Hahaha it's on the list! (of stuff I wanna buy) So are his two novels actually. And Black Hills, and the Joe Kurtz novels, and the second Locke Lamora book, and a million other things.
Anyone want to suggest something worth reading in the same vein as Alastair Reynolds, Richard Morgan, Dick, Ballard etc? I'm feeling the urge to read something Space-operary or dystopian.
If you haven't read any of the above, then you should. Terminal World is an excellent Reynolds, and light enough to read on the train/toilet.
Ilium or Hyperion by Dan Simmons
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Startide Rising by David Brin
Bale you do good work. I wish there were more Uplift books, because I really like that universe. Mass Effect kind of reminded me of it.
i did not enjoy jonathan strange very much
i am not a fan of dry text
give me a nice wet text to ease me in gently, and then i'm too lazy to continue the vagina metaphor here
I read american gods last week while selling fireworks in NC
I love that book because it's like anytime you don't like the plot, just wait about fifty pages and he'll start another
I liked the overall plot but the vignettes at the end of each chapter were even better. I think he could have trimmed down the part where Shadow was just hanging out in Lakeside though, if it was anyone but Gaiman writing it I would have got bored and given up at that point.
I'm around half-way through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It's pretty fucking rad. I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it as much as Kafka On The Shore, though.
I'm around half-way through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It's pretty fucking rad. I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it as much as Kafka On The Shore, though.
I just got Days of Reading by Marcel Proust.
I want to pick up another Murakami book, need to figure out which one though.
I read Norwegian Wood that was pretty good. I could believe those characters. I have heard great things about Bird Chronicles and am interested in that.
I recently finished Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. That will make you sad about your country.
I'm around half-way through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It's pretty fucking rad. I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it as much as Kafka On The Shore, though.
I just got Days of Reading by Marcel Proust.
I want to pick up another Murakami book, need to figure out which one though.
the wind-up bird chronicle is a pretty good start, i think
I strongly disagree. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, although I did enjoy it, is a long, slow, and uneventful book. It's good, but one's first experience by an author should have a little more narrative to it, and Chronicle is a bit much to ask of a first-time Murakami reader.
I'm going to say either Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Norwegian Wood or Kafka on the Shore.
the wind-up bird chronicle is a pretty good start, i think
I strongly disagree. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, although I did enjoy it, is a long, slow, and uneventful book. It's good, but one's first experience by an author should have a little more narrative to it, and Chronicle is a bit much to ask of a first-time Murakami reader.
I'm going to say either Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Norwegian Wood or Kafka on the Shore.
Agreed. Wind-Up is great, but requires a lot of dedication and would perhaps best be read after you've gotten a few of Murakami's books under your belt. I am inclined to say the same thing about Kafka on the Shore, though to a lesser extent.
I started with Norwegian Wood, and that's the one I suggest to anyone who has never read his books. It has a good flow to it and can sort of "break in" a new reader. It's also the first of Murakami's books to be made into a movie to my knowledge...due out in Japan in December, I think.
I wish there were more used bookstores around. I checked out 3 close to me (two were tiny) and they didn't have most of what I was looking for, and the stuff they did have was in bad condition. And getting it online means I can't see the books' conditions beforehand, and the shipping is literally 50% of the cost.
Where do you people get your books from online? Out of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and some place called Alibris, Alibris is the cheapest for the books I want. Any other places I should check?
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a great book and it's the first book I read of his and I read it in high school. There's worse books to pick up and there's certainly worse books by Murakami to pick up.
Sure it almost killed me, but I'm the better reader for it.
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that may be, but when have I ever been one of them?
anywho, been in a comic mood lately, just read We3 for the first time recently. damn.
What's the To Read stack looking like these days?
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me too, but i've bought so many books that i haven't actually read yet so i can't justify going to find a new one
i'm thinking the good soldier is next, though i should really finish theft since i started it and enjoyed it and just stopped
It's getting pretty slim!
I need to re-assess that, I'm sure there's a couple things I've been itching to re-read that I can toss onto the pile too.
I can't afford to go on another book buying binge right now though.
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I love that book because it's like anytime you don't like the plot, just wait about fifty pages and he'll start another
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Bale you do good work. I wish there were more Uplift books, because I really like that universe. Mass Effect kind of reminded me of it.
I bought that book on my nook a while ago. It's pretty good!
well I'm certainly no history major
but maybe I should be?
i am not a fan of dry text
give me a nice wet text to ease me in gently, and then i'm too lazy to continue the vagina metaphor here
I liked the overall plot but the vignettes at the end of each chapter were even better. I think he could have trimmed down the part where Shadow was just hanging out in Lakeside though, if it was anyone but Gaiman writing it I would have got bored and given up at that point.
I just got Days of Reading by Marcel Proust.
I was pissed off when he said it...
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
I want to pick up another Murakami book, need to figure out which one though.
I recently finished Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. That will make you sad about your country.
Which of his books have you read?
I was thinking about reading that one sometime soon. Did you like it?
I'd highly recommend Kafka On The Shore and Sputnik Sweetheart. If you want a short Murkami book, give Sputnik a shot.
A pretty interesting book, and a quick read. Good for anybody who wants a little more knowledge and history on the subject.
Ah, this guy. What is a good book to try?
without full context that spoiler isn't too bad
I'm like halfway through Hornet's Nest but it's getting to the point where I want to finish it just to finish it
Tired of reading about how Svennsson and Sandsson met Andersson on the tunelbana between gotensburg and goensgatan to go to lundsgatan because ughhhh
a lot of the chapters feel redundant, other than that it's pretty dramatic for being a Non Fiction book
not as entertaining as Lost City of Z though
Is it best to start with an early work?
I strongly disagree. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, although I did enjoy it, is a long, slow, and uneventful book. It's good, but one's first experience by an author should have a little more narrative to it, and Chronicle is a bit much to ask of a first-time Murakami reader.
I'm going to say either Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Norwegian Wood or Kafka on the Shore.
Agreed. Wind-Up is great, but requires a lot of dedication and would perhaps best be read after you've gotten a few of Murakami's books under your belt. I am inclined to say the same thing about Kafka on the Shore, though to a lesser extent.
I started with Norwegian Wood, and that's the one I suggest to anyone who has never read his books. It has a good flow to it and can sort of "break in" a new reader. It's also the first of Murakami's books to be made into a movie to my knowledge...due out in Japan in December, I think.
Where do you people get your books from online? Out of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and some place called Alibris, Alibris is the cheapest for the books I want. Any other places I should check?
I guess I'm finally going to read Pride and Prejudice
Sure it almost killed me, but I'm the better reader for it.