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heatseeker · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:43 pm

Azrael wrote:

still on Pillars of the Earth, halfway through, really enjoying it.

A Farewell to Arms - read The Old Man and the Sea and a couple of short stories when i was 15, didn't do anything for me, hopefully now at age 24 i can "get" Hemingway.

Those two books are amazin

The Annoying Frenchman · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:01 pm

editor's description:
Military historian Caleb Carr’s groundbreaking work anticipated America’s current debates on preemptive military action against terrorist sponsor states, reorganization of the American intelligence system, and the treatment of terrorists as soldiers in supranational armies rather than as criminals. Carr’s authoritative exploration demonstrates that the practice of terrorism, employed by national armies as well as extremists since the days of ancient Rome, is ultimately self-defeating. Far from prompting submission, it stiffens enemy resolve and never leads to long-lasting success.

Controversial on its initial publication in 2002, The Lessons of Terror has been repeatedly validated by subsequent events. Carr’s analysis of individual terrorist acts, and particularly of the history of the Middle East conflict, is fundamental to a deep understanding of the roots of terrorism as well as the steps and reforms that must be taken if the continuing threat of terrorist behavior is to be met effectively today and, finally, eradicated tomorrow.

Thomas · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:04 pm

A Storm of Swords pt. 1. Holy shit, these books are so damn good. Plowed thorugh half of it in a day. Goodbye school.

noodles · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:58 am

Taking a break from Les Mis (dislike) because school is in full swing. Now reading Tom Pynchon - Crying of Lot 49 (first six pages: love) and misc philosophy papers.

Speedyjx · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:26 pm

Thomas wrote:

A Storm of Swords pt. 1. Holy shit, these books are so damn good. Plowed thorugh half of it in a day. Goodbye school.

I've just started on part 2, while thundering through Brave New World and The Plague at the same time.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:12 pm

noodles wrote:

Now reading Tom Pynchon - Crying of Lot 49 (first six pages: love) and misc philosophy papers.

It's a good one.

Picked up Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks again for a course this time. Not as great as I remember it but only 60 pages in.

Started Marx's German Ideology a few days ago too.

noodles · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:25 am

traptunderice wrote:

noodles wrote:

Now reading Tom Pynchon - Crying of Lot 49 (first six pages: love) and misc philosophy papers.

It's a good one.

Chapter five is so so great.

Azrael · **Posted:** Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:03 pm

finished The Pillars of the Earth last night. very good book indeed.

noodles · **Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:49 pm

The Bell Jar. I miss CoL49 but getting into this?

traptunderice · **Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:30 pm

noodles wrote:

The Bell Jar. I miss CoL49 but getting into this?

It's really good stuff but mildly depressing.

Thomas · **Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:51 pm

200 pages in on A Storm of Swords pt. 2. Can't believe all the stuff that is happening.

Everyone fucking dies!

Tompa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:13 am

Just started the Keeper of the Swords series (first book Diamond Sword, Wooden Sword) by Russian author Nick Perumov. Silly title but really good so far, very dark and interesting fantasy setting.

Masshole McDinglenuts · **Joined:** Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:23 am **Posts:** 474

Azrael wrote:

finished The Pillars of the Earth last night. very good book indeed.

World Without End, the quasi-sequel, is quite enjoyable as well. Not as good as Pillars, but well worth a read.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:13 pm

Just picked up Rosa Luxemburg's Accumulation of Capital. Will be starting Capital Vol I soon. Reading Foucault as well this week.

AlexandeR · **Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:47 pm

Tompa wrote:

Just started the Keeper of the Swords series (first book Diamond Sword, Wooden Sword) by Russian author Nick Perumov. Silly title but really good so far, very dark and interesting fantasy setting.

Been in an epic fantasy mood since Game of Thrones. I'll give this a try.

Azrael · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:04 pm

really cool
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traptunderice · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:42 pm

Anne McClintock - Imperial Leather, something about Post-colonial theory and psychoanalysis/queer theory/gender stuff.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

[quote="Thomas"]200 pages in on A Storm of Swords pt. 2. Can't believe all the stuff that is happening.

Everyone fucking dies![/quote

Yep. A Storm of Swords is fucking awesome. And it just keeps on getting crazier and crazier towards the end.

noodles · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:19 am

Finished The Bell Jar. Enjoyed but did not love. Now starting James Bladwin's Another Country. Not a fan of constant sex references but he writes real purty. eg:

Quote:

Entirely alone, and dying of it, he was part of an unprecedented multitude.

...

The music was loud and empty, no one was doing anything at all, and it was being hurled at the crowd like a malediction in which not even those who hated most deeply any longer believed.

Azrael · **Posted:** Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:34 am

bought The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for £4. let's see what all the hype is about.

not particularly enjoying Bonfire of the Vanities.

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