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JesusChristILoveYouYesIDo
April 13, 2012 11:51PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
im on a trip right now, and i only brought cats cradle along. But i finished that the first day and im really eishing i had brought slaughterhouse 5 too. but i didn't. So in answer to your question' its not going very welll
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Kathaariancode
April 14, 2012 12:00AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Since it seems we've got some Vonnegut fans here, anyone ever check out Welcome to the Monkeyhouse? Some pretty amusing stories in there.
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Wild Creature
April 14, 2012 12:11AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
love monkeyhouse. vonnegut is like the best thing ever.


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mike10k
April 14, 2012 12:22PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
anybody ever read welcome to the monkeyhouse? vonnegut totally rules!
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JesusChristILoveYouYesIDo
April 16, 2012 12:31AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
no, but im on it. im gonna read them all. i finshed slaughterhouse 5 also. good shit. i think i liked cats cradle better though. not that it matters. they're all way above 98% of everything else, in my book. next for me is look at the birdie because i already bought it, but thanks to you guys, welcome to the monkey house will come after that. any other favorites that deserve priority on my vonnegut checklist?
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Inside Outside
April 22, 2012 11:26AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I'm reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84. I loves me some Murakami but this one is a little unusual, even by his standards. This is like the eighth book of his that I've read and he really recycles a ton of weirdly specific material between books to the point that I want to make a Murakami bingo card. Intertwining protagonists, talking cats, author protagonists, everyone is an expert on jazz and/or classical music, 30-something protagonist has platonic relationship with an offbeat teenage girl, prostitute with a heart of gold, and women with strange psychic premonition. Basically yeah, just read one of his books already!
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dtrom4
April 22, 2012 12:40PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Catching up on this thread reminded me how little Vonnegut I've read (just Slaughterhouse 5), so I went ahead and downloaded Breakfast of Champions.
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JesusChristILoveYouYesIDo
April 22, 2012 01:06PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
good call
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betamax
April 22, 2012 04:07PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace

Second time through for me and, wow, there are so many little references that are currently blowing my mind. If you haven't read it, read it.. if you have read it, read it again and prepare for little yelps of excitement every now and again.


let's get dressed up in costumes and dance by the bar.
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StatusFrustratio
April 22, 2012 04:48PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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betamax
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace

Second time through for me and, wow, there are so many little references that are currently blowing my mind. If you haven't read it, read it.. if you have read it, read it again and prepare for little yelps of excitement every now and again.
I read it pretty slow the first time, but man - I'm only ~half/2/3rds through a reread - there are things that didn't register as key the first time and bits I'd completely forgotten the joy of.


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betamax
April 22, 2012 06:51PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
yep.

it's a shame this forum doesn't have a [spoiler] function because i really want to spew forth about these little references...

i'll only say that there are, so far, crossovers involving Pemulis and Hal that i hadn't even considered. Has anyone sat down and, like, mapped everything out? The links, the locations, etc?

That would be a big job.

ETA: (ha...i feel that this acronym takes on a wonderful new meaning)

what i enjoy most about this book are the scenes that take place at the academy. the dialogue and narration surrounding Hal, Pemulis, Troetsch etc. are brilliant to read.


let's get dressed up in costumes and dance by the bar.



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maffj
April 22, 2012 06:56PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Considering I persuaded our local library to buy it for me to read, I really should have another (3rd) go at Infinite Jest.


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dollabill
April 22, 2012 07:42PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I own in it two formats, digital and paperback. I'll get around to it tongue sticking out smiley


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Jamison
April 22, 2012 10:22PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Collected Fictions - Borges. So damn good. The sheer thought behind all of his work, the inventiveness of Ficciones especially, just brilliant.

Infinite Jest is currently on my shelf, staring at me, and I've decided to give it a try this summer, when I have nothing else to do and can give it the time it deserves. I've read up extensively on Wallace and read a few of his shorter pieces, so I'm certainly curious about it.


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JesusChristILoveYouYesIDo
April 23, 2012 12:46AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I try to read, but everytime I get bored and end up watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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mike10k
April 23, 2012 12:49AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
on volume 8 of 9 of the sandman series. really, really great stuff.

next is the walking dead graphic book thing.

then 6 volumes of akira. 6 gigantic volumes.
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betamax
April 23, 2012 04:02AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I have 2 and 3 on my shelf to start... i spent twenty minutes in the pub on Saturday essentially signing a verbal contract with my friend that, yes, i will start them this week and then we can talk about how amazing it is!


let's get dressed up in costumes and dance by the bar.
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mike10k
May 01, 2012 03:57PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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The Sandman Series - Neil Gaiman [Graphic Novel]

One down, many to go. Great stuff.

finished all 10 volumes....and it was fantastic. i can't rate it high enough.
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killebrew
May 01, 2012 05:21PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
padgett powell's southern shorts.
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mike10k
May 08, 2012 02:28PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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looking forward to this big time:


finished this, and i really liked it.

i'm not sure how it would be to someone that hadn't already read all 7 of the original books.

but i thought it was super duper, and i hope he writes a lot more "betweener" dark tower books.

jericho hill please next!
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betamax
May 10, 2012 04:41AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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betamax
The Sandman Series - Neil Gaiman [Graphic Novel]

One down, many to go. Great stuff.

finished all 10 volumes....and it was fantastic. i can't rate it high enough.
Just finished Vloume 3 - didn't enjoy it as much as the others, 'Midsummer night's Dream' wasn't coherent or dark enough for me to get into. Calliope was great, though, and i'm looking forward to the rest.


let's get dressed up in costumes and dance by the bar.
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morevividthansunsets
May 13, 2012 06:20PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I love him too! I'm reading Breakfast of Champions right now, actually! smiling smiley I just finished a wonderful comic called Y the Last Man. I have yet to read the Sandman series but it's on my list.
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Kathaariancode
May 14, 2012 06:11PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?


Getting back to finishing this guy up, put all my reading off concentrate on my coursework last semester, now I've got a stack non fiction to plow through this summer. Also, finally going to read Fight Club.



Yay Fight Club!
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mike10k
May 15, 2012 11:16AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
i hope you haven't seen the movie yet.

i'm reading an 800 page roald dahl short story collection and it is awesome.

great ww2 fighter plane stories so far.
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Kathaariancode
July 22, 2012 06:17PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Decided to take a break for nonfiction/history/philosophy for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I was pretty shaken by the imagery surrounding Lisbeth's advokat, as any one who has read this or seen Fincher's version of the film probably understands. Anyhow, I recommend this highly as someone who isn't very well read in the genre.
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