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Double post but anyway...scratch what I said. The Catcher in the Rye is actually fairly good once you get used to 'goddam' appearing in every second sentence. It's not like one of my favourite books ever but it was worth reading. I could sort of relate to the main character, like feeling so alone when surrounded by so many people but yeah, good enough book...

Insect Overlord

Xx_emma_xX wrote: »

The Catcher in the Rye.

Started reading this again Tuesday night. I read it back way back when (in 6th Year lol) and enjoyed it, but never fully appreciated it. I'm enjoying it more this time around.

Also, finished The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath on Sunday

Aoibheann

Love The Bell Jar. I find something new to appreciate about it every time I read it. Only read it a month or so ago, but I'm tempted to re-read it now!

Currently re-reading The Lovely Bones, planning to see the film soon hopefully. I don't know why I always make myself see the film version of a book, I'm usually horribly disappointed. Apparently Saoirse Ronan's excellent in it though, and I usually trust Peter Jackson.

jefreywithonef

I started reading 'The Catcher In The Rye' a couple of weeks ago as part of my course. Unfortunately it's now one of the many books that I've started to read in the last few months only to put it down after twenty pages or so. The library in college is just so full of books I've been wanting read for ages that my crap attention span has consistently prevented me from finishing books. In saying that, I picked up a brilliant book called 'A Story and its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction' that contains several quite brilliant short stories (that I can finish!). Alas, it's fecking huge (1000+ pages) so I couldn't bring it home with me.

Along with 'Yes Man', I'm reading Richard Ford's 'The Sportswriter'.

SligoBrewer

KnifeWRENCH

Started Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas the other night. It's.....different.

Seren_

Aoibheann wrote: »

Love The Bell Jar. I find something new to appreciate about it every time I read it. Only read it a month or so ago, but I'm tempted to re-read it now!

So true, The Bell Jar is my favourite book ever. I want to read it now, but it's at home argh.

Started reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi yesterday. It's really good so far

degausserxo

I just re-read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. That, and Catcher, are books you have to read when you're 14.

Next up, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Craguls

banjopaul

Just finished "The Green Fool - Patrick Kavanagh" for the second time, lovely book.

I now have a choice between:



and



Decide for me!

Craguls

Paul the same copy of "Fear and Loathing"'s on my bedside locker....
Good book although Catcher is my favourite book ever.

banjopaul

Craguls wrote: »

Paul the same copy of "Fear and Loathing"'s on my bedside locker....
Good book although Catcher is my favourite book ever.

You're no help
I'll have to flip a coin I think, they'll both be read at some stage anyway!

jumpguy

SligoBrewer wrote: »

I gotta read that, seriously! I've read a few exerpts from it and it was savage.

seriousfizz

I finished Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky yesterday, not sure what I can say! It's a classic for a reason :cool:

Going back and forth between different philosophic texts until I buy another Dostoyevsky novel


A lot of yis seem to be reading/have read Catcher In The Rye? My mate is reading it at the moment, not sure wether I should ask for a lend of it in the future or not :pac:

almostnever

If I can find it(I'm hopeless and lose everything...),I'm going to re read A Prayer For Owen Meany. Love that book.

Pygmalion

seriousfizz wrote: »

A lot of yis seem to be reading/have read Catcher In The Rye? My mate is reading it at the moment, not sure wether I should ask for a lend of it in the future or not :pac:

It's a great book, and I really wasn't expecting it to be.

A Neurotic

I read The Catcher in the Rye a couple of years ago, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. I must go back to it to try and do it justice.

Reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, because it was cheap (€5) yet suitably pretentious.

almostnever

A Neurotic wrote: »

I read The Catcher in the Rye a couple of years ago, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. I must go back to it to try and do it justice.

Reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, because it was cheap (€5) yet suitably pretentious.

I disliked The Catcher In The Rye, and I really, really thought I'd enjoy it.
As for Dorian Gray, love it. One of the first books I ever read. And it is rather pretentious, actually.

Cows Go µ

I just finished The Princess Bride, its such a lovely book. I love the sense of humour in it. I really love it. I'm not really sure what to read next, I'm thinking Wolf Hall, I have it and it just won the Man Booker prize so I might as well. I've heard good things about it

seriousfizz

A Neurotic wrote: »

I read The Catcher in the Rye a couple of years ago, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. I must go back to it to try and do it justice.

Reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, because it was cheap (€5) yet suitably pretentious.

Catcher in the Rye seems to be a bit hit-and-miss, from what I've heard of people's reactions.

I was hoping myself that I didn't sound too pretentious in my post on the last page. How did I do? :pac:

Rozabeez

'Belonging to the two Berlins' - An Ethnography done on people who lived during the cold war.

Insect Overlord

A Neurotic wrote: »

I read The Catcher in the Rye a couple of years ago, and was thoroughly underwhelmed. I must go back to it to try and do it justice.

That was my exact reaction when I first read it. Luckily enough, I picked up a copy of it recently and finished reading for the second time last week. It's actually brilliant. The style, the in-your-face subtlelty (yup, there's an oxymoron for ye...), the energy in the narrative, it's amazing.

As for this week, well, I'm almost half-way through American Psycho (thanks to all the recommendations in this thread.) Loving it.

almostnever

Insect Overlord wrote: »

As for this week, well, I'm almost half-way through American Psycho (thanks to all the recommendations in this thread.) Loving it.

I couldn't get through American Psycho. It was like reading one of those fashion magazines at times, and it drove me slightly crazy, despite my best efforts. I'm sure it's really good but the label dropping is irritating...

Yeah, I know it's a really silly reason for not reading a book/I'm way too critical of peoples' writing. And?

D4RK ONION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUJNQdTxMk

One of my favourite excerpts of all time...

Fad

D4RK ONION wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUJNQdTxMk

One of my favourite excerpts of all time...

Watched that last week again.

Always good to see John Green's face on the internet

anonymous_joe

Reading the Constitution. Again. Eugh.

And some fantasy book by some lad, something Abraham, which is... passable, and a biography of Caesar which is pretty good.

jefreywithonef

seriousfizz wrote: »

I finished Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky yesterday, not sure what I can say! It's a classic for a reason :cool:

Going back and forth between different philosophic texts until I buy another Dostoyevsky novel

It's a brilliant novel. I read The Idiot afterwards, it not very philosophic but quite enjoyable.

Currently reading Nineteen Eighty-Four. It's amazing so far. Finished Animal Farm last week, another classic.

KnifeWRENCH

I'm reading The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. Wanted to read it because of all the controversy it caused (blasphemy, death threats and what have you...) But so far, it's all a bit meh. A lot stranger than I thought it would be, but not in a good way.
I'll definitely read it to the end though, because I've resolved to never give up on a book again, but it will probably take me a while.

fleeflyfloflum

I'm less than 1/2 way through the rather large Count of Monte Cristo and Im really enjoying it. It's a real 'shtory' in the old fashioned sense of the word I think - escaping prison, treasure, and all the elements after.

One of the best books I've read so far.

seriousfizz

Monzo wrote: »

It's a brilliant novel. I read The Idiot afterwards, it not very philosophic but quite enjoyable.

Currently reading Nineteen Eighty-Four. It's amazing so far. Finished Animal Farm last week, another classic.

I agree with ye on Crime And Punishment! I'm thinking of picking up The Brothers Karamazov next About to settle in 1984 myself, got a lend of my friends copy