Reading List Thread

[KitKat]

I am reading a book about synchronicity... based on Jung's theories....

This is so fascinating!

 

[QRV]

Which one?

 

[KitKat]

Hum the title is: There are no accidents by a psychanalist named Robert Hopcke

I'll read Jung's book too called Synchronicity: an acausal connecting principle .... These just fit in my life right now

 

[QRV]

I've heard the name, but I haven't read anything by him. Should check it out. Btw, you should also check out On Divination and Synchronicity, by Marie-Louise von Franz. She was one of the first disciples of Jung to explore the topic. They're conferences, so it's nothing too deep, but it opens a lot of possibilities and fields for analysis. It's really good stuff.

Everyone should pay more attention to these theories.

 

[KitKat]

I've heard the name, but I haven't read anything by him. Should check it out. Btw, you should also check out On Divination and Synchronicity, by Marie-Louise von Franz. She was one of the first disciples of Jung to explore the topic. They're conferences, so it's nothing too deep, but it opens a lot of possibilities and fields for analysis. It's really good stuff.

Everyone should pay more attention to these theories.

I've heard about Miss von Franz before...
I'll check it out for sure!

 

[RampageSword]

Just finished reading "Après la nuit rouge" from Catherine Frenette. I will now read for the second time Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange".

 

[Magrathean]

Rampage: Good choice (Clockwork). One of my favorite books.

 

[RampageSword]

And the movie, though extremely different from the novel is also great.

 

[Magrathean]

I was actually rather disappointed by it. Kubrick gives the whole "i was cured alright" a totally different meaning than the one i understood from the book. And i know it's an old film, but i think the scenery guys could have put a little more effort into it.

 

[RampageSword]

I think that Kubrick was not that interested in scenery. This movie is about the dialogue. Myself, I thought that almost every scene was visually interesting, always presented in a way that accents Alex's psychology. The whole movie is psychedelic in its own twisted way and yes, it ends up with a different tone thatn the book. But that's how Kubrick works. I think there should be an absolute separation between the book and the movie, for they are totally different works.

 

[Magrathean]

almost every scene was visually interesting, always presented in a way that accents Alex's psychology

Sure, i totally agree with that. If that was Stan's intention, then i won't complain anymore.[/quote]

I think there should be an absolute separation between the book and the movie, for they are totally different works.

They are very different, but i'd feel guilty if i separated them completely. I guess i shouldn't have listened to my parents and should have seen the film before reading the book; maybe then i wouldn't be so harsh on the film. But i kind of think Kubrick didn't really understand the book's whole point and made the film into a political satire (is this the right word?).

 

[marduk1507]

Yes, I believe so. I havent seen the film, nor read the book yet, and Im starting to get pissed off by this fact. I really should get the book.

 

[Magrathean]

Marek: Put down whatever book you're holding at this moment, slip a bill into your pocket and drive to the nearest bookstore. You won't regret it.

 

[Taliesin]

Im re-reading the 3rd book of The Song of Ice and Fire, Im gonna buy the 4th one soon, so I thought it may be a good idea to freshen up my memory a little

 

[Rincewind]

Great choice Taliesin

 

[La Rocque]

'Shakespear by Another Name' by Mark Anderson
The life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the man who was Shakespeare -

 

[Zack]

Harry Potter...

 

[Magrathean]

Try some real fantasy, mate. The cycle of fire by Janny Wurts is alright, and The Bifrost guardians by Mickey Zucker Reichert is brilliant.

 

[Zack]

^Will do

 

[La Rocque]

Just finished 'V for Vendetta' the graphic novel -