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November 16, 2015 at 10:31 pm
Just finished Fahrenheit 451. Fucking amazibg
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
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November 16, 2015 at 11:10 pm
My brother would agree. It's his favourite book ever. And my brother is fucking awesome and his art is fucking incredible. He has that life-grabbingness that I lost 10 years ago and am only just getting back.
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RE: Read any good books lately? Rate them here
November 17, 2015 at 12:10 am
(November 16, 2015 at 11:10 pm)Evie Wrote: My brother would agree. It's his favourite book ever. And my brother is fucking awesome and his art is fucking incredible. He has that life-grabbingness that I lost 10 years ago and am only just getting back.
Well this book is super dark but hides that with a hopeful tone. Opening scene a character ODs on sleeping pills in the opening scene.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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November 17, 2015 at 12:15 am
I really must read it sometime.
He also likes Brave New World.
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November 17, 2015 at 1:04 am
(November 17, 2015 at 12:15 am)Evie Wrote: I really must read it sometime.
He also likes Brave New World.
Sounds like I'd get along with him brave new world as great.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
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November 17, 2015 at 1:07 am
He's epic. He also likes Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
And I've read that one too, it's awesome.
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November 17, 2015 at 12:58 pm
I just finished In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Park Yeon-mi and am going to re-read some Euripides.
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November 17, 2015 at 1:33 pm
(November 17, 2015 at 1:07 am)Evie Wrote: He's epic. He also likes Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
And I've read that one too, it's awesome.
Its on my to do list
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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November 28, 2015 at 12:00 am
I just finished "Butcher Bird" by Richard Kadrey. Thoroughly entertaining take on heaven/hell, angels/demons and all the supernatural things that go bump in the night.
Also recently read/listened to the "Infinity Ring" series by a variety of authors including but not limited to James Dashner, Carrie Ryan and Matthew J. Kirby. A whimsical romp through history in an attempt to "fix" stuff that got "broken." Intended for young adults, but still quite entertaining.
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December 5, 2015 at 2:17 pm
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Our Final Invention
This is one important f-ing book to read, whether we like it or not. It's a good thing it's interesting as well.
It's idiot-proofed, BTW.
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