The Book thread...
patricia cornfuckingwell has had her day. just pitched book of the dead half way through. boring and lame
lionel shriver's post birthday world is win
also read true crime one about peter falconio story. very interesting. dunno how they could convict that murdoch dude on the basis of the poor evidence they had.
joanne lees is hmmm...
whole situation is hmmmm....
too many indiscrepancies in story
lionel shriver's post birthday world is win
also read true crime one about peter falconio story. very interesting. dunno how they could convict that murdoch dude on the basis of the poor evidence they had.
joanne lees is hmmm...
whole situation is hmmmm....
too many indiscrepancies in story
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss
just read 'the road' by cormac mccarthy. awesome read. very bleak, but absolutely enthralling. would definitely recommend it.
also 'after dark' by haruki murakami was good. read it in just a few days.
also just read and loved 'born on a blue day' by daniel tammet. he's high-funtioning autistic and also a savant (like rainman) and also an epileptic. genius with words and numbers. can learn a new language in a week, and holds the world record for reciting Pi to 22,500 places from memory fascinating book.
also 'after dark' by haruki murakami was good. read it in just a few days.
also just read and loved 'born on a blue day' by daniel tammet. he's high-funtioning autistic and also a savant (like rainman) and also an epileptic. genius with words and numbers. can learn a new language in a week, and holds the world record for reciting Pi to 22,500 places from memory fascinating book.
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Hey LucieFriday wrote:just read 'the road' by cormac mccarthy. awesome read. very bleak, but absolutely enthralling. would definitely recommend it.
also 'after dark' by haruki murakami was good. read it in just a few days.
also just read and loved 'born on a blue day' by daniel tammet. he's high-funtioning autistic and also a savant (like rainman) and also an epileptic. genius with words and numbers. can learn a new language in a week, and holds the world record for reciting Pi to 22,500 places from memory fascinating book.
Yeah After Dark was my last book. Ended way too quickly.
I'm currently reading 'Under The Skin' by Michel Faber. It's awesome, but pretty intense.. i'm now too scared to read it before bed time
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No I didn't. Bummer. Since reading it I've downloaded the BBC doco that they made about him though. Really interesting. Can burn for you if you want...gnat wrote:ahhh born on a blue day is great
did you see 60 mins about autistic savants a while back?
it was great wasn't it. i found it really moving...ghetto kitty wrote:i really liked that book, epseically for after-the-end-of-the-world from a different view point than usuall...Friday wrote:just read 'the road' by cormac mccarthy. awesome read. very bleak, but absolutely enthralling. would definitely recommend it.
best book i've read in ages. for anyone who's ever been in a relationship that's become 'comfortably mundane' and wondered about what life would have been like with someone else
the ultimate story of the grass being greener on the other side
a lesson in life and humility
so well written- highly recommend
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I thought she was hhhmmm at the time...something there is not right...gnat wrote:patricia cornfuckingwell has had her day. just pitched book of the dead half way through. boring and lame
lionel shriver's post birthday world is win
also read true crime one about peter falconio story. very interesting. dunno how they could convict that murdoch dude on the basis of the poor evidence they had.
joanne lees is hmmm...
whole situation is hmmmm....
too many indiscrepancies in story
Did they ever find his body? She just...yeah not right....
no, body never found
interesting case
and while murdoch was defo an odd character, a drug runner and a bit of a loose cannon i can't see HOW they can have him behind bars for murder
fuck all evidence
SUS alright
excellent debate for anti capital punishment
interesting case
and while murdoch was defo an odd character, a drug runner and a bit of a loose cannon i can't see HOW they can have him behind bars for murder
fuck all evidence
SUS alright
excellent debate for anti capital punishment
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he had tings gwarn for a while, but yeah, you called it.Hardy wrote:Will Self is the most overated, self indulgent and pretentious author ever. He should stick to doing smack.system wrote:will self's latest, "the butt", left me a bit cold. two duds in a row has harshed the buzz.
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His really early stuff is pretty good, but he fell off pretty quickly imo.system wrote:he had tings gwarn for a while, but yeah, you called it.Hardy wrote:Will Self is the most overated, self indulgent and pretentious author ever. He should stick to doing smack.system wrote:will self's latest, "the butt", left me a bit cold. two duds in a row has harshed the buzz.
La Dame d'Esprit: A Biography of Marquise Du Chatelet by Judith Zinsser.
http://www.amazon.com/Dame-dEsprit-Biog ... B000R344QG
am stoked a bunch of books about this rad lady are coming out at the moment. History kind of forgot her.
http://www.amazon.com/Dame-dEsprit-Biog ... B000R344QG
am stoked a bunch of books about this rad lady are coming out at the moment. History kind of forgot her.
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remember james freud from the models?
bio about his alcoholic wastoid existence after the sun went down on 80's pop/rock
a solid read
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currently reading 'The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters' by William Dalrymple.
such a fucking awesome read. flagging pages for places to visit. evocative, inspiring and fascinating.
