What are you reading?

Aja on 8/8/2009 at 08:20

Didn't Hemingway himself say that it sucked?

Angel Dust on 8/8/2009 at 09:32

Yeah, he did. I guess I just hoped he was being overly harsh on himself :(

EvaUnit02 on 9/8/2009 at 17:50

In intermediate school I vaguely remember reading a quirky fantasy novel about a rock band and one of the members was like the Grim Reaper's daughter or something. Does anyone have any idea what the name of this novel was and/or the author?

Stitch on 9/8/2009 at 18:51

Just launched into Confederacy of Dunces :cool:

gunsmoke on 10/8/2009 at 01:02

Quote Posted by EvaUnit02

(http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Music-Terry-Pratchett/dp/product-description/0061054895) This? Closest thing I have read to that description.

Tocky on 10/8/2009 at 03:39

You are in for a treat Stitch. I couldn't begin to describe the plot but that aint what it's about anyway. The characters are all very ordinary except for Ignatius who is most extraordinary. Nothing shakes his delusions. Funny as hell. Sad when you think what could have been written had John held on.

And Thor02, I like Jacks short stories best. His simple Hemmingwayesque style is perfect for the outdoors where senses heighten and the mind sheds it's elaborations. When he describes the cold you feel the icy wind on your cheek. "War" is still the most perfect paradigm of it I've read. You don't know what war or whose side but none of that matters at so personal a level.

pwyll on 10/8/2009 at 04:07

The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holographic_Universe)

Lhet on 10/8/2009 at 05:08

Most Recently Finished:
Childhood's end

Currently Reading:
Snow Crash
A few different poker books

june gloom on 10/8/2009 at 07:01

Bring some No-Doz for Snow Crash.

ZymeAddict on 10/8/2009 at 09:03

Is Neal Stephenson's stuff really that bad, dethtoll?

I've been meaning to read something by him for some time; mostly because my roommate always acts like he's God's gift to science fiction.