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What are you currently reading?
ashashash:
I can't really keep myself to reading one thing at a time lately, so I kind of have a list:
Houseof Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Dubliners by James Joyce
The Gypsies by Jean-Paul Clebert
I've also been reading a bunch of comic books and graphic novels for school lately, so that's kind of taking most of my reading time.
Jessidee:
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--- Quote from: Jessidee on 26 Nov 2008, 16:34 ---Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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My PI gave this to me, and I was pleasantly surprised by it. The scary thing is that while most of the book is a little far fetched, it is still feasible.
I also happen to be reading Anna Karenina. I expected it to be dreadfully boring, and only started because I didn't have anything better, but I am finding it to be very engaging (even though I'm only 150 pages into it).
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i have read a few of margaret atwoods, and im not really a fan of her writing style so much, but i do love the fact she can switch genres quite easily, from the futuristic stuff that could happen to books like the blind assassain that were set in the early 1900's. i'm REALLY enjoying it, i cant seem to put it down...
SonofZ3:
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I also happen to be reading Anna Karenina. I expected it to be dreadfully boring, and only started because I didn't have anything better, but I am finding it to be very engaging (even though I'm only 150 pages into it).
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Tolstoy kicks ass. Hardcore. I think his works are prefaced by so much bullshit that people go into them already jaded, I mean how many times have you heard some comment like "I asked for a phonebook/report/directions, not War and Peace!". When I was in college I took an Honors Russian Lit course, and all we did was read Tolstoy and talk about it. Its the only course I ever got better than a perfect 100% average in, i just got into Tolstoy that much.
Liz:
Aha, so you are actually doing your homework! Good job, Jens.
Liz:
Aww, I am so proud of you. Didn't you start it today too?
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