The Books thread.

Nooke · Post by **Nooke** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:18 pm

:classic:

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:05 am

shut the fuck up already

Tingel Tangel · Post by **Tingel Tangel** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:14 am

I've gotten myself into the habit of always carrying a Discworld book by Terry Pratchett around - small paperbacl version fits nicely in my pocket so I can read it whenever I feel like it. Before Pratchett I was reading a collection for short stories by Neil Gaiman and after I'm finished with the current book, I think I'll read through Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams.
I look for easy and humourous reading these days, seeing as uni-reading is filled with big words, teadious paragraphs and headaches that just straigt at you from every other page.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:18 pm

what art thou reading? - in pictures

Really enjoying Sassoon's memoirs, johnnygothisgun, eine wundervolle Empfehlung.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:47 pm

theres a little sherston in all of us, friend nicolai

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:28 pm

is the soft machine any good?

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:40 pm

Yeah, it's quite good, susan, but probably not the best place to start if you're new to Burroughs

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:44 pm

waiting 4 the barbarians - imho best coetzee

at least 3 pirated textbooks in that photograph, don't tell de feds plx

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:15 am

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:00 am

definitely my favorite coetzee, atoga :coetzee pals:, but I've only read disgrace and wftb so I guess I'm no expert

what's the hardcover one in the middle, johnnygothisgun?

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:09 am

erich maria remarque's arch of triumph. you may remember he was also the author of all quiet on the western front

it follows a displaced german doctor living as an illegal refugee in paris just before the start of ww2, trying to continue practicing medicine and evade deportation

its pretty neat

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:57 pm

what's this thing with taking pictures of your books?

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:16 pm

Breakfast of Champions, hmm. That's a good one.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:55 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:what's this thing with taking pictures of your books?

Because he likes to read, that's why, you got a problem with that? Huh? Johnny will fuck your shit up with wisdom and knowledge because he is wise and knowledgable, he reads some mean ass books because he likes to build knowledge. Yeah yeah.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:26 pm

i like to read but i don't take pictures of my books?

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:28 pm

maybe you don't like photography

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:04 pm

i'm lucky you're here, gimp

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:20 pm

Ah, yes, I quite enjoyed Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. Juxtapositioning it with Junger's take on the war was quite interesting, to say the least. I've been intending to have a look at the rest of his body of work, but I suspect that it'll take me a while to get around to it; Mt. Unread is ever growing skyward.

it's the new new wave, susan

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:38 am

Tingel Tangel · Post by **Tingel Tangel** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:20 am

I'm gonna taek piktuars of mah bookz 2, so u can c how smartz0rz I are!

No, really, I think it's a great idea - post more pictures of your book collections etc! I get slightly off on it