NT Book Club Vol. WDYRTD

[iron mike]

Originally Posted by PJ

I have always wanted to be an avid reader but never really felt motivated to do so since I always had so much reading to do in college. After graduating I've been trying to make an effort to start doing so, and recently finished my first book for casual reading.



I had heard so many positive things about this book in my writing courses in college (which mostly focused on science fiction) that I had to make it my first purchase. Definitely a good read (though at times the writing could get a little convoluted); would recommend to anybody looking for a really atmospheric story.

should probably add that its part of the 'sprawl trilogy'. radical reads 
2) count zero

3) mona lisa overdrive 

 

[cwrite78]

got this in this week. hoping to start it as soon as i finish ghost in the wires

 

[Peep Game]

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I couldn't resist doing that. But it's been a long time since I've read something leisurely. All the stuff I read
are medical or other purely factual stuff. Everytime I get the feeling to leisurely read something, I think to myself that
I could be reading something to really better myself.

 

[slab_diaz]

im reading this

 

[xsourdieselx]

i heard leviathan 666 is a good one.
if you get the chance to read it send some feed back
i dont live that reading rainbow life

Team tv/disinfo

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Peep Game

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I couldn't resist doing that. But it's been a long time since I've read something leisurely. All the stuff I read
are medical or other purely factual stuff. Everytime I get the feeling to leisurely read something, I think to myself that
I could be reading something to really better myself.

leisure reading doesn't always mean reading fiction.

 

[Peep Game]

Oh yea I know, I just always personally felt that way anytime I read something

 

[wildmoodswings]

Finished I Heard You Paint Houses a few weeks ago.
I just received the authorized editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy last week; just started The Fellowship of the Rings.

Along with that, I'm reading The Year of Living Biblically.

 

[balloonoboy]

How long do you all take to read a book?

I honestly take my time. I consider myself a fast reader, but I don't like reading more than 50 pages at a time. I just find that it helps better to meld the plot, characters, and theme.

Also, since we are constantly learning and this learning changes our perspective, I find that I can better relate to a character and the relationship amongst/between characters after I've taken some time to just live, away from the book.

 

[cwrite78]

I take my time also. I tend to forget easily and reread some pages, especially if it's been awhile since I picked up a book.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Depending on the book I could finish it in 3 days or 7-9.

Started up Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope today, really inspired me to write an essay on this country and the way politics are tearing us apart. Definitely recommend people check that book out.

 

[zapatohead408]

Playboy.

 

[chichiloves5s]

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön.

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm

Depending on the book I could finish it in ... 7-9. 

That's about how long it takes me for a short book (~200 pgs).

It's taken me almost 2 years to get through Guns, Germs and Steel though

I put it down for a damn long time due to getting caught up in other books/textbooks. Almost finished though. 50 pages left. Then it's on to Freakonomics.

 

[kvsm23vs24]

During the summer i was killing books. Now i have no time

I been reading "heaven is for real"
Been like 2 month now

 

[raburns04]

Weird...

 

[balloonoboy]

Yea I couldn't even finish "Lolita".

It was far too neurotic for me. Maybe I'll pick it up again later.

 

[da r entertainment]

About to dive in to these books over the next couple weeks:

 

[epidemik the great]

Originally Posted by wildmoodswings

Finished I Heard You Paint Houses a few weeks ago.

just finished reading that like 2 days ago...good book
anybody else know of any good crime books like the one above???

 

[2sappy]

i just finished reading Don Quixote earlier today. Great story. I almost shed a tear for him at the end. 

His epitaph was

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Here lies the noble fearless knight,
Whose valor rose to such a height;
When death at last had struck him down,
His was the victory and renown.
He reck'd the world of little prize,
And was a bugbear in men's eyes;
But had the fortune in his age
to live a fool and die a sage.

I'm contemplating whether starting the divine comedy next (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradisio) or the Sword of Truth series (what the legend of the seeker tv series was based off of). any thoughts?

 

[raburns04]

Originally Posted by balloonoboy

Yea I couldn't even finish "Lolita".

It was far too neurotic for me. Maybe I'll pick it up again later.

This is my second go-round, was just too strange the first time.  The story still doesn't grab me, but the writing itself is amazing - dense, allusive, self-referential; worth it just for that.

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Epidemik The Great

Originally Posted by wildmoodswings

Finished I Heard You Paint Houses a few weeks ago.

just finished reading that like 2 days ago...good book
anybody else know of any good crime books like the one above???

I was thinking of picking up "at the devils table". Story about the dude that basically took down the Cali cartel from the inside.

 

[dhart48]

books i love:

saddest book i've ever read

finally finished

currently reading

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Tried reading The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon last night and Idk, I couldn't get into that thing at all.

 

[nocomment6]

Reading Thomas Mann's The magic mountain, amazing book.