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What Are You Reading?

Fad · 2008-12-21 20:25:35

Kinda curious as to what my demographic actually reads (if anything) I'm reading: All Families Are Psychotic-Douglas Coupland. and I have the following lined up: At Swim Two Birds-Flann O'Brien. Survivor-Chuck Palahnuik. and I have to scan through the "Bhagavad Gita" (Hare Krishna sacred text) for my religion project,…

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#302 08-05-2009 11:34pm

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aine-maire wrote: »

The Kite Runner is brilliant, loved it!

Also amazing is the Book Thief....I cried lol

Haven't got time to finish tkr and I'm half way thru... ****ing LC:mad::o

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#303 08-05-2009 11:55pm

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Almost finished High Fidelity by Nick Hornby and about to start on either The Secret History by Donna Tartt or The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

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#304 09-05-2009 12:10am

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Callen Dirty Traffic wrote: »

Worst book ever. Can't understand the hype. I know the circumstances under which it was written are amazin g but it's incredibly boring

It didn't make much of an impression on me when I read it in Primary school but 6/7 years later, second time around, I found it gripping. Know what you mean about the boringness though, but knowing the outcome, it just made it all the more tense for me.

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#305 09-05-2009 8:27pm

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Just finished The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas. Its ok. Starts off promising but gets a bit farcical. Borrows heavily from Quantum Leap and the Matrix and the ending is dreadful. This leads me to not recommend it to anyone.

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#306 09-05-2009 9:24pm

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Twilight saga............. mister edward mc dreamy...
Such a good romance novel

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#307 10-05-2009 6:11pm

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tatabubbly wrote: »

Twilight saga............. mister edward mc dreamy...
Such a good romance novel

Get Out

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#308 10-05-2009 8:07pm

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Jesus Juice wrote: »

Get Out

Sorry! But other books i read recently include Bill Bysons, A short history of everything. Quite enjoyable book but gets quite science-y in places

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#309 10-05-2009 8:26pm

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tatabubbly wrote: »

Sorry! But other books i read recently include Bill Bysons, A short history of everything. Quite enjoyable book but gets quite science-y in places

Now your talking!:D

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#310 10-05-2009 8:48pm

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Jesus Juice wrote: »

Now your talking!:D

Also, if one is interested in buckministerfullerines, I highly recommend "The most beautiful molecule in the world" Hugh Aldersey-Williams. Brill book

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#311 11-05-2009 4:31pm

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tatabubbly wrote: »

Also, if one is interested in buckministerfullerines, I highly recommend "The most beautiful molecule in the world" Hugh Aldersey-Williams. Brill book

You've still admitted to liking Twilight though and said the words ''McDreamy''

For Shame.

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#312 17-06-2009 1:39am

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Recently read the 4 "Nightwatch" books by Lukyanenko, quite possibly among the best things I've ever read, can't explain exactly what it was about them but couldn't put them down.

Other than that read "The Mis-Education Years" by Ross O' Carrol-Kelly and loved it, that was actually quite a while ago but haven't been reading huge amounts for ages anyway.

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#313 17-06-2009 1:45am

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tatabubbly wrote: »

Twilight saga............. mister edward mc dreamy...
Such a good romance novel

i love them too.

and he aint mcdreamy!
mcdreamys greys anatomy...they dont compare

especially since people just think edward is rob pattison
shudder

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#314 17-06-2009 11:57am

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Just read the Kiterunner, and A Thousand Splendid Suns, both by Khaled Hosseini. Loved the kiterunner, really was the best book I've read in ages. A thousand splendid suns is another great one too, especially interesting as it focuses more on the woman's perspective in Afghanistan.

Reading the Twilight books now. I love them. Don't judge me. I was really sceptical about them initially and only decided to read them after endless persuasion from my friend. What can I say, i'm hooked.

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#315 17-06-2009 12:40pm

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I just finished 1984. I feel quite empty inside.

Next I'm reading a book of mantras I found in my dad's room (Containing interviews with George Harrison, apparently). After that, a clockwork orange or trainspotting.

The week before that I read the latest Ross O'Carroll Kelly, and Crist what a downer. Those books aren't meant to be sad or thought provoking, they're supposed to be a bit of fun!

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#316 17-06-2009 2:35pm

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I'm reading Jane Eyre at the moment. I'm going through a bit of a Victorian Chic-Lit stage. The last two books I read were Wuthering Heights (beautiful, beautiful book) and Pride and Prejudice.

