Books - Page 4

TitleTown088 · 09-30-2009, 03:33 PM

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Mens inability to separate themselves from their dicks.

And womens inability to separate themselves from their emotions. ;)

awfullyquiet · 09-30-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TitleTown088

And womens inability to separate themselves from their emotions. ;)

the latter doesn't effect men physically though.

Raiderz4Life · 09-30-2009, 04:50 PM

I Dont Think/Know that I Suck 8(

Splat · 09-30-2009, 05:00 PM

I'm getting ready to start reading "Pop" by Gordon Korman its about football sounds good will see.

Paranoidmoonduck · 09-30-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by awfullyquiet

It's unnerving, unreasonable, and misogynistic.

On the contrary, I think it's probably the furthest thing from misogyny that there is.

That said, this isn't really the place to discuss the social ineptitudes of the bar scene as it relates to young Americans and their egos.

ElectricEye · 09-30-2009, 07:33 PM

I have an opinion on all of this crap being slung around, but I'm too lazy to back it up with arguments and I don't want to ruffle anyone's feathers. Basically; I think that even when alcohol is involved, you need to have personal responsibility. I don't think it's that hard of a concept. If a women is drinking herself(or a man) to the point where you can't comprehend what's going on around you then I'm not going to have any remorse for something happening to them that they didn't intend for. They're putting themselves in that situation.

Anyway, I'm reading Brave New World for like the fourth time now because I'm broke this week and found a copy at a friends house. Haven't read it in a long while though. Should be interesting.

Splat · 09-30-2009, 08:35 PM

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I'm getting ready to start reading "Pop" by Gordon Korman its about football sounds good will see.

So far so good.

ironman4579 · 09-30-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Splat

I'm getting ready to start reading "Pop" by Gordon Korman its about football sounds good will see.

I swear, I only read this in the quotes above, and thought that the book was called "Pop" and was about football sounds.

CJSchneider · 09-30-2009, 09:13 PM

Just make sure I get this back, Okay.

yourfavestoner · 09-30-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TitleTown088

And womens inability to separate themselves from their emotions. ;)

Winner winner, chicken dinner.

JT Jag · 09-30-2009, 09:38 PM

The Dresden Files. Full stop. Best modern fantasy series I've ever read.

ElectricEye · 09-30-2009, 09:42 PM

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The Dresden Files. Full stop. Best modern fantasy series I've ever read.

I tried those. I was like a hundred or so pages into the first one it and I really, really hated it. The fact I later found out the author is a big promoter of LARPING completely killed it for me.

JT Jag · 09-30-2009, 10:41 PM

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I tried those. I was like a hundred or so pages into the first one it and I really, really hated it. The fact I later found out the author is a big promoter of LARPING completely killed it for me.

The first book is probably the worst one. It steadily gets more AWESOME as the series wears on.

Perhaps the most awesome thing: Resurrecting the T-Rex skeleton that can be found the Field Museum in Chicago (yes, THAT T-Rex), riding it into downtown Chicago and using it to stop the necromantic apocalypse.

hobbes2053 · 09-30-2009, 10:50 PM

Reading this for class:

Reading this for myself:

ironman4579 · 09-30-2009, 11:03 PM

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I tried those. I was like a hundred or so pages into the first one it and I really, really hated it. The fact I later found out the author is a big promoter of LARPING completely killed it for me.

I don't know, maybe he's on to something..............

Seriously though, I finished reading this awhile ago.

It's probably the best, or at least among the best, military fantasy around. Older though, written back in the mid 80's. Not groundbreaking by any means, but entertaining IMO.

fischbowl · 09-30-2009, 11:18 PM

Talk about human depravity.......

Job · 09-30-2009, 11:20 PM

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The first book is probably the worst one. It steadily gets more AWESOME as the series wears on.

Perhaps the most awesome thing: Resurrecting the T-Rex skeleton that can be found the Field Museum in Chicago (yes, THAT T-Rex), riding it into downtown Chicago and using it to stop the necromantic apocalypse.

From what you're saying, it sounds absolutely dreadful.

Raiderz4Life · 10-01-2009, 01:33 AM

Has anyone read anything from Sherrilyn Kenyon?

Hollywood · 10-01-2009, 01:43 AM

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Talk about human depravity.......

That's a cool cover that I hadn't seen before. Anyway I ******* love this book, BEE is one of my all time favorite authors and Less Than Zero is filled with some amazing moments. To me no other book has ever understood depression so well, if that makes any sense...

His next book due out in a year or so is a sequel of Less Than Zero, btw.

ElectricEye · 10-01-2009, 01:47 AM

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From what you're saying, it sounds absolutely dreadful.

Beyond the plot, from what I read, the writing was as bad as I've seen in a published novel. It was glorified fan-fiction quality. I know a lot of people love those books, and I don't mean to be a jerk about it, but it was excruciating.

Shahin · 10-01-2009, 03:48 AM

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No lie but Awfullyquiet and her arguments have intrigued my curiosity on Tucker Max.....now i kinda feel the urge to pick up one of his books and see what this is all about....

you should. hilarious.

JT Jag · 10-01-2009, 09:10 AM

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From what you're saying, it sounds absolutely dreadful.

Your mileage may vary. It's essentially a pulp detective novel with explosions and magic.

Splat · 10-01-2009, 11:02 AM

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I'm getting ready to start reading "Pop" by Gordon Korman its about football sounds good will see.

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I swear, I only read this in the quotes above, and thought that the book was called "Pop" and was about football sounds.

I should have worded that better the book is called "Pop" because one of the main characters nick name is "The King of Pop" for his hard hits.

Its really a good book its about a high shcool football player who becomes friends with an ex NFL player only he doesn't even know the guy used to play pro ball.

I don't want to give to much away but any one that likes high school football or any football for that matter would like this book.

A Perfect Score · 10-01-2009, 12:25 PM

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Talk about human depravity.......

<3 BEE. One of the best authors of this generation IMO, and a great social commentator. Less Then Zero is also my favorite book by him, although I did love The Informers. And if we are speaking of human depravity, the gloriousness of American Psycho knows no comparison. That is some of the most disturbing **** Ive ever read.

Shahin · 10-01-2009, 02:49 PM

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i'm not denying women do the former, but, men, for the most part don't care about the why, they care about the what. and the what is their deep seated desire to feel better about themselves by putting more notches in their headboard. yes, it is ambiguious, but, men take no care or concern for the law, and yes, it takes alcohol for them to fuel that iron resolve of, no, it isn't rape, yes, she consented (i think), no i didn't take advantage of her. no i'm not going to call her again, it was just a... 'thing'.

I hate the fact that I can't actually have more than a drink or two in public without fear that some guy is going to try to get me to have sex with him, because i'm drunk. It's unnerving, unreasonable, and misogynistic.

i'm going to go out on a limb here and say you're a little overly paranoid and need to relax a bit. there's probably a 90% chance that if you have more than a drink or two some dude is NOT going to try to get you to have sex with him.

i know a lot of bar-hoppin', club-goin' types, and not a single one of them tries to get bitches so ****** up that they are damn near in a comatose. and nothing I read in that book made me think that Tucker Max endorses that. this guy ain't my hero or anything, but it is a funny book any way you look at it.

females make a big show about how they're in control because they're in control because they got *****. well ****, if you don't wanna be labeled a skank then have enough self-control to not let me and a gang of friends run through that. you can't really blame the guy if the girl does say yes, and that is exactly what happens. (90% of the time)

i do not endorse rape of any kind.

i love me some women
im not tryin to piss you off.