Eclectic: Summer Reading

Eclectic 12.06.10	This Summer is going to be fucking awesome. Drinks, mates, sun, music, and being back in the city I love.
Josh D. 12.06.10	You should read some other Huxley's as well.
Eclectic 12.06.10	Got any specific recommendations?
Josh D. 12.06.10	I want to get into Thomas Henry Huxley because I like biology/evolution. I don't know of any specific works though.
Satellite 12.06.10	mikhail bulgakov - the master and margarita albert camus - the stranger fuck everyone else
Satellite 12.06.10	fight club is a damn good read, even if you've already seen the movie.
Josh D. 12.06.10	I don't read fiction really, so any rec's I'd have would be about social issues and stuff.
Satellite 12.06.10	chuck klosterman - sex, drugs and cocoa puffs you won't find a more entertaining book.
Josh D. 12.06.10	I own that, still haven't read it :/ Had it for years, actually.
Athom 12.06.10	gravity's rainbow and crime and punishment
Josh D. 12.06.10	The Brothers Karamazov is always popular.
Satellite 12.06.10	i'm such a huge klosterman fanboy. i've definitely read more of his works than anyone else.
Kimm 12.06.10	Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance Did a novel study on it in grade 12...best novel I've ever read, hands down.
Josh D. 12.06.10	I have almost all of his books, but have only read his biggest one.
Captain North 12.06.10	Ahh, Brecht, I did him this year. Except we did Threepenny Opera and Life of Galileo (rushing so much through the latter that none of us ever really read it - just got quotes).
Satellite 12.06.10	he's not jewish and that chapter rules. if you can't relate to that then stop reading.
Eclectic 12.06.10	@North: What did you think of Threepenny Opera? Thanks for the recs guys, I'll chase down whichever ones I can.
Captain North 12.06.10	Threepenny was mostly great, even if the complete lack of emotional engagement is a bit off putting.
FyodorDostoevsky 12.06.10	just read me books dickheads
thunder15 12.06.10	I mean it was good writing and all, but it just felt like he's TOO jaded.
Josh D. 12.06.10	A Clockwork Orange is good.
Kimm 12.06.10	Oh, btw A Fine Balance is also pretty depressing. I guess I should point that out before suggesting it.
Pastor of Muppets 12.06.10	Aldous Huxley is my favorite fiction writer and Brave New World is easily my all-time favorite book. In addition to Brave New World, he has two other superb books; Point Counterpoint and Island, his first and last novels, respectively. Island is a Utopian/dystopian book as well, but it strikes an odd balance with BNW. Read it and you'll see what I mean.
Satellite 12.06.10	just keep reading thunder. once you get to the chapters about the GNR cover band and soccer i promise it's worth it.
Douglas 12.06.10	You being one that dabbles in the west should definitely read some Tim Winton, especially Breath, such a great book. Robert Drewe The Shark Net is also steller. And another Tim Winton book in Dirt Music is fantastic.
Eclectic 12.06.10	God I love Tim Winton, Cloud Street was brilliant.
Vooligan 12.06.10	I did Frankenstein at school last year in literature. Was my favourite book. Agreed, Michael that Cloudstreet was an awesome book, did that at school as well. So depressing though.
Jim 12.06.10	aww man brecht. that's some drama memories right there. williamson's an australian classic.
Captain North 12.06.10	Whut, you liked Frankenstein? That book is a total piece of shit. Pulp fiction from the 19th century.
Puzzles 12.06.10	lol@reading
BigTuna 12.06.10	Josh you need to read fiction man
Eclectic 12.07.10	"Whut, you liked Frankenstein? That book is a total piece of shit. Pulp fiction from the 19th century." Harsh much?
Captain North 12.07.10	Not harsh, truth. That's what it is. I'm not a fan of a lot of stuff from that era in general, but Frankenstein was terrible by those standards.
Josh D. 12.07.10	"Josh you need to read fiction man" Why's that?
Ovrot 12.07.10	Read "The Bible" It's a relatively famous revenge tale of narcissism or wrath. Some great science fiction.
Eclectic 10.17.11	So, another year of schooling has flown by, now to revisit the old texts. Mother Courage: Excellent in every way, Brecht knows exactly what he wants and executes it brilliantly. Caucasian Chalk Circle: Quite good, a bit too muddled for my liking though, it tends to lose direction in a few places. Brave New World: I still am of the opinion that Huxley is one of the best science fiction writers ever, there's just so much fucking depth to his work. Neuromancer: Definitely easier to read the second time, particularly since I picked up the noir elements moreso the second time around. Gibson's world is just so incredibly interesting and unique, if it wasn't composed mostly of slums and cities I could spend hours in it. Frankenstein: Yeah, fuck this shit. Shelley occasionally has flashes of inspiration (using terms relating to pregnancy during the creation of the monster) but most of the time she's just going off whatever comes into her head and it's a goddamn mess. So many plot holes/poor characterizations/sections where I wanted to rip the pages out. The Removalists: Really interesting in its depiction of Australian society and its attitude towards violence, I particularly liked Breearna Mandla and Dallin Williams' performance of it (search it out on Youtube, it's the one where they're on the cross shaped stage) Norm and Ahmed: Harold Pinter was an amazing playwright and Buzo adapts his ideas perfectly. That final scene is one of the most intriguing pieces of theatre I have ever witnessed. Also read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, which was quite enjoyable.