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Posted : Nov 19, 2007 23:32
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Not only its better than nothing my friend but also its very informative and after i read your synopsis (although i am not a fan of either police or comic books neither James Joyce who i found difficult to read unlike Samuel Beckett that i much prefer) i searched a little more about your book proposal and probably i will give it a try because the last sentence with the riddles and contradictions of the three eccentric policemen arouse my interest in it.
Nice one lets see now more suggestions 
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Caligula
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Posted : Nov 20, 2007 16:59
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The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Pi (short for Piscine Molitor Patel) is a young Indian boy growing up in South India in the 1970's. His father owns a zoo and, with increasing political unrest in India, decides to sell up and emigrate to Canada. In true Noah's ark fashion, they accompany the wild animals on board the ship on their journey to the new zoos in North America.
The ship sinks and Pi finds himself the only human survivor onboard a life raft that contains, rather remarkably, a zebra, a large motherly orangutan, a frenzied hyena and... a 450 pound Bengal tiger.
Of course, the law of nature eventually rules and Pi ends up as the tiger's last remaining occupant. He must use all his knowledge of zoology and animal behaviour to create boundaries and survive. Which he does for 227 days.
A far fetched survival at sea story? Yes - but much more than that. Life of Pi asks many questions of life, survival, belief, faith and the importance of imaginative story telling.
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Posted : Nov 21, 2007 02:30
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Maybe asking you to give synopsis of your favorite books was a bad idea after all.
Now i will have to buy more books than i can read (something i have already done with my music and video games collection LOL).
Very interesting book Caligula,will check out more about it on the net before adding it on my wishlist too,i love surviving stories especially ones on the sea.
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Outolintu
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Posted : Nov 22, 2007 10:04
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haha
but here's one of my suggestions in the net
so you don't have to buy the book to read it. although it's ofcourse always nicer to hold a book in your hands than scroll down a page...
Walking
by Henry David Thoreau - 1862
"Walking" began as a lecture, first delivered at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851, and many other times, until it evolved into the essay published in the Atlantic Monthly, after his death in 1862.
"'Walking' is a lyrical, meandering essay on the value of sauntering and on the preservation of what is wild in the world. It is an amazing, impassioned work, especially considering it was published well before the automobile came to define the limits of our experience of place. It is a call to participation in the world, for living among that which is untamed."
-Zane Parker
http://thoreau.eserver.org/walking.html
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hkghost
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Posted : Nov 24, 2007 16:58
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well rather than recomend specific novels, I'm going to suggest 3 great authors. and say why and it should give you a taste of the novels and understand a tiny bit about my person.
william gibson - behind various sci-fi concepts that were the backbone to many films such as the matrix and strange days
robin hobb - even though her line of thought can be seen as mundane to some her fantasy novels allow you to get into the story and become friends with the main characters.
kim stanely robinson - old school sci-fi if you are stuck on a 30 hour trip to a festival or in a snow invaded country his books on mars, disaster and chinese "what if" culture, this guy is the man for you.
and a bonus for your read freaks, david mitchell and I'm not going to give you any clues here JUST DO IT.
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 21:13
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I gotta agree, The Stranger by Camus is absolutely a great story. At face value it is a very simple read, both in terms of length and prose… yet one cannot help but sense a deep complication, which, in a strange way, becomes the expression of an absurd freedom about life, the life of a free man- Patrice Meursault.
And someone mentioned a Norwegian author… well here’s another: Knut Hamsun. I’ve only just begun his book Hunger, so I cannot fully give a synopsis. The tale is of an impoverished writer whose irrational deviances from securing a normal, professional life are as if [psychologically or physically] necessary- call it an unwillingness to conform, stubbornness or immaturity… but without a doubt, what becomes important is understanding how such a life is yet plagued by a powerful determination, be it irrational. It is, as Hamsun believes, “the whisper of the blood and the pleading of the bone marrow.” I expect the tale to remind us that while eating is important to us first of all, it is even more important that such concerns do not waste our simple power of being hungry. For in Hamsun’s unnamed character, it is all the man has keeping him alive. Paradoxical almost, but there is a method to the madness certainly. His influences include Dostoevsky, who I noticed went suggested by several people. If you’ve never read this Russian madman, I recommend Notes from Underground as it is brief and yet so violent to traditional (Western) ways of thinking.
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Anak
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 22:49
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On 2007-11-30 21:13, nomadics wrote:
I gotta agree, The Stranger by Camus is absolutely a great story. At face value it is a very simple read, both in terms of length and prose… yet one cannot help but sense a deep complication, which, in a strange way, becomes the expression of an absurd freedom about life, the life of a free man- Patrice Meursault.
