Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley. Pretty boring, at least so far. Required for school.

For recreational reading, I'm taking on Alpha & Omega by Charles Seife. ****ing ace book if you want to add more knowledge to your brain about the beginning and ending(s) of the universe, and everything in between.

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Enjoyable, and the way he draws modern India is very interesting. I'm not completely sold on it for some reason.

just finished Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, and before that a clockwork orange by anthony burgess, would recommend lolita, Humbert Humbert reminds me of a beatnik from a site like this

Not sold on modern india or the book?

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I've decided to do a project on the psychological effects of music on the brain for my Psychology 101 class. My teacher is especially happy with my enthusiasm so I've pretty much already got my final figured out which is a weight off my mind.

The book, I wouldn't have the slightest clue how authentic his setting is but it definitely rings true to me and I basically thought his rendering was the best thing about the book. The slightly satirical tone of the narrator helps as well, when he's describing India, becomes less convincing when the plot is in front.

Anyway, I like it more now I've finished - the guy's out and out heartlessness was kind of refreshing as far as these rags to riches things go.

I'm giving Animal Farm a second read for a report right now. It's as good as i remembered.

I just finished up Chuck Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters and I have to say, of the 6 Palahniuk books I've read it's the next best to Fight Club.

Just started Transpotting last night...holy hell is this gonna be tough, not sure if I can make it through 300+ pages of this Scottish slang. :laughing:

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Thanks for the tip! :thumb: I just checked and the copy I have (pictured) has the glossary. This should be quite helpful. As you said in a later part of your post, it definitely helps to read it with a Scottish accent in mind, and really you can't help but do so. I read Layer Cake last summer and was reading with a British accent in mind from the first page. You just can't read slang without the accent, otherwise you're asking yourself what the hell every other word means. The accent helps translate the words into real words. :D

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

I read it as a teen, many years ago and decided to refresh my memory of the story.

Sinclair Lewis - It can't happen here

I only just started, but it's a difficult read. It was written in the 30's, and people just don't talk like that any more. So I'm having to read paragraphs over and over again to comprehend its meaning.