July '11 / Existentialist Reading Poll

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Originally Posted by ChicagoReader

Thanks! and man, after looking up the wikipedia articles on the titles I hadn't heard of I'm especially excited. Specifically for Cloud Atlas and the Murakami novels, both seem very unique and interesting. Am I allowed to vote even though I don't have the 50 posts?

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I am afraid you need to increase your post count to 50 to make your vote count, Chicago.

I voted for Fight Club. Even though I watched the movie, I thought the book's gotta be better and I have always wanted to read something by Chuck Palahniuk (I love saying "Chuck").

Hi Scher.

Did you know that chuck in Yorkshire means to throw? You can also use in contexts like chucking it down and chuck up.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

Did you know that chuck in Yorkshire means to throw? You can also use in contexts like chucking it down and chuck up.

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Are there places in the English speaking world where chuck doesn't mean this? lol

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Originally Posted by OrphanPip

Are there places in the English speaking world where chuck doesn't mean this? lol

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I don't know. We live and learn. :biggrin5:

Can't vote but some other suggestions:

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
(don't know if you guys do plays but)Waiting for Godot & Endgame by Samuel Beckett

All of the above are awesome. Well I am not a huge fan of Choke, but the ideas in it were real good

I've been wanting to participate in the book club but always put it off for some reason or other. But I think I can do it now. I've voted for 'Notes from the Underground' as it has been on my reading list for a long time. All the other nominations were great. Actually I've started reading Kafka's The Trial last month but could not continue. Will go back to it soon.

I think we read Notes from Underground a while back so will be happy something different this time.

*hint, hint, wink, wink*

Fight Club!

Fight club - liked the film, and I haven't read any of Chuck's stuff either.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

Fight club - liked the film, and I haven't read any of Chuck's stuff either.

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Even though I really did not like the movie, I am currious about reading the book

Crap. Ever since my first nomination won, almost a year ago, I've gone 0-2. I think now it seems I might go 0-3.

All soon to be three losses have lost to Scher. :mad2:

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Originally Posted by IceM

Crap. Ever since my first nomination won, almost a year ago, I've gone 0-2. I think now it seems I might go 0-3.

All soon to be three losses have lost to Scher. :mad2:

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Hey, you say that as if that is bad thang!

:p

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Originally Posted by Dark Muse

Even though I really did not like the movie, I am currious about reading the book

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Yes. He has a good reputation, but I've never got round to the books yet.

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Originally Posted by IceM

Crap. Ever since my first nomination won, almost a year ago, I've gone 0-2. I think now it seems I might go 0-3.

All soon to be three losses have lost to Scher. :mad2:

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Don't lose hope! Im working on my post count and I plan on voting for Notes from the Underground as I've read Fight Club before and wasn't that impressed.

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Originally Posted by ChicagoReader

Don't lose hope! Im working on my post count and I plan on voting for Notes from the Underground as I've read Fight Club before and wasn't that impressed.

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Thanks in advance.:) I would be very happy if we get to read this one.

YETH! We have a tie!

Calling all scabs, vote for Notes of the Underground!

Notes from the Underground has my vote. I hope everyone who saw the movie and still voted for Fight Club liked the movie, because it's pretty much exactly, word-for-word, like the book. I read it after seeing the movie and found it extremely boring.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

Notes from the Underground has my vote. I hope everyone who saw the movie and still voted for Fight Club liked the movie, because it's pretty much exactly, word-for-word, like the book. I read it after seeing the movie and found it extremely boring.

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Thank you!

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I will let the poll run couple of extra days to resolve the tie.

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