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I just finished Augusten Burroughs' 'Possible Side Effects'. I am currently reading a book titled 'The Magician's Assistant' by Ann Patchett. Tell me what you're reading. Keep in mind, I might use it to update our Facebook page what are you reading thing, but I'm just going to put the book cover up, not ur name. Like here: http://www.facebook.com/literary.mary(look to the bottom left.) |
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« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2009, 10:37:28 PM » |
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mon petit mari by pascal bruckner. and i can understand just about four words on every page. |
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2009, 03:16:55 PM » |
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mon petit mari by pascal bruckner.
and i can understand just about four words on every page.
Sounds like some of the poetry on Mary. |
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"The castigation of fools is, of course, an ancient and honorable task of writers and, unless very poorly done, an enterprise that will usually entertain those who behold it." ~ Richard Mitchell |
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« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2009, 03:42:41 PM » |
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mon petit mari by pascal bruckner.
and i can understand just about four words on every page.
Sounds like some of the poetry on Mary.  |
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« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2010, 09:30:56 PM » |
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7th Heaven by James Patterson & With Heart by Dorothy Garlock |
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2010, 05:38:36 AM » |
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Just finished 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. That ol' boy can put pen to paper. |
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A story derives from the writer's perceptive observation and careful report of scene and from structural discipline.
Wilson R. Thornley
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« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2010, 06:39:26 AM » |
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Nick
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2010, 12:35:33 PM » |
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A fine example of what can become of a man after he fails at suicide. Twice. |
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A story derives from the writer's perceptive observation and careful report of scene and from structural discipline.
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« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2010, 02:12:53 AM » |
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'A Coney Island of the Mind' - Ferlinghetti I've seen a new light through his poetry. As my American friends would say: "Awesome!" I'm also reading 'Slaves of Solitude' by Patrick Hamilton, though I'm not yet pulled into it yet. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2010, 02:20:07 AM » |
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Does browsing through borrowed short-notes (and not the boring Maltese book itself) on Ancient Philosophy count?
But recently, I've been reading as many poetry collections as possible; when I finish Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal, Lorca's Poet in New York and D.H. Lawrence's Collected Poems, I think I might head towards the not-so politically correct Larkin. And am also halfway through Notes from Underground.
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« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2010, 05:21:37 AM » |
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The Gun Digest Book of The 1911 Volume 1 A complete look at the use, care & repair of the 1911 pistol Complete evaluation of more than two dozen semi-custom guns Data for popular ammo including 460 Rowland, 40 Super and more Patrick Sweeney Uhh, they don't all have to be poetry books, right? |
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« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2010, 09:05:19 AM » |
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Uhh, they don't all have to be poetry books, right?
Yes, they do. Now, careful, put that book down. It's not loaded is it? Don't point it at me...hey Nick, careful... |
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« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2010, 09:08:30 AM » |
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But recently, I've been reading as many poetry collections as possible; when I finish Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal, Lorca's Poet in New York and D.H. Lawrence's Collected Poems, I think I might head towards the not-so politically correct Larkin.
And am also halfway through Notes from Underground.
I keep grabbing whatever poetry books are for sale in the local charity bookshop. It's very hit and miss, but books are so expensive and I owe the library a chunk of money for lost books. I've read some Larkin, but I want to read more. There was a documentary on the BBC a few months ago and he had an intriguing back story. Try Ferlinghetti though, you might like it  |
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« Reply #28 on: January 21, 2010, 09:18:41 AM » |
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Books are bloody expensive here in Malta, so I'm usually ending up buying them from bookdepository.co.uk, which sells them at much cheaper prices (plus they also have a faaar bigger range than bookshops in Malta, you know, we only specialize in prayer books and 'how to make a cheap chastity belt for your daughter' kind of books). I only 'discovered' the university library recently, after 3 months...was afraid to go in for people reasons. But I think it shall become part of my schedule soon enough. I was going to buy Larkin's Collected Poems (by Faber), but decided to leave it for later - I know about the documentaries..but I only managed to find the ones of Dylan and T.S. Eliot on the internet (and uploaded them on youtube), and I can't even watch the short video clips that the BBC have on their Poetry season website. Bastards. Ferlinghetti -- cool surname for a start. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2010, 01:54:51 PM » |
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Yes, they do. Now, careful, put that book down. It's not loaded is it? Don't point it at me...hey Nick, careful... Thought I should also list the book that is always with me in the work truck. It gets read during meal breaks and when I stand in line at the bank. The Way of Qigong The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing Kenneth S. Cohen They're all loaded, Red. |
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A story derives from the writer's perceptive observation and careful report of scene and from structural discipline.
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« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2010, 01:19:31 PM » |
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I just finished these: Ahab's Wife - Sena Naslund Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn Weaveworld - Clive Barker All very different from each other. Ahab's wife is one I will probably read again. (There's a used bookstore here that is a very, very dangerous place for me.) |
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You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. ~Francis Bacon
One need not be a chamber to be haunted, one need not to be a house. The brain has corridors surpassing material place. ~Emily Dickinson
Try again, fail again. Fail better. ~Samuel Beckett
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