BF3s Book Club

2011-12-15 08:39:20

#1226

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

wait, you read infinite jest and thought it was 'resolved'? and so you won't read pale king because you deem it 'unresolved'? you either really don't understand david foster wallace, or you're just being a mong.

both pale king and gravity's rainbow took me an entire summer to read. they're not books you can read unattentively, or in snippets.

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2011-12-15 13:43:02

#1227

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

just started reading this in order to help me form some cogent thoughts for the core 4,000 word argument of one of my xmas research projects

https://i43.tower.com/images/mm109426751/dialectic-enlightenment-adorno-theodor-w-paperback-cover-art.jpg

making my head hurt anyone else from sociology/psychology/philosophy major backgrounds familiar with the frankfurt school? PM me

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2011-12-16 04:36:39

#1228

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,813|6327|eXtreme to the maX

Reading The Hobbit again.

Fuck Israel

2011-12-16 04:39:41

#1229

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6958|Oxferd Ohire

Some books on Islam to do a paper on jihad.
Such a terrible decision.

2011-12-16 06:16:07

#1230

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

Dilbert_X wrote:
Reading The Hobbit again.

great book!

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2011-12-16 15:58:29

#1231

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5807

Uzique wrote:
just started reading this in order to help me form some cogent thoughts for the core 4,000 word argument of one of my xmas research projects

making my head hurt anyone else from sociology/psychology/philosophy major backgrounds familiar with the frankfurt school? PM me

I read a book about WW2 that mentioned Frankfurt. I think I can help.

2011-12-16 16:07:07

#1232

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

oh it's a place as well as a philosophical school? SCIENCE

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2011-12-16 17:19:41

#1233

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6632|'Murka

You can get blinded by the stuff...watch out.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-12-16 18:34:12

#1234

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6993|PNW

Uzique wrote:
Dilbert_X wrote:
Reading The Hobbit again.
great book!

Was a smoother read Than the Lord of the Rings, but not as detailed.

2011-12-16 18:35:47

#1235

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

a+ analysis.

the hobbit is a children's book.

lotr is a fantasy trilogy.

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2011-12-16 18:42:44

#1236

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6993|PNW

To expand on that, there is adult fiction that's smooth reading. The Lord of the Rings, great as it is, doesn't fit into the category. Tolkien was mostly building lore with those books.

Jesus, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.

2011-12-16 18:46:19

#1237

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

so are we discussing books here or are you talking to yourself by iterating truisms and common sense statements that everyone else already knows

there is adult fiction that is smooth reading? wait a minute... what? how do you know that? i thought that was a vault of understanding you only get at PhD level.

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2011-12-16 19:09:02

#1238

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6993|PNW

So should I simply go back to slamming whatever you have to say about any topic, or are we done here?

2011-12-16 19:49:34

#1239

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

thanks for contributing to our group understanding/opinion of the hobbit.

adding to my comment that it's a "great book", it is easier to read, yet not as detailed. thank you.

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2011-12-16 20:20:52

#1240

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6993|PNW

I'm sorry, maybe you have some more cool stories to go contribute to the Minecraft thread. Meanwhile, if you want people to stop calling you a snob, stop acting like one.

2011-12-16 20:27:07

#1241

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

how am i being snobbish? if i was being snobbish, i'd laugh at dilbert reading the hobbit, which is a children's book. instead, i think it's a great book and commend reading (and discussing) it. it's not snobbism at all when i say that to quote me and say "the hobbit isn't written in a very detailed manner, but is easy to read". that's just blinking my eyes at a post that doesn't need to exist.

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2011-12-17 05:19:58

#1242

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

the latest penguin great ideas series

http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0 … index.html

goddamn the cover designs... so... preeeeetty.

great selection, too.

someday i swear i'm going to buy all 5 series in a moment of financial ruin

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2011-12-17 10:19:03

#1243

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6993|PNW

Uzique wrote:
how am i being snobbish? if i was being snobbish, i'd laugh at dilbert reading the hobbit, which is a children's book. instead, i think it's a great book and commend reading (and discussing) it. it's not snobbism at all when i say that to quote me and say "the hobbit isn't written in a very detailed manner, but is easy to read". that's just blinking my eyes at a post that doesn't need to exist.

You really read all that into it? I've read both the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, and find it difficult to read one without thinking about the difference in style from the other.

Don't be such a snapping turtle.

Ooh! Preeeetty cooovers...

2011-12-17 10:53:33

#1244

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6691

i organise my bookshelf by the pretty factor

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2011-12-20 04:35:25

#1245

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6545|Graz, Austria

I recently bought Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles":

https://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4262/41qpsgxlkllsl500aa300.jpg

Uzique wrote:
i organise my bookshelf by the pretty factor

Oh, you too?
I also sort them by colour and size to create undulating rainbows!

2011-12-27 21:24:39

#1246

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6822|132 and Bush

The Hunger Games

It's fun.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2011-12-30 14:22:58

#1247

Kampframmer: Esq.; +313|5063|Amsterdam

This 2 week vacation has finally given me a chance to really start reading the iliad.
i was afraid that it would turn out ad boring due to the language used, but i am pleasantly surprised. Im hoping to finish it this week so i can start the odyssey during this vacation as well (and maybe even finish it)

2011-12-30 14:34:23

#1248

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5579|London, England

Kampframmer wrote:
This 2 week vacation has finally given me a chance to really start reading the iliad.
i was afraid that it would turn out ad boring due to the language used, but i am pleasantly surprised. Im hoping to finish it this week so i can start the odyssey during this vacation as well (and maybe even finish it)

It depends entirely on the translation but both are interesting reads, especially the Iliad

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-12-30 15:16:20

#1249

Kampframmer: Esq.; +313|5063|Amsterdam

Im reading the wordsworth classics edition if that helps.
Im going to drop by the english book store (its actually called the 'American book centre' but its just a convenient place for me to buy english books since i get a 20% discount) and pick up one (or maybe even a couple) of book to read after the iliad before i start on the odyssey.
Im going to need a break from the whole classical poetry once im done with this one.

2011-12-30 15:17:06

#1250

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,978|6853|949

Hopefully you have a companion reader and/or understand all the allegory and imagery. Pretty pointless to read either without that understanding.

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