[quote="Brye916"]Friday by Robert A. Heinlein[/quote]
I've been wanting to read some Heinlein for a while. His books get referenced pretty frequently on some sites I peruse.

[quote="Jono"][quote="Brye916"]Friday by Robert A. Heinlein[/quote]
I've been wanting to read some Heinlein for a while. His books get referenced pretty frequently on some sites I peruse.[/quote]

So far he's a good read. Interesting stuff, its just he goes on and on with useless detail. Like he fills up a page of absolutely nothing worthwhile to the plot or the development of the characters. But he writes some interesting shit.

[quote="Brye916"]Interesting stuff, its just he goes on and on with useless detail. Like he fills up a page of absolutely nothing worthwhile to the plot or the development of the characters.[/quote]

Isn't that, like, one of the defining characteristics of science fiction?

Just finished Juliet, Naked,
Didn't think the ending was that weird.

I've to admit the kinda fan angle did the trick.
I'm happy that most of the people on this forum,
aren't like those in the book.

Whild Sheep Chase is next on the menu.

[quote="Ashinow"]Just finished Juliet, Naked,
Didn't think the ending was that weird.

I've to admit the kinda fan angle did the trick.
I'm happy that most of the people on this forum,
aren't like those in the book.

Whild Sheep Chase is next on the menu.[/quote]

But did the fans in the book remind you at least a little of the people here? At least none of us would go off and try to find the house of Sawao's ex... at least, I don't think anyone would.

[quote="terra"]But did the fans in the book remind you at least a little of the people here?[/quote]
Yeah kinda, though there weren't many fans mentioned besides the Duncan-guy. And he was definitely what people would say a fanboy. But I think that if I couldn't relate so much, I didn't care much for the book.
And of course the big difference is that Tucker Crowe had a break of 20 years, while the pillows have been making music for 20 years now
(it's a coincidence that the pillows acutally have a song called Julliet.)

I just finished "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon. Really fun read.

[quote="Jammykarrot"]I just finished "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon. Really fun read.[/quote]

Where did you come from?!

I liked that book too. Although I don't know that much about autistic people, it seemed like he did a good job writing as one.

Technically I'm in the middle of The Count of Monte Cristo, but damn, that book is long. It's a really interesting story, but what makes it difficult is the sheer number of pages that you have to plow through to reach a conclusion.

Otherwise the last few books I read were The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, The World According to Garp by John Irving and Zen and the Art of Motocycle Maintenance by Persig.

I'm mostly into realistic fiction, but usually I can be persuaded to look into something new given a good kick.

[quote="terra"][quote="Jammykarrot"]I just finished "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon. Really fun read.[/quote]

Where did you come from?!

I liked that book too. Although I don't know that much about autistic people, it seemed like he did a good job writing as one.[/quote]

I've been a pillows fan for almost a decade/lurking here for years, so I decided to buck up and join!

I thought it was incredible how strong the voice was (despite not being the author's actual voice). It felt three dimensional.

The Things They Carried is a really good book. Read it in High School. I forgot to mention that I recently read a really good book, my girlfriend wanted me to read it. Its her favorite book and has become one of my favorites too.

Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

[quote="Brye916"]The Things They Carried is a really good book. Read it in High School. I forgot to mention that I recently read a really good book, my girlfriend wanted me to read it. Its her favorite book and has become one of my favorites too.

Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky[/quote]


That sounds familiar, but I'm not sure why. I've probably been told to read it by my Creative Writing professor or something. He tells me to read like thousands of things, though. It wouldn't be surprising it that is one of them.

[quote="NotSoFunnyBunny"][quote="Brye916"]The Things They Carried is a really good book. Read it in High School. I forgot to mention that I recently read a really good book, my girlfriend wanted me to read it. Its her favorite book and has become one of my favorites too.

Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky[/quote]


That sounds familiar, but I'm not sure why. I've probably been told to read it by my Creative Writing professor or something. He tells me to read like thousands of things, though. It wouldn't be surprising it that is one of them.[/quote]

Its like a 70's version of Catcher in the rye but its much better. I love Catcher in the rye and everything, but it had a terrible plot and there was no character development. Just a bunch of symbols and metaphors. Holden must have been retarded or some shit.

[quote="Brye916"]

Its like a 70's version of Catcher in the rye but its much better. I love Catcher in the rye and everything, but it had a terrible plot and there was no character development. Just a bunch of symbols and metaphors. Holden must have been retarded or some shit.[/quote]

Aww. I love Catcher in the Rye. It used to be my favorite novel until I realized having a favorite novel is dumb. Now I just appreciate every book for its individual merits.

But, if it's anything like The Catcher in the Rye, I'm sure I'll love it. If you liked The Things They Carried, you should read Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. It's a modernist novel written in a stream of consciousness format and it's a very powerful war story. It's also very difficult to read for some.

The Things They Carried is an amazing book, though. I'm going to make my students read it when I finally get around to teaching. I also want to write a war novel/short story, but that will take a little more time, I think. I'm not old enough to write with any depth about the war experience, especially not second-hand.

[quote="NotSoFunnyBunny"][quote="Brye916"]

Its like a 70's version of Catcher in the rye but its much better. I love Catcher in the rye and everything, but it had a terrible plot and there was no character development. Just a bunch of symbols and metaphors. Holden must have been retarded or some shit.[/quote]

Aww. I love Catcher in the Rye. It used to be my favorite novel until I realized having a favorite novel is dumb. Now I just appreciate every book for its individual merits.

But, if it's anything like The Catcher in the Rye, I'm sure I'll love it. If you liked The Things They Carried, you should read Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. It's a modernist novel written in a stream of consciousness format and it's a very powerful war story. It's also very difficult to read for some.

The Things They Carried is an amazing book, though. I'm going to make my students read it when I finally get around to teaching. I also want to write a war novel/short story, but that will take a little more time, I think. I'm not old enough to write with any depth about the war experience, especially not second-hand.[/quote]

Very true, I wish you the best in your work though.