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[vertrauen]

i forgot to mention the resurrection bit. this is also a greek idea, i think it was dyonisus (yes, yes i know spelling mistake) or some human/god who was resurrected after death. having said that, you make a good point. that's essentially what paul and john did anyway, tag on the resurrection story and the divinity of Jesus. god damned heretics. (john, especially)

 

[snakybus]

yeah, the same shit happened in "E.T."

that was directed by a guy called Spielberg, which is a Jewish name, so I reckon there could be a connection

 

[potlatch]

The Bible may very well be a historical record but, as was the style at the time, it was greatly embellished. There are facts in there but yeah, there's lots of hollywood blockbuster material in there, too.

Rather, the Bible should be seen as a system of signs, a code, through which its inscribed (and re-inscribed) meaning and truth can be revealed through examining the traces of its matrix through a hermeneutic reading. Facts, fiction, they're all equally relevant.

Anyway, Cecil B. de Mille never made a movie about the life of Marx, no matter how cool his beard was.

 

[Anne OMalley]

Are you a German protestant by any chance?

Originally posted by potlatch


Rather, the Bible should be seen as a system of signs, a code, through which its inscribed (and re-inscribed) meaning and truth can be revealed through examining the traces of its matrix through a hermeneutic reading. Facts, fiction, they're all equally relevant.

 

[george mcfly]

Originally posted by potlatch
I never learned to read.

Ah no... "Perfume" by Patrick Suskind is a rollocking rollercoaster ride of thrills ans spills. Absolutely un-notreadable. And Kubrick was planning on making a moving picture about it.

i heard last year that ridley scott was planning to make it into a movie, although havent heard anything bout it in ages

most of the good stuff has already mentioned but i like..

'the subterranians' kerouac
short stories by m. r. james and lovecraft
nick cave's bio 'bad seed' by ian johnston
'i am legend' by richard matheson

 

[Bruce Lee]

Mee rove 'Moby Dick'. Iss de best book in my dojo.

 

[Anne OMalley]

"You're not a punk, my friend."

Said it once but I'll say it again...

- "Austerlitz", W.G. Sebald
- "Rings of Saturn", the same bloke
- "40 Stories", Donald Barthelme
- "Bartleby", Herman Melville (actually a long-ish story, but available on its own, I think)
- "Murphy", Sammy Hagar... I mean, Beckett.

 

[egg_]

Re: "You're not a punk, my friend."

Originally posted by Anne OMalley
- "Rings of Saturn", the same bloke

Half way through this at the minute. It's fucking intriguing, that's what it is

 

[potlatch]

Originally posted by Anne OMalley
Are you a German protestant by any chance?

Er, eh, nein, mein gruppenfuhrer.

Er, HOW COULD I FORGET? "Lipstick Traces" (Greil Marcus). Best. Book. Ever.

 

[Anne OMalley]

Re: Re: "You're not a punk, my friend."

Certainly is. Wait til you try "Austerlitz"...

Did you know Sebald died in a car crash last year? It was just after Christmas. He was in his early 50s and had only published three books. Very sad.

Originally posted by egg_
Half way through this at the minute. It's fucking intriguing, that's what it is

 

[Knacker]

Austerlitz is next on the list for me. Looking forward to it immensily.

 

[madouva]

For twee life lessons:

"Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom.

Once again, for the Rock 'n' Roll:
"Dear Boy: The Keef Moon Autobiography" by Tony Fletcher (I think).

I second "The Tao Of Pooh" whoever said that.

 

[minka]

coincidentally, wor bloke is reading "austerlitz" at the moment. he says it's great - like being involved in a really intense conversation.

 

[Milk Girl]

'The Tao of Pooh' indeedy.

'Narcissus and Goldmund' and 'Siddartha', Herman Hesse

Tom Robbins, though not so much recently. Really liked 'Still life with a Woodpecker' and 'Skinny Legs and All.'

 

[Anne OMalley]

Sublime

"Austerlitz" is sublime. The thought that the person who wrote it died some months later, still in his prime, is...



... a bleak one.

Originally posted by minka
coincidentally, wor bloke is reading "austerlitz" at the moment. he says it's great - like being involved in a really intense conversation.

 

[Latex lizzie]

...mien kamph. now theres a good read. So balanced.

 

[Hector Grey]

readin's for gays and students.

 

[Latex lizzie]

..and small polar bears.

 

[Hector Grey]

you axed for this.

mein kampf.

do you see what i've done there?

 

[Latex lizzie]

...oops...*blush*..I'm man enough not to edit.