what are you reading today?

[jackg]

recently:

[FiggRow]

[jibaro]

[aymerikmd]

first book by murakami ive read

[copknocks]

first book by murakami ive read

 

also reading this right now, loving it.

[Kale Kohai]

About half way through and enjoying it; hopefully something more substantial begins to happen soon or I'll probably scrap it. Book reminds me of every NYC friend I have though I'll give it that.

Edited April 2, 2014 by Littlest Senpai

[scientifick]

howd you like black swan? i read it maybe three-four years ago and still seem to end up citing it in all types of conversation. i thought taleb fleshed out empirical skepticism very well

 

for class,

finishing forster's passage to india

starting hemingway's sun also rises

 

connecting greene's utilitarianism, or as he calls it "deep pragmatism" to factors preventing individuals from reaching kohlberg's highest stages, pretty fun. 

[DoubleD]

[seeldog47]

Descartes' faith in the human mind is comical.

[ShakeEmUp]

[wjtjr]

[Kale Kohai]

What I've finished since last post:

Dharma Bums - Kerouac ~ Had never gotten around to this novel of his and am glad I did. I personally really enjoyed it and it put me in the mood for spring camping

The Fall - Camus ~ Will probably need to re-read this. Didn't fully grasp it.

Wind Up Bird - Murakami ~ Loved this novel. So much in fact, it only took me 6 days to read it. But I was home sick from school so I had ample free time. 

[HGS]

Wind-Up Bird is one of my favorite books and my favorite Murakami novel.  So immersive.  Reading it gives me an almost dream-like feeling.

 

Recently picked up this book: 

 

From the section on the wolf: "The devil bears the similitude of a wolf: he who is always looking over the human race with his evil eye, and darkly prowling round the sheepfolds of the faithful so that he may afflict and ruin their souls."

Edited May 3, 2014 by HGS

[Kale Kohai]

Wind-Up Bird is one of my favorite books and my favorite Murakami novel.  So immersive.  Reading it gives me an almost dream-like feeling.

 

Recently picked up this book: 

 

From the section on the wolf: "The devil bears the similitude of a wolf: he who is always looking over the human race with his evil eye, and darkly prowling round the sheepfolds of the faithful so that he may afflict and ruin their souls."

It was definitely a great read. I feel like all Murakami novels, or at least the ones I've read, leave with a bit of a dream like feeling. 

[Nutfine]

[jackg]

[Northwest]

 

Yet another happy purchase from Trichome in Seattle. Bottom right issue has an excellent series of photos that illustrate a man's synaesthesia, and both issues I have are consistently interesting. 

[copknocks]

finally found time to finish the wind-up bird chronicle.  it was a bit of a slog at times but came together v well at the end.  

 

now i'm on this:

 

[la bete]

 

Great book. What Tarkovsky's movie Stalker is based off of.

[frasier oiseau]

[HGS]

[seeldog47]

Rereading Don Quixote.

[jackg]

This is great! Are you enjoying it??

[Lukenstein]

Catcher In The Rye

[ShakeEmUp]

[xerrox]

[HGS]

This is great! Are you enjoying it??

Yes, I liked it very much.  The first half especially.  As someone batting illness, certain things really resonated with me.  He really articulated aspects of being sick that are hard to relate to other people.  Truly an excellent writer.

[ryogrif]

[one2nd]

[Desi]

 

Recently picked up this book: 

 

From the section on the wolf: "The devil bears the similitude of a wolf: he who is always looking over the human race with his evil eye, and darkly prowling round the sheepfolds of the faithful so that he may afflict and ruin their souls."

holy fuck.  T.H White translated a bestiary?