The Book Thread (Official Thread)

[matt_rawlings]

im reading How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggars.

and High Fidelity is a fantastic book.

After I finish "Haunted" by Chuck Palahniuk, I am going to start reading "You Shall Know Our Velocity"

[lilRIPsta]

I never managed to get all the way through the alchemist, i just kept getting bored, even though i thought it was good. Maybe once i finish Lullaby i will have another go.


it took me like 3 days to read. its a very easy book. but its got a fantastic message and alot of quotable quotes

[a speedo model]

Dave Eggers- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering genious

Fantastic book that I read at the perfect time in my life, which made it even better.
:appl:

[chokeychicken]

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[avengedtbs]

the catcher in the rye - jd salinger (the only book i actually read in 11th grade)
any michael crichton novel
any of the harry potter books

[chelsea__]

It // Stephen King
Carrie // Stephen King
After The First Death // Robert Comier

[teaego]

iGenerations; it's this cute little humour/picture book.

i uploaded a couple entries, here are the links

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/blurr3d/chill.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/blurr3d/dscn2562.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/blurr3d/nathan.jpg

lol don't mind the name nathan.jpg, it just reminded me of my friend ... ;p

[teaego]

the catcher in the rye - jd salinger (the only book i actually read in 11th grade)

omgsh that was SUCH a GOOD BOOK! :O possibly the only school novel i had to read that i ever enjoyed

[projectmayhem16]

I would have to say mine is Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger

[chokeychicken]

i would say mine is posted by 10,000 times.

[hXc_pwnage]

Probably between Of Mice And Men and The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.

[EyesOfMadness]

Probably Fear and Loathing.

[mydreamrewrite]

Definitely a toss-up between Of Mice and Men, Fahrenheit 451, and Catcher in the Rye

[projectmayhem16]

i would say mine is posted by 10,000 times. I actually looked at your favorite books, very typical list, Bukowski and Palahniuk, come on, they're decent writers at the very most

[falloutdrea19]

Perks of Being a Wallflower

[takeweakme]

Perks of Being a Wallflower

i read this book, and then when i had about 5 pages left..never finished it.

[Adrian Villagomez]

1984 - George Orwell.This book will never become irrelevent as long as governments exist.

It // Stephen KingKing is the man - I hope I get to shake his hand sometime before I die. It was great (the different perspectives of the main character was a nice method), and The Turtle was such a cool mysterious character.

My favorite books list would be miles long... I love to read.

I guess the book that affected me the most in recent years, which struck me in a personal way, was (soooo cliche) Catcher in the Rye. But man, the list goes on. :book:

[chokeychicken]

I actually looked at your favorite books, very typical list, Bukowski and Palahniuk, come on, they're decent writers at the very most

yeah too bad bukowski is a fucking genius.

[AnF1500]

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh ...so much better/funnier then the film....basically anyhting by welsh is ace

[1moreandimfree]

In Cold Blood Truman Capote
The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers


I love those 5. Also...
Helter Skelter
Any of the Harry Potters
Death of a Salesman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Life of Pi
And anything by Eggers

[projectmayhem16]

yeah too bad bukowski is a fucking genius.as a poet yes, as a novelist, fuck no, and I say this as someone who has read all of his books

[C.R.U.X]

I actually looked at your favorite books, very typical list, Bukowski and Palahniuk, come on, they're decent writers at the very most

Who are your favorites?

[cfear]

Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
The World To Come - Dara Horn
The Boy Detective Fails - Joe Meno
The Curios Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Indecision - Benjamin Kunkel
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead - James Kirkwood
How I Paid For College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theatre - Mark Acito
Puff - Bob Flaherty
The Dead Fathers Club - Matt Haig

There are others, but those were off the top of my head.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
The World To Come - Dara Horn
The Boy Detective Fails - Joe Meno
The Curios Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Indecision - Benjamin Kunkel
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead - James Kirkwood
How I Paid For College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theatre - Mark Acito
Puff - Bob Flaherty
The Dead Fathers Club - Matt Haig

There are others, but those were off the top of my head.
Haha, I've never heard of any of those. :hitself:

[cfear]

Haha, I've never heard of any of those. :hitself:

With the exception of PS Your Cat Is Dead they were all published within the last six years or so.

[reductiondesign]

Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
House Of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
The Contortionist's Handbook - Craig Clevenger
A Hearbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers

[BarrelIsPointed]

I would have to say mine is Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Ditto. I'm currently rereading right now. I'm actually thinking of heading to the bookstore right now to get Nine Stories.

