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Just finished Negarestani's Cyclonopedia (Edit) Larry Send a noteboard - 14/09/2010 12:16:39 PM
I don't want to read something really crappy, like, say, Goodkind, but I'm willing to consider reading something well-written in virtually any genre.


John Crowley, The Solitudes

John Gardner, Grendel

Thomas Ligotti, Songs of a Dead Dreamer

Michal Ajvaz, The Golden Age, The Other City

Elizabeth Hand, Generation Loss

Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House

Dino Buzzati, The Tartar Steppe, Poem Strip


And I've been hearing that Reza Negarestani's Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials is a mindfuck of a novel. I'm only on the first chapter, though. Promising.


This might be fucked up in such a glorious way that hasn't been seen since Illuminati! was released.

The above statement stands. You will either enjoy this greatly or loathe it like you've never loathed a book before. I think the former is more likely than the either.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
Book description, blurbs
This message last edited by Larry on 14/09/2010 at 05:45:48 PM
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Who's up for a wee challenge? Rebekah - 12/09/2010 06:11:38 PM 2117 Views
I'm in! Maria - 12/09/2010 06:46:40 PM 1472 Views
Suggestions Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:07:45 PM 1459 Views
My local library didn't have any of these authors.. Maria - 13/09/2010 02:53:55 PM 1466 Views
Another option, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:31:59 PM 1329 Views
One of my favourites Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:13:38 PM 1287 Views
Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. *NM* MikeyMikeyMikey - 12/09/2010 08:31:38 PM 708 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:15:01 PM 1576 Views
Hmmmmmmm. MikeyMikeyMikey - 13/09/2010 05:46:18 PM 1422 Views
Re: Hmmmmmmm. Tavi - 13/09/2010 09:40:14 PM 1444 Views
Sounds good. Sci Fi / Fantasy *NM* Tavi - 12/09/2010 10:34:31 PM 803 Views
For some reason nossy - 13/09/2010 03:38:40 AM 1362 Views
I just read that. Cockatiel of Doom - 15/09/2010 12:48:06 AM 1430 Views
I don't need a new challenge. I've already reviewed a yaoi Larry - 12/09/2010 10:39:00 PM 1321 Views
I'm not sure we need to share that kind of pain. *NM* Rebekah - 12/09/2010 10:39:57 PM 785 Views
You've no one to blame for that but yourself. Darth_Katie - 12/09/2010 11:07:06 PM 1415 Views
Fulfilling bets is not a good thing, sometimes Larry - 12/09/2010 11:18:21 PM 1528 Views
Did you ever read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs? nossy - 14/09/2010 12:58:36 AM 1406 Views
Haven't read it yet Larry - 14/09/2010 05:40:37 AM 1430 Views
I win! nossy - 14/09/2010 06:27:12 PM 1437 Views
why not? fistofpainx - 13/09/2010 02:32:37 AM 1595 Views
OK. The Collector by John Fowles. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:26:58 PM 1343 Views
I'll do it, as long as it's a book I can find easily. nossy - 13/09/2010 03:00:02 AM 1499 Views
Got one for ya. Elaine - 13/09/2010 01:38:38 PM 1397 Views
Sweet nossy - 13/09/2010 02:30:15 PM 1388 Views
Elaine - 13/09/2010 03:14:55 PM 1373 Views
I'm sure I can find it. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:51:41 AM 1249 Views
nossy - 15/09/2010 06:09:01 PM 1463 Views
I swear posted to tell you that I found it. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:00 PM 1298 Views
I have a book you might like. Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:42:50 PM 1389 Views
Thanks. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:50:16 AM 1370 Views
Dude. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:33 PM 1478 Views
Re: Dude. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:48:33 PM 1627 Views
Found it, and am reading it. nossy - 18/07/2011 08:07:48 PM 1539 Views
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Kronin al'Sulc - 13/09/2010 05:45:26 AM 1482 Views
A short book for you, then. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:29:41 PM 1381 Views
I'll see if I can find it in the library/for free and find/make the time to read it. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 24/09/2010 07:29:42 PM 855 Views
Sure, could be fun. Legolas - 13/09/2010 03:39:19 PM 1430 Views
I think you could try reading some older, orientalist fantasies Larry - 13/09/2010 03:59:43 PM 1416 Views
Interesting, alright. Might be tricky to get my hands on, though... let's find out. *NM* Legolas - 13/09/2010 04:26:14 PM 795 Views
Vathek at least shouldn't be too difficult Larry - 13/09/2010 05:55:08 PM 1412 Views
Well, found and read it now... Legolas - 18/07/2011 08:33:08 PM 1667 Views
I think I'm officially reading more history now than I am fantasy... Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:41:55 PM 1357 Views
That's easy Larry - 13/09/2010 06:49:12 PM 1419 Views
Need a mental break? nossy - 14/09/2010 01:12:08 AM 1387 Views
I'm willing to CONSIDER it...but what would people recommend for me? Tom - 13/09/2010 09:54:32 PM 1331 Views
The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:05:59 PM 1411 Views
Oh, I have a few you might want to research Larry - 13/09/2010 10:15:08 PM 1495 Views
