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i am he

This isn't necessarily directed at you dogcrash but Happy City is a really cool sort of pop-planning book I'd recommend if it's something that interests you.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 01:53

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 00:46

3D Megadoodoo

Commie NedFlanders posted:

Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton - This really clever guy like Oscar Wilde clever, who grew up questioning everything, explains how he went from radical skepticism to Christian faith and he does it with all sorts of clever and witty paradoxes and stuff. He does a great job explaining how rationality by itself is a stupid perfect circle that gets you nowhere except for the loony bin.

Chesterton's crime mysteries are p good.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 05:16

Scaly Haylie

i think the last book i read was demontech. does anyone know demontech?

# ? Apr 9, 2015 07:45

Scaly Haylie

i might butcher this but here's the broad strokes: basically it takes place in a fantasy world, and these two warring kingdoms, they each made a pact with demons to try and get the upper hand.

the good guys asked for a great leader and basically got a Marine corporal or whatever from modern day earth, and their army benefits greatly from his knowledge of tactics and all that good stuff, and their army itself becomes really good and solid.

the bad guys asked for knowledge of war, and they got a heap of military weapons manuals, and their wizards go HMM HOW DO THESE WORK and basically make wizard versions of weapons. rifles become demon spitters, tubes with little imps living inside them who spit fire as long as you feed them little nuggets of food. grenades are magically sealed phoenix eggs that, when thrown, allows the phoenix itself to get born and rise up in a huge blaze of fire.

i'd recommend demontech.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 07:52

3D Megadoodoo

Lizard Wizard posted:

i might butcher this but here's the broad strokes: basically it takes place in a fantasy world, and these two warring kingdoms, they each made a pact with demons to try and get the upper hand.

the good guys asked for a great leader and basically got a Marine corporal or whatever from modern day earth, and their army benefits greatly from his knowledge of tactics and all that good stuff, and their army itself becomes really good and solid.

the bad guys asked for knowledge of war, and they got a heap of military weapons manuals, and their wizards go HMM HOW DO THESE WORK and basically make wizard versions of weapons. rifles become demon spitters, tubes with little imps living inside them who spit fire as long as you feed them little nuggets of food. grenades are magically sealed phoenix eggs that, when thrown, allows the phoenix itself to get born and rise up in a huge blaze of fire.

i'd recommend demontech.

William Shatner's DemonTek

# ? Apr 9, 2015 07:53

bacalou

dogcrash truther posted:

it should, it's really good. here's an online version of one of her most famous stories (some typos in this version, i think the person typed it up from a book). it's about middle of the pack for her in terms of quality, i think, but it's a good intro:

http://davidlavery.net/Courses/3840/stories/screwfly.html

holyfuck

# ? Apr 9, 2015 08:28

dogcrash truther

crust munch posted:

holyfuck

Itd make a pretty good movie, I think, if you could get anyone to make it

# ? Apr 9, 2015 12:05

a fragile ego

i read things fall apart by chinua achebe. one of tye best books ive ever read, please read it. :keke:

# ? Apr 9, 2015 15:02

Brexit the Frog

i just finished "Do Not Sell at Any Price," a book about people who collect 78s. it was fun

# ? Apr 9, 2015 15:09

Bwee

quiltyquilty posted:

i read things fall apart by chinua achebe. one of tye best books ive ever read, please read it.

this is a REALLY good book but he talks about yams a lot

# ? Apr 9, 2015 15:21

Bwee

i like house of leaves but only if you completely ignore the johnny truant parts

# ? Apr 9, 2015 15:21

pogi

Bwee posted:

i like house of leaves but only if you completely ignore the johnny truant parts

He does stuff like HAHAHA I TRICKED YOU I'M SO CLEVER and it annoys the piss out of me.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 16:22

pogi

I'm going through Alan Moore's Swamp Thing and it's quite good.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 16:23

a fragile ego

Bwee posted:

this is a REALLY good book but he talks about yams a lot

the entire beginning of the book is important for setting the stage for the ending. by basically being immersed in this culture to an almost obnoxious point you feel way worse at the end

# ? Apr 9, 2015 20:36

a fragile ego

Bwee posted:

i like house of leaves but only if you completely ignore the johnny truant parts

i guess im weird for liking both parts of house of leaves :frogbon:

# ? Apr 9, 2015 20:38

ulvir

I liked that book too. someone recommend more novels about african culture(s).

edit: things fall apart, that is

# ? Apr 9, 2015 20:39

a fragile ego

some people argue that Arrow of God is basically a better things fall apart

# ? Apr 9, 2015 20:40

shabbat goy

ulvir posted:

I liked that book too. someone recommend more novels about african culture(s).

edit: things fall apart, that is

Twitter Warpath posted:

The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda was really good

# ? Apr 9, 2015 20:52

Qwerinty: by zen death robot

I just finished The Cleft and Other Odd Tales by Gahan Wilson (the guy who does cartoons for Playboy and New Yorker magazine), which is a collection of his short stories since the early 60s to the mid 90s. If you like really weird strange stories, it's a quick and fantastic read. Of particular notes is the story known as The Spot (the actual name is just an image of a small blot of ink), "The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be", and "Campfire Story". While some of the stories are horror, it's mostly just weird stories and it's really good. I've got a giant, huge collection of Lovecraft stories, and Harlan Ellison stories, neither of which I've dipped into yet, but there's a store a couple blocks away with so many books the shelves are jammed absolutely full to the point there's massive piles of books littering the extremely narrow, maze like aisles. There is just enough room in each aisle for a slim person to scoot by another slim person if both press themselves fully against the racks, and many aisles have dead ends and strange turns. Absolutely nothing is in any real order. I'm thinking of going in and just grabbing a few books (to buy) out of piles and see where they lead.

