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MOTHER
BUCKING FOOK CLUB

Alright heres your shit.

FNORD mode: Illuminatus! By Robert Anton Wilson

/ic/ mode: The Picture of Dorian Grey by: Oscar Wilde

Schizophrenic mode: How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later by: Phillip K Dick

This is the last week that we doing sci-fi for contemporary, next week I plan on running some Fantasy.

Also please not that Dorian Grey is a .txt file rather than the usual .pdf, if this bothers you then you can just DEAL WITH IT.

BOOKS.(newfriends cant embed a rar in a jpg)

Illuminatus!
http://tinypic.com/r/2vuczgx/7

The Picture of Dorian Grey
http://tinypic.com/r/5xil5/7

How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later
http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm

BOOKS.
FUCK YEAH

>> No.1160930

AWWWW, I'VE ALREADY READ THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY :(

OH WELL, GIVES ME TIME TO READ OTHER BOOKS, AND I CAN STILL CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WEEK'S CLUB!

DON'T LET THIS DIE, PARTICIPATE!

>> No.1160932

>>1160924
*last week we *ARE*

>> No.1160943

>>1160930
I AGREE CAPS GUY, FUCK COURAGE WOLF.

>> No.1160947

>>1160943
I DIDN'T SAY THIS, MOZZIE THE MOSQUITO THAT IS SUCKING THE BLOOD DRY OF /LIT/

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>>1160943
Ill just leave this here.

>> No.1160994

Hm, I'll probably read The Picture of Dorian Gray just because its so short, but I think I'll skip neckbeard mode.

I'll be looking forward to next week's neckbeard. Been in the mood for some fantasy.

>> No.1161010

>>1160994

Check out the PKD selection.
I forgot to mention that its not a story its actually an essay that he wrote about writing science fiction and on the nature of reality.

I consider it to be a good end to our sci-fi streak.

>> No.1161026

>>1161010
Oh wow, I didn't even see the illiterate mode. I'll definitely read that simply because I loved A Scanner Darkly when we read it two weeks ago.

>> No.1161030

>>1161026
Forgot my trip ;D

>> No.1161040

Is there a way to make Abobe show the text as white on a black background? Normal black on white isn't exactly working for me.

>> No.1161043

>>1160924
HOLY SHIT IS THAT LIKE SOME KIND OF CROSS OVER BETWEEN A PSYDUCK AND A MACHAMP

DUDE THAT IS SO FUCKING AWESOME I WANT ONES OF THOSE IT WOULD KICK SO MUCH ASSSSSSS

>> No.1161044

>>1161040

Disregard that. Figured out how.

>> No.1161045

>>1161040
left shit+alt+print screen

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>>1161043
WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE!!!

>> No.1161059

>>The Picture of Dorian Grey
It's Gray :P

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1161155

Bump to fight homework threads

>> No.1161168

Newfag here. How long do we have to read these?

>> No.1161179

>>1161168

Next Saturday.

I'll be reading Picture of Dorian Gray. I've still got my highschool copy that I've never finished somewhere around here. Then Schizo mode.

Also, what happened to discussing the books we read? All I see are threads choosing and announcing books for the club. Where is the discussion?

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>>1161179
The two threads are supposed to be one in the same.
But you do raise a good point, suggesting books does tend to override discussion of the previous weeks books. Next week I may make two seperate threads.

But in the meantime, feel free to discuss last weeks right here in this thread.

>> No.1161227

>>1161205
One thread for three books?

>> No.1162055
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1162055

Hey Brendon, hey brendon come here.
Your reading this in Bill Cosbys voiceYOU SEE THE KIDS THEY LISTEN TO THE RAP MUSIC

also bump

>> No.1162093

why do you keep doing series books for neckbeard mode when most people will only read the one?

>> No.1162094

I'll be sitting this one out. Just wanted to pad the thread, because I support CW's Book Club.

>> No.1162095

also you have appear to have changed the catergories in order to choose two neckbeard books, one short story & no classic?

>> No.1162098

>>1162095
It just happens to be a neckbeard essay.

>> No.1162099

>>1162095
He's a stupid neck beard.

>> No.1162103

ok since i'm a flaming homosexual i'm going to read the picture of dorian gray. Am I the only one that gets an empty folder instead of a txt file after extracting though?

