tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post113610905112549305..comments2024-03-25T09:14:03.458-04:00Comments on Too Many Thoughts: The year 2005, in booksTymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1142929410502914452006-03-21T03:23:00.000-05:002006-03-21T03:23:00.000-05:00I haven't been able to find Levy's book at local b...I haven't been able to find Levy's book at local bookstores. Will probably order it from Amazon or something, the next time I put together a package. It's aggravating that a lot of these books aren't readily available here, while there are a horrifying number Dan Browns and <I>Chicken Soup</I>s.<BR/><BR/>Btw, the Levy book is in the National Library Board Catalogue --- but as of today, it's "not available for loan yet". I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up in the Reference section, like many other good books I want to read.Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136451752177683482006-01-05T04:02:00.000-05:002006-01-05T04:02:00.000-05:00ejl > The Wind-up Bird Chronicle is my pile of boo...ejl > <EM>The Wind-up Bird Chronicle</EM> is my pile of books-to-read-in-2006, yup.<BR/><BR/>Nardac > I don't think I've ever read an unabridged Jules Verne novel. ANd yes, will give short stories another try...<BR/><BR/>Chandler > Some people read <EM>as</EM> they drive...<BR/><BR/>The Screwy Skeptic > Yes, I've got that in my books-to-buy-and-read list. Have you seen it in local bookstores?Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136438004030789602006-01-05T00:13:00.000-05:002006-01-05T00:13:00.000-05:00oh oh i have one more recommendation! Female Chauv...oh oh i have one more recommendation! <BR/><BR/>Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, by Ariel Levy, if you're interested in women's studies and pop culture. It's an easy read and really did a number on me. <BR/><BR/>ok i'll stop harassing your book list now.The Screwy Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299064335977121379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136275735373922442006-01-03T03:08:00.000-05:002006-01-03T03:08:00.000-05:00Hmmm ... You're right. My reading opportunities ha...Hmmm ... You're right. My reading opportunities have been cut significantly ever since I started driving as well.<BR/><BR/>I've always prefered a book to the Net. Primarily because I don't last very long in front of the PC screen. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136241137533133412006-01-02T17:32:00.000-05:002006-01-02T17:32:00.000-05:00to tell you the truth, I put away the book after ...to tell you the truth, I put away the book after the first twenty pages. It didn't grab me at all.<BR/><BR/>I don't think one reads short stories for the same reason one reads a novel. A short story, a good one, should never leave you feeling short. It's like a perfect snapshot vs. a long film. They are different.<BR/><BR/>I was at the FNAC the other day, and I picked out a Raymond Carver collection. I went to the counter, ordered a chai latte and read the story while drinking my latte. It was perfect. Story over. Latte over. And one very interesting story to mull over for the rest of the day.<BR/><BR/>The last book I read this year might have been 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.NARDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178357844367164683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136220926922364882006-01-02T11:55:00.000-05:002006-01-02T11:55:00.000-05:00i put off reading 'a line of beauty' for ages beca...i put off reading 'a line of beauty' for ages because i thought it'd be just another one of them award books that aren't that great really, but i took it out of the library and finished it in 2 days. it's so funnily tragic.<BR/><BR/>'the plot against america' is boring. and a waste of my money. it now sits at the bottom of my bookshelf, and has been designated for the rare position of giving/selling away.<BR/><BR/>murakami is wonderful! i read 'kafka on the shore' a couple of months ago, and have just finished 'the wind-up bird chronicle'. i will be going through his section in the library slowly but surely.ejlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676448350957103253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136217917898246892006-01-02T11:05:00.000-05:002006-01-02T11:05:00.000-05:00tinkertailor > I wouldn't really call my blurbs bo...tinkertailor > I wouldn't really call my blurbs book <I>reviews</I>...<BR/><BR/>Nardac > I get that, about Roth, but I don't quite get why he needed to go to such imaginative extents for his book. Anyways. Yes, must read more short stories. I just prefer the meat of the novel --- with good short stories, I feel like I'm brought up short <I>just</I> as I was getting into it.<BR/><BR/>The Screwy Skeptic > I've never read Nietzsche, but hey, 2006 might be a good year to start.<BR/><BR/>Chandler > See the first paragraph about how much I used to read during the commute to/from work. Of late I also find myself sick of the internet and the TV, and choosing to curl up with a book instead. A good read is worth making the time for.Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136212969574621282006-01-02T09:42:00.000-05:002006-01-02T09:42:00.000-05:00Good list.'cept for the Harry Potter ones.PS: How ...Good list.<BR/><BR/>'cept for the Harry Potter ones.<BR/><BR/>PS: How in the world do you squeeze in time to finish them books? I could do that easily when I was back in uni but once I started to work ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136185828747939482006-01-02T02:10:00.000-05:002006-01-02T02:10:00.000-05:00I'm absolutely in love with your reading list - th...I'm absolutely in love with your reading list - the PoMo, the fantasy, all that good stuff, but I'm probably biased, being a philosophy major and all. <BR/><BR/>I just finished a few by Nietzsche which were excellent (Beyond Good and Evil was standard but The Gay Science is definitely recommended), and if you're into philo-intros/broad skimmers, check out Sophie's World. It has an intertwining fictional story in addition to the history of philosophy. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I'm linking to, if you don't mind.The Screwy Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299064335977121379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136175916215503092006-01-01T23:25:00.000-05:002006-01-01T23:25:00.000-05:00woah, there's many reads more than i do, excluding...woah, there's many reads more than i do, excluding the chick flicks!<BR/><BR/>cheers to more good reads in 2006!Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199589943791095130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136141230185522422006-01-01T13:47:00.000-05:002006-01-01T13:47:00.000-05:00wow! impressive!off the cuff, i can only remember ...wow! impressive!<BR/><BR/>off the cuff, i can only remember reading, cover to cover, an alain de botton book (of which i've already forgotten the title), harry potter and the HBP, and re-read alice in wonderland for the third time!<BR/><BR/>and the rest of my reading endeavours lie in the dust with a host of half-read books, more for research purposes than leisure, sadly.<BR/><BR/>here's to a year of good reads ahead!limegreenspydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855395985161983551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136141180826022412006-01-01T13:46:00.000-05:002006-01-01T13:46:00.000-05:00Roth could have read Obasan, by Joy Kogawa, for yo...Roth could have read Obasan, by Joy Kogawa, for your Japanese-Canadian ghetto experience.<BR/><BR/>Funny, I didn't know you read all those summaries on philosophy. The only book in common on this list is the Potter book... speaking of which, I couldn't agree with you more on the film. What a waste of time that Goblet of Crap..<BR/><BR/>Happy 2006. You should try reading short stories, like I do, to cure yourself of any novel-guilt.NARDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178357844367164683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1136132410405319272006-01-01T11:20:00.000-05:002006-01-01T11:20:00.000-05:00whoa! 19 book reviews in one sitting?maybe i shoul...whoa! 19 book reviews in one sitting?<BR/>maybe i should count the number of books i read...cole.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697833337941220819noreply@blogger.com