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#317 17-06-2009 2:51pm

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rarrr for trudi!

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#318 17-06-2009 4:03pm

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I'm reading a few books. The most recent one I started is "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell", I can't decide if I like or not yet, I don't really like the Mr. Norrell character, and I find it hard to read a book with a character that I dislike. I'm also reading a Tom Waits biography, it's very good, I love him! I'm also readinig some German kids books because I wanna learn german.

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#319 17-06-2009 7:11pm

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'We need to talk about Kevin'

Fantastic book, very funny for such a touchy subject.

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#320 21-06-2009 10:41pm

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Pygmalion wrote: »

Recently read the 4 "Nightwatch" books by Lukyanenko, quite possibly among the best things I've ever read, can't explain exactly what it was about them but couldn't put them down.

*le sigh*, I've read the first three and wasn't particularly taken with them, but now that I know the 4th one's out I'll have to buy it. I hate my compulsion to finish any series I start...

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#321 21-06-2009 11:01pm

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phasers wrote: »

I just finished 1984. I feel quite empty inside.

I felt fantastic after reading it. (
The ending was so depressing it was wonderful. I love books/movies with horrible depressing endings!
)

Last night I started a reading log to try and motivate me to read more. I'm currently reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo. So far, so good.

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#322 21-06-2009 11:34pm

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Iam reading russal brands " BOOKY WOOKY"

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Just started "The basic eight" by daniel handler last night.

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#324 22-06-2009 1:31am

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^^ Stephen King... Fair play.

I am reading "A prisoner of birth" by Jeffery Archer.

Pretty epic, anyone who is unsure about CAO, don't read this, cause you will want to do Law.

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The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand.

Interesting book. A lot of people dont like it because they disagree with the central arguments (that people are completely dependant on others for the way they live, and we all should be individualist), but when judged on how well it portrays this central theme then it is good.

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#326 22-06-2009 9:07pm

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I just got a collection of Tolstoy's short stories today (about 55 or so in all), so I'm going to dig into that over summer; the aim is to finish reading them all before August - so that'll be fun. First up is Family Happiness, looks pretty interesting.

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#327 22-06-2009 10:28pm

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Got Sagans Cosmos from the library the other day. A few pages in and enjoying it so far. Haven't had much time to read recently though.

Bought Howard Marks' Mr.Nice today and am looking forward to it.
There was a book about maths in general in easons that looks kind of interesting. Think I'll get it.

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#328 22-06-2009 11:56pm

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Buy "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies"

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#329 23-06-2009 12:04am

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Futurism wrote: »

There was a book about maths in general in easons that looks kind of interesting. Think I'll get it.

If you're looking for an interesting read on the subject of maths, you should read Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh. It's a very good - and very interesting - read. (It's written in an accessible style, which means it doesn't deal with technical aspects very deeply, but it's still very good).

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#330 23-06-2009 12:02pm

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-JammyDodger- wrote: »

If you're looking for an interesting read on the subject of maths, you should read Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh. It's a very good - and very interesting - read. (It's written in an accessible style, which means it doesn't deal with technical aspects very deeply, but it's still very good).

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look out for it.

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#331 23-06-2009 12:04pm

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A Neurotic wrote: »

*le sigh*, I've read the first three and wasn't particularly taken with them, but now that I know the 4th one's out I'll have to buy it. I hate my compulsion to finish any series I start...

There's a 4th one out?!:eek:
Will have to buy it, I found them brilliant. Like Twilight, except well, with a good plot and well-written and hmm..........not like Twilight at all!

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#332 23-06-2009 12:12pm

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currently read 'a hepatitis c handbook' by matthew dolan.

heavy ****, but ridiculously informative and useful.

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#333 23-06-2009 12:18pm

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American Psycho-no one smilie can express my feelings towards this boo so I'm going to go with and :eek:.

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#334 23-06-2009 12:25pm

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I've started that book 3 times but can never finish it.

Not sure if it's all the horrible horrible gore or the tediously detailed fashion observations.

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#335 23-06-2009 2:29pm

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Shacklebolt wrote: »

American Psycho-no one smilie can express my feelings towards this boo so I'm going to go with and :eek:.

Amazing book, read it last year, really brilliant.

