What should I read tonight?
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What should I read tonight?
So it's time to start a new book, the following are books I have that I've yet to read:
Some Guy - The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time
Douglas Coupland - JPod
William Burroughs - Naked Lunch
All the Booker 2007 nominees - http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/booker/
Jean Paul Sartre - Nausea
Alternative suggestions also welcome.
Some Guy - The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time
Douglas Coupland - JPod
William Burroughs - Naked Lunch
All the Booker 2007 nominees - http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/booker/
Jean Paul Sartre - Nausea
Alternative suggestions also welcome.
Frigidus wrote:but now that it's become relatively popular it's suffered the usual downturn in coolness.
Re: What should I read tonight?
I've heard the Burroughs is great, but never read.
I'd give Satre a miss, continental philosophy -existentialism -utter garbage.
I'd give Satre a miss, continental philosophy -existentialism -utter garbage.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
I actually love Sartre and would recommend it to anyone slightly interested.
Re: What should I read tonight?
Well I stayed up all night on the internet last night, so I didn't read anything, but I guess I'll start Nausea today, seeing as it's proved the most controversial.
Frigidus wrote:but now that it's become relatively popular it's suffered the usual downturn in coolness.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
3 replies one from suggs and no-one said
read some porn mags
Im ashamed
read some porn mags
Im ashamed
19:41:22 ‹jakewilliams› I was a pedo
Re: What should I read tonight?
"I reached down. I dug deep. There was nothing, Jery -nothing I tell ya!" (George)cena-rules wrote:3 replies one from suggs and no-one said
read some porn mags
Im ashamed
i feel his shame
Re: What should I read tonight?
well good luck with Sartre.qeee1 wrote:Well I stayed up all night on the internet last night, so I didn't read anything, but I guess I'll start Nausea today, seeing as it's proved the most controversial.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
I don't read I just look at the pictures.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
Thats the one.qeee1 wrote: Some Guy - The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time
Its completely different from everything else I've ever read, but its still a very interesting book.
And its a pretty short book. You could probably finish it in one night if you read all night like I end up doing
Read it.

Re: What should I read tonight?
It's a very easy read and provides an insight into the mind of autistic people - you'll always think differently about them afterwardswcaclimbing wrote:Thats the one.qeee1 wrote: Some Guy - The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time
Its completely different from everything else I've ever read, but its still a very interesting book.
Read it.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
curious incident is a superb book, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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Re: What should I read tonight?
Go for the Curious Incident.
It means more to me than most, since I actually have the condition the character in that book has.
It means more to me than most, since I actually have the condition the character in that book has.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
Sartre is tough going. Not sure if it's the translation I have or just his writing style, but it doesn't really draw you in or motivate you to continue reading much. Heavycola seems to have provided a pretty concise summary.
When I finish that I'll start curious incident... it looks a lot more accessible.
When I finish that I'll start curious incident... it looks a lot more accessible.
Frigidus wrote:but now that it's become relatively popular it's suffered the usual downturn in coolness.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
Read Jpod. Coupland is a motherfucking genius, and J is one of his best.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
Whatever you do, don't read Burroughs. Unless, of course, you're a homosexual pedophile with an addiction to opiates, then it might be right up your alley.
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Re: What should I read tonight?
fnarr fnarr nudge nudgedarvlay wrote:right up your alley
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Re: What should I read tonight?
Same place I have always been.heavycola wrote: Where the hell have you been?
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