[Broken Parachute]

Timeline - Michael Crichton

[lindZ629]

I don't read much. I really should though, I feel like I'm missing out on some great books

Harry Potter 1-6, 7 when it comes out
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

[walking_person]

i read "crank". that book was craaazy.

i bought that book in december and read it in 2 days. it was creepy, they should make you read that book for school just to creep you out, it'll work better than almost any video will.

it is a book about this girls life after meth(a life that gets started after meeting her dad for the first time in years). it is sort of about the authors daughter.

[walking_person]

ones that i liked enough to remember:
to kill a mockingbird
tuesdays with morrie
the lovely bones
crank
5 people you meet in heaven
twilight
new moon

[Adrian Villagomez]

Timeline - Michael CrichtonI like Crichton as well. Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Sphere, and Travels were also enjoyable reads. He gives out a kind of pompous tone in Travels, though.

[Emotional-Punk]

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is amazing. <3
Wasteland... I don't know the author, sorry.
Uglies and the sequels by Scott Westerfield.
Gingerbread and the sequels by Rachel Cohn.
Nick & Norah's Infinate Playlist by Rachel Cohn.
Looking For Alaska... Can't remember the author, but it's a must read.
The Wovling Time... No author, sorry...
I could go on, but I'll stop.

[Adrian Villagomez]

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is amazing. <3
Wasteland... I don't know the author, sorry.
Uglies and the sequels by Scott Westerfield.
Gingerbread and the sequels by Rachel Cohn.
Nick & Norah's Infinate Playlist by Rachel Cohn.
Looking For Alaska... Can't remember the author, but it's a must read.
The Wovling Time... No author, sorry...
I could go on, but I'll stop.I like your username. It reminds me of the original name that I registered here on AP.net - Emopunk.

[Emotional-Punk]

I like your username. It reminds me of the original name that I registered here on AP.net - Emopunk.

Thanks.

[daniellee]

Choke - Chuck Palahniuk
Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis/Larry Sloman

[Peach]

Endless Night is amazing... Can't remember the author though.

And Dennis Miller's Book of Rants and Ranting Again.

Oh- and You Remind Me Of You.

[eraserhead]

The Catcher in the Rye is my favorite book ever.

[Broken Parachute]

I like Crichton as well. Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Sphere, and Travels were also enjoyable reads. He gives out a kind of pompous tone in Travels, though.I have Sphere, Next and Prey, I haven't read them yet, though. I don't know which I'm going to start with.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I have Sphere, Next and Prey, I haven't read them yet, though. I don't know which I'm going to start with.I've never read Next and Prey, but Sphere was cool... funny thing is, I didn't read it that long ago, and I can not remember how that book ended. It was out there, though.

[Dan CiTi]

The Catcher In the Rye & The Alchemist.

[Silver Bullets]

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card.

this book blew me away when i was younger. Now i don't read as much :(

[Adrian Villagomez]

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card.

this book blew me away when i was younger. Now i don't read as much :(What a fantastic sci-fi book. I'd recommend it to people who normally wouldn't pick up a book in that genre. It's too bad you don't read so much anymore. Pick a book up! :book:

[Silver Bullets]

What a fantastic sci-fi book. I'd recommend it to people who normally wouldn't pick up a book in that genre. It's too bad you don't read so much anymore. Pick a book up! :book:

ha, i know! I'm honestly making more of an effort nowadays, ;)

[Adrian Villagomez]

ha, i know! I'm honestly making more of an effort nowadays, ;)That's good to hear, man. Not enough people find value in reading. Is there any book that's caught your eye recently? I could recommend something if need be.

[Broken Parachute]

Bump, got some new ones in my journal.

[cfear]

The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig

Do you like punctuation? Grammar? If anything grammatically incorrect makes you quesy this book will kill you. There is relatively no punctuation in this book. Periods mark the ends of most sentences, but that is about the only structure the book has. It's daring, but it works. There is a reason for this technique (it just takes a hundred or so pages for it to reveal itself).

The plot of this interesting story is reminiscent of a certain Shakespeare play, but it is it's own story with it's own twists and turns. The basics: Phillip, a twelve year old British boy, sees his fathers ghost at his funeral. His fathers ghost tells him about the Dead Fathers club and the circumstances surrounding his death. He gives Phillip a task: To kill his uncle, Alan. The story unfolds around this impossible task, the difficulties Phillip faces in his everyday life, and his relationships with his mother, uncle, the children at school, and Leah, the daughter of his uncles business partner.

If you can survive the absence of punctuation, and not get lost in the conversations, this book will amaze you.

