What is your "That Book"?
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I've read Lysistrata and Acharnians, and I loved the latter. I'm a sucker for anything that deals with Spartans.LiberalSquirrel said:
I've only read two chapters of Twilight at Barnes and Nobles and I thought that was quite enough. I will admit to watching the movies courtesy of Riftrax.com because there is no way in hell I'm gonna watch any of them without someone other than me mocking it. I completely agree. Side plot? Fine, carry on. Main plot? Now you've committed treason. I've read one romance novel ever just out of curiosity and I regret it.
Hm, I haven't read them in a while but I've read "To Kill A Mockingbird", "The Westing Game" and "Ender's Game" many times over.
World War Z by Max Brooks. I have read this book so many times that it is no longer a singluar book. It is a four piece, stapled together set of mini books.
Well, if you end up getting that collection of Aristophanes's plays, one of my favorites is "The Clouds." It's good for some giggles if you've read Plato's works, or even if you're passingly familiar with Athenian philosophy. And the Spartans are amazingly badass. But if you're a sucker for anything that deals with Spartans, I feel I am contractually obligated to ask you what you thought of the "300" movie.Fiz_The_Toaster said:
Yes, 2 chapters is more than enough Twilight. I've only watched clips of the Rifftrax version of the Twilight movie, and while it made me giggle, I wasn't sure if I could stand the whole movie even with it being lampooned.
...Hm. I think we might want to move this discussion into messages or something, since we're kinda derailing.
There aren't very many second hand book stores near me, I would have to drive about an hour to the closest one, and that one isn't that good. Barnes and Noble for me.The_Decoy said:Well I guess allowing people to be weird together is the main point of the internet. I also found it helpful that Tolkein separated out the Frodo and Sam chapters from the others, meant I could ignore them on later read throughs. Though even they weren't as bad as the songs...Fiz_The_Toaster said:
Well I've written them down on my stickynote of good things to read, they're just beneath "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", can't remember what that ones about, someone told me to read it while I was travelling.
And it's always nice to hear there are people interested in actual thought provoking stuff rather than Katie Prices new biography or whatever chicklit has been regurgitated. Seriously, walking in to Waterstones just makes me sad. Luckily Edinburgh has a lot of good quality second hand bookshops where you can find just about anything for a decent price. I was going to do english or history but my dad told me "fuck that, be an engineer", and thus I am. So I basically read whenever I get the time, which can be difficult during term :/
Machiavelli is very enjoyable to read I think, he seems almost playful to me. He thinks a bit much of himself but I guess he did get an adjective named after him, which is a damn sight more than I've ever done. Huh, I hadn't heard that one about his sister. Makes sense I guess, and he was rather big with the Nazis. But he must have had at least similar sentiments to what the books contain these days, and they're really not that delightful. Though I did see a nice plaque that read:
"Nietzsche: God is dead
God: Nietzsche is dead."
Which made me laugh
Candide was almost a tragi-comedy in just how bad life got for the poor guy. He just stumbles from horror to horror without respite. I think Candide pretty much has the optimism beaten out of him by the end, and I don't blame him.
Any philosophy books that you'd recommend as a must read?
The only reason I didn't stick with English or Philosophy as a major was because I'd have to take a teaching job, and I suck as public speaking, so engineering for me- audio in that case. Same here, I read when I get the chance and that can be hard since I work late nights and am very tired when I do get the chance.
I think the same for Machiavelli, and I will agree about him over thinking ideas. That man can go chapters and chapters on the same thought and somehow not repeat himself, it amazes me. I don't exactly remember where I read that, but I thought it was interesting. I don't know how much truth is in that, but it wouldn't be the first time a family member go ahold of their dead relatives works and messed with them.
Also, I want that plaque. That is hilarious.
There were times in that book where I laughed because of how much worse it got for him. I also loved the fact that 'experimental physics' is a euphemism for sex, I laughed hysterically when I read that.
Well, there's Plato's Republic. Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling, The Sickness Unto Death, and Either/Or. He's a very interesting man to read, someone I recommend to anyone that's willing to read him. Also, Truth, Knowledge, or Just Plain Bull by Bernard M. Patten- I had to look at my book collection for that name- it's a logic book if you are interested.
What about you? Anything you'd recommend?
I've reread each of the Harry Potter books several times. I've read Misery several times through as well.
I love that series, but for me it has to be the hobbit. That book just paints the best imagery.Jaso11111 said:You know that book you just keep guming back. That book that just hits the spot for you.
It dosent have to be just one book, it can be a series if you want.
For me its the Artemis Faoul series (yes thats not how you write it) from Owen Kolfer! Its just something about elfs with jetpacks and laser guns that just does it for me