so you can read it periodically and come back to it. It's really hilarious and pretty short.

09-09-2009, 08:29 PM	#1789 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I have a couple books going at once: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara How To Be Good by Nick Hornby and I just started Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice If you're looking for a fast, fun read Nick Hornby is great, but I'd recommend High Fidelity (especially if you've seen the movie) over this one And The Killer Angels is some fun historical fiction (which I'm not usually a fan of) about the civil war.