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Neighbor 09-02-2013 10:54 PM

Anybody recommend any good books?
 
Or magazines?

Or sites w/ solid reading material?

Certain 09-02-2013 10:57 PM

What's your favorite thing you've read recently?

Aesthetic 09-02-2013 11:04 PM

The book of 5 Rings - Miyamoto Musashi(The greatest samurai in the history of japan)
Anything by Sun Tzu
The Manifesto of the Communist Party - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
In the Shadow of leaves - Yamamoto Tsunetomo(Considered founder of the first "texted" Bushido Philosophy)
Ninja Death Touch
Lucid Dreaming for Beginners
High Times

Inquire for more

PancakeBrah 09-02-2013 11:06 PM

THE ROAD - CORMAC MCCARTHY

READ IT AND CRY MAN TEARS

Neighbor 09-02-2013 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Certain (Post 140231)
What's your favorite thing you've read recently?

I just re-read all of Nietzsche's work

PancakeBrah 09-02-2013 11:10 PM

McCarthy is better than Nietzsche. People read Nietzsche to try and be well rounded and seem smart and shit. Plus his name is hard as fuck to type. Just read The Road and be done with it.

Certain 09-02-2013 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Neighbor (Post 140253)
I just re-read all of Nietzsche's work

So do you want an aphoristic breather or more of the same?

Neighbor 09-02-2013 11:12 PM

I don't have a preference, just like expanding my tastes & learning new stuff

Not really looking for lessons, just interesting shit to sink my teeth into

Certain 09-02-2013 11:14 PM

Cormac McCarthy isn't a bad choice, then.

My favorite author going right now is Jeffrey Eugenides. He only has three novels: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex and The Marriage Plot. All deal with families. All are great. I probably lean toward The Virgin Suicides because I'm a broody motherfucker who relates to The Catcher in the Rye more than a 26-year-old probably should.

PancakeBrah 09-02-2013 11:21 PM

I never liked Catcher in the Rye, even reading it as high schooler. A Clockwork Orange was that book in High School, tbh.

CERTAIN, RECOMMEND ME GOOD BOOKS I HAVE FOREGONE READING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS TO DRINK AND LEARN.

Sharp 09-02-2013 11:27 PM

william faulkner my dude if you havent read him yet

Certain 09-02-2013 11:30 PM

A Clockwork Orange was my favorite book at one point in high school, too. It's probably the only great book where the movie did it justice. I read a lot more essays and feature stories than books, but here are a few good books for anyone looking:

Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita: Shoutout to @TYSON. This is probably my favorite book ever, though.
Tom Wolfe, Bonfire of the Vanities: If you've never read Wolfe, you should read Wolfe, even if it's just one of his essays.
Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections: The plot is pretty slow-moving, but this probably is the most well-written book I've read.
Paul Auster, The New York Trilogy: Three novellas usually put into one volume now.
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides: Again, this is my favorite of his three great novels.

PancakeBrah 09-02-2013 11:31 PM

I've read The Corrections and the other notable book by Franzen. Freedom. I actually preferred Freedom, both were amazing reads though.

Thanks for the recs.

veritas 09-02-2013 11:31 PM

what were your thoughts on neitschze?

Certain 09-02-2013 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PancakeBrah (Post 140273)
I've read The Corrections and the other notable book by Franzen. Freedom. I actually preferred Freedom, both were amazing reads though.

Thanks for the recs.

I need to read Freedom. I think I've passed on it because it took me forever to read The Corrections because I spent so much time being fascinated by the words.

PancakeBrah 09-02-2013 11:40 PM

He's like a magical magician.

But word. I'm going to check out Lolita. Appreciate the recs.

TYSON 09-02-2013 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Certain (Post 140272)
A Clockwork Orange was my favorite book at one point in high school, too. It's probably the only great book where the movie did it justice. I read a lot more essays and feature stories than books, but here are a few good books for anyone looking:

Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita: Shoutout to @TYSON. This is probably my favorite book ever, though.
Tom Wolfe, Bonfire of the Vanities: If you've never read Wolfe, you should read Wolfe, even if it's just one of his essays.
Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections: The plot is pretty slow-moving, but this probably is the most well-written book I've read.
Paul Auster, The New York Trilogy: Three novellas usually put into one volume now.
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides: Again, this is my favorite of his three great novels.

WTF????

YDK 09-03-2013 12:03 AM

Enders game

Nigma 09-03-2013 12:06 AM

Faucaults Pendulum

PancakeBrah 09-03-2013 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by YDK (Post 140290)
Enders game

Read this twice. Once in middle school, once in high school. Read the next two books in the series too. After Enders Game it gets a little weird. But I ride for the original book. Hope the movie does it justice.


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