Dick Sirloin, you faggot, get in here

[Reign in Acai]

Mr. Sirloin, what is the origin of your signature quote?

 

[Dick Sirloin]

ULYSSES i.e. greatest novel ever (even better than Atlas Shrugged ). Today is the anniversary of the day in which the novel takes place

 

[Reign in Acai]

ULYSSES i.e. greatest novel ever (even better than Atlas Shrugged ). Today is the anniversary of the day in which the novel takes place

I shall look in to this my friend. As that quote blew me away with it's beauty.

Cheers

 

[Chromatose]

ULYSSES i.e. greatest novel ever (even better than Atlas Shrugged ). Today is the anniversary of the day in which the novel takes place

argh, dammit. every year I plan a bloomsday celebration, then it always passes me by! oh well, day's not over yet, guess I can read some ulysses

 

[Dick Sirloin]

RiA: you gotta read "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" first. It's not required exactly, but... oh fuck it, it's required (plus it's like 4th greatest book ever anyway so it won't be a big loss)

 

[Reign in Acai]

RiA: you gotta read "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" first. It's not required exactly, but... oh fuck it, it's required (plus it's like 4th greatest book ever anyway so it won't be a big loss)

Ahhh I'll look in to this aswell. These recommendations are highly appreciated btw.


P.S I have a good friend who holds the name James Joyce.

 

[Krilons Resa]

okay...i need a book recc now that Im almost done with W&P....I dunno wtf to go with though. I was thinking of something along the American History lines but I dunno.

Whatever it is, it's gonna fucking PALE in comparison to War and Peace, Ill tell you that much.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

postmodern masterpiece that takes place in post-WW2 Europe. Trust me, it's >>>>>>>>> ANYTHING by Tolstoy. And I've read W&P

 

[Reign in Acai]

I seen that book name dropped after reading reviews of Ulysses. Fuck I'm behind.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Dude, not to sound like a pretentious wank here (actually I'm not that upset about it, haha), but books like Ulysses and GR (and I guess you can throw The Recognitions in there) will make you say "Oh yeah. Ayn Rand. I used to read her until..."

 

[Reign in Acai]

Dude, not to sound like a pretentious wank here (actually I'm not that upset about it, haha), but books like Ulysses and GR (and I guess you can throw The Recognitions in there) will make you say "Oh yeah. Ayn Rand. I used to read her until..."

Bro be as pretensious as your heart desires. I welcome these novels with open arms. If they are as good as you claim, I'll be the first to admit it. Defending an inferior work out of pride would be silly. Though I doubt these novels will make me discard Rand, as I wouldn't throw away my Metallica collection all because I discovered a new mind blowing album. I do await the possibility of being profoundly impacted by these works in much the same way as you appear to be.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Wow, you're a lot more open-minded than I thought!

WARNING, though: you might be tempted to toss these novels after 50 pages. They're definitely not traditional in any sense... non-linear narratives, thousands of allusions, bizarre and dense language... But keep in mind: these are books to fall in love with, not books to read and say "Well, I finished it and I got the message. Time to move on to something else!" I keep copies of Ulysses and GR next to my bed. They're the kind of books that you can just open randomly and become immediately drawn into another dimension where the limitations of this one become transcended. But if you're willing to put in the effort, you will be initiated into what will feel like a deep and wondrous secret. Sounds gay, I know, but so does Buddhism until one becomes enlightened

 

[Krilons Resa]

postmodern masterpiece that takes place in post-WW2 Europe. Trust me, it's >>>>>>>>> ANYTHING by Tolstoy. And I've read W&P

postmodern always seems to me the equivalent as PRETENSIOUS. Talk to me.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

postmodern always seems to me the equivalent as PRETENSIOUS. Talk to me.

Says the person who just read War and Peace

Dude. DUDE. This isn't pretentious at all. Unless you call ungodly writing pretentious. More like "chemical-induced genius", although much more insightful and intricately planned than Burroughs. Some passages:




She watches Marvy's face as he pays Monika, watches him in this primal American act, paying, more deeply himself than when coming, or asleep, or maybe even dying.

--

What are the stars but points in the body of God where we insert the healing needles of our terror and longing?

--

It's a Rocket-raising: a festival new to this country. Soon it will come to the folk-attention how close Wernher von Braun's birthday is to the Spring Equinox, and the same German impulse that once rolled flower-boats through the towns and staged mock battles between young Spring and deathwhite old Winter will be erecting strange floral towers out in the clearings and meadows, and the young scientist-surrogate will be going round and round with Gravity or some such buffoon, and the children will be tickled, and laugh. . . .

 

[Krilons Resa]

Says the person who just read War and Peace

lmfao

dude, W&P isnt pretensious at all. It's just very intricate, long, and has 12347865 characters.

Thos elittle exceprts were cool. Great imagery. Ok, I'll bite. I sense it will be a slow read as you need to comprehend every single word of every single sentence to follow the depth of the use of language, eh?

 

[Krilons Resa]

"Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits."

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Not really, it's actually a surprisingly quick read. Just don't expect to "get" everything the first time through. A funnier, more entertaining book has never been written. You just have to fall under his spell.

But don't take my word for it, just ask Chromatose

 

[Reign in Acai]

"Tyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits."

Which one of the novels in question is that from? That's first on the list.

 

[Krilons Resa]

okay..

SOLD!!!!111111

 

[Dick Sirloin]

A screaming comes across the sky.