What are you reading right now?

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 03-03-2010, 01:55 PM

Really?! I loved Bright Lights Big City, I was hooked by the first chapter. He's a good author, if you like Ellis then you'll like McInerney, he isn't so damned self absorbed. In their little "Literary Brat Pack", McInerney would be best, Tama Janowitz is a joke.

TheBig3 · 03-03-2010, 02:04 PM

I don't read much of what I should. So i'm not entierly sure who she, or what that is.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 03-03-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I don't read much of what I should. So i'm not entierly sure who she, or what that is.

There were four writers that were called the Literary Brat Pack back in the 80s, Bret Easton Ellis, Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Mark Lindquist.

Read more!

Bulldog · 03-05-2010, 06:19 PM

Got this one from the library for the weekend. It's an anthology of classic fairytales like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White etc re-written in flash fiction form and with added, sinister twists at the end of each piece. Pretty damn fine stuff when all's said and done.

NumberNineDream · 03-06-2010, 08:22 AM

Das Blonde Zigarettenmädchen (Original title: The Big Gamble) by George H. Cox

Nothing's better than a detective story to learn a new language.
So I'm kind of reading this too...

Sincerely Yours · 03-07-2010, 02:36 PM

Re-reading Alice's Adventured in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.

Happy spring break!

adidasss · 03-07-2010, 02:57 PM

In Croatian.

Before that I read Prokleta avlija (The damned yard) by Ivo Andrić (author of one of the best books I've read in the last couple of years, The bridge on the Drina. Pick it up if you haven't already), which was short (100 pages) and deals with similar themes as The bridge on the Drina (short stories from the Ottoman empire).

frostedone · 03-08-2010, 02:50 AM

I am reading fanfiction and comics...Blackest Night to be specific.

DoctorSoft · 03-08-2010, 10:03 PM

I finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk and read Farenheit 451. I loved Lullaby, way more than Fight Club, but Farenheit 451 let me down a bit. I thought it was gonna be great, since it's supposed to be a classic, and the story and themes were good, but I couldn't really connect with the writing style. Just a huge let down, because I had such high expectations.

Anyways, I think I'm gonna have a stab at 1984 or Lord of the Flies.

storymilo · 03-08-2010, 10:15 PM

Just finished Trainspotting, and very soon to finish Watchmen. They're both great, but I think I'll probably want to reread them both eventually, cause there's a lot going on in them that can't all be caught on a first read-through.

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03-06-2010, 08:22 AM	#2335 (permalink)
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03-07-2010, 02:57 PM	#2337 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	In Croatian. Before that I read Prokleta avlija (The damned yard) by Ivo Andrić (author of one of the best books I've read in the last couple of years, The bridge on the Drina. Pick it up if you haven't already), which was short (100 pages) and deals with similar themes as The bridge on the Drina (short stories from the Ottoman empire). __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

03-03-2010, 01:55 PM	#2331 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Really?! I loved Bright Lights Big City, I was hooked by the first chapter. He's a good author, if you like Ellis then you'll like McInerney, he isn't so damned self absorbed. In their little "Literary Brat Pack", McInerney would be best, Tama Janowitz is a joke.

03-05-2010, 06:19 PM	#2334 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Got this one from the library for the weekend. It's an anthology of classic fairytales like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White etc re-written in flash fiction form and with added, sinister twists at the end of each piece. Pretty damn fine stuff when all's said and done.

03-07-2010, 02:36 PM	#2336 (permalink)
Sincerely Yours Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 22	Re-reading Alice's Adventured in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Happy spring break!

03-08-2010, 02:50 AM	#2338 (permalink)
frostedone Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 16	I am reading fanfiction and comics...Blackest Night to be specific.

03-08-2010, 10:03 PM	#2339 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	I finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk and read Farenheit 451. I loved Lullaby, way more than Fight Club, but Farenheit 451 let me down a bit. I thought it was gonna be great, since it's supposed to be a classic, and the story and themes were good, but I couldn't really connect with the writing style. Just a huge let down, because I had such high expectations. Anyways, I think I'm gonna have a stab at 1984 or Lord of the Flies.

03-08-2010, 10:15 PM	#2340 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Just finished Trainspotting, and very soon to finish Watchmen. They're both great, but I think I'll probably want to reread them both eventually, cause there's a lot going on in them that can't all be caught on a first read-through.