Supplement Misc book club

[EMartNJ]

thats your view. some people simply dont like catcher.

I HATE YOU NNI.

Just kidding. Now I feel bad for that outburst.

[Methadrol]

You'll come to appreciate Catcher in the Rye a lot more as you get older. Doing some research on Salinger helps too. Its definitely one of my favorite books.

thats what ive heard. a lot actually. ive had multiple conversations with adults who've read it, and they say it changes their lives. i really dont see that but maybe im missing something.

[Methadrol]

thats your view. some people simply dont like catcher.

what do you think about it?

[nni]

thats what ive heard. a lot actually. ive had multiple conversations with adults who've read it, and they say it changes their lives. i really dont see that but maybe im missing something.

it killed john lennon.

you will appreciate it a bit more when you are older, doesnt mean you will like it. at the end of the day its a kid with problems who whines too much.

[Methadrol]

it killed john lennon.

you will appreciate it a bit more when you are older, doesnt mean you will like it. at the end of the day its a kid with problems who whines too much.

lolz. tis true. i swear, every time books is a subject of a conversation, "holden" always pops up.

anyone have any tips on reading classics? some of them are so boring but i want the knowledge anyways... stopped halfway into the grapes of wrath, thinking i would fly through the whole Steinbeck collection..

[EMartNJ]

lolz. tis true. i swear, every time books is a subject of a conversation, "holden" always pops up.

anyone have any tips on reading classics? some of them are so boring but i want the knowledge anyways... stopped halfway into the grapes of wrath, thinking i would fly through the whole Steinbeck collection..

I think Steinbeck is a bit overrated and tends to play on very similar themes and such in most of his novels. What kind of classics are we talking about here? American classics? European?

As far as American classics go, if you feel you can read better than most your age, I'd definitely check out Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I think its part of the AP lit curriculum but I'm not sure. Regardless its a great book that everyone should read.

For European lit my personal favorite is Candide by Voltaire. Its a good short novel, only like 120 some pages I think, about a young man traveling the world in the 18th century.

[Methadrol]

pretty much a bit of both. i just want to see what all the rave is about with the classics. i mean there are some must reads like the great gatsby, etc, but i want to experience them all. Will check out both your recommendations though. i have a lot of books i got from a friend that i need to read but have been too busy.

including: the art of war, most of steinbeck collection, the road, moby dick, the three musketeers, and others. looking forward to it.

[Methadrol]

oh and by the way, into the wild was a GREAT book. highly recommend it if you haven't read it already.

[EMartNJ]

pretty much a bit of both. i just want to see what all the rave is about with the classics. i mean there are some must reads like the great gatsby, etc, but i want to experience them all. Will check out both your recommendations though. i have a lot of books i got from a friend that i need to read but have been too busy.

including: the art of war, most of steinbeck collection, the road, moby dick, the three musketeers, and others. looking forward to it.

Jomini, Machiavelli, or Tzu on the art of war? I'm assuming its the latter. He's got a lot of timeless advice and ideas in that book, definitely worth it (no bias ) 3 Muskateers is good too, Dumas is an excellent storyteller.

[mattyfatty4]

oh and by the way, into the wild was a GREAT book. highly recommend it if you haven't read it already.

Yeah, I loved 'Into the Wild' also. You should check out 'Under the Banner of Heaven' and 'Into Thin Air' by Krakauer as well. Both of them were great. Especially 'Under the Banner of Heaven'. It was a great history of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism in the United States.

[anth28]

Bump.

[Elliptical Envy]

The clean forum really does suck. Lyle changed the name of the mean forum because he is obsessed with monkeys.

[anth28]

The clean forum really does suck. Lyle changed the name of the mean forum because he is obsessed with monkeys.

How do you get to it again? I should pop by there to feel the wrath again, for old times sake. Too bad Roddy is not there much anymore.

[Elliptical Envy]

PM sent. I don't think Roddy wanted to really post there too much after Lyle got in his ass that one day.

[anth28]

PM sent. I don't think Roddy wanted to really post there too much after Lyle got in his ass that one day.

Was this after I left for a bit?

[Elliptical Envy]

Was this after I left for a bit?

Naw, that was back when we all used to post there. He vanished shortly after that. I still prefer that forum to this one any day of the week.

[anth28]

Naw, that was back when we all used to post there. He vanished shortly after that. I still prefer that forum to this one any day of the week.

Yeah, lots of good info there. I think I will start lurking again. This place just gives a good chuckle. Remember the fun we had in this thread?

[Elliptical Envy]

Yeah, lots of good info there. I think I will start lurking again. This place just gives a good chuckle. Remember the fun we had in this thread?

This thread was pretty damn cool back when we were all actively posting in here. I tried to bump it or bump some thread about books a while ago but no one was interested.

[anth28]

This thread was pretty damn cool back when we were all actively posting in here. I tried to bump it or bump some thread about books a while ago but no one was interested.

That's a shame , who else is MIA?

[TexAss]

oh hai

[anth28]

oh hai

Hai brah

[Elliptical Envy]

That's a shame , who else is MIA?

Not sure. I think some of the people that used to post in here found new threads to hang out in.

oh hai

What's up?

[anth28]

Not sure. I think some of the people that used to post in here found new threads to hang out in.



What's up?

Oh, I thought you meant that they went out and got real lives

[TexAss]

What's up?

Reading AARR

[Elliptical Envy]

Oh, I thought you meant that they went out and got real lives

Wait....you mean to tell me that BB.com is not real life? I don't know where my online persona ends and my real life begins

Reading AARR

I am a few months behind and I need to catch up. I just have too many things I am trying to read at once.

[TexAss]

I am a few months behind and I need to catch up. I just have too many things I am trying to read at once.

I just now got around to subscribing so I'm about a year behind.

[Elliptical Envy]

I just now got around to subscribing so I'm about a year behind.

Well I'm not that far behind

[anth28]

Wait....you mean to tell me that BB.com is not real life? I don't know where my online persona ends and my real life begins

I think that's how I ended up back here

[TexAss]

What's this 'real life' you keep referring to?

[TexAss]

If this thrad were about movies, I'd have something to say.


I really haven't read much at all lately.

I've been carrying around Angels and Demons in my bag for a few months and I think I'm only on page 12. Since I got one of those geeky phones when I have time to burn, I play with it instead of reading.