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Currently reading; What's tickling your pickled?
Topic Started: May 31 2007, 03:41 PM (5,902 Views)
Lance
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What are you currently reading? Fiction, non-fiction, philosophy; novel, novella, novellette, short story, essay... whatever. Feel free to expand further than simply the name of the book and discuss previous posters' books.

Before we get any smart arse answers concerning posts on wrestling message boards, you can grammatically said to be "currently reading" a book while it's physically by your bedside waiting for you to pry your greasy little fingers away from your keyboard and buckets of fried chicken, so don't be a prick.

I'm about to finish Neil Gaiman's American Gods. One of the deepest works of fantasy I've come across this century with lots of spiritual thoughts, metaphysical ideas and Chesterton references, but still seems a little lightweight compared to Clive Barker. Still, wholly enjoyable, especially if you have some knowledge of mythology beforehand.
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Mutant Couch
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I've just started book two of the Promethea series. I'm enjoying the art work at least as much as the writing and given the author, that's saying quite a bit for Williams. Plus, the Weeping Gorilla amuses me far more than he should. I'm also about a quarter of the way through Lord Jim by Conrad, and intend to finish it if I can manage to find it.
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May 31 2007, 09:41 AM

I'm about to finish Neil Gaiman's American Gods. One of the deepest works of fantasy I've come across this century with lots of spiritual thoughts, metaphysical ideas and Chesterton references, but still seems a little lightweight compared to Clive Barker. Still, wholly enjoyable, especially if you have some knowledge of mythology beforehand.

I actually just finished re-reading Neverwhere last week. I've yet to open American Gods.[/color]
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Philip Larkin, Collected Poems.

One of England's best loved poets, but still criminally underrated.

But in saying that, a totally accessible poet. Far from the insane ramblings of T.S. Eliot, Larkin's work can be enjoyed by all; I immediately think of This Be The Verse or Church Going, where two obvious themes-the conflict between parent and child and the crumbling power of the church-can be far expanded by the more literary of us .
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Andy
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All Quiet on the Western Front

The greatest war novel I've ever read.
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Andy_3:16
Jun 1 2007, 07:27 PM
All Quiet on the Western Front

The greatest war novel I've ever read.

Amazing book. There is an old black and white movie that is worth checking out that's based on the book.

Anyways, I just started The Gunslinger and I must say, Stephen King never ceases to superb me with his amazing writing.
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Catch 22, which is, so far, one of the most brilliantly funny works of fiction I've set eyes to.
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I've just finished reading a different Gaiman novel, Stardust. It's not as detailed or as dark as American Gods (which is excellent), but it's fun and a very easy read.

I've begun to read Ghostwritten by David Mitchell; not far enough into it to comment yet.

On the non-fiction front I'm reading A Call to Spiritual Reformation by Don Carson.
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The Man In The High Castle
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New Rules by Bill Maher. Fucking hilarious.

also

Chasing Ghosts by Paul Rieckoff. Fantastic book about a soldiers viewpoint of the war in Iraq.
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Caucasian Chalk Circle for my Drama GCSE exam. Fucking terrible.
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The Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy.

Fucking great bit of British humor.
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Gai-Jin by James Clavell

Samurai, katana, sex, blood, action, humor. Great.
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Lance
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New Rules by Bill Maher. Fucking hilarious.


I imagine that would be fantastic.

I've just finished Brave New World and The Metamorphosis, and have returned to Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show. And my ongoing personal study of Milton's Paradise Lost is continuing sluggishly.
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Paradise Lost ?

Nice one, I read most ( I will admit to 'switching off' at several points of my reading of it) of that a good few years back when I was attempting to find influences for my painting.
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The Diving Bell & The Butterfly - Jean Dominique Bauby.

More a memoir than novel, but I've always wanted to read it.
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euanzooom
Jun 4 2007, 01:27 PM
Paradise Lost ?

Nice one, I read most ( I will admit to 'switching off' at several points of my reading of it) of that a good few years back when I was attempting to find influences for my painting.

Must've been a mighty painting.

It's pedigree as a piece of literature is undeniable, but our modern attention spans can buckle under the challenge, which is why I'm going through it with a pencil. Mine will be the most annotated copy in town by the time I'm finished!
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OfLegend
Jun 4 2007, 04:58 PM
euanzooom
Jun 4 2007, 01:27 PM
Paradise Lost ?

Nice one, I read most ( I will admit to 'switching off' at several points of my reading of it) of that a good few years back when I was attempting to find influences for my painting.

Must've been a mighty painting.

It's pedigree as a piece of literature is undeniable, but our modern attention spans can buckle under the challenge, which is why I'm going through it with a pencil. Mine will be the most annotated copy in town by the time I'm finished!

Oh come now, even I read that book in damn near one sitting. You just have to get past all the language, and its easy.

Anyway, as ironic as this may seem having just read the first sentance, I just ordered The Death of WCW on Amazon, it should be here tomorrow.
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Nice try, Joker, but I doubt you can read at all. If it wasn't for the fact you're managing to dictate your posts to a friend and have him read the responses back to you, you wouldn't have anyone on here fooled.

Just finishing Dante's Inferno before I return to the aforementioned pieces of literature.
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Oh come now, even I read that book in damn near one sitting.


That has to be the most pathetic, thinly disguised, attempt ever at trying to sound smart.
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