What are you reading right now?

The Batlord · 09-20-2018, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I feel you

because bad fiction is the worst time sink for everyone involved, and I can't be bothered with fantasy and such anymore

but you gotta invest yourself in the classics like Camus because they use fiction in a way that's very allegorical and demonstrates a point

How is this a demonstration of quality? It makes it sound like you might as well just read a ****ing essay.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-20-2018, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I feel you

because bad fiction is the worst time sink for everyone involved, and I can't be bothered with fantasy and such anymore

but you gotta invest yourself in the classics like Camus because they use fiction in a way that's very allegorical and demonstrates a point

Maybe I will get around to that eventually. I do give novels a chance now and then, as I realize the fault is mostly mine. My brother wants me to read some Haruki Murakami and everyone says they're great books, so... maybe eventually. But like you say, they take time. And you don't know if it's really good before you've read 100-200 pages. I just feel like putting my time elsewhere, so I'll probably mostly remain ignorant of great fiction novels. Call me when there's a movie adaptation

**Frownland** · 09-20-2018, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Maybe I will get around to that eventually. I do give novels a chance now and then, as I realize the fault is mostly mine. My brother wants me to read some Haruki Murakami and everyone says they're great books, so... maybe eventually. But like you say, they take time. And you don't know if it's really good before you've read 100-200 pages. I just feel like putting my time elsewhere, so I'll probably mostly remain ignorant of great fiction novels. Call me when there's a movie adaptation

You into romance at all? You should read Catch-22.

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-20-2018, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You into romance at all?

I've seen many good drama movies about romance, so that would be a yes.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You should read Catch-22.

Read a bit about it on Wikipedia. Seems interesting enough. I've added it to my list of books I should check out.

OccultHawk · 09-20-2018, 01:26 PM

Lolita

~~MicShazam~~ · 09-20-2018, 01:46 PM

It's thematic consistency day for OH.

**Frownland** · 09-20-2018, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Read a bit about it on Wikipedia. Seems interesting enough. I've added it to my list of books I should check out.

Probably the funniest book I've ever read apart from Hitchhiker's Guide tbh.

The Batlord · 09-20-2018, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Probably the funniest book I've ever read apart from Hitchhiker's Guide tbh.

Same as far as I can remember. Although if we're including nonfiction The Sex Lives of Cannibals and A Walk in the Woods are hysterical.

Mindy · 09-20-2018, 08:01 PM

about to read chapter 5 and 6 tomorrow, a book called High performance manufacturing, the class that i thought didnt have a book, has a book and its sort of hard to get the answers correct.

Blarobbarg · 09-21-2018, 11:09 PM

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/b...9780385480017/

Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

So. Good. Must read if you're trying to figure out the mechanics of writing. Maybe not quite as good as King's On Writing, but more helpful in a practical sense. Hard to put down, and the short chapters leave me considering a lot of bite-sized ideas for a long time.

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Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/b...9780385480017/ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird So. Good. Must read if you're trying to figure out the mechanics of writing. Maybe not quite as good as King's On Writing, but more helpful in a practical sense. Hard to put down, and the short chapters leave me considering a lot of bite-sized ideas for a long time.