he doesn't go out much
What's the best novel you've never read?
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he doesn't go out much
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I can see that. Well at least he's passing the time constructively.
I do find it harder to read these days with the internet and DVDs being such a distraction. Indeed, I should be reading A Tale Of Two Cities right now.
Mind you, I could have done with the net in my late teens/early 20s - I wouldn't have been half as miserable
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I must say, I thought you were older than that.
At risk of sounding like a patronising fuck, you have a lot of wisdom for a 22-year-old.
I do find it harder to read these days with the internet and DVDs being such a distraction. Indeed, I should be reading A Tale Of Two Cities right now.
Mind you, I could have done with the net in my late teens/early 20s - I wouldn't have been half as miserable
I'm kinda glad the net didn't exist when I was a teen. Although..maybe...
I don't have a problem sitting down to read - apart from I need absolute quiet and the couch to myself. Saturday or Sunday afternoons, and sometimes both (woo) - 4 hours minimum lying down, reading. Bliss.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Confederacy of Dunces
Started reading it a couple of times. Enjoyed what I've read but for some reason I've put it to one side both times.
Started reading it a couple of times. Enjoyed what I've read but for some reason I've put it to one side both times.
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
I think it is a wasted life, of a kind.
I used to go out loads, and still manage to read quite a bit. But then I stopped going out, and for various reasons, lost some of my friends, and I had a lot of spare time to fill.
The need to fill spare time became more acute when I went to university - I didn't really make any friends there until my fourth year there (I resat a year). So I would spend all of my time reading. Literally. I would go to the Library in the evening and find something to read. I just felt it was better than watching telly. That I might as well get something out of it.
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Oh, and also, being unemployed helps.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I think it is a wasted life, of a kind.
I used to go out loads, and still manage to read quite a bit. But then I stopped going out, and for various reasons, lost some of my friends, and I had a lot of spare time to fill.
The need to fill spare time became more acute when I went to university - I didn't really make any friends there until my fourth year there (I resat a year). So I would spend all of my time reading. Literally. I would go to the Library in the evening and find something to read. I just felt it was better than watching telly. That I might as well get something out of it.
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Oh, and also, being unemployed helps.
nothing wrong with being a bit of a book hermit who sleeps on a bed of books and dreams of having his own castle constructed entirely of books. This is true beta male behaviour
The only problem I can see with the book castle is when you wanted to read one that was a keystone. You'd collapse a spire by reaching for a dog eared private eye annual from 1988
foo
dirtysweet
and another one of my all time favourites!
i remember first reading Machievelli - The Prince, and being morally shocked to the core
and completely fascinated too. that's a funny feeling to be repulsed but still wanting to read on with wide eyes and a shocked soul 
an amazing book imo. (even though i hate it as well)
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
and another one of my all time favourites!
i remember first reading Machievelli - The Prince, and being morally shocked to the core
When I was about 18, I was morally shocked by Jean Genet's the Thief's Journal.
What a self-righteous little shit I was.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I did Miracle Of The Rose at uni and wasn't shocked at all, but I childishly giggled at the film they showed of his with all the willies in holes.
i remember first reading Machievelli - The Prince, and being morally shocked to the core
I think Machiavelli gets a bad press - he didn't necessarily condone what he was suggesting, just stating that if you want to gain and retain power, that's how you'd need to behave.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I tried to read LOTR but never got past the bits in the first film, maybe book one? So long ago I can't remember.
I also read a Catherine Cookson book once. I kept going coz I thought it must get better but no, it didn't so never again!
I've read a few of the books on your list but have no intention or desire to read the rest of them tbh. That's an o level english list isn't it??
I also read a Catherine Cookson book once. I kept going coz I thought it must get better but no, it didn't so never again!
I've read a few of the books on your list but have no intention or desire to read the rest of them tbh. That's an o level english list isn't it??
foo
dirtysweet
oh yes, i know now. i was just talking about how the book affected me on first reading. i'd never come across anything quite like it. i wouldn't choose to read it again, but i'm glad i have.
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
what list?
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
There are different translations, that vary quite a lot.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
ah! It wasn't clear!
I think they're more A Level books, I think
I think they're more A Level books, I think
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