The Book Thread (Official Thread)

[Mitch]

About to go to Borders to pick up The Wasp Factory and Hey Nostradomus...Thanks for all the recs!

[Stereo Mike]

Good call! Hope you enjoy it.

[itmakesyoufeel]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Me Talk Pretty One Day or Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim- David Sedaris
East of Eden- John Steinbeck (it sounds dreadfully boring, but it's actually really, really good)

Good luck! I love when people ask for book recommendations! It must be the future English teacher in me. :)

[niveK]

Empire of the Senseless, I dont remember the author, but it is the second worst book i ever read.

[justsomenumber]

any good books any suggests? im talking about newer releases and stuff, not the classics. thanks

[sleepygrlgreen]

from the corner of his eye... i think that's the title. it's by dean koontz. good read.

[Carlo Marx]

i just finished the communist manifesto.

new books? i dunno, I don't really read new releases.

[niveK]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890159026/qid=1134510833/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5035531-6644612?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

[slickwataris]

Socrates in Love. tell me how it is

[SLADE775]

I'm reading the narnia books.

[Ratherbedead22]

anything by david sedaris. his sister is amy sedaris from strangers with candy.

[niveK]

anything by david sedaris. his sister is amy sedaris from strangers with candy.

I picked up the audiobook for Naked and she does all the female voices on it.

[Darren McLeod]

Jennifer Government by Max Barry.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is always gold as well.

[shane hennessey]

i dont know about new books really but i just finished hot water music by charles bukowski and it was amazing. im reading post office by bukowski now and its good too. my friend is reading on the road by Jack Kerouac now and im gonna pick it up soon

[YouMadeTheScene]

Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis - It's everything you DON'T expect from him. Great but Odd book.

[Darren McLeod]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890159026/qid=1134510833/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5035531-6644612?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Hahahaha...
"Reviewer: Ripped Up "Ohh" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
My friend Dale advised me on this book. Was very dissapointed there wasn't anything on triple or quadruple fisting inside. Maybe in the revised edition when it comes out."

[Carlo Marx]

i dont know about new books really but i just finished hot water music by charles bukowski and it was amazing. im reading post office by bukowski now and its good too. my friend is reading on the road by Jack Kerouac now and im gonna pick it up soon


On the Road = life changing book.

[aheroinmyeyes]

On the Road = life changing book.

For whatever reason, I've always stayed away from that book. I'm not really sure why, there was just something about it that made me not want to read it. But if it's life changing I might have to rethink my decision.

[ThexQuietxCull]

right now, im reading glamorama by bret ellis. i suppose it isnt new, but it is brilliant

[selftitled85]

Jennifer Government by Max Barry.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is always gold as well.

i partake in the online game based upon the book Jennifer Government. its www.nationstates.net

[Anton Djamoos]

I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb.

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i dont know about new books really but i just finished hot water music by charles bukowski and it was amazing. im reading post office by bukowski now and its good too. my friend is reading on the road by Jack Kerouac now and im gonna pick it up soon


i've read Hollywood and On The Road, pretty good stuff.

a couple books by Chuck Palahniuk are good (survivor, choke, fight club,...). I am starting Invisible Monsters today.

[burntheaction]

'The Fuck-Up' by Arthur Nersesian.

[FrancesdaMute]

right now, im reading glamorama by bret ellis. i suppose it isnt new, but it is brilliant

good book...slow, but very well written. ellis is an amazing writer. if you liked that, definitely pick up american psycho(that book is fucking CRAZY) and rules of attraction is pretty good too. both the movies are decent as well.

[Carlo Marx]

good book...slow, but very well written. ellis is an amazing writer. if you liked that, definitely pick up american psycho(that book is fucking CRAZY) and rules of attraction is pretty good too. both the movies are decent as well.

both of those books were great, but they had to take so much out of the american psycho movie!

[FrancesdaMute]

both of those books were great, but they had to take so much out of the american psycho movie!

haha yeah man. I actually saw the movie first, and when I read the book(which was on the beach one summer) I just kept thinking "holy shit, holy shit, this is insane." the part where he takes the cheese and shoves it in the ____ so the rat eats her....that was pretty intense haha.

[shane hennessey]

i've read Hollywood and On The Road, pretty good stuff.

a couple books by Chuck Palahniuk are good (survivor, choke, fight club,...). I am starting Invisible Monsters today.
i just bought stranger than fiction but im gonna start it after i finish post office and pulp by bukowski. fight club was good

[shane hennessey]

if you're into politics, letters to a young contrarian and love poverty and war by christopher hitchens are good reads. i have to re-read letters to a young contrarian though. my friend said the missionary position by hitchens is also fantastic

[Carlo Marx]

haha yeah man. I actually saw the movie first, and when I read the book(which was on the beach one summer) I just kept thinking "holy shit, holy shit, this is insane." the part where he takes the cheese and shoves it in the ____ so the rat eats her....that was pretty intense haha.

yeah man, and then he just chainsaws her in half and the rat crawls out of her. Crazy shit.

they don't have a rating invented yet that would cover everything in that book in movie form.