>> No.1162143

bump

>> No.1162146

>>1162143
sage

>> No.1162186

>>1162103
make sure you don't eat everything in the folder to prevent it from being empty

>> No.1162214

>>1162186
kk

>> No.1162287
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1162287

Just finished How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later.

Thoughts /lit/? I thought it was just entry-level philosophy really.

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>>1162103
oh wow, it was a .zip.

thanks for the help guys....

>> No.1162507

>>1162095

How is Dorian Gray a neckbeard book?

>> No.1162514

>>1162507
no i thought it was a short story before i started it. well it seems to be only like 150 pages like a Kafka novel.

the other two choices are neckbeard.

>> No.1162525

>>1160924
probably gonna read The Picture of Dorian Grey

>> No.1162526

>>1162525
i can't believe how camp this book is.

>> No.1162533

>>1162526
>Dorian Gray
>Camp

lol wut?

>> No.1162541

>>1162533
the first two chapters are two guys fighting over a third. its like some kind of gay love triangle.

the painter wants to fuck dorian gray obv

>> No.1162584

>>1162541

Camp=/=gay. And keep reading, you can't call it camp by the end.

>> No.1162586

>>1162541

Who wouldn't?

>> No.1162960

looks like ill be reading dorian gray as everyone else seems to be pretty into it.

bumping cause i want to talk to people on the internet about a book we all just read.

>> No.1163490

bump for niggers

>> No.1163494

Bump for people actually reading stuff, I won't be joining you this week since I have TONS of literature to read for class.

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1165125

BACK TO PAGE 0 WITH YOU

>> No.1165162

THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT YOUR PROGRESS IN YOUR READING(S) FOR THIS WEEK'S BOOK CLUB, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT ONE.

REMEMBER, A CLASSIC IS A MUST.

>> No.1165177

>>1165162

I recommend Of Human Bondage. Classic book more people should read

>> No.1165184

>>1165177
700+ PAGES TO READ IN ONE WEEK, PLUS 2 OTHER BOOKS. BIT MUCH?

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>>1165162
thanks capsguy :)

I'm not really fond of Dorian Gray, it's not been bad. It's just that it feels like a lackluster Dickens novel. Wilde should have stuck to poetry.

Slaughter House 5 should be neckbeard mode next week. Why do all these series books when most people will only be reading the one?

>> No.1165200

>>1165190
>I'm not really fond of Dorian Gray, it's not been bad. It's just that it feels like a lackluster Dickens novel.

This is just dumb. Wilde is nothing like Dickens

>> No.1165209

>>1165200
>19th century
>shitty aristocracy/pleb relationships
>guys getting mad/jelly & wanting to kill people
Seems similar to me but if you meant style, perhaps thats why Wilde's is so much more boring.

>> No.1165215

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I READ THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY ONLY LAST WEEK, AND IT'S NOW ONE OF MY FAVOURITES.

I READ A CONFESSION TODAY, AND HOPE TO FINISH THE PRINCE BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE DECIDED ON A CLASSIC SOMETIME SOON, AS I'LL BE READING HUNGER NEXT, AND THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE READ BY ME IN A DAY OR TWO AS WELL.

>> No.1165218

>>1165215
The Brothers Karamazov. Though Courage Wolf will never choose it, we had like 3 requests for it last week.

>> No.1165225

>>1165218
Or one of Joyce's novels would be cool

>> No.1165253

>>1165225
HOW ABOUT ONE OF HIS SHORT STORIES/NOVELLAS?

>> No.1165256

>>1165253
HOW ABOUT YOU PRESS THAT CAPS LOCK BUTTON.

>> No.1165259

>>1165253
No I want a classic to read. Dorian Gray was boring this week, not a classic.

>> No.1165260

>>1165256
MOGWAI, ONCE AGAIN, HAVING NOTHING USEFUL TO ADD, SO HE JUST POSTS SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNRELATED.

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>>1165260
THATS RIGHT.

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1165922

>No one reading Illuminatus

>> No.1165938

>>1165922
I read the neckbeard essay bro. stop doing series books & I might read (though I will probably read Dune 1 eventually)

>> No.1165943

>>1165922
I'd read it, but I have too many books that I actually own that I haven't read yet.

So many books so little time.

