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June 4th, 2007, 08:34 PM
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I recently downloaded an audio book version of Dante's Inferno read by John Cleese. Haven't had time to listen to the whole thing yet (it's 3 hours long) but it seems quite nice.
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Holy shit. LINK!!
I'm currently reading Nightfall by Asimov and am enjoying quite a bit. I enjoy the scientific yet accessible nature of the characters and setting. I plan on reading the Foundation series afterwards.
During the summer, I want to start attacking my philosophical books from Nietzsche, Kant, Schopenhauer, and Sartre.
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June 4th, 2007, 08:43 PM
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I just finished Neuromancer a few weeks ago and since I was too lazy to go to the library I just looked for a book around the house and started Flags of our Fathers. It's pretty decent so far.
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June 4th, 2007, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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the last time i read a fiction book out of wanting to read it?... that must have been a picture book
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You are not my neighbor you ass, I never read anywhere in the bible that your supposed to be nice.
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June 5th, 2007, 10:34 AM
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The Token Glam Fan
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I read Fantastic Mr. Fox the other day. Great book.
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June 5th, 2007, 12:27 PM
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Qiyamat a tawil
Join Date: Oct 2003
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I recently downloaded an audio book version of Dante's Inferno read by John Cleese. Haven't had time to listen to the whole thing yet (it's 3 hours long) but it seems quite nice.
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I'm not sure if I could take that very seriously
Currently reading Snow Crash by neal Stephenson, and it's so fucking good. gah.
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June 5th, 2007, 06:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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I recently downloaded an audio book version of Dante's Inferno read by John Cleese. Haven't had time to listen to the whole thing yet (it's 3 hours long) but it seems quite nice.
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Does he read the John Ciardi translation? That's what I'm reading at it's great because it keeps it in tercets and rhymes the first and third line, just like the original Italian. |
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June 5th, 2007, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Today I started reading The Bronx Zoo. It's about the 1978 Yankees who made that incredible comeback (14 back of Boston in mid July, then ended the season tied and beat them in a one game playoff thanks to Bucky Dent), and also had one of the wildest, most dysfunctional clubhouses ever. It's actually Sparky Lyle's journal from that season, so it's an insiders view of the team, the orginization and baseball in general.
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June 5th, 2007, 10:47 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
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still in the early stages of The Wheel of Time Book 1: Eye of the World
someone please tell me this thing gets interesting. all these damn weird names makes the Silmarillion seem easy. fucking gleeman, rand, bran al vere, egwene....just call them Jason, Mike, and Pam for fucks sake
maybe i should go back to clive barker....
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June 5th, 2007, 11:57 PM
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The Trinity of Might
Join Date: Dec 2005
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The Wheel of Time series sucks imo. The Silmarillion is terribly hard to read.
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June 6th, 2007, 12:23 AM
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Qiyamat a tawil
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maybe i should go back to clive barker....
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that's generally always a good choice. Weaveworld and The Great & Secret Show shit on most fiction novels
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