Brought back another box of comics from my mom's house (still stored from when I was a kid) for my nephew to read and found this in there. Pulled it out as it is not age appropriate and started reading it last night. A really cool read, Frank Miller's Batman is the best.
i always really liked this one!
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Anyone here read Neal Stephenson? I have a few in the pile, this is the first one I am starting -- seems like an interesting writer.
One of Time magazine's 100 all-time best English-language novels.
From the opening line of his breakthrough cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson plunges the reader into a not-too-distant future. It is a world where the Mafia controls pizza delivery, the United States exists as a patchwork of corporate-franchise city-states, and the Internet--incarnate as the Metaverse--looks something like last year's hype would lead you to believe it should. Enter Hiro Protagonist--hacker, samurai swordsman, and pizza-delivery driver. When his best friend fries his brain on a new designer drug called Snow Crash and his beautiful, brainy ex-girlfriend asks for his help, what's a guy with a name like that to do? He rushes to the rescue. A breakneck-paced 21st-century novel, Snow Crash interweaves everything from Sumerian myth to visions of a postmodern civilization on the brink of collapse. Faster than the speed of television and a whole lot more fun, Snow Crash is the portrayal of a future that is bizarre enough to be plausible
i have not read this or anything by him but i've heard it is really good. let us know how it is
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I actually found this one of the very few SK I didn't care for
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
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2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
this was a really damn good book, I read it in 3-4 days and it had a great twist
fucking Grisham still got it
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
never read Irving, nabbed it from my parents bookshelf
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
never read Irving, nabbed it from my parents bookshelf
Strongly recommend other Irving books. In particular:
A Prayer for Owen Meany The Cider House Rules Hotel New Hampshire World According to Garp
You will NOT be disappointed.
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The Secret History of Khava Gaisanova
Khava Gaisanova lives in Chermen, a village in the heart of the North Caucasus. In 2007 her husband disappeared, like so many men in the North Caucasus disappear without a trace – kidnapped, arrested or simply executed and buried in anonymous graves. The unstable North Caucasus described in this book lies on the other side of the mountains from Sochi. In The Secret History of Khava Gaisanova, a grim picture unfolds of the region hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics.
"...bring it back someway bring it back, back, back... to the clean form, to the pure form..."
Anyone here read Neal Stephenson? I have a few in the pile, this is the first one I am starting -- seems like an interesting writer.
One of Time magazine's 100 all-time best English-language novels.
From the opening line of his breakthrough cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson plunges the reader into a not-too-distant future. It is a world where the Mafia controls pizza delivery, the United States exists as a patchwork of corporate-franchise city-states, and the Internet--incarnate as the Metaverse--looks something like last year's hype would lead you to believe it should. Enter Hiro Protagonist--hacker, samurai swordsman, and pizza-delivery driver. When his best friend fries his brain on a new designer drug called Snow Crash and his beautiful, brainy ex-girlfriend asks for his help, what's a guy with a name like that to do? He rushes to the rescue. A breakneck-paced 21st-century novel, Snow Crash interweaves everything from Sumerian myth to visions of a postmodern civilization on the brink of collapse. Faster than the speed of television and a whole lot more fun, Snow Crash is the portrayal of a future that is bizarre enough to be plausible
i have not read this or anything by him but i've heard it is really good. let us know how it is
A little too wordy in the second half, the cyperpunk got in the way of the plot some. I appreciate well thought out storylines but, for me, this was a little much. Very cool concept given when it was written and undoubtedly he is an excellent writer. I have a few more of his on the shelf but think they will stay there for a bit.
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I started reading How to Win Friends and Influence People, but had to take a break. So I'm halfway through that.
I tried to read this a couple of times, just didn't hold my attention. Now I'm reading Snakes in Suits, quite entertaining and relateable to people I have worked with over the years.
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In bed:
Behind the Mask of Innocence - Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime: Films of Social Conscience in the Silent Era by Kevin Brownlow.
I found this copy for 8 bucks at the awesome antique book store went went to in Detroit. I think it's a pre-press or something. I am a sucker for Hollywood's Silent Era and the roaring twenties and I already have Brownlow's The Parade's gone by, which is also pretty good. So far, a very cool read
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
In bed:
Behind the Mask of Innocence - Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime: Films of Social Conscience in the Silent Era by Kevin Brownlow.
I found this copy for 8 bucks at the awesome antique book store went went to in Detroit. I think it's a pre-press or something. I am a sucker for Hollywood's Silent Era and the roaring twenties and I already have Brownlow's The Parade's gone by, which is also pretty good. So far, a very cool read
Wow, I never heard of this. Kevin Brownlow is fabulous and I love The Parade's Gone By. Let me know if it's worth a read.
