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5:46 pm
July 28, 2016
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I have a chance to pick out a free book but I do not know which to get.
So, I'm turning to the more literate folks around here to ask what have you been reading? What's good?
I will be checking reviews of any title recommended so go wild. Anything and everything is up for grabs.
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5:55 pm
April 15, 2013
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I usually go for non-fiction but I'm reading Fellowship of the Ring right now and it is a damn good read.
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Noah Fence6:17 pm
December 3, 2012
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Try Christopher Moore. Id start with Lamb.
Other than that if you can kinda tell me what your tastes are I can recommend more. I do everything from horror to history and pretty much everything between. Im finishing up a book on Greek history right now, but its dry as fuck if it aint your bag.
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Where reptile aliens made of light
Cut you open and pull out all your pain
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6:37 pm
May 4, 2014
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is amazing, and there's even a Dark Tower graphic novel series:
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6:44 pm
December 3, 2012
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^^^^thats my fucking bible.
Anyone remember the FLH book club that never got off the ground?
There's a gateway in our minds
That leads somewhere out there, far beyond this plane
Where reptile aliens made of light
Cut you open and pull out all your pain
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6:47 pm
July 28, 2016
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Slumerican502 said
Try Christopher Moore. Id start with Lamb.Other than that if you can kinda tell me what your tastes are I can recommend more. I do everything from horror to history and pretty much everything between. Im finishing up a book on Greek history right now, but its dry as fuck if it aint your bag.
I'm pretty all over the place. With fiction, I tend to like general fiction, horror, and modern / near future fantasy and sci fi. Cyber punk is pretty cool. Favorites are Neil Gaiman and Octavia E. Butler but I own all of their work. For non fiction I like stuff that talks about the lives of creative people or people who live in very difficult times. Maus and Persepolis are great examples.
For history stuff I like things that are about the arts/ culture of a specific time especially with regards to religion and shit. I'm not really big on war.
But really just about anything is likely to be entertaining and interesting.
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7:08 pm
May 4, 2014
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Slumerican502 said
... Anyone remember the FLH book club that never got off the ground?
I remember. I just decided to join a book club with myself, and read a few more in The Dark Tower series. I'm currently reading Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense by Bruce Lee.
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8:31 pm
September 19, 2014
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Noah Fence said
Favorites are Neil Gaiman and Octavia E. Butler but I own all of their work.
Ever read "Good Omens"?
It's Gaiman and Terry Pratchett co-authoring a book about the Apocalypse. That should be enough. If you don't know anything by Pratchett it's a way to get a feel for his style without dedicating an unfathomable amount of time to Discworld. If you haven't read anything by him and like the book, dedicate an unfathomable amount of time to Discworld. It's well worth it. They're (mostly) easily digested fantasy novels that are parodies of other fantasy novels but none of them come off as mean spirited or pretentious.
If you'd prefer something a little meatier and waaaaaaay more pretentious I cannot fuckin recommend Eunoia enough. it's not one to curl up and read for hours so much as it is one to read a little of if you need a reminder of how incredible art is or need inspiration to do something.
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It's not necessarily about anything specific so much as it's about the process. There are six chapters; A, E, I, O, U. He gave himself a list of rules to follow when writing it. Read up on the rules if you're interested:
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Noah Fence9:18 pm
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The devil in the white city
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Noah Fence9:19 pm
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CellE2057 said
Noah Fence said
Favorites are Neil Gaiman and Octavia E. Butler but I own all of their work.Ever read "Good Omens"?
It's Gaiman and Terry Pratchett co-authoring a book about the Apocalypse. That should be enough. If you don't know anything by Pratchett it's a way to get a feel for his style without dedicating an unfathomable amount of time to Discworld. If you haven't read anything by him and like the book, dedicate an unfathomable amount of time to Discworld. It's well worth it. They're (mostly) easily digested fantasy novels that are parodies of other fantasy novels but none of them come off as mean spirited or pretentious.
I have read it yes. I tried some disc world but it didn't really do anything for me. Someone explained that I was missing context for it so that might have been why.
