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Post by criterionmaster on May 25, 2007 22:49:30 GMT -5
I borrowed from the library a couple books I am using for a project, which I will post, since it is about the decline of American film, when I am done, and I also got a book just for fun:
Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese
The dude is hilarious on MST3K, and his reviews will probably be just as funny. I look forward to reading it, or at least reading some of it.
The other books I got will be posted when I post my project, which will be up before the 31st, which is when it is due.
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Post by sacrilegend on May 26, 2007 20:18:40 GMT -5
 Rainbow Vice: The drugs and sex industries in the new South Africa by Ted Leggett  Schott's Sporting, Gaming and Idling Miscellany by Ben Schott (for Michael)  1968: The Year That Rocked The World by Mark Kurlansky (for my mother, born in 1968) |
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Post by captainofbeef on May 27, 2007 13:50:05 GMT -5
Bought:
The Metamorphosis-Franz Kafka
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Post by captainofbeef on Jun 7, 2007 20:51:41 GMT -5
Bought:
Death of a Salesman- Arthur Miller
The Hot Zone- Richard Preston
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Post by criterionmaster on Jun 11, 2007 0:15:52 GMT -5
Bought: The Metamorphosis-Franz Kafka Watch Squid and the Whale.  |
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Post by criterionmaster on Jun 30, 2007 0:36:17 GMT -5
i bought:
"don quixote" (anyone read it?)
borrowed from ptahole:
"cheese monkeys" and "catcher in the rye" (!!)
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Post by captainofbeef on Jun 30, 2007 0:45:32 GMT -5
Don Quixote is awesome!
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Post by wkw on Jun 30, 2007 9:32:40 GMT -5
Yes! I love Don Quixote, but it's long as hell.
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Post by criterionmaster on Jul 1, 2007 2:11:09 GMT -5
yeah, i noticed. is it boring at all or anything, or just long?
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Post by wkw on Jul 1, 2007 9:20:06 GMT -5
yeah, i noticed. is it boring at all or anything, or just long? Not at all, it's very funny. Some of the humor is vulgar but there is plenty of irony too. You might find the story to be silly and aimless though. |
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Post by criterionmaster on Jul 5, 2007 0:11:19 GMT -5
yeah, i noticed. is it boring at all or anything, or just long? Not at all, it's very funny. Some of the humor is vulgar but there is plenty of irony too. You might find the story to be silly and aimless though. hmm, well i will just check it out to see what i think myself. glad to hear it is funny. |
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Post by captainofbeef on Jul 15, 2007 17:32:27 GMT -5
Bought:
Blaze- Stephen King
Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Post by PTAhole on Jul 16, 2007 5:13:03 GMT -5
Bought- A Secret Atlas by Michael A. Stackpole, The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Borrowed (from the library)- Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
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Post by criterionmaster on Jul 29, 2007 0:58:43 GMT -5
jesus, "scenes from a marriage screenplay" must be pretty long. lol.
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Post by mixed on Jul 29, 2007 11:57:25 GMT -5
Yeah I bet! Albert Camus, cool cool author, love the guys style!
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Post by criterionmaster on Aug 5, 2007 20:55:12 GMT -5
i borrowed "crackup at the race riots" from this girl i know (yes, i said girl!). but i am going to post more about it in the korine thread.
