What are you reading right now?

Fruitonica · 12-23-2008, 08:59 PM

My mum just bought me 'The Pilo Family Circus' for my birthday. It looks pretty interesting.

cardboard adolescent · 12-24-2008, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

OK...so a friend of mine gave me "Twilight" to read. I don't know anything about it other then it's about vampires. Anyone else read it? Input? I'm hesitant because the movie looks pretty lame, but I also know most of the time the book is better.

i´ve heard that its painfully bad but at the same time hard to put down. not the sort of thing i´d go for but i´m sure its at least a bit gratifying...

anyway, i´m reading cats cradle and i cant believe i waited this long. vonnegut and nietzche are two authors who make it feel like everything they wrote is intended just for you... its magical.

Arya Stark · 12-24-2008, 02:06 PM

Exactly.

It's horrible because of the writing and the overexaggerating hype...

But good because of the riveting storyline.

Anteater · 12-24-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by xxawwxsugarxx

Exactly.

It's horrible because of the writing and the overexaggerating hype...

But good because of the riveting storyline.

Riveting story? Really now? Stephanie Meyer couldn't even do herself the service of reading either Dracula or Salem's Lot because she was afraid of her ****ty universe being "contaminated" by other influences, yet isn't scared of creating vampires that operate like a mediocre crossbreed between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, with some teen angst thrown in to get the Harry Potter crowd to shift gears and open their wallets for this kind of excrement.

What this generation needs is a vampire novel that brings the concept back to its pre-Victorian roots in an original way, not rehashing the same urban contemporary werewolf vs vampire BS that has been propagating itself through bookstores over the last decade.

Terrible Lizard · 12-24-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Riveting story? Really now? Stephanie Meyer couldn't even do herself the service of reading either Dracula or Salem's Lot because she was afraid of her ****ty universe being "contaminated" by other influences, yet isn't scared of creating vampires that operate like a mediocre crossbreed between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, with some teen angst thrown in to get the Harry Potter crowd to shift gears and open their wallets for this kind of excrement.

What this generation needs is a vampire novel that brings the concept back to its pre-Victorian roots in an original way, not rehashing the same urban contemporary werewolf vs vampire BS that has been propagating itself through bookstores over the last decade.

Amen my furry comrade.

Arya Stark · 12-24-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Riveting story? Really now? Stephanie Meyer couldn't even do herself the service of reading either Dracula or Salem's Lot because she was afraid of her ****ty universe being "contaminated" by other influences, yet isn't scared of creating vampires that operate like a mediocre crossbreed between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, with some teen angst thrown in to get the Harry Potter crowd to shift gears and open their wallets for this kind of excrement.

What this generation needs is a vampire novel that brings the concept back to its pre-Victorian roots in an original way, not rehashing the same urban contemporary werewolf vs vampire BS that has been propagating itself through bookstores over the last decade.

Storyline.

Storyline.

Ahem.

I hated the characters.

Vampires will always be given a bad name to today's generation because of this novel.

I understand that.

I'm saying I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what would happen to the characters.

Trust me, I'm a vampire fan if you've ever met one.

I didn't like it because of the "vampires."

Arya Stark · 12-24-2008, 06:40 PM

Trust me, I agree with you.

I'm not a lover of the novel.

But I couldn't stop reading it.

o.o;; I kept hoping Bella/Edward would die in some huge accident. I haven't read the last one, but I'm assuming they're still alive. I think Meyer's gotten to loving her characters too much.

I'm not one for loving mainstream without a reason.

I've no reason to be a generic fangirl of a story with no real zest.

*shrugs* Truthfully, I wouldn't reccommend, nonsubmissivewife, it's not something you want to read if you're an avid reader.

Fruitonica · 12-25-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

anyway, i´m reading cats cradle and i cant believe i waited this long. vonnegut and nietzche are two authors who make it feel like everything they wrote is intended just for you... its magical.

I actually thought Cat's Cradle was one of his weaker efforts, still good though. I love the line: 1400 people died in it's construction. Of those, about half were publicly executed for sub-standard zeal

Have you read Mother Night or Player's Piano? They're my two favourites from Vonnegut.

cardboard adolescent · 12-25-2008, 02:33 AM

so far only cat´s cradle and slaughterhouse five

FireInCairo · 12-25-2008, 02:38 AM

Naked Lunch again

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	My mum just bought me 'The Pilo Family Circus' for my birthday. It looks pretty interesting.

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Arya Stark "Hermione-Lite" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York. Posts: 3,084	Exactly. It's horrible because of the writing and the overexaggerating hype... But good because of the riveting storyline.

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Arya Stark "Hermione-Lite" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York. Posts: 3,084	Trust me, I agree with you. I'm not a lover of the novel. But I couldn't stop reading it. o.o;; I kept hoping Bella/Edward would die in some huge accident. I haven't read the last one, but I'm assuming they're still alive. I think Meyer's gotten to loving her characters too much. I'm not one for loving mainstream without a reason. I've no reason to be a generic fangirl of a story with no real zest. shrugs Truthfully, I wouldn't reccommend, nonsubmissivewife, it's not something you want to read if you're an avid reader.

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	so far only cat´s cradle and slaughterhouse five