Author Topic: books to read (Read 508029 times)

tre killa · « **Reply #900 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:37:31 PM »

Im actually reading the hobbit for the first time, i cant complain its pretty good so far.

Nosferatu · « **Reply #901 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:59:10 PM »

Anyone read this?

Finished it last night. Super good. But you gotta get to the end.

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #902 on:** May 05, 2011, 10:03:32 PM »

Finished No Country For Old Men. Awesome read and a lot more stuff was left out of the movie. Starting to read "The Motel Life" and it's pretty interesting; an easy read.

Mooley · « **Reply #903 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:17:52 AM »

Quote from: brycickle on May 05, 2011, 08:06:06 PM

Almost done with this, if you liked Kitchen Confidential, then you'll like this.

I've been meaning to pick up Kitchen Confidential, love that dude's TV show.

Truancy · « **Reply #904 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:58:08 PM »

oyolar · « **Reply #905 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:35:28 PM »

I'm taking an independent research class on the Marquis de Sade so I'm reading The 120 Days of Sodom right now.

Inanimate Object · « **Reply #906 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:45:20 PM »

Just finished these two:

I think this may be McCarthy's best - it's poignant in a way that a lot of his stuff isn't.

And this:

Which is like... sci-fi Siddhartha. This is probably the most original Hugo award winning book that I've read. Apparently Neil Gaiman was pretty into this book and American Gods was partially influenced by it.

Now I'm taking a break from fiction and reading this:

It's about statistics, probability, and how these things are counter-intuitive to our perception of how the universe works.

Smell Good · « **Reply #907 on:** May 07, 2011, 08:51:46 AM »

Quote from: Nosferatu on May 05, 2011, 09:59:10 PM

Anyone read this?
http://thecultureconcordance.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/the-savage-detectives.jpg?w=300&h=429

Finished it last night. Super good. But you gotta get to the end.

Like many, the only Bola?o work I've read was 2666. Once I got to "The Part About the Crimes" it lost a lot of its steam and I lost interest.

stab · « **Reply #908 on:** May 07, 2011, 08:59:40 AM »

gravity's rainbow by thomas pynchon!

GISM · « **Reply #909 on:** May 07, 2011, 11:08:32 AM »

Not sure if I finished this actually but I don't really care. Way too drawn out but the double narrative was cool.

Reading this for the first time

sven thorkel · « **Reply #910 on:** May 07, 2011, 11:24:21 AM »

Quote from: Inanimate Object on May 06, 2011, 11:45:20 PM

Which is like... sci-fi Siddhartha. This is probably the most original Hugo award winning book that I've read. Apparently Neil Gaiman was pretty into this book and American Gods was partially influenced by it.

Has anyone read American Gods? I browsed through the plot on wikipedia and it seems like something I would be into. What do you guys think?

Reading

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #911 on:** May 09, 2011, 06:37:37 PM »

Picked this up at the public library.

Decided to give it a shot considering how well I liked The Stranger. Anyone have any recommendations of short novels? I'm not so good with longer considering I only read two chapters, most, at night.

Inanimate Object · « **Reply #912 on:** May 09, 2011, 06:48:42 PM »

Quote from: sven thorkel on May 07, 2011, 11:24:21 AM

Has anyone read American Gods? I browsed through the plot on wikipedia and it seems like something I would be into. What do you guys think?

If the plot appeals to you, then definitely check it out. I remember being pretty into it when I read it.

sven thorkel · « **Reply #913 on:** May 09, 2011, 10:41:43 PM »

^Will do.

Quote from: Pony Boy on May 09, 2011, 06:37:37 PM

Anyone have any recommendations of short novels? I'm not so good with longer considering I only read two chapters, most, at night.

I like to intersperse short books between long ones. Check out: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (and the rest of the five part trilogy [although I've only made it to the third so far]), The Old Man and the Sea, most Vonnegut books, The Crying of Lot 49, Animal Farm, Siddhartha, Fight Club, and The Time Machine. I don't know what your criteria is for short novels, but those all were pretty quick reads.

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #914 on:** May 10, 2011, 05:46:53 AM »

Thanks, I've read some of those, but ill look at the others. Really bummed on my public library not having any Bukowski novels, just books of his poems.

dolphinstyle. · « **Reply #915 on:** May 12, 2011, 01:24:16 AM »

just finished huck finn, it was awesome

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #916 on:** May 12, 2011, 07:41:25 AM »

I finished The Motel Life and it was fair.

rocklobster · « **Reply #917 on:** May 12, 2011, 08:20:52 AM »

norwegian woodby haruki murakami.... good stuff, the movie was a good summary of it....

