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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 8, 2012 23:29:05 GMT -5
my mom reads self-help books |
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 8, 2012 23:29:21 GMT -5
i dont like reading the books assigned to us but i do remember a childrens series that i liked the whole "a series of unfortunate events" series yse Oh man, I loved that series. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES |
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Post by no on Nov 8, 2012 23:35:12 GMT -5
shit wait i remember another one
does anyone remember the title of the book with the main Protagonist being young boy
who travels in this booth-like thing into
a world where everything is literal
like jumping to conclusions is an actual thing???
does anyoe remember that please help
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 8, 2012 23:39:41 GMT -5
The Phantom Tollbooth?
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Post by no on Nov 8, 2012 23:42:08 GMT -5
yES I READ THAT IN 4TH GRADE AND I REMEMBER IT BEING REALLY GREAT did you read it elysia |
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Post by straf on Nov 17, 2012 18:46:38 GMT -5
So I do want to read IJ, but it's so long and I'm in one of those periods where I don't want to anything, let alone read, so I don't want to waste $18.
I didn't even finish Fight Club when I started it weeks ago and it's not only short, but relatively easy to read as well. (Compared to what I read over the summer. Stuff like Foucault's Pendulum, Name of the Rose, Ficciones, and a bunch of Yeats. (Apparently I can only actually read during the summer. That'll suck when I have to read shit loads for school later.))
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 17, 2012 20:02:35 GMT -5
but infinite jest
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Post by straf on Nov 17, 2012 22:08:28 GMT -5
Speaking of books, my local bookstore is pretty cool with stuff. Like, if you buy something they'll add stuff to the stock that is related/similar to it. For example, they only had two H. S. Thompson books, Fear and Loathing... and the first volume of the gonzo writings. I buy the gonzo thing and next time I am there they've added his entire bibliography. I buy Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Woolfe and then next time I'm there they have his bibliography. I buy Junky, they replace it and add Naked Lunch. I buy Slaughterhouse Five and they replace it and add another Vonnegut book.
If that's only a coincidence it's the best one ever.
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Post by Soup567 on Nov 18, 2012 22:24:41 GMT -5
Candide: This guy is really stupid and naive. Really bad shit keeps happening to him and he's always optimistic. Better than the rest of the books I've had to read for my history class. This one's actually funny at parts.
The Muslim Next Door & The Butterfly Mosque: BORING! DON'T READ!
The next book we're supposed to read for my core course, Always Running is supposed to be good though, so that's good at least.
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Post by fishy on Nov 19, 2012 0:14:44 GMT -5
I'm reading the full Sherlock Holmes series. I've read several of the short stories before but after watching the BBC series, I've become particularly interested in the books.
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 19, 2012 10:52:27 GMT -5
I'm reading the full Sherlock Holmes series. I've read several of the short stories before but after watching the BBC series, I've become particularly interested in the books. Oh, good. I need more people to make Raichenbach jokes with. |
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Post by straf on Nov 19, 2012 21:22:22 GMT -5
So you have perked interest in IJ, Elysia, and I bought. I read the first chapter and it is sufficiently interesting to say the least. Less than the least.
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 19, 2012 22:38:09 GMT -5
So you have perked interest in IJ, Elysia, and I bought. I read the first chapter and it is sufficiently interesting to say the least. Less than the least. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. If you have questions (and you will), feel free to ask me! |
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Post by straf on Nov 20, 2012 21:01:32 GMT -5
It definitely throws a lot at you. Like all those descriptions of drugs in the footnotes.
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Post by Elysia Drake on Nov 20, 2012 21:18:24 GMT -5
It definitely throws a lot at you. Like all those descriptions of drugs in the footnotes. I learned things about drugs I didn't even know existed! |
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