Schnitzel Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Therapy Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just read this book for the second time: I have yet to see the movie. Currently reading this: And after that might read this: No homo, the series is good. My math teacher got me into it. I haven't seen the movie for the 1st book though, nor do I want to see it. Ruins the "movie" that I create in my head. /notwilighthead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana fishd Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Finally finished this. I do this thing where I read a couple different books at once because I take a break in the middle. I wish I would stop and just read one at a time thoroughly. But I liked it and then I watched the movie and did not like that. This one is kind of tough to sit through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie'sElement Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Re-reading this now. a great book, and probably my favorite. kerouac is amazing. Then im going to re-read this. another great one by kerouac.. And did anyone ever read this??? I was considering it my next read.. Didnt enjoy On the road at all, very rough writing style. The Electric Cool Aid Acid Test, is one of the most fabulous books ever written...Had totally forgotten it, its excellent im gonna go out and buy it again. All true, must have been some buzz.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOOGLE? Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 wait.... so these books come in reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahleediddy Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just finished The Road. Same day I finished it I saw the trailer at the theater. I think they added some story, some violence to certain situations. Currently slowly getting through: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 wait.... so these books come in reverse? what i want to know is, are you reading these all at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foneiz2 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 the clash of civilisations - samuel huntington mr.nice - howard marks. get to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpopoff Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 REVOLUTIONARY BROTHERHOOD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. God bless Dr. Seuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoes Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 i don't know how to express in words my utter discontent with anyone who prefers reading books to doing something better with their life. books suck, you suck for reading them. the only exception to the rule would be the book in the post above mine. i would very much like to discover my own paranormal abilities. too bad it's probably a long string of bullshit that ends with more question marks than anything else... fuckin books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Coming from someone who at a young age was made fun of for being illiterate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoes Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 if you got some time to kill, dig this shit http://www.crystalinks.com/holographic.html books, interwebs.. still gotta gain knowledge, bruh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood fart Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 How is this? I bought it at a thrift store but have yet to start reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 c.s lewis creeps me out because of the christian vibes. Although I did enjoy reading his shit as a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This book will blow your fucking mental: Changed my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and... Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 incredible book and great read. currently reading "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Therapy Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This book will blow your fucking mental: Changed my life. Would you mind giving a brief description? Seems interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 yeh id like to here a description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpopoff Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hopping Freight Trains in North America 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaten By Wolves Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 this shit be having my fingers hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You'd really need to read the book. Obviously. This shit covered EVERYTHING. It's the most information I ever gained from a book. Period, and it's only about 200 pages. It debunks Philosophy. Religion and more. "Other animals are born, seek mates, forage for food and die. That is all. But we humans – we think – are different. We are persons, whose actions are the results of their choices. Other animals pass their lives unawares, but we are conscious. Our image of ourselves is formed from our ingrained belief that consciousness, selfhood and free will are what define us as human beings, and raise us above all other creatures. In our more detached moments, we admit that this view of ourselves is flawed. Our lives are more like fragmentary dreams than the enactments of conscious selves. We control very little of what we most care about; many of our most fateful decisions are made unbeknownst to ourselves. Yet we insist that mankind can achieve what we cannot: conscious mastery of its existence. This is the creed of those who have given up an irrational belief in God for an irrational faith in mankind." Another excerpt: "But what if we give up the empty hopes of Christianity and humanism? Once we switch off the soundtrack – the babble of God and immortality, progress and humanity – what sense can we make of our lives?" In a nutshell, this book talks a lot about the reasons why we humans believe that we are special. What defines humanity and separates us from the rest of the living beings we share earth with? Most would say; conciousness, self awareness, and reason. This book explains all of that. I am not a religious person, and I still had a very hard time accepting and understanding the facts this book lays down. There were times where I would read a page over, and over and over just trying to fully saturate in the fucking knowledge the author is dropping. I'd have to go smoke a j-bird and then come back and read the same page again... and again. Like I was saying, this book flipped my perspective like a puddle of acid in the palm of my hand. Live in the fucking now. If any of you guys do decide to read this, please let me know what you thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana fishd Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 How is this? I bought it at a thrift store but have yet to start reading it. I am not finished yet... but I think it’s pretty nifty how he reveals three perspectives through one narrative. It gets confusing at times and you have to keep in mind the mentality of screwtape, the enemy, and the creation to figure out what’s really being said. The two letters screwtape writes about Love are my favorite so far. It’s not a terribly long book so I am sure you’d rip through it pretty fast Blood fart. Give it a go. I’d be interested in hearing what parts you liked/ your interpretation. Also it’s kinda funny if you like satire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr808 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The Tipping Point - Malcom Gladwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiendish Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poes Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 i just finished joseph wambaugh's echoes in the darkness. if youre unfamiliar with him i suggest the choirboys (seriously hilarious) or the onion field. (hella really real) he's the quintessential police story author. or just read anything by vonnegut, best american author of the 20th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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