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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 9, 2004 22:38:14 GMT -5
just curious if any of you have had the experience of reading this literary headtrip? if so, how long have you spent after reading it trying to figure out what the hell happened? this book certainly has more parallels than...an object with a lot of parallels. if you have not read this book, i definitely recommend it. if you love reading, you can't afford to pass it up. what else is being read out there, surely i am not the only bookworm here. i have since moved on to "The Da Vinci Code," and i am pleased with it so far.
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Post by motherprussia on Feb 9, 2004 23:04:49 GMT -5
reading huck finn now...again...
but you need to read everything is illuminated by jonathan safran foer...it's the best book i've read in the last year...
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 10, 2004 13:35:43 GMT -5
can you give me a brief overview of the plot?
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Post by SpectralfiRes on Feb 10, 2004 16:21:56 GMT -5
a+ for dummies and hating every minute of it..
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Post by CoKeS on Feb 10, 2004 22:40:19 GMT -5
i used to read a lot, but i dont anymore... i guess i got too fuckin lazy. when i did read, i read a lot of fantasy novels and i remember i read some of the wheel of time books (i read 5 out of the 10). does anyone know which books im talking about?
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 10, 2004 23:04:54 GMT -5
i can't say i am familiar with the wheel of time series, although have read a decent number of the dragonlance books. i just finished the da vinci code, and i thought it was amazing. i am of Christian faith, but to say i am not focussed is an understatement, but i still found myself drawn to the history of paganism and the origin of the catholic church. the religously controversial themes always draw my attention. if you have not heard of the da vinci code, read a few reviews online. it would do you great...greatness...to read it.
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Post by motherprussia on Feb 11, 2004 0:02:33 GMT -5
most of my friends have read the wheel of time...i don't really like that stuff...
i've heard of the davinci code but haven't read it yet, though i've heard a lot of good things about it...
and everything is illuminate is basically about this guy who's trying to find out about his family (grandparents) who were jews right around the time of the halocaust...that sounds sane and everything, but the structure of the book is like nothing i've ever read before...there's basically two different narrators and one of them has trouble with the english language and it's really amusing, and the other is a normal third person narrator who gives the true or not so true story of the grandfather (or great grandfather, don't quite remember)...again, it was the best thing i read last year...
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Post by MercurySolo on Feb 11, 2004 0:43:08 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading "Hey, wait a minute... I wrote a book!" by John Madden (good light reading if you're in the mood for laughs), but I have a lot of reading to do in my classes, like Cantebury Tales (In the original Middle English),Utopia and Plato's Symposium.
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 11, 2004 16:08:46 GMT -5
yeah, i am technically supposed to read anna korinninna (i'm sure i slaughtered that one) for my w131 class next term (my highschool is on a trimester schedule). i think i will hit up spark notes for that one. i am not a big fan of the required reading books in public schools. mp, that sounds pretty interesting, i will do some research. i actually had the chance to interview a lady who lived in a local retirement community last year. her family, of jewish decent, had escaped from germany during the holocaust when she was young. very interesting experience...
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Post by motherprussia on Feb 12, 2004 0:19:07 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading "Hey, wait a minute... I wrote a book!" by John Madden (good light reading if you're in the mood for laughs), but I have a lot of reading to do in my classes, like Cantebury Tales (In the original Middle English),Utopia and Plato's Symposium. middle english is fun... |
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