what are you reading

higuy · Black Bloc

East of Eden by Steinbeck= recommended to me by a mate and then I got if for free in Joes!

Just finished 'Reasons to be Cheerful' by Mark Steel - an interesting social commentary by most probably the funniest Marxist this century.

theanonymousgeographer · Black Bloc

A science fiction/fact book called "Strange People" which discusses medical freaks, child geniuses, people who could supposedly levitate and the likes.

The Lionheart Morris is yet to be mentioned but I am sure he will be in some chapter later Laughing

steven · Black Bloc

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kensearle46 · Meeting Facilitator

Fiction= Lolita
Non-Fiction= Not On The Label
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Tales of Ancient Egypt

Oktober · Black Bloc

I just finished reading war of the worlds, I only read it beace I hated the film so much and wanted to use the superiority of the book as a stick to beat it with. I must say the book is brilliant, and the makers of every single WOTW film should be shot repeatedly starting with non vital parts so as to give them the slow painfull death they deserve for twisting such a wonderfull bokk in such hideous ways. Filthy pigs!
Yay for HG wells! Tom Cruise Smells!

ZiggyMarley · Black Bloc

I am reading a Biggles book! Ran out of books in the house and can't be bothered to go to the library. Its a fun read though.

jenc_green · Black Bloc

Just started Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. I actually know what you mean about High Fidelity, I think the main character is incredibly self-absorbed but I like some of Hornby's insights

frankievps · Meeting Facilitator

the five people you meet in heaven- Mitch Albon: Incredibly settling for a book about lurking around in modern day purgatory!
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jimmy · Street Demonstrator

I really liked High Fidelity, it's pretty insightful and it involves football. I suppose it's just a boys equivalent of one of those chick lit things, it's not of the highest quality but it's an easy entertaining read.

I'm reading Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson. It's wicked. He's talking about mysticism, conspiracy theories, LSD, the possiblity that we're evolving towards space travel to return to extraterrestrial race that spawned us...
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gabs · Black Bloc

Sounds interesting. Have you ever come across Erich Von Daniken? Believe it or not he's the biggest selling non-fiction author in the world (according to him- haven't seen it verified anywhere else)

His central claim across his dozens of books is that Earth has been visited by aliens, not recently but thousands of years ago. Nothing to do with UFO sightings, he takes as evidence ancient architecture which could only have been built with extra terrestrial help and religious beliefs throught the ages which he argues develop from actual visits from 'the gods'. He also suggests that humans are the result of crossbreeding between apes and aliens

His first and most famous book 'Was God an astronaut?' is well worth reading but once you've read one you'll probably want to read them all. They gradually get more insistent in their claims, one of his followups is called 'The gods WERE astronauts'.
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Silvia · Black Bloc

I'm reading "Girls" by Nic Kelman.

The cover page is very suggestive - female lips covered in red lip gloss, a cherry held to them by fingers with long, French-style manicured nails. It was recommended to my sister by a guy we met at a wedding. They were discussing men/women interactions and he suggested she read this because he felt she didn't know men well enough. So now that I'm half way through I have to say it has definately changed my perception of men. I recommend all girls read it - and all guys too, why not?

I don't wanna say anything about it yet because I'm not done but here are some things that have been said about it so you can have an idea:

"A too sick to read on, too compelling not to, brilliant, voyeuristic portrait of despairing male libido." (Nick Johnstone, Uncut)

"An honest and brutal look into the minds of men. Whether they are rich or poor, white or black, powerful or powerless, and whether they admit it or not, men all want the same thing. This is a beautiful, beautiful book." (James Frey, author of "A Million Little Pieces")

"Nic Kelman spares no one in his startling debut novel, "Girls". Not western culture. Not eastern culture. Not men. Not women. Not you, brave reader, not you." (Victoria Redel, author of "Loverboy")

It's a really interesting book and I recommend it...

ZiggyMarley · Black Bloc

Hmmm not too sure about the above book. I wouldn't let a book teach me about people, I'd rather find out myself. Even if it is sometimes the hard way Rolling Eyes

Anyway I'm onto Biggles In The Jungle. I like the 1950s language it uses. I'm not to keen on the way it portrys natives and black african people though. For example in the last book the people of ethinic minorities never had a name, they were either "the negro", "the arabs" or something like that. In this one they have a native central american travelling companion. Biggles asks his name and when the native says it Biggles can't pronounce it. So Biggles names him Dusky.

But I guess that was how people thought in those days. Biggles isnt racist, he is a product of his time. He never condemns anyone for being a different race.

Silvia · Black Bloc