BallsToTheWall: Heavy Reading

Crysis 04.27.11	Balls reading Nietzsche, never expected that.
savagecabbage 04.27.11	your neck must be incredibly strong
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	I plan on quitting my job and moving to my old town by summer time so i can focus more on reading, traveling, and whatever else. and get back into college.
AngelofDeath 04.27.11	6 and 8 are outstanding. If you like The Art of War, try The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. Also, get some Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
Testicus 04.27.11	Read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It's a series of twelve books that are absolutely amazing. After I finished the last one and closed it I decided right then that I would never read something that I enjoyed that much ever again.
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	my profile pic is the girl i talk about in my first book. I never had a book..or anything for that matter affect me in such a way it's bizarre. looking forward to seeing the foreign adaption of it today. and reccs are always appreciated. will skim those.
Testicus 04.27.11	"Also, get some Tolstoy and Dostoevsky." Dostoevsky [2]. Do what this man says as well.
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	i saw some Dostoevsky in store the other day that is on my to do list.
Crysis 04.27.11	The White Rose was a really interesting group. Shame that most of them were executed, fucking Nazis.
Testicus 04.27.11	Crime and Punishment is by far my favorite from Dostoevsky.
Xenophanes 04.27.11	You should read "Push." It's the novel that the movie "Precious" was based off of. That girl was SERIOUSLY "HEAVY."
Xenophanes 04.27.11	But in all seriousness, I will rec. the stereotypical "House of Leaves." Book is phenomenal.
Wolfhorde 04.27.11	Totally agree with you on 7. Even though the "Satanic Rituals" are fucking hilarious and a bit too much of a disguise for psychological effects. Question on 4, is it real Irish mythology or more fantasy-influenced? If it's the real thing I'm gonna have to read that. 1 and 3 are even school lectures here in Germany for advanced courses, even I heard some people can't cope with the content.
Wolfhorde 04.27.11	Totally agree with you on 7. Even though the "Satanic Rituals" are fucking hilarious and a bit too much of a disguise for psychological effects. Question on 4, is it real Irish mythology or more fantasy-influenced? If it's the real thing I'm gonna have to read that. 1 and 3 are even school lectures here in Germany for advanced courses, even I heard some people can't cope with the content.
Wolfhorde 04.27.11	Totally agree with you on 7. Even though the "Satanic Rituals" are fucking hilarious and a bit too much of a disguise for psychological effects. Question on 4, is it real Irish mythology or more fantasy-influenced? If it's the real thing I'm gonna have to read that. 1 and 3 are even school lectures here in Germany for advanced courses, even I heard some people can't cope with the content.
MO 04.27.11	Crime and Punishment is by far my favorite from Dostoevsky.[2]
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	Triple post FTW. I read Goebells put Hans in an insane asylum because he refused to write an anti semitic story. He also never joined the party. it's that kind of defiance and exercise of free will that excites me so much about German resistance. and yeah lol Rituals. Anton really make some points amidst some cheesiness.
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	it's real Irish myhology but there are some magical elements, he is a demigod after all. He single handedly slaughters hundreds and hundreds of men in the book while all the denizens of his land are cast under a spell. His death which isn't described in the book is super epic and dublin has a figure of him by the post office. I read he played a huge symbol of strength for the Irish during their struggles.
foreverendeared 04.27.11	The Brothers Karamazov is infinitely better than Crime and Punishment
pedroia55 04.27.11	Fuck yeah Lovecraft
FyodorDostoevsky 04.27.11	Buy my books, you won't regret it.
Crysis 04.27.11	lol
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	OMG..... Can you sign my anus Fyodor?
pedroia55 04.27.11	You should read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.
FyodorDostoevsky 04.27.11	Only if you promise to never wash it off.
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	I never wipe my ass for any reason. Should be no problem.
Wolfhorde 04.27.11	Sputnik didn't function as it should some minutes ago. Therefore the triple post, just delete the 2 unnecessary ones. Well, yeah people here can be pretty stubborn about their freedom and stuff. Got a big history with that. Even though some people nowadays should maybe take an example by that. Yeah, he definitely has some valid points and I think it's also sometimes kind of sarcastic. Sounds pretty good. But well, ever read the Völuspa? There's also some crazy shit in there, as in every mythology. I just want to know if it's credible mythology or something like the Snorri-Edda (which is hugely influenced by christian beliefs).
Hyperion1001 04.27.11	You should try some Clive Barker balls. I just finished Weaveworld and it was one of the strangest and most original horror/fantasy books i've read in a while. His Hellbound Heart stuff is really good too.
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	I read all harry Potter books 5 times a piece as a kid. Clearly I wasn't always a bro. and these days i consider myself half bro half nerd i DONT GIVE A FUCK i lOVE THE lotr movies. Now i need to find an addicting Adventure role playing game to play. it's legit Irish mythology Wolf. isnt Vlouspa from finnish mythology?
Wolfhorde 04.27.11	Nah, it's norse/germanic. It gathered all the known songs about norse mythology. I'd guess the name is Norwegian or another Scandinavian/Germanic language. It also features the song in which Thor smashes Thrym (a king of the giants) while disguised as Freya. Sounds good, gotta get my hands on that.
Scrambled 04.27.11	The Road is brutal, definitely read that. Also read Moby Dick, best american novel ever
ConsiderPhlebas 04.27.11	Have you read the Conan stories, Balls?
foreverendeared 04.27.11	Do not read Moby Dick, that is my most sincere advice.
Spec 04.27.11	The Darren Shan series was awesome.
TrapThemAlive 04.27.11	I FUCKING LOVE YOU FOR 5
Vesper 04.27.11	Another obvious choice, but Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. I second/third House of Leaves and The Road. McCarthy writes biblical prose without the crap. Also, anything by Neil Gaiman. Sandman, American Gods, Good Omens, Anansi Boys, etc. Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Capote's In Cold Blood are among my favorite classics... I could go on, haha.
ConsiderPhlebas 04.27.11	All of McCarthy's work is excellent
BallsToTheWall 04.27.11	Will web these books. aLSO HAVE NO INTENTION OF READING mOBY dick. I read part of The road. The movie's ending was deeply emotional to me. I have no doubt the book would affect me as much.
Vesper 04.27.11	The movie was great, but the book is so much better. I wish they could have taken more of the script directly from the text, since he's such an excellent writer. It's definitely the most emotional of McCarthy's work and unusual, but you should try out his other work, namely Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, and the Border Trilogy.
PayneTiger777 04.27.11	Game of Thrones
Scrambled 04.27.11	Blood meridian is fucking epic, definitely best western ever written also moby dick is great, its pretty slow but once you get to the middle its gripping