If you'd prefer something a little meatier and waaaaaaay more pretentious I cannot fuckin recommend Eunoia enough. it's not one to curl up and read for hours so much as it is one to read a little of if you need a reminder of how incredible art is or need inspiration to do something.
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It's not necessarily about anything specific so much as it's about the process. There are six chapters; A, E, I, O, U. He gave himself a list of rules to follow when writing it. Read up on the rules if you're interested:
That sounds really interesting. I'll look into it.
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CellE2057If you really believed that all lives matter we wouldn't need to say black lives matter
10:07 pm
September 19, 2014
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Noah Fence said
I have read it yes. I tried some disc world but it didn't really do anything for me. Someone explained that I was missing context for it so that might have been why.
It's possible that you were missing context but chances are if a snippet didn't do it for you than it's just not your thing.
That sounds really interesting. I'll look into it.
Hope you like it, man. The dude also recently released a book that involves mapping out his DNA in binary and using the numbers as the rhythms or something but I haven't looked into it. He's definitely taking the process of writing a book into strange territories.
10:14 pm
July 28, 2016
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I really like experimental stuff. One of my favorite books which didn't get mentioned is a long form poem by the dude who made house of leaves.
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lately i been reading technical manuals, legal documents, some industry articles, and a bit of non-fiction.
just finished doin the research for a something, which involved reading a shitload of scientific and historical stuff. long time since ive done that much bookwork.
very little of this reading has been actual books, though.
currently, the actual book im 'reading' is the steve miller juggalo book thingy. but really, its on pause, along with an asimov novel ive had on pause for an age.
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6:43 pm
May 4, 2014
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Just started The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. He was a legendary samurai from the 1600s, and the book is his take on the Way of Strategy. Chapter 1 begins "Strategy is the craft of the warrior..."
Hell. Yeah. 
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P.S. Noah Wareness, if u don't read this Asian man's book ur a bigot. 
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krunkazphuk said
Just started The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. He was a legendary samurai from the 1600s, and the book is his take on the Way of Strategy. Chapter 1 begins "Strategy is the craft of the warrior..."
In the same vein, I finished Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa a while back. It was decent, but a tad too long.
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Anyway, when anyone asks for books there are definitely some staple recommendations, I read mostly non-fiction/fantasy
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (It's basically fantasy thief/Ocean's type book that is really good)
The Blade Itself by Joe Abecrombie (Another real good fantasy book, 3 main books, 3 side books)
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (people can use metals to give themselves enhanced abilites, again a multi book series)
I saw you tried some Discworld books, while some people will say to just jump in wherever, there are definitely story arcs that are covered over a couple books. I looked them up and people recommended the books that cover the City Watch and they were great. You can start with Guards! Guards! and if you like that there are a few more in that story.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-to-read-terry-pratchetts-discworld-series-in-one-h-1567312812
2:04 pm
June 19, 2017
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The last few books i read were The Dirt: The Motley Crue biography that was an insane book you guys if you haven't read it, read it. Also The Tao of Wu by RZA i read that one in jail actually was only in for 10 days so passed the time pretty quickly. IT by Stephen King is the Moby Dick of Horror Stories. and if you're into mind fuck books about secret societies and alternate history there's a good fiction novel that i haven't finished yet called The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, you're sure to have a good time reading that one.
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April 1, 2012
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Haven't read much of anything besides manuals at work and Haynes auto repair books. I been thinking about writing a book. It would be called Theodore and His Mad Life. Something along those lines. It will be the craziest book you may have ever read if I ever decide to write. My friend and I drew up and written our own comic book graphic novel thing years ago but ya.
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4:55 pm
June 19, 2017
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i'd read it, would it be fiction, or loosely based on true events? either way if you really want write it start with a short story or random chapters and have someone help you piece it together. dope idea man
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I've thought about some shit. Something. It's on my bucket list. But to really get a clear mind on it I would need to be up high in the Himalayan mountains in some shack somewhere. Or I could just go to the Poconos.
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