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  1. Thread: Two Poems

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    Two Poems

    A Hole Exists Within Me

    A hole exists within me
    Needing to be filled
    Whether that be with good or bad
    There is a constant need for it to be filled
    When it is empty, I feel distraught
    The...
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    Infinite Jest - Wallace Naked Lunch - Burroughs...

    Infinite Jest - Wallace
    Naked Lunch - Burroughs
    Brave New World - Huxley
    Slaughterhouse-Five - Vonnegut
    Falconer - Cheever
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    Yeah it's sitting on my shelf, just need some...

    Yeah it's sitting on my shelf, just need some motivation to jump into it.
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    Infinite Jest I found to be terribly depressing.

    Infinite Jest I found to be terribly depressing.
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    See most of my library was bought at...

    See most of my library was bought at goodwill/salvation army stores or from Amazon's used section where books are as low as 1 penny. And I do actually like to reread certain books from time to time...
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    Personal Libraries?

    Anyone have any pictures of their own personal libraries?
    I myself made a website in order to database my collection of fiction/lit (didnt include non fiction, of course)
    ...
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    two big ones that havent been mentioned. Jack...

    two big ones that havent been mentioned.

    Jack Kerouac - On the Road(1957)
    William S Burroughs - Naked Lunch(1959)


    also:
    John Cheever - The Wapshot Chronicle(1957)
    Graham Greene - The Quiet...
  8. Thread: Brave New World

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    He hangs himself in shame of the previous night's...

    He hangs himself in shame of the previous night's orgy. His body is slowly twisting.
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    Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Naked...

    Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Naked Lunch isnt far behind however.
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    Just havent gotten to it yet, shamefully. That,...

    Just havent gotten to it yet, shamefully. That, Player Piano, Bluebeard, Hocus Pocus and Timequake are still in queue.
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    Seems like others have the same feelings as me. ...

    Seems like others have the same feelings as me.
    Slaughterhouse-Five is his masterpiece and most well known work, and it certainly is a great work of art. But having read most of his books, Sirens...
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    Vonnegut was the first author I really 'got...

    Vonnegut was the first author I really 'got into'. Of the books Ive read:

    Sirens of Titan - Easily my favorite. Its sci-fi at the surface but underneath its a very touching, humanist story....
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    good list, I enjoyed your descriptions of each. ...

    good list, I enjoyed your descriptions of each. As far as omitted novellas, Id have to include Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Camus' The Stranger or The Fall, and Don DeLillo's recent short pieces, The...
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    Couple of guys come to mind: David Foster...

    Couple of guys come to mind:
    David Foster Wallace
    William S Burroughs
    Aldous Huxley
    Don DeLillo
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    Why was this boring? I have it sitting on my...

    Why was this boring? I have it sitting on my shelf and its such a short book that Ive been meaning to read it so I was just wondering about someone else's opinion on it.`
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    I only started reading and collecting books in...

    I only started reading and collecting books in early 2010. But my collection is already up to 170 books. some highlights and favs of mine....

    Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises (first edition)...
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    William S. Burroughs' 'Junkie: The Definitive...

    William S. Burroughs' 'Junkie: The Definitive Text of Junk'
    Very awesome literary view of the opiate addict.
  18. im a slow reader but... Infinite Jest - DFW...

    im a slow reader but...
    Infinite Jest - DFW
    Falconer - Cheever
    Ape and Essence - Huxley
    Breakfast of Champions - Vonnegut
    On the Road
    Consider the Lobster - DFW
    Jailbird - Vonnegut
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    Albert Camus, specifically The Stranger, The...

    Albert Camus, specifically The Stranger, The Fall, and The Myth of Sysiphus.
    Nietzche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil
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    I just bought Eyeless in Gaza just because Im on...

    I just bought Eyeless in Gaza just because Im on a huge Huxley kick right now.
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    John O'Hara - Appointment in Samarra and ill...

    John O'Hara - Appointment in Samarra

    and ill second Brave new World, especially the last half.
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    Appointment in Samarra - John O'Hara

    I just finished this book. I thought the last 100 pages or so were absolutely captivating. Julian English's downfall, while sort of over trivial things and nothing major, was extremely interesting....
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    I think it's an excellent list. I mean, for...

    I think it's an excellent list. I mean, for anyone to argue what should or shouldnt be on there is pretty much a waste of time, its all subjective. But its a pretty great list for a new reader on...
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    Poll: I just finished this book. Was the second...

    I just finished this book. Was the second Vonnegut book I read and I thought that it was tremendous. Just starting Sirens of Titan now.
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