What books are you reading?

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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Alca » Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:23 pm

Currently reading The Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Caleb » Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:49 am

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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Daniël » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:00 am

I finished reading The Great Gatsby today and I can't help but be intimidated by the greatness that comes from a writer such as Fitzgerald. No only does he have a poetic, yet not over-dramatic way of describing things, his vocabulary surpasses mine greatly also. I'm pretty sure I had to check the definition of a word at least once every 5 pages. Conveniently I was reading on my phone, which made it very easy to switch to Siri to immediately get a definition.
For those who are too lazy to actually go read it, even though it's relatively short, the movie does a superb job of portraying it and is astoundingly accurate.

Since there are so many classics on iBooks or free I decided to download a bunch of them. The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe is next on the list, I'm hoping it'll be just as impressive.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Anton » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:57 am

I started to read the Cycle of Robots (I.Asimov) so i can finally sleep better.
Only the first chapter done, so there's not much of a plot yet... and i have to read 4 books.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Axon » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:59 am

asimov helps you sleep?

I am reading crime and punishment
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Anton » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:08 am

It is way easier to sleep after reading something than after a session of Quake.
(i'm currently in a kind of videogames detox)
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Axon » Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:45 pm

yeah that makes sense, reading before bed is definitely better than video games before bed
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Jon » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:07 am

Reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Fucking awesome so far.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Alca » Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:32 pm

Daniël wrote:I finished reading The Great Gatsby today and I can't help but be intimidated by the greatness that comes from a writer such as Fitzgerald. No only does he have a poetic, yet not over-dramatic way of describing things, his vocabulary surpasses mine greatly also. I'm pretty sure I had to check the definition of a word at least once every 5 pages. Conveniently I was reading on my phone, which made it very easy to switch to Siri to immediately get a definition.
For those who are too lazy to actually go read it, even though it's relatively short, the movie does a superb job of portraying it and is astoundingly accurate.

Since there are so many classics on iBooks or free I decided to download a bunch of them. The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe is next on the list, I'm hoping it'll be just as impressive.


I read Great Gatsby back in College while I was studying English. One of my favourite books within the scope of American literature.

The Raven is actually my favourite poem of all time. Quite haunting and unforgettable. The Fall of the House of Usher and The Imp of the Perverse are both really good stories too, so you should check them out if you like Poe's style.

Currently reading through Wuthering Heights and The English Patient for University. Can't say either of them inspire much. Wuhering Heights isn't too bad, it does occasionally grab my interest. I just wish I had more time to read for leisure rather than just reading whatever I get thrown at for University. It kind of starts to take the fun out of reading when it gets forced down your throat. It's rare that a book comes up that I genuinely enjoy reading.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Four » Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:39 am

Just started reading "Who goes here?" by Bob Shaw real good read so far.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Daniël » Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:11 pm

I read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button today. Didn't know it was so short, but I liked it nonetheless. Fitzgerald man, he makes good shit.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Elaxter » Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:32 pm

I just finished All Quiet on the Western Front. Great book.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Jon » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:23 pm

Finished The Name of the Wind. Moved onto The Wise Man's Fear. These books are great, definitely recommend reading.
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Aron » Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:44 pm

Jon wrote:Finished The Name of the Wind. Moved onto The Wise Man's Fear. These books are great, definitely recommend reading.

Began reading Name of the Wind, great book. Thanks for recommending them (thumbsup
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Re: What books are you reading?

Postby Franklin » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:15 pm

I'm on the second book of the Chaos Walking series right now.
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