Miscellaneous book trivia and stuff (2 Viewers)

[jonah]

Also if anyone is looking for something to listen to in work, check out Sherman Alexie. I absolutely LOVE him, his writing and the way he speaks. Have been reading some Native American YA writers, and he's so fucking wonderful.

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[Denny Oubidoux]

What, bibliotik and stop the presses is where I mainly get them. I wouldn't bother with novels, but I have loads of reference books that I never refer to. They're all neatly arranged by category in Google drive

 

[washingcattle]

Does anyone feel bad about downloading unauthorised e-books?

In order to get 2666 (which wasn't available at the time) on kindle I had to download a compressed file with about 1000 books in it. It was worth it and I didn't feel bad since I've read shit loads of them and bought my girlfriend physical copies of the ones I thought she'd like.

It is bullshit that you can download them for free when you consider how cheap they are. I got The Castle by Kafka for 50p.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Where do yall download them? piratebay? I buy so so so many books that I don't feel that bad honestly, and I rarely read using my kobo thing anyway, but I guess to stave off the deficit, I should.

Just general internet searches - title + author + '.mobi'

I get qualms about it the way I don't about music and film though.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'd say the publishing industry is more vulnerable to the effects of piracy than the music industry, although one haven't a clue really

 

[washingcattle]

I'd say the publishing industry is more vulnerable to the effects of piracy than the music industry, although one haven't a clue really

I doubt that. People love the physical book a lot more than the CD or tape or whatever.

Books are like vinyl in that way. Unless I absolutely need to get a book that doesn't have an official kindle edition I'll never go looking for one illegally again.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I doubt that. People love the physical book a lot more than the CD or tape or whatever.

Books are like vinyl in that way. Unless I absolutely need to get a book that doesn't have an official kindle edition I'll never go looking for one illegally again.

I think once people get a taste for free e-books they'll be happier with them

 

[Jim Daniels]

I think once people get a taste for free e-books they'll be happier with them

Never!!

I think people value stuff much more that they have to pay for.
Start giving out stuff for free and gradually people won't give a crap about it...

 

[Lili Marlene]

Amazon screwing everyone over and having a near-monopoly over the ebook market seems to be a bigger danger than piracy.

Have to say I was delighted to see that amazon have, thus far, failed at publishing
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[jonah]

good lord, Neil's joke at the beginning there fell flat O_O

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

At fifty-seven, Houellebecq has the miraculous look of someone almost double his age. Etched, haggard, battered, half-collapsed, his face seems destined to become one of the great ruins of our literary era; something to measure up to Beckett or Auden—for druidic ancientness if not quite nobility. His mouth in particular rivets attention. Downturned like his beloved Baudelaire’s, it is also alarmingly caved-in, as though his mother had followed through on her notorious threat to smash his teeth in with her walking stick if he ever wrote about her again

Houellebecq in the Flesh by James Lasdun | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

I've never read any if his books, just sharing this ghastly photo

 

[David Kronenbourg]

At fifty-seven, Houellebecq has the miraculous look of someone almost double his age. Etched, haggard, battered, half-collapsed, his face seems destined to become one of the great ruins of our literary era; something to measure up to Beckett or Auden—for druidic ancientness if not quite nobility. His mouth in particular rivets attention. Downturned like his beloved Baudelaire’s, it is also alarmingly caved-in, as though his mother had followed through on her notorious threat to smash his teeth in with her walking stick if he ever wrote about her again

Houellebecq in the Flesh by James Lasdun | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

I've never read any if his books, just sharing this ghastly photo

His books are worth reading.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I think I have one in a box somewhere

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I am slowly dipping my toes in fiction again. Currently reading Young Skins by Colin Barrett. It's a set of short stories by a lad from Co. Mayo.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I am slowly dipping my toes in fiction again. Currently reading Young Skins by Colin Barrett. It's a set of short stories by a lad from Co. Mayo.

how did you find this in the end?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

how did you find this in the end?

Very promising but ultimately somewhat unsatisfying. I imagine he has a great future but many of the stories felt a bit half-baked. When he's in top form it's class but falls short almost as often as he succeeds. He's definitely one to watch.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

But I do kinda recommend it, it was definitely readable. I think his style would be better suited to long form fiction than to short stories though. Also, some of the dialogue rings false, feels too much like it is him talking rather than the character.

 

[Lili Marlene]

But I do kinda recommend it, it was definitely readable. I think his style would be better suited to long form fiction than to short stories though. Also, some of the dialogue rings false, feels too much like it is him talking rather than the character.

yeah it's on the list. There's a lot of new writing coming out of Ireland getting hype at the moment, just wanted to hear a review from someone outside of the campaign trail.

 

[jonah]

I read atomised when I was younger and loved it, then reread it there about a year ago and wanted to throw it into a fiery furnace and make it go away forever. Useless piece of woman hating garbage.