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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #630 on: December 09, 2012, 11:50:18 AM »
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Quote from: Pongo on December 08, 2012, 08:54:19 AM
You can say that bitch is crazy, you just have to do it style and eloquence. Something like, "The author's imagination and authenticity was stunning until one considers that Eady frequently visited mental hospitals likely as a result of brain damage from a nearly fatal fall at age three." [Pongo 39]

http://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/bios/Sety_Omm.pdf
i knew it must be brain damage. perfect!
Christine Garwood wrote one of the most comprehensive books on the Flat earth society. But its a shit read. And the reason for that is because she shows absolutely no empathy with her subjects. I would advise against just stacking evidence up against the author to discredit her. The top marks will surely go to those who deliver from her point of view and that of her detractors. Tough, but that's what separates a good read from a riveting one.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #631 on: December 09, 2012, 11:54:26 AM »
Quote from: Thork on December 09, 2012, 11:50:18 AM
Quote from: rooster on December 09, 2012, 10:25:53 AM
Quote from: Pongo on December 08, 2012, 08:54:19 AM
You can say that bitch is crazy, you just have to do it style and eloquence. Something like, "The author's imagination and authenticity was stunning until one considers that Eady frequently visited mental hospitals likely as a result of brain damage from a nearly fatal fall at age three." [Pongo 39]

http://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/bios/Sety_Omm.pdf
i knew it must be brain damage. perfect!
Christine Garwood wrote one of the most comprehensive books on the Flat earth society. But its a shit read. And the reason for that is because she shows absolutely no empathy with her subjects. I would advise against just stacking evidence up against the author to discredit her. The top marks will surely go to those who deliver from her point of view and that of her detractors. Tough, but that's what separates a good read from a riveting one.
Ehm, no.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #632 on: December 09, 2012, 11:56:50 AM »
When you read a review/critique you aren't interested in the author's point of view. You want to be able to make up your own mind from what the reviewer has written. Also laying down a convincing argument on behalf of the derranged sungod fapper will surely score the top marks.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #633 on: December 09, 2012, 01:33:07 PM »
Well, I finally finished William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. It was a tough read, but one of which I have relished every page, and I would certainly like to read it again someday.

I'm not sure what to read next, at the top of my pile are James Joyce's Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, but just below that, and equally tempting; Franz Kafka's The Trial. I would also like to read Aldous Huxley's Island following on from Brave New World, which I did think was brilliant.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #634 on: December 09, 2012, 08:28:18 PM »
Quote from: Thork on December 09, 2012, 11:56:50 AM
When you read a review/critique you aren't interested in the author's point of view. You want to be able to make up your own mind from what the reviewer has written. Also laying down a convincing argument on behalf of the derranged sungod fapper will surely score the top marks.
Except that this paper isn't really a review. I have to summarize people's reactions to her throughout the book, summarize my reaction to her, poke holes in her argument, and point out any inaccuracies from a historian's point of view.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #635 on: December 09, 2012, 09:05:42 PM »
I just finished Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling, and I'm now reading The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco.


I keep forgetting about this thread.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #636 on: December 10, 2012, 06:32:45 PM »
Just started reading American Gods for the second time.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #637 on: December 10, 2012, 06:35:05 PM »
Earth not a globe
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #638 on: December 10, 2012, 10:19:41 PM »
Quote from: Thork on December 09, 2012, 11:56:50 AM
When you read a review/critique you aren't interested in the author's point of view. You want to be able to make up your own mind from what the reviewer has written. Also laying down a convincing argument on behalf of the derranged sungod fapper will surely score the top marks.

Normally I would agree with you, Thork, but in this case it's directly relevant if the person is question is brain damaged. 
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Thork

Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #639 on: December 11, 2012, 09:54:58 AM »
Quote from: rooster on December 09, 2012, 08:28:18 PM
Quote from: Thork on December 09, 2012, 11:56:50 AM
When you read a review/critique you aren't interested in the author's point of view. You want to be able to make up your own mind from what the reviewer has written. Also laying down a convincing argument on behalf of the derranged sungod fapper will surely score the top marks.
Except that this paper isn't really a review. I have to summarize people's reactions to her throughout the book, summarize my reaction to her, poke holes in her argument, and point out any inaccuracies from a historian's point of view.
You have to pick holes in the reasoning of someone with brain damage? Sounds like a tough course. Have you finished the potato prints and macaroni family collage for your practical coursework yet?

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #640 on: December 11, 2012, 10:57:28 AM »
Quote from: Thork on December 11, 2012, 09:54:58 AM
Quote from: rooster on December 09, 2012, 08:28:18 PM
Quote from: Thork on December 09, 2012, 11:56:50 AM
When you read a review/critique you aren't interested in the author's point of view. You want to be able to make up your own mind from what the reviewer has written. Also laying down a convincing argument on behalf of the derranged sungod fapper will surely score the top marks.
Except that this paper isn't really a review. I have to summarize people's reactions to her throughout the book, summarize my reaction to her, poke holes in her argument, and point out any inaccuracies from a historian's point of view.
You have to pick holes in the reasoning of someone with brain damage? Sounds like a tough course. Have you finished the potato prints and macaroni family collage for your practical coursework yet?


