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For lack of a better title, The Book Thread!
happybirthdaygelatin:
--- Quote ---I'm Boba... the Fett?
Well I bounty hunt for Jabba Hutt to finance my 'Vette
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Awesome. Also yeah, nuts to the 40 hour week plus the whole women-folk jobs. I say nuts and dongs to a lot of that crap.
ChanPai:
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Finally, a kindred spirit!
I can guarantee that of those of you who decide to read a Tom Robbins book based on a this or my own recommendation, at least half will refer to him as your "favorite author" after a couple of books.
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Are you very excited for Aug. 30? I reallhy hope he does a book tour.
On a side note, I am reading Holy Blood, Holy Grail. As someone who is fairly religious, I don't take it too seriously, but it's fun to read all the theories. Fascinating, even.
captainawesome:
I have that entire MC Chris song memorized. I also own all his albums, and a t-shirt.
I'm personally a huge fan of Harry Turtledove. Granted, you just have to read the right books. He writes excellent alternate history books, and he's got his shit down. His big book was Guns of the South, set during the civil war, but somehow the assholes from south africa managed to come back in time, and give the south AK-47s. Aside from the somewhat ridiculous set-up, its an extremely interesting experiment in "what if"s.
Also, you should read The Tesseract by Alex Garland. It's very good, but DO NOT SEE THE MOVIE!!!one!!!eleven!!!!
They pretty much took the book, raped it, took out the compelling characters, and changed the plot entirely, making the main character a shady drug dealer instead of a merchant-type guy. It's a quick read, yet makes you think.
Aside from that, most everything else has been covered. I'm currently on my 5th readthrough of Life of Pi, and I think I'm starting to get it. Has anyone read Yann Martel's other books? and if so, are they as good as Life of Pi?
Mintdeee:
--- Quote from: boeuf ---He'll read King, some Mary Higgins Clarke, and John Grisham...
thats. it.
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What is sad is that you read one Girsham you don't need to read the others to know what the books are about, what will happen, and who the characters are. Only the names have changed.
elcapitan:
--- Quote from: captainawesome ---Also, you should read The Tesseract by Alex Garland. It's very good, but DO NOT SEE THE MOVIE!!!one!!!eleven!!!!
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What? They made a movie of The Tesseract? When the hell?
Great book, actually - Garland came through with the goods. The Beach is great on-the-train reading, but The Tesseract made me think a bit more.
EDIT: And I keep meaning to read more Turtledove. I read World War: In The Balance, enjoyed it, and still haven't gotten around to the rest of the series.
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