Rating: 10/10

[someonelikeyou]

ones that i liked enough to remember:
to kill a mockingbird
tuesdays with morrie
the lovely bones
crank
5 people you meet in heaven
twilight
new moon

tkam was probably a better book than most i've read in school. i just never really get into those. or i can't understand them. i heard tuesdays with morrie is really good. just finished the lovely bones. and like i said before, crank was crazy.

[Silver Bullets]

That's good to hear, man. Not enough people find value in reading. Is there any book that's caught your eye recently? I could recommend something if need be.

Recommendations welcome! thx

[BoiledFrogs.]

Love in the present tense
Kite Runner
and my new all time house of leaves (read it 6 times) took me the 5th to love it
a fine balance (read it before Oprah i swear)
and my all time Jane Eyre

[icyeyes26]

Love in the present tense
Kite Runner
and my new all time house of leaves (read it 6 times) took me the 5th to love it
a fine balance (read it before Oprah i swear)
and my all time Jane Eyre
people keep telling me i should read Kite Runner. i read the first couple chapters, does it get better?

[LV03]

Master of the Game
Lies My Teacher Told Me

[BoiledFrogs.]

people keep telling me i should read Kite Runner. i read the first couple chapters, does it get better?
the beginning i say was pretty exciting and it does get much much better in the end totally epic!

[icyeyes26]

the beginning i say was pretty exciting and it does get much much better in the end totally epic!
k, ill keep reading it

[Smash Adams]

michael chabon- adventures of kavalier and clay

charles cross- roomful of mirrors and heavier than heaven

aldous huxley- brave new world

[CityOfLust]

chuck palahniuk - fight club
chuck palahniuk - survivor
chuck palahniuk - haunted

[Silver Bullets]

I'm seeing a ton of people listing this chuck palahniuk guy.
is he really that good, or is it just the in-thing? I've seen the movie Fight Club, and was impressed, so maybe i'll check him out

[MissyMonstar]

Yes, Chuck Palahniuk is that good.

I absolutely love A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It's hysterical. I've never recommeded it to anyone who didn't love it.

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster is another favorite of mine. There is also a graphic novel for City of Glass, one of the stories in the trilogy, that is absolutely amazing.

I finally bought House of Leaves and it's next in line.

[icyeyes26]

loved catcher in the rye

[matt_rawlings]

Not a favourite book thread, but a thread to discuss books you are currently reading. I want to just say right now, NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

The last thing people are going to want is to come in here and say "Hey, I am halfway through this book blah blah blah" only to have some asshole ruin the ending.

[TJ Wells]

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut.

he has to be the most accessible "important" writer.

[slickwataris]

Bridge to Terabithia

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[matt_rawlings]

I have read 222 pages of the 412 pages of Chuck Palahniuk's "Haunted", and have to say I really don't get why people seem to dislike it so much.

Some of these short stories are more inventive and thought provoking than entire books I have read (namely 'The Nightmare Box', 'Swan Song' and 'Foot Work').

"Guts" is the most famous story of them all, although I think it is weak when compared to some of the others. It relies too much on shock than story, and although it creeped me out and made me feel physically uncomfortable, there are many other stories at this point that are much better.

[TJ Wells]

i think people dislike it so much because the story connecting the shorts is so weak. i think it would've been ALOT better had it just been a straight collection of short stories.

[matt_rawlings]

i think people dislike it so much because the story connecting the shorts is so weak. i think it would've been ALOT better had it just been a straight collection of short stories.

Yeah I can see that.

It is interesting learning the reasoning behind their names and such though, but alot of it is taken far too far (the whole self mutilation thing that has been going on so far in the story is dumb as hell).

It does work quite well as a metaphor for the rediculous nature of reality tv, but so far there is only one character who isn't pretty much unlikeable (and that is the one who all the other characters call 'the villian', Mrs Clark)

[matt_rawlings]

Bridge to Terabithia

qIj4ekcONqg

HOLY TERRIBLE ACTING BATMAN!

[buysoap]

I like Haunted.

But I'm reading Out Of The Silent Planet

[summerstars19]

I'm currently reading Tuesdays With Morrie, I love it so far.

I also thought Haunted was a great book.

[thejetstolehome]

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut.

he has to be the most accessible "important" writer.

fucking love that book.

right now i'm doing The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, and Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and i'll soon be starting Sanctuary by William Faulkner.

[aircourtneys]

I have read 222 pages of the 412 pages of Chuck Palahniuk's "Haunted", and have to say I really don't get why people seem to dislike it so much.

Some of these short stories are more inventive and thought provoking than entire books I have read (namely 'The Nightmare Box', 'Swan Song' and 'Foot Work').

