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May 17, 2010 12:31PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
In the middle of Focus by Arthur Miller. Honestly, I'm not so into it so far.
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mike24
May 17, 2010 02:25PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
i'm reading infinite jest and loving the hell out of every sentence.
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mike5998
May 19, 2010 05:12PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
gotta thank whoever told me to read "the preacher"...........now everything else that i feel like reading looks boring.

still haven't given up on "o henry." those stories are just the right length.


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Achillius
May 19, 2010 05:35PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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i'm reading infinite jest and loving the hell out of every sentence.

The book ruined my soul in pretty much the best way. Ball-achingly good; also, almost absurdly sad. (Not a spoiler, incidentally; I'm refering to the whole book, from sentence one.)
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tkpeters
May 19, 2010 08:46PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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mike24
i'm reading infinite jest and loving the hell out of every sentence.

The book ruined my soul in pretty much the best way. Ball-achingly good; also, almost absurdly sad. (Not a spoiler, incidentally; I'm refering to the whole book, from sentence one.)

i just started this too

liking it quite a lot so far


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AliceHatt
May 19, 2010 09:47PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Just finished Water For Elephants.
It was frakkin CUTE.
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revolutionaut
May 20, 2010 01:24AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I just started reading Play It as It Lays (my friend had a copy and I knew JD was into JD. fun fact: the book is dedicated to "John." I laughed). I'm not that far in, but it's a short book so I guess I am kinda far in. The prose really services the characters, or at least Maria.

The introduction in my copy says that lots of people have a hard time liking Maria, so of course I'm totally relating to her.
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starlingtattoo
May 20, 2010 06:15PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
play it as it lays is fucking amazing.
dedication refers to her husband, john dunne. if you want your mind blown, read "the year of magical thinking." i'm not sure i ever quite recovered from reading that.
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revolutionaut
May 20, 2010 07:24PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
The wiki entry sounds pretty intense. How's it structured? The wiki mentions a "story" which makes me wonder whether it's a straight narrative or collection of vignettes or what.
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starlingtattoo
May 21, 2010 11:46AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
it's hard to describe, i think. it's more like one of her essays, but in book form. i'm not sure that it's exactly a story, but it is because it's her story of grief from all angles. she examines it from each side.

it is a story, but it isn't.
it's an essay, but it's a book.

makes perfect sense. tongue sticking out smiley
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revolutionaut
May 25, 2010 01:45AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
So in other words it's a "book I definitely want to read"

Got it
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dollabill
May 25, 2010 09:25AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I'm reading this and also Batman: HUSH


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thug4lyfe
May 25, 2010 07:38PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I am currently reading "The brain that changes itself". The whole theory about Neuroplasticity is amazing!

Know wat im sayin?
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PHYR3XIAN
May 25, 2010 10:10PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
The Haunter of the Dark and other tales - H.P Lovecraft

with electric wizard as its soundtrack it's a great read
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pers0na
May 26, 2010 05:02AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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it's her story of grief from all angles. she examines it from each side.
quoted for truth. it is an amazing book, as is play it as it lays. also worth picking up is Live and Learn which is 3 collections of essays: slouching towards bethlehem, the white album and after henry- and when the articles and essays are good they are very good indeed.
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Zopilote Steel
May 26, 2010 01:24PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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mike24
i'm reading infinite jest and loving the hell out of every sentence.

The book ruined my soul in pretty much the best way. Ball-achingly good; also, almost absurdly sad. (Not a spoiler, incidentally; I'm refering to the whole book, from sentence one.)

i just started this too

liking it quite a lot so far

i'm glad to hear people like it! last time we were talking about it here many were saying it was overrated. its one of my favourite books ever. DFW was a genius and not afraid to show it.


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Jamison
June 02, 2010 03:45PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Right now I'm reading When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka in addition to the books mentioned in previous posts. I'm also slowly reading Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor. My primary focus right now is my Salinger reading, which would be kind of redundant to include here because of the wonderful See More thread. Still, all the books I'm reading are really good.


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dp
June 02, 2010 04:00PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I'm reading the new David Mitchel (1000 Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) and Brief Interviews with Hideous men by DFW. Both excellent.
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revolutionaut
June 03, 2010 12:21AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
I can't bring books into work, so in my downtime here I've been reading torrented scans of Star Wars novels. This shit is all so bad, but it reaches deep into my reptilian brain and trips some pleasure switch that's lain dormant since I was in high school. It's just enough to keep me reading but not enough to keep me from thinking THIS SUCKS THIS IS FOR CHILDREN THIS SUCKS.
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AliceHatt
June 03, 2010 01:45AM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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It's just enough to keep me reading but not enough to keep me from thinking THIS SUCKS THIS IS FOR CHILDREN THIS SUCKS.

I hate that we aren't allowed to like books for children. (Young adult really, but who's counting?)

Book I just finished:
Catching Fire by Suzanne ... Collins.
Book two finished.
Can't wait for the last one.
EXCITED.
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News Hound
June 05, 2010 03:32PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
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raymond carver - what we talk about when we talk about love
cs lewis - mere christianity
vladimir nabakov - pale fire

Nabakov is my fave author. I had a cat named vladimir.... but vlad got eaten by a coyote sad smiley
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fever
June 05, 2010 04:36PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
john irving - until i find you


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thug4lyfe
June 05, 2010 05:53PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Buddah - a graphic guide
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AliceHatt
June 05, 2010 07:48PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Reading Ender's Game again.
Just as good as I remember.
Happy it's my #1.

Edit: Finished. OMG. Loved it. Anyone read the whole series?



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alycea
June 09, 2010 03:37PM | Re: Wha Choo Readin?
Just picked up Salt: A World History.


I'm no physician, but there appears to be a dagger in my chest.
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