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THE GREAT BOOK SLAUGHTER

Started by Placid Dingo, December 05, 2010, 06:40:56 AM

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Cain

The most Discordian of all Pratchett's books is, without a doubt, Thief of Time.  Nothing else even needs to be put in.

Also a couple of Heinlein's texts could be killed off.  Only one is really needed.  I think Moon Is A Harsh Mistress should be kept, but I'm not especially attached to that conclusion.

For Gaiman, American Gods should be kept.  Wipe out Crime and Punishment, keep Notes from the Underground.  I'm finding it very hard to decide betwee the two Gibson books, perhaps we could junk both and put in Spook Country, which I think combines the best of both of the previously mentioned works.  Huxley's dystopia is superior in every way to Orwell's, so I think 1984 should be removed and either Animal Farm or Homage to Catalonia should be kept.  Only need one Kafka book as well, The Trial is obviously superior.

Phox

Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 07, 2010, 01:18:32 PM
I think Walden should be axed. It's unnecessarily wordy and Thoreau makes a fuss of roughing it and escaping civilization even though his mother brought him cookies and donuts.
To be fair though, she picked them up from the local gas station on her way, so they weren't homemade. Now THAT is roughing it.

Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Phox on December 07, 2010, 01:44:25 PM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 07, 2010, 01:18:32 PM
I think Walden should be axed. It's unnecessarily wordy and Thoreau makes a fuss of roughing it and escaping civilization even though his mother brought him cookies and donuts.
To be fair though, she picked them up from the local gas station on her way, so they weren't homemade. Now THAT is roughing it.


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Placid Dingo

MAde Cain's changes.

1984 was extraordinary in the use of political language maniulation.
Does anyone think it would be ok to replace 'Homage' with the 'Politics and the English Language' essay?

Also, thoughts Re; Cain's Gibson idea

and Martian Chronicles/ Lord of the flies.
Haven't paid rent since 2014 with ONE WEIRD TRICK.

AFK

Because if you scrub The Martian Chronicles from the list Imma gonna pull an Assange and release "The Insurance Policy" upon pd.com. 

I think you know what I'm talking about.

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Rumckle

American Gods was much better then Neverwhere and Anansi Boys (not that I disliked those two, but they didn't seem to have the same punch).

Also, I much preferred Siddhartha to Steppenwolf.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was a crappy book, a good movie, but a crappy book.
It's not trolling, it's just satire.

Nephew Twiddleton

Seriously, axe Walden. Someone from Massachusetts gives consent.
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Jasper

I don't have anything in particular against him.  Transcendentalism is o k.

Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Sigmatic on December 08, 2010, 08:57:32 AM
I don't have anything in particular against him.  Transcendentalism is o k.

Yeah take it from the guy who grew up in the same neighborhood that hosted Brook Farm. Axe it. Really.
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Placid Dingo

Changes on prev page,

fittingly, 23 to go.
Haven't paid rent since 2014 with ONE WEIRD TRICK.

Phox

If you drop the Art of War, drop Five Rings, too. IMO, Musashi was not as good at writing as Sun Tzu, so if we're dropping the better one...

Jasper

Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 08, 2010, 09:31:45 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on December 08, 2010, 08:57:32 AM
I don't have anything in particular against him.  Transcendentalism is o k.

Yeah take it from the guy who grew up in the same neighborhood that hosted Brook Farm. Axe it. Really.

I don't understand.  You didn't enjoy the books, or you think his neighborhood sucks?

Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Sigmatic on December 09, 2010, 08:37:58 AM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 08, 2010, 09:31:45 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on December 08, 2010, 08:57:32 AM
I don't have anything in particular against him.  Transcendentalism is o k.

Yeah take it from the guy who grew up in the same neighborhood that hosted Brook Farm. Axe it. Really.

I don't understand.  You didn't enjoy the books, or you think his neighborhood sucks?

Didn't enjoy the books, was also drunk the other night.
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Jasper

ooooh

Not even Civil Disobedience?  I found that particularly good.

Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Sigmatic on December 09, 2010, 08:33:36 PM
ooooh

Not even Civil Disobedience?  I found that particularly good.

I don't recall that one. At any rate my objection was to Walden.
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