Enjoy! I just lent it to a friend of mine and got a text today saying that he loved it.
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
i hate shakespeare as well, but i kind of enjoyed macbeth. once you can get past the way that its written, its actually a good story. brutal, but good.
The Quickie by James Patterson. I'm not a fan of Patterson. The only other book of his I read was "Roses are Red". It is too fast paced for me. (The reason I don't like Dan Brown either). One of the things I love about reading is really getting to know characters and take the ride with them. His characters are so flat and the two page chapters are annoying. That said, it is an interesting story, just in the hands of a poor writer.
I'm still reading "The Name of the Wind". Catch-22, if you're out there you should check it out. It's good. I'm about 300 pages in and am enjoying it.
i hate shakespeare as well, but i kind of enjoyed macbeth. once you can get past the way that its written, its actually a good story. brutal, but good.
The way Shakespeare's plays are written is the reason they are masterpieces. He wasn't a master dramatist but he was a hell of a poet.
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
I've just started Darkly Dreaming Dexter. I've seen season 1 & 2 and come across the book yesterday. I just finished Chart Idol by Ben Elton. Disturbingly brilliant.
read Milan Kundera's Ignorance today and it was amazing. it ended leaving me with that poignancy of profound meaning that's charming rather than depressing, or maybe both
I've just started 'Good Omens' by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman... again
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
2006: Antwerp, Paris
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
I'm reading a book in French called 'Attrape Coeurs'...which means the 'Catcher in the Rye' in English
what does "Rye" mean ?
litteraly, "attrape coeurs" means "hearts catcher"
2006: Antwerp, Paris
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
litteraly, "attrape coeurs" means "hearts catcher"
Yeah, I know...I don't know what Rye actually means. I didn't realise that it was the same book until I started reading it. I have the same book in English, which I didn't finish but I recognised the begining of it and on one or two occasions I have referred back to the English edition to check translation.
Yeah, I know...I don't know what Rye actually means. I didn't realise that it was the same book until I started reading it. I have the same book in English, which I didn't finish but I recognised the begining of it and on one or two occasions I have referred back to the English edition to check translation.
ok, thanks.
2006: Antwerp, Paris
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
Catcher In The Rye: how overrated is that book? I totally missed how it was supposed to relate to my life and didn't get the whole "universality of experience" rigamarole that spoken in favour of its classic status. The little snot wasn't a part of any plot either, so when it was over I felt like someone had pulled a fast one on me. "That's it, that's all this bollocks has led up to?"
yeah, and L'Estranger, another lauded novel, was a pretty tedious read.
Catcher In The Rye: how overrated is that book? I totally missed how it was supposed to relate to my life and didn't get the whole "universality of experience" rigamarole that spoken in favour of its classic status. The little snot wasn't a part of any plot either, so when it was over I felt like someone had pulled a fast one on me. "That's it, that's all this bollocks has led up to?"
yeah, and L'Estranger, another lauded novel, was a pretty tedious read.
I was watching that movie "Chapter 27" about Mark David Chapman, the guy who shot John Lennon. As many of you probably know, he had that book with him when he shot him. Another reason not to like it! By the way, the movie is horrible!
Catcher In The Rye: how overrated is that book? I totally missed how it was supposed to relate to my life and didn't get the whole "universality of experience" rigamarole that spoken in favour of its classic status. The little snot wasn't a part of any plot either, so when it was over I felt like someone had pulled a fast one on me. "That's it, that's all this bollocks has led up to?"
yeah, and L'Estranger, another lauded novel, was a pretty tedious read.
The Catcher in the Rye is bollocks, no doubt.
L’Étranger is great.
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
I shouldn't of mentioned this in the same block as COTR.
But why d'you think it's great, as a story? didn't he just use this novel to convey his ideas through a protagonist that's dull and emotionless? that's as far as my remembrance goes on this........I've got The Plague lurking about somewhere which I'm meaning to read. I prefer Houellebecq for entertainment and black wit, without knowing really what he's getting at.
I shouldn't of mentioned this in the same block as COTR.
But why d'you think it's great, as a story? didn't he just use this novel to convey his ideas through a protagonist that's dull and emotionless? that's as far as my remembrance goes on this........I've got The Plague lurking about somewhere which I'm meaning to read. I prefer Houellebecq for entertainment and black wit, without knowing really what he's getting at.
It's not great as a story particularly, it's a wonderfully succinct way of presenting his philosophy via a novel though. Naturally Meursault is a dull and emotionless character, he is an indifferent object in an absurd and indifferent world.
I dunno, I guess I just related more to him than Caulfield
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
Comments
...Macbeth.
eew.
shakespeare is not a friend of mine.
gets to me every time
Enjoy! I just lent it to a friend of mine and got a text today saying that he loved it.
i hate shakespeare as well, but i kind of enjoyed macbeth. once you can get past the way that its written, its actually a good story. brutal, but good.
I'm still reading "The Name of the Wind". Catch-22, if you're out there you should check it out. It's good. I'm about 300 pages in and am enjoying it.
epic.
See These Bones
http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
The Lovely Bones <- that's a GREAT book!!!
We do not inherit the earth from our parents. We borrow it from our children.
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
litteraly, "attrape coeurs" means "hearts catcher"
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
Yeah, I know...I don't know what Rye actually means. I didn't realise that it was the same book until I started reading it. I have the same book in English, which I didn't finish but I recognised the begining of it and on one or two occasions I have referred back to the English edition to check translation.
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
yeah, and L'Estranger, another lauded novel, was a pretty tedious read.
I was watching that movie "Chapter 27" about Mark David Chapman, the guy who shot John Lennon. As many of you probably know, he had that book with him when he shot him. Another reason not to like it! By the way, the movie is horrible!
To keep you clear of the sun
You've been burned more than once
You don't think much of trust
L’Étranger is great.
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
But why d'you think it's great, as a story? didn't he just use this novel to convey his ideas through a protagonist that's dull and emotionless? that's as far as my remembrance goes on this........I've got The Plague lurking about somewhere which I'm meaning to read. I prefer Houellebecq for entertainment and black wit, without knowing really what he's getting at.
I dunno, I guess I just related more to him than Caulfield