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Something I saw on that Amazon page that I'd recommend is Joe Haldeman's The Forever War.

jfrey wrote:Definitely reminiscent of Douglas Adam's writing style. I'll have to pick that up. I have a gift card to B&N anyway.

Doooo iiiiiiit. Easily one of the most memorable/original science fiction books I've ever read.

I just bought The Forever War.
Haven't read a book in a while...

has anyone noticed that

gravity's rainbow - (sex+rockets) + (tennis+drugs) = infinite jest

?

smile_man wrote:has anyone noticed that

gravity's rainbow - (sex+rockets) + (tennis+drugs) = infinite jest

?

Not that you're wrong, but I disagree.

For one thing, I think Infinite Jest has much more to do with the "choice"/randomness of falling into a predestined or predetermined future (in the most literal sense: you don't have to watch the videotape, though your curiosity might say otherwise...). Gravity's Rainbow isn't having any of that--the rockets fall where they may.


Also, for my money, I'd reread G.R. before Infinite Jest, and not just because Jest is a slightly larger undertaking.

Starting this one today.

^Fun read. Some of the formatting is real fucked up, though.

Eugene's book tours are the best shit ever. I've seen him on both so far, and hopefully he does more of them.

Did he strip down and masturbate on those as well?

Nope, but on his Fight Tour stop I got to see him perform "Crown Fire" with Conifer. One of the highlights of my life.

My dad gave me his kindle, as such i've downloaded:

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Heart of Darkness
The Hunt for Red October


The last of which is the only one i paid for. YAY PUBLIC DOMAIN!

Ugh,almost none of my reading as of late is for fun/leisure. However,my inner bookworm has been quite prolific.
A Writer's Reference
The Little Brown Reader
Mosaicos
Can't remember/don't give a shit who the authors are. But in all cases,I'm ahead of everyone else in my classes,as far as required reading goes

So I got $150 in B&N gift cards for my bday last weekend. Recommendations?

Thinking about getting a few business/finance books, a few fiction, a few manga, some other non fiction.

For any manga recommendations please nothing childish (things like Naruto, Bleach, etc.), perverted, or messed up. Think visual literature or cinematic. Things like Monster are good.

I really enjoyed The Forever War.

Achtane wrote:I really enjoyed The Forever War.

The novel or graphic novel?

The novel.
Didn't even know there was a graphic novel