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erthian

I read as much as I can, which isn't as much as I would like...

I'm just adding books to my shelf at random. I have hundreds and eventually I'll ad them all ... some are just borrowed from the library or where ever. I own lots of 'em, but I want to lessen the amount of crap I have, so I'm trying to give away as many as I can bare to...more »
  • Traverse City, Mi
  • member since Thursday, July 26 2007

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  • sadaf_rathore o

    sadaf_rathore o says

    Hi, Nice to C ur self, its really filled with very interesting books.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    I thought of something else with about Lullaby. Marx was mentioned early in the book, and I think that the four main characters are supposed to be the couple main groups that make up a society. That is to say, the non-poor work to reinforce the structure of the society that they already live in. And when the poor (or whoever) takes a controlling share in a society, they too work to reinforce the word as they see it. Even if it is still slightly different.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    I also read I'm Not Scared. Erin read it for her Good Books class and then wanted me to read it. That was good. The author, Niccolo Ammaniti, understands the phrase 'meaing, sense, and clarity.' Chuck does not. Doesn't make it interesting, though.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    Thought Lullaby was good. Chuck has really good concrete details, but no sensory details. It good that the abstract ideas that he has are good, because the actual foundation of his writing isn't very strong.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    did you finish Choke?

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Aasemoon

    aasemoon says

    Hi There, thanks for adding me as a friend. =)

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    katia says

    I like it very much. :] I'm reading the story by James Joyce now. I like him. Reminds me of the homeland.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    katia says

    Yay, new Shelfari! I am excited to read that book. The Norwegian Wood book.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    Read Ender's Game. You know that you want to. You know that you NEED to.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ms. rose

    ms. rose says

    i know exactly what you mean about shopping online! but since i no longer live in an english speaking country, i don't have a choice ^^. let me know what you thought about the snow leopard...

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ms. rose

    ms. rose says

    hey there! in case you missed it on the j-lit thread: looking at your shelf, i think you might enjoy reading taichi yamada ('strangers' or 'in search of a distant voice'). and in terms of zen and buddhism, i really enjoyed 'the snow leopard' by peter mathiessen...see you around erthian! ^^

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • teobesta

    teobesta says

    i loved in praise of shadows. when i read i thought to have finally understood this aspect of the japanese culture i just hadn't been able to figure out. worth reading, especially as it's so short too :)

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    In Praise of Shadows? It's odd. It's a long essay generally about the aesthetics of the Japanese people, but in a very round about way. Tanizaki writes about how an aesthetic developed for the Japanese people based on shadows external and internal and how their adoption of Western tech and general life has placed this aesthetic in the light, and ruining it because of this.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • NighEve

    nigheve says

    Hey Michigan! i LOVE TRAVERSE CITY (especially in the fall)!

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    There. I made an avatar. Sorry I didn't do it a month ago, my notifications got marked as spam and I didn't see them.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    katia says

    That sure is a nice Buddha you've got there.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SirePhobos

    sirephobos says

    Tis' true I say. Science fiction fantasy novels of epic proportions are super in their awesomeness!

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )


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