[FuryCore]

right now, im reading glamorama by bret ellis. i suppose it isnt new, but it is brilliant

yeah, my favorite author right now is bret easton ellis. i read glamorama about a month ago along with american psycho. but the best is the rules of attraction. I got less than zero for christmas. he is a brilliant author.

[Kram41]

Jennifer Government by Max Barry.

I think Syrup is more enjoyable. I can't wait for his new one to come out next month!

[Kram41]

i partake in the online game based upon the book Jennifer Government. its www.nationstates.net (http://www.nationstates.net)

Woah! I haven't seen that before, that's awesome.

[believethehyph]

dark tower series by stephen king

[em0_stars]

I haven't read a good book since the adventures of huckleberry finn, anyone want to recommend me a good book?

[notetoxself]

Scar Tissue

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Scar Tissue
the anthony kiedis biography?

choke - chuck palahniuk

[niveK]

A Hand in the Bush

[btbam > you]

fight club

[EriatarkaHRD]

this side of paradise- f. scott fitzgerald

[chroma23]

All Soul's

[Ratherbedead22]

anything by vonnegut or david sedaris

[Mitch]

Scar Tissue

I agree. Only biography I've ever read that wasn't for school, and it proved to be fucking great.

[seconds]

i picked up 'Animal Farm & 1984' and 'Diary' today. the lines at borders were hectick, and i couldn't get any help.

[Jason Tate]

this side of paradise- f. scott fitzgerald
Great book.

[Jason Tate]

Enders Game - Orson Scott Card
You Shall Know Our Veloctiy - Dave Eggers

[em0_stars]

mmmm thanks all.

[DroppedUrPocket]

Dr. Seuss is where it's at.

[A picasso blue]

A Hand in the Bush
sounds like an awesome name for a porn

[A picasso blue]

i hate Huxk Finn. i'm reading it right now for AP English and its torture. i cant understand what the hell N-word JIm is talking about when he speaks

[amkfx3]

i just finished reading silence of the lambs... i've already read red dragon... and now i'm already into hannible.

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i just finished reading silence of the lambs... i've already read red dragon... and now i'm already into hannible.
sorry if you find this offensive, but i found missouri to be rather boring. i'm sorry you have to live there...

i picked up Diary, 1984, and Animal Farm the other day, and i ordered Scar Tissue.

[ImJerry]

check out American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I bought it the other day, haven't read it yet but i heard great things from my friend about it.

[A picasso blue]

check out American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I bought it the other day, haven't read it yet but i heard great things from my friend about it.
if you like that, read Anansi Boys. i'm pretty sure its meant to be a sequel. i didnt like "american' though


i'm reading Neverwhere right now if you havent seen that one

[yodaplaysdrums]

Mr Happy and Mr Nosey are quality books.

[shane hennessey]

There are the books I have read since mid november

By Charles Bukowski
Hot Water Music
Post Office
Pulp

By Jack Kaeorac
On The Road
The Dharma Bums

By Christopher Hitchens
Letters To A Young Contrarian

By Chuck Palhaniuck
Fight Club
Survivor

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Is it just me, or is it sorta hard to get into Palahniuk's 'Invisible Monsters'. I don't really like it all that much.

[A picasso blue]

Mr Happy and Mr Nosey are quality books.
i was always more a fan of Mr. Grumpy myself.


spoiler: he becomes not-grumpy in the end

[DroppedUrPocket]

i was always more a fan of Mr. Grumpy myself.


spoiler: he becomes not-grumpy in the end


YOU
SON OF
A BITCH

[Web250]

"Our Band Could Be Your Life"

About the whole hardcore punk and early emo stage of the music scene during the late 80's.
Covers Blag Flag, Fugazi, many others.

[Ratherbedead22]

There are the books I have read since mid november

By Charles Bukowski
Hot Water Music
Post Office
Pulp

By Jack Kaeorac
On The Road
The Dharma Bums

By Christopher Hitchens
Letters To A Young Contrarian

By Chuck Palhaniuck
Fight Club
Survivor


im really not fond at all of the beat writers like jack kerouac.

[clairey_fairy]

I used to read loads now i barely read but at the moment I'm reading "the heart is deceitful above all things"
its really disturbing but y'know, check it out.

[Dandy-Hand]

if you like that, read Anansi Boys. i'm pretty sure its meant to be a sequel. i didnt like "american' though


i'm reading Neverwhere right now if you havent seen that one

AH nice one. That's one of my favorite books.

[ClapClapSnap]

My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

Spite Fences - Trudy Krisher

[halifaxsb86]

tuesdays with morrie

[ClapClapSnap]

tuesdays with morrie

ahh my brother left that out the other day and i was re-reading some of it...i loved that book

[ColourandShape]

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

best drugs book since fear and loathing, hands down

[aheroinmyeyes]

I'm not really sure what kind of books you would consider "good" but here are some that I think are:

Dry - Augusten Burroughs
Party Monster - James St. James
The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
Mysterious Skin - Scott Heim

Three of those books have been made into movies, but the books are much, much better.

[itmakesyoufeel]

What's the last book you read for fun? If you don't read for fun, have you read one for school? It doesn't matter if you loved it or hated it, I just want to get a little book discussion going. I'm an English major for a reason. :)

As for me, I just finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I really enjoyed it. It was a quick and easy read, and I'm not going to say it was a literary masterpiece, but I'd reccommend it, especially for middle-school or high schoolers.

