Hamza123 Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 1984 is a fabulous read...I remember when 1984 rolled around, Johnny Carson (before Leno for you young people) had an eye hanging on the set and he told the audience it was Big Brother... When you finish that you might find Animal Farm interesting, also by Orwell. I found the movie of 1984 interesting, very dark of course but interesting. Hey thats cool. I chose 1984 for the American Literature course I am taking. I am downloading the movie as we speak!! Lol, I can't get over that face on the cover though!! I heard of Animal Farm too. AND DAMN!! It sounds awesome just by reading the synopsis on spark notes. Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
angie Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Hey thats cool. I chose 1984 for the American Literature course I am taking. I am downloading the movie as we speak!! Lol, I can't get over that face on the cover though!! I heard of Animal Farm too. AND DAMN!! It sounds awesome just by reading the synopsis on spark notes. I LOVE Animal Farm. Brilliant. I highly recommend it. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
Feckless Wench Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Just finished 'The Queen's Fool' by Philippa Gregory (I have loads of her books), a really good story set in the UK during Elizabethan times. Well researched and well written. Quote Dementia is just a state of mind.
Feckless Wench Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 I LOVE Animal Farm. Brilliant. I highly recommend it. I really have to read that book again, the horrors of having to study it for English Lit. in school stayed with me for a LONG time! Quote Dementia is just a state of mind.
angie Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 I really have to read that book again, the horrors of having to study it for English Lit. in school stayed with me for a LONG time! LOL. I never had to read it in high school. I picked it up a few summers after. I didn't expect to like it half as much as I did. I should read it again, too. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
hugo Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 The most overrated author in history is either James Fenimore Cooper or William Faulkner. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
RoyalOrleans Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 I am re-re-re-re-re-reading The Silmarllion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
TheJenn88 Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 I am re-re-re-re-re-reading The Silmarllion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien est brillant! Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Tolkien est brillant! Yes, he is. I'm a big nerd and a walking Middle-earth encyclopedia. I took the Quenya Course found here. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
Lethalfind Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 I just got a new cook book, "Everyday Italian". This is written by the woman who has the cooking show by the same name. Nice recipes for things other then just pasta with sauce or pizza. Autho Giada De Laurentis. Quote I am a pathetic piece of shit leeching single mom.
angie Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 I just got Paula Deens' "Lady and Sons" cookbook. That's where the lasagna recipe was from . But I have to limit myself to using it only once a week, otherwise I think I'm going to develop a serious cholesterol problem. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
manicmonday Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 I just got Paula Deens' "Lady and Sons" cookbook. That's where the lasagna recipe was from . But I have to limit myself to using it only once a week, otherwise I think I'm going to develop a serious cholesterol problem. I love Paula Deen. But she puts cream or gravy on EVERYTHING. She could roast a she and put cream on it. But I do love her. Quote The dick has no conscience and the heart has no rational abilities.
skategreen Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Most of my reading these days is spent on articles on the internet... "how to hang kichen cupboards", "the basics of drywalling" "how to lay concrete".. and research of everything from yard tractor reviews, treadmills, to water purifying systems. BUT I just bought a couple books from Amazon and will be re-reading a couple books by Billie Letts. "The Honk and Holler Opening Soon" "Shoot the Moon" These are easy, engaging, and comfortable reads. I was shocked at how much I enjoyed her, "Where the Heart Is". So I looked up what else she'd written. In "Where the Heart Is", you have this young gal abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in the middle of no where, and she ends up living in the Walmart and gives birth there. An old childhood fantasy..being locked in a department store all night and all the fun that would be had.... .. I only assume I'm not the only one with such a fantasy. So these will be in my Morning Reading Bowl soon. In the meantime...back to "How to Install Gutters, 101". Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
SouLess Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 If I'm not necroing... : My lastest book that I finished about a week ago was The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas. A really great book, just deviates from the relevant topic a lot of times and too many subplots make it rather confusing. Otherwise, took rather long, but still a very good book. Generally, I prefer Classics and Science Fiction. Some other books I thought were good: Ender's Game by Card. Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkien The Divine Comedy by Dante Any other Science fiction authors that are great? Can't seem to find others.. Quote
smutt butt Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 The Dirt. Motely Crue. The Hot House. Stephen Kings entire collection. Quote "This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us." Osama Bin Laden. nov. 2001
Lady of the Flowers Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 Touching The Void is an awesome book, imo the documentary doesn't do it justice! Past Imperfect by John Matthews is a really good book as is Whiteout by Ken Follett Quote
hugo Posted March 25, 2007 Posted March 25, 2007 Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom", Hayek's "Road to Serfdom", my own political tome "Socialists Stink". Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
Anna Perenna Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom", Hayek's "Road to Serfdom", my own political tome "Socialists Stink". I'm reading a book on Mussolini. He ditched socialism to found fascism. But we all know it was his evil socialist roots that ensured his ultimate downfall. Quote _______________________________________________________ I don't know how to put this, but ... I'm kind of a big deal. http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/da43a2f8a710897a421f74efa00eba9a.jpg I'm still here. I'm still a fool for the holy grail Not all gay men send me penis pictures. But no straight men do. And to date, no woman has sent me a picture of her vaginal canal.
eisanbt Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 -Catch 22 -Franny and Zooey, JD Salinger -Watershipdown -Callahan's Cronicles, Spider Robinson -Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut -Everything is Illuminated (Don't bother if you've seen the movie, it's already ruined for you. If you haven't, read the book and forget the movie exists cause its beautifully sad) -The world is flat, Thomas Friedman. (Has some good lessons in it, though I do find it to be quite biased in some parts) YOU READ NOW!!!!!! Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
hugo Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 I'm reading a book on Mussolini. He ditched socialism to found fascism. But we all know it was his evil socialist roots that ensured his ultimate downfall. Fascism was just another form of socialism. Mussolini tweaked Marxism. Instead of government bureaucrats running industry he kept the industrialist and confiscated their goods and services. Hitler and Mussolini were to the left of FDR on economic issues. "The Last of the Just" , "100 Years of Solitude", "Tortilla Flat" "Crime and Punishment" Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
hugo Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 -The world is flat, Milton Friedman. (Has some good lessons in it, though I do find it to be quite biased in some parts) YOU READ NOW!!!!!! That's Thomas Friedman Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
eisanbt Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 I fixed it hugo, my apologies. Your incessent references to Milton Friedman make for mind mixy confusteration of the Friendmans of capitalism. Quote http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" -Lewis Carroll
hugo Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 I fixed it hugo, my apologies. Your incessent references to Milton Friedman make for mind mixy confusteration of the Friendmans of capitalism. Looks like my scheme is starting to bear fruit. May Milton rest in peace. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
Phantom Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Horton Hears a Who. Very moving and a great metaphor to the times we live in. However, I'm saddened by the fact my teardrops hit the pages and left pesky little water spots. The author's use of irony and rhyme was brilliant! Quote Blah.
RoyalOrleans Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Neal Boortz' most recent book Sombody's Gotta Say It. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
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