Cool! I was going to try "needful things" but I will do as you subjest

Wondering if anyone's read much Philip Roth? I'm in the mood for some American Literature. Oddly enough I've only ever read Old Man and The Sea by Hemingway, so if you could suggest titles from either of those two that'd be great.

The Stand is the most metal thing you will ever read Right in the middle of The Stand, when God brought all the good guys together at the black lady's farm, I slammed the book shut and said, "Fuck Stephen King." Except I didn't do it so dramatically.

Hello There! This is Clarrisse! Im new in this site! I hope I can have more friends here! I've started Gravity's Rainbow and while I like books that aren't easy to read, the lack of focus (or seeming lack of focus) is making it difficult to make good progress. Just keep on posting Guys! Keep up the Good work! Thanks! Good Luck!...

The Stand is the most metal thing you will ever read Right in the middle of The Stand, when God brought all the good guys together at the black lady's farm, I slammed the book shut and said, "Fuck Stephen King." Except I didn't do it so dramatically. you make me sad

The Stand is the most metal thing you will ever read Right in the middle of The Stand, when God brought all the good guys together at the black lady's farm, I slammed the book shut and said, "Fuck Stephen King." Except I didn't do it so dramatically. You probably would have thrown the book across the room at the ending I still liked it though

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

right now for class, i'm reading albert camus' the plague. i dig the hell out of it thus far. aghk I might have not gotten far enough, but the slow implosion of a town to a plague is so daunting

Currently reading Brave New World & Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Just got off reading The Shakespeare Secret by J.L.Carrell which was surprisingly good. Though I must admit im starting to get bored of the academic Thriller books like Dan Browns stuff which The Shakespeare Secret also falls under.

Currently finishing up R. Scott Bakker's First book in the Prince of Nothing Series. The Darkness That Comes Before. It's an enjoyable read albeit a bit confusing sometimes with the plethora of similar names and places (I have difficulty with names in general) but there is a handy index that helps sort all that out. Overall I am enjoying it and will most likely get the second book in the series once I finish this one. I do get the feeling however that this book is really designed to set up the main story however and I'm guessing the subsequent books will really explore the main plot.

Just finished The Brothers Karamazov. It was like chewing on an 800 page steak, cooked rare and bathed in children's tears and vodka. Spoiler: show spoiler hide spoiler "They took him, took him from his mother, and locked him up for the night. In the morning, at dawn, the general rode out in full dress for the hunt, mounted on his horse, surrounded by spongers, dogs, handlers, huntsmen, all on horseback. The house-serfs are gathered for their edification, the guilty boy's mother in front of them all. The boy is led out of the lockup. A gloomy, cold, misty autumn day, a great day for hunting. The general orders them to undress the boy; the child is stripped naked, he shivers, he's crazy with fear, he doesn't dare make a peep... 'Drive him!' the general commands. The huntsmen shout, 'Run, run!' The boy runs... 'Sic him!, screams the general and looses the whole pack of wolfhounds on him. He hunted him down before his mother's eyes, and the dogs tore the child to pieces...! I believe the general was later declared incompetent to administer his estates. Well... what do you do with him? Shoot him? Shoot him for our moral satisfaction? Speak, Alyoshka!" "Shoot him!" Alyosha said softly, looking up at his brother with a sort of pale, twisted smile. "Bravo!" Ivan yelled in a sort of rapture. "If even you say so, then... A fine monk you are! See what a little devil is sitting in your heart, Alyoshka Karamazov!"

I just finished reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson and now I want to start using code to talk to somebody for any reason. I really enjoyed the book and how well he structured the flashbacks to dovetail to the end. It may have had my favorite use of irony ever as well. I've finished my Stephenson binge now and I'm starting Brave New World.

Machiavelli's The Prince. Doesn't quite deserve it's reputation for being an awful book about how to be mean.

Just finished The Brothers Karamazov. It was like chewing on an 800 page steak, cooked rare and bathed in children's tears and vodka. Haha, I don't even know what that MEANS. The book was an interesting read though, starts incredibly slow but boy, once you get up to the trial, that thing was flying. Dostoevsky seems to have a knack for slow books that just explode in intrigue. I'm reading Ken Grimwood's Replay right now for the second time. Such a great story about replaying your life over and over (a la groundhog's day)