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What are you reading at the moment

Started by Tripe, August 22, 2007, 12:00:31 PM

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Tripe

In light of a recent story and because there are "What are you fill in the blank" thereads on other sub boards I thought it might be good to have a What are you reading at the moment thread.

I'm currently switching between the following:





and



ChrisHanel



For the 4th time, as I'm doing some research for a project.

the long undertow

Are book covers required?  If so...

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Tripe

Quote from: the long undertow on August 22, 2007, 12:49:50 PM
Are book covers required?  If so...

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Well no, but it makes for more interesting looking postings.

Tripe

Quote from: ChrisHanel on August 22, 2007, 12:48:56 PM


For the 4th time, as I'm doing some research for a project.

Have any of the previous three time been for fun? I ask because I often see it on reading lists but rarely do I find people reading it when it's not for a class.

ChrisHanel

The first two times I read it for fun. Third and fourth have been project related, though I willingly do so.

I love this book.

hare.29

I just finished this:

And am just starting The Pickwick Papers (sorry, no nice cover).
Oh, and I've been working my way through this for the last year or so:



hare.29

Quote from: hare.29 on August 22, 2007, 01:24:19 PM
I just finished this:

And am just starting The Pickwick Papers (sorry, no nice cover).
Oh, and I've been working my way through this for the last year or so:




Just noticed the 'search inside!' bit on the image. Oops. Well, guess where I linked that from...

kodiakthejuggler

After having read it ages ago...



Great Stuff!!

Dim of the Yard

I'm embracing my inner book snob.


Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.


1984, by George Orwell.

hare.29

Quote from: Dim of the Yard on August 22, 2007, 01:28:48 PM
I'm embracing my inner book snob.


Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.


1984, by George Orwell.

Yes, yes, very snobby. But, are they annotated? I mean, if you're going to go book snob, you need to go all out.

Ortega


Hebs

Tristram Shandy.

Okay, I'm kidding, I couldn't get through to the end.  The over-bearingly smarmy text was just too much after the 300th page :)

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Tripe

Quote from: Hebs on August 22, 2007, 03:51:05 PM
Tristram Shandy.

Okay, I'm kidding, I couldn't get through to the end.  The over-bearingly smarmy text was just too much after the 300th page :)



Oh you couldn't? It's the first Metafiction ever. Better in small doses though.

Hebs

Quote from: TripeHoundRedux on August 22, 2007, 04:32:08 PM
Oh you couldn't? It's the first Metafiction ever. Better in small doses though.

I tried.  I'll give it another shot, though, it's almost like Shakespeare, just without the iambic pentameter.
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