9.5/10
such a fucking awesome read. flagging pages for places to visit. evocative, inspiring and fascinating.
9.5/10
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kafta on the shore
excellent novel. loved it
excellent novel. loved it
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surface resonance... sound and vibration arts (buzz hum)
surface resonance... sound and vibration arts (buzz hum)
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O.K. I know it's not a book, but this was one of the most compelling articles I've read in a long time.
It's got many of the elements of a big budget super flick, but you might actually find yourself feeling some emotion for the characters involved.
Amazing stuff - Dave Shaw - Bushman's Hole of death
It's got many of the elements of a big budget super flick, but you might actually find yourself feeling some emotion for the characters involved.
Amazing stuff - Dave Shaw - Bushman's Hole of death
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kaftans need more pauly shore.FoundationStepper wrote:kafta on the shore
excellent novel. loved it
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oops
kafka
kafka
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my mum just gave me david sedaris' new book 'when you are engulfed in flames' for my birthday. didn't even know he had a new one out and he's one of my favourite authors. yay. also just got just got lionel shriver's 'a perfectly good family', and woody allen's 'mere anarchy'. great holiday reading coming up!
enjoyed nick hornby's 'long way down'. funny book. also read cormac mccarthy's 'sunset limited'. written as a play script. just two people having a conversation about life - completely enthralling...
enjoyed nick hornby's 'long way down'. funny book. also read cormac mccarthy's 'sunset limited'. written as a play script. just two people having a conversation about life - completely enthralling...
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Finally... reading The Godfather now... goodtimes.
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motley crue bio- 'the dirt'. think liz told me about it once
got given it on weekers
will read post this jodi picoult 19 mins thing i'm currently into. was sus about her but i now retract that. she writes very thought provoking books. i'm liking it
also my new fave author lionel shriver, who wrote we need to talk about kevin and the post birthday world has a freshie out: a perfectly good family. must order
got given it on weekers
will read post this jodi picoult 19 mins thing i'm currently into. was sus about her but i now retract that. she writes very thought provoking books. i'm liking it
also my new fave author lionel shriver, who wrote we need to talk about kevin and the post birthday world has a freshie out: a perfectly good family. must order
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buying marching powder for my bro for his b'day.
slight self-interest i must admit.
slight self-interest i must admit.
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Good read that !!witty_pseudonym wrote:buying marching powder for my bro for his b'day.
slight self-interest i must admit.
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I am reading it now.ADD_Boy wrote:Good read that !!witty_pseudonym wrote:buying marching powder for my bro for his b'day.
slight self-interest i must admit.
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he'd already read if. fuckma.
i'll keep it. started reading it yesterday.
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i'll keep it. started reading it yesterday.
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Some OUTRAGEOUS stories in there gnat.gnat wrote:motley crue bio- 'the dirt'. think liz told me about it once
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holyfuckingchrist- i'm 3/4 thruDirektor wrote:Some OUTRAGEOUS stories in there gnat.gnat wrote:motley crue bio- 'the dirt'. think liz told me about it once
the behaviour of those guys is FILTH. sooo wrong in so many ways. esp nikki sixx and vince! omg
there's bad boy and then there's drug fucked dero
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so i bought 'the time we have taken' by Stephen Carrol as he won the miles franklin award and
it was about suburban melbourne and i love extraordinary words about ordinary places.
and i usually devour books in the week i buy them but this one has been a LONG slog.
I gave up when one of the characters (called pussy cat so i liked her)
commited suicide and I DID NOT CARE.
meh to this book.
wtf to miles franklin award?
moving on now....and did not even finish.
it was about suburban melbourne and i love extraordinary words about ordinary places.
and i usually devour books in the week i buy them but this one has been a LONG slog.
I gave up when one of the characters (called pussy cat so i liked her)
commited suicide and I DID NOT CARE.
meh to this book.
wtf to miles franklin award?
moving on now....and did not even finish.
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quiet roar in the age today
nice pic!
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huge wrote:quiet roar in the age today
nice pic!
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^^^^^His eyes in the magazine keep following me around the room!
Just finished reading Kill Your Friends by John Niven purchased from the amazing Brunswick Bound. The most totally wrong and totally funny book I have ever read!
Just finished reading Kill Your Friends by John Niven purchased from the amazing Brunswick Bound. The most totally wrong and totally funny book I have ever read!
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done alot of reading this month
revisited 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke. Very good read. Did not realise it was released at the same time as the film. Film is alot better with the book as a companion.
Read My Sisters keeper by Jodie Picoult. I liked how she can change up the writing style for each character. Was a bit pissed of for first 3/4 of the book, thought all the characters were self centred twats making things way more difficult than they needed to be, and felt that reflected on the author so was kinda thinking wtf is wrong with this woman, eventually it all spun on it's head though and there was no right or wrong. Bit nasty how she sets up an emotional trap for the reader and fucks them over though lol, albeit kinda clever. Just started her other one '19 minuets' which is a little bit less 'young Mum sitting in starbucks 10 minuets before bookclub' if you know what I mean.