I also read Hairstyles of the Damned, which was honestly one of the best books I have ever read. I absolutely loved it. It was a lot like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I think it was a lot better writing.

Now I'm reading The House of Mirth for a class and I can't say I'm enjoying it. heh.

[slickwataris]

Book ----> The Samurai's Garden
Graphic Novel---> BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad Volume 2

[danyelle]

the virgin suicides - the book is a lot better than the movie

[itmakesyoufeel]

the virgin suicides - the book is a lot better than the movie

I haven't read that, though I've heard a lot about it. Perhaps I'll check it out soon.

[thedood]

I am currently reading A Million Little Pieces. Soooo good. I am reading "Fast Food Nation" next.

[itmakesyoufeel]

I am currently reading A Million Little Pieces. Soooo good. I am reading "Fast Food Nation" next.

Hey! When I was a freshman in college we all had to read Fast Food Nation. I read like the first chapter or so and I gave up. There were just too many statistics and numbers.

I wanted to read A Million Little Pieces. There's a whole bunch of crap in the news about that book right now.

[DroppedUrPocket]

I can't read.

[allstarme24]

the virgin suicides - the book is a lot better than the movie

i've been meaning to read that. i loved the movie.

as for now, i'm reading "The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved" by Mario Livio. it's a history of the development of abstract algebra. i'm a huge math geek.

i also recently read "The Things They Carried". awesome book.

[blondepunk666]

I can't read.

lol either can i :P actually i just cant be fuked

[danyelle]

i've been meaning to read that. i loved the movie.


you really should read it, it's way better than the movie.

[noodledancer]

i think technically it was my re-read of 'harry potter & the half-blood prince,' but my newest reading experience was david sedaris' 'me talk pretty one day,' which i highly recommend. i'm currently working on another one of his books, 'naked.'

[Coronary Parasite]

pure by rebbecca ray.

i'm going to start on interview with the vampire tomorrow.

[b e L I E v e]

niccolo's smile. it was a biography on niccolo machiavelli...

i have been reading and have been interested on him for like the past year, year and a half, ive read all his books and this one was the last book about/by him that i didnt read..highly suggested

[noodledancer]

pure by rebbecca ray.

i'm going to start on interview with the vampire tomorrow.
nice choice. i've been meaning to reread the vampire chronicles. 'queen of the damned' is my favourite.

[dashboard1190]

last book fully read? The Great Gatsby.

Partially read? Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Both for my American Literature class.

I really need to read more. I started Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, but I only ever read about 60 pages into it.

[Mitch]

The Great Gatsby. It was good.

The last book I absolutely fucking LOVED was Scar Tissue (Anthony of RHCP's autobiograhy).

[boekebong]

The last book I read was "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz" by Michaela Wrong. It's sort of a journalistic commentary about Zaire/Congo under Mobutu's rule. It was pretty good- very informative.

[dai the flu]

sandstorm - james rollins

[itmakesyoufeel]

i think technically it was my re-read of 'harry potter & the half-blood prince,' but my newest reading experience was david sedaris' 'me talk pretty one day,' which i highly recommend. i'm currently working on another one of his books, 'naked.'

i adore david sedaris. i laugh so hard at his books. i'm also currently reading 'naked'; it was on my amazon wishlist for christmas. :)

[yutsmcgee]

A biography on Beethoven

[niveK]

The Areas of My Expertice by John Hodgman. One of the funniest things ive read in 15 years.

[Robb]

This is a good book time for me, I have a ton of books I bought/received and am looking forward to reading.

Just finished re-reading Complicity by Iain Banks (read his work. fantasmic.)

Next is Lunar Park by Ellis, then Evenings With Cary Grant.

[ClapClapSnap]

right now i'm reading A Million Little Pieces...i can't decide if i like it or not. i try not to read books that are all hyped up. but my mom bought it, and she has no time to read it, and it's the only book in my house that i haven't read yet.

but before that i finished Angela's Ashes, which was supposed to be amazing, but i still can't decide how i feel about it. i couldn't put it down, but it def wasn't the happiest of books.

[sweet tragedy]

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. It's a memior, but very well done. Funny and heart-breaking, and he can definitely write well.

[lightcollapse]

i read perks. i liked the concept (i love those books) but it was written horribly.

[veronascurse]

i'm currently reading Survivor by Chuck Pahlaniuk

[ClapClapSnap]

i'm currently reading Survivor by Chuck Pahlaniuk

i've heard good things about that book, how is it so far?

[ClapClapSnap]

i got a Barnes and Nobles card for christmas and i still haven't used it yet...i want to go today and pick up some books...i can't decide what to get though.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

Homer's The Odyssey

[fullbleedxaudio]

I'm currently reading Guns, Germs, And Steel.

Next I'm moving onto Life Of Pi by Yann Martel.

[amillionmiles]

I'm in the middle of reading Dirty Liar by Brian James.

[FrancesTheMute]

naked pictures of famous people.

[itmakesyoufeel]

I'm currently reading Guns, Germs, And Steel.

