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Post by alx on Jan 13, 2009 2:17:12 GMT
That's right, it was House of Leaves, wasn't it?
Yeah, I only read the book once and liked the style and format but found the overall story to be lacking in verb and exposition so I gave it to my kid brother. I guess I wanted to like it more than I was able to...
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 16, 2009 7:18:18 GMT
H.P. Lovecraft (My favorite author ever, I never get bored with his work, ever.)
Looking into reading "The King In Yellow" stories by Robert W. Chambers soon. Parts of it were an inspiration to Lovecraft, and that's good enough for me. But also parts of it are considered to be fantastic as far as gothic horror and macabre are concerned.
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Post by alx on Jan 16, 2009 10:41:29 GMT
As a lifelone HPL addict, I salute your choice. Last story I read by him was "The Mound" earlier this year. One of my favorites. Yet another story I liked with an engraved torso, what does that say about me?
Currently finishing off Neuromancer for the Nth time...
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 16, 2009 10:55:11 GMT
My faovrite HPL work is a toss up between "The Color Out of Space" or "The Whisperer In Darkness".
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Post by alx on Jan 16, 2009 11:44:23 GMT
Do you recognize this?
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 16, 2009 12:22:37 GMT
I can't say I do.
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Post by St. Aatos on Jan 16, 2009 19:20:03 GMT
The last book I read was Watchmen; which I enjoyed. Before that I was reading Chuck Palahniuk's "Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Rant Casey"
Enjoyed that book as well, even if it was incredibly bizarre.
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Post by alx on Jan 16, 2009 22:33:53 GMT
It was meant to be a Mi-go brain canister...
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 17, 2009 6:54:21 GMT
It does make sense, but when thinking of the brain canisters, I pictured something a little more...oldschool in looks.
Though I guess with the technology involved to keep the brain fully functional, even able to speak and think it'd need to be a lot mroe high tech...makes sense.
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Post by Lolli on Jan 24, 2009 21:12:09 GMT
I'm in the middle of 'In The Miso Soup' by Ryu Murakami. It's a really good thriller but it can be a bit uncomfortable to read because of it's graphic descriptions.
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 25, 2009 3:35:48 GMT
I LOVE vivid, graphic depictions of violence in my books...heh.
Been re-reading Herbert West - Reanimator from Lovecraft.
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Post by Lolli on Jan 25, 2009 19:29:03 GMT
I finished 'In The Miso Soup' and I am now reading 'Piercing' also by Ryu Murakami.
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Post by Toadkiller Dog on Jan 28, 2009 3:54:49 GMT
Stan Nichol's "Orcs" Damn good book.
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Post by Vio on Jan 29, 2009 20:22:04 GMT
Since Miss 'Sapian just created a lovely Library Forum, I thought it would fitting to place The "What the ____ you are reading ?!" thread to this cute little place.
Oh and I'm working on Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," and I am cracking up twice a paragraph!
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Post by Pseudosapien on Jan 29, 2009 20:28:42 GMT
Thank ye kindly senor Vio, i was sure i had seen this thread around and was on the verge of shifting before your speedy arse got in gear. ;P Ace choice there i must say, and take a break every ten pages or so for your healths sake, the laughter only gets worse.XP I just finished Silent Hill: Sinners Reward this morning (okay so it isn't a "book" as such, but shut the fuck up..) and i have to say, it really is imo the saviour of SH comics. Really gorgeously executed and not ott in it's plot and it's characters. If i had any real issue with it, it is that it is too damn short! ...and on that note, anyone know where Ulrike Meinhof is these days? His review on SHF is quoted on the back and seeing both in print is funky.
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