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# ? Apr 9, 2015 21:12

Brexit the Frog

speaking of weird little stories: i'd recommend The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret, highly

# ? Apr 9, 2015 21:14

dogcrash truther

ulvir posted:

I liked that book too. someone recommend more novels about african culture(s).

edit: things fall apart, that is

Say You're One of Them by Umen Akpan is a collection of excellent short stories. It totally wrecked me though because I am a sensitive soul, so don't read it if you don't want to be crushingly sad.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 21:17

deep dish peat moss

Will someone buy me every book in this thread?

# ? Apr 9, 2015 21:17

pogi

BYOB is a place for smart people to pretend to be baby idiots, and also a place for legitimate baby idiots.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 21:19

kidfresca: You're kidding, right?

John Lennon, Singer of The Beatles. He wrote the song "Imagine" and was shot and killed some time in the eighties.

Fuck has the WHOLE WORLD GONE CRAZY!

sexual nightmare posted:

BYOB is a place for smart people to pretend to be baby idiots, and also a place for legitimate baby idiots.

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# ? Apr 9, 2015 23:11

Bwee

kidfresca posted:

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Hello friend

# ? Apr 9, 2015 23:14

ulvir

Twitter Warpath posted:

dogcrash truther posted:

Say You're One of Them by Umen Akpan is a collection of excellent short stories. It totally wrecked me though because I am a sensitive soul, so don't read it if you don't want to be crushingly sad.

both added, thanks.

also I don't mind very sad literature. The Book of Disquiet threw me into a three-day long apathy, but it was still enjoyable in a way.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 23:15

BIG BIC SQUAD

Right now I'm reading Fatherland by Robert Harris. It's a historical fiction novel that takes place in an alternate timeline where Germany won WWII. I've only read the first 65 pages so I can't make a truly accurate assessment yet but thus far the writing has been absolutely wonderful.

# ? Apr 9, 2015 23:33

Chef Shimi

hi kid fresca

# ? Apr 10, 2015 00:18

Commie NedFlanders

The Yellow Wallpaper

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Love God, Love Thy Neighbor
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# ? Apr 10, 2015 00:52

pogi

I'm almost done with trainspotting and I really prefer the books version of Renton to the movie. The movie does an excellent job of portraying what it's like to be a Junkie, but it's a little too sympathetic to Renton. I like that the book more directly shows his insecurities and failures as a human being.

I'm fuckin' all about Spud though.

# ? Apr 10, 2015 19:05

bacalou

sexual nightmare posted:

I'm almost done with trainspotting and I really prefer the books version of Renton to the movie. The movie does an excellent job of portraying what it's like to be a Junkie, but it's a little too sympathetic to Renton. I like that the book more directly shows his insecurities and failures as a human being.

I'm fuckin' all about Spud though.

the sequel is good too

# ? Apr 10, 2015 22:17

pogi

I loved that Renton was jealous of Sick Boy's bigger cock. Also when the nasty italian guy cums all over Renton's face while he slept.

# ? Apr 10, 2015 22:21

bacalou

renton is entirely jealous of sickboy

# ? Apr 10, 2015 22:26

pogi

bumpin' this thread to thank dogcrashtruther for his book recommendations

# ? Apr 26, 2015 02:42

dogcrash truther

sexual nightmare posted:

bumpin' this thread to thank dogcrashtruther for his book recommendations

oh yeah? which one did you read?

# ? Apr 26, 2015 02:50

City of Glompton

Bwee posted:

master and margarita

I enjoyed this enough to reread it

thank you PSP for the beautiful spring sig

# ? Apr 26, 2015 02:59

H.H: August is the Cruelest Month

vice.com op-ed posted:

soon im going to read today i wrote nothing: the selected works of daniil kharms, apparently its a good collection of his stories. i'm looking forward to it

daniil kharms is a freakin genius. look for his anecdotes. your previous reading of Russian 19-century literature will come in handy.

# ? Apr 26, 2015 06:49

dogcrash truther

dogcrash truther posted:

oh yeah? which one did you read?

# ? Apr 26, 2015 23:33

pogi

dogcrash truther posted:

oh yeah? which one did you read?

None yet, I picked up 10th of December and A frolic of his own from the library though. This thread turned out to be a really good resource for library trips.

# ? Apr 26, 2015 23:44

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 00:46

pogi

Iamhe told me to read the image of the city so I'm reading that first though lol

# ? Apr 26, 2015 23:45

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