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now i'm starting Locos by Felipe Alfau and Scooter by Mick Foley
I like to read in pairs, when i'm able to
Just read Neuromancer for the first time and I just picked up Count Zero, just started it today, actually. I'm also like, part way through Labyrinths by Borges, Blow Up by Cortazar and a collection of short stories by Kafka. But they are all collections of short stories so I don't feel bad putting them on hold for a bit to read other things.
Oh, that reminds me, I also read Calvino's Cosmicomics recently and that was just excellent.
Bill Bryson's A Brief History of Nearly Everything is really good.
The Secret History of al-Qaeda
So far there are no actual secrets. Really interesting look at the emergence, demographics, psychology, and rising popularity of suicide bombing though.
After that I think I'm going to reread The Myrkin Papers.
I just finished Charlie Wilson's War, it was awesome. A whole era of recent American history I knew nothing about. And very relevant to the current war in Afghanistan. That Ghost Wars book looks interesting for just that reason.
I also read Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. It was decent. I did like the Internet Dollars/Whuffie concept.
I looked at Kant and the Platypus in the library. God no. I guess semiotics is not an area I have any interest in.
I think it has a release date? I'd have to check.
The last 2 books are the only ones that have taken more than a year. And Dust of Dreams was only a little more. His writing pace is so refreshing compared to GRRM's.
Highly recommend both!!
Although the first book of Fantastic tales is pretty heavy reading.
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you should check out Return Of The Crimson Guard, just got released recently in the US. written by the other dude that came up with the malazan world, picks up stuff in the mainland, with the empress and the wickans and all. pretty great read to tide you over.
Should be starting this tonight or tomorrow.
It can't possibly be worse than Jane Eyre.
Maybe I'll read it, just to see how bad it is.
The book is quite challenging to finish. The film is a laugh out loud black comedy.
Shit, I think I still have a copy of that on my bookshelf waiting to be read.
Hmm... Yep, there it is. Guess I'll add it to my list.
also lies my teacher told me which was booooring
I bought the Girl With Dragon Tattoos or whatever it is called, but haven't started it yet. Will probably pick up Catch-22 with the last bit of my gift card, as I keep meaning to read it but never do.
Such exquisite lines as "The Lion" or "The Goose & Cart" or "King Charles' Brains"?
House of Leaves is also in that list, but doesn't have an ebook version. Probably for good reason. I'll have to pick it up seperately or check it out from the library, which isn't a possibility at this point.
a couch
a dining room table
chairs for said table
So right now I have a huge cardboard box filled top to bottom with books. Sometimes I'll be doing something and be like "crap... where did that book go" and then spend the next 20 minutes digging through shit to find it.
Hmm... No, 'the Wellington' actually.