What are you reading?

[Rage]

peterchen wrote:

Ubik

Now this is a good book.

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus

[Bijesh]

30th anniversary edition of the selfish gene... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene[^]

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[netclectic]

Charles Bukowski - Ham On Rye[^]

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[Colin Angus Mackay]

That's a good book

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[RChin]

Allen Anderson wrote:

I go through one in a day or two

Say what? Have you got some special speed reading powers?

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[RChin]

This is on my reading list. I remember reading The Blink Watchmake[^] a few years ago. Fantastic book, but I remember finding it really hard to follow. Sometimes I had to re-read entire chapters to digest the information.

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[RChin]

After finishing Ian M. Banks Excession[^], I dug out and is re-reading The Wasp Factory[^]. When I've finished that, I'll move on to A Scanner Darkly[^], hopefully finishing in time for the movie to be released.

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[netclectic]

RChin wrote:

I dug out and is re-reading The Wasp Factory

Well worth re-reading! I just recently bought The Algebraist[^] which is next in my reading list.

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[Anna Jayne Metcalfe]

The Brentford Chainstore Massacre[^] by Robert Rankin. I've not laughed so much in ages! :cool:

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[brianwelsch]

Christian Graus wrote:

a broader brush stroke would give me a clearer picture

I agree, too much information slows down the story. Some added details can help enhance the picture of daily life, but most gets forgotten anyhow.

Christian Graus wrote:

It's interesting to me how much the US owes it's independence to France

That gets overlooked here a lot, I think.

BW

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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright

[brianwelsch]

I've got that on my amazon wish list. I haven't read any Bukowski, yet. How do you like it?

BW

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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright

[netclectic]

I've read a few Bukowski novels (Factotum, Women, Post Office, Pulp) and i've loved them all. I'm not a big fan of his poetry but i would highly recommend his novels. They're straight to the point with no fancy literary nonsense and darkly humorous. Ham On Rye is autobiographical telling the story of his (or Henry Chinaski's) childhood and upbringing, so it's probably a good place to start (although published much later than the rest). Factotum, Women, Post Office all tell the story of Chinaski at various times through in his life. Pulp is a bit of a spoof PI detective novel. Not quite up to the standard of his biographical novels but enjoyable all the same.

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[Lost User]

Your post.

Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

[Allen Anderson]

I just read really fast. When I was flying back from the UK to Atlanta I read "The Broker" in about 7 hours and it was about 500 pages if I remember right. It drives my wife nuts since she reads really slow.