to those of you who read

by rahula • 8 Dec 2007, 14:21 • Journals
i just finished a clockwork orange by anthony burgess, must read if you haven't already

i have the following books avi to read:

animal farm - george orwell
american psycho - bret easton ellis
trainspotting - irvine welsh

which one should i start with?
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ENSJQM 8 Dec 2007, 14:22
only nerds read books
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 14:22
hi, i'm a nerd
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eVo 8 Dec 2007, 14:49
and only ignorant people make comments like that
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Kiewan 8 Dec 2007, 14:59
only mystic fanbois make comments like mine
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multiflx 8 Dec 2007, 14:22
animal farm, easy to read, is a classic.
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Spree 8 Dec 2007, 14:23
I heard Trainspotting is a great book, read none of them though :P
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ScarZy 8 Dec 2007, 14:24
Trainspotting mate.

watch american psycho instead - saves you TONS of time ^^
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 14:27
every film i've ever watched based on a novel, the novel is always better, with lord of the rings being the only exception :/
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ScarZy 8 Dec 2007, 14:28
and harry potter! ^^

Trainspotting <3
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 14:40
lotr movies better?! lols?

hm---

k fantasy sux anyway
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Sigur 8 Dec 2007, 14:52
lol, lotr books are much better than the movies...

but to answer ur question: read animal farm ;)
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mana 8 Dec 2007, 14:52
u think LOTR movies was better than the book? oO
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 15:00
Definitely, hated the books...liked the hobbit though!
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Biitti 8 Dec 2007, 14:26
Che Guevara Book!
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SneeK_ 8 Dec 2007, 14:27
reading is for prisoners

but if your gonna read anyways better this then harry potter

i'd go for trainspotting
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HIPPIE 8 Dec 2007, 14:27
I don't know why it is fun to read a book :( ? can some1 explain it?
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huumeantti 8 Dec 2007, 14:46
reading books = education
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HIPPIE 8 Dec 2007, 14:47
nah I only read books when I have to do it for school or smth but I am not going 2 read for fun in my free time
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huumeantti 8 Dec 2007, 14:48
i never read the books they give in school, i only read the shortened versions of them, which can be found on zeh interwebs


i always read the books i want to read
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 14:29
animal farm is a typical schoolbook
american psycho book is coool
trainspotting to
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kad 8 Dec 2007, 14:32
a clockwork orange is a pretty awesome movie.
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ScarZy 8 Dec 2007, 14:33
i dont care! tbh. lol

i not even read them all yet either =/

i just get TO bored and thing ill go play et then nn. lol.

Np4me
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eVo 8 Dec 2007, 14:35
i personally love the John Grisham books, the rainman being one of my favorites along with the firm
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schNee 23 Dec 2007, 15:52
agree with the old one
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SlimShady 8 Dec 2007, 14:38
trainspotting
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pulZa 8 Dec 2007, 14:41
START WITH :" FAUST" BY GOETHE
CONTINUE WITH : " DIE VERWANDLUNG " BY KAFKA


HF AFTER IT THINKING ABOUT UR LIFE AND HOW U CAN KILL URSELF :D
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finkregh 8 Dec 2007, 14:43
Animal farm

how it comes everybody reads those books @ school? :S
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rIVENJE 8 Dec 2007, 14:43
The ten commandments!
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huumeantti 8 Dec 2007, 14:45
im reading the hobbit for the 10th time i guess
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huumeantti 8 Dec 2007, 14:47
the first two were the best...
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TheDuck 8 Dec 2007, 14:47
I have to read "Ferdydurke" by Witold Gombrowicz on monday and so far it's been absolutely fucking great and I still have around 80% of it ^^
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Fex 8 Dec 2007, 14:47
I hate books
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eVo 8 Dec 2007, 14:48
i struggle with some of his latest stuff too
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dnl 8 Dec 2007, 14:49
It's easy,
animal farm - george orwell

best one, orwell owns . try to read his "Year 1984" , fucking nice book
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 14:51
i've read 1984 already, was good
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Cardo 8 Dec 2007, 14:50
I rather watch a movie. Reading a book goes too slow, you need like a few days to complete a storyline nothnx. And a picture says more than a 1000 words.
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 14:52
i need max 1 day per book

when its only 200-300 pages book i can read 3 on a day..

maybe you got a concentration problem
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Cardo 8 Dec 2007, 14:54
I got a concentration problem concerning books i just find it boring
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slajdan 8 Dec 2007, 15:15
I can push a fully loaded train with one hand
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 15:20
ofc im talking about days i have nothing to do.

100 pages = ~ 70 minutes
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slajdan 8 Dec 2007, 15:26
hmmm..... and how much do you remember after that?
Can you repeat every single detail written in the book?
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 15:36
of course.
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 15:39
for example when we talked about books we had to read(in school), i was always the one that had it finished first plus i knew the most details...

i have this kind of thing that i get totally sucked into stories (books,movies,series, etc..) and remember each little shit...

when i listen to conversations on the street i can often remember them word by word oO
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 15:48
it's confabulation, not memory :)
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slajdan 8 Dec 2007, 16:46
You're a wierdo then, you needs to be executed!
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 14:53
I'm very, very into watching movies, but i like reading a lot as well.
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Svensson 8 Dec 2007, 15:39
a sentence shows more then a 1000 pictures
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mana 8 Dec 2007, 14:51
clockwork orange is awesome!

i would start with the American Psycho since ur already in to thrillers due to clockwork orange :)
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BrooodjeAap 8 Dec 2007, 14:54
Animal farm OFC!
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wAndAA 8 Dec 2007, 14:57
I'd read train spotting... but haven't heard of the others, so I can't say..
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xfRd 8 Dec 2007, 14:58
animal farm - george orwell.. read 1984 last year looks a bit like the V for vendetta world was quite nice aswell.

edit: nvm you read it already :P
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pedro 8 Dec 2007, 15:03
If you read and like Trainspotting, I would recommend a book called Porno.

Porno is the sequel to Trainspotting and it's an extremely good book as well.

Out of those three though, Trainspotting is the best read.
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.Madness! 8 Dec 2007, 15:10
1984 is much better then animal farm if you'd ask me.
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 15:13
i've read 1984 already
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.Madness! 8 Dec 2007, 16:14
just giving you my opinion :)
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slajdan 8 Dec 2007, 15:12
Trainspotting movie sucked, read the first two books, I'd pick animal farm.
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Spirea 8 Dec 2007, 15:27
have u read James Joyce's Ulysses?.. gonna read that soon !
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spion 8 Dec 2007, 15:37
ownage!

finnegans wake is the next level :)
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 15:46
nah, i have some friends reading it at the moment for various courses though, they say it's good
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Spirea 8 Dec 2007, 16:04
many ppl regard it as the best novel of the 20th century
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rahula 8 Dec 2007, 16:12
ya, haven't read it though, so can't say much :p
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Spirea 8 Dec 2007, 16:22
me neither, but gonna read it soon :p
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crook 8 Dec 2007, 18:17
tbh its the concept which makes it the best novel :)
Its not an easy read
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Svensson 8 Dec 2007, 15:36
if you love irony and sarcasam Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a must its so fucked up you cant stop laughing
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st4tic 8 Dec 2007, 15:41
animal farm is simple but pretty good
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crook 8 Dec 2007, 18:16
animal farm is a must-read :)
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