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« on: April 11, 2005, 03:30:54 PM »
since we have the music VOLUME thread, lets make the "what are you reading now" thread as well :)

with that said, what is it that you are lost in right now?
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2005, 03:32:53 PM »
I'm currently reading "Tender is the Night" by Fitzgerlad - a book for class; kind-of confusing; too many characters; i liked "Gatsby" better. Also reading a lot of short stories from Hemingway, started with "In Our Time" (his first published work) and going through other Nick Adams stories.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2005, 03:44:16 PM »
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

All six books in one volume. Four down, two to go. I'm getting ready for the feature film release   :thumbsup:

Axon, have you read A Clean, Well-Lighted Place? I think that's a very good short story by Hemingway.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2005, 03:45:10 PM »
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

All six books in one volume. Four down, two to go. I'm getting ready for the feature film release   :thumbsup:


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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2005, 04:27:42 PM »
Porn.

Also, I'm into Survivor right now, but I don't see that last more than another day or so.  It's pretty short.

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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2005, 05:38:12 PM »
I started reading my friend's copy of Survivor at the beach a little bit ago. Seemed pretty cool.

Let's see here:
Crime and Punishment - About halway in. Really enjoying it, but getting the characters'  names straight is giving me a headache.
Heart Of Darkness - For class, but I've always wanted to read it.

I'm also casually re-reading The Ultimate HHGG for a refresher, as well as Sirens Of Titan.

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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2005, 08:07:12 PM »
We're reading the Inferno for class, but I'm actually really enjoying it.  It's really a fast read.
I'm also reading The Red Tent, but lack of time has been slowing that down a bit.

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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2005, 12:28:48 AM »
>>We're reading the Inferno for class, but I'm actually really enjoying it<<

that's great! I got about half way done with "Heaven" and kind-of dropped it for a while - which reminds me, I should finish it sometime soon :p
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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2005, 07:27:42 AM »
Reading a book called "Man Bites Dog" - about half way thru.  Was reading Crime & Punishment but gave up a third of the way in.  Have read it before, just got bored this time - I'm sick of reading heaving shit, I've not got the stamina, desire for it as I once did.  Also have the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis to read next.  And a Ben Elton book that I got for xmas, but haven't touched.
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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2005, 08:20:42 PM »
currently reading dan brown's Da vinci code..but when i get bored of reading it, which happens pretty often, i pick up any book of the perry mason series and read that..
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2005, 11:42:36 PM »
Planet Simpson How a cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation by Chris Turner.
 I'm a big Simpsons fan, but I think the subtitle might be a bit of a stretch. Actually, I haven't been reading it straight through. I keep it next to the bed and read random bits of it until I feel like going to sleep. A lot of interesting factoids, and some of his observations are dead on, but a lot of it can definately be skipped. Essentially, this is a bathroom book that'd last a good year or so.
Prime Obsession Bernhard Rieman and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics by John Derbyshire.
I don't know why, but the title caught my eye in the book store, and it seemed like an interesting read. It covers Rieman's hypothesis on prime numbers and how things have developed over time.The chapters alternate, first he talks about the history and people involved, then he goes into the math. Actually all the chapters have  some math in them, it'd be hard to get into the subject much without it. I sort of feel like I'm reading a mystery novel where I know the last page is going to say "but we don't know who did it.."
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« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2005, 10:19:18 PM »
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Planet Simpson How a cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation by Chris Turner.


i'll have to flip through it next time I'm at B&N. Has anyone read that book, I think its called "Simpsons and Philosophy"?
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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2005, 08:00:35 AM »
I've got it, but haven't read a whole lot of it.  You might like it, but it's not exactly my cup of tea.  It seems silly to try and assign specific traits to cartoons that change on the animator's whim.

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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2005, 12:45:44 PM »
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I've got it, but haven't read a whole lot of it.  You might like it, but it's not exactly my cup of tea.  It seems silly to try and assign specific traits to cartoons that change on the animator's whim.



can you give an example of something?
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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2005, 01:53:29 PM »
If I've got what you mean by "something" right, the best illustration I can give is the evolution of Homer.  When Bart was the focus of the show in the first couple seasons, he was the sort-of-dim, semi-abusive dad.  When the focus moved to him, he became more likeable (probably since things were centered around him) - tried to do what was best for the family, and his being stupid was sort of endearing.  When I stopped watching it, he had become someone who was basically braindead, and the whole point of the show became "Look at Homer he's so dumb and it's silly!"  That's not a logical progression of personalities to me, so I don't know what you'd gain by analyzing it.

That's just my opinion, though.  I'm sure you could find the book for cheap.  Hell, if you wanted I could loan you my copy.