LiberalDem

I just picked up House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski

I'll let you know how it turns out but so far, its freaking me out. Very interesting set up, though.

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kerpoe

I am reading "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde and a book on the history of teh beatniks (Jack KErouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William Burroughs)

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Welshscouser

Halfway through Dune: The butlerian jihad. Its picking up pace, better than I expected. The segments are so short though compared to the originals.

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spirituous

I skimmed over my friend's book on Marilyn Manson, his autobiography. Basically, I think he's a gigantic asshole. He refuses to accept any responsibility in his life and constantly brings everything back to his crappy childhood. Lots of people have bad childhoods, but they still make something of their lives and can be happy. Watch an episode of Opera for god's sake. Also, he saw this dying lady who was in a car accident, and she asked him to hold her before she died. He didn't, and walked away. His reasoning behind this was that he didn't think anyone in the world would hold him if he was dying. One, that's obsenely selfish, and two, that's not the point. You're supposed to the right thing, regardless of what other people would do. Compassion anyone? God, I hate him.

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Rajie

I'm reading Dante's Inferno (almost done with it). Afterwards, I plan on reading Arabian Nights .

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lisajane

I don't mind Marilyn Manson. I like his music. It's not really a thought to find out about him privately.

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spirituous

I would've probably gone on liking him if my friend didn't tell me about that book. It's just the principle of the thing; I can not like someone who won't hold a dying lady. Call me stubborn or whatnot, I just can no longer appreciate his music or anything else he does.

I need a hobby or something...

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FoggyImagination

I'm just now reading To Kill A Mockingbird...although I did 3 book reports on it in highschool without reading it (got A's too). I gotta say though, I'm a little mad at myself for not reading it sooner. I'm actually enjoying it.

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mike5446g

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

I'm only about 150 pages into it and already it has made me laugh more than any other book I've read.

Cipher2

Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis and other Novellas

Demiurgos

Joachim Ritter - Metaphysics and Politics

nostalgicdemise

I finished The War of the Twins and started Test of the Twins yesterday, both by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

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LoneWolf

Your Name Here by John Ashbery...it's a book of poems. I thought I'd do some research to better my own poetry, but I started reading it, and I don't get it at all! It's so random, I don't get it...makes me feel kind of dumb...

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evadri

Kerpe, I read 'Dorian Gray' not so long ago, that story intrigues me. Right now, I'm reading Jane Eyre.

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Loki

I'm reading the fourth volume in Stephen King's Gunslinger selection. Wizard and the Glass...or something of the sort. The series gets better the further you read into it.

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