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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 1986 Views
I'm in! Maria - 12/09/2010 06:46:40 PM 1338 Views
Suggestions Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:07:45 PM 1302 Views
My local library didn't have any of these authors.. Maria - 13/09/2010 02:53:55 PM 1325 Views
Another option, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:31:59 PM 1184 Views
One of my favourites Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:13:38 PM 1130 Views
Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. *NM* MikeyMikeyMikey - 12/09/2010 08:31:38 PM 635 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:15:01 PM 1415 Views
Hmmmmmmm. MikeyMikeyMikey - 13/09/2010 05:46:18 PM 1270 Views
Re: Hmmmmmmm. Tavi - 13/09/2010 09:40:14 PM 1293 Views
Sounds good. Sci Fi / Fantasy *NM* Tavi - 12/09/2010 10:34:31 PM 725 Views
For some reason nossy - 13/09/2010 03:38:40 AM 1226 Views
I just read that. Cockatiel of Doom - 15/09/2010 12:48:06 AM 1282 Views
I don't need a new challenge. I've already reviewed a yaoi Larry - 12/09/2010 10:39:00 PM 1164 Views
I'm not sure we need to share that kind of pain. *NM* Rebekah - 12/09/2010 10:39:57 PM 718 Views
You've no one to blame for that but yourself. Darth_Katie - 12/09/2010 11:07:06 PM 1265 Views
Fulfilling bets is not a good thing, sometimes Larry - 12/09/2010 11:18:21 PM 1375 Views
Did you ever read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs? nossy - 14/09/2010 12:58:36 AM 1258 Views
Haven't read it yet Larry - 14/09/2010 05:40:37 AM 1282 Views
I win! nossy - 14/09/2010 06:27:12 PM 1305 Views
why not? fistofpainx - 13/09/2010 02:32:37 AM 1445 Views
OK. The Collector by John Fowles. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:26:58 PM 1192 Views
I'll do it, as long as it's a book I can find easily. nossy - 13/09/2010 03:00:02 AM 1348 Views
Got one for ya. Elaine - 13/09/2010 01:38:38 PM 1271 Views
Sweet nossy - 13/09/2010 02:30:15 PM 1261 Views
Elaine - 13/09/2010 03:14:55 PM 1190 Views
I'm sure I can find it. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:51:41 AM 1082 Views
nossy - 15/09/2010 06:09:01 PM 1316 Views
I swear posted to tell you that I found it. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:00 PM 1142 Views
I have a book you might like. Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:42:50 PM 1203 Views
Thanks. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:50:16 AM 1238 Views
Dude. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:33 PM 1326 Views
Re: Dude. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:48:33 PM 1483 Views
Found it, and am reading it. nossy - 18/07/2011 08:07:48 PM 1380 Views
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Kronin al'Sulc - 13/09/2010 05:45:26 AM 1330 Views
A short book for you, then. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:29:41 PM 1205 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 794 Views
Sure, could be fun. Legolas - 13/09/2010 03:39:19 PM 1286 Views
I think you could try reading some older, orientalist fantasies Larry - 13/09/2010 03:59:43 PM 1268 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 724 Views
Vathek at least shouldn't be too difficult Larry - 13/09/2010 05:55:08 PM 1269 Views
Well, found and read it now... Legolas - 18/07/2011 08:33:08 PM 1523 Views
I think I'm officially reading more history now than I am fantasy... Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:41:55 PM 1183 Views
That's easy Larry - 13/09/2010 06:49:12 PM 1278 Views
Need a mental break? nossy - 14/09/2010 01:12:08 AM 1252 Views
I'm willing to CONSIDER it...but what would people recommend for me? Tom - 13/09/2010 09:54:32 PM 1207 Views
The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:05:59 PM 1251 Views
Oh, I have a few you might want to research Larry - 13/09/2010 10:15:08 PM 1328 Views
Just finished Negarestani's Cyclonopedia (Edit) Larry - 14/09/2010 12:16:39 PM 1463 Views
I should join in too. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:13:58 PM 1219 Views
I realize this is the cliché suggestion, but there's a good reason for that... Legolas - 13/09/2010 10:18:17 PM 1019 Views
Oh yes. I've read that. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:19:50 PM 1130 Views
You and Tim told me to read it! Camilla - 13/09/2010 11:58:39 PM 1225 Views
You should totally read it. Legolas - 14/09/2010 10:21:36 AM 1201 Views
