Fist 666 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 this whole thread has about 92 pages of exactly that. enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheresWally94 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 can anyone recommend any books not really a reader but want to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 start here: http://4chanlit.wikia.com/wiki/Recommended_Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Chomsky - Language and Politics & William Manning - The Key of Liberty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Recently finished Pale Fire by Nabokov, and still haven't read Lolita which surprises some people. Just opened Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer...pleasure reading meets MA thesis wooyeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 ^both books that i would like to read, but im sure id get dirty looks for reading. one book will make people think im a pedo. the other has a huge swazi on the front of it. time to get the ebook versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Have any of you read other Nabakov as well as Lolita? I read Lolita pretty easily and thought it was a good book. I tried reading Invitation to a Beheading and it was brutal to read and I eventually quit. Is Lolita alone on his easy to read list, or was his early stuff just more complex/hard for morons to follow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Pale Fire was interesting. There's a bunch of different ways to go about reading it, it's not really linear like that. The content wasn't difficult, but it was hard to make sense of the book...if that makes sense...ha. Not really my kind of pleasure reading. Cali, the edition of the Shirer that I have is just a huge blue hardcover. No markings. Very readable and interesting, although I'm only about 30 pages in out of 1100. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Weapon X Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I've read some Nabokov short stories and thoroughly enjoyed them. I like all short stories, though, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violent Gangbanger Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Read recently and recommend: "The Great Gatsby" & "On Booze" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This book ruled (Short stories, for the most part.) A working knowledge of Spanish or a reference of some sort helps at some points. Currently: Not very far in but definitely insightful if you've read the autobiography and are curious to know objective truths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 well, i finally finished life of pi. and yes, God was the underlying theme. im just disappointed at how the author totally bit the wizard of oz...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 started fast food nation last night: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterpiece Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 just finished snow crash. HIGHLY recommended to anyone who enjoys the cyberpunk, dystopian future, 1984-esque books. written in '92, was very ahead of its time in terms of technology, pretty much accurately predicted the existence of second life. 10/10 would read again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 started fast food nation last night: That is a good one in my estimation, occasionally I run across books which I think should be required reading for high school history and that is one of em. Another good book about food is "The Omnivore's Dilemma, A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan. Both books changed the way I think about food, there are some truths which I think everyone knows in the back of their head, which can no longer be ignored once examined with full attention. The fact that all this factory manufactured food is fucked up to eat being one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 must spread rep before approving of cali's recommendation. FFN is great i quit eating the only fast food i still ate (french fries.) in 2004 after i finished it. never looked back. our system of agriculture may well be the end of us. at the moment i'm not reading much as i just finished doing GRE prep and taking it. this oontzer got a 161 and a 157. (out of 170) waiting to get my grade for the essays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 That is a good one in my estimation, occasionally I run across books which I think should be required reading for high school history and that is one of em. Another good book about food is "The Omnivore's Dilemma, A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan. Both books changed the way I think about food, there are some truths which I think everyone knows in the back of their head, which can no longer be ignored once examined with full attention. The fact that all this factory manufactured food is fucked up to eat being one of them. Yeah, I downloaded the omnivore's dilemma ebook version some time last year. Im going to try and get to it soon. must spread rep before approving of cali's recommendation. FFN is great i quit eating the only fast food i still ate (french fries.) in 2004 after i finished it. never looked back. our system of agriculture may well be the end of us. at the moment i'm not reading much as i just finished doing GRE prep and taking it. this oontzer got a 161 and a 157. (out of 170) waiting to get my grade for the essays. congrats on your GRE!...i thought you had already finished grad school though.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Just started this. And also this: And then stories out of this, to rest my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Yeah, I downloaded the omnivore's dilemma ebook version some time last year. Im going to try and get to it soon. congrats on your GRE!...i thought you had already finished grad school though.:confused: thank you, and no.. though i could lie about it cuz i have over 20 peer reviewed publications and a couple are first author, i have not yet done grad school. looks like i'll be taking the first class this spring. and thanks for the proppers peeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Doing it when you're financially secure = doing it right I'm in a fairly prestigious grad program so that's cool and all, but my amount of not money is almost comical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 word Realism. for me though, not having children has allowed every fucking door in the universe to remain open. i've managed to live life completely on my own terms, and you're right, since i did it all with a solid financial background i never got into trouble i couldn't get out of. kinda looking to the future though, and that advanced degree will allow me to go overseas and get a job and not be a bum. prolly the final goal. and yay. lots of books in my future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourgeoisie Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Freakonomics. Love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipod90 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 started this a few days back and its pretty damn good. author uses imagery really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 started this today. very different than his other 2 that i've read so far, and i like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 started this today. very different than his other 2 that i've read so far, and i like it. read it and i gotta say its pretty damn decent. have a good time reading it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 about to start this this isn't usually my kinda book but hoping for a little affirmation as i've only become more and more withdrawn as i get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourgeoisie Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 my fav (australian) comedian wrote a book.... pretty much the opposite to 'eat pray love' (says it all, really) anyway she is great and I love her and I bought it for myself for festivus. Drink Smoke Pass Out Judith Lucy is so fucking funny I die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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