Truancy · « **Reply #918 on:** May 12, 2011, 12:51:16 PM »

Quote from: awesomedolphinstyle on May 12, 2011, 01:24:16 AM

just finished huck finn, it was awesome

I just started it like 3 days ago. I find Jim to be one of the most endearing characters I've ever read.

buttpirate · « **Reply #919 on:** May 16, 2011, 07:24:06 AM »

Finished:

loved it

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I've haven't read fight club yet, but if he writes like he does in this book it's going to be a chore.

Currently reading:

3 chapters in - sleepy town, marijuana crops, seances and a decapitated blonde. should be good.

steve · « **Reply #920 on:** May 16, 2011, 08:22:28 AM »

^^^

the first three palanuiak books were really easy to get into- rant, choke, and something about a tranny- after that, well with the exception of fight club, they were contrite. don't waste your time

oyolar · « **Reply #921 on:** May 16, 2011, 02:57:10 PM »

Quote from: steve on May 16, 2011, 08:22:28 AM

^^^

the first three palanuiak books were really easy to get into- rant, choke, and something about a tranny- after that, well with the exception of fight club, they were contrite. don't waste your time

Ummm...Fight Club was his first book. Choke was his fourth, and Rant was much later on in his career. The tranny one (Invisible Monsters) was the only one that was in his first three.

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #922 on:** May 16, 2011, 03:05:26 PM »

About to go to the library to pick up a new book/movie.

Mackattack · « **Reply #923 on:** May 16, 2011, 04:20:51 PM »

Find this and read it^

steve · « **Reply #924 on:** May 16, 2011, 04:34:47 PM »

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the first three palanuiak books were really easy to get into- rant, choke, and something about a tranny- after that, well with the exception of fight club, they were contrite. don't waste your time
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Ummm...Fight Club was his first book. Choke was his fourth, and Rant was much later on in his career. The tranny one (Invisible Monsters) was the only one that was in his first three.

ahhh, my bad dude!!!!! i meant to write that the FIRST THREE THAT I READ were much easier to get into!

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #925 on:** May 16, 2011, 07:11:19 PM »

Picked this up after seeing people post it so many times in this thread:

oyolar · « **Reply #926 on:** May 16, 2011, 07:17:33 PM »

Quote from: steve on May 16, 2011, 04:34:47 PM

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^^^

the first three palanuiak books were really easy to get into- rant, choke, and something about a tranny- after that, well with the exception of fight club, they were contrite. don't waste your time
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Ummm...Fight Club was his first book. Choke was his fourth, and Rant was much later on in his career. The tranny one (Invisible Monsters) was the only one that was in his first three.
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ahhh, my bad dude!!!!! i meant to write that the FIRST THREE THAT I READ were much easier to get into!

Haha ok. Yeah, I was a little confused.

sven thorkel · « **Reply #927 on:** May 16, 2011, 10:04:20 PM »

To add to that, do not read Pygmy by Palahniuk. It is written so poorly. He's trying to write as a foreign exchange student and it just comes off as unreadable.

A classic. It's boring at times, but it's over a century old so it's expected. It must have been a real mind blower when it came out.

Exile on MainSt. · « **Reply #928 on:** May 16, 2011, 10:08:36 PM »

Finished Catch-22 a few nights ago. The first half is slow but overall it is a great satire, glad I stuck with it.

buttpirate · « **Reply #929 on:** May 17, 2011, 12:47:32 AM »

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^^^

the first three palanuiak books were really easy to get into- rant, choke, and something about a tranny- after that, well with the exception of fight club, they were contrite. don't waste your time
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Ummm...Fight Club was his first book. Choke was his fourth, and Rant was much later on in his career. The tranny one (Invisible Monsters) was the only one that was in his first three.
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Yep, the other one was Survivor. Chuck P has progressively gotten worse with Rant being ok. Diary fucking sucked. Lullaby had it's spots, but everything else was very subpar.

duly noted. I've seen some of his short stories published in mags or online from time to time, and they vary from being semi-amusing to dull episodes of medical horror stories.

thinking of ordering this soon, anybody read it?

Author Topic: books to read (Read 508029 times)

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