Next I'm moving onto Life Of Pi by Yann Martel.

ohh I read Life of Pi a while back. It's pretty good, but if you find the first part to be a bit boring, keep reading because it gets a lot lot lot better!!

[Robb]

i've heard good things about that book, how is it so far?

That was my favorite Palahniuk book.

[Darren McLeod]

Yea, Life of Pi is boring at the start, but it does get good later on. I enjoyed it.

[fullbleedxaudio]

ohh I read Life of Pi a while back. It's pretty good, but if you find the first part to be a bit boring, keep reading because it gets a lot lot lot better!!


I'll keep that in mind when I start reading it.

[lightcollapse]

That was my favorite Palahniuk book.

that, fight club, and choke are all tied for me. i just can't choose.

[golfchick]

I'm reading Angels & Demons right now, its good so far. I've got a few books lined up

- Davinci Code (I feel like I'm the last person on the planet to not have read that book)
- Heavier Than Heaven (Kurt Cobain biography, I actually got this book like 3 years ago and haven't read it yet so about fucking time)
- also Life of Pi
- A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and a few more

I was going for the 52 books in 52 weeks resolution this year, I don't think that will happen but will see.

[FallOutGirl22]

i'm in the middle of Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

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Scar Tissue and Invisible Monsters.
I am currently reading Diary and 1984 (soon).

[amkfx3]

although i've read this book, i'm rereading the lady and the unicorn by tracy chevalier. it's the same author who wrote girl with a pearl earring. both of which are two of my favorites.

soon i'm going to have to start reading virgina woolf's three guineas for one of my classes. i don't know anything about her, but i think it will be okay.

[thatONEgirl]

twilight- stephanie meyers
i loved this book. now i have to read frankenstein for class, and im.. umm. not getting it
:[ *sheepish grin* :D

[revengerocks]

I read "The Magician's Nephew" and now I'm reading "Alas, Babylon", which is actually pretty good.

[x_Thrice_x]

I have a million little pieces, I need to start reading it!

[swing life away]

i last read a million little pieces too

that shit is so good, man.

[amillionmiles]

yeah I read a million little pieces not too long ago; I thought it was pretty good.

[hellogoobye1616]

right now i'm reading their eyes were watching God & a million little pieces. i cant really understand their eyes... but i can understand of it, its good. a million little pieces is good! oprah had it on her book club thing

[fedhed7]

right now i'm reading their eyes were watching God & a million little pieces. i cant really understand their eyes... but i can understand of it, its good. a million little pieces is good! oprah had it on her book club thing

change your font.

[pdlawry]

did you watch oprah today? funny shit.

[Johnny_G]

right now i'm reading their eyes were watching God & a million little pieces. i cant really understand their eyes... but i can understand of it, its good. a million little pieces is good! oprah had it on her book club thing
their eyes were watching god was fucking terrible i definately sparknoted that shit after a few chapters

[itmakesyoufeel]

i've not had to read their eyes were watching god yet, but i am anticipating having to once i take my literature courses.

[wyverna]

I read Nineteen Eighty-Four today. It was pretty interesting.

[sharpenup]

the island of dr morae by hg wells
its pretty good


when i had to read their eyes were watching god in school i thought it was ok

[Shatter590]

Meadowland. It's historical fiction about the Viking discovery of America.

[bigal00004]

I just finished Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. It was very good. Now I'm reading Cat's Cradle by the same author, and so far, it is very good too.

[SonnyBertGerard]

"Misery" by Stephen King.

[aCe_]

Catcher in the Rye -J.D. Salinger

[xglassjawx]

The Davinci Code - Dan Brown (Yes, I'm cliche.)

Right now I'm in the middle of...

The Dead Zone - Stephen King

[Shatter590]

House of Leaves

[dashboard1190]

I am currently reading "A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers, and recently i've read/finished:

The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown) [re-read]
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)

All great books.

[hobbes2809]

House of Leaves

same

[xAleux]

Garfield at large

[Tsagoodness]

sylvia plath - the bell jar

[niveK]

Christopher Buckley - Thank You For Smoking. I just finished it like 5 minutes ago. Way different than the movie and I think I like the movie more.

[i like guitars]

it was volume 2 of the new uncanny xmen

[dashboard1190]

Christopher Buckley - Thank You For Smoking. I just finished it like 5 minutes ago. Way different than the movie and I think I like the movie more.

I really liked the movie.

[noodledancer]

the penelopiad by margaret atwood

i can't decide what to read next. i'm itching for some ancient rome/greece action, though, so maybe i, claudius or one of my old textbooks from my classics courses.

[itmakesyoufeel]

i want to re-read the da vinci code before the movie comes out.
i just finished reading as i lay dying by faulkner for one of my lit. classes.

[so typical]

the sun also rises by ernest hemingway

[dashboard1190]

i want to re-read the da vinci code before the movie comes out.
i just finished reading as i lay dying by faulkner for one of my lit. classes.

I just finished re-reading The DaVinci Code (in preperation for the movie) and it makes a big difference. It just refreshes your memory and makes you even more excited for the movie.

[Fallinlove]

Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

[aCe_]

I just finished re-reading The DaVinci Code (in preperation for the movie) and it makes a big difference. It just refreshes your memory and makes you even more excited for the movie.I re-read The Davinci Code last summer. Thinking about re-reading it again.

