adios 717 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum, I've just started but it really is breath-taking at times. Recently finished Sirens of Titan, quality, cheers for the recommendation, Alex, if you didn't see it in the other thread. Spot on about the brevity and the levity I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude by the bed, too, read the first few pages and I think I'm going to enjoy it, think someone on here recommended that one, as well. Nice to take a break from poker books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Please don't mention fahrenheit or 451 at this time. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15518 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Please don't mention fahrenheit or 451 at this time. Thank you. :calmdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Vonnegut does my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum, I've just started but it really is breath-taking at times. Recently finished Sirens of Titan, quality, cheers for the recommendation, Alex, if you didn't see it in the other thread. Spot on about the brevity and the levity I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude by the bed, too, read the first few pages and I think I'm going to enjoy it, think someone on here recommended that one, as well. Nice to take a break from poker books. Glad you liked Sirens of Titan. You should check out some more Vonnegut but that's probably the best one I've read. I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude to read too at the minute. A friend of mine bought me it and she has normally has excellent taste. I've always been a bit intimidated by Eco although I've fancied giving either that or 'The Name of the Rose' a go. Was it as good as 'The Da Vinci Code' though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Vonnegut does my head in. The man's a genius imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Please don't mention fahrenheit or 451 at this time. Thank you. 232 degrees celcius tbh. Under new regulations, any books that do not comply with metric strandards can be dropped at any convenient incineration centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Please don't mention fahrenheit or 451 at this time. Thank you. Celcius 282.5 recurring then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44792 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Whoa, we've got a dispute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Vonnegut does my head in. The man's a genius imo. I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Whoa, we've got a dispute! Shame you can't join in for fear of losing your masculinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Glad you liked Sirens of Titan. You should check out some more Vonnegut but that's probably the best one I've read. I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude to read too at the minute. A friend of mine bought me it and she has normally has excellent taste. I've always been a bit intimidated by Eco although I've fancied giving either that or 'The Name of the Rose' a go. Was it as good as 'The Da Vinci Code' though? I'm far from finished, but the first page pissed on, shat on, and then set fire to Dan Brown. It's no easy read, but I'm loving it, it's got so much depth that I find myself searching for all sorts, Maths, Science, History, Philosophy on t'internet while I'm reading. Bit like Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance like that. Patrokles, this is the first I've read of Vonnegut's, but why didn't you like him? It's a minor point, but I don't think I've ever read anything that compares to him when it comes to his usage of onomotapeia. Reminded me a little bit of Aldous Huxley's use of imagery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Glad you liked Sirens of Titan. You should check out some more Vonnegut but that's probably the best one I've read. I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude to read too at the minute. A friend of mine bought me it and she has normally has excellent taste. I've always been a bit intimidated by Eco although I've fancied giving either that or 'The Name of the Rose' a go. Was it as good as 'The Da Vinci Code' though? I'm far from finished, but the first page pissed on, shat on, and then set fire to Dan Brown. It's no easy read, but I'm loving it, it's got so much depth that I find myself searching for all sorts, Maths, Science, History, Philosophy on t'internet while I'm reading. Bit like Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance like that. Patrokles, this is the first I've read of Vonnegut's, but why didn't you like him? It's a minor point, but I don't think I've ever read anything that compares to him when it comes to his usage of onomotapeia. Reminded me a little bit of Aldous Huxley's use of imagery. I don't really not like him. I just don't love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. That's fair enough, not really him doing your head in then, more other people. I might put Slaughterhouse 5 on the list, but I'm not sure I'd say genius either, that term should really be reserved for Leonardo DaVinci and maybe Wayne Rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Vonnegut does my head in. The man's a genius imo. I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. Fair do's. I do think he is a genius though. It's not a phrase I tend to apply very often either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. That's fair enough, not really him doing your head in then, more other people. I might put Slaughterhouse 5 on the list, but I'm not sure I'd say genius either, that term should really be reserved for Leonardo DaVinci and maybe Wayne Rooney. Yeah, that's more the case. I just didn't want to offend Alex though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just finished 'Fahrenheit 451' which is class and in a similar vein to 'Brave New World' and '1984' in terms of raising the dangers of conformity, suppression of information and mass control of the population in the future. Please don't mention fahrenheit or 451 at this time. Thank you. Celcius 282.5 recurring then. Oops, added 32 instead of taking it away. Does that prove or disprove Renton's metric argument though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44792 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 It's a minor point, but I don't think I've ever read anything that compares to him when it comes to his usage of onomotapeia. Fucking hell lad, have a word with yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3992 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I've got One Hundred Years of Solitude by the bed, too, read the first few pages and I think I'm going to enjoy it, think someone on here recommended that one, as well. That was probably me, I read it and reread it this summer. Absolutely fantastic. It obviously suits being read following poker books Ive just finished Tishomingo Blues, the first Elmore Leonard book Ive read, but it wont be the last. Sharp dialogue, tight plot, very enjoyable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I'm making a package for Lauren at the moment, of music and a book (I learned how to self-bind, it's quite nifty). But the book is a collection of my favourite things; poems, bits of text from other books, cartoons, etc. So at the moment I'm going through all my stuff to find the bits I want to put in there. I suppose of everything I'm looking through, I enjoy James Schuyler's poems the most, so I'll say I'm reading Schuyler currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44792 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I quite like Elmore Leonard books. Easy to read and good storylines. Although he's written some shit - Pagan Babies for instance. Don't get that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. That's fair enough, not really him doing your head in then, more other people. I might put Slaughterhouse 5 on the list, but I'm not sure I'd say genius either, that term should really be reserved for Leonardo DaVinci and maybe Wayne Rooney. Yeah, that's more the case. I just didn't want to offend Alex though. Don't worry, you do my head in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 It's a minor point, but I don't think I've ever read anything that compares to him when it comes to his usage of onomotapeia. Fucking hell lad, have a word with yourself! There's no other way to describe what he does, you'd believe the words even less if you saw what I looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I don't mind him. I think it's mainly because people who like him think he's a genius. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle. They were pretty good but I just couldn't get why everyone (mainly in America) bones the guy. I guess it just got irksome that when I said he was just okay, people would look at me as though I was in some way defective. That's fair enough, not really him doing your head in then, more other people. I might put Slaughterhouse 5 on the list, but I'm not sure I'd say genius either, that term should really be reserved for Leonardo DaVinci and maybe Wayne Rooney. Yeah, that's more the case. I just didn't want to offend Alex though. Don't worry, you do my head in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44792 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 It's a minor point, but I don't think I've ever read anything that compares to him when it comes to his usage of onomotapeia. Fucking hell lad, have a word with yourself! There's no other way to describe what he does, you'd believe the words even less if you saw what I looked like. I'm kicking myself for not telling you to have a murmur with yourself. It was too late to go back and edit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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