"Guts" is the most famous story of them all, although I think it is weak when compared to some of the others. It relies too much on shock than story, and although it creeped me out and made me feel physically uncomfortable, there are many other stories at this point that are much better.

I thought Haunted was great

[and we whisper]

I have read 222 pages of the 412 pages of Chuck Palahniuk's "Haunted", and have to say I really don't get why people seem to dislike it so much.

Some of these short stories are more inventive and thought provoking than entire books I have read (namely 'The Nightmare Box', 'Swan Song' and 'Foot Work').

"Guts" is the most famous story of them all, although I think it is weak when compared to some of the others. It relies too much on shock than story, and although it creeped me out and made me feel physically uncomfortable, there are many other stories at this point that are much better.

i don't really enjoy short stories. i can never get into them like i can with enitre books.

*right now i'm reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" I love Dave Eggers style of writing.

[TJ Wells]

fucking love that book.

right now i'm doing The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, and Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and i'll soon be starting Sanctuary by William Faulkner.
still haven't decided if i think he's making it up or not.

[catscradle]

i just finished God bless you, mr. rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut on friday and On the Road - by Jack Kerouac last night and i just started Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley yesterday.

God bless... is seriously amazing. In my opinion it is KV's quintessential humanist work, the culmination of the book with Kilgore Trout is phenomenal. So i highly recommend it.

On the Road was pretty amazing as well and it's easy to see how it defined the Beat generation. It really helps personify the hedonistic tendencies of the individuals at the time. I honestly think that part 4 of the book, when they are in mexico in particular, is one of the best pieces of literature i have ever read. The way Kerouac makes his words flow and his particular style of storytelling really reaches it's climax here. It's simply amazing and beautiful all at once.

I've only just begun ape and essence, but so far it's really interesting. The fact that what you are reading is a movie script makes it unique in itself. Another Huxley tale of a dystopian future...you can count me in.

[1moreandimfree]

I just started Rabbit, Run by Updike.

[framebyframe]

I just finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.

And I'm am going to start On The Road by Jack Kerouac and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.

[matt_rawlings]

I just finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.

And I'm am going to start On The Road by Jack Kerouac and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.

I loved Lullaby, extremely well structured and I love how the whole book really falls together towards the end.

Dave Eggers is the man

[Dean Wormer]

Lullaby is probably my favorite Palahniuk. I just finished On The Road and The Most Beautiful Woman In Town by Bukowski. If you like collections of short stories I highly recomend the Bukowski book. Not quite sure what to start on next though.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

White Noise by Don DeLillo

[concernedparent]

Catch 22, but I can't bring myself to pick it up. I haven't read a page in a month.

[slickwataris]

HOLY TERRIBLE ACTING BATMAN!
YOU LIE!

[TJ Wells]

YOU LIE!
yeah i heard that movie was pretty good.

[catscradle]

Catch 22, but I can't bring myself to pick it up. I haven't read a page in a month.

i seriously could not finish that book for the life of me. It seemed like it took an hour just to read 20 pages.

[RomeoAGoGo]

Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut

[YearsGoneBy]

one flew over the cuckoo's nest- ken kesey

[TJ Wells]

Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
weird.

[notoaststereo]

Factotum - Charles Bukowski.

what should i read when i finish it>

[lindZ629]

I'm going to start Pompeii by Robert Harris really soon. I need to do a book report on it by the end of the semester.

[myplasticyou]

Yeah I can see that.

It is interesting learning the reasoning behind their names and such though, but alot of it is taken far too far (the whole self mutilation thing that has been going on so far in the story is dumb as hell).

It does work quite well as a metaphor for the rediculous nature of reality tv, but so far there is only one character who isn't pretty much unlikeable (and that is the one who all the other characters call 'the villian', Mrs Clark)


"guts" is an interesting story. i had kinda forgotten about it until you mentioned it, but i felt the same way after reading it. and i tell you i'd much rather be reading haunted, but alas i have to read martin malia's The Soviet Tragedy for class. but i'm also workin through j.d. salinger's Nine Stories when i have time.

[matt_rawlings]

Factotum - Charles Bukowski.

what should i read when i finish it>

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

Well we sat on the edge of the river,
the crowd screamed, "Sacrifice the liver!"
If God takes life, he's an Indian giver.
So tell me now why, you'll tell me never.
Who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Well see what you wanna see. You should see it all.
Well take what you want from me. You deserve it all.
Nine times out of ten our hearts just get dissolved.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.

But one time out of ten, everything is perfect for us all.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.
Here we go!

