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Japan
Can anyone recommend me a critical, thorough and non-sensationalist book covering as broad a cross-section of Japanese culture as possible?
:: STARTED BY El Directo
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:49 07.11.03
The Barbelith Big Read Project
A project to discover which are Barbelith's top 25 books. Let's vote and make ourselves a list of excellent books to read. Just like the BBC Big Read, only far, far better!
:: STARTED BY Olulabelle
:: 60 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:34 06.11.03
Njal's Saga - and hopefully others...
Icelandic and other sagas, and related notes and discussion (inc. Beowulf and other similar works)
:: STARTED BY Kit-Cat Club
:: 30 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:30 30.10.03
Quick Question - The Physician?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Johnny Whatif
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:33 28.10.03
Travel Books
in these times with travel becoming increasingly risky why not let someone else do it and read what they got up to...
:: STARTED BY adamswish
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:23 23.10.03
Its my fault
thank you and sorry
:: STARTED BY AmericanMagus
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:34 19.10.03
Please check out my recently published book on English Qabalah
I have developed a new system of English Qabalah using new pathworking, color, music and new Tarot, it will be setting the course on introducing a new Christianity based on Qabalah and Tantra for my doctoral thesis
:: STARTED BY AmericanMagus
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:15 18.10.03
One Trick Ponies/One Hit Wonders
Some authors become famous/notorious for one book. This thread names them, then tries to find out whether it's justified or not.
We learn, we share, we hug.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady of The Two Towers
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:49 14.10.03
Koran
Koran translations
:: STARTED BY Nick's Experimental Wrongness
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:56 10.10.03
Battle Royale
A thread for discussing Koushun Takami's Battle Royale. Possible spoilers for both the book and the movie.
:: STARTED BY El Directo
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:49 05.10.03
Looking for a good Sci Fi forum
Out of Sci Fi for a while, don't recognize half the names around these days. Any help, please?
:: STARTED BY Mercury
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:05 03.10.03
Why do you read what you read?
What do your tastes in reading say about you?
:: STARTED BY Rex Feral
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:16 29.09.03
Houellebecq- Lanzarote
You want thread? See, I bring thread. Michel Houellebecq's Lanzarote thread I bring.
:: STARTED BY Stoatie. Stoatie? STOATIE.
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:32 27.09.03
Thomas Mann
A recent reading of Thomas Mann's 'Doctor Faustus' has left me feeling tired and discouraged. Does Thos. Mann also make you feel tired and discouraged? Or do you know something about him which will make me feel less so?
:: STARTED BY Vincennes: Bringing Sassy Back
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:32 26.09.03
Weird, ghostly and supernatural fiction (1850-1950)
Weird, ghostly and supernatural fiction (1850-1950). Anyone know where it can be found or, hell, anything else about it?
:: STARTED BY Tryphena Absent
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:39 25.09.03
Salam Pax
A thready sort of thin to discuss the most compelling blog of the century
:: STARTED BY pointless and uncalled for
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:10 24.09.03
Books by people not like me
Ideas and recommendations for novels that might challenge rather than reaffirm my ideas about how the world and storytelling work.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:58 18.09.03
Help me find the name of this writer?
Looking for the name of a cool writer who writes very, very short surreal stories.
:: STARTED BY Rollo Kim, on location
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:27 05.09.03
Who's had a book out?
how many 'lithers have got books with their own names on them? and where can we get them?
:: STARTED BY matsya
:: 26 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:59 02.09.03
William McGonagall
William McGonagall - the worst poet to have lived?
:: STARTED BY Tezcatlipoca
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:36 29.08.03
Hans-jurgen dopp anyone?
reviews or insight into his work, particularly 'in praise of the backside', 'the kiss' and 'sapphic art'
:: STARTED BY priya narma
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:41 27.08.03
The Judas Conspiracy
A cool website for a great subversive novel
:: STARTED BY DesignerJim
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:32 25.08.03
How do you pronounce 'Rilke'?
how do you pronounce 'Rilke'?
:: STARTED BY THOR!
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:35 21.08.03
Other people's visuals and the pictures in your head
How do films and other visual media affect the way you 'see' characters, settings etc. when you're reading?
:: STARTED BY pinstripe fictionsuit
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:58 08.08.03
Albert Goldbarth
The poetry of Albert Goldbarth
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:49 06.08.03
The minotaur takes a cigarette break
let's talk about steven sherrill's book, the minotaur takes &c. what do you think on it?
:: STARTED BY matsya
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:38 05.08.03
Tolkien and Race
Tolkein and race - what's the argument?
:: STARTED BY Nick's Experimental Wrongness
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:21 03.08.03
Brown Jenkin
the nature and history of Brown Jenkin
:: STARTED BY Cypher
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:58 24.07.03
The Immediate Experience
New edtion of a great read.
:: STARTED BY Nick's Experimental Wrongness
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:35 23.07.03
The Great Events by Famous Historians
A 20 volume set chronicling the world's events since 5768 bc. Anybody know anything about it?
:: STARTED BY Who's your Tzaddi?
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:09 19.07.03
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