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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 1804 Views
I'm in! Maria - 12/09/2010 06:46:40 PM 1166 Views
Suggestions Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:07:45 PM 1126 Views
My local library didn't have any of these authors.. Maria - 13/09/2010 02:53:55 PM 1148 Views
Another option, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:31:59 PM 976 Views
One of my favourites Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:13:38 PM 963 Views
Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. *NM* MikeyMikeyMikey - 12/09/2010 08:31:38 PM 552 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:15:01 PM 1229 Views
Hmmmmmmm. MikeyMikeyMikey - 13/09/2010 05:46:18 PM 1065 Views
Re: Hmmmmmmm. Tavi - 13/09/2010 09:40:14 PM 1112 Views
Sounds good. Sci Fi / Fantasy *NM* Tavi - 12/09/2010 10:34:31 PM 650 Views
For some reason nossy - 13/09/2010 03:38:40 AM 1055 Views
I just read that. Cockatiel of Doom - 15/09/2010 12:48:06 AM 1092 Views
I don't need a new challenge. I've already reviewed a yaoi Larry - 12/09/2010 10:39:00 PM 976 Views
I'm not sure we need to share that kind of pain. *NM* Rebekah - 12/09/2010 10:39:57 PM 644 Views
You've no one to blame for that but yourself. Darth_Katie - 12/09/2010 11:07:06 PM 1092 Views
Fulfilling bets is not a good thing, sometimes Larry - 12/09/2010 11:18:21 PM 1073 Views
Did you ever read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs? nossy - 14/09/2010 12:58:36 AM 1078 Views
Haven't read it yet Larry - 14/09/2010 05:40:37 AM 1105 Views
I win! nossy - 14/09/2010 06:27:12 PM 1098 Views
why not? fistofpainx - 13/09/2010 02:32:37 AM 1260 Views
OK. The Collector by John Fowles. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:26:58 PM 1015 Views
I'll do it, as long as it's a book I can find easily. nossy - 13/09/2010 03:00:02 AM 1137 Views
Got one for ya. Elaine - 13/09/2010 01:38:38 PM 1069 Views
Sweet nossy - 13/09/2010 02:30:15 PM 1066 Views
Elaine - 13/09/2010 03:14:55 PM 1002 Views
I'm sure I can find it. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:51:41 AM 908 Views
nossy - 15/09/2010 06:09:01 PM 1118 Views
I swear posted to tell you that I found it. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:00 PM 965 Views
I have a book you might like. Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:42:50 PM 1024 Views
Thanks. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:50:16 AM 1075 Views
Dude. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:33 PM 1143 Views
Re: Dude. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:48:33 PM 1267 Views
Found it, and am reading it. nossy - 18/07/2011 08:07:48 PM 1199 Views
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Kronin al'Sulc - 13/09/2010 05:45:26 AM 1135 Views
A short book for you, then. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:29:41 PM 1023 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 713 Views
Sure, could be fun. Legolas - 13/09/2010 03:39:19 PM 1101 Views
I think you could try reading some older, orientalist fantasies Larry - 13/09/2010 03:59:43 PM 1082 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 640 Views
Vathek at least shouldn't be too difficult Larry - 13/09/2010 05:55:08 PM 1088 Views
Well, found and read it now... Legolas - 18/07/2011 08:33:08 PM 1334 Views
I think I'm officially reading more history now than I am fantasy... Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:41:55 PM 1009 Views
That's easy Larry - 13/09/2010 06:49:12 PM 1099 Views
Need a mental break? nossy - 14/09/2010 01:12:08 AM 1075 Views
I'm willing to CONSIDER it...but what would people recommend for me? Tom - 13/09/2010 09:54:32 PM 1039 Views
The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:05:59 PM 1070 Views
Oh, I have a few you might want to research Larry - 13/09/2010 10:15:08 PM 1151 Views
Just finished Negarestani's Cyclonopedia (Edit) Larry - 14/09/2010 12:16:39 PM 1258 Views
I should join in too. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:13:58 PM 1035 Views
I realize this is the cliché suggestion, but there's a good reason for that... Legolas - 13/09/2010 10:18:17 PM 850 Views
Oh yes. I've read that. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:19:50 PM 960 Views
You and Tim told me to read it! Camilla - 13/09/2010 11:58:39 PM 1046 Views
You should totally read it. Legolas - 14/09/2010 10:21:36 AM 1005 Views
