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Satellite Heart
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It seems bullshit that the 'What Are You Reading??' thread was looked since it was a sensible, inoffensive popular thread - especially when you consider some of the other stuff that gets posted.
 
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Never noticed it had been locked - i'll kick off this one anyway - im reading 'The Winston Effect: The Art and History of Stan Winston Studio' - such a cool seeming guy, and what a body of work to leave behind Cool . . .
 
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richard russo's bridge of sighs.

i love his storytelling.
 
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The Selfish Gene, it's really a remarkable book so far! What took me so long? Confused
 
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I'm struggling through "To Kill A Mockingbird" with minimal success, largely due to the lack of time/energy I can afford to give to reading.

It's been a while since a book fully caught my imagination.
 
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Satellite Heart
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im slogging my way through 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce, but not really enjoying it.
 
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im slogging my way through 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce, but not really enjoying it.


Ooh, I read that in class this year. It's tough as hell. I would not have enjoyed it had I read it on my own.

There are some wonderful parts in the second half.
 
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. . . and a whole lot of interesting philosophy on religion and art.
 
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Neil Gaiman ~ American Gods

i loved Graveyard Book but not the ending, so I'm hoping this will redeem it.
 
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Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters
 
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Satellite Heart
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Ooh, I read that in class this year. It's tough as hell. I would not have enjoyed it had I read it on my own.

There are some wonderful parts in the second half.


Ive come close to quitting it a few times.
 
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Telepathic Surgeon
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The Selfish Gene, it's really a remarkable book so far! What took me so long?


This book is 30 years old! WHY didn't I read this in high school?? Confused Why didn't I discover Dawkins until I was well into my 30's and he was utterly ubiquitous?!! Confused This ought to be required reading!!! Mad Carry on...
 
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Watermelon Gunner
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The Selfish Gene, it's really a remarkable book so far! What took me so long?


This book is 30 years old! WHY didn't I read this in high school?? Confused Why didn't I discover Dawkins until I was well into my 30's and he was utterly ubiquitous?!! Confused This ought to be required reading!!! Mad Carry on...


Beware, for The Selfish Gene is known to be one of Jeffrey Skilling's favorite books.
 
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Telepathic Surgeon
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The Enron guy? Okay, I'm aware now. Cool
 
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The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster. I love him.
 
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Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters

How do you like that one? That was one of my least favorites by him. It just didn't do anything for me.
 
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Satellite Heart
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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records by Ashley Kahn

and

Ocracokers by Alton Ballance
 
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Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters


How do you like that one? That was one of my least favorites by him. It just didn't do anything for me.


I agree... Survivor has to be my favorite by him.
 
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Five Stop Mother Superior
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Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters


How do you like that one? That was one of my least favorites by him. It just didn't do anything for me.


I agree... Survivor has to be my favorite by him.


Yeah Survivor was really good, so was Choke and Lullaby. Haunted sucked ass, as did a few others. He just tries to be gross for the sake of being gross. I have read all of his books except Snuff, which I refuse to read after reading what it is about.
 
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There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Anthony Flew

I'll be honest, I never heard of Anthony Flew. I read the introduction to the book hoping to gain an understanding as to why he was so "notorious;" apparently he wrote a piece in the late 50s regarding atheism that was oft-quoted afterward. I never heard or read of him and this doc.

Anyway, the book was a gift from my philosophy instructor. He mentioned how every now and then he'd have a student that would make him think about the world at large ina new way. Seems I was that student this year. Hence the gift.

He's now in the Phillipines studying to become a priest. I look forward to his follow-up email, as we had many spirited conversations.
 
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