ayrshire_nomad Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 They were all very interesting reads, and I still have a few books of his still to read. I would reccommend them definitely. He makea alot of good points and I quite enjoy his sense of humour and his tendency to poke fun at other philosophers. Twilight Of The Idols was probably my favourite of the three. I like some of his quotes so quite interested to read one of his books, thanks forthe info 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Just now, ayrshire_nomad said: I like some of his quotes so quite interested to read one of his books, thanks forthe info Beyond Good And Evil might be a good starting point. That's where I started, and it is one of his most well known works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon Raider Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Just finished Pompeii by Robert Harris - I like the historical fiction stuff (love Wolf Hall, etc) and this was good as well. Starting Sport Of Kings by C.E. Morgan now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMDP Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Just read "You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life(You Are Raoul Moat)". Was excellent. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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knee jerk reaction Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Just got round to reading the last Terry Pratchett novel, don't know why it took me so long. Quite sad realising there won't be any more discworld novels. Have just moved on to a book on the partition of India, "midnight furies" can't remember the author's name. Is frightening how easily sectarian bigotry can be stoked up, fears of others played on leading to neighbour killing neighbour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Boredom is an instrument of social control. Power is the power to impose boredom, to command stasis, to combine this stasis with anguish. The real tedium deep tedium, is seasoned with terror and with death. Just finished Humboldt's Gift by Bellow. Wordy, contrived, plotless, meandering and over-long.....possibly one of the best books I've read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon Raider Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 21 hours ago, knee jerk reaction said: Just got round to reading the last Terry Pratchett novel, don't know why it took me so long. Quite sad realising there won't be any more discworld novels. Have just moved on to a book on the partition of India, "midnight furies" can't remember the author's name. Is frightening how easily sectarian bigotry can be stoked up, fears of others played on leading to neighbour killing neighbour. There was a bit in the last Pratchett book where he was talking about death that left me an absolute mess. Just went and found it: “FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT. . . .” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Absolutely love Discworld, really sad that we'll not get anymore. The Sam Vimes series is some of the best stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 On 11/26/2017 at 15:13, Richey Edwards said: Recent reads: Beyond Good And Evil - by Friedrich Nietzsche The Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche Twilight Of The Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche Are they all as insane as Thus Spoke Zarathustra? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Are they all as insane as Thus Spoke Zarathustra? That's one I am still to read. Any good? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 29 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: That's one I am still to read. Any good? I like parts of it but it definitely reads like it was written by an lovelorn, opium addicted madman heading towards a mental breakdown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said: I like parts of it but it definitely reads like it was written by an lovelorn, opium addicted madman heading towards a mental breakdown. Funny you should say that, because he was using opium and painkillers around the time he wrote that. I understand its a novel of sorts? Is that correct? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Coming Up for Air by George Orwell It's a bit foreboding 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 9 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Coming Up for Air by George Orwell It's a bit foreboding Captures an age perfectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmadaleKillie Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Got a pre-release copy of Ethersay by Sarah L King which is a new Indie Book set during the Referendum. In all honesty, the elements around the Independence Referendum were enjoyable to follow, but I actually enjoyed the mystery elements which were set on a fictional Scottish Island more. It wasl nice to see a novel actually written during the Referendum with people actually showing an interest in the process and having a view point. A few other books i have read which are set in the same period tend to have characters who amazingly aren't interested in the Referendum at all. I suspect people are too scared of putting off one side or the other I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Animal Farm by George Orwell It's nice for the kids 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 ‘Poverty Safari’ by Darren McGarvey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Prisoner of Azkaban. Already started on Goblet of Fire, completely obsessed with the Harry Potter books almost as much as Game of Thrones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 14:04, Miguel Sanchez said: Coming Up for Air by George Orwell It's a bit foreboding I've always liked George Orwell's lesser read novels best - particularly Coming Up for Air and Keep The Aspidistra Flying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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