its one of the most amazing books iv read in a long time
just just about done
thanks livii
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deniedjunkie
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i picked up a million little pieces by james frey sunday
its one of the most amazing books iv read in a long time
just just about done
thanks livii
its one of the most amazing books iv read in a long time
just just about done
thanks livii
www.unitedforpeace.org
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
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Long Jonny
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Axtech wrote:Long Jonny wrote:Axtech wrote:I picked up Vernon God Little today.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Good choice! You'll like it.
Man, this book is good. I'm about a third of the way through, and I love it.
It is good eh? It's very very funny and you gotta get used to the massive amount of swearing, but with that said, it's a great topic and the overall theme is genius.
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Axtech
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Definately needed to get used to the swearing at first.
Actually, it's funny. I didn't really need to get used to him saying "fuck" all the time ... I just had to get used to his damned texan accent, and spelling "fuckin'" with an e... "fucken".
Actually, it's funny. I didn't really need to get used to him saying "fuck" all the time ... I just had to get used to his damned texan accent, and spelling "fuckin'" with an e... "fucken".
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
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superrgirll
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i'm halfway through who killed kurt cobain. if you're into conspiracy theories and such, it's a good read.
-lori
she's a fool for the last living rock king
http://www.livejournal.com/~got_to_get_away/
HARDCORE!
she's a fool for the last living rock king
http://www.livejournal.com/~got_to_get_away/
HARDCORE!
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Long Jonny
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Axtech
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Wow.
I just finished Vernon God Little. That is an absolutely amazing book. Seriously, go read it. Now.
I just finished Vernon God Little. That is an absolutely amazing book. Seriously, go read it. Now.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
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Long Jonny
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Ooh yay. I can't wait to read it now. I'm starting it on Friday 
Today I bought:
Dave Eggers - You Shall Know Our Velocity
Alice Sebold - Lucky
?Some psychologist? - Book of Tells
Eric Schlosser - Reefer Madness
Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival
? - Bookseller of Kabul
Waterstones' 3 for 2 offers are so bad for me!
Today I bought:
Dave Eggers - You Shall Know Our Velocity
Alice Sebold - Lucky
?Some psychologist? - Book of Tells
Eric Schlosser - Reefer Madness
Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival
? - Bookseller of Kabul
Waterstones' 3 for 2 offers are so bad for me!
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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sandsleeper
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hmm my better reads of the summer....
virginia woolf - mrs dalloway
okay, this may not be everybody's bag but, holy crap i couldn't put it down. the characters were so real... i could compare each of them to someone i know/know of. it also has a lot to say about love, and the different philosophies under which one can lead one's life.
gustave flaubert - madame bovary
i know i'm recommending the "classics," but it turns out they're classics for a reason. this book is pretty racy, for its time, and if you like making a lot out of sexual implications, then this is for you. i got a lot out of this book about materialism, when it is strongest within us and what it eventually does to a person. flaubert shows us that religion is definitely not the answer, but neither is materialism and carnality. plus, after reading this book, you'll feel all smart.
sylvia plath - the bell jar
this is the book that i wish i read sooner. it's kind of like the female version of catcher in the rye. if you've ever felt alone or apart from everyone else, you will definitely relate to this book. you watch esther gradually go insane, and you wonder how that didn't already happen to you.
annnd... i guess since i'm in here i'll recommend some poetry too. since i don't think it would ever sustain its own thread.
billy collins - sailing alone around the room
this is a very straightforward, laid-back volume of poetry. while you can analyze and read into collins' poetry if you choose, you can still get a tremendous amount of enjoyment out of his poetry just taking it for its face value. some of these poems are hilarious, some quirky, and some beautiful and then incredibly sad. if you're looking to get into get poetry, this is your starting point.
dorothy parker - not much fun
nearly every poem in this volume will knock you out of your seat with its irony. parker always delivers the unexpected, sardonic jab at the end of each poem. and then there are a few that just blatantly scathe right from the start. (i think one of my favorites would have to be College Boys, A Hymn of Hate, but there are also hymns of hate on Men, Women, Actors, Actresses, The Workplace, Relatives, Bores, Husbands, Wives, and Bohemians). Dorothy Parker was awesomely witty. if you empathize with the girl in the back of the classroom who rolls her eyes and makes sarcastic comments under her breath, then you'll enjoy DP too.
annnd finally:
Annie Dilalrd - Mornings Like This
The extremely cool thing about these poems is that Dillard didn't actually write a single one. They're considered "found poems," snipits of pop culture that Dillard pasted together to derive a greater message. The poem in my sig is from there, she took those lines out of some technical nautical book, and made a poem about what i've interpreted to be the intricacies and uncertainties of human communication and relationships. She also makes poems out of boy scout handbooks, handbooks on emergency care and crisis, 8th grade instructional english books, etc. so, this book of poems is simply cool. i can't stop marvelling at what Dillard was able to see and pull together out of the most mundane pieces of literature.
virginia woolf - mrs dalloway
okay, this may not be everybody's bag but, holy crap i couldn't put it down. the characters were so real... i could compare each of them to someone i know/know of. it also has a lot to say about love, and the different philosophies under which one can lead one's life.
