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Tallerthanatree
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King Richard
Hello there
Ok so I couldn't wait and read One Bullet Away. Fantasic book if you're interested in how the Marine Corps operates from an officer's perspective. It actually doesn't differ as much from the enlisted side as I thought. A lot of the conflicts he described I experienced first hand so it was very exciting I guess you could say for me to read about something I could relate to.
unknown
fuck ftagn
finished reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night. I liked it, but I wasn't overly impressed with it. Started reading Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!. I have a love/hate relationship with ol' Bill Faulkner...I love his books, but they're such chores to read
(this is, of course, for class)
(this is, of course, for class)
Einherjar86
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I finished American Psycho for class. Here's my controversial opinion:
While I know that violence is a huge point of the novel, I couldn't help but be repulsed. Even in our culture that is so desensitized to violence, I wasn't expecting this. I essentially skipped the chapter titled "Another Girl," or something like that.
I found parts of it hilarious and truly genius; but the increasingly depraved violence is a huge turn-off. I realize that's the point, but if so then Ellis succeeded.
While I know that violence is a huge point of the novel, I couldn't help but be repulsed. Even in our culture that is so desensitized to violence, I wasn't expecting this. I essentially skipped the chapter titled "Another Girl," or something like that.
I found parts of it hilarious and truly genius; but the increasingly depraved violence is a huge turn-off. I realize that's the point, but if so then Ellis succeeded.
Badbird
Never banned
The big three in economics was a good book. I got The Revolution A Manifeto by Ron Paul today. Will read it tomorrow.
unknown
fuck ftagn
Einherjar86
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I was literally gagging at one point. Certain parts are absolutely hilarious (e.g. when he wants to bring Marcus Halberstam's wife out to dinner because Paul Owen keeps mistaking him for Marcus); but the scenes of sex and violence aren't representative of anything. They just are graphic depictions of sex and violence. There's no surrounding content. He reconstructs scenes from pornos and then constructs his own scenes of unfathomable brutality.
Badbird
Never banned
The Ron Paul book was intesting but not one of the best books I've read. Tomorrow I will either read Das Kapital or Age of reason.
optionthree
Better than the first two
Just finished Peter Hopkirk's The Great Game and this was still sitting on my shelf, so I'll work through it before ordering some more Hopkirk. Been looking forward to checking it out.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
Steamrolling through some King Lear. We end the class with The Temptest. Hopefully I can find some more time to finish the fucking 2001 series.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
optionthree
Better than the first two
I'm reading this right now:
Sweet book, although I don't like the format of the second half, with all the letters. Roadshow is great too, I want to re-read his stuff at some point.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
I haven't reached the second half yet. There was a time where I stopped reading it for a few months because I was doing industry education stuff. I picked it up again a few days ago and I plan on being more diligent in my reading from now on.
Badbird
Never banned
Death Aflame
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Read some left libertarian stuff bro, I think you'd like it. Try Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's What is Property?
Badbird
Never banned
I will some time but I'm going finished with my list of Marx and Adams stuff first. Oh and Das Kapital was cool book but not as good as the Communist Manfesito.
Einherjar86
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This.
Even if you somehow managed to do it, I doubt you understood the main ideas with any depth. I find books like that that are heavily theoretical are best taken in slowly to accurately understand the arguments and the nuances of those arguments.
