What book are you currently reading?

Bud

Bud

Bionic Poster
Janne said:
"Lolita" - Vladimir Nabokov.
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fps said:
ahhhhhhhh it's amazing! an all-time favourite for yours truly.
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Janne said:
Cheers man!

A girl I'm seeing managed to get me into it.
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malakas said:
yes Nabokov is amazing!If you like his prose,I will also reccomend "An invitation to a beheading"or Speak,Memory.:)

I'm reading the Turn of the Screw.I don't like James,but I said what the heck,let's give him a chance.(one more)
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Listen to the audiobook read by Jeremy Irons... fantastic!
 
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fps

Legend
malakas said:
yes Nabokov is amazing!If you like his prose,I will also reccomend "An invitation to a beheading"or Speak,Memory.:)

I'm reading the Turn of the Screw.I don't like James,but I said what the heck,let's give him a chance.(one more)
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turn of the screw creeps me out. the opera is amazing too, but the book, eep!

Bud, didn't Jeremy Irons play Mr H. Humbert in an adaptation?

oh yeah i just finished A Wild Sheep Chase by Murakami, and I'm gonna try my first Palahniuk now- Survivor. moderately excited.
 
malakas

malakas

Banned
fps said:
turn of the screw creeps me out. the opera is amazing too, but the book, eep!

Bud, didn't Jeremy Irons play Mr H. Humbert in an adaptation?

oh yeah i just finished A Wild Sheep Chase by Murakami, and I'm gonna try my first Palahniuk now- Survivor. moderately excited.
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yes he did.I plan to watch the movie too,but I'm kinda sure that I'll get dissapointed.It always happens with amazing books,that the movies don't manage to live up to the expectation.:(
Yes,hehe turn of the screw is very creepy!I had to read it also again,because of the unreliable narrator.I don't get scared by watching thrillers with special effects etc..but by reading a little book:? Go figure!lol
I have read a couple Palahniuk.I think his early works are the better.(fight club,lullaby).Survivor I haven't read yet,so let us know what you think.:)
 
tahiti

tahiti

Professional
Nabokov is truely a master. I can recommend his Lectures on Don Quixote and of course, Don Quixote by Cervantes as well. Stunning literature!
 
malakas

malakas

Banned
tahiti said:
Nabokov is truely a master. I can recommend his Lectures on Don Quixote and of course, Don Quixote by Cervantes as well. Stunning literature!
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he used to teach in Cornell I think.Also made lectures about Madame Bovary which he thought was the greatest book ever written.
If I remember correctly he has said that in his opinion the best works of the past centrury are:Joyce's Ulysses,Bely's st.Petersburg (which I can't find anywhere btw!!) and the first part of Proust's A la Recherche du temps perdu.
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But I don't agree with his opinion on Thomas Mann and Freud.(he thought they were charlatans.)
 
malakas

malakas

Banned
The Sound and the Fury.
I just finished the first part and think it's a bit weird and annoying with the italics and suddendly jumping from time to time..but at the same it's very.."live" book.
 
Nadal_Monfils

Nadal_Monfils

Semi-Pro
I just finished The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson and I can't decide whether I should read Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald or The Republic by Plato next.
 
boredone3456

boredone3456

G.O.A.T.
What would the Founders do? by Richard Brookhiser

Its a pretty interesting read, it takes modern issues and tries to analyze how the founding fathers may have dealt with them by comparing them to things that were happening during their times.
 
35ft6

35ft6

Legend
I've got a bunch going, but in order of priority, cuz some of them must be returned to library:

Ask The Dust
The Wine of Youth
Spitting Off Tall Buildings
Selected Shorts of Faulkner
Chump Change
Sun Also Rises
 
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crosscourt

Professional
malakas said:
he used to teach in Cornell I think.Also made lectures about Madame Bovary which he thought was the greatest book ever written.
If I remember correctly he has said that in his opinion the best works of the past centrury are:Joyce's Ulysses,Bely's st.Petersburg (which I can't find anywhere btw!!) and the first part of Proust's A la Recherche du temps perdu.
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But I don't agree with his opinion on Thomas Mann and Freud.(he thought they were charlatans.)
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I read "St Petersburg" years ago. It vanished, went through a period of high fame, and has now disappeared again. It may re-emerge, but not on my recommendation. The Way by Swann's and Ulysses are altogether different.
 
malakas

malakas

Banned
crosscourt said:
I read "St Petersburg" years ago. It vanished, went through a period of high fame, and has now disappeared again. It may re-emerge, but not on my recommendation. The Way by Swann's and Ulysses are altogether different.
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so you didn't like it?They haven't translated yet in greek!:rolleyes: But I have heard,that like Ulysses,it's also almost impossible for it to be properly translated in another language.

