Hello from Pennsylvania! My name is Sarah and I am 25. Of course I love to read books, books of all kinds. Recently I realized that since college I've been making less and less time for reading good books. So I thought a community like this might inspire me to make a better effort and help me find some good reading suggestions.
Authors I like include Kurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Kafka and Camus. Books I have read relatively recently include Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Currently I am reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I have a soft spot for science fiction and humor.
In school I studied studio art and philosophy. I love photography and sculpture and tinkering in photoshop. I have a special affinity for lomography, which is basically photography with inexpensive plastic cameras.
Look forward to seeing you all on the forums!
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Hi Sarah_squash,
Welcome to BookTalk!
Since joining this site, I have spent more time reading, just because of the sheer volume of great book suggestions. My 'to read' list just keeps growing.
I read Nickel and Dimed last year, and found it very thought provoking.
The situation is similar, but I don't think quite as dire, here in Canada.
Nickel and Dimed led me to read Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping http://www.amazon.com/Not-Buying-Year-W ... 688&sr=8-1
I finished that book resolved to not spend as much, and to not buy as many disposable or limited use items. I'm not near where I would like to be in that respect, but have made some improvement. It was well-written and not at all preachy.
I also read a Million Little Pieces - before the controversy. There were a few too many throw-up scenes for me, but it was interesting to learn what life in drug rehabilitation is like.
Having never heard of lomography, I checked it out on Wikipedia. Sounds like a fun and relaxed approach ot photography. Do you display any of your photos online?
Jan.
Welcome to BookTalk!
Since joining this site, I have spent more time reading, just because of the sheer volume of great book suggestions. My 'to read' list just keeps growing.
I read Nickel and Dimed last year, and found it very thought provoking.
The situation is similar, but I don't think quite as dire, here in Canada.
Nickel and Dimed led me to read Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping http://www.amazon.com/Not-Buying-Year-W ... 688&sr=8-1
I finished that book resolved to not spend as much, and to not buy as many disposable or limited use items. I'm not near where I would like to be in that respect, but have made some improvement. It was well-written and not at all preachy.
I also read a Million Little Pieces - before the controversy. There were a few too many throw-up scenes for me, but it was interesting to learn what life in drug rehabilitation is like.
Having never heard of lomography, I checked it out on Wikipedia. Sounds like a fun and relaxed approach ot photography. Do you display any of your photos online?
Jan.
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Nice to Meet you, Sarah. Welcome to the community.
The two of you have me wanting to get a copy of Nickel and Dimed soon. This is a book that we considered for discussion here on BookTalk a while back. Perhaps it will resurface as a suggestion one day.
Welcome to the community.The two of you have me wanting to get a copy of Nickel and Dimed soon. This is a book that we considered for discussion here on BookTalk a while back. Perhaps it will resurface as a suggestion one day.
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sarah_squash
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Thanks for the welcome! Nickel and Dimed is certainly a book worthy of discussion. I would recommend it. Also, thanks for the recommendation of Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping. I think I need to start that "To Read" list ASAP.
As for photography I have a page at Deviantart.com. You can visit it here http://alltheantics.deviantart.com. Unfortunately it is in dire need of an update, but there are a few nice photos to be found.
Sarah
As for photography I have a page at Deviantart.com. You can visit it here http://alltheantics.deviantart.com. Unfortunately it is in dire need of an update, but there are a few nice photos to be found.
Sarah
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Hullo Ms. Squash!
I am a newbie, like yourself, but welcome anyway!
I read Snow Crash a while ago, and I really loved it. Probably in my top twenty favourite novels. Really, "Hiro Protagonist"? That's just too precious. I know a lot of people who loved the book until the end, but then couldn't stand the ending. Personally, I had heard such dire things about the end that whatever happened couldn't possibly be as bad as they said. As a result, I was pleasantly surprised (though I admit the ending wasn't super... it's just nothing could be as bad as I was told.) So, I do hope you enjoy it. Please let me know how it goes!
I am a newbie, like yourself, but welcome anyway!
I read Snow Crash a while ago, and I really loved it. Probably in my top twenty favourite novels. Really, "Hiro Protagonist"? That's just too precious. I know a lot of people who loved the book until the end, but then couldn't stand the ending. Personally, I had heard such dire things about the end that whatever happened couldn't possibly be as bad as they said. As a result, I was pleasantly surprised (though I admit the ending wasn't super... it's just nothing could be as bad as I was told.) So, I do hope you enjoy it. Please let me know how it goes!
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sarah_squash
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Theomatic, I've got about 70 pages left in Snow Crash. Perhaps I'll find time to finish it over the weekend. I'll be sure to let you know what I think of the ending. So far I think the book is pretty interesting, although there are some parts I need to go back and reread to understand the whole plot.