Wow, I never heard of this. Kevin Brownlow is fabulous and I love The Parade's Gone By. Let me know if it's worth a read.
I would say you would probably find this one interesting too I do so far!
"The silent movies most known by film-goers paint a charming picture of a relaxed, innocent bygone America. Yet documentary filmmaker Brownlow has unearthed hundreds of forgotten silents that realistically delved into social and political issues: police corruption, white slave rackets, racial tensions, slum conditions, strikes, divorce, venereal disease. Many of these silents took a progressive standpoint softened by melodramatic devices; there were also racist films, Red Scare films, prejudiced caricatures of immigrant groups. By the 1920s, conservatism set in, censorship was widespread, the "star system" was in full swing and the socially conscious silents vanished. Brownlow's spellbinding canvas is peopled with the likes of D. W. Griffith, Margaret Sanger, Henry Ford, Upton Sinclair, temperance firebrand Carry Nation."
It seems it's a trilogy, the last one being "The War, The West, and the Wilderness".
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
Wow, I never heard of this. Kevin Brownlow is fabulous and I love The Parade's Gone By. Let me know if it's worth a read.
I would say you would probably find this one interesting too I do so far!
"The silent movies most known by film-goers paint a charming picture of a relaxed, innocent bygone America. Yet documentary filmmaker Brownlow has unearthed hundreds of forgotten silents that realistically delved into social and political issues: police corruption, white slave rackets, racial tensions, slum conditions, strikes, divorce, venereal disease. Many of these silents took a progressive standpoint softened by melodramatic devices; there were also racist films, Red Scare films, prejudiced caricatures of immigrant groups. By the 1920s, conservatism set in, censorship was widespread, the "star system" was in full swing and the socially conscious silents vanished. Brownlow's spellbinding canvas is peopled with the likes of D. W. Griffith, Margaret Sanger, Henry Ford, Upton Sinclair, temperance firebrand Carry Nation."
It seems it's a trilogy, the last one being "The War, The West, and the Wilderness".
I think I have to track it down. Have you read Silent Stars by Jeanine Basinger? It's great and I see you can get used copies of it on Amazon.
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I actually found this one of the very few SK I didn't care for
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
this was a really damn good book, I read it in 3-4 days and it had a great twist
fucking Grisham still got it
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
never read Irving, nabbed it from my parents bookshelf
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Strongly recommend other Irving books. In particular:
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Cider House Rules
Hotel New Hampshire
World According to Garp
You will NOT be disappointed.
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Sequel to The Shining! Very good so far.
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Khava Gaisanova lives in Chermen, a village in the heart of the North Caucasus. In 2007 her husband disappeared, like so many men in the North Caucasus disappear without a trace – kidnapped, arrested or simply executed and buried in anonymous graves. The unstable North Caucasus described in this book lies on the other side of the mountains from Sochi. In The Secret History of Khava Gaisanova, a grim picture unfolds of the region hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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A little too wordy in the second half, the cyperpunk got in the way of the plot some. I appreciate well thought out storylines but, for me, this was a little much. Very cool concept given when it was written and undoubtedly he is an excellent writer. I have a few more of his on the shelf but think they will stay there for a bit.
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Just read about this earlier today and put on my wish list. Do me a favor and let us know how you liked it when you are done? Thanks!
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In bed:
Behind the Mask of Innocence - Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime: Films of Social Conscience in the Silent Era by Kevin Brownlow.
I found this copy for 8 bucks at the awesome antique book store went went to in Detroit. I think it's a pre-press or something. I am a sucker for Hollywood's Silent Era and the roaring twenties and I already have Brownlow's The Parade's gone by, which is also pretty good. So far, a very cool read
Wow, I never heard of this. Kevin Brownlow is fabulous and I love The Parade's Gone By. Let me know if it's worth a read.
"The silent movies most known by film-goers paint a charming picture of a relaxed, innocent bygone America. Yet documentary filmmaker Brownlow has unearthed hundreds of forgotten silents that realistically delved into social and political issues: police corruption, white slave rackets, racial tensions, slum conditions, strikes, divorce, venereal disease. Many of these silents took a progressive standpoint softened by melodramatic devices; there were also racist films, Red Scare films, prejudiced caricatures of immigrant groups. By the 1920s, conservatism set in, censorship was widespread, the "star system" was in full swing and the socially conscious silents vanished. Brownlow's spellbinding canvas is peopled with the likes of D. W. Griffith, Margaret Sanger, Henry Ford, Upton Sinclair, temperance firebrand Carry Nation."
It seems it's a trilogy, the last one being "The War, The West, and the Wilderness".
I think I have to track it down. Have you read Silent Stars by Jeanine Basinger? It's great and I see you can get used copies of it on Amazon.