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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,945
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    Has anybody read Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs?
    I've heard it is really messed up and not worth the read yet it is a classic.
    I saw it for $10 in a book store and wasn't sure if I should pick it up.

    Get it..
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,800
    Often, I read Sanderson Pages 69-102 last night. Been slow going with the XMas and New Years travels. ;)

    @Thoughts_Arrive --- yes, get Naked Lunch. Whacky/interesting book.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I heard it's got acts of pedophilia in it, I don't think I want to
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  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    the bible the best book in my opinion and a few others
    right now im reading exodus 34;7
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    JWPearl said:

    the bible the best book in my opinion and a few others
    right now im reading exodus 34;7

    "Movement of Jah people."

    And while I don't fully agree with you about it being the best book -- and I've read it all the way through (plus the apocrypha) twice, I will say that Game of Thrones ain't got nothing on the Old Testament.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,800
    Have read it cover to cover as well...and beg to differ -- GoT crushes the Bible IMO and it doesn't claim to be literal.
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Have read it cover to cover as well...and beg to differ -- GoT crushes the Bible IMO and it doesn't claim to be literal.

    The Bible does not claim to be literal, F Me. That's on people and certain institutions.

    I have not read the Martin books, but a lot of events from the show are certainly influenced by the OT quite a bit and a little from the weaker NT.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,800
    edited January 2016
    Sounds fair DK, I cannot recall the text actually proclaiming to be factual. [I also think the OT is certainly one of the most influential books around...why I think everyone should read it. So many references/influences in our culture.]
    Sorry to wander off topic, I am still reading Sanderson's Mistborn Book #2....need to get back to it!
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,246
    this is part of a trilogy...I read #2 first (whoops) and am now back to #1...it really doesn't matter. very, very gritty stuff.

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    Jason P Posts: 19,289
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Jason P said:

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    Loved it. Tell us what you think.

  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    The Sell
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,168
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    it was funny, i laughed and i'm just not saying this cause i know the guys who wrote and illustrated it :wink:
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I purchased these books yesterday:

    The Power Of Now - By Eckhart Tolle
    Catcher In The Rye - By JD Salinger

    Anyone read these books? Thoughts?
    I have 60 days to read them and return if I don't like them.
    I am always skeptical and not filled with hope with self help books, I hope Power Of Now makes me happier.
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,945
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    I purchased these books yesterday:

    The Power Of Now - By Eckhart Tolle
    Catcher In The Rye - By JD Salinger

    Anyone read these books? Thoughts?
    I have 60 days to read them and return if I don't like them.
    I am always skeptical and not filled with hope with self help books, I hope Power Of Now makes me happier.

    Catcher in the rye is one of my favorites..but i think is better to read that, when you are young..ofcourse i don't know your age..
    i'm on this..excellent..

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,800
    Catcher In The Rye - By JD Salinger

    Think every American of the 30-50 age bracket has read this at some point, as it is a book they used to teach in high school....have no idea if they still use it. Really a great book and I am sure it would mean something different as a 41 yr old then it did as a 14 year old.
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    As an adult, I prefer Salinger's stories about the Glass family, but as a teenager, I felt a kindred spirit in Holden Caulfield. And what's left of 15-year-old dankind (more than you'd think) still gets goosebumps and throat lumps when reading certain sections of Catcher in the Rye.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I am 31 yrs old btw. Wish I got onto Catcher In The Rye earlier.
    I'm 3 chapters in.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,800
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    I am 31 yrs old btw. Wish I got onto Catcher In The Rye earlier.
    I'm 3 chapters in.

    Well hope you enjoy it!
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    I am 31 yrs old btw. Wish I got onto Catcher In The Rye earlier.
    I'm 3 chapters in.

    Well hope you enjoy it!
    Thank you.
    I am reading The Power of Now in the mornings and Catcher in the Rye in the evenings.
    I don't know if that's a wise idea haha.
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