It's actually a bit harder than you'd think. She was an extremely knowledgeable Egyptologist so her depictions of things are crazy good.
But I didn't end up writing the paper. It was only 5% of the grade so I decided to spend the time studying for the final instead.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #641 on: December 15, 2012, 02:03:45 AM »
Abft some deliberand, I decided to start reading Dubliners.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #642 on: December 27, 2012, 12:55:01 PM »
Earth not a globe
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #643 on: January 02, 2013, 08:16:32 PM »
The Trial by Franz Kafka.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #644 on: January 03, 2013, 12:59:10 PM »
Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #645 on: January 03, 2013, 01:00:40 PM »
Quote from: EduardoVS-BR on January 03, 2013, 12:59:10 PM
Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #646 on: January 03, 2013, 06:56:13 PM »
Just finished The Hobbit for the second time; I'm more perplexed than ever at how they could possibly stretch that into three movies and make them good.

Now I'm reading The Man Who Knew Too Much by GK Chesterton.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #647 on: January 03, 2013, 07:10:25 PM »
I'm reading The Principia Discordia.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #648 on: January 04, 2013, 04:06:12 AM »
Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on January 03, 2013, 06:56:13 PM
Just finished The Hobbit for the second time; I'm more perplexed than ever at how they could possibly stretch that into three movies and make them good.

Now I'm reading The Man Who Knew Too Much by GK Chesterton.

I can't wait for the second movie and see me kick some goblin ass  :D
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #649 on: January 04, 2013, 10:19:01 AM »
Quote from: Beorn on January 04, 2013, 04:06:12 AM
Quote from: Roundy the Truthinessist on January 03, 2013, 06:56:13 PM
Just finished The Hobbit for the second time; I'm more perplexed than ever at how they could possibly stretch that into three movies and make them good.

Now I'm reading The Man Who Knew Too Much by GK Chesterton.

I can't wait for the second movie and see me kick some goblin ass  :D


The second movie?  But that happens at the end of the book!
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #650 on: January 04, 2013, 11:13:38 AM »
BBC Active: Talk Russian

Getting a crash course before a visit to the Ukraine.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #651 on: January 05, 2013, 01:00:04 AM »
Seems too small a query to make a new thread, so I'll ask here. I'm looking for an unabridged English translation of the Prose Edda that's as close to the urtext as possible, I've searched myself but have met with nothing but arguments about who translated this or that sentence better and I'm not too bothered about picky little issues like that. So, are there any mythology buffs who can help me out? I'd greatly appreciate it, and if you're feeling generous I wouldn't mind recs for other English translations of mythological texts like the Kalevala or the Bardo Thodol.
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Thork

Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #652 on: January 05, 2013, 05:52:28 AM »
I'm not sure how helpful it is, but the same site that hosts "Earth Not a Globe" also has a version of Prose Edda.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/index.htm
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #653 on: January 05, 2013, 08:52:02 AM »
Quote from: Lord Wilmore on January 03, 2013, 07:10:25 PM
I'm reading The Principia Discordia.

Have you read the Illuminatus trilogy Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson?  I swear that I've never done LSD, but after reading those books, I feel like I have.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #654 on: January 05, 2013, 04:09:04 PM »
Quote from: Thork on January 05, 2013, 05:52:28 AM
I'm not sure how helpful it is, but the same site that hosts "Earth Not a Globe" also has a version of Prose Edda.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/index.htm
Thank you, Thork. I was looking for a print copy (which I foolishly forgot to mention), but I'll check this out too. Thanks again.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #655 on: January 09, 2013, 07:45:23 AM »
I'm not far through at the moment but it seems to be quite good. All I need is a very basic understanding so that when we go to the Ukraine in march I won't be utterly bewildered. We struggled to find places to eat in Moscow and I feel that was much more English-tourist friendly than Kiev and Odessa will be.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #656 on: January 09, 2013, 05:09:03 PM »
Quote from: markjo on January 05, 2013, 08:52:02 AM
Quote from: Lord Wilmore on January 03, 2013, 07:10:25 PM
I'm reading The Principia Discordia.

Have you read the Illuminatus trilogy Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson?  I swear that I've never done LSD, but after reading those books, I feel like I have.


I plan to, but given how important the Principia Discordia is within that trilogy, I thought it might be worth reading first.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #657 on: January 13, 2013, 05:04:28 AM »
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #658 on: January 15, 2013, 01:34:11 AM »
Let me start by saying that I don't read much.

That said I have no problem recommending the following three books to everyone and anyone

Ubik by Philip K Dick
Only Philip K Dick book I've been able to get through, and with no problem at that, read it in a night. Don't be surprised if the ending is lackluster. The shtick with the d... oh never mind, just read the thing.

Bed by Tao Lin
Love his prose. Sort of a meditation on ordinariness in america. Very funny. The language is to die for if his brand of writing is to your taste.

Half Asleep In Frog's Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Couldn't put it down until I fell out of the swing of things. Currently 144 pages in. I like it so much I pretty much don't care how it ends at this point.



Am I the only person who found Gravity's Rainbow to be unreadable? (I will admit to certain cognitive deficiencies when it comes to locations, names, non essential details, etc, but I just found it so fucking tedious trying to pin down what was actually happening, so I gave up. Early.)



Quote from: Lord Wilmore on January 03, 2013, 07:10:25 PM
I'm reading The Principia Discordia.

 :D
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #659 on: January 15, 2013, 08:08:01 AM »
I love Tom Robbins.
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