[TJ Wells]

I'm currently reading Zanesville by Kris Saknussemm...here's the description from the back cover; saying it's weird is an understatement:

Who is Elijah Clearfather? Futuristic bioweapon or good old-fashioned messiah? Reincarnated ex-porn star or mutant information-age revolutionary? The man who awakens in New York City's Central Park with no memory of his identity and the enigmatic message FATHER FORGIVE THEM F carved into the flesh of his back may be all of these things and more. Taken in (and then expelled) by a group of freedom fighters battling the soul-deadening Vitessa Cultporation, Clearfather is a stranger in an even stranger land. Following tantalizing clues that point to the gnomic Stinky Wiggler, and pursued by murderous Vitessa agents, Clearfather embarks on a surreal odyssey of self-discovery across an America that resembles a vast amusement park designed by some unholy trinity of Walt Disney, Hunter S. Thompson, and Hieronymus Bosch. Accompanying Clearfather is an unforgettable cast of characters - including Aretha Nightingale, an ex-football-playing drag queen; Dooley Duck and Ubba Dubba, hologram cartoon characters sprung outrageously to life; and the ethereally beautiful Kokomo, whose past is as much a mystery as Clearfather's own. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, a savage, fiercely intelligent satire that is also a page-turning adventure and a trascendent love story, Zanesville marks the arrival of a brilliant new voice in fiction.

[enj0i29]

i think technically it was my re-read of 'harry potter & the half-blood prince,' but my newest reading experience was david sedaris' 'me talk pretty one day,' which i highly recommend. i'm currently working on another one of his books, 'naked.'

I read that too! I loved that book.

[ClapClapSnap]

i'm reading Haunted and A Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius [i think that's the right title] right now...both are pretty good so far

[seconds]

I finished Diary last week, and I am now reading House of Leaves & Lullaby.

[Mercy Medical]

I don't really read much and I feel like I should get back into it again. It's hard for me to enjoy reading because I have to be fully engrossed by the book to really enjoy it. It has to be to the point that I can't put the book down and there are few books that I come across that actually have that power on me. The last books I read and thoroughly enjoyed was the Lord of the Rings series. Before that I read a lot of Michael Crichton. I guess I'm into more science fiction/fantasy sort of stuff, but I'll take anything that really keeps me interested honeslty.

So anyone have some good recommendations?

[matt_rawlings]

The novel 'High Fidelity' by Nick Hornby is excellent. Even if you have seen the film, the book is quite the different beast.

'31 songs' is another one by Nick Hornby and is also fantastic

[slickwataris]

http://f.chtah.com/i/9/276579820/coupon_0427.htm

buy the first volume of Planetes, it won't dissappoint you.

[radiofriendly]

Adventures of Kavalier and klay. fascinating book. one cousin flees from Nazi prague to america. one is obsessed with Houdini, the other with comic books. together they create a comic book hero. it's got different insights on the society at the time. it actually won the pulitzer. it's incredibly addictive. my only complaint is that it does have some really really big and obscure words.

[niveK]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gaxaly

[xllirikx]

I just read "The Unbearable Lightness of Being."

You might enjoy it.

As always:
The Fountainhead
The Portrait of the Artist
The Picture of Dorian Game
Enders Game (if you like Science Fiction)
East of Eden

[dumbcorey]

lately i've read:

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Catcher in the Rye

Angels & Demons is a quick paced book. the action starts like 75 pages in. but it got me riveted(sp?) about 30 in it. its a very quick read. i'll sum it up for you. an ancient Satanic cult resurfaces and plots to blow up the vatican with Anti-matter. its good. trust me.

[Bishop]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a wonderful book as was mentioned already.

I recommend Hairstyles of the Damned, it's a coming of age story but one of the better books I've read. I also recommend A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. That book was astoundingly good.

[Bishop]

The Fountainhead
The Portrait of the Artist
The Picture of Dorian Game
Enders Game (if you like Science Fiction)
East of Eden

Correction. The Picture of Dorian Gray.

[Shatter590]

House of Leaves- Mark Danielewski
Wild Sheep Chase- Maruki Murakami

[unwritten]

The Historian ...believe me, it will engross you.

[IAPAI]

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.. you can read it in an afternoon.
I can't recommend this book enough.

[I am all talk]

Read Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. It is brilliant! Here is a little plot summary from it.

Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.


It sounds all over the place but the story is a beautiful love story of an unlikely relationship. It is powerful, witty, and all around amazing. Give it a try.

[Anton Djamoos]

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

[phaedrus]

You Shall Know Our Velocity! by dave eggers (personal favorite)
Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Eggers
Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot (this book totally changed my life)
zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

this should have you set for a while

[Trainsaw]

do you like biographys?

[May 1984]

The Joke by Milan Kundera. To (badly) sum it up, it's a story of a man whose life is basically ruined during Communist Czechoslovakia by a simple joke he wrote on a postcard. It's by the same author as The Unbearable Lightness of Being which was suggested earlier. It's really the only book I've had to read for school that I've enjoyed.