Just finished Negarestani's Cyclonopedia (Edit) Larry - 14/09/2010 12:16:39 PM 1640 Views
I should join in too. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:13:58 PM 1335 Views
I realize this is the cliché suggestion, but there's a good reason for that... Legolas - 13/09/2010 10:18:17 PM 1180 Views
Oh yes. I've read that. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:19:50 PM 1295 Views
You and Tim told me to read it! Camilla - 13/09/2010 11:58:39 PM 1364 Views
You should totally read it. Legolas - 14/09/2010 10:21:36 AM 1354 Views
Oh, I know the perfect sort of book for you then Larry - 13/09/2010 10:18:54 PM 1167 Views
Pffft! Reading stuff other people haven't heard of isn't outside my comfort zone! Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:26:13 PM 1349 Views
Both are Penguin Classics Larry - 13/09/2010 10:30:22 PM 1353 Views
Re: Stephen King's Misery. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 05:37:51 PM 1292 Views
Good call. Great book. Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:17:21 PM 1339 Views
Re: It is scary. Scarier than most of his others. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:21:48 PM 1448 Views
The line in my head between thriller and horror is fairly simple... Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:28:36 PM 1310 Views
Re: Mine too! Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:34:25 PM 1249 Views
Dunno if it counts as Horror per se Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:37:17 PM 1223 Views
The Stress of Her Regard by Tom Powers *NM* Jacob - 29/09/2010 05:13:32 PM 731 Views
I like the title. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 09:34:29 PM 1426 Views
OK then ranagrande - 14/09/2010 02:55:58 AM 1389 Views
How romance is romance? nossy - 15/09/2010 06:13:21 PM 1234 Views
You tell me. ranagrande - 15/09/2010 08:57:58 PM 1471 Views
I don't read romance either, so I'm having trouble. nossy - 15/09/2010 09:23:04 PM 1411 Views
I agree with nossy re Austen. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:34:10 PM 1405 Views
Yes, I love that book. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:03:29 PM 1170 Views
Ok, I now have Persuasion! ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:16:41 AM 1291 Views
I don't read them either, but I did once read a Danielle Steel book BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:51:52 PM 1369 Views
I might do that sometime ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:19:27 AM 1301 Views
Re: I might do that sometime BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:55:20 PM 1389 Views
Alright, I'm in. I read mostly Fantasy with a smattering of Sci-Fi. Myrdhyn - 15/09/2010 07:09:26 PM 1395 Views
Two options, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:30:38 PM 1437 Views
I do believe I'll go with Holmes. For two reasons Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:34:37 PM 1325 Views
Re: Two options, then. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:06:31 PM 1272 Views
I've begun Holmes. Read the first two or three "Adventures" so far. I've been liking it. *NM* Myrdhyn - 28/09/2010 06:53:38 PM 722 Views
That's fabulous. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:50:34 PM 1247 Views
I've completed my assignment. Myrdhyn - 04/10/2010 08:57:49 PM 1324 Views
Re: I've completed my assignment. Camilla - 04/10/2010 11:42:46 PM 1209 Views
I might just do that. As long as it doesn't lead to any more 3 digit expenditures. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 07:29:03 PM 752 Views
3 digit expenditures? Camilla - 05/10/2010 07:30:17 PM 1387 Views
Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:52:31 PM 1724 Views
Re: Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:54:29 PM 1783 Views
My wife thought it was a joke at first, too. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:57:25 PM 753 Views
nossy - 05/10/2010 08:53:45 PM 1419 Views
On level ground with no wind I'd say six to eight feet. Maybe farther if I really strained. Vodalus - 22/09/2010 12:33:06 AM 1303 Views
I (can?) barely read BlackAdder - 22/09/2010 08:48:00 PM 1359 Views
Have you read Eco? Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:56:17 PM 1405 Views
Re: Have you read Eco? BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:27:20 PM 1340 Views
Re: I (can?) barely read ranagrande - 23/09/2010 09:59:19 PM 1308 Views
Thanks BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:25:30 PM 1349 Views
Hmmm. Camilla - 22/09/2010 11:37:18 PM 1467 Views
Swedish literature? jh - 23/09/2010 03:35:04 PM 1329 Views
Depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:26:56 PM 1374 Views
Guillou? jh - 23/09/2010 08:56:40 PM 1339 Views
Re: Guillou? Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:01:34 PM 1366 Views
Of course you must. jh - 23/09/2010 09:26:49 PM 1262 Views
Re: Of course you must. Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:33:10 PM 1325 Views
A warning, then. jh - 24/09/2010 06:43:17 AM 1363 Views
Re: A warning, then. Camilla - 24/09/2010 10:07:47 AM 1366 Views
Also Camilla - 24/09/2010 11:31:49 AM 1348 Views
Norwegian will be just fine. jh - 24/09/2010 03:47:57 PM 1222 Views
OK, I read it Camilla - 30/10/2010 09:52:59 AM 1706 Views
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