The Book Club For Really Smart People Club.

Originally posted by Sanctuary
hmm I wouldn't say ridiculously. No.

Silly 14 year old dead girls can't tell a story. Pretty weird that you'd think that relates to your life. Since you are neither 14 years old. Dead. Or a girl. Also not dead ❌ dancing

And don't you find that a bit ironic considering who you just quoted? 😛

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Eh, do you know that if I use the phrase "I generally don't read books by girls" it kind of means I generally don't read books by girls, right? The key word is 'generally', and did you notice that I didn't use the word 'never' in place of it?
Lovely.

I was referring to listening to music by girls. Obviously ermm

good girls: joyce carol oates, virginia woolf, flannery o connor...

help me out here.

Originally posted by Sanctuary
I was referring to listening to music by girls. Obviously ermm

Oh, that makes all the difference seeing as I said this about girly music:

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
...probably the same reason why I don't really listen to music by girls...it just doesn't seem to relate to me, so I leave it for those that it does. Relate. To.

Let's get back to talking about bukkake...I mean Bardock and I, obviously, because you're too young.

monorastroman...JK Rowling? ARGHHHHHHHHHHahahahahahahahahahhaha!

(I still read Harry Potter, though...)

everytime i see pictures of harry potter going buff for that new play, i just burst out in laughter. rubbers me every time.

i really don't have a terrible issue with her writing, except that she suffers from limited vocabulary, especially with the "said syndrome", ie harry said ron said hagrid said ron said harry said etc.

I want you to make comics with those two heads talking things. Make a thread, and the rest will follow.

Have you ever been called a bobbyburns?

Originally posted by Sanctuary
M-my point is that it is degrading to women and also a despicable sexual practice. You sick, sick boy.

All good points.

Which is why we all love it.

bobbyburns? is that a porno?

i already have a comic based on my two little head fellas. mustache is humbert and unibrow is harold.

Set them free and share them with the world!

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Based on your recommendation, I got myself a copy of Borges' Labyrinths today. I'll let you know what I think when I'm done with it.

Can't get into it. Any suggestions to help me swallow it?

(By the way, I'm not asking myself that question).

In other news, I just picked up a copy of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman; so far, I've only read a little bit, but it's fun.

use your imagination. his writing style is very spare, to the point of being mathematical, but the concepts presented are brilliant. good stories...garden of the forking paths, library of babel, the secret miracle, three versions of judas, and pierre menard author of don quixote. off the top of my head.

sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs is very funny, and stands up to repeated readings. i've probably read it...maybe twelve times, and i enjoy it every bit as much as the first read through.

Originally posted by manorastroman
use your imagination. his writing style is very spare, to the point of being mathematical, but the concepts presented are brilliant. good stories...garden of the forking paths, library of babel, the secret miracle, three versions of judas, and pierre menard author of don quixote. off the top of my head.

Did you study it at university? It seems like the kind of book that would be more interesting if you you studied it in greater depth, a la Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake, etc. Also, I was a little put off when I read in the preface that Borges was a big fan of HG Wells' writing. Now there's a guy who makes me want to kill baby rabbits.

Originally posted by manorastroman
sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs is very funny, and stands up to repeated readings. i've probably read it...maybe twelve times, and i enjoy it every bit as much as the first read through.

I can see how it could do that. It's superbly accessible, amusing and well-written.

I also picked up a copy of Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman Vol. 1) by Neil Gaiman. I haven't read many graphic novels - only Watchmen, Batman Year One, and The Dark Knight Returns - but I was recommended this series. Is it worth the investment? I see there are 10 others to buy, and they're not cheap.

i never formally studied borges at a university, but i did a rough equivilent. my dad is a life-long literati, and did multiple term papers in graduate school on borges. he introduced me to borges, and guided me through it a bit.

i find it very impressive that borges was influenced by hg wells. that borges took a relatively unsophisticated pulp idea-man--and from him extract the elements of borges' own unquestioned genius--is fascinating. he saw a diamond in the rough, so to speak.

my favorite thing about klosterman is his density. if you pay close attention, nearly every page contains an offhand remark that can keep you thinking for hours. a trait he shares with borges, incidentally.

i've never enjoyed sandman, certainly not as much as the watchen, the invisibles, arkham asylum et al, but there are several people (whos opinion i respect) that recognize it as genius.

Anyways, enough about random books, does anyone else hate prefaces or even more, forewords? And if not, what makes you cling to an incorrect opinion?

I find that Prefaces often slow down the pace of books, but I usually enjoy Forewords since they often give a much deeper glimpse into the mind of the author.

Originally posted by Slyððering
I find that Prefaces often slow down the pace of books, but I usually enjoy Forewords since they often give a much deeper glimpse into the mind of the author.

Yes, I did mean it the other way 'round....I'm having a very stupid day today....

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Originally posted by Slyððering
Yes, I did mean it the other way 'round....I'm having a very stupid day today....

chair

Then you are not allowed to post in this thread. Hehe.

😛

Touché.

Originally posted by manorastroman
my favorite thing about klosterman is his density. if you pay close attention, nearly every page contains an offhand remark that can keep you thinking for hours. a trait he shares with borges, incidentally.

i've never enjoyed sandman, certainly not as much as the watchen, the invisibles, arkham asylum et al, but there are several people (whos opinion i respect) that recognize it as genius.

I really enjoyed Klosterman's Sex, Drugs And Cocoa Puffs; he has a wry eye for the obscurely pertinent.

As for Sandman, I admire its vision, but I found it too utterly depressing, so I won't be going back there.

One of you idiots should recommend me a happy, funny book to read with my eyes. Please...