what are you reading? - Page 212

Severian · 04.24.2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pony

and some Jorge Luis Borges

Nice.

pony · 04.25.2016, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by evollove

I've always loved the graphic novel version of City of Glass.

planning on getting it soon.
books excite me so much, oooaaah.

Rob Instigator · 04.26.2016, 02:31 PM

James George Frazer - The Golden Bough

I have been itching to read this seminal work for years. It will be my 100th review on my blog. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/

gmku · 05.02.2016, 01:32 PM

Recently... 77 Dream Songs by John Berryman

The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens

Some James Joyce book I found on a shelf somewhere.

tesla69 · 05.14.2016, 03:35 PM

Better Dead - Max Allen Collins - through private eye Nathan Heller, Collins writes historical detective fiction that takes an interesting look at the Rosenberg executions, Joseph McCarthy and the late Roy Cohn, who is popping up these days as the one time 'tutor' of a young Donald Trump. The 2nd half of the book is more about illegal biological warfare in Korea, chemical torture, LSD, Frank Olsen and his death, and the cover up of his death, but the stories are all based on reported facts, not conspiracy literature, since that is so important to people.

I really like the 3 Nathan Heller character books I've read and there is a list of like 15 written so I have something to look for at The Strand.

pony · 05.15.2016, 07:41 PM

ilduclo · 05.16.2016, 10:16 AM

Frontiers: The Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People. Noel Mostert

one of the best history writers I've read, along with Barbara Tuchman

Severian · 05.16.2016, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

James George Frazer - The Golden Bough

I have been itching to read this seminal work for years. It will be my 100th review on my blog. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/

Hey, how's it coming with all this? Did you do your special 100th review yet? Are you ready to get back to business with Claw of the Conciliator? You've only barely scratched the surface of the Wolfe's world (or have you?), and I'm dying to hear what you think of the rest.

Rob Instigator · 05.20.2016, 04:46 PM

Just finished up Nick Sousanis' UNLFLATTENING. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2016/0...n-what-we.html

I am halfway through The Golden Bough (about 500 pages in). Dense material!

As soon as I finish up Golden Bough I am picking up the next Wolfe book !!!!

Rob Instigator · 05.23.2016, 08:48 AM

Nick Sousanis retweeted my review of Unflattening! Sweetness.......

Severian · 05.24.2016, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Nick Sousanis retweeted my review of Unflattening! Sweetness.......

Wow, that's fucking cool man!

I once had Blag Bug and HoZac records favorite some Twitter praise I posted for BB's Reflecting the Light album. Blackalicious also rt'd a comment I made about them. So did Perfet Pussy back when I was doing the whole music blog thing.

But your thing is cooler.

Severian · 05.24.2016, 09:10 AM

Can't wait for you to delve back into the Wolfe-iverse. Really, I'm giddy with anticipation over here.

Also, I can't find JACK SHIT to read, so I'm ready any time if you still want to recommend a nice, weird, literary sci-fan-horror novel for me.

pony · 05.25.2016, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Nick Sousanis retweeted my review of Unflattening! Sweetness.......

SWEEEEEET!!!

I am reading several books at the same time right now, because they all have to be read for class. Some I like more than others, as you can probably guess from the titles...

this is for my metafiction class:

Remix/Mashup class:

graphic novel class:

Plus, on the weekend i'll probably try and start reading either "Everywhere Antennas" or "The Nao of Brown" since i need to start thinking about a presentation topic.

GAH, also I have to read Barthes' "The Pleasure of a Text", as my presentation on that is in a week.

... only 1,5 more months before I can sleep again... :roll eyes:
(still gonna go and buy Don Quixote today...)

Rob Instigator · 05.27.2016, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pony

SWEEEEEET!!!

Looking at my blog stats today I saw a giant spike in "hits" and then I saw that Nick Sousanis quoted my review and linked to it here http://spinweaveandcut.com/teaching-...rench-edition/

supa sweeeeeeettttttt!!!!!

tesla69 · 05.27.2016, 11:47 AM

A slipcased edition of Autobiography of a Secret Agent by R H Bruce Lockhart, he was in charge of the British foreign office when the Bolsheviks took power in Moscow and was also a contemporary of Sidney Reilly, the greatest of all spies and a compelling character as played by Sam Elliott.

