Comments on: Books I’ve read before I’ve read them aren’t all that fun http://www.soupface.net/blog/2008/07/05/books-ive-read-before-ive-read-them-arent-all-that-fun/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeremy http://www.soupface.net/blog/2008/07/05/books-ive-read-before-ive-read-them-arent-all-that-fun/#comment-4731 Jeremy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:55:33 +0000 http://www.soupface.net/blog/?p=66#comment-4731 I read "The Chris Farley Show" last week, am reading Vonnegut's "Armageddon in Retrospect" this week and I'm continuing to ignore "This Is Your Brain on Music". I read “The Chris Farley Show” last week, am reading Vonnegut’s “Armageddon in Retrospect” this week and I’m continuing to ignore “This Is Your Brain on Music”.

]]> By: Lucas http://www.soupface.net/blog/2008/07/05/books-ive-read-before-ive-read-them-arent-all-that-fun/#comment-4726 Lucas Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:29:44 +0000 http://www.soupface.net/blog/?p=66#comment-4726 I'm totally with you on Rand, Chris, though I wouldn't say that knowing what "Atlas Shrugged" was saying was why I found it frustrating. Sure, I already knew a lot about Rand's (laughably naïve) philosophy, but "Atlas Shrugged" is a long, dumb, and very poorly written book—and that's why it sucks (but I finished it, dammit). I’m totally with you on Rand, Chris, though I wouldn’t say that knowing what “Atlas Shrugged” was saying was why I found it frustrating. Sure, I already knew a lot about Rand’s (laughably naïve) philosophy, but “Atlas Shrugged” is a long, dumb, and very poorly written book—and that’s why it sucks (but I finished it, dammit).

]]> By: Chris http://www.soupface.net/blog/2008/07/05/books-ive-read-before-ive-read-them-arent-all-that-fun/#comment-4725 Chris Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:51:54 +0000 http://www.soupface.net/blog/?p=66#comment-4725 I am with you all the way. The Fountainhead immediately came to mind reading this post, as it was both a book that I read for the sake of saying I read it, as well as one that presented ideas I was already familiar with. Although seeing those ideas in Ayn Rand's batshit crazy people-are-mouthpieces style of dialogue was a bit of a novelty. Right now I am alternating my reading back and forth. Last book I read: "Guards! Guards!" by Terry Prachett. Current book I am reading: "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy. Next up is some more Prachett, I need it. I am with you all the way. The Fountainhead immediately came to mind reading this post, as it was both a book that I read for the sake of saying I read it, as well as one that presented ideas I was already familiar with. Although seeing those ideas in Ayn Rand’s batshit crazy people-are-mouthpieces style of dialogue was a bit of a novelty.

Right now I am alternating my reading back and forth. Last book I read: “Guards! Guards!” by Terry Prachett. Current book I am reading: “Blood Meridian” by Cormac McCarthy. Next up is some more Prachett, I need it.

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