If God controls the land and disease,
keeps a watchful eye on me,
If he's really so damn mighty,
my problem is I can't see,
well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Evil home stereo, what good songs do you know?
Evil me, oh yeah I know, what good curves can you throw?

Well all that icing and all that cake,
I can't make it to your wedding, but I'm sure I'll be at your wake.
You were talk, talk, talk, talkin' in circles that day,
when you get to the point make sure that I'm still awake, OK?

Went to bed and didn't see
why every day turns out to be
a little bit more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

[kissbangkill]

finishing up the elephant vanishes by haruki murakami. up next is magic for beginners by kelly link.

[BoiledFrogs.]

just finished reading the follow up for House of Leaves called Only Revolutions its just normal nothing amazing

[UndertheTELE]

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut.

he has to be the most accessible "important" writer.


I just read that, very good book

I'm currently reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It's a lot different than i expected it to be.

[SanePsychotic]

Re-reading Nothing Feels Good by Andy Greenwald and just finished A Separate Peace.

[notoaststereo]

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

Well we sat on the edge of the river,
the crowd screamed, "Sacrifice the liver!"
If God takes life, he's an Indian giver.
So tell me now why, you'll tell me never.
Who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Well see what you wanna see. You should see it all.
Well take what you want from me. You deserve it all.
Nine times out of ten our hearts just get dissolved.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.

But one time out of ten, everything is perfect for us all.
Well I want a better place or just a better way to fall.
Here we go!

If God controls the land and disease,
keeps a watchful eye on me,
If he's really so damn mighty,
my problem is I can't see,
well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well who would wanna be?
Who would wanna be such a control freak?

Evil home stereo, what good songs do you know?
Evil me, oh yeah I know, what good curves can you throw?

Well all that icing and all that cake,
I can't make it to your wedding, but I'm sure I'll be at your wake.
You were talk, talk, talk, talkin' in circles that day,
when you get to the point make sure that I'm still awake, OK?

Went to bed and didn't see
why every day turns out to be
a little bit more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?


oh how i love me some modest mouse

[notoaststereo]

Re-reading Nothing Feels Good by Andy Greenwald and just finished A Separate Peace.

id never be able to reread a book, just because it takes me so long to read them in the first place.... and there are so many books i want to read.

[UndertheTELE]

I think the only book i've read more than once is The Catcher In The Rye.

I'd like to read it again too.

[matt_rawlings]

oh how i love me some modest mouse

Damn straight...such an underrated album

[Julia Conny]

I love book threads.

Anyway, I'm reading a novel called A&R. I picked it up at this thing in Baltimore called The Book Thing. It's a big warehouse where people donate books. You just take as many as you want, everything is free, and categorized like a book store. It's incredible. Last time I walked away with 16 books.

[catscradle]

I love book threads.

Anyway, I'm reading a novel called A&R. I picked it up at this thing in Baltimore called The Book Thing. It's a big warehouse where people donate books. You just take as many as you want, everything is free, and categorized like a book store. It's incredible. Last time I walked away with 16 books.

sounds a little bit like heaven.

[notoaststereo]

Damn straight...such an underrated album

not Isaacs best... but damn good.

[TJ Wells]

I love book threads.

Anyway, I'm reading a novel called A&R. I picked it up at this thing in Baltimore called The Book Thing. It's a big warehouse where people donate books. You just take as many as you want, everything is free, and categorized like a book store. It's incredible. Last time I walked away with 16 books.
holy crap. free? lucky...

[Dean Wormer]

I love book threads.

Anyway, I'm reading a novel called A&R. I picked it up at this thing in Baltimore called The Book Thing. It's a big warehouse where people donate books. You just take as many as you want, everything is free, and categorized like a book store. It's incredible. Last time I walked away with 16 books.

Is that the book written by the former VH1 exec or something?

[Julia Conny]

sounds a little bit like heaven.

holy crap. free? lucky...

Come to Baltimore and see for yourself.

Is that the book written by the former VH1 exec or something?

Yup, I believe so.

[Broken Parachute]

Right now I'm reading Prey by Michael Crichton.

[ThexQuietxCull]

im reading fool moon by jim butcher. after that, im planning on slaughterhouse five by KV. anyone here read slaughterhouse?

[catscradle]

im reading fool moon by jim butcher. after that, im planning on slaughterhouse five by KV. anyone here read slaughterhouse?

it's so good. one of my all time favorite books.

[dashboard1190]

I started Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk the other day.

Very interesting so far.

[S84newt2000]

I started Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk the other day.

Very interesting so far.


I just bought that yesterday, and I'm hoping to start it soon.