Rob Instigator · 05.27.2016, 04:04 PM

Finished Feynman's Rainbow by Leonard Mlodinow. short book.
http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2016/0...hy-i-love.html

!@#$%! · 05.27.2016, 04:51 PM

GAH, also I have to read Barthes' "The Pleasure of a Text", as my presentation on that is in a week.

this is one of the very few truly beautiful "theory" books i've ever read

the pleasure of THE text (le plaisir du texte)

it is so good

vive la jouissance

Severian · 05.28.2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

GAH, also I have to read Barthes' "The Pleasure of a Text", as my presentation on that is in a week.

this is one of the very few truly beautiful "theory" books i've ever read

the pleasure of THE text (le plaisir du texte)

it is so good

vive la jouissance

Presentation?

pony · 05.28.2016, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

GAH, also I have to read Barthes' "The Pleasure of a Text", as my presentation on that is in a week.

this is one of the very few truly beautiful "theory" books i've ever read

the pleasure of THE text (le plaisir du texte)

it is so good

vive la jouissance

i read it today. it's actually nice. it's readerly vs writerly text. "easy".

pony · 05.30.2016, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Severian

Presentation?

university !

04.26.2016, 02:31 PM	#4223
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,978	James George Frazer - The Golden Bough I have been itching to read this seminal work for years. It will be my 100th review on my blog. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/ __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.02.2016, 01:32 PM	#4224
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Recently... 77 Dream Songs by John Berryman The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens Some James Joyce book I found on a shelf somewhere. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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05.14.2016, 03:35 PM	#4225
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Better Dead - Max Allen Collins - through private eye Nathan Heller, Collins writes historical detective fiction that takes an interesting look at the Rosenberg executions, Joseph McCarthy and the late Roy Cohn, who is popping up these days as the one time 'tutor' of a young Donald Trump. The 2nd half of the book is more about illegal biological warfare in Korea, chemical torture, LSD, Frank Olsen and his death, and the cover up of his death, but the stories are all based on reported facts, not conspiracy literature, since that is so important to people. I really like the 3 Nathan Heller character books I've read and there is a list of like 15 written so I have something to look for at The Strand.
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05.16.2016, 10:16 AM	#4227
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	Frontiers: The Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People. Noel Mostert one of the best history writers I've read, along with Barbara Tuchman
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05.20.2016, 04:46 PM	#4229
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,978	Just finished up Nick Sousanis' UNLFLATTENING. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2016/0...n-what-we.html I am halfway through The Golden Bough (about 500 pages in). Dense material! As soon as I finish up Golden Bough I am picking up the next Wolfe book !!!! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.23.2016, 08:48 AM	#4230
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,978	Nick Sousanis retweeted my review of Unflattening! Sweetness....... __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.24.2016, 09:10 AM	#4232
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,746	Can't wait for you to delve back into the Wolfe-iverse. Really, I'm giddy with anticipation over here. Also, I can't find JACK SHIT to read, so I'm ready any time if you still want to recommend a nice, weird, literary sci-fan-horror novel for me.
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05.27.2016, 11:47 AM	#4235
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	A slipcased edition of Autobiography of a Secret Agent by R H Bruce Lockhart, he was in charge of the British foreign office when the Bolsheviks took power in Moscow and was also a contemporary of Sidney Reilly, the greatest of all spies and a compelling character as played by Sam Elliott.
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05.27.2016, 04:04 PM	#4236
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,978	Finished Feynman's Rainbow by Leonard Mlodinow. short book. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2016/0...hy-i-love.html __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.27.2016, 04:51 PM	#4237
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,606	GAH, also I have to read Barthes' "The Pleasure of a Text", as my presentation on that is in a week. this is one of the very few truly beautiful "theory" books i've ever read the pleasure of THE text (le plaisir du texte) it is so good vive la jouissance
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