What are you reading right now?

PaperHurricanesAndPlanes · 05-08-2007, 07:41 PM

School: Cat's Cradle
For Me: Brave New World

Kevorkian Logic · 05-08-2007, 08:10 PM

Cat's Cradle is a school book? damn. It was one of the books my dad read it to me when I was little before I went to bed; I reread it like 2 years ago or something and found it pretty awesome.

But yea, but Tom its a really good book, read it now, I can lend it to you if you want. I actually think you might enjoy some absurdist fiction, its really an interesting genre once you get used to the weird plot structure. If your not afraid of it, I can lend you/give you the names of a few stellar books in that genre, but you might shy away like many of the people I tried to convince to read it.

Then again you already of a hell of a lot of books to read.

cardboard adolescent · 05-08-2007, 08:16 PM

Are you referring to Cat's Cradle? If so, I'd much appreciate it if you could lend it to me.

And most of the absurdist stuff I'm reading right now are plays, so some good novel recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

.V. · 05-08-2007, 08:19 PM

just finished brave new world by aldous huxley.
cool book.

gonna start something else soon but i dont know which book ill pick.

PaperHurricanesAndPlanes · 05-08-2007, 08:25 PM

Brave New World is so fucking sick. I love love it. It's like 1984 without the massive element of suck. Next I'll probably start reading some political theory for my political science class next year. Maybe some Locke.

.V. · 05-08-2007, 08:31 PM

hey i enjoyed 1984. the books have similarities but different styles.
as far as reading locke, if im not mistaken that is the material that inspired either jeffereson or hamilton, of which i cant remember. i think hamilton..

cardboard adolescent · 05-08-2007, 09:13 PM

I much prefered 1984.

adidasss · 05-09-2007, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

Still have to finish Lolita (which I started about a year ago),

I couldn't put it down once I picked it up...the most beautifully written book I've ever read...It was like liquid poetry...even more astonishing when you remember that it was written by a Russian.

acratertocoffin · 05-09-2007, 06:02 AM

Grant Morrison's "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth".

Every panel is a blend of painting, collage, and ink drawings and Morrison's exploration of various mystic ideas, including the symbiosis between Batman and the criminals he captured and recaptured. Unlike a lot of graphic novels, Morrison uses symbolism that includes the works of Lewis Carroll, the Christian Mystery Plays, the psychology of Carl Jung and the works of Joseph Campbell.

Normally I hate graphic novels, but this thing is just amazing.

EDIT: And David Wondrich's Stomp and Swerve.

holdyoualways · 05-09-2007, 11:21 AM

for my own self im reading insomnia by stephen king
its just now starting to get semi interesting, im a bit disappointed since i LOVE stephen king
im assuming the book & the movie have nothing to do with each other either
& for school im reading of mice & men by john steinbeck
well, not really reading it so much as skimming through it & answering the questions
:-P

05-08-2007, 08:10 PM	#82 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	Cat's Cradle is a school book? damn. It was one of the books my dad read it to me when I was little before I went to bed; I reread it like 2 years ago or something and found it pretty awesome. But yea, but Tom its a really good book, read it now, I can lend it to you if you want. I actually think you might enjoy some absurdist fiction, its really an interesting genre once you get used to the weird plot structure. If your not afraid of it, I can lend you/give you the names of a few stellar books in that genre, but you might shy away like many of the people I tried to convince to read it. Then again you already of a hell of a lot of books to read. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

05-09-2007, 11:21 AM	#90 (permalink)
holdyoualways Elevator to the moon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Snowy, cold, miserable Pennsylvania Posts: 1,088	for my own self im reading insomnia by stephen king its just now starting to get semi interesting, im a bit disappointed since i LOVE stephen king im assuming the book & the movie have nothing to do with each other either & for school im reading of mice & men by john steinbeck well, not really reading it so much as skimming through it & answering the questions :-P __________________ You're my satellite <3

05-08-2007, 08:16 PM	#83 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Are you referring to Cat's Cradle? If so, I'd much appreciate it if you could lend it to me. And most of the absurdist stuff I'm reading right now are plays, so some good novel recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

05-08-2007, 08:19 PM	#84 (permalink)
.V. Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 54	just finished brave new world by aldous huxley. cool book. gonna start something else soon but i dont know which book ill pick.

05-08-2007, 08:31 PM	#86 (permalink)
.V. Groupie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 54	hey i enjoyed 1984. the books have similarities but different styles. as far as reading locke, if im not mistaken that is the material that inspired either jeffereson or hamilton, of which i cant remember. i think hamilton..

05-08-2007, 09:13 PM	#87 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	I much prefered 1984.