[nicolerork]

"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown
"City of God" by St. Augustine
"The Four Loves" by CS Lewis

[ClapClapSnap]

The Historian ...believe me, it will engross you.

whoooa i read a lot of that book...wicked crazy

i forgot that i didn't finish it though...i need to find that again

[dashboard1190]

omgz search function!!1!!.

but seriously:

naked - david sedaris
the davinci code - dan brown
invisible monsters - chuck palahniuk

[FrancesTheMute]

the zombie survival guide

seriously, it's not as stupid as it sounds, and it's really interesting. i got it 2 days ago and i'm already almost finished. [usually takes a long time for me to read a book]

seriously, at least read a few pages in the book store and give it a shot.

[DroppedUrPocket]

Hustler Mag.

[dpmurph]

if you are into mobster/mafia type stuff at all: The Westies and Double Cross
both are amazing.

[reductiondesign]

Anything by Chuck Palahniuk.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.

[resUrectMe617]

the book i'm about to recommend is more of like a social science type commentary on low wage workers. it kind of sounds boring at first, but its definitely a good read if you're interested in minimum wage workers and how they get by and all of that. it follows a woman (Ehrenreich) as she takes on different jobs (maid, waitress, walmart employee) and struggles with having to live meagerly (living in a hotel, sometimes not eating, sometimes walking miles to work, etc). it gives you a new perspective on things. its entited Nickel and Dimed by Barbera Ehrenreich.

another book i enjoyed reading for class was Tales from Ovid, which has to do with a lot of greek mythology. there are short tales that explain the origins of such concepts/words like the spider web and narcissism.

[resUrectMe617]

"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown
"City of God" by St. Augustine
"The Four Loves" by CS Lewis

the city of god... great pick. i enjoyed reading it. st augustine was definitely one of the more stimulating philosophers that we read in my philosophy class.

[nicolerork]

the city of god... great pick. i enjoyed reading it. st augustine was definitely one of the more stimulating philosophers that we read in my philosophy class.

It's a tough one to read, but by far one of my favorites. "Problem of Pain" by CS Lewis is the runner-up.

[catscradle]

The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury

Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut

[A picasso blue]

anything by Dave Sedaris
America the Book
Fahrenehit 451
The Great Gatsby
Blindness
White Noise (not the shitty movie)

[burn with power]

everything is illuminated

[unwritten]

whoooa i read a lot of that book...wicked crazy

i forgot that i didn't finish it though...i need to find that again

Yea, I loved it.

[kshtoinks12]

The Golden Compass, and that whole series
awesome book
favorite of all time

[UndertheTELE]

Invisible Monsters
The Da Vinci Code
Slaughter-House Five
Survivor
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

[A picasso blue]

do you know theyre making the golden Compass into a movie? it'll have to be r rated

cuz i remember one incident where they had sex in the rainforest...

[i like guitars]

just read comic books

[Jason Tate]

You Shall Know Our Velocity! by dave eggers (personal favorite)
Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Eggers
Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot (this book totally changed my life)
zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

this should have you set for a while
I <3 you. We have very similar taste.

[xglassjawx]

French Lieutenant's Woman. I'm reading it for English atm. It's a victorian novel about a guy who is engaged and then falls in love with a woman who is basically socially shunned in the first place, so he's got a huge dillemma. Really good. I love John Fowles's writing style as well, at times I think he couldn't describe any better than he does.

[to kill this]

the perks of being a wallflower.
it's about a boy who writes these letters to a person that remains anonymous to the reader, he talks about learning how to masturbate, falling in love, losing a friend who killed himself, losing an aunt in a car accident i believe, and he makes friends who teach him how to open up and take risks.
it's just all around amazing.

[Mercy Medical]

Thanks for the rec's everyone. I'm flying home to Washington tomorrow so I finally decided today to go out and buy a couple books for the trip to hopefully cure any boredom.

I picked up...
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

I got a variety of books on that trip, so hopefully they do me well. Thanks again!s

[Alba]

I'd recommend Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's a pretty crazy book. Youth in Revolt and Revolting Youth are really good books too. They're both by C.D. Payne.

[A picasso blue]

French Lieutenant's Woman. I'm reading it for English atm. It's a victorian novel about a guy who is engaged and then falls in love with a woman who is basically socially shunned in the first place, so he's got a huge dillemma. Really good. I love John Fowles's writing style as well, at times I think he couldn't describe any better than he does.
I'm sorry..but you English write some pretty shit books from the 18-19th century.

[greeleye]

ERAGON by christopher paolini
DAVE BARRY DOES JAPAN by dave barry
FOXTROTIMUS MAXIMUS by bill amend

[zizou1790]

does anyone have any book suggestions for me some books ive liked in the past are

A Seperate Piece
Catcher in the Rye
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

thanks i really appreciate it

[dashboard1190]

David Sedaris Naked
Augusten Burroughs Running With Scissors, Sellevision, Dry.

I'm reading A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers right now.

I'm a geek and love memoirs / things like that.

[TheByrus]

invisible monsters.


read the book before jessica biel fucks up the movie.

[TheByrus]

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/75500/75850GLNK_w.jpg




yummers

[dashboard1190]

invisible monsters.


read the book before jessica biel fucks up the movie.

it's my favorite chuck palahniuk book.

[TheByrus]

that book changed me into the man i am today.

