What are you reading right now?

Oriphiel · 09-13-2017, 02:53 PM

OMG, SO MUCH FEAR.

The Batlord · 09-13-2017, 02:54 PM

Looks quality.

Oriphiel · 09-13-2017, 02:57 PM

I tamed the shit outta some owl bears, saved a crab man from a panther thing, got one of the owl bears to maul the bad guy, and then rode away on a griffon. #ThugLife

The Batlord · 09-13-2017, 02:58 PM

No bitches? How is that a male power fantasy?

Oriphiel · 09-13-2017, 03:03 PM

The main character is like a ten year old girl, and it has unicorns and shit, so I guess it was supposed to be for kids. But then again, people eat shit in hilariously gruesome ways, so either they were targeting some hardcore kids, or they were just hoping that parents wouldn't flip through it before buying it. Either way, lol.

grindy · 09-14-2017, 02:12 PM

Finally getting to read Gödel Escher Bach.
Absolutely ****ing brilliant and so up my lane.

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Read Metamorphosis this morning starting on a reread of The Trial

Read "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" last night apparently the writer made a video game for it as well might have to check that

Kafka is a bitch to translate.
Read some in English and Russian out of curiosity and something very important is missing. This is obviously always the problem with translations but Kafka looses more than a lot of other authors because of it.

Trollheart · 09-14-2017, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mord

And David Copperfield is Dickens' best, imo.

We're starting this in the morning.

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Originally Posted by RiPS

I'm currently reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Excellent stories. Read nearly all of them.

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The ending really bugged me.

I love this line, from where I do not know: "Gregor Samsa woke up, found he had not turned into an insect, and stormed off to find the author who had been spreading these nasty rumours about him ..."

innerspaceboy · 10-11-2017, 04:10 PM

After finishing a few more titles by Thich Nhat Hanh today, I've moved on to an intriguing book by Scott Galloway titled, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (2017).

After enjoying The Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry) by Siva Vaidhyanathan back in 2011, I am definitely eager to explore the socio-cultural and economic implications of what Galloway has dubbed, The Four Horsemen of the global economy. The book is written with an editorial flare which keeps the otherwise drab subjects of economics and business engaging and entertaining.

Galloway introduces the subject with a brief history of enterprise, from hunter-gatherers to the corner store, to the age of malls and big box stores before the unparalleled explosion of e-commerce. He frames each of these revolutions in the context of their respective impact on the consumer and then dives into the histories of the seemingly indomitable behemoths which now rule the market.

In the final chapters, Galloway explores what we can learn from the success of these corporations and postulates where the Four are taking us in the years ahead.

And of course, I found this latest read... in a post... on Facebook.

Mondo Bungle · 10-29-2017, 06:40 PM

I'm reading every Haruki Murakami book because they are hella sweet

I read the Wind Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, and Norwegian Wood all in the last week

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-30-2017, 01:23 PM

Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself - by David Lipsky

It is one of the last non-fiction books related to David Foster Wallace that I haven't read yet. I just started on it last night. I've never actually read any of his fiction, but own almost all his non-fiction at this point. I'm hoping it can live up to my sky-high expectations, because I've been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Yes, it's technically written by another author, but it's mostly transcripts of David talking. I think this is some of the last material from David before he killed himself.

Otherwise I'm also reading a collection of letters written by the early 20th century Danish actress Asta Nielsen, plus I'm reading/looking through some photography collections I got recently.

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Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	I tamed the shit outta some owl bears, saved a crab man from a panther thing, got one of the owl bears to maul the bad guy, and then rode away on a griffon. #ThugLife __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

09-13-2017, 03:03 PM	#5885 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	The main character is like a ten year old girl, and it has unicorns and shit, so I guess it was supposed to be for kids. But then again, people eat shit in hilariously gruesome ways, so either they were targeting some hardcore kids, or they were just hoping that parents wouldn't flip through it before buying it. Either way, lol. __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

10-30-2017, 01:23 PM	#5890 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself - by David Lipsky It is one of the last non-fiction books related to David Foster Wallace that I haven't read yet. I just started on it last night. I've never actually read any of his fiction, but own almost all his non-fiction at this point. I'm hoping it can live up to my sky-high expectations, because I've been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Yes, it's technically written by another author, but it's mostly transcripts of David talking. I think this is some of the last material from David before he killed himself. Otherwise I'm also reading a collection of letters written by the early 20th century Danish actress Asta Nielsen, plus I'm reading/looking through some photography collections I got recently.