damian 1200 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I want to get my hands on Fight Club, Trainspotting, The Satanic Bible & The Emperor Wears No Clothes.Anyone read any of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I love to read. Has anyone read the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich? Those are hilarous books!The classics are always good: The Bell Jar (one of my favorites), Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryinharder Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) My son is living with a english teacher. He keeps handing me books to read that he thinks are right up my alley. The guy who wrote Fear and Loathing (Hunter Thompson) wrote another book about 'Hells Angels'. He wrote others but I haven't read them yet. Another one he gave me was called 'Naked'. I don't remember the author but it proved good reading on the train. Good post. Edited January 15, 2009 by tryinharder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Anyone read Prozac Nation. I have but can't remember much about it. Elizabeth Wulitzer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBud Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 My son is living with a english teacher. He keeps handing me books to read that he thinks are right up my alley. The guy who wrote Fear and Loathing (Hunter Thompson) wrote another book about 'Hells Angels'. He wrote others but I haven't read them yet. Another one he gave me was called 'Naked'. I don't remember the author but it proved good reading on the train. Good post."The Rum Diary" is my favorite Thompson and I have read a lot of his work. Check it out!!Pure genius.He was also one of the first celebrities to speak out about the "official" 9/11 story being BS...then he died. I am currently reading "The Rise of the Fourth Reich" by Jim Marrs. That's correct, I believe nothing The Establishment tells me to believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Underworld by Don DeLilloAmerican Tabloid by James EllroyThe Hot Kid by Leonard ElmoreBlood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameless_girl Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Wole Soyinka's Aké and Isara, two semi-autobiographical novelisations, delve into an entirely different culture while still having the advantage of being in a familiar language, and I recommend the two to all you English native speakers. The former in particular is an impossibly bittersweet series of childhood recollections, a bit reminiscent of McCourt's Angela's Ashes - or perhaps even Bukowski's Ham on Rye without the misanthropy, and McCabe's Butcher Boy without the blossoming homicidal tendencies.Nadine Gordimer's short prose, much like Soyinka's, is equally revealing of a different cultural mindset, as well as underrated by the general public in favour of her playwrighting achievements. The Soft Voice of the Serpent, A Soldier's Embrace and Friday's Footprint are all equally recommended, and offer a deep sweetness and melancholy that occasionally draws comparisons to Toni Morrison's gorgeous, but far too saddening, The Bluest Eye. Edited January 16, 2009 by nameless_girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_YourIdols Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Recently, i've read this:Fear And Loathing In Las VegasThe Matarese CircleBoth were excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Kingdom of Fear by Hunter Thompson.He calls Bush a "whore beast" in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I want to get my hands on Fight Club, Trainspotting, The Satanic Bible & The Emperor Wears No Clothes.Anyone read any of these?Trainspotting is a really good read - don't know about the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me Scandar Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 My son is living with a english teacher. He keeps handing me books to read that he thinks are right up my alley. The guy who wrote Fear and Loathing (Hunter Thompson) wrote another book about 'Hells Angels'. He wrote others but I haven't read them yet. Another one he gave me was called 'Naked'. I don't remember the author but it proved good reading on the train. Good post.This might sound obvious to all those who love that era, but Tom Wolfe's "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" is probably the best book written about crazy drug frenzied adventures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian 1200 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I want to get my hands on Fight Club, Trainspotting, The Satanic Bible & The Emperor Wears No Clothes.Anyone read any of these?Trainspotting is a really good read - don't know about the othersI've heard its all written in quite scottish dialouge, making it rather hard for "non-scottish" readers to interpret? hahaNot that it would matter to me :xmassrudolph: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I'm re-reading The Godfather for a school project. It's a pretty excellent book, but too much erotica for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpUd_Jr Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Reading Jack London's "The Iron Heel" right now.Fun with socialism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel1604 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 this is a book not only for reading, it's also for thinkingMichel HouellebecqAtomised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC185 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 So far this week i've read:Anna KareninaPortrait of the Artist as a Young DogGo Ask Alice.Currently reading In Cold Blood, Summer Crossing and If Not Now, When? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 In Cold Blood is an example of literature at its finest. One of my best reading experiences ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Eyes Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Andrew Marr's "A History Of Modern Of Britain". Great book, and his writing style adds enough wit to make political history interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC185 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 In Cold Blood is an example of literature at its finest. One of my best reading experiences ever.Funnily enough I'd always meant to read it and the other day happened to watch Capote and it reminded me I'd never read it. I've only done around 40 pages or so today but the quality of the writing alone thus far is worth giving it a read. I'm expecting it to leave something of a mark by the end but it's doing well so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Last couple of months I've started to listen pretty much to audio-books. Pretty relaxing to fall asleep to, and since I've got dyslexia, it's pretty damn much easier. It's actually not a good thing for me, because reading much is pretty important for me if I shall be able to read and write without problems. I don't (Or it's at least something I tell myself. ) spell wrong when I write very often on here for example, but I really, really strain when I write on here for example. When I write at MSN for example, it's pretty damn different. But well, as I said, I strain myself and doublecheck everything. I hope I don't write the words wrong to often. Got a little of topic there. To write at least something about this topic, last book I read was the Swedish book Otryggare Kan Ingen Vara by Bengt-Åke Cras.I really recommend it if someone from Sweden is reading this topic. Very touching and tragic. You can read about it in Swedish here:http://home.swipnet.se/~w-85977/cras/enstaka.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 (edited) To write at least something about this topic, last book I read was the Swedish book Otryggare Kan Ingen Vara by Bengt-Åke Cras.I really recommend it if someone from Sweden is reading this topic. Very touching and tragic. You can read about it in Swedish here:http://home.swipnet.se/~w-85977/cras/enstaka.htmlI found it as an audio-book to download if anyone is interested. It's in Swedish, just so that you know. http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4442540/Be..._Kan_Ingen_VaraI really, really recommend it. Edited February 15, 2009 by Satanisk_Slakt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidimonster Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm reading "Dark Star" by Andy Lloyd. He was on the George Noory a month or so ago and I dig it. Its about the Planet X; my boss ordered it for me through where I work, but I'm sure Amazon have it too if you want to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidimonster Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I also recommend this book off our website called Mistaken Identityhttp://www.cornerstonechristiansupply.com/...?sku=1416567356It's about:Straight from the headlines comes the story of two students, one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma being cared for by the wrong family, and the heart wrenching discovery five weeks later that their identities had been mistakenly reversed of b&w photos.I warn you it will make you cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbkdx1125 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 In Cold Blood is an example of literature at its finest. One of my best reading experiences ever.I read that for a book report back in 11th grade. We were given a long list of book choices. I picked that one and I'm glad that I did. I have always meant to watch the movie as well but haven't got around to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2marmar Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm reading a play called the Plough and the Stars. I love it. Its really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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