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« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2005, 03:11:52 PM »
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>>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

i don't blame you.

comparing all 3, inferno is the most interesting, purgatory is pretty good and IMO, heaven is the most boringest evar!  i had to force myself to read it.
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« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2005, 08:25:03 PM »
>> i had to force myself to read it.<<

"Just don't take any course where they make you read Beowulf" - Wood Allen
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« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2005, 08:25:33 PM »
>> i had to force myself to read it.<<

"Just don't take any course where they make you read Beowulf" - Woody Allen
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« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2005, 06:19:34 PM »
Ah, finally finished C&P. Great novel, really. I enjoyed Heart of Darkness as well. Somewhere in there I read The Importance of Being Earnest, too.

Now I suppose I'll start in on The Sun Also Rises, then probably East of Eden.

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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2005, 07:40:06 AM »
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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 #20 on: October 11, 2005, 09:17:30 AM »
You bumped a thread from APRIL to post that sappy shit?  You must be drunk.

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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2005, 11:28:24 AM »
alright then RoD....:rolleyes:

to keep this on topic, I'm currently reading:
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge - Rilke's only novel

The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Kundera
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2005, 11:39:12 AM »
I am reading the Bourne Supremacy for fun, and The Demon Haunted World (Sagan), also for fun.

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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2005, 12:13:03 PM »
Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, and Harry Potter 4 just because it was my favorite of the series and the movie is about to come out.

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« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2005, 12:18:26 PM »
> Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

I almost bought this this weekend.  Any good?  Have you seen the Nova series?

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« Reply #25 on: October 11, 2005, 12:51:39 PM »
I'm reading Steven King's Dreamcatcher.

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« Reply #26 on: October 11, 2005, 01:18:00 PM »
I've never seen the Nova series but I really enjoy the book.  The physics it teaches is fun and easy to understand but at the same time isn't dumbed down, great for anyone whos interested in relativity, quantum, and the universe in general.  Even if string theory is ultimately debunked I'd still recommend it.

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« Reply #27 on: October 11, 2005, 01:26:20 PM »
Well, I'm interested in learning about them, but I don't really know much more that the extreme basics on any of them.  Is it something you think I'd be able to get into without any previous background?  I've taken physics classes, but they haven't really touched on string theory, quantum theory, or relativity.

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« Reply #28 on: October 11, 2005, 01:35:35 PM »
Well its tough to say from my experience, you definately don't need to know anything about string theory since I sure didn't, but I did know a little bit about quantum and relativity going in.  

As long as you know the extreme basics I'm sure you'd be fine, I've seen a ton of reviews from people who say they knew nothing about physics but found the book easy to read and understand.

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« Reply #29 on: October 11, 2005, 09:24:12 PM »
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