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« Reply #45 on: September 02, 2003, 10:32:06 pm »
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Seriously, I go through about a book a week when I've got a busy schedule, and about three or four a week when I don't.


Yea, I do tend to read at about that pace. Unfortunately I'm kind of busy at the moment and having had as much chance to read as I'd like. Hence it's been nice mainly going through non-fiction stuff.
Plus I've just been commissioned to do the music for a film (*dances and whoops*) so I'm going to be even more run off my feet.
But still, I'm probably going to find me a couple of days when I can do nothing but read, since I have a few books I really want to get through. Means avoiding re-reading anything for a while, but that can be accomplished later.
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« Reply #46 on: September 03, 2003, 12:49:02 am »
I started reading Dan Brown's books - I read Deception Point, Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code. All are quite good. I really enjoy the premises of Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code, though. For some reason intrigue and the Church and all the Medieval History stuff gets me so much more than modern things, science and modern american politics and all that. It seems more...plausible, if that makes any sense. I guess it's the same reason why Horror movies about undead slashers make me laugh, but ones like THE OMEN get to me on a very, very basic level. 'Cause that shit could happen, you know.

I've also inspired to read some James Joyce due to another thread on this board...so we'll see.
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« Reply #47 on: September 03, 2003, 01:13:58 am »
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I started reading Dan Brown's books - I read Deception Point, Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code. All are quite good. I really enjoy the premises of Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code, though. For some reason intrigue and the Church and all the Medieval History stuff gets me so much more than modern things, science and modern american politics and all that. It seems more...plausible, if that makes any sense. I guess it's the same reason why Horror movies about undead slashers make me laugh, but ones like THE OMEN get to me on a very, very basic level. 'Cause that shit could happen, you know.

I've also inspired to read some James Joyce due to another thread on this board...so we'll see.


I ready Da Vinci and A&D but Deception Point didn't seem to interest me too much. Of course I know more than one person whose dad turned out to work at No Such Agency
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« Reply #48 on: September 03, 2003, 01:30:15 am »
After plenty of Hunter, I think the only thing of his worth the time is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It’s a masterpiece.

As for Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions and Cat’s Cradle are by far my favorites. I agree with his world view 100%. I was lucky enough to hear him speak in Austin in 1989.
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« Reply #49 on: September 03, 2003, 01:58:52 am »
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As for Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions and Cat’s Cradle are by far my favorites. I agree with his world view 100%. I was lucky enough to hear him speak in Austin in 1989.


I've been meaning to re-read Breakfast of Champions for a while now. I'm going to have to get round to it at some point. Long time since I read it!
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« Reply #50 on: September 03, 2003, 02:22:55 am »
I always re-read Vonnegut when I've run out of new material. He's like a holding pattern
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« Reply #51 on: September 03, 2003, 02:24:43 am »
I'm in grad school, so my reading list consists of case studies on cold-war diplomacy.  Which is scintillating to me, but I'm sure the rest of you would be bored to tears.
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« Reply #52 on: September 03, 2003, 02:33:27 am »
Breakfast of Champions is one of my fave Kurt Vonnegut books.  I think the illustrations put it right up there.
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« Reply #53 on: September 03, 2003, 05:26:59 am »
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I'm in grad school, so my reading list consists of case studies on cold-war diplomacy.  Which is scintillating to me, but I'm sure the rest of you would be bored to tears.


I still have my Constitutional Interpretation textbook from my Poli Sci majorin' days....ya want scintillating? I got your scintillation.
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« Reply #54 on: September 03, 2003, 05:38:56 am »
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Breakfast of Champions is one of my fave Kurt Vonnegut books.  I think the illustrations put it right up there.


I've never read it, but I really liked Slaughterhouse Five.  

This summer I read Berryman's "77 Dream Songs" again.  Good stuff.  You can read them all on the main Plagiarist.com site, if you're feeling up to it.
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