Yeah,Nabokov just said what he thought were the masterpieces of literature not of the same genre.He also included Kafka's Metamorphosis.
Interestingly that Nabokov and Borges though never talked and of quite different styles each,shared the same opinion in this.
 
tennisnj

tennisnj

Professional
Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Best advice I could make is: Don't have sharp objects nearby while reading. However, I did enjoy reading it immensely. I thought it got stale in the final 40 pages or so, which left me a teeny bit disappointed in the end. I don't often read fiction (maybe 2 books a year for pleasure), but I may read more of McCarthy (enjoyed No Country For Old Men) in the future such as Blood Meridian or All the Pretty Horses. Now it's time for me to compile summer reading for next year's Humanities course I teach to my seniors, so I'll end up reading the 'classics' I read as a grammar school student.
 
AM28143

AM28143

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tennisnj said:
Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Best advice I could make is: Don't have sharp objects nearby while reading. However, I did enjoy reading it immensely. I thought it got stale in the final 40 pages or so, which left me a teeny bit disappointed in the end. I don't often read fiction (maybe 2 books a year for pleasure), but I may read more of McCarthy (enjoyed No Country For Old Men) in the future such as Blood Meridian or All the Pretty Horses. Now it's time for me to compile summer reading for next year's Humanities course I teach to my seniors, so I'll end up reading the 'classics' I read as a grammar school student.
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Blood Meridian is a difficult read. Have a good dictionary next to you while reading. The writing is nothing like the Road.

All the Pretty Horses is much more readable and is a wonderful novel. McCarthy's best, IMO. I encourage to read it before Bloody Meridian.

-Adam :)
 
AM28143

AM28143

Semi-Pro
malakas said:
The Sound and the Fury.
I just finished the first part and think it's a bit weird and annoying with the italics and suddendly jumping from time to time..but at the same it's very.."live" book.
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The first part doesn't make much sense until you finish the novel. So, for that reason, I recommend you re-read the first part after finishing the novel. It'll make a lot more sense.

-Adam :)
 
35ft6

35ft6

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tennisnj said:
Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Best advice I could make is: Don't have sharp objects nearby while reading. However, I did enjoy reading it immensely. I thought it got stale in the final 40 pages or so, which left me a teeny bit disappointed in the end.
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Loved The Road. Terrifying. Like AM said, Blood Meridien is different. For me, it was kind of boring. Too epic. Didn't finish it. But No Country for Old Men was pretty good.
 
lucknowrocks

lucknowrocks

New User
I'm about to go and grab Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (since the movie is coming out soon). Does anyone recommend any other Lehane books?
 
Andres

Andres

G.O.A.T.
I read all except Memnoch and Pandora. I think Pandora is a character who DIDN'T deserve her own book, but who am I to judge?

Although, Blood and Gold was my favourite one. Marius is by far the most interesting character :)
 
Topaz

Topaz

Legend
^^^Yes, I was happy to see Marius get his own book, too.

Gosh, I haven't read any of them in ages...might have to dig them back up this summer!
 
ndtennis

ndtennis

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currently reading THE BIBLE by JESUS and ONE HEART BEAT AWAY by Mark Cahill. Highly reccommend each in that order
 
AM28143

AM28143

Semi-Pro
ndtennis said:
currently reading THE BIBLE by JESUS and ONE HEART BEAT AWAY by Mark Cahill. Highly reccommend each in that order
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Will I not understand Mr. Cahill's book without reading the bible first? Or are you saying the Bible is a better book than Mr. Cahill's? Me, I prefer Cahill's book. Much more insightful.

