what are you reading? - Page 285

tw2113 · 07.05.2019, 01:51 PM

Decided to do Neuromancer and IT at the same time. So I'm about 40pages in to each

d.sound · 07.05.2019, 03:34 PM

I love that this thread is so active. I also frequent the animal collective board, and despite having several dozen more members, their books thread is not this lively by far.

I had got a third of the way through that Alan Turing biography but all the math became tedious.

Now I'm on the new Neal Stephenson. Quite good. I liked Snow Crash alright. This is much better.

LifeDistortion · 07.06.2019, 08:36 PM

Reading Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

pony · 07.15.2019, 06:26 AM

Alle Tage by Terezia Mora

pony · 07.15.2019, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by marleypumpkin

I feel like I know this book by heart. I had to read it in THREE different classes when I went to university.

LifeDistortion · 07.15.2019, 06:12 PM

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides.

ilduclo · 07.16.2019, 08:14 AM

Getting Lurianics for my birthday!

Reading Words Will Break Cement.

sonic sphere · 07.16.2019, 03:58 PM

Severian · 07.16.2019, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tw2113

Decided to do Neuromancer and IT at the same time. So I'm about 40pages in to each

Neuromancer is dope need to read again.

I’m reading the Golden Compass because I guess I never finished it before. Or made it past the first few chapters to be honest. It all feels new.

Cool though. Good stuff

Rob Instigator · 07.18.2019, 09:09 AM

about 20 pages or so from finishing the Claw of Conciliator.

Yesterday I received a good condition 1st edition hardback with the dustjacket of Sword of the Lictor. Got it from ebay for $8.00. Will start in on it as soon as I finish the CLAW

h8kurdt · 07.18.2019, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Severian

I’m reading the Golden Compass because I guess I never finished it before. Or made it past the first few chapters to be honest. It all feels new.

Cool though. Good stuff

I saw the trailer for the series they're doing a few weeks back and decided to re-read the trilogy. I'd actually forgotten most of it myself so it felt new too. Brilliant books.

Rob Instigator · 07.19.2019, 11:06 AM

Finished The Claw of the Conciliator..... https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2019/...w-my-mind.html

pony · 07.19.2019, 06:21 PM

this is SO good. I am kinda sad that this is the only translation of her work. I wish I had paid more attention in Spanish class, so I could read all her books...

!@#$%! · 07.22.2019, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pony

this is SO good. I am kinda sad that this is the only translation of her work. I wish I had paid more attention in Spanish class, so I could read all her books...

escribe bonito, pero no la imites

!@#$%! · 07.22.2019, 02:42 PM

charles duhigg - the power of habit

read the book summary the other day and it seemed useful. now got into the full text.

it’s a good journalistic coverage of current science on what makes habits and what makes them stick. it’s got various fascinating case studies in neuroscience, individual and organizational psychology, marketing, etc.

yes, it’s got some actionable information in it, but that’s not the real meat of the book. the real meat of the book is... brains

ilduclo · 07.22.2019, 04:50 PM

Finished the Pussy Riot book, god what a thug Putin is....

Onto these, GOING TO TAKE A WHILE !!

Severian · 07.22.2019, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

about 20 pages or so from finishing the Claw of Conciliator.

Yesterday I received a good condition 1st edition hardback with the dustjacket of Sword of the Lictor. Got it from ebay for $8.00. Will start in on it as soon as I finish the CLAW

YES!

Can’t wait to read your review!

You’re finally coming through for me, which means I will read a book or series of your choosing (within reason). Fiction only, no mocrofungi books.

Severian · 07.22.2019, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

I saw the trailer for the series they're doing a few weeks back and decided to re-read the trilogy. I'd actually forgotten most of it myself so it felt new too. Brilliant books.

Yeah, I’m pretty impressed. Slow moving because I’m working a ton these days, but it ... well, it’s smarter, better, faster, stronger than the Harry Potter books to which it is so often - for some reason - compared, despite coming out much earlier.

If only Harry Potter was written this eloquently, the story could have been something, but the actual prose underestimates the attention spans of young readers.

Kinda weird that it’s going to be an HBO show. Think they’re going to up the violence?

LifeDistortion · 07.23.2019, 10:26 AM

Consumed by David Cronenberg. Enjoying it so far. Has a early Chuck Palahniuk feel to it.

!@#$%! · 07.23.2019, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

Consumed by David Cronenberg...

oh hell yes. first i hear of this.

07.05.2019, 01:51 PM	#5681
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,145	Decided to do Neuromancer and IT at the same time. So I'm about 40pages in to each __________________ Shake shake
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07.05.2019, 03:34 PM	#5682
d.sound the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 553	I love that this thread is so active. I also frequent the animal collective board, and despite having several dozen more members, their books thread is not this lively by far. I had got a third of the way through that Alan Turing biography but all the math became tedious. Now I'm on the new Neal Stephenson. Quite good. I liked Snow Crash alright. This is much better. __________________ http://chaotropics.bandcamp.com http://seatone.bandcamp.com
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07.06.2019, 08:36 PM	#5683
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Reading Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
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07.15.2019, 06:12 PM	#5686
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides.
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07.16.2019, 08:14 AM	#5687
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	Getting Lurianics for my birthday! Reading Words Will Break Cement.
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07.18.2019, 09:09 AM	#5690
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	about 20 pages or so from finishing the Claw of Conciliator. Yesterday I received a good condition 1st edition hardback with the dustjacket of Sword of the Lictor. Got it from ebay for $8.00. Will start in on it as soon as I finish the CLAW __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.19.2019, 11:06 AM	#5692
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	Finished The Claw of the Conciliator..... https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2019/...w-my-mind.html __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.22.2019, 02:42 PM	#5695
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	charles duhigg - the power of habit read the book summary the other day and it seemed useful. now got into the full text. it’s a good journalistic coverage of current science on what makes habits and what makes them stick. it’s got various fascinating case studies in neuroscience, individual and organizational psychology, marketing, etc. yes, it’s got some actionable information in it, but that’s not the real meat of the book. the real meat of the book is... brains
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07.22.2019, 04:50 PM	#5696
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	Finished the Pussy Riot book, god what a thug Putin is.... Onto these, GOING TO TAKE A WHILE !!
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07.23.2019, 10:26 AM	#5699
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Consumed by David Cronenberg. Enjoying it so far. Has a early Chuck Palahniuk feel to it.
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