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Post by Evan on Aug 11, 2007 19:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by PTAhole on Aug 23, 2007 4:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by PTAhole on Sept 18, 2007 18:48:46 GMT -5
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 23, 2007 19:49:26 GMT -5
Bought:
Playing for Pizza- John Grisham
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Post by captainofbeef on Dec 27, 2007 16:19:41 GMT -5
Christmas Gifts:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Mother Night by Kurt Vonngut
The Plot Against America by Phillip Roth
Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
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Post by ie on Feb 13, 2008 2:55:58 GMT -5
I don't post for a couple days and I think the place dies on me again, but you're all still going at it.  I bought one Linux book and one Comp/TIA A+ certification book the other day at the library. The knowledge of two of the most interesting and most-used classes I've ever taken. For $1. And, I came across the Tain Bo Cuailnge for $0.50. I borrowed the Divine Comedy recently, but don't worry, I don't really reeead anything. They're around just in case I do start up that awful habit once again.  |
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Post by PTAhole on Feb 15, 2008 3:47:05 GMT -5
Bought (graphic novels):
Usagi Yojimbo: Volume 1- The Ronin by Stan Sakai
Fables- Volume 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham and Lan Medina
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume One Tresury Edition by various writers and artists
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Soul's Winter- The Collected TMNT Works of Michael Zulli by Michael Zulli
Bought (books):
InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reeves
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (didn't own a copy for some reason)
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Post by sacrilegend on Feb 15, 2008 6:17:39 GMT -5
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Post by PTAhole on Feb 18, 2008 5:58:07 GMT -5
Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place by Joe Kubert and Brian Azzerello
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Post by mixed on Mar 6, 2008 13:58:28 GMT -5
I don't know if I mentioned that I was reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakaami. Probably did but yes, it's still good ;D
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Post by captainofbeef on Mar 6, 2008 20:55:38 GMT -5
Bought:
Duma Key by Stephen King
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Post by PTAhole on Apr 28, 2008 5:07:09 GMT -5
Books:
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (I've wanted to read this for a long time)
Comics:
Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soliders by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham
Fables Vol. 8: Wolves by Bill Willingham
Favles Vol. 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham
Jack of Fables Volume 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges (All of the Fables stuff is excellent. I know nobody reads comics here, really, but if you ever want to check something out, this is a great series)
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim is one of the most fun comics I've ever read, just bursting at the seems with creativity.)
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Not as good as Scott Pilgrim, but still a creative look at the cliche teenager-not-knowing-what-to-do-with-their-life genre.)
Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs (A nice little book about a married couple from the time they met to their deaths. Beautifully realized artwork.)
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2: Samurai by Stan Sakai
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 3: The Wanderer's Road by Stan Sakai (Always been a favorite of mine, one of the only good examples of a comic that blends Eastern and Western styles to a great effect.)
Black Hole by Charles Burns (This is really creepy, but it's pretty excellent)
Strangers in Paradise Vol. 1 by Terry Moore (One of the best comics ever published. Just amazing.)
Hunter X Hunter Vol. 12 by Yoshihiro Togashi (Nothing revolutionary, but good for light reading on the bus or something like that.)
Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman (Aha. This cost me one hundred dollars, but it's worth every penny. The greatest comic book ever, without a doubt. This edition is huge. It looks like an old bible. It collects the first twenty issues, my favorite of which is #8, "The Sound of Her Wings.")
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Post by mixed on Apr 28, 2008 7:10:24 GMT -5
I had to the most awesome charity shop haul. Some astonishingly good buys for low low prices! Heres what i got:
Notes on a scandal - Zoe Heller
Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson Macullers
Cats cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
Girlfriend in a coma - Douglas Coupland
Metamorphosis and other stories - Franz Kafka
The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kureishi
Tender is the night - Fitzgerald
A clockwork orange - Anthony Burgess
Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad
The Piano Tuner - Daniel Mason
So overall a great lot and they're all in near perfect if not perfect condition. ;D
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Post by ie on May 2, 2008 0:43:11 GMT -5
I had to the most awesome charity shop haul. Some astonishingly good buys for low low prices! Heres what i got: Notes on a scandal - Zoe Heller Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson Macullers Cats cradle - Kurt Vonnegut Girlfriend in a coma - Douglas Coupland Metamorphosis and other stories - Franz Kafka The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kureishi Tender is the night - Fitzgerald A clockwork orange - Anthony Burgess Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad The Piano Tuner - Daniel Mason So overall a great lot and they're all in near perfect if not perfect condition. ;D Nice haul. I know I've picked up a few of those at bargain bin prices, and some not so much. |
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