Oh, I know the perfect sort of book for you then Larry - 13/09/2010 10:18:54 PM 836 Views
Pffft! Reading stuff other people haven't heard of isn't outside my comfort zone! Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:26:13 PM 1015 Views
Both are Penguin Classics Larry - 13/09/2010 10:30:22 PM 1026 Views
Re: Stephen King's Misery. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 05:37:51 PM 973 Views
Good call. Great book. Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:17:21 PM 1032 Views
Re: It is scary. Scarier than most of his others. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:21:48 PM 1083 Views
The line in my head between thriller and horror is fairly simple... Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:28:36 PM 982 Views
Re: Mine too! Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:34:25 PM 933 Views
Dunno if it counts as Horror per se Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:37:17 PM 901 Views
The Stress of Her Regard by Tom Powers *NM* Jacob - 29/09/2010 05:13:32 PM 563 Views
I like the title. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 09:34:29 PM 1053 Views
OK then ranagrande - 14/09/2010 02:55:58 AM 1093 Views
How romance is romance? nossy - 15/09/2010 06:13:21 PM 916 Views
You tell me. ranagrande - 15/09/2010 08:57:58 PM 1140 Views
I don't read romance either, so I'm having trouble. nossy - 15/09/2010 09:23:04 PM 1076 Views
I agree with nossy re Austen. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:34:10 PM 1067 Views
Yes, I love that book. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:03:29 PM 866 Views
Ok, I now have Persuasion! ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:16:41 AM 959 Views
I don't read them either, but I did once read a Danielle Steel book BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:51:52 PM 1052 Views
I might do that sometime ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:19:27 AM 980 Views
Re: I might do that sometime BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:55:20 PM 1049 Views
Alright, I'm in. I read mostly Fantasy with a smattering of Sci-Fi. Myrdhyn - 15/09/2010 07:09:26 PM 1067 Views
Two options, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:30:38 PM 1108 Views
I do believe I'll go with Holmes. For two reasons Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:34:37 PM 1043 Views
Re: Two options, then. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:06:31 PM 912 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 581 Views
That's fabulous. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:50:34 PM 902 Views
I've completed my assignment. Myrdhyn - 04/10/2010 08:57:49 PM 994 Views
Re: I've completed my assignment. Camilla - 04/10/2010 11:42:46 PM 894 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 596 Views
3 digit expenditures? Camilla - 05/10/2010 07:30:17 PM 1054 Views
Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:52:31 PM 1374 Views
Re: Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:54:29 PM 1474 Views
My wife thought it was a joke at first, too. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:57:25 PM 579 Views
nossy - 05/10/2010 08:53:45 PM 1093 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 960 Views
I (can?) barely read BlackAdder - 22/09/2010 08:48:00 PM 1034 Views
Have you read Eco? Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:56:17 PM 1078 Views
Re: Have you read Eco? BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:27:20 PM 1015 Views
Re: I (can?) barely read ranagrande - 23/09/2010 09:59:19 PM 988 Views
Thanks BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:25:30 PM 1010 Views
Hmmm. Camilla - 22/09/2010 11:37:18 PM 1131 Views
Swedish literature? jh - 23/09/2010 03:35:04 PM 1033 Views
Depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:26:56 PM 1052 Views
Guillou? jh - 23/09/2010 08:56:40 PM 999 Views
Re: Guillou? Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:01:34 PM 1050 Views
Of course you must. jh - 23/09/2010 09:26:49 PM 930 Views
Re: Of course you must. Camilla - 23/09/2010 09:33:10 PM 1009 Views
A warning, then. jh - 24/09/2010 06:43:17 AM 1017 Views
Re: A warning, then. Camilla - 24/09/2010 10:07:47 AM 1059 Views
Also Camilla - 24/09/2010 11:31:49 AM 1020 Views
Norwegian will be just fine. jh - 24/09/2010 03:47:57 PM 883 Views
OK, I read it Camilla - 30/10/2010 09:52:59 AM 1389 Views
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