[zizou1790]

alright thanks dude im gonna check that out

[Shatter590]

A Wild Sheep Chase- Haruki Murakami

[slickwataris]

A Wild Sheep Chase- Haruki Murakami
is he the one who wrote Norwegian Wood?

[A picasso blue]

i hated Catcher in the Rye. meh

[Anton Djamoos]

Faulkner - As I Lay Dying
Faulkner - Light in August
Grisham - A Painted House
JK Rowling - All Harry Potters

[Anton Djamoos]

i hated Catcher in the Rye. meh
Catcher in the Rye and Pride and Prejudice are my two least favorite books of all time.

[cuetheflames]

i read a lot, i would definitaly suggest Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

also i really enjoyed a book about the Donner party called Snow Mountain Pass.

[Shatter590]

is he the one who wrote Norwegian Wood?
thats the guy

hes an amazing author

[skibagirl]

Catcher in the Rye and Pride and Prejudice are my two least favorite books of all time.

Great Expectations was pretty bad too.

[catscradle]

Catcher in the Rye > you.

[seconds]

that book changed me into the man i am today.
ahahahahah

Basically anything by Chuck Palahniuk prior to Diary.
House Of Leaves
Charles Bukowski is good
read more Salinger if you like Holden

[A picasso blue]

Catcher in the Rye and Pride and Prejudice are my two least favorite books of all time.
does anyone like Jane Austen?

[FrancesdaMute]

you like classics?

the fountainhead by ayn rand is an amazing book...I'm finishing it up now

what about sci-fi?

Foundation by asimov is so good, so many things sci-fi today steal from it.

[A picasso blue]

i hate those movies where the title is cool and you think "hm..wonder what it means in relation to the story?" and then at some point they explain it bluntly as if to look at you and say 'there ya go'


like in Crash at the beginning: "We're all just trying to crash into each other" (so profund!!)

or The Squid and The Whale


and Catcher in the Rye is just like that. when he says "I want to be a catcher in the rye" so he help orevent people from falling off some sort of cliff, i just thought it was the dumbest thing i'd ever heard

[Zeran]

read anything by thomas pynchon.

[A picasso blue]

read anything by thomas pynchon.
i'm going to read V at some point. i own it

[Broken Parachute]

i hated Catcher in the Rye. meh

I thought Catcher in the Rye was RETARDED. It showed me nothing but complete boredom.

Faulkner - As I Lay Dying
Faulkner - Light in August
Grisham - A Painted House
JK Rowling - All Harry Potters

It's funny, I was going to post A Painted House and the Harry Potters. Harry Potter isn't as bad as everyone makes it..it's really interesting. It's amazing what kind of in depth story Rowling made. And A Painted House is an excellent story, especially since it's based on Grisham's real life.

[Broken Parachute]

Oh, and the Grapes of Wrath is up there with Catcher in the Rye. Total boredom.

[yodaplaysdrums]

If you like Star Wars (which pretty much every intelligent person does as well as some unintelligent people like myself) read all the Star Wars books. There's loads of them.

[Serenity]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

[lightcollapse]

aha wow, i love catcher in the rye. a lot.

read a heartbreaking work of staggering genius by dave eggers. after that, read you shall know our velocity.

and i second the naked by dave sedaris rec.

[FScott]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley\

I heard that book was a really good read


Slaughterhouse Five, Fahrenheit 451, All Quiet On The Western Front, and Crime and Punishment are probably my favorite books

[The Cat Army]

^Brave New World is a great read.


Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

[Zeran]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
really good book, very interesting.

[Zeran]

although i haven't read it, i heard that choke is also really good. from the guy who wrote fight club.

[thecurerocks182]

I've been reading a lot of novels lately so here's what i reccommend
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ...possibly my favourite novel written
1984 by Orwell
Brave New World by Huxley
Enders Game and Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card...just picked up Xenocide hoping it is worthy of its predecessors
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck... one of the few novels i read in school which i actually enjoyed
Lord of the Flies by William Golding ... its frightening how uncanny but truthful this book really is about society
Timothy Findley - not wanted on the voyage... for anyone looking for a bizare look at Noahs Arch

thats mostly what i've read recently
hope u like any

[Serenity]

Fahrenheit 451

Cheers. Another one of my favorite books.

[A picasso blue]

I've been reading a lot of novels lately so here's what i reccommend
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ...possibly my favourite novel written
1984 by Orwell
Brave New World by Huxley
Enders Game and Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card...just picked up Xenocide hoping it is worthy of its predecessors
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck... one of the few novels i read in school which i actually enjoyed
Lord of the Flies by William Golding ... its frightening how uncanny but truthful this book really is about society
Timothy Findley - not wanted on the voyage... for anyone looking for a bizare look at Noahs Arch

thats mostly what i've read recently
hope u like any


you're my hero. just for that

[A picasso blue]

there are just some authors you have to know. sorry but Palahniuk is not on the list

[thecurerocks182]

I also reccommend Kurt Vonnegut books (Slaughterhouse Five , Breakfast of Champions) for those who like strange stories

[zizou1790]

i went out and bought invisible monsters today, keep the suggestions flowing

[zizou1790]

I've been reading a lot of novels lately so here's what i reccommend

1984 by Orwell


hope u like any


yeah ive read animal farm by orwell and i loved that book

[xglassjawx]

Pretty self explanitory. People can come here to hear opinions on books that people have just finished. I'm not talking pages and pages for a review, just author, book name, a sentence or two for the review and a rating out of ten.