gustave flaubert - madame bovary
i know i'm recommending the "classics," but it turns out they're classics for a reason. this book is pretty racy, for its time, and if you like making a lot out of sexual implications, then this is for you. i got a lot out of this book about materialism, when it is strongest within us and what it eventually does to a person. flaubert shows us that religion is definitely not the answer, but neither is materialism and carnality. plus, after reading this book, you'll feel all smart.
sylvia plath - the bell jar
this is the book that i wish i read sooner. it's kind of like the female version of catcher in the rye. if you've ever felt alone or apart from everyone else, you will definitely relate to this book. you watch esther gradually go insane, and you wonder how that didn't already happen to you.
annnd... i guess since i'm in here i'll recommend some poetry too. since i don't think it would ever sustain its own thread.
billy collins - sailing alone around the room
this is a very straightforward, laid-back volume of poetry. while you can analyze and read into collins' poetry if you choose, you can still get a tremendous amount of enjoyment out of his poetry just taking it for its face value. some of these poems are hilarious, some quirky, and some beautiful and then incredibly sad. if you're looking to get into get poetry, this is your starting point.
dorothy parker - not much fun
nearly every poem in this volume will knock you out of your seat with its irony. parker always delivers the unexpected, sardonic jab at the end of each poem. and then there are a few that just blatantly scathe right from the start. (i think one of my favorites would have to be College Boys, A Hymn of Hate, but there are also hymns of hate on Men, Women, Actors, Actresses, The Workplace, Relatives, Bores, Husbands, Wives, and Bohemians). Dorothy Parker was awesomely witty. if you empathize with the girl in the back of the classroom who rolls her eyes and makes sarcastic comments under her breath, then you'll enjoy DP too.
annnd finally:
Annie Dilalrd - Mornings Like This
The extremely cool thing about these poems is that Dillard didn't actually write a single one. They're considered "found poems," snipits of pop culture that Dillard pasted together to derive a greater message. The poem in my sig is from there, she took those lines out of some technical nautical book, and made a poem about what i've interpreted to be the intricacies and uncertainties of human communication and relationships. She also makes poems out of boy scout handbooks, handbooks on emergency care and crisis, 8th grade instructional english books, etc. so, this book of poems is simply cool. i can't stop marvelling at what Dillard was able to see and pull together out of the most mundane pieces of literature.
Lick a finger: feel the now.
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clumsychild_
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Axtech
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I tried to pick up "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat" today, but Chapters was out of stock (not "available in 24 hours" ... "out of stock").
Damn it.
Damn it.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
The Bell Jar's really good - go and buy it!
Surely you have bookshops other than Chapters that you could get The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat from?
Surely you have bookshops other than Chapters that you could get The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat from?
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.
And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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deniedjunkie
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Soozy wrote:The Bell Jar's really good - go and buy it!
Surely you have bookshops other than Chapters that you could get The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat from?
you want to spend your life savings
www.unitedforpeace.org
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
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areusad831
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why do people want to read the man who mistook his wife for a hat? I have acopy somewhere at home I think we had to read it for my "psychology in lit" class which was basically "freud and lit". Its just a bunch of old case studies and most are outdated now. There are a few good ones in there but it is quite dull.
YOU SHOULD ALL GO BUY R.D. LANG "KNOTS"
YOU SHOULD ALL GO BUY R.D. LANG "KNOTS"
old school CM'er 4 Life
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Axtech
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Soozy wrote:Surely you have bookshops other than Chapters that you could get The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat from?
We have a Coles, a Chapters and an Indigo. Exactly the same store three times.
There's a few other stores I'll have to check out as well.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Anybody read 'Junk' by Melvin(? Marvin? Martin? Something with an M.) Burgess? 
I have this thing about reading books about junkies and whores, .I loooooooooooooooove this book so much...
I have this thing about reading books about junkies and whores,
.I loooooooooooooooove this book so much... "if the nuremberg trials were applied to us foreign policy, every us president since 1945 would have been hanged." noam chomsky.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
...and this is me hanging on / i'd burn our initials in the sun if it would shine / anxiety chokes me like razor wire / if hate's in your heart man, you'll take what you're given / wake up / i'm not the only one / it's never goodbye / go ahead and play dead / if everyone's a casualty, then take your time, there ain't no trouble / these wounds they will not heal / ambition can be a tricky thing / what the hell do i know about rape anyway? / this is not what i hoped for / ain't it so weird how it makes you a weapon / who will be there to tell me how stupid i am? / those living for death will die by their own hand / and it's me that I am spying on / pick up the pieces and live with the stars / hurry up and wait / things have never been so swell / they're always the ones who slowly drift / be great / ...and this is my world.
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deniedjunkie
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i have the same obsession
movies about junkies and whores too
movies about junkies and whores too
www.unitedforpeace.org
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
"People like victory. They don t like justification. Once you are victorious, that s it. You don t have to justify."
R.I.P
Domenic Mobilio(1969-2004)
Go read Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle. You will never read a book the same after reading this book. Let's just say its 140 chapters on 185 pages.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"