what are you reading today?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

if on a winter's night a traveler is very good. have you read baron in the trees? another very good one by Calvino.

[YoungM]

and Amor En El Tiempo De Cholera

Marquez' voice is like my grandfather's. Makes me miss Tijuana and all the family there.

also picked up The Idiot by Dosteyevsky.

100 Years is an incredible book - read it on the beach over a week in Cancun, and it was pretty much my favorite part of the vacation. Wish I could read it in spanish.

[sawyer]

finished no longer human. i feel the same way as in the previous post, if not moreso now. while there were some great moments in the beginning of the book about his childhood, my takeaway about the main character is him as a demonstration about a monstrous depravity, cowardice, and self-indulgence of depression. partly as moral lesson, but more as an explanation. i wonder what the social norms about civility, being polite, humble, etc., were like in dazai's life.

i was unsatisfied with most of the philosophical conclusions the character comes to as well, maybe this is more evidence that the character is ultimately to be understood as showing some shallowness of his condition. "there is no such thing as society, society is individuals", or "everything will pass." this is all just basic scratching at the surface material. makes me want to read toni morrison or faulkner instead.

[bacon]

Edited February 10, 2013 by bacon

[swapnakarna]

I'm reading magazine today . In that magazine is especially for the man of the year 2012. In that i saw virat kohli is the man of the year 2012 in cricket. This is the time to congrats him.

[Vicarious]

[intrspktn]

[Layne]

anyone have a nook? apparently you can share books with your nook friends.

i apologize in advance for not being on that kindle junt... my grandma bought me one for xmas cuz she likes hers.

[nomemorial]

Currently enjoying "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin. I don't know how I slept on "A Song of Ice and Fire" for so long, but it's got me hooked. I fear I won't read anything else for the next year (and I still haven't even watched Game of Thrones).

[pooMonger]

yall niggas don't know, but Stanislaw Lem is the best author of all time, all time nigga.

[jackg]

[jackg]

anyone have a nook? apparently you can share books with your nook friends.

i apologize in advance for not being on that kindle junt... my grandma bought me one for xmas cuz she likes hers.

haha i have a kindle fire hd and love it. just rooted it recently so it now runs as a full android tablet, pretty good investment for the price i feel. but i have heard good things about nooks!

Edited February 18, 2013 by jackg

[acerbicb]

I think this is the only Nietzsche I haven't read.

Are you versed in him? How do you feel it fits into his themes?

[Postpastrock]

So I finally finished Guns Germs, And Steel, but before I read Atlas Shrugged, 1Q84.

It's long but I started and it seems pretty good.

[jackg]

I think this is the only Nietzsche I haven't read.

Are you versed in him? How do you feel it fits into his themes?

Not versed at all, this is my first of his books...but thus far i think it is fantastic. articulate, intelligent and stimulating reading.

[yoallanface]

Just started, it's pretty interesting so far.

finished this the other week. didnt flow very well towards the end, but i found the tone of the last couple of lines (iirc lmao) interesting compared to the rest of the book.

finally giving this a shot, sup lab

Edited February 21, 2013 by yoallanface

[joeyod007]

[scientifick]

just heard the other day that junot diaz is a 2012 macarthur fellow, such an awesome thing. excited to see what he can do with 500 dimes!

[Wize]

Reading Creation by Gore Vidal and Fountainhead by Rand right now, sick ass writing, shit's crazy, especially Fountainhead. Not many of you reading non-fiction thought?

[tylortakahisa]

Down for the plight of John Carter

[GOOSHI]

v nice, 2666 was exhausting

[shoreman]

Is the Divergent series worth reading if you're over the age of 15?

[aymerikmd]

[Mrama]

[1 9 9 3]

Paprika.

[leprechaunupindatree]

[xDonavon]

[Steffz]

[jbanger]

[historyofmyworld]