Comments on: Book Meme

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:19:13 +0000

Come on… in this age we get WAY too much information to allow ourselves the leasiure to sit down and read as often as we’d like.

I’ve ‘read’ a decent amount of what you’ve got on your list. Two things:
1) Audiobooks… slap ‘em on your iPod, and listen while your driving, in line at the supermarket or at the post office or when the wife is trying on clothes at the mall.
2) Condensed books - Reading Moby Dick is great and all, but really a condensed version is just more effective. Plus, they give you more commentary as to the importance of the book in the scope of literature, the times it was written, etc. It makes you sounds really smart at parties.

Now, if you listen to condensed audiobooks, you are only one step away from nirvana….

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By: Arjan

Arjan — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:46:46 +0000

@ people in the sun: hardcore nerd reporting! Thanks for the stigma ;)

I also read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel, great book!
But you abondoned Oliver Twist…why.

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By: Meme: Books » Out Of My Tree

Meme: Books » Out Of My Tree — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:21:41 +0000

[...] stealing a book meme from Dan (and following his rules) as I am having a fried brain [...]

By: Bec

Bec — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:00:44 +0000

Oh, read The Picture of Dorian Grey… it’s… delicious. Am stealing this… thank you for not making me blog about the weather today (my only other idea!)

Bec’s last blog post..Un-Perfection. Totally. Innit.

By: (un)relaxeddad

(un)relaxeddad — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:03:52 +0000

I’m one of Dan’s favourite blogs! I’m so stoked! And, you’ll know that I’m with you about Sandman. But I did enjoy Anansi Boys. Doris Lessing is also a great believer in abandoning books you don’t like. Everyone should read Moby Dick, though.

(un)relaxeddad’s last blog post..A book meme, of course

By: Gail

Gail — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:33:33 +0000

How the hell can you remember all the books you have read? I’d be lucky to come up with ten, although I always have one or two on the go.

I realy enjoyed ‘The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night time’it brought home how people with Aspergers see the world, at the same time as I was working with someone who had it. Made it even more interesting.

Have you ever read anything by James Rutherfurd? Sarum, London etc. His are great historcal novels.

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By: Jo Beaufoix

Jo Beaufoix — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:11:34 +0000

Dan I read On the Road when I was younger and Catch 22 and never got through them. Mr B loves them, but I just didn’t get it then. Maybe if I read them now I would, but I’m not so sure. I have read a ton of the classics on there but only ‘cos I had to as part of my English degree. I have read all of Dubliners but I can’t say I liked or can remember it. Blah.

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By: Clair

Clair — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:39:11 +0000

Pah! No taste.

Neverwhere and American Gods are both fantastic.

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By: Rol

Rol — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:30:19 +0000

OK, I’ll let you off.

But Kerouac, man - you’re just obviously not smoking the right… y’know, whatever.

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By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:11:21 +0000

Rol - Neverwhere was truely awful though. I like Sandman and good omens, but i’m not a rabid Gaiman fan.

And in my defense I attempted catch 22 when I was 15 and the only reason I stopped Time travelers wife was because I became distracted by something else.

I maintain that On the road is incredibly boring though.