Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading

[big nasty kcnut]

I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.

[Amnorix]

About 2/3rds through Victory of the West, about the Battle of Lepanto. Written by N. Capponi or something like that. Found it (hardcover in good shape) for five bucks at a local store that sells all kinds of used books, so no idea of its current availability.

Very well written, setting a solid foundation for the background of the political environment in which the battle occurred. A good read for those who are either interested in significant naval battles in history, or for late Middle Ages Mediterranean history.

[1ChiefsDan]

Originally Posted by CosmicPal

I'm sorry, but I honestly thought that was the absolute worst book ever! It may have been funny in some places, but it was nothing but a bunch of egotistic BS lies from an elitist wanna-be party-animal. He came off as God's gift to women and I rolled my eyes more than I ever rolled over in laughter.

Oh, and I've got a hundred bucks that says I could drink little old Tucker Fake under the table.

The "rave" reviews he's received are from his spamming college buddies. Read the reviews from real people who read real books and most of them feel the same way I did- what a waste of time, money, and trees. The book is poorly written and in no way thought-provoking or riveting- it's just a classless drunken rambling of shit.

I'm glad you liked it though.

I couldn't care less if none of the stories are true. The stories are funny. I laughed my ass off through most of the book. Have no intention of seeing the movie. I also have no intention of trying to drink anyone under the table. Did too much of that back in college.
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[CosmicPal]

Originally Posted by NewPhin

Evidently he made a movie, and the movie sucks, too.

How the ***** did this book get a movie deal?

You know what though- ladies and gentlemen of the planet- THIS SHOULD BE YOUR INSPIRATION. If there was ever a classless rambling lying piece of shit ever penned and published- it is this book. And now that someone, quite possibly drugged and tied to a chair by midget hookers and given blowjobs until he was blue in the face so that he would agree to produce and sell the rights to a movie deal- this ought to tell every clueless slacker out there in this great world of ours that opportunities, as rare as they may seem, truly do exist.

If you have an idea, a story, a painting, a song, a handbasket you weaved, or anything of any intrinsic creative value sitting around with nothing to do- I can assure you it is worth far more than this dribbling pile of crapola from Tucker Fake. That fumbling Bic marker drawing you did of the horsie in the meadow should be hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art now that this book was ever published and made into a movie. That piano recital you did when you were sick as a dog in heat would have made Bach weep for joy compared to this book now turned movie.

There you have it folks, we are now all artists. Splat your hand down on the piece of paper, trace your fingers, and give us your turkey- 'cause that hapless drawing is a work of art that deserves to be displayed in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This book in no way deserved to be published, and it sure as shit on my heels didn't need to be made into a movie.

I now shall retreat to my den, where I will doodle my masterpiece with crayons.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by CosmicPal

How the ***** did this book get a movie deal?

You know what though- ladies and gentlemen of the planet- THIS SHOULD BE YOUR INSPIRATION. If there was ever a classless rambling lying piece of shit ever penned and published- it is this book. And now that someone, quite possibly drugged and tied to a chair by midget hookers and given blowjobs until he was blue in the face so that he would agree to produce and sell the rights to a movie deal- this ought to tell every clueless slacker out there in this great world of ours that opportunities, as rare as they may seem, truly do exist.

If you have an idea, a story, a painting, a song, a handbasket you weaved, or anything of any intrinsic creative value sitting around with nothing to do- I can assure you it is worth far more than this dribbling pile of crapola from Tucker Fake. That fumbling Bic marker drawing you did of the horsie in the meadow should be hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art now that this book was ever published and made into a movie. That piano recital you did when you were sick as a dog in heat would have made Bach weep for joy compared to this book now turned movie.

There you have it folks, we are now all artists. Splat your hand down on the piece of paper, trace your fingers, and give us your turkey- 'cause that hapless drawing is a work of art that deserves to be displayed in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This book in no way deserved to be published, and it sure as shit on my heels didn't need to be made into a movie.

I now shall retreat to my den, where I will doodle my masterpiece with crayons.

I agree.

[sd4chiefs]

I reading Daemon. It is amazing. I hope they make it into a movie.

It all begins when one man's obituary appears online. . .
Matthew Sobol was a legendary computer game designer—the architect behind half a dozen popular online games. His premature death from brain cancer depressed both gamers and his company’s stock price. But Sobol’s fans weren’t the only ones to note his passing. He left behind something that was scanning Internet obituaries, too—something that put in motion a whole series of programs upon his death. Programs that moved money. Programs that recruited people. Programs that killed.

Confronted with a killer from beyond the grave, Detective Peter Sebeck comes face-to-face with the full implications of our increasingly complex and interconnected world—one where the dead can read headlines, steal identities, and carry out far-reaching plans without fear of retribution. Sebeck must find a way to stop Sobol’s web of programs—his Daemon—before it achieves its ultimate purpose. And to do so, he must uncover what that purpose is . . .

[keg in kc]

Anybody pick up the new Dan Brown?

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody pick up the new Dan Brown?

The thread title specifies the high brow crowd, keg.

[Oregon chief]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody pick up the new Dan Brown?

I am currently reading "The Lost Symbol" It's off to a good start.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

The thread title specifies the high brow crowd, keg.

Even high brow people have guilty pleasures.

[NewChief]

Still reading Neal Stephenson's Anathem. It's pretty badass and impressive.

[Pioli Zombie]

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[Pioli Zombie]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody pick up the new Dan Brown?

Satan.
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[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Anybody pick up the new Dan Brown?

So, I read it, or rather listened to it while I exercised/drove, and I was disappointed. Not that I was expecting a literary apotheosis of any kind, but the whole book felt flat to me.

I'm now giving the Illiad a go. I thought I'd break out of my science fiction/fantasy shell temporarily, just for a change of pace. It's been torturous so far, through the first two books, but I'd imagine having to sit through the Catalogue of Ships was a major part of that for me. Hopefully I'll gradually get into it.

[Jenson71]

Hah, yeah I think there are a lot of tribes it goes through at the beginning.

It gets really good. It just builds up and builds up and builds up. Achilles shield, his fight against Hector, his meeting with Priam. Ahh, I love the Iliad.

And the Aeneid is even better.

[keg in kc]

I don't think I'm going to get to the aeneid anytime soon. After the Illiad I have the Odyssey, and then I picked up Paradise Lost because I've always wanted to read it. I figure by that point I'll be literatured-out.