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creative_excess

She Kinda Looks Like Connie Chung, But in Her Own Slutty Way

Jun 05, 2009 18:51

Stage one of Mission End of the Quarter accomplished! Back to base, Joe ( Read more... )

tia, books, summer, end of the quarter, apartment

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hercrabbiness June 6 2009, 02:46:55 UTC

I don't know what you have or haven't read, but my ultimate favorites I've read this year have been White Oleander and Lolita. I Am a Cat was kind of amusing too.

creative_excess June 15 2009, 23:50:43 UTC

That's the second recommendation for White Oleander that I've gotten, and I've been meaning to read Lolita for forever, so onto the list they go!

hercrabbiness June 15 2009, 23:58:11 UTC

You HAVEN'T read Lolita!? :O

I get the feeling you'd really love it. Read it! Read it now!!

And yeah, White Oleander was really good. I like books about sad topics whose authors like to use creative or poetic language in their books. Any recommendations for me? :P (I just finished my books, and I don't really have anything left on my list...)

creative_excess June 16 2009, 01:56:57 UTC

Hm, if we're going with sad/poetic, the first three books that come to mind are The Road by Cormack McCarthy, Edinburgh by Alexander Chee, and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni (I know like everybody and their mother have read that one, but it's honestly so good!).

I'd also recommend Anna Karenina (I can't speak for other translations, but the one by Richard Pevar and Larissa Volokhonsky is what I read) and Stranger in a Strange Land, if you haven't read them. Stranger in a Strange Land especially gets me every time.

psychosesman June 6 2009, 13:38:20 UTC

The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie. Yes, House and Jeeves & Wooster Hugh Laurie. It's a spy novel and not a comedy romp, though. Still good.

creative_excess June 15 2009, 23:49:52 UTC

The man can act AND write? Impressive.

yurasama_love June 6 2009, 19:34:08 UTC

YAY FOR FINISHED PAPERS!
(I am using too much capitalization, but I will not stop, I'm afraid.)
As far as books... The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is fascinating. Well, ANYTHING by Ray Bradbury is fascinating. Oh! And "Soon I Will Be Invincible" is a lovely book.
Yay haircuts~

creative_excess June 15 2009, 23:49:21 UTC

Oh man, I love Soon I Will Be Invincible! I think one of my friends still has my copy. I picked up a few Bradburys at a recent book fair, it'll be good to chew into them.

penrynsdreams June 6 2009, 19:58:43 UTC

For sci-fi that's not old sci-fi but still kind of has that feel, I'd recommend Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky and Fire Upon the Deep.

creative_excess June 15 2009, 23:48:31 UTC

Cool, we read some Vernor Vinge for Cyberpunk and I'd definitely like to check out more of his stuff.

siekomonki June 12 2009, 01:07:30 UTC

Possibly a dumb question, but have you read Ender's Game? Also, Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh (sp?). I have the first book, if you stumble upon the second I will love you forever. It's frustrating, the first few books in the series are out of print, but you can still pick up the later ones at Borders.

creative_excess June 15 2009, 23:45:18 UTC

Yeah, totes read Ender's Game in like ninth grade or something...I love his stuff but I feel so torn about reading it sometimes because he's kind of a huge bigot and homophobe in real life. (Guess that's the LDS for you.) I'll definitely do some looking around for that second one, though, if anybody's got it I'm sure it'll be our hugeass university library.