-Adam :)
 
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formerblakefan

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Just finished "No Angel: My Harrowing Journey inside the Hells Angels" or something like that...some ATF dude went undercover with the Hells Angels and now he's running for his life...*very interesting read*

Last night, I picked up Johnny Mac's "You Cannot Be Serious" and finished it in one sitting...pretty good memoir. It's interesting comparing his take on his Davis Cup with Ashe as coach and Ashe's DC coaching in "Days of Grace..."
 
ndtennis

ndtennis

Rookie
AM28143 said:
Will I not understand Mr. Cahill's book without reading the bible first? Or are you saying the Bible is a better book than Mr. Cahill's? Me, I prefer Cahill's book. Much more insightful.

-Adam :)
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Just saying Bible is a better book. But I do agree Cahill's book is very insightful, just the Bible is the core of where it all comes from
 
Ano

Ano

Hall of Fame
Essentials of Primary Care Sports Medicine, by Gregory Landry and David Bernhardt.

This book gives a non-orthopedic approach to sports medicine that will help athletic trainers, sports therapists and sports medicine physicians focus on athletes' general health issues.
 
AM28143

AM28143

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Ano said:
Essentials of Primary Care Sports Medicine, by Gregory Landry and David Bernhardt.

This book gives a non-orthopedic approach to sports medicine that will help athletic trainers, sports therapists and sports medicine physicians focus on athletes' general health issues.
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Do you ever get sick of fitness books?

-Adam :)
 
Steady Eddy

Steady Eddy

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ndtennis said:
currently reading THE BIBLE by JESUS and ONE HEART BEAT AWAY by Mark Cahill. Highly reccommend each in that order
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That Mark Cahill is giving Jesus a run for his money. His book, "The Bible", loved it. If he was on the planet today, he'd be the author of all the bestsellers.
 
maverick66

maverick66

Hall of Fame
dam ano i thought i was bad with the 20 something i got. Im not even close to you but im working on it.

right now im reading Viking Warrior Conditioning by Kenneth Jay. Its about vo2max training through kettlebell snatches.
 
Ano

Ano

Hall of Fame
maverick66 said:
dam ano i thought i was bad with the 20 something i got. Im not even close to you but im working on it.

right now im reading Viking Warrior Conditioning by Kenneth Jay. Its about vo2max training through kettlebell snatches.
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Well, Tom Venuto (The Author of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle e book) have read and owned more than 2700 books. I am not close to him. :)

This is some of my books :

 
maverick66

maverick66

Hall of Fame
i have that one with Courier on the cover. Besides that which one would you recommend? I am constantly reading these books but its not always easy to find good ones. I have 3-4 that were a complete waste of time.
 
Ano

Ano

Hall of Fame
Mav, other books that I recommend :

Starting Strength by Marc Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore

Natural Hormonal Enhancement by Rob Faigin

Functional Training for Sports by Mike Boyle

Vertical Jump Bible Development Bible by Kelly Baggett

Girth Control, by Alan Aragon

Athletic Body in Balance, by Gray Cook

Kinetic Anatomy, by Robert Behnke. This book is a nice resource for those who need an introduction to functional anatomy, without all the sciency stuff.
 
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maverick66

maverick66

Hall of Fame
i have the one by mike boyle. I liked that one.

I see starting strength recommended everywhere so i probally will get around to it.
 
ShooterMcMarco

ShooterMcMarco

Hall of Fame
Ano said:
Mav, other books that I recommend :

Starting Strength by Marc Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore

Natural Hormonal Enhancement by Rob Faigin

Functional Training for Sports by Mike Boyle

Vertical Jump Bible Development Bible by Kelly Baggett

Girth Control, by Alan Aragon

Athletic Body in Balance, by Gray Cook
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Didn't realize there is a science to it :p
 
Ano

Ano

Hall of Fame
maverick66 said:
i have the one by mike boyle. I liked that one.

I see starting strength recommended everywhere so i probally will get around to it.
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Buy the second edition.

Unlike many movies, this sequel is superior to the original. Every coach or personal trainer should have this in their collection.
 
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