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Books and film are both works of art. And sometimes violence (even graphic) can be used to convey messages and get at the readers/watchers heart and emotions.

Would you question Kubrick use of violence in A Clockwork Orange or Speilberg's in Saving Prvt Ryan?

Also, McCarthy is a well respected author, so it's safe to assume that it not just violence for violence sake.
 
thegaresexperience said:
Books and film are both works of art. And sometimes violence (even graphic) can be used to convey messages and get at the readers/watchers heart and emotions.

Would you question Kubrick use of violence in A Clockwork Orange or Speilberg's in Saving Prvt Ryan?

Also, McCarthy is a well respected author, so it's safe to assume that it not just violence for violence sake.
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It needs the violence to fully make the reader graps the unrelenting brutality of the Old West.
 
thegaresexperience said:
Books and film are both works of art. And sometimes violence (even graphic) can be used to convey messages and get at the readers/watchers heart and emotions.

Would you question Kubrick use of violence in A Clockwork Orange or Speilberg's in Saving Prvt Ryan?

Also, McCarthy is a well respected author, so it's safe to assume that it not just violence for violence sake.
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No, I would not. Thanks, for that info. You too, Sabriah thanks.
 
Read "Poe: A Life Cut Short" by Peter Ackroyd. Never knew Poe had been in the army for quite some time.

I think I'll start reading more (auto)biographies. They're pretty interesting most of the time.
 
alec said:
Read "Poe: A Life Cut Short" by Peter Ackroyd. Never knew Poe had been in the army for quite some time.

I think I'll start reading more (auto)biographies. They're pretty interesting most of the time.
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If I might make a suggestion read Julius Caesar by Philip Freeman.
 
"Clear the Bridge!" by Richard O' Kane.
About his war patrols as a fleet boat sub commander in the pacific in WWII. One of the most successful captains.
It's pretty good, but kinda slow. I liked Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine by James Calvert better. Shorter, sweeter, more depth charging.
Yeah, Ive been replaying Silent Hunter 4 lately.
 
Read Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X by David Michaels. It was shit. Half my time was spent looking up what the a Su-25 was and other vehicles. I know it is a hardcore military series, but still. Also The main character was just.....unlikeable to me. He came off like the guy who would push you in a bathroom a give you a swirlly.
 
That's what Clancy books are. He expects you to know the maximum range of a Su-24 (fully loaded) or the different variants of the T-72 series tanks. What's worse, I do know. It's not like I planned to know these things, it's just I remember around 90% of what I've read. Though that does make me useful in pub quizzes, it also means the noggin is filled with useless crap like third-rate horror books I read as a kid.

Currently reading (if anyone cares) Gulliver's Travels by Swift. Suprisingly readable for a book of that age. Yes, the full version.
 
I'd like to read a lot of books, but can't find any where i live.

And ordering even from the UK would double or triple their value.

If anyone knows where i can purchase these books online (electronic format) please, do tell:

Swedish Mentality, Modern Day vikings, Sweden - the secret files, Party of one - Loner's Manifesto
 
Token-not-found said:
Thanks for that,great resource- have you ordered from there before?

Are you outside the US or UK?

It just sounds too good to be true..
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I personally haven't ordered yet, but I know a few people who have, and they've never had problems with it.

Also, those people and myself live in Serbia, so it's no UK, US or EU, and they've still got their orders.

Like I've said, check the FAQ thoroughly. Most of the things that confused me at first are nicely explained there, with a list of countries to which they send books.
 
Hm..., I happened to catch Ghost in the Shell sound track in my ipod random list, so I decided to go find my old copy of Catcher in the Rye. But, unsurprisingly, I can't, so I picked up another one. It has been surprisingly tough going. I had no problems going through my old copy of Sherlocke Holmes, Complete Strand edition again though, so it probably wasn't the language. The same thing happened with Wuthering Heights. I loved that book when I was 13, but I can't stand it these days. Re-reading Emily Bronte makes me feel like I was in a Jerry Springer show.

There are a few esoteric books that I've been kicking around but I might not finish them. I am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter and Art of Strategy by Dixit and Nalebuff(a game theory book, not another edition of Art of War). The math in the first one is probably over my head, and the language in the second one is not meant for regulars.

Meanwhile, I probably have 50 + manga series that I am following, but this isn't a place with a lot of interest in that. Maybe I should do a Post Apocalyptic manga thread some time, since it's popular given the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown right now.
 
Starseeker said:
Meanwhile, I probably have 50 + manga series that I am following, but this isn't a place with a lot of interest in that. Maybe I should do a Post Apocalyptic manga thread some time, since it's popular given the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown right now.
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:salute: My hats off to you sir. I can barly keep track of 2 mangas, let alone 50. In other news, I am going to re-read Mad Maudlin by Rosmary Edghill.
 
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