What books are you reading?

orichá · Post by **orichá** » Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:38 pm

...Spinoza original beats the fakey and unbearable Félix Guattari & Gilles Deleuze... but it IS a bit technical, at least at the outset.

"PROP. XI. God, or substance, consisting of infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality, necessarily exists.Proof.—If this be denied, conceive, if possible, that God does not exist: then his essence does not involve existence. But this (by Prop. vii.) is absurd. Therefore God necessarily exists."

The above proposition is a tautology (a circular reasoning). The 'infinite' exists all right -- in Spinoza's mind... Spinoza believes in the infinite god, the being of which is of course synonymous with substance and the essence of all existence. Easy to say, impossible to demonstrate.

willyhilly · Post by **willyhilly** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:22 pm

From the Qld library. A Better Place by Stephen Daisley. Stunning book about combat by the kiwis in Crete, Sicily and Italy. And the return home to NZ by damaged men trying to recover their lives. Really good book.

Chuck Borris · Post by **Chuck Borris** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:45 pm

hdgh29 · Post by **hdgh29** » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:06 am

What an erudite lot the CEO community turns out to be, going by some of these book choices - unless most of the claims are BS. Any road up, I have just finished Adrian Edmondson's autobiography, "Berserker". I have always a member of the "Young Ones" cult, and it was well written, although it did downplay the strained relationship with Christopher Ryan (only for YO insiders). An entertaining read, although it gets a bit mawkish when he talks about the end of Rik Mayall.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:39 am

just finished;

next up;

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:24 am

Re interpreted by Scorcese, it seems to be a good movie as well.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kille ... lower_moon

Roryborealis · Post by **Roryborealis** » Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:42 am

Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:04 am

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:24 am Re interpreted by Scorcese, it seems to be a good movie as well.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kille ... lower_moon

movie stand alone was ok, BUT it didn't follow the book well.

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:01 am

phuketrichard wrote:
newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:24 am Re interpreted by Scorcese, it seems to be a good movie as well.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kille ... lower_moon
movie stand alone was ok, BUT it didn't follow the book well.

Do you feel it’s better to read the book and then see the movie? Or will the book ruin the movie?

Movies rarely follow the book due to length and running time.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:10 pm

will change ur views of history

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