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_razorbladesky

The Book List!

Aug 03, 2004 00:12

So in a past entry I asked people to recommend some good books for me to read (on top of my already extensive proposed reading list; this is going to take me the rest of my life, haha). I'm going to list them all here for my own reference but hey, some people might want to flip through it too for something new to read ( Read more... )

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I forgot... monkeysarenice August 3 2004, 06:21:34 UTC

With regards to my Fail-Safe movie recommendation, I forgot there was recent version that (I think) starred George Clooney...I don't mean that one.
There was one from the 1960's I think that starred Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau that I'm talking about.

Re: I forgot... _razorbladesky August 3 2004, 10:03:40 UTC

duly noted.

halima August 3 2004, 06:22:55 UTC

Slammerkin - Emma Donoghue
The Red Tent- Anita Diamant
The Girl who Played Go Shan Sa

_razorbladesky August 3 2004, 10:04:27 UTC

Read Slammerkin already. :D Good taste.

What about that crazy Dune-ish book series that you sent me the Word document of? Not good enough for you now?! ;D

halima August 3 2004, 10:56:45 UTC

I thought you were already reading those!! MRPHPPPPH!!!

But yeah.. Red Tent.. and Girl Who Played Go.

oceanflicks August 3 2004, 10:03:11 UTC

Not Wanted on the Voyage - Timothy Findley
The Wars - Timothy Findley
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen

_razorbladesky August 3 2004, 10:04:44 UTC

Leonard Cohen wrote a book? o0o0oo0h.
<3

halima August 3 2004, 10:57:13 UTC

Leonard Cohen.. wasn't he spock? :p j/k

_razorbladesky August 3 2004, 14:07:38 UTC

Okay NOW I'm PARANOID, you meanie! He was a musician, right? I mean, I know he made music, but I always thought he was mostly a musician, and not an author... right? Is? Was? Is he dead? ...

:P!!!!

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oceanandmoon August 3 2004, 12:43:31 UTC

actually, david foster wallace wrote infinite jest, a supposedly fun thing I'll never do again, girl with curious hair, the broom of the system, and brief interview with hideous men, all of which are way better than a heartbreaking work of staggering genius (which is by dave eggers). that said, read infinite jest, because it's awesome.

also, read crime and punishment (fydor dostoyevsky) and the mostquito coast (paul theroux)

_razorbladesky August 3 2004, 14:52:07 UTC

Oh, thank you! Clarified. And how did I forget Crime and Punishment? Heh. <333

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_razorbladesky August 4 2004, 13:36:58 UTC

Hahaha. I actually read it in my WR150 class which was called Sympathy for the Devil, and on the first day of class the prof. handed out the lyrics to the song. I never read Master & Margarita, though, I think I got lazy and all we did was talk about it in class a bit. I don't even remember what was said about it, to be honest... I forget most of freshman year.

I'm just starting Book 2, so I'll let you know :)