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The Brothers Karamazov By Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
1984 By George Orwell
Finished in 1991
Re-reading since 1992

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Catch-22 By Joseph Heller
Finished in 1987
Finished (re-read) in 1992
Finished (re-read) in 1998
Re-reading since 2005

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Animal Farm By George Orwell
Finished in 1989
Re-reading since 1991

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Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time By Carroll Quigley
  • It's a tragedy if you don't accept this and it's hope if you know who runs the show

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Japanese Tales By Royall Tyler
The God Delusion By Richard Dawkins
  • Disappointed. This is supposed to be the foremost convincing and soul-shattering lump of antitheism arguments compiled to date.

    In sum, like so many more right than you atheists, Dawkins simply reduces himself to being just another worshipful (albeit well articulated) human being who in pl ... (continue)

    Disappointed. This is supposed to be the foremost convincing and soul-shattering lump of antitheism arguments compiled to date.

    In sum, like so many more right than you atheists, Dawkins simply reduces himself to being just another worshipful (albeit well articulated) human being who in place of embracing adoration of some benevolent and unseeable Super Being, instead exonerates with great religious reverence the narrow, lapsing and frail human conjecture of science with no debate over all.

    From the first chapter it is clear that this book was written not as a challenge for those that do have Theist belief systems, but rather it is presented as dinner party cocktail rhetoric for those who slobber adoringly and gush over the other atheists at a gathering. I like to refer to them as the new breed of Darwinistic - Dawkins fans.

    Dawkins' well known pugnacious approach holds up through the entirety of the book but sadly many of his arguments against creationism and theism are handled in a rather offhanded and unemphatic, unassured checklist way:
    *the improbability of a supreme being, yup --- improbable. check.
    *we are urged to continue pushing the limits of understanding as "we may eventually discover that there are no limits". check.
    *organized religion has done more harm to humanity than good. check.

    I find this contrary: Don't limit your understandings but if you believe in non-human-limiting-intelligence you can quietly go away and let the grown ups feel important and knowledgeable. 'K, thanks.

    Dawkins arguments are trite and threadbare... he is very fond of the "elegance" of science. And how. Puzzling, this continual praise of the elegance of science throughout the book he will then in turn point out how the lack of precision and exactness is "rejoicing in (temporary) uncertainty". ? ?

    Mr. Dawkin's devotes a chapter to why there almost certainly is no God. And that sums up The God Delusion nicely: it's about as good as it gets - 'almost' certainly. Indeed. He is afterall only 6.9 on the atheist scale.

    Dawkins' explains to the reader how "utterly illogical" it is "to demand complete documentation of every step of any narrative, whether in evolution or any other science". Isn't that the very same (and major) faux pas and complaint of creationism and religious dogma?

    Essentially I'm disappointed at the book's general aimless and repetitious T-shirt slogan comparison of how belief in God is like belief in the flying spaghetti monster or pink unicorn. We are supposed to be impressed with those types of cutesy and "clever" witticisms. So don't forget to be impressed or you have to forego your membership to the Douglas Adams fanclub.

    I do feel that Dawkins is successful in one particular aspect of his book's reasoning: capturing the inane and laughable mindless and superstitious failings of most organized religions like the Catholic Church.

    The God Delusion is the same blather, rinse repeat collection of arguments that can be found on every message board on the internet: belief in God makes you pitiable, unsophisticated and obtuse yadda yadda yadda. Save your $$$ go read atheist rants on a free forum.

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    Posted on Jul 26, 2008 | Add your feedback

The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy By Thomas Sowell
Designing with Web Standards By Jeffrey Zeldman
Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series) By Dan Cederholm
Tropic of Cancer By Henry Miller
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 5 By Yazawa Ai
Alichino Vol. 3 By Kouyu Shurei
Paradise Kiss, Book 3
Paradise Kiss Vol 1 By Yazawa Ai
Alichino, Vol. 1
Gerald's Game By Stephen King
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    Ahh, the frailty of men and their groins...

    I love novels that provoke "what would I do" scenarios. I was bored one day and decided to give this book a whirl and was surprised at how I could not put it down. The necrophiliac murderer was an interesting and surprising bonus to throw in the mix of all the problems facing the handcuffed widow ... (continue)

    I love novels that provoke "what would I do" scenarios. I was bored one day and decided to give this book a whirl and was surprised at how I could not put it down. The necrophiliac murderer was an interesting and surprising bonus to throw in the mix of all the problems facing the handcuffed widow who was attempting escape from her headboard captivity.

    Disturbing in true Stephen King fashion. Typical lame Stephen King ending.

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Tulips and Chimneys By E.E. Cummings
  • This collection of poetry by e.e. cummings and the delightful Puerto Rican guy who gave it to me changed my life forever.

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    Posted on Jul 26, 2008 | Add your feedback

The Tale of the Body Thief: The Vampire Chronicles (Vampire Chronicles) By Anne Rice
Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury
An Incomplete Education, Revised Edition By Judy Jones, William Wilson
The Crucible: (Penguin Classics) By Christopher Bigsby, Arthur H. Miller
The Crucible: A Screenplay By Arthur Miller
I Am Legend By Richard Matheson
The Odyssey By Homer
The Scarlet Letter: (Dover Thrift Editions) By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Something Wicked This Way Comes: (Fantasy Masterworks S.) By Ray Bradbury
Brave New World By Aldous Huxley
A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess
The Turn of the Screw By Henry James
Interview with the Vampire: Anniversary edition By Anne Rice
Paradise Kiss, Book 4 By Yazawa Ai
Paradise Kiss, Book 2 By Yazawa Ai
The Sandman: A game of you: Vol. 5 By Samuel R. Delany, Bryan Talbot, Neil Gaiman
Rage By Stephen King
Ghost in the Shell: (Ghost in the Shell) By Masamune Shirow
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: The Graphic Novel By Faye Perozich
The Fountainhead By Rand
The Value of X By Poppy Z. Brite
Lost Souls By Poppy Z. Brite
Sunglasses After Dark By Nancy A. Collins
  • If you enjoy Vampire novels, you must read all by Nancy A. Collins. Sonja Blue is a great femme fatale character. It's been a long time since I've been "into" these kinds of books but I will always remember the Sonja Blue series as one of my favorites for 'Vampire' series.

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Paint It Black: (The Sonja Blue Series) By Nancy A. Collins
A Dozen Black Roses (World of Darkness: Vampire S.) By Nancy A. Collins
Midnight Blue: The Sonja Blue Collection By Nancy A. Collins
The Great Gatsby By Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Death of A Salesman By Arthur H. Miller
Waiting for Godot By Samuel Beckett
  • Meaningless and yet so meaningful...worth reading at least once.

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Plague of Angels By Sheri S., Tepper, Sheri S. Tepper
  • My favorite of all books written by Sheri S. Tepper.

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The Gate to Women's Country By Sheri S. Tepper
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