[TJ Wells]

survivor and diary are the only palahniuks i havent read.

stranger than fiction is a great non-fiction read by him, too.

[BarrelIsPointed]

i think people dislike it so much because the story connecting the shorts is so weak. i think it would've been ALOT better had it just been a straight collection of short stories.

I thought the main story was so boring I couldn't even get through the entire book. I just kept trying and couldn't do it.

I'm currently reading Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, and thoroughly enjoying it/them.

[TJ Wells]

I thought the main story was so boring I couldn't even get through the entire book. I just kept trying and couldn't do it.

I'm currently reading Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger, and thoroughly enjoying it/them.
i read about half of the main story, then got so disgusted (And it takes ALOT to disgust me) and annoyed that i just skipped around and just read all the short stories. i really like the one, i cant remember exactly what it was about, but it involved faking injuries to get insurance money.

[TJ Wells]

By the way, anyone excited for his new book, Rant: An Oral Biography Of Buster Casey? I've got it reserved @ the library. Comes out May 1.

[CellarGhosts]

I'm about done with Crichton's Jurassic Park (Not to spoil anything, but if you've seen the film, and haven't read the novel, the two are pretty different from one another.) let's see...King's the Stand (for the second time, actually, so I'm not reading it each and every day, or night, just now and then.) I just finished Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five a couple weeks ago and loved it. And then a bit before that I started Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, but I lost it somewhere :-( ...

Oh, and I'm planning on reading some Dave Eggars in the future, as I never have, and if the constant praise for him on this site is any evidence, he's pretty damn good, apparently. Anybody reccomend any one of his in particular?

[MADSTA]

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

[TJ Wells]

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
i enjoyed the movie version of this

[TJ Wells]

I started Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk the other day.

Very interesting so far.
VERY nice avatar.

[matt_rawlings]

I will start Survivor as soon as I finish Haunted

[Groogz]

'Breakfast of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut

[Who IsHollywood]

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

so good, it should take me a day to read but I keep forgetting about it and getting bogged down with other work.

[TJ Wells]

'Breakfast of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut
love that one.

[dashboard1190]

VERY nice avatar.

Haha thanks. I saw the movie last week after buying it at Best Buy. It's one of those movies (in my opinion) that is very subtle. When you're watching it you're enjoying it, but the fact that I was thinking about the movie for a couple days made me realize how powerful it actually was.

Ryan Gosling was perfect. Shareeka Epps acted as if she had been in the business forever.

[catscradle]

'Breakfast of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut

sofa king good. The part where kilgore trout meets Vonnegut is absolutely delightful.

[Tom Good]

American Gods -Neil Gaiman

[StandMyBrothers]

The Illiad

[UndertheTELE]

'Breakfast of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut


Thats my next read.

[Lueda Alia]

I finally read the Hobbit the other week and I loved it.

[NWADOC]

American Gods -Neil Gaiman

Good one! Finished reading that a short while ago...

Right now I'm between a book of poetry by Bukowski called "what matters most is how well you walk through the fire" and a book called "American Assassins" about, well, presidential assassinations and failed attemtps. It's remarkable what we're NOT taught about.... Afterwards, I intend to reread a few books, and I might buy some stuff... Still haven't finished with "Clan Of The Cave Bear","Justine" and "From Russia With Love"....

Yes, I am reading a James Bond novel...

[hailthewarrior]

The Looking Glass Wars - Frank B.

Not that impressed thus far...but, not bad.

Just finished "Sir Thursday" by Garth Nix and "Midnighters: Blue Noon" by Scott Westerfeld.

I'm a sucker for Young Adult books. What can I say?

[Broken Parachute]

I just finished reading Prey (http://www.crichton-official.com/prey/prey_books.shtml), not sure what I'm going to read next.

[CellarGhosts]

Okay, so yeah, it's pretty rare when such a thing happens, but there have been times. For me, I'd say that the Shawshank Redemption and Jurassic Park were two films that I thought were better than the books they were based on. Okay, so SR was based on a novella, but whatever...
So, if there's any movies you feel are better than the books/novellas they're based on, go ahead and discuss. And while you're at it, feel free to list what you feel was the worst film adapted from a book you've ever seen. I'd say that the TV-movie It was pretty bad. I loved the King novel, but the movie...ehhh...haha yeah. Soooo....go ahead.

[eye<3n00dz]

Mean Girls

[FondestMemory]

i fucking hated the green mile. the movie wasn't horrible though.

[CellarGhosts]

i fucking hated the green mile. the movie wasn't horrible though.
You hated the book? Weird...I think it's one his King's best. Oh well, to each their own...
I haven't seen the movie yet. So I dunno...lots of people have said its really good...

