SmokingDjinn Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I don't know about you guys but I love reading. I'm currently reading "1001 Arabian Nights". Anyone else like to read? What are you reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkbar Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 i just finished 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell. Awesome; I can't believe I hadn't read it before.Some Clancy is okay, but he does get some facts wrong sometimes.Mostly I read non-fiction, like history and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Yeah 1984 is a real good read. Really makes you think. If you are interested in more dystopia novels check out "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley and "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. Good reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Elmo] Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 QUOTE (SmokingDjinn @ Dec 1 2007, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah 1984 is a real good read. Really makes you think. If you are interested in more dystopia novels check out "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley and "Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. Good reads.I just read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury as well, and Animal Farm by George Orwell. I'd recommend both. I like books that make me think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geiseric Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Dystopian novels, such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are an interesting subject, but one thing I find a lot of people who read them do not truly understand their meaning. Typically, they are a commentary by exaggeration of the issues of the current day of its publication, and a dark view of where the current state of things will lead. I used to read a lot of dystopian literature, but the overarching negativity and hopelessness in the majority of the works eventually got to me and I tend to shy away from it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsman Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 QUOTE (SmokingDjinn @ Dec 1 2007, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't know about you guys but I love reading. I'm currently reading "1001 Arabian Nights". Anyone else like to read? What are you reading?1001 Arabian Nights great to read while smoking shisha.1984, F451 and Brave New World are all great books also.For my part, I'll add early Vonnegut and anything by Kafka. I currently have my head stuck in grammar books, trying to teach myself hindi. Mujhko kitabe pasand hai. (I think I said that correctly...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Madre de Dios... I can't remember the last time I read something for pleasure. Then again, i've easily gone through 2500+ pages of English and Spanish texts during this semester so don't be too hard on me Just finished Lady Audley's Secret for my Victorian Lit class.When Winter Break finally arrives, I'm going to devour the following: Unamuno - El Sentimiento Tragico de la Vida; Anything from Nakamura; Anything from Dostoyevsky in the original. Sounds about right for 2 weeks of freedom spotted by excessive consumption of alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 QUOTE (Geiseric @ Dec 1 2007, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Dystopian novels, such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are an interesting subject, but one thing I find a lot of people who read them do not truly understand their meaning. Typically, they are a commentary by exaggeration of the issues of the current day of its publication, and a dark view of where the current state of things will lead. I used to read a lot of dystopian literature, but the overarching negativity and hopelessness in the majority of the works eventually got to me and I tend to shy away from it now.You might enjoy Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. I just read it this year, absolutely loved it.I just finished rereading Glamorama by Brett Easton Ellis and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and am now finally getting around to reading Invisible Monsters by another favourite author of mine, Chuck Palahniuk.Favourite book of all time, American Psycho (Ellis). Favourite story, The Dark Tower by Stephen King (7 novels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 Dostoyevsky in the original, as in the Russian? I just read "Brothers Karamazov". Good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 SmokingDjinn: Yup, in the original russian version. It's actually my first language but I haven't spoken it for about 10 years :shrug: so I feel like I really need a refresher soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Right now I'm reading the following books:The Bible (as always)The Two Towers - J.R.R. TolkienThe Kite Runner - Khaled HosseiniHow to Brew - John PalmerTotal Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Kite Runner is excellent. Brave New World was awful. So thick and archaic. I love Heart of Darkness tho. People call me a masochist for liking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrousconsumed Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 i just finished reading 'rant' from chuck pahlaniuk. awesome book by an awesome author. ive read 5 of his books all of great calibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkbar Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 i read 'the art of war' by sun tzu at least once a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Atkins Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 QUOTE (gaia.plateau @ Dec 2 2007, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Geiseric @ Dec 1 2007, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Dystopian novels, such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are an interesting subject, but one thing I find a lot of people who read them do not truly understand their meaning. Typically, they are a commentary by exaggeration of the issues of the current day of its publication, and a dark view of where the current state of things will lead. I used to read a lot of dystopian literature, but the overarching negativity and hopelessness in the majority of the works eventually got to me and I tend to shy away from it now.You might enjoy Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. I just read it this year, absolutely loved it.I just finished rereading Glamorama by Brett Easton Ellis and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and am now finally getting around to reading Invisible Monsters by another favourite author of mine, Chuck Palahniuk.Favourite book of all time, American Psycho (Ellis). Favourite story, The Dark Tower by Stephen King (7 novels).The Kin of Ata are Waiting for you is another good Atwood book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeSearchOff Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 i be reading the canterbury tales... funny shit that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude3516 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) The Art of War was a good read, got it in my 4th year of NSF ROTC, of course it's not exactly for someone who isn't interested in military type reads heheh. I enjoyed "A Clockwork Orange", analysis of the morality of forcing someone into a position that society feels is acceptable, nice read. Recently however I've been into alot of Philosophy, seeing as it is my major. Good reads so far have been "Shattering the Myth: Violence in Islam" by Bruce Lawrence and "Pseudo Dionysus: The Complete Works" . The former was all right, fairly informative filled with alot of History, while the latter was a philosophical version of forced sodomy....the ideas in that book made me want to bleed from my nose and seek comfort in insanity, so it is not for the faint of heart hahah Edited December 4, 2007 by dude3516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 I'm thinking about reading Heart Of Darkness next, is it pretty good? I've read most of Chuck Pahliniuk's books, and they are good, but messed up. I have not read Rant, how does it compare to say, Survivor, Fight Club, and Choke? Has anyone read Patrick O'Brian's Master and commander series? Me and my dad really enjoy these books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) I personally, love Heart of Darkness. I do have to admit, it is thick yet every other word in that book has deep meaning to the whole of the novel. If you don't understand it very well, you will not enjoy it much. If you do, you'll love it.EDIT: Ever seen Apocalypse Now? That's based on Heart of Darkness. As I can see in dude3516's sig. That's an extremely famous scene from the movie. Edited December 6, 2007 by MechAnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JtowninAtown Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I have just finished "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus III. Great read, but a sad story though. By the way, I'm new to the forum. First post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 QUOTE (JtowninAtown @ Dec 6 2007, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have just finished "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus III. Great read, but a sad story though. By the way, I'm new to the forum. First post.Yay for first post on hookahforum on a thread that is completely unrelated to hookah.YAY!!!Hahahaha, welcome. You're gonna love it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JtowninAtown Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 QUOTE (MechAnt @ Dec 6 2007, 02:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (JtowninAtown @ Dec 6 2007, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have just finished "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus III. Great read, but a sad story though. By the way, I'm new to the forum. First post.Yay for first post on hookahforum on a thread that is completely unrelated to hookah.YAY!!!Hahahaha, welcome. You're gonna love it here.Nah, that was my second post. But thanks for the warm welcome. It's nice to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingDjinn Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Welcome Jtownin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkbar Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 leave this place while you still have money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 One book I just remembered about is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I saw the movie first though and actually think it was better than reading the book. One of those rare cases when the movie should come before the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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