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CloseYeah, I realise that might have seemed kinda 'fuck 1984' but definitely not. Brave New World by no means ivalidates it, certainly as a work of fiction. And I guess more third-world dictatorships and the like turned out more like 1984 than Brave New World, just with regards to the 'repression/sedation' thing. I was very much thinking of peaceful UK/America.
Er, sorry. I'm reading Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. I like it so far. Also juuust starting Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.Even though I haven't read Slaughterhouse 1, 2, 3 or 4 I like the man a lot but never got around to reading any of his novels, I'd only read Palm Sunday. But mostly revision books. It's that time of year. Hurray.
Er, sorry. I'm reading Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. I like it so far. Also juuust starting Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.
Radnen
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Korea turned out much like a 1984 dystopia , with Kim Jong Il still being regarded as their "father" and incessant propaganda about America being evil and what-not.
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i herd u liek dystopian fiction
I love 1984, this precedes it and imo is just as awesome, albeit in a more slapyouintheface way. For example: literal glass houses.
But that's not what I'm reading atm, right now I'm reading Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by recently-deceased radio pimp "Studs" Terkel (fucking badass name), basically it contains interviews of a bunch of people from different walks of life about their daily jobs, only more interesting than that sounds. Ever wonder what a day in the life of a trash collector, stock broker, prostitute, a pianist, a CEO, or some other job is like from a cynical, I've-been-doing-this-shit-forever point of view? This book can tell you what it was like (in the mid 70s).
I read this in high school for a journalism class but kind of rushed through it and am absorbing/appreciating it a lot more now.
I love 1984, this precedes it and imo is just as awesome, albeit in a more slapyouintheface way. For example: literal glass houses.
But that's not what I'm reading atm, right now I'm reading Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by recently-deceased radio pimp "Studs" Terkel (fucking badass name), basically it contains interviews of a bunch of people from different walks of life about their daily jobs, only more interesting than that sounds. Ever wonder what a day in the life of a trash collector, stock broker, prostitute, a pianist, a CEO, or some other job is like from a cynical, I've-been-doing-this-shit-forever point of view? This book can tell you what it was like (in the mid 70s).
I read this in high school for a journalism class but kind of rushed through it and am absorbing/appreciating it a lot more now.
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I was gunna post a big thing about 1984 vs Brave New World, but I'll just say this instead: 1984 was more powerful, Brave New World was more connectible to the society I live in.
And I remember hearing about We. Should check it out eventually.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. Apparently all writers are basically required to read this.
And I remember hearing about We. Should check it out eventually.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. Apparently all writers are basically required to read this.
Radnen
1806
Guys, did you hear J.D. Salinger died yesterday? Damn he wrote Catcher in the Rye and the Glass family series (namely for, Franny and Zooey).
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Orig
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The Winter of Our Discontent wasn't very good imho, which was really disappointing because East of Eden is my favorite book. Steinbeck isn't very good at writing in first person. Everything felt very telly instead of showy.
My Boring-Ass Life by Kevin Smith.
My Boring-Ass Life by Kevin Smith.
Orig
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Kevin Smith book is more like a blog than an autobiography. I know it says "diary" right on the title, but he could have removed all the mundane details of his life, made a book out of only the really interesting stuff. Nearly every entry ends with him watching TiVo'ed Simpsons. So, it's, erm, kinda boring! And I'm not interested enough to even skip ahead to the part where Jason Mewes is dealing with his drug addiction. Maybe I'll read an entry every now and then.
Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton. According to geodude it's THE BEST.
Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton. According to geodude it's THE BEST.
maladroithim
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The Winter of Our Discontentby John Steinbeck.
I didn't mind this one. It seemed sort of pointless compared to Steinbeck's more important novels, but it's really stuck with me over all the years. Lots of great details and such.
I am currently reading the first Mass Effect novel. It's actually not such a bad book! It's a total dime novel and I wouldn't be interested in it if I weren't obsessed with Mass Effect, but it's good enough for the car ride home.
Orig
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I was kinda drowned by all the details. Maybe it was too introspective for me.
M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker.
M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker.
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I was kinda drowned by all the details. Maybe it was too introspective for me.
M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker.
Good boy.
Next book: When you are Engulfed by Flames by David Sedaris. I've only read Naked before, but I really liked it. I also kind of want to read Sundiata again.
facesforce
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I'm back to re-reading "A Farewell to Arms" by old Ernest Hemingway. I think his work is starting to grow on me, if only a little bit.
Radnen
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Walden ~ Thoreau
Heart of Darkness ~ Conrad
For Whom the Bell Tolls ~ Hemingway
War and Peace ~ Tolstoy
Snug House, Bug House ~ Schade - I find this the best. :)
Heart of Darkness ~ Conrad
For Whom the Bell Tolls ~ Hemingway
War and Peace ~ Tolstoy
Snug House, Bug House ~ Schade - I find this the best. :)
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Reading MASH makes me good boy? :3
Radnen you are nuts. I can't for the life of my read more than one book at a time. But I guess Walden would get dull after extended reading periods and War and Peace is like infinity pages long.)
What do you and facesforce recommend starting on for Hemingway? I own Islands in the Stream, but that's his last book and it may not have even been completed, so it might be a poor introduction.
Also Goodbye, Mr. Chips was indeed THE BEST. I was a little teary-eyed at the end.
Radnen you are nuts. I can't for the life of my read more than one book at a time. But I guess Walden would get dull after extended reading periods and War and Peace is like infinity pages long.)
What do you and facesforce recommend starting on for Hemingway? I own Islands in the Stream, but that's his last book and it may not have even been completed, so it might be a poor introduction.
Also Goodbye, Mr. Chips was indeed THE BEST. I was a little teary-eyed at the end.
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I know you didn't ask me, but I started with The Old Man and the Sea and it was very agreeable for a first Hemingway book (and is a rather short and easily digested novella), especially well suited because I was like 10 at the time. Hemingway is like good whiskey, superficially it seems very coarse, but it gets smoother the deeper you get into it. An excellent reading choice. /me kisses fingers.
Radnen
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Radnen you are nuts. I can't for the life of my read more than one book at a time. But I guess Walden would get dull after extended reading periods and War and Peace is like infinity pages long.)
Okay, well I'm not reading all of them at the same time. I admittedly already read the first two on the list, oh and snug house bug house. And then thumbing through the other books, just to say: "yeah, I read it."
I decided to read snug house bug house as a joke, given that the first four are classics and the last one is a childs book. Hmm, but I am already drawing connections between them. Note: Those bugs are not who you think they are! :P
facesforce
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What do you and facesforce recommend starting on for Hemingway? I own Islands in the Stream, but that's his last book and it may not have even been completed, so it might be a poor introduction.
I suggest either "A farewell to arms" or "Green hills of Africa" for your first reading. If you can't stand long stories than he also wrote "The snows of kilimanjaro and other stories", but I warn you that the short stories imagery is a bit confusing on your first read.
