What are you reading now? - Page 12

**Pharm Girl** · 06-10-2008, 06:42 PM

When lightning strikes a Humming Bird..........~

kamikazi89 · 06-12-2008, 08:57 AM

the image by daniel j boorstin
not great, but a wealth of material(dissolving forms..yes indeed

Burner of trees · 06-12-2008, 11:42 AM

how is that book nun? seems like it'd be a pretty interesting read.

badgoalie85 · 06-12-2008, 11:48 AM

just got through the first part of it: "That's just the way of it--everybody doing his best, fitting in and helping others all he can."

kamikazi89 · 06-12-2008, 11:59 AM

Kerouac kicks ass
GradeSaver: Dharma Bums Essay: Jack Kerouac's Fear of Women and Lust

SmokeSomeDoja · 06-12-2008, 01:21 PM

armageddon in retrospect by the late kurt vonnegut

**Captain Cannabis** · 06-12-2008, 01:36 PM

herman hesse -- sidhartha

rereading it quickly as i borrowed it from a friend a while ago

GratefulDead · 06-12-2008, 06:11 PM

I just started the last Dark Tower book, IV I think. They are the only books I can read that are wrote by Stephen king, most of his books are too dull for me.

KC Accidental · 06-14-2008, 11:34 AM

the bible according to mark twain

winesburg, ohio

the only stephen king book i really enjoyed was desperation, and that was a while ago, but it definitely wasn't dull.

Ziggy Fry · 06-14-2008, 12:03 PM

War of the worlds.

Sin.Ziggy.

The_First_Roach · 06-15-2008, 10:26 AM

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and just finished Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy which was good. I also loved the Dark Tower series by stephen king... one fucking hell of a story.

**Maturin** · 06-17-2008, 09:47 AM

Reading three books right now:

The Reagan Diaries

About Time 2 (A fan history about Doctor Who during the late 60's)

The Expectant Father

The_First_Roach · 06-17-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maturin

Reading three books right now:

The Reagan Diaries

About Time 2 (A fan history about Doctor Who during the late 60's)

The Expectant Father

good luck in fatherhood

Flamingnun · 06-17-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burner of trees

how is that book nun? seems like it'd be a pretty interesting read.

It's awesome, I'd definatley reccomend it.

currently reading:

AtEaVeIrA · 06-18-2008, 09:04 AM

…plan to obtain my copy of Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin sometime this week.
I've read some of her stuff and can highly recommend The Dispossed .

for those of ya reading science fiction --I adore Le Guin but she is not human and she can be as visionary as Wells.

For now, as I wait for the mailman Chuck Palaniught’s "Choke" is conveniently distracting me.

C.P. is the same guy who wrote Fight Club, later adapted into the film of the same name... sorry to sound like a typical cult movie devotee here but if you haven’t seen this movie DO SO.

Glad to know there is so much diverse literacy going on here.

TokinPrincess · 06-18-2008, 11:14 AM

under the tuscan sun

Über King · 06-18-2008, 01:48 PM

'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' Haruki Murakami

matthewmunari · 06-18-2008, 03:37 PM

my bad, i didnt see this thread, i started 1 in G.D...... but i just read

parallel worlds by michio kaku (theoretical physicist) great book, talks about hyper dimensions, and other weird (but theoretically possible) stuff..

now i'm reading The King James Bible....

never gets old,and you can turn to any page and glean something from it..

badgoalie85 · 06-26-2008, 12:22 PM

I think someone posted this in here already but I just picked it up yesterday and I can't put it down. Here's a good quote from the end of the first section of the book which is about marijuana:

"A society that can punish a marijuana offender more severely than a murderer is caught in the grip of a deep psychosis. It has a bad case of reefer madness. For too long the laws regarding marijuana have been based on racial prejudice, irrational fears, metaphors, symbolism, and political expediency. We need a marijuana policy that is calmly based on the facts. An end to the war on marijuana will not come from Congress or the president, from the DEA, the police, the prisons, or the courts. It will come from citizen activism and the ballot box. It will come when ordinary people make their views known. The government will not withstand public scrutiny for long. This war is over, if you want it."

I like that last sentence a lot.

verklingen · 06-26-2008, 12:24 PM

^ cool man i dig that line also. goes just as well for any war, in fact.

06-12-2008, 11:48 AM	#224 (permalink)
badgoalie85 Spiraling Out Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NoVA Posts: 580 Thanks: 30 Thanked 96 Times in 59 Posts	just got through the first part of it: "That's just the way of it--everybody doing his best, fitting in and helping others all he can." __________________ Pursue happiness. To each his own.