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just started reading this a few days ago, in french. i really like that existentialism thing.
too early to comment the book tho...
however, if you're intrigued by the philosophies of camus, you might want to check out jean-paul sartre, the godfather of existentialism. i've recently read the theater piece "huis clos" ("no exit" in english) and i was totally amazed. it did something to me...i feel it'll inspire me for the rest of my life.
it's about two women and one man who find themselves locked in a room in hell. none of them seems to have an idea why he was sent to hell, but as the plot unfolds it dawns how much insincerity follows us throughout our very lifes. lying to yourself and to others (la mauvaise foi) is one of the key-words here.
there is no mirror in the room, not anything that might reassure the three characters of their own being, of their value in society. the conclusion is that we depend on the others to get insights on ourselves.
a quote from the piece: "l'enfer, c'est les autres"
recommended.
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Posted : Dec 4, 2007 22:07
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very nice thread... aiiit I will recommend the recent book I finished -
"Porno" by Irvine Welsh (2003) Vintage Books,484 pages.
Irvine Welsh is best known from his notorious book Trainspotting which came out in 1993 and after making the film in 1995 it became a cult movie, for the first time made a serious attempt to show the world of drug young scene from their eyes with humor and seriousness and up till now stays in our memory with the famous Choose Life lines.
Porno is the sequel book for Transpotting, the plot is based a decade after and has all the former cast in it: Renton, Begbi, Spud and Sick Boy being the main character this time.
The plot is told from the eyes of each character (one of the most impressive guy that knows how to write from a womans perspective) with its own specific accent(he writes like the accent therefore it can be a bit hard while smoking some ingredients...) and attributes which makes Welsh such a great author. This time the story is about the Porno industry and the attempts of the guys to step in this world.
With a lot of sex, drugs and violence (which Begbi pretty much covers for the rest of the gang) you get an inside look on the friendships in the 30's years of our former and some recent junkies (ok maybe its a bit harsh... heavy users:)
All there is to say is... When the hell is the movie gonna be made???
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Posted : Dec 20, 2007 06:00
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''The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'' by Robin Sharma |
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Posted : Jan 7, 2008 15:49
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Jonathan Livingston seagull - Richard Bach
SUMMARY
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is concerned with a young seagull's efforts to rise above the ordinary. In a flock where individuality is frowned upon, Jonathan finds himself a loner and an outcast.After performing feats of tremendous courage and skill, Jonathan is expelled from the flock. This gives him the freedom to develop his skills, and in so doing he reaches a higher plane of achievement, a heaven of sorts. The lessons that Jonathan learns in his travels reflect both a greater peace of mind and a freedom to be himself. Jonathan continues the cycle, by returning to the flock and teaching its ambitious members the lessons that he has learned from Sullivan Seagull and Chiang, the Elder Gull.
An allegoric book about the freedom of soul.People knowing that in life there's more than meets the eye will find themselves reflected in Jonathan.The rest will simply enjoy the adventure of flight and freedom.Highly recommended!
You can read it through the net at the link below but the book,as you should know,is much much better-it has some pictures taken by Russel Munson.
Happy reading!
http://www.lib.ru/RBACH/seagullengl.txt
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Posted : Jan 10, 2008 02:23
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"God is not great: How religion poisons everything" by Christopher Hitchens, is by far the best book I read in a really, really long time.
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Posted : Jan 24, 2008 15:23
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God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
Geek Love - Katherine Dunn
Supernatural - Greame Hancock
SuperNature - Lyle Watson
Romeo Error - Lyle Watson
Beyond SuperNatur - LW
All Hunter S THompson books
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Posted : Jan 25, 2008 06:40
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"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Linsday.
Its a book about a serial killer, who works for the miami police. his prey? Other serial killers. After taking care of a priest who kills orphans, a new serial killer turns up, using the same method of killing that Dexter does. The story is about the cat and mouse game they play to find each other. The ending is a bit abrupt and somethings are left open (there are sequels and boy do they get gory)...
Its written entirely from Dexter's point of view, and gets right into his head, he's funny and like-able-- even if his hobby makes you sqeem. I liked it so much i read it in one day
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On 2007-10-25 21:58, mk47 wrote:
Tolkien stuff .. hobbit , lotr ..very nice ..also Robert jordan`s wheel of time epic .. harry potter ..never read .. but maby someday will .. wats some other well written epic magic type books ?
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The wheel of time series rule, If you like fantasy I bet you'll love it.
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traveller
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Posted : Mar 19, 2008 22:56
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Almost done with Stanislaw Lem's Cyberiad. Next up: 120 Days of Sodom or Elephants on Acid or The Guide To The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Biography of Douglas Adams by Neil Gaiman..
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program."
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