What are you reading?

misskatiemo · Post by **misskatiemo** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:25 pm

Spaceboy wrote:
misskatiemo wrote:
Spaceboy wrote:the world is flat - thomas friedman
I'm literally right in this middle of this book - if you haven't already, check out The Lexus and The Olive Tree - sort of a precursor to this book - they build very well on each other.
i just started it yesterday. i've read alot of research pertaining to what friedman is saying. and indeed he does have a great idea!

another book really worth getting into, although i havent started it, is amartya sen's new one...heard him speak a few weeks ago...on identity, terrorism and violence. puts all this rage and hype into some very intelligent and decent perspective. should be out now.

I noticed that he was very pro-globalization and very anti everything else in his last book a lot, though I do have to say that this one is a fair bit more objective - I haven't noticed any significant bias yet and I'm halfway through.

I'll check out that one after I'm done this one - I haven't read at all since starting this new job, looking forward to getting back into it!

luke.envoy · Post by **luke.envoy** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:29 pm

i cant read books unfortunately, i get to the end of a page and wanna do something else.

i blame constant gaming as a child. seriously

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:39 pm

i have read 3 books.

Roll of thunder hear my cry - in school
fear and loathing in LV - my mates a beatnik
fortress of solitude - BAD BOOK about a black kid and a white kid growing up in NY in the lates 70s early 80s

spaceboy · Post by **spaceboy** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:41 pm

readings for uncool people anyway.

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:43 pm

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:19 pm

Spaceboy wrote:readings for uncool people anyway.

Yeah, I just smoke cigarettes and wander round looking sullen. Don't understand books, why would you read when you can wear sunglasses?

spaceboy · Post by **spaceboy** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:34 pm

Shonky wrote:
Spaceboy wrote:readings for uncool people anyway.
Yeah, I just smoke cigarettes and wander round looking sullen. Don't understand books, why would you read when you can wear sunglasses?

oh completely. i actually just read the reviews and pretend to be knowledgable - u know, dinner party talk.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:39 pm

Spaceboy wrote:
Shonky wrote:
Spaceboy wrote:readings for uncool people anyway.
Yeah, I just smoke cigarettes and wander round looking sullen. Don't understand books, why would you read when you can wear sunglasses?
oh completely. i actually just read the reviews and pretend to be knowledgable - u know, dinner party talk.

Yeah, reviews are your friend - feel sorry for the poor bastards that have to digest this toss quite frankly. I also like to talk at length about things that I read a 300 word article about and pretend that I actually witnessed it - people are often very impressed.

Don't we have television now, I thought this book fad'd dry up at some point.

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:58 pm

tronman wrote:
Roll of thunder hear my cry - in school

hahah big book!

mr. messer · Post by **mr. messer** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:53 am

cider house rules - john irving

tropic of cancer - henry miller

mr. messer · Post by **mr. messer** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:54 am

tronman wrote:i have read 3 books.

Roll of thunder hear my cry - in school
fear and loathing in LV - my mates a beatnik
fortress of solitude - BAD BOOK about a black kid and a white kid growing up in NY in the lates 70s early 80s

your mates a beatnik?

thats my fucking book

i aint no lousy beatnik

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:40 am

Mr. Messer wrote:
tronman wrote:i have read 3 books.

Roll of thunder hear my cry - in school
fear and loathing in LV - my mates a beatnik
fortress of solitude - BAD BOOK about a black kid and a white kid growing up in NY in the lates 70s early 80s
your mates a beatnik?

thats my fucking book

i aint no lousy beatnik

u wished u was a beatnik. then u cut your beautiful locks off you wasteman.

forensix (mcr) · Post by **forensix (mcr)** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:53 am

last night i read a book about cubase sx

helped cure me of my recent bout of insomnia

RubiconMan · Post by **RubiconMan** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:40 pm

really rather interesting book:

and my dads copies of

keeps me cool

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:01 am

Naked Lunch

datura · Post by **datura** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:46 pm

Just finished Millenium People by JG Ballard..

About to start Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks..

mizz · Post by **mizz** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:50 pm

Milan Kundera - Jokel but you guys and girls from the west will not understand tha novel.

mr. messer · Post by **mr. messer** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:53 pm

jahtao wrote:Naked Lunch

psh

fuck that.

waste o time... how can u be bothered to finish it

datura · Post by **datura** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:59 pm

Mr. Messer wrote:
jahtao wrote:Naked Lunch
psh

fuck that.

waste o time... how can u be bothered to finish it

I read about 15 pages and put it down..hated the way it was written, just couldn't be arsed with it.

j rock · Post by **j rock** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:03 am

i haven't read it, but the movie was pleasantly crazy.

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