please recommend me a book for the summer! - Page 3

Laila · 05.22.2006, 05:32 PM

dear god! this exists?

Has anyone read The Photography Book? it's not a novel or anything. it's just a book compiled of a bunch of photographer's work. it's my fav book in the world. My photography teacher used to have a copy hidden in her closet in class, and i used to take her keys and steal it. I would sit in the darkroom looking at that book all period. Now i have my own copy! Pocket size.

acousticrock87 · 05.22.2006, 06:10 PM

Depends what you're into, really. You apparently like "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "The Photography Book". Heh, that's a pretty big range. I'll give some of my favorites that I think are pretty easy to like while still unusual.

Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - Good book, very decadent and visual, but it will be a bit dragging at times if you don't love detail.

Franz Kafka - Anything by him. Generally they just sell compilations of short stories, since he only wrote a few books and they aren't as good. "The Complete Short Stories" would be your best best. He's very bizzare, but realistic at the same time. Extremely hard to explain, which is why they invented the word "kafkaesque". But I think almost anyone would like it.

Ayn Rand's "Anthem" - She writes a lot of long philosophical tedious books, but this one is under 100 pages. Extremely engaging, kind of like "The Giver" or "1984" if you've read those.

Dante's "Inferno" - You probably know what it is. You gotta get a good translation, though. Older ones are extremely hard to follow. It's only part 1 of his "Divine Comedy".

As far as the photography books, most of the time when I buy a book I just find something I like, like that, or something I want to learn, go to Amazon.com and find a well-rated book on it, and buy it. You know, look for another book on photography, learn to juggle, whatever.

finding nobody · 05.22.2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Laila

i love that book! great memories

yes, it's a good one. most of the books i'm suggesting are books that everyone's read.
how about heavier than heaven by charles cross?
it's a kurt cobain biography, a very good one

acousticrock87 · 05.22.2006, 06:21 PM

Speaking of which, SY's biography, by Alec Foege, is pretty good. Not even for SY, just for the post-punk progression in general.

Laila · 05.22.2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by finding nobody

yes, it's a good one. most of the books i'm suggesting are books that everyone's read.
how about heavier than heaven by charles cross?
it's a kurt cobain biography, a very good one

no i haven't read heavier than heaven. I've read who killed kurt cobain though. i did a book report on it in 10th grade. I don't like reading about kurt cobain anymore. there's not much more to know....and reading about him is kind of depressing.

Pax Americana · 05.22.2006, 06:51 PM

Since I'm a geek, I'm gonna recommend reading the Dune series by Frank Herbert, they're amazing. Or you could read some William Gibson. The suggestion about reading the SY biography was a good idea as well.

Laila · 05.22.2006, 06:52 PM

yeah i've been looking for an sy biography. i didn't know one existed. I knew there were books by and about sy, but not a biography. I don't think i'm going to read that any time soon cause my library doesn't have it and i can't find a book store that does either.

!@#$%! · 05.22.2006, 06:55 PM

nomadicfollower · 05.22.2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

Catch-22

Catch-22 is one of my favorite books as well. Very entertaining and pretty funny.

Schizo - You didn't like Galapagos? I really enjoyed it. I thought the idea of the book was enjoyable, but I guess that's just me.

HaydenAsche · 05.22.2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

She's probably mentioned in the book.

SecretGirl13 · 05.22.2006, 07:10 PM

i'll jump on the bandwagon and back dharma bums and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I also think My Name is Asher Lev is a fantastic book, probably less so if you aren't artistically inclined.

Laila · 05.22.2006, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HaydenAsche

She's probably mentioned in the book.

and you're probably mentioned in this book

HaydenAsche · 05.22.2006, 07:16 PM

Duh, I wrote it.

Laila · 05.22.2006, 07:18 PM

i thought so

HaydenAsche · 05.22.2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

I'd be angry if I lived in Minnesota.

(I'm kidding, just in case there are some very zealous Minnesotan's here.)

You fucking twat! I'll kill you! Our methlabs are UNMATCHED!

acousticrock87 · 05.22.2006, 07:21 PM

Oh that post got screwed up.

umjammer atomsk · 05.22.2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Pax Americana

Since I'm a geek, I'm gonna recommend reading the Dune series by Frank Herbert, they're amazing. Or you could read some William Gibson. The suggestion about reading the SY biography was a good idea as well.

I'm planning on reading those this summer. I love the Lynch film and I've been eyeing the books at my local library for quite some time. And I'd like to find a copy of the SY bio, seems like a good read. What else is there to do this summer but read sci-fi, play videogames, and watch anime, eh?

Laila · 05.22.2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Laila

Has anyone read The Photography Book? it's not a novel or anything. it's just a book compiled of a bunch of photographer's work. it's my fav book in the world. My photography teacher used to have a copy hidden in her closet in class, and i used to take her keys and steal it. I would sit in the darkroom looking at that book all period. Now i have my own copy! Pocket size.

here is a picture from the photobook by nick knight....this is my fav pic in the whole book!

Pax Americana · 05.22.2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by umjammer atomsk

What else is there to do this summer but read sci-fi, play videogames, and watch anime, eh?

I'm not much of an anime fan, but I'm with you on the video games and sci-fi books.

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Laila the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958	dear god! this exists? Has anyone read The Photography Book? it's not a novel or anything. it's just a book compiled of a bunch of photographer's work. it's my fav book in the world. My photography teacher used to have a copy hidden in her closet in class, and i used to take her keys and steal it. I would sit in the darkroom looking at that book all period. Now i have my own copy! Pocket size. __________________ PM me please Facebook- Laila Virani
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Depends what you're into, really. You apparently like "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "The Photography Book". Heh, that's a pretty big range. I'll give some of my favorites that I think are pretty easy to like while still unusual. Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" - Good book, very decadent and visual, but it will be a bit dragging at times if you don't love detail. Franz Kafka - Anything by him. Generally they just sell compilations of short stories, since he only wrote a few books and they aren't as good. "The Complete Short Stories" would be your best best. He's very bizzare, but realistic at the same time. Extremely hard to explain, which is why they invented the word "kafkaesque". But I think almost anyone would like it. Ayn Rand's "Anthem" - She writes a lot of long philosophical tedious books, but this one is under 100 pages. Extremely engaging, kind of like "The Giver" or "1984" if you've read those. Dante's "Inferno" - You probably know what it is. You gotta get a good translation, though. Older ones are extremely hard to follow. It's only part 1 of his "Divine Comedy". As far as the photography books, most of the time when I buy a book I just find something I like, like that, or something I want to learn, go to Amazon.com and find a well-rated book on it, and buy it. You know, look for another book on photography, learn to juggle, whatever.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Speaking of which, SY's biography, by Alec Foege, is pretty good. Not even for SY, just for the post-punk progression in general.
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Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Since I'm a geek, I'm gonna recommend reading the Dune series by Frank Herbert, they're amazing. Or you could read some William Gibson. The suggestion about reading the SY biography was a good idea as well.
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Laila the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958	yeah i've been looking for an sy biography. i didn't know one existed. I knew there were books by and about sy, but not a biography. I don't think i'm going to read that any time soon cause my library doesn't have it and i can't find a book store that does either. __________________ PM me please Facebook- Laila Virani
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SecretGirl13 little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 32	i'll jump on the bandwagon and back dharma bums and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I also think My Name is Asher Lev is a fantastic book, probably less so if you aren't artistically inclined. __________________ There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money either. --RG
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	Duh, I wrote it. __________________ rip
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Laila the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958	i thought so __________________ PM me please Facebook- Laila Virani
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