What Are You Reading?

[faust]

Originally posted by MulletProof@Nov 11 2004, 01:49 PM
the unbearable lightness of being by milan kundera (again )

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I have read and own every single book by him. Have you read Immortality?

 

[MulletProof]

no, the unberable lightness is actually the only one I've read from him and I love it, that much I'm reading it again and leaving Crime and Punishment aside .
I'm really looking forward to read Laughable Loves, btw.


Purechris: thank you!

 

[faust]

Originally posted by MulletProof@Nov 11 2004, 02:17 PM
no, the unberable lightness is actually the only one I've read from him and I love it, that much I'm reading it again and leaving Crime and Punishment aside .
I'm really looking forward to read Laughable Loves, btw.
Purechris: thank you!

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I will be rereading Laughable Loves in a few months, for a spring class.

 

[MulletProof]

cool!, is it good? I really want to read that. and also inmortality but I havent seen it anywhere around so i guess it'll just have to wait for a while..

 

[faust]

Originally posted by MulletProof@Nov 11 2004, 02:33 PM
cool!, is it good? I really want to read that. and also inmortality but I havent seen it anywhere around so i guess it'll just have to wait for a while..

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Yes, it's very good. Very sexual and psychological just like ULOB. Immortality is my favorite, definitely get your hands on it if you can.

 

[saturnine]

Originally posted by purechris@Nov 11 2004, 03:05 PM
Did you already read "Invisible Monsters"?  If not, you must next.  He's also got a work of non-fiction out that I am picking up this weekend.

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I'm dying to read Invisible Monsters! It's the only Palahniuk work my local library doesn't have, but seeing as I have heard it's his best, I may just buy it.

I'm interested in reading his non-fiction too.

 

[meowmix]

the book of the courtier by baldesar castiglione

 

[TheSoCalledPrep]

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

 

[BabyJ]

Originally posted by TheSoCalledPrep@Nov 12 2004, 06:39 AM
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

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And I was about to write... I'm probably the last person in the world to read this...I guess not.

I'm reading Fast Food Nation

 

[Hanne]

The Economist (magazine)

 

[orlem]

Originally posted by faust@Oct 29 2004, 04:59 PM
Well, I'm sure that's not why they banned it . I am with you, I have yet to find a person who could explain that book to me, because I don't see the beauty of it either. It's one of the things I scare the pretensious artsy types, "Ah, can you explain this book you are raving about to me?" They run like there is no tomorrow .

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The beauty is that it is a philosophically and spiritually deep book written for the masses

I like the idea of writing for popular audiences but at the same time having a profound point underneath; Garcia-Marquez is from one of the poor areas of South America and he thought it was important to write a book that the poor could read

What do you think? Can an author dismiss eloquence and all the things that define literary merit and still write a beautiful book?

Just think how differently people would understand the soul and humans and history and politics, if Goethe had thought to write Faust for the masses rather than the literary elite

 

[breathe0xygen]

Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
for class... creative notes... I would enjoy books so much more if it wasn't for these darn notes...

 

[purplelucrezia]

I've actually read quite a few books since the last time I posted here! Most recently, Louis Riel by Chester Brown. It's a graphic novel, which is basically a comic book for adults; it tells the story of his life. Before that I finished Cereus Blooms at Night, by Shani Mootoo, which I loved. Right now I'm reading a novel set in Mexico called Second Sight by George Szanto. I'm about half way through it at this point... Next up is She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks, by M. Nourbese Philip, which deals with the experiences of the black Canadian woman.

Yes- I'm taking a course.

 

[breathe0xygen]

Originally posted by purplelucrezia@Nov 15 2004, 12:41 PM
I've actually read quite a few books since the last time I posted here! Most recently, Louis Riel by Chester Brown. It's a graphic novel, which is basically a comic book for adults; it tells the story of his life. Before that I finished Cereus Blooms at Night, by Shani Mootoo, which I loved. Right now I'm reading a novel set in Mexico called Second Sight by George Szanto. I'm about half way through it at this point... Next up is She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks, by M. Nourbese Philip, which deals with the experiences of the black Canadian woman.

Yes- I'm taking a course.

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wow!!! Purple! I wish I had the motivation to read books. The ones we read in class are terrible. The consequences (essays, tests, a million papers of notes) that come from reading books take my motivation away, to the point I just don't even leave time to read them...

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by breathe0xygen@Nov 14 2004, 10:50 PM
wow!!! Purple! I wish I had the motivation to read books. The ones we read in class are terrible. The consequences (essays, tests, a million papers of notes) that come from reading books take my motivation away, to the point I just don't even leave time to read them...

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I rather have to, since they're basically what the course is about.

Explores the works of 12 contemporary Canadian writers who give readings to the class and respond to questions about their work. (formerly AK/EN 1000A 6.00) Note: Not open to students who have taken AK/EN 1000A 6.00 in Fall/Winter 1999-2000, or in Fall/Winter 2000-2001.

The thing is- I know that I would never have the personal motivation to be reading as much either if I was just left up to myself. We have to finish a new one for every couple of weeks, and the authors themselves come in to do a reading for us. It'd be pretty disrespectful to go there not having read their novel. I've been enjoying them so much on their own though! It's too bad you don't have a similar course.

 

[breathe0xygen]

Originally posted by purplelucrezia@Nov 15 2004, 01:09 PM
I rather have to, since they're basically what the course is about.

The thing is- I know that I would never have the personal motivation to be reading as much either if I was just left up to myself. We have to finish a new one for every couple of weeks, and the authors themselves come in to do a reading for us. It'd be pretty disrespectful to go there not having read their novel. I've been enjoying them so much on their own though! It's too bad you don't have a similar course.

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I wish I had that kind of thing going on over here... It sounds like fun. Meeting authors...

 

[Emilie]

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, I love it and I can't put it down; theres alot in there to read!

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by breathe0xygen@Nov 15 2004, 12:54 AM
I wish I had that kind of thing going on over here... It sounds like fun. Meeting authors...

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Because they're all such sexy things, eh.

 

[breathe0xygen]

Originally posted by purplelucrezia@Nov 15 2004, 02:56 PM
Because they're all such sexy things, eh.

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I do enjoy reading though... sexy or not

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by breathe0xygen@Nov 15 2004, 01:00 AM

I do enjoy reading though... sexy or not

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Same here, nerdy is definitely the coolest. B)