Read to kill a mocking bird since I realised I was the only person the the planet that had not read it. Wasn't bad, would have been more moving at the time of writing, also some of the dialogue with young kids was a bit forced.
The Curious insciedent of the dog in the night time. I bought this by accident it was another book by mistake (still can't find the original book! If anyone knows of a book set in tasmania, loosley centered around a dog that has run away, with a confusing timeline and writing style please let me know!). Anyway it's writen froim the perspective of a young boy with Autism and it's kinda interesting from that point. Would make a good school book instead of the fucking crap they got us to read.
Anyone read the sequels of 2001? recomend them? thinking of buying. Or any other Sci-Fi'sh books that are well and truley out there and head-fucky please recomend to me
revisited 2001 by Arthur C. Clarke. Very good read. Did not realise it was released at the same time as the film. Film is alot better with the book as a companion.
Read My Sisters keeper by Jodie Picoult. I liked how she can change up the writing style for each character. Was a bit pissed of for first 3/4 of the book, thought all the characters were self centred twats making things way more difficult than they needed to be, and felt that reflected on the author so was kinda thinking wtf is wrong with this woman, eventually it all spun on it's head though and there was no right or wrong. Bit nasty how she sets up an emotional trap for the reader and fucks them over though lol, albeit kinda clever. Just started her other one '19 minuets' which is a little bit less 'young Mum sitting in starbucks 10 minuets before bookclub' if you know what I mean.
Read to kill a mocking bird since I realised I was the only person the the planet that had not read it. Wasn't bad, would have been more moving at the time of writing, also some of the dialogue with young kids was a bit forced.
The Curious insciedent of the dog in the night time. I bought this by accident it was another book by mistake (still can't find the original book! If anyone knows of a book set in tasmania, loosley centered around a dog that has run away, with a confusing timeline and writing style please let me know!). Anyway it's writen froim the perspective of a young boy with Autism and it's kinda interesting from that point. Would make a good school book instead of the fucking crap they got us to read.
Anyone read the sequels of 2001? recomend them? thinking of buying. Or any other Sci-Fi'sh books that are well and truley out there and head-fucky please recomend to me
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I really liked the book, and the movie.flippo wrote:Read to kill a mocking bird since I realised I was the only person the the planet that had not read it. Wasn't bad, would have been more moving at the time of writing, also some of the dialogue with young kids was a bit forced.
Finally, got another good book on the go... "Marching Powder" by Rusty Young.
'A true story of friendship, cocaine and South America's strangest jail'
SOLD!
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im reading this
pretty full on hah
pretty full on hah
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yeh i got that from the library a while back huge
seriously fucked up but very interesting all the same
writing from his viewpoint v disturbing
seriously fucked up but very interesting all the same
writing from his viewpoint v disturbing
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They are making this into a movie with Don Cheadle playing Thomas McFadden.Direktor wrote:I really liked the book, and the movie.flippo wrote:Read to kill a mocking bird since I realised I was the only person the the planet that had not read it. Wasn't bad, would have been more moving at the time of writing, also some of the dialogue with young kids was a bit forced.
Finally, got another good book on the go... "Marching Powder" by Rusty Young.
'A true story of friendship, cocaine and South America's strangest jail'
SOLD!
Set to release in 2010
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has anyone read "The Ice Man"
story of Richard Kuklinski - Mob hit man in the US
Good read, pretty damn full on and eye opening.
story of Richard Kuklinski - Mob hit man in the US
Good read, pretty damn full on and eye opening.
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My mate read that, told me to check it out as he really liked it.
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Tis a good read
he is full on.
Two sides to his life. Family side & Mob side. His family had no idea what he did for a job.
he'd tie people up, leave them in caves, cut them up a bit and then leave them for the rats - still alive mind you.
he filmed it too to see what happened cause it took a few days for the rats to complete the task
The rats ate it all - nothing left, not even any bones.
full on.
he is full on.
Two sides to his life. Family side & Mob side. His family had no idea what he did for a job.
he'd tie people up, leave them in caves, cut them up a bit and then leave them for the rats - still alive mind you.
he filmed it too to see what happened cause it took a few days for the rats to complete the task
The rats ate it all - nothing left, not even any bones.
full on.
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Cool. Thanks for the info.Stray wrote:They are making this into a movie with Don Cheadle playing Thomas McFadden.Direktor wrote:I really liked the book, and the movie.flippo wrote:Read to kill a mocking bird since I realised I was the only person the the planet that had not read it. Wasn't bad, would have been more moving at the time of writing, also some of the dialogue with young kids was a bit forced.
Finally, got another good book on the go... "Marching Powder" by Rusty Young.
'A true story of friendship, cocaine and South America's strangest jail'
SOLD!
Set to release in 2010
Still waiting to see Shantaram (my fave book ever) made into a movie. The rights were sold a few years back, with Johnny Depp rumoured to be taking the lead - but it's been 'all quite on the Western front' since.
Feigan - sounds an interesting read hombre.