What are you reading right now?

Mojo · 02-26-2019, 05:01 AM

This was the last book I read. I don't read all that much anymore but my fiance gave it to me and said I would like it. As usual, she was right.

It's about an elderly, cynical and angry man who decides he is going to commit suicide but each attempt gets inadvertently thwarted somehow. There is also a second timeline running throughout that explores his childhood and, mostly, his relationship with his wife. It's funny, sweet, tender and in places very sad.

Mindy · 02-27-2019, 10:27 AM

reading poimandres tonight in my bible, its chapter 33.im bouncing around from books to books, just figured i wouldnt retain much just pushing through a 800 page book lol but some of these books really do explain the universe in a interesting way, hince the Gnostic part

once you get into the demiurge stuff it really gets deep. plus i learned that the book of thomas is actually syrian literature

okay have a fun day MB

BassoonPlatoon · 03-03-2019, 03:21 PM

Reading different versions of The Bible slowly in an attempt to take everything in. I must have gone over the first few verses of Genesis thousands of times over the years, but I never remember to push on. I also want to look into reading "The ___'s Bible" type of books to see if the title is actually fitting.

**Frownland** · 03-03-2019, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

reading poimandres tonight in my bible, its chapter 33.im bouncing around from books to books, just figured i wouldnt retain much just pushing through a 800 page book lol but some of these books really do explain the universe in a interesting way, hince the Gnostic part

once you get into the demiurge stuff it really gets deep. plus i learned that the book of thomas is actually syrian literature

okay have a fun day MB

Book of Thomas is the one where kid Jesus kills another kid for kicking down his sandcastle right? That one's raw.

Mindy · 03-03-2019, 06:10 PM

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Book of Thomas is the one where kid Jesus kills another kid for kicking down his sandcastle right? That one's raw.

yes, but i honestly dont remember that in it when i read it in 2014

might have been edited out of this Gnostic bible.idk. but yeah thats the book, youre right

damn you frowny, now ima skimm through it and see if mine has that in it

BassoonPlatoon · 03-03-2019, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo

You can read more about this character on the author's blog where he was created. His readers petitioned him to write a novel about the character. I would say that is about as unique an origin story as you can get.

Psy-Fi · 03-04-2019, 08:07 AM

Google Translate gone wrong...

Songs needed the variety above average
and had to suffer in dry periods sooner.
With this you will want to turn loud the music.
My one is quiet loud now.

The plant was heavily dogged by a deer.
The mainbud, although I had not circumcised,
became very very fat too.
If the strain tastes and bites as it smelled in the blossom,
then I'm not more approachable.

A real star between the others, year man.
And with the other two, you could not speak of income.
They were also tweaking.
A pity.

Mondo Bungle · 03-06-2019, 04:10 PM

enjoyable

OccultHawk · 03-11-2019, 10:36 PM

The Best American Short Stories 2008

Every story in here is awesome.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940)

**Marie Monday** · 03-12-2019, 12:50 PM

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940)

One of my favourites. Curious how you can really love a book while reading it hurts

02-26-2019, 05:01 AM	#6491 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	This was the last book I read. I don't read all that much anymore but my fiance gave it to me and said I would like it. As usual, she was right. It's about an elderly, cynical and angry man who decides he is going to commit suicide but each attempt gets inadvertently thwarted somehow. There is also a second timeline running throughout that explores his childhood and, mostly, his relationship with his wife. It's funny, sweet, tender and in places very sad. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

02-27-2019, 10:27 AM	#6492 (permalink)
Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,045	reading poimandres tonight in my bible, its chapter 33.im bouncing around from books to books, just figured i wouldnt retain much just pushing through a 800 page book lol but some of these books really do explain the universe in a interesting way, hince the Gnostic part once you get into the demiurge stuff it really gets deep. plus i learned that the book of thomas is actually syrian literature okay have a fun day MB __________________ https://www.instagram.com/shhons_meme_agency

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