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[Paula]

> Question:
> What is everyone reading these days???

> I am reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering
> Genius"-and it is.

I am reading:

1. "How to Become a Virgin" by Quentin Crisp
2. "Why People Believe Weird Things" by Michael Shermer
3. "Dream Catcher" by Margret A. Salinger

 

[Bertrand]

> Question:
> What is everyone reading these days???

> I am reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering
> Genius"-and it is.

Nothing at the moment. But I'm going to get "Fast Food Nation" this weekend.

 

[jinxt]

> Question:
> What is everyone reading these days???

i'm reading the complete letters of oscar wilde. it's the new complete as humanly possible, cross-referenced for the hopelessly anal version. just released this year edited by his grandson merlin holland.

 

[Copeland]

Somny...

No, I haven't read that title...I'll try it soon. Is it also a comedy?

 

[Somny]

Re:Copeland...

> No, I haven't read that title...I'll try it soon. Is it also a
> comedy?

It's a soft tale about a fellow named Zadig, who lived in ancient "Babilônia"(Babylon). Hope you enjoy your Candide (Cândido).

 

[Fraser Stewart]

Re: reading is for suckers and i'll tell you why....

> If you are talking about "style", I also like
> Hemiwgway for his simple way to write, and actually I am a
> little tired of those writers who just describe atmosphere, but
> they are empty. Regarding Voltaire, no, he is not complex... as
> a matter of fact, "Candid" is a book that you can read
> with your eyes closed, and the truth is within. He is not my
> favourite author.

Okay then I'll try Voltaire some time soon! Thanks.

> Interesting... I agree with you. Any book that eventually is in
> my hands, I read, even to say: I HATE IT.

Glad someone agrees! I always remember my English teacher talking about a Philip Larkin poem which was arguing that reading pulp fiction is worse than reading nothing. She refered to Larkin as a 'Dunder Head' for this .

Fraser.

 

[Somny]

Re: reading is for suckers and i'll tell you why....

> Glad someone agrees! I always remember my English teacher
> talking about a Philip Larkin poem which was arguing that
> reading pulp fiction is worse than reading nothing. She refered
> to Larkin as a 'Dunder Head' for this .

Teachers?? never trust them!!!! Sorry, but i need to be honest with you. if you really want to learn something, forget the teachers and follow your intuition. If a critic or a teacher tells you "don't read this"... run and read this.

 

[ms_smith86]

Hey, I'll have to look for that....are you enjoying it?

 

[Paula]

> Nothing at the moment. But I'm going to get "Fast Food
> Nation" this weekend.

Cool, I just ordered "Fast Food Nation." I'm sure it'll be a very interesting read!

 

[WorkingGirl]

Re: reading is for suckers and i'll tell you why....

Douglas Adams? get up to date......

Clive Barker is the most interesting story teller I've ever read.

 

[imacolata]

Re: reading is for suckers and i'll tell you why....

> Clive Barker is the most interesting story teller I've ever
> read.

I'll second that a zillion times over.

-imacolata




http://www.imacolata.com

 

[jinxt]

> Hey, I'll have to look for that....are you enjoying it?

Defininately. i like that its not an autobiography, since they tend to be a bit self-indulgent. the one thing i found to be a little annoying is that the letters that he wrote in french were published without subnoted translations. i couldnt deal with now knowing what they said, so i sat online for hours feeding them into a translator website.

 

[Ams]

Re: reading is for suckers and i'll tell you why....

> Douglas Adams? get up to date......

> Clive Barker is the most interesting story teller I've ever
> read.

You obviously have never read anything by Douglas Adams if you're comparing him to Clive Baker. That's like comparing Devo to Tu-Pac (or maybe Bauhaus would have been a btter example)

 

[Bertrand]

Fast Food Nation

> Cool, I just ordered "Fast Food Nation." I'm sure
> it'll be a very interesting read!

We'll have to compare notes!

 

[ms_smith86]

Wow, now that is dedicated reading. I'll look forward to reading it and I'll let you know what I think. Thanks jinxt for the information.