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Rate my used book haul my lads.

>> No.12773619
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12773619

These are the books I traded-in for store credit in case anyone is curious.

>> No.12773621

>>12773609
bretty good

>> No.12773624

Looks decent. Was trying to find a houllebecq book this weekend myself to no avail. Tom Wolfe fucking sucks though I would rather watch grass grow

>> No.12773630

>>12773624

I haven't read him yet, but I hear good things.

>> No.12773648

>>12773630
Clearly not everyone shares my opinion but if he managed to be as fucking boring as he was writing about the subject matter of The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test I've no interest in anything else he's done

>> No.12773660

>>12773609
Heh...
Golden Ass...

>> No.12773682

>>12773619
Shoulda kept the Blake, unless you have a complete Blake

>> No.12773696

>>12773682

I just got the complete Blake. ;)

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12773698

'ere you go gov

>> No.12773945

>>12773609
Paglia, Eco, Dante, and Melville are great. I remain unconvinced of Houellebecq, he has some interesting ideas but Atomised was one long and boring crywank. Can't stand Wolfe. Don't know the others.

>> No.12774400

>>12773698
Dude, Typee is like a 7/10. It's clearly nowhere near as well written as Moby Dick, which is understandable, because it's melville's first novel.

>> No.12774500
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>>12774400

A 7/10 Melville book is like a 9/10 regular book if you think about it.

>> No.12774613

>>12773619
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers is great.

>> No.12774694

>>12773609
>Flashman

I approve and hope you enjoy

>> No.12774713

>>12773698
You've never read Eco before?

>> No.12775960

>>12774713
no, I'm not well acquainted with dago authors

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>>12773609
My turn. Gimme some opinions.

>> No.12776209

>>12773609
>The Name of the Rose
I love this book. Easily my favorite.

>> No.12776265

>>12773609

Flashman is fun,
so is Eco,
haven't read this book, but Northrop Frye is an excellent critic,
and Dante is someone to recon with, though the Vita Nuova is a minor work and of interest mostly to those who've read the Commedia.

good stack overall.

>> No.12776267

>>12773619
hmmmm.

I may be buying myself a copy of Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

Intriguing.

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>>12776001

>> No.12776300

>>12773609
No. Start reading them rather than seeking validation from strangers.

>> No.12776634

>>12773698
agreed that whatever looks like cancer in that edition but honestly if you're on this website you would probably enjoy it