06-12-2008, 01:21 PM	#226 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 18,325 Thanks: 124 Thanked 332 Times in 184 Posts	armageddon in retrospect by the late kurt vonnegut __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

06-12-2008, 01:36 PM	#227 (permalink)
Captain Cannabis i hate emus Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: oslo Posts: 10,210 Thanks: 276 Thanked 241 Times in 166 Posts	herman hesse -- sidhartha rereading it quickly as i borrowed it from a friend a while ago __________________ fuck the monkeys

06-17-2008, 09:47 AM	#232 (permalink)
Maturin Radical Moderate Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Das Kapital Posts: 1,695 Thanks: 28 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Reading three books right now: The Reagan Diaries About Time 2 (A fan history about Doctor Who during the late 60's) The Expectant Father __________________ "While a great deal about our country has changed since September 11, everything hasn't, including our history - an inexhaustible source of strength. These are dangerous, uncertain times, but not the worst we've ever been through, by any means." --David McCullough

06-18-2008, 09:04 AM	#235 (permalink)
AtEaVeIrA YaHookan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'm a puertorican lost in Vancouver, Wa Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Palaniught readers !! yeah think I like it here. …plan to obtain my copy of Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin sometime this week. I've read some of her stuff and can highly recommend The Dispossed . for those of ya reading science fiction --I adore Le Guin but she is not human and she can be as visionary as Wells. For now, as I wait for the mailman Chuck Palaniught’s "Choke" is conveniently distracting me. C.P. is the same guy who wrote Fight Club, later adapted into the film of the same name... sorry to sound like a typical cult movie devotee here but if you haven’t seen this movie DO SO. Glad to know there is so much diverse literacy going on here. __________________ "Paranoiac-critical activity makes the world of delirium pass onto the plane of reality" Salvador Dali

06-10-2008, 06:42 PM	#221 (permalink)
Pharm Girl Anokomis......~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,585 Blog Entries: 10 Thanks: 384 Thanked 215 Times in 172 Posts	When lightning strikes a Humming Bird..........~

06-12-2008, 06:11 PM	#228 (permalink)
GratefulDead Mota Thief Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 228 Thanks: 24 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts	I just started the last Dark Tower book, IV I think. They are the only books I can read that are wrote by Stephen king, most of his books are too dull for me.

06-14-2008, 11:34 AM	#229 (permalink)
KC Accidental forever heavy Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rue St. Vincent Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	the bible according to mark twain winesburg, ohio the only stephen king book i really enjoyed was desperation, and that was a while ago, but it definitely wasn't dull.

06-14-2008, 12:03 PM	#230 (permalink)
Ziggy Fry This is not a pipe. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 45°22'21.80 N 85°58'18.03 W Posts: 371 Thanks: 103 Thanked 62 Times in 50 Posts	War of the worlds. Sin.Ziggy.

06-15-2008, 10:26 AM	#231 (permalink)
The_First_Roach Hail to the Thief Join Date: May 2008 Location: ATL Posts: 70 Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and just finished Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy which was good. I also loved the Dark Tower series by stephen king... one fucking hell of a story.

06-18-2008, 11:14 AM	#236 (permalink)
TokinPrincess get baked Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 58 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	under the tuscan sun __________________ "I'm way too baked to drive to the devil's house." -Dante (Grandma's Boy)

06-18-2008, 01:48 PM	#237 (permalink)
Über King yabooban Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The ÜK Posts: 2,605 Thanks: 13 Thanked 23 Times in 14 Posts	'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' Haruki Murakami __________________ You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? http://www.youtube.com/user/speckyecky

06-26-2008, 12:22 PM	#239 (permalink)
badgoalie85 Spiraling Out Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NoVA Posts: 580 Thanks: 30 Thanked 96 Times in 59 Posts	I think someone posted this in here already but I just picked it up yesterday and I can't put it down. Here's a good quote from the end of the first section of the book which is about marijuana: "A society that can punish a marijuana offender more severely than a murderer is caught in the grip of a deep psychosis. It has a bad case of reefer madness. For too long the laws regarding marijuana have been based on racial prejudice, irrational fears, metaphors, symbolism, and political expediency. We need a marijuana policy that is calmly based on the facts. An end to the war on marijuana will not come from Congress or the president, from the DEA, the police, the prisons, or the courts. It will come from citizen activism and the ballot box. It will come when ordinary people make their views known. The government will not withstand public scrutiny for long. This war is over, if you want it." I like that last sentence a lot. __________________ Pursue happiness. To each his own.

06-26-2008, 12:24 PM	#240 (permalink)
verklingen what is Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the foundation of heaven on earth Posts: 5,554 Thanks: 178 Thanked 466 Times in 267 Posts	^ cool man i dig that line also. goes just as well for any war, in fact. __________________ you can't explain the rules of tennis to a dog, but he runs after it and plays with it...like the dog playing with the ball, we don't have the necessary tools needed to interpret the afterlife..until we get there, then a whole new universe is given to us. Perhaps 200 billion light years away, there's the next phase of our existance..Remember you cannot destroy energy, which is all we are... -matthew munari rip matt