The Literature Thread (Yes, some of us still reed)

Heller and Vonnegut interview:

Been starting to read the Qu’ran, it’s really interesting and beautifully written, like poetry.

RIP Garcia Marquez.

I should read One Hundred Years of Solitude already.

Umm…has anyone read Beloved by Toni Morrison?
“Best work of American fiction of the past 25 years” my ass. This novel is absolutely horrid.

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I’ll try to read Catch-22 some time in the future.

Read Catch-22 now. It’s great.

Reading through 1Q84 right now. This dude is obsessed with genitals holy shit.

Possibly the worst shit my eyes have read in my entire fucking life.

Catch-22 is on my book list but I want to read all of George Orwell’s stuff first since I already have it.

The end time/revelations in the Qu’ran is hardcore. Islamic Jesus is top tier.

I started One Hundred Years of Solitude last week, but not of my own choice though. My english teacher informed us that he died during Spring Break. Although I dislike having to read one of his works for the sake of school, I respect the guy and wish he had a peaceful passing.

When I finish reading it(and it’s pretty long as hell), I’ll try to offer some kind of reflection over the book. :slight_smile:

@‌ raz0r
I’ll get a copy of catch 22 during the summer when I’m no longer dealing with the bullshit of high school lol.

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson is pretty good. Can’t wait for Book 3.

Not sure how you guys feel about Star wars’ EU, but you all should read Star wars The Old Republic: Revan
Couldn’t put the book down once I started it.

I will say one thing about Catch-22: It’s fucking HILARIOUS throughout…until the final chapter. Then it’s just one hell of a grim portrait.

I’m STILL readying 1Q84. Holy shit is this story long as fuck. I’ve read one play and another novel while going through this tome.

Been reading ‘Wealth of Nations’ by Adam Smith lately.

Oh no…

Started Dune on Monday (I think?) I haven’t been able to put it down.

Read the Fate Of The Jedi series. Disney should use elements of Fate of The Jedi

Been reading Frankenstein lately. Not sure why I decided to pick that one up, just had a sudden urge to check it out. Really interesting since my only exposure to the story up until now were the Boris Karloff movies and Young Frankenstein.

Since the last time the thread was bumped:

Dune - Started a little slow, even there is so much information in the beginning. Once things start to pop off its like an avalanche. So good. That last speech by Jessica made me tear up a little.

No Country for Old Men - I fuckin loved this book. It took me about a chapter to get used to McCarthy’s style but once I did oh man. I liked it so much I installed the Blood Meridian audiobook on my phone the next morning.

The Giver - Kid’s book I read it because my friend was talking a lot about it last time I saw her. Plus her birthday is next month and I’ve been making a conscious effort to give more books away.

Lastly I started Neuromancer for like the 3rd time and I’m actually going to finish it since I don’t have a metric fuckton of homework any more :tup:

Gonna go sign up for a library card this weekend I think and only buy books I really really like.

No Country for Old Men is an amazing book. I recommend it to everyone.

I finished 1Q84. Murakami has a weird obsession with sex. I thought it was just for this book but sex is a prominent force in every one of his short stories, too. Has the guy seen genitals once in his life and has since written about them in hopes to see them again? Anyway, the third book of 1Q84 sucked noodles. It leaves so many open stories to wrap up the story. It also gets a quite repetitive in narrative, though I guess that can be excused because you’re seeing the perspective from three different characters. I loved the second book, first was alright and it did suck me in. The third, man, it was just very disappointing.

I’m reading Pride and Prejudice right now. It’s hilarious.

I also want to recommend George Saunder’s Tenth of December. It’s a collection of ten short-stories and it’s a read you can finish in a weekend, but those stories are all pretty great. I think SRK would get a kick out of all of his stories.

Gave No Country to my dad. I think he’ll like it. It is really good