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Salnax on 28 January 2013

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Guns, Germs, and Steel from Jared Diamond, everyone should read.

Is that the one promoting white guilt ?

Not so much white guilt as "White People, There is Nothing Special About You."

My friend is a Vtuber, check him out.

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Asriel on 28 January 2013

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OHHH!!!! Murakami is awesome!!
I read 1Q84 and loved it but I was so dissapointed in the ending. So many things were left unexplained. Like the "Little People" etc.

I read Norwegian Wood and loved it too but not as much as 1Q84. I just felt that Book 3 in 1Q84 was so rushed and urgggh..if only things were explained much better.

I haven't read IQ84 yet, though I will at some point. If you're already familiar with him, I'd highly recommend Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. They straddle the boundary between being enjoyable, accessible, yet surreal, better than any modern book I've read. If you found the lack of explanation/closure in 1Q84 frustrating, I think those two would be perfect for you. Kafka on the Shore might be one of my all-time favourite books.

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Chunli on 28 January 2013

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Chunli said:

OHHH!!!! Murakami is awesome!!
I read 1Q84 and loved it but I was so dissapointed in the ending. So many things were left unexplained. Like the "Little People" etc.

I read Norwegian Wood and loved it too but not as much as 1Q84. I just felt that Book 3 in 1Q84 was so rushed and urgggh..if only things were explained much better.

I haven't read IQ84 yet, though I will at some point. If you're already familiar with him, I'd highly recommend Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. They straddle the boundary between being enjoyable, accessible, yet surreal, better than any modern book I've read. If you found the lack of explanation/closure in 1Q84 frustrating, I think those two would be perfect for you. Kafka on the Shore might be one of my all-time favourite books.

Ok I'll head to the bookstore this weekend and get Kafka! Thanks so much! =)

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Mummelmann on 28 January 2013

Currently reading a book about writing, by Stephen King, a great one at that! I'm also considering re-reading my Raymond Feist collection, its been years since I read The Riftwar trilogy!

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Scary4Eva on 28 January 2013

It's nice to see there are quite a few replies to the thread already.

Is anyone on Goodreads?

Links to my Goodreads, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky, and store

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Asriel on 28 January 2013

Chunli said:

Asriel said:

Chunli said:

OHHH!!!! Murakami is awesome!!
I read 1Q84 and loved it but I was so dissapointed in the ending. So many things were left unexplained. Like the "Little People" etc.

I read Norwegian Wood and loved it too but not as much as 1Q84. I just felt that Book 3 in 1Q84 was so rushed and urgggh..if only things were explained much better.

I haven't read IQ84 yet, though I will at some point. If you're already familiar with him, I'd highly recommend Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. They straddle the boundary between being enjoyable, accessible, yet surreal, better than any modern book I've read. If you found the lack of explanation/closure in 1Q84 frustrating, I think those two would be perfect for you. Kafka on the Shore might be one of my all-time favourite books.

Ok I'll head to the bookstore this weekend and get Kafka! Thanks so much! =)

No worries, let me know what you think!

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Sal.Paradise on 28 January 2013

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Books are evil.

I'm reading the original Frankenstein right now.

Fantastic novel and nothing like popular culture's representation of the myth at all. I was really surprised.

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Asriel on 28 January 2013

Scary4Eva said:
It's nice to see there are quite a few replies to the thread already.

Is anyone on Goodreads?

No, but a quick Google tells me it might be worth checking out. I'm assuming you use it? If so, would you recommend it?

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NiKKoM on 28 January 2013

Yeah.. I confess.. I'm also reading "One Day" -_-"

so anyway do you people read e-books or old plain paper books.. i have a Kobo Reader to read e-books.. I think it has been 2 or 3 years since i bought a paper book.. ebooks are way easier, cheaper and doesn't fill my appartment up..