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#336 23-06-2009 4:04pm

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Piste wrote: »

I'm reading Jane Eyre at the moment. I'm going through a bit of a Victorian Chic-Lit stage. The last two books I read were Wuthering Heights (beautiful, beautiful book) and Pride and Prejudice.

I studied Jane Eyre for college but never got round to finishing it... Just not my kinda book, its very well-written though.

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#337 23-06-2009 8:30pm

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badabinbadaboom wrote: »

A short history of nearly everything-Bill Bryson.
Its heavy going at times but absolutely fascinating!

Ye im reading that too..got bored at the start but then I had exams coming at the same time so it might have been that..but I have to say its a good 'little' book plus its necessary for what im studying!Lots of cool bits of history..Did you notice how unfortunate all the scientists seemed to be?:p

After that I think im going to re-read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King..Too poor to pick a new read up:(..

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#338 23-06-2009 9:12pm

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That Bill Bryson is one of my all-time favourites. Mind blowing.

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#339 23-06-2009 11:50pm

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Can anyone recommend a good book to me? I'm at a complete loss. I'm all blocked up (in the writing sense) and I need ~creative inspiration so that I don't crawl into a ball and cry. Anyway,I've just finished reading Company magazine. Uh-huh. It's that bad. I do like magazines,but it's been so long since I've read a proper book. I haven't gotten into one in so long. The Leaving Cert/LC induced guilt/LC related regret haven't helped. So if anyone can,I'd be incredibly grateful

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#340 24-06-2009 7:38pm

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My friend gave me a Cecelia Ahern book "Where Rainbows End".

It's absolute RUBBISH, I never ever read crap like that, yet I'm still almost finished. That's how bored I am.

It's written as like, letters and notes between these 2 friends and related parties. It's like, a big book of bebo stalking. Awful.

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#341 24-06-2009 8:11pm

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bythewoods wrote: »

Cecelia Ahern

That's where you went wrong right there!

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#342 24-06-2009 8:27pm

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banjopaul wrote: »

That's where you went wrong right there!

Couldn't agree more! Have no time for her, she's such an awful writer.

But I'm so god-damn bored I'm, reading it anyway.

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#343 27-06-2009 1:26pm

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I Tried to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" before school ruined it for me by memorising qoutes and essays, but I just couldn't get into it. By page 90 something I was at a loss because I felt like she was describing her habits and routine to me, I was like wtf where's the story? :eek:

Ah well, far be it for me to slate a novel that's a "classic".

I might attemtp reading James Joyce's "Ulysses" :eek:

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Furious Banana wrote: »

I might attemtp reading James Joyce's "Ulysses" :eek:

Best of luck with that one; you'll need all the luck, persistence and stamina you can get.

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#345 27-06-2009 7:16pm

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-JammyDodger- wrote: »

Best of luck with that one; you'll need all the luck, persistence and stamina you can get.

Yeah, I want to read it this summer too, I'm just so intimidated...:o

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#346 27-06-2009 7:49pm

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aine-maire wrote: »

Yeah, I want to read it this summer too, I'm just so intimidated...:o

I'd recommend reading The Odyssey first (if you haven't already): it'll give you a better background for when you go to read Ulysses (as it's loosely a modern interpretation of The Odyssey). Also, pick up a guide for it, I used this one: http://www.amazon.com/New-Bloomsday-Book-Through-Ulysses/dp/0415138582/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c. 'tis a tough read.

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#347 30-06-2009 5:28pm

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Ok, thanks Jammy Dodger!

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#348 30-06-2009 5:30pm

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Starting Sophie's World at last - it's been on my to-do list for years now.

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#349 30-06-2009 9:55pm

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I'm reading Freakonomics. I love reading! :pac:

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#350 01-07-2009 1:12am

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just finished "goodnight beautiful" really enjoyed it.

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Shacklebolt wrote: »

American Psycho-no one smilie can express my feelings towards this boo so I'm going to go with and :eek:.

I LOVE Bret Easton-Ellis. Currently re-reading The Rules of Attraction for the millionth time - Patrick Bateman's brother is in it :P

Just finished Angels and Demons there a few days ago. I absolutely HATE the way Dan Brown writes.. like the plots are clever, fair enough, but all of his books (by 'all', I mean the da Vinci Code and A & D) read like damn Mills and Boon 'novels'!

The Shadow of the Wind is one I'm gonna be re-reading soon as well, must find more books by the guy who wrote it actually.. *makes mental note*

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