Oh, I know the perfect sort of book for you then Larry - 13/09/2010 10:18:54 PM 1035 Views
Pffft! Reading stuff other people haven't heard of isn't outside my comfort zone! Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:26:13 PM 1198 Views
Both are Penguin Classics Larry - 13/09/2010 10:30:22 PM 1194 Views
Re: Stephen King's Misery. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 05:37:51 PM 1154 Views
Good call. Great book. Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:17:21 PM 1226 Views
Re: It is scary. Scarier than most of his others. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:21:48 PM 1283 Views
The line in my head between thriller and horror is fairly simple... Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:28:36 PM 1163 Views
Re: Mine too! Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:34:25 PM 1094 Views
Dunno if it counts as Horror per se Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:37:17 PM 1091 Views
The Stress of Her Regard by Tom Powers *NM* Jacob - 29/09/2010 05:13:32 PM 643 Views
I like the title. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 09:34:29 PM 1251 Views
OK then ranagrande - 14/09/2010 02:55:58 AM 1260 Views
How romance is romance? nossy - 15/09/2010 06:13:21 PM 1094 Views
You tell me. ranagrande - 15/09/2010 08:57:58 PM 1317 Views
I don't read romance either, so I'm having trouble. nossy - 15/09/2010 09:23:04 PM 1248 Views
I agree with nossy re Austen. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:34:10 PM 1252 Views
Yes, I love that book. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:03:29 PM 1050 Views
Ok, I now have Persuasion! ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:16:41 AM 1158 Views
I don't read them either, but I did once read a Danielle Steel book BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:51:52 PM 1230 Views
I might do that sometime ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:19:27 AM 1152 Views
Re: I might do that sometime BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:55:20 PM 1251 Views
Alright, I'm in. I read mostly Fantasy with a smattering of Sci-Fi. Myrdhyn - 15/09/2010 07:09:26 PM 1232 Views
Two options, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:30:38 PM 1301 Views
I do believe I'll go with Holmes. For two reasons Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:34:37 PM 1203 Views
Re: Two options, then. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:06:31 PM 1092 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 659 Views
That's fabulous. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:50:34 PM 1072 Views
I've completed my assignment. Myrdhyn - 04/10/2010 08:57:49 PM 1176 Views
Re: I've completed my assignment. Camilla - 04/10/2010 11:42:46 PM 1066 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 670 Views
3 digit expenditures? Camilla - 05/10/2010 07:30:17 PM 1217 Views
Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:52:31 PM 1578 Views
Re: Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:54:29 PM 1646 Views
My wife thought it was a joke at first, too. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:57:25 PM 658 Views
nossy - 05/10/2010 08:53:45 PM 1274 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 1145 Views
I (can?) barely read BlackAdder - 22/09/2010 08:48:00 PM 1212 Views
Have you read Eco? Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:56:17 PM 1269 Views
Re: Have you read Eco? BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:27:20 PM 1206 Views
Re: I (can?) barely read ranagrande - 23/09/2010 09:59:19 PM 1168 Views
Thanks BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:25:30 PM 1197 Views
Hmmm. Camilla - 22/09/2010 11:37:18 PM 1337 Views
Swedish literature? jh - 23/09/2010 03:35:04 PM 1198 Views
Depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:26:56 PM 1245 Views
Guillou? jh - 23/09/2010 08:56:40 PM 1172 Views
Re: Guillou? Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:01:34 PM 1221 Views
Of course you must. jh - 23/09/2010 09:26:49 PM 1105 Views
Re: Of course you must. Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:33:10 PM 1180 Views
A warning, then. jh - 24/09/2010 06:43:17 AM 1204 Views
Re: A warning, then. Camilla - 24/09/2010 10:07:47 AM 1236 Views
Also Camilla - 24/09/2010 11:31:49 AM 1201 Views
Norwegian will be just fine. jh - 24/09/2010 03:47:57 PM 1057 Views
OK, I read it Camilla - 30/10/2010 09:52:59 AM 1573 Views
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