The Dead Zone - Stephen King

Overall, this was a pretty average book, a lot of parts did not make sense and seemed pointless in context with the book. Parts where main character Johnny gets injured and then has visions of the future impress however. A pretty ordinary book in all though.

6/10

[trustmeimokay]

How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers

9.5/10

Yes, it was my third time reading it all the way through, but that's alright. This book is fantastic and I'm trying to find a reason to not give it a perfect 10. Best collection of short stories ever? Yes.

[xglassjawx]

Haha, interesting. What's it about? I just got "Skeleton Crew" by Stephen King out from the library earlier, seeing as they're free just to borrow you may as well.

[trustmeimokay]

Haha, interesting. What's it about? I just got "Skeleton Crew" by Stephen King out from the library earlier, seeing as they're free just to borrow you may as well.
Well, it's short stories and they're all over the place. If you know Eggers you pretty much know what you're in for. They're fantastic. Highly recommended.

I'm supposed to watch the Shining sometime today.

[xglassjawx]

Yeah, supposedly the book/film is really good haha. I haven't checked either of them out yet. I'm not exactly a huge Stephen King fan though but it can't hurt just to check out some of his stuff.

[TJ Wells]

Yeah, supposedly the book/film is really good haha. I haven't checked either of them out yet. I'm not exactly a huge Stephen King fan though but it can't hurt just to check out some of his stuff.
Stephen King - Best horror writer of the 20th century.

[xglassjawx]

I'm not too sure, but too be honest I've only read The Dead Zone and like the first 20 pages of Skeleton Closet, so I can't really say yet. I haven't been reading regularily for that long.

[TJ Wells]

His best:

Bag Of Bones
The Stand
The Shining
The Dark Tower Series (Unfuckingbelievable...like Lord Of The Rings meets Harry Potter meets The Wizard Of Oz meets a horror film)
Cell
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Talisman/Black House

[xglassjawx]

I have heard The Dark Tower Series is good.

[vandalsandquinn]

i love the shining, did anyone ever see the recut of that on ebaum's world? its hillarious

[dashboard1190]

Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs.

9/10 - some boring stories, but overall hysterical ones.

Just read anything by him and you'll enjoy it.

[Shatter590]

last book i read...
House of Leaves
10/10- scary as all hell.

[hobbes2809]

ive read all the chuck palahniuk books this summer so far, all simply amazing.

[xglassjawx]

Yeah, his stuff is meant to be really good.

[Broken Parachute]

Everybody Does Poop

8/10 - Really taught me how to use the toilet. I felt like I wanted to use it after reading it, awesome story.

[Broken Parachute]

No but seriously, I'm going to be reading some books for school this week..when I'm done, I'll drop my comments.

[Darren McLeod]

Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs.

9/10 - some boring stories, but overall hysterical ones.

Just read anything by him and you'll enjoy it.
i'd give it a 7. there were a lot that didn't go anywhere, but some (especially the one where he felt he was a vanderbilt) were great.

[dashboard1190]

i'd give it a 7. there were a lot that didn't go anywhere, but some (especially the one where he felt he was a vanderbilt) were great.

his books in favorite to least favorite-ness for me:

running with scissors
possible side effects
sellevision
magical thinking
dry

[Brownpants06]

The DaVinci Code

8.5 / 10

-the history you can learn from this book is very interesting
-annoying end of chapter cliche as a cheap way to create suspense
-a little overhyped
-a ton better than the movie

[yeknom]

A thin place.

I'm not going to rate it, because i didn't finish it. I didn't like it as far as i got though, it moves too slow and the author tries way to hard for imagery.

[SePaMc]

i'm reading haunted. i'm not a huge fan of the format of it, but the characters are starting to gain some development. I just somewhat find myself zoning during the theater sequences and wanting to read the stories.

So far, probably my least fav Palahniuk book (Diary,Survivor,Choke,Fight Club I've read, Lullaby is next) and the stories are extremely fucked up.

[mpw]

The Great Gastby

good stuff, deep meaning.

[fedhed7]

I'm reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.... and it's boring the hell out of me.

[OveriseFan]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

This is a really, really imaginative story about a girl who eventually grows to become a geisha in Japan. You see her really from the beginning of her life (A girl of maybe 8?) to when she grows old. I really enjoyed it.

8.7/10

[OveriseFan]

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The story of a girl with a secret growing up in highschool. It's very cliche, and predictable, but still a somewhat enjoyable read. It's real simple and easy to read, and you can fly through it.

6/10

[xglassjawx]

I am reading Skeleton Crew by Steven King atm, I have never been majorly impressed with this guy before but now, but it's a collection of his stories. The first was...

The Mist

Relatively poor and unimaginative storyline, but written OK. 6/10

The next short story is The Monkey, which is shaping up to be quite good, maybe a 7.

[trustmeimokay]

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman

10/10

I've never read a book so fast in my life. I love Chuck. He's almost too interesting.