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Old 07-08-2008, 12:12 PM   #541 (permalink)
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Your school librarian should be fired. Also she is either not very smart or a liar. It's impossible to be bored by Moby ****, not like it fine, but it's anything but boring.
She was fired, actually. Not for her book recommendations, though.

And I don't really see how "Melville isn't for those who don't like reading" is a valid criticism. You can say that about virtually any book.

Just got Stefan Sagmeister's Things I have learned in my Life so far in the mail. Not a novel, but still interesting. I'd recommend it to anyone here interested in graphic design.
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Old 07-08-2008, 12:38 PM   #542 (permalink)
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I was going to read this a few years back, but then my school librarian told me not to because I'd just be bored by it!
I was a a bit wary myself because I'd heard the same but it's just one of those books that I felt I had to read eventually.

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Melville isn't for those who don't like reading I'd think. I've never read Moby but I read two of his other works and the writing is archaic. Beautiful but arcane to be sure.

How'd you like is Adidasss?
So far so good, I'm 150 pages in and it's been a very engaging read. I got used to the archaic language very soon (it's not exactly 15th century English). I'll report back once I've finished...

Also, I just ordered a bunch of dirt cheap books from the American Amazon! I lovez the dollar being so low...
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Old 07-08-2008, 12:48 PM   #543 (permalink)
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She was fired, actually. Not for her book recommendations, though.

And I don't really see how "Melville isn't for those who don't like reading" is a valid criticism. You can say that about virtually any book.

Just got Stefan Sagmeister's Things I have learned in my Life so far in the mail. Not a novel, but still interesting. I'd recommend it to anyone here interested in graphic design.
Well of course, it's kind of like saying Radiohead isn't for people who don't like music, it's not something you start with. You have to like a bit reading before you dive into Melville.
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Old 07-08-2008, 03:51 PM   #544 (permalink)
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Old 07-11-2008, 10:27 PM   #545 (permalink)
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I'm reading a collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft
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Old 07-12-2008, 12:18 AM   #546 (permalink)
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John Gardner's "Grendel"
I love that book. Especially the part with the dragon. I want to read it again, actually.
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Old 07-14-2008, 06:24 PM   #547 (permalink)
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Samuel Delany's "Dhalgren". Its 800 pages and I feel like I've been reading it forever.
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Old 07-20-2008, 11:48 AM   #548 (permalink)
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Old 07-20-2008, 11:32 PM   #549 (permalink)
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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

I have yet to read anything by him, and so far I like what I'm reading
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