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-Question- !!8J9JoALsFZa Sun May 16 13:04:50 2010 No.676580 [Reply] [Original]

What are you reading right now? What's it about? Is it any good?

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:05:50 2010 No.676587

>What are you reading?
The Idiot, Dostoevsky.
>What's it about?
An innocent Swiss prince becomes wrapped up in Russian drama.
>Is it any good?
Not Karamazov / Crime and Punishment-tier, closer to that of Demons (AKA Possessed, Devils), but it's a definitely good read for Russophiles like myself.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:06:50 2010 No.676590 Patch notes for Starcraft 2 Beta. I'm just here for the book ideas.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:08:50 2010 No.676596 >What are you reading? this thread, because I never read books >What's it about? books I guess >Is it any good? no

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:10:50 2010 No.676599 shards of honor, bujold space opera about a war prisoner falling in love with one of her captors and the subsequent tribulations. yeah, its a fun read.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:12:50 2010 No.676604 >What are you reading? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon >What's it about? An autistic kid tries to solve the murder of a black poodle. >Is it any good? Not very far in yet, but I'm enjoying it.

>>	Adventure Puppy !id5v238waU Sun May 16 13:14:50 2010 No.676614 Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman. A physicist and his quirky personality. It somehow manages to be funny and intelligently informative at the same time. This will not be the last time I read this book. What are you reading, OP?

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:16:50 2010 No.676625

>What are you reading?
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
>What's it about?
Not quite sure. It's basically seems to be about an Indian writing a letter to the Chinese Premier who is going to be paying a visit to India to try and open his eyes to the 'real India'.
>Is it any good?
Haven't really gotten far enough to judge it properly. Quite interesting and a few bits are rather funny.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:39:50 2010 No.676678 File: 33 KB, 463x700, a-short-history-of-nearly-everything.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] It's more a history of the sciences but it's readable

-Question- !!8J9JoALsFZa Sun May 16 13:45:50 2010 No.676696
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>>676614

I'm reading The Complete Stories of Flannery
O'Connor. I just finished re-reading "The Barber" - it's
about a political discussion that happens between a
barber and his customer. The customer becomes
obsessed with making the barber see his point of
view. I think it's one of her best stories.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:48:50 2010 No.676701 >What are you reading? The Plague by Albert Camus >What is it about? A town becomes infected with the plague >Is it any good? It's amazing. I now want to read everything by this guy

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:49:50 2010 No.676705 >What reading? Wittgenstein - Philosophical Investigations >What about? err, language and interpretation >Is good? Surprisingly readable so far. I got the pdf off the free webs site that some anon set up, btw, so thanks if the upper is reading this.

>>	Croaker !!DDgOIlOdqYI Sun May 16 13:49:50 2010 No.676706 >What are you reading? I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream >What's it about? Sci-fi short stories. >Is it any good? Yeah, the writing's pretty simple but the ideas are good.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:50:50 2010 No.676711 I''m reading Dune. So far its pretty enjoyable. I'm about halfway though at this point.

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:51:50 2010 No.676714
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>What are you reading right now?
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
>What's it about?
Sex, World War Two, more sex, the V2 rocket, sex once again...
>Is it any good?
Fuck yes, it's awesome even if I don't know what's going on half the time.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:52:50 2010 No.676717 Dubliners by Joyce, it's about people in Dublin.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:54:50 2010 No.676719 >What are you reading right now? The Bell Jar >What's it about? Crazy bitch going crazy. >Is it any good? I'm only two chapters in so far, but as of now, I'm loving it.

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:56:50 2010 No.676727
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All the Pretty Horses, Cormac Mccarthy.

West Texas kid runs off to Mexico when his divorced parent's ranch goes under.

It's a good semi-literary adventure story so far.

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:56:50 2010 No.676733

>What are you reading right now?
The Divine Comedy (Dante)
>What's it about?
The shade of the poet Virgil takes Dante the Pilgrim through the various circles of hell (I am only on the first book, Inferno) and shows him all the tormented souls in there.
>Is it any good?
I really enjoyed it for a while, but it's getting repetitive and doesn't seem to be heading anywhere in particular.

>>	Adventure Puppy !id5v238waU Sun May 16 13:56:50 2010 No.676734 >>676701 Hell yes you do.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 13:57:50 2010 No.676735 Jackie Collins - Hollywood Divorces It's okay, /lit/, I know it's shit written at high school level.

Anonymous Sun May 16 13:59:50 2010 No.676741

>What are you reading?
The Law of Accumulation and Breakdown of the Capitalist System, by Henryk Grossman
>What's it about?
It's a critical summary of Marxist theories of crisis, and Grossman's own theories about if and how capitalism could collapse. It was published in 1929. Grossman had foreseen a huge economic crash coming in the late 1920s
>Is it any good?
It's very good. Grossman was one of the best Marxist writers. It's surprisingly easy to read and includes and excellent summary of Marx's method.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:00:50 2010 No.676747 File: 151 KB, 525x394, bahdumtish.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>676733 Like it's going in circles?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:00:50 2010 No.676749 >>676696 I haven't read that many of them, but I liked The Enduring Chill.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:01:50 2010 No.676752 >>676747 well-played

Anonymous Sun May 16 14:02:50 2010 No.676762

>What are you reading right now?
Beloved by Toni Morrison
>What's it about?
An ex-slave comes to grips with her past and tries to raise her daughter in the house haunted by her dead daughter.
>Is it any good?
It takes a while for me to understand what's happening, but I'm enjoying it so far.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:05:50 2010 No.676765 I'm reading 4chan. It's fucking terrible. The plot is very repetitive.

casualfag Sun May 16 14:08:50 2010 No.676776

>What are you reading right now?
¿Cómo dijo? En la punta de la lengua

>What's it about?
It's like a dictionary, some guy explains a lot of unused words in short chapters, with some humor.

>Is it any good?
Yeah, some jokes are really lame since they are told by a 70 year old dude, but still it's a funny book.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:09:50 2010 No.676779 >>676765 /tv/ looks as if it's been frozen for 4 years now. Just the same shit over and over about the same shit.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 16 14:16:50 2010 No.676798 >>676779 Not as bad as /b/

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