>> No.1165948

>>1165938
Illuminatus isnt a trilogy.
It was originally broken up into a trilogy by the publishers but all versions since then have been one single book.

Thats why it says "Illuminatus trilogy" even though its just one book.

>> No.1165986

>>1165218

Its long.

>> No.1166027

>>1165948
hey well surely TBK is shorter than Illuminatus?

>> No.1166030

>>1166027
Bumping for Brothers Karamazov.

>> No.1166229

>>1166027
PROTIP: its not

>> No.1166284

Dorian gray is so fucking pretentious.

>> No.1166291

>>1166284
so fucking boring & overrated moar liek

>> No.1166565

>>1166284
Thats why its the hipster book.

>> No.1166567

Gravity's Rainbow next week?

>> No.1166588

>>1166567
How long is it?

>> No.1166907

>>1166588
About 750-800 pages, depending on the edition.

>> No.1167149

DOUBLE BUMP

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Anyone have Illuminatus! in .txt format? I'm using my Kindle and PDF just PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE.

Thanks in advance, if at all possible.

>> No.1167303

>>1166907
I'd be down for that.

I think everybody else either has already read it or doesn't want to read it in a week.

>> No.1167464

WE NEED TO DECIDE GENTLEMEN!

>> No.1167468

>>1167464
Decide on what?

Which books for next week? WE don't decide on shit, we voice our opinions and Courage Wolf decides. Also, this is a thread about this week's book club, not next week's.

>> No.1167470

>>1167468
FAIR ENOUGH. SINCE EVERYONE HERE'S HATING ON DORIAN, GUESS I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL NEXT LIST ARE ANNOUNCED.

>> No.1167474

>>1167470
Well, he usually has a suggestions thread on Saturday. That would seem like the logical time to suggest.

>> No.1167485

>>1165215
FUUUUUU.

The Prince is one of my favorites. Machiavelli is a GOD of Cock slapping.

Also, I will read Illuminatus! I'll be back in a week or two and give my review (taking six classes, so I am buried all the way up my cunt with readings).

Another thing, how does one .rar a picture? That really blows me away. I would like to know, please. Danke.

>> No.1167504

You can convert .txt to .pdf easily with a small program.

Usually it comes out great as a pdf and if you set View>Reflow and zoom to 85%it's the easiest to read.

I never buy books anymore lol.

>> No.1167868

>>1167485
YEAH, I REALLY ENJOYED THE PRINCE.

NOW I'M READING HUNGER.

HERE'S A TIP, EVERYONE WHO'S A MEMBER OF GOODREADS, POST YOUR ACCOUNTS, THEN WE CAN SEE HOW FAR YOU'RE INTO EACH BOOK IN THE WEEKLY CLUB!

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4206268

>> No.1167877

>>1167470

What? I loved Dorian Gray. Its only 2 people on this thread so far that don't like it, and posted when they probably haven't even finished it yet.

>> No.1167893

>>1167877

faggot

>> No.1167916

>>1167504
Which is why all of these should be .txt if possible.

>> No.1169242

bump

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So far whos read Schizophrenia mode and what do you think of it?

>> No.1169268

>>1169254
entry-level philosophy.

i thought his idea about the underlying world to be based on the bible was cool though. i dont have anything like that but i do get random deja vus & some art feels as though im recalling experience of it sometimes.

>> No.1169273

i just finished reading VALIS by philip k dick. first i've ever read of him. that dude was fucking nuts. not sure if i can take anymore of him for a while.

>> No.1169283

>>1162287
Care to elaborate? I haven't read it yet, but I was planning to and was interested in what you meant.

>> No.1169289

>>1169283
>>1169268
Oh, shit. You just did that. Well... carry on, then! ( ._.)

>> No.1169290

>>1169283
I just mean it's not like he's covering any new ground. He just takes pre-socratic ideas since they apply to his own views + reality.

It's worth reading considering it'll only take you an hour.

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>>1167161
http://www.convertpdftotext.net/

Go for it bro.

While were on the topic,
whos reading illuminatus?
thoughts?

>> No.1171009

Dorian Gray has actually gotten quite good since the halfway mark...

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>Implying this is a bump

>> No.1171658

>>1171009
GOOD. KEEP GOING!

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>four posts till page 16 oblivion
Courage Wolf please don't choose amazing books next week since I won't be taking part.