[colorlesscliche]

That's funny, my girlfriend and I were talking about this yesterday. I said Jurrasic Park.

[gilatron5000]

I've heard The Devil Wears Prada was better than the book. But I never read the book, so I wouldn't know.

[heartsynapse]

It's debatable, but White Oleander may be better than the book. I haven't decided yet.

[niveK]

High Fedility.

They are very close (espically if you've seen deleted scenes) but the movie takes place in Chicago (and embraces it) which makes it better.

[CellarGhosts]

High Fedility.

They are very close (espically if you've seen deleted scenes) but the movie takes place in Chicago (and embraces it) which makes it better.
I saw that one a long time ago, so I don't remember much about it haha. I'll have to check it out again sometime...

It's debatable, but White Oleander may be better than the book. I haven't decided yet.
Hmm...don't think I've seen that one. I'll check it out as well sometime in the future

I've heard The Devil Wears Prada was better than the book. But I never read the book, so I wouldn't know.
Eh, I heard that too. My cousin said that same thing, that the movie was better.

That's funny, my girlfriend and I were talking about this yesterday. I said Jurrasic Park.
Wow, really? Haha cool. Jurassic Park...it's like...the novel is so different from the film haha. The two endings are so different it's almost unbelievable haha. And the characters are all described pretty differently in the book, and then certain people die in the book that live in the movie...I just liked the movie much, much more. Plus, it's one of those things that is so much cooler visually, then just painting a picture in your head, you know?
Plus Jeff Goldblum totally makes the character of Ian Malcolm his own haha.

[heartsynapse]

I saw that one a long time ago, so I don't remember much about it haha. I'll have to check it out again sometime...


Hmm...don't think I've seen that one. I'll check it out as well sometime in the future


Eh, I heard that too. My cousin said that same thing, that the movie was better.


Wow, really? Haha cool. Jurassic Park...it's like...the novel is so different from the film haha. The two endings are so different it's almost unbelievable haha. And the characters are all described pretty differently in the book, and then certain people die in the book that live in the movie...I just liked the movie much, much more. Plus, it's one of those things that is so much cooler visually, then just painting a picture in your head, you know?
Plus Jeff Goldblum totally makes the character of Ian Malcolm his own haha.
High Fidelity & White Oleander are two of my favorites of all time, definitely check them out.

[Tom Good]

I think the book of Jurassic Park was better. It had much more to it.

[niveK]

I think the book of Jurassic Park was better. It had much more to it.

Ditto. Usually my stock answers for this question is Shawshank and High Fedility. Big Fish gets an honorable mention because it tied the book. Towards the end it branches from the book, but if the kept the book ending everyone would have felt gypped.

[Tom Good]

The IlliadGood choice. I LOVED the Odyssey. It was probably because I had an amazing teacher when I read it for school, but he really made it come alive. There are some pretty badass scenes.

[fantasma]

Harry Potter and The Motherfuckin' Order Of The Pheonix

[CellarGhosts]

High Fidelity & White Oleander are two of my favorites of all time, definitely check them out.
Cool. Will do haha. Thanks for the reccomendations

I think the book of Jurassic Park was better. It had much more to it.
Eh, yeah...I dunno. I grew up with the movie, and have always loved it, and just a while ago read the novel for the first time. So maybe I'm a bit biased. At first I was a little bit upset that they killed Malcolm in the book, but I just started reading the novel of "the Lost World" and apparently he was only slightly dead haha. So yeah...but anyway the book still is really good, one of Crichton's best.

Ditto. Usually my stock answers for this question is Shawshank and High Fedility. Big Fish gets an honorable mention because it tied the book. Towards the end it branches from the book, but if the kept the book ending everyone would have felt gypped.
Shawshank without question haha. I loved the novella, but the movie blew me away. I love how they managed to change some things around and by doing so somehow made it better. IE, in the movie, Andy never has a cellmate, which I like, plus I love that they really expanded the character of Brooks in the movie. One of my favorites ever, no doubt.

[altemose09]

Night
i don't like it so far, its about nazi's

[heartsynapse]

Jean Rhys-Wide Sargasso Sea.

[wagnike2]

Night
i don't like it so far, its about nazi's

absolutely a ridiculous statement. that book is amazing.

[lindZ629]

Night
i don't like it so far, its about nazi's
That book is one of the best books everrr

[notoaststereo]

im going to finish Factotum by Charles Bukowski tonight... hen im going to start:

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon

[burntheaction]

mmm bukowski.

i'm not reading anything at the moment except boring things for university. i can't wait until summer when i can read for fun again!

[cfear]

Love Is A Mixtape by Rob Sheffield. Good book.

[nonamesleft]

Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle<3

[Chemical Love]

I'm actually gonna read A Clockwork Orange. I saw the movie a bunch of times but I heard the book is fucking cool, so I'm gonna check it out.

[wyverna]

I'm actually gonna read A Clockwork Orange. I saw the movie a bunch of times but I heard the book is fucking cool, so I'm gonna check it out.

I love the book. It's got such a better ending than the movie, imo.

[lilRIPsta]

A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin. best fantasy since Tolkien. a great novel for non fantasy readers (like myself) as well

[fantasma]

Night

[mercutio7]

has anyone here read Everything is Illuminated or Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? Both of which are by Jonathan Safran Foer and are amazing.

[nonamesleft]

Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
&
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

[fueledbyiz]

i'm reading blue like jazz by donald miller.
it's really opening my eyes to a lot of things involving religion and stuff. i'm a horrible catholic.

[WingDings]

I'm reading The Chocolate War, which is very good. And I just finished Moab Is My Washpot, Stephen Frys autobiography, which was also very good.
Yeah, I'm all good today.
And A Clockwork Orange is brilliant, but it took me about a year to read it.

[Adrian Villagomez]

I'm seeing a ton of people listing this chuck palahniuk guy.
is he really that good, or is it just the in-thing? I've seen the movie Fight Club, and was impressed, so maybe i'll check him outSomething about him really clicks with a good portion of the people (young people) who visit this site.

[Garrett Miller]

American Psycho, hands down!

[tambam]

The Virgin Suicides- Jeffrey Eugenides
Remember Me- Christopher Pike
Sleep No More- Greg Iles

[skankinbri]

Flags of Our Fathers is fucking awsome.

[notoaststereo]

the shining - stephen king
lullaby - chuck palahniuk
how we are hungry - dave eggars
post office - charles bukowski
extremely loud and incredibly close - jonathan safran foer

and im currently reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and its amazing.

[cfear]

the shining - stephen king
lullaby - chuck palahniuk
how we are hungry - dave eggars
post office - charles bukowski
extremely loud and incredibly close - jonathan safran foer

and im currently reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and its amazing.

two of the best books i've ever read.

[notoaststereo]

two of the best books i've ever read.

im really enjoying The Curios Incident. im a very slow reader but ive read 100 pages in 2 days. ive never done that before.

[mydreamrewrite]

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

[cfear]

has anyone here read Everything is Illuminated or Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? Both of which are by Jonathan Safran Foer and are amazing.

Foer is a great writer. I've been into him for awhile now, and I can't fucking wait for his next book. No word on that yet though. I can't find my first edition of Extremely Loud though. I need to find it soon. I haven't read the book in about a year.

[Wobbie]

Rip It Up And Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984 / Simon Reynolds

Great book!

[catscradle]

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

i fucking hate that book with a passion.

[mydreamrewrite]

i fucking hate that book with a passion.

haha that sucks.

[Bob Payne]

I just started reading Jonathan Lethem's new novel, You Don't Love Me Yet. I went to his reading last night and got it signed, along with my copy of Motherless Brooklyn.

[crazycrazy]

im going to finish Factotum by Charles Bukowski tonight... hen im going to start:

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon


I loved the curious incident. I hope you enjoy it as well!!!

What i'm reading at the moment is Post Office by Charles Bukowski and High School Confidential by Jeremy Iverson. Both are really good so far!

[pbarba]

A million Little Pieces by James Frey
So far so good!!

[notoaststereo]

I loved the curious incident. I hope you enjoy it as well!!!

What i'm reading at the moment is Post Office by Charles Bukowski and High School Confidential by Jeremy Iverson. Both are really good so far!

post office is very good, i liked it much more than factotum.

[catscradle]

haha that sucks.

It sucks too b/c i rather enjoy other works by chopin, but every time i read the ending i want to punch babies.

[eraserhead]

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

The first section is really hard to understand (holy flashbacks Batman), but I'm enjoying it nonetheless. I also got Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck and Timequake by Vonnegut (only Kurt Vonnegut book I could find at my library). I've got Lullaby by Palahniuk coming in the mail, along with The Screwtape Letters. yeah basically this thread made made realize I need to start reading some goddam books.

[matt_rawlings]

I just started reading Chuck Palahniuk's "Survivior"

[someonelikeyou]

ah just finished curious incident and it was so great.
really felt bad for the main character.


also, the five people you meet in heaven. anyone like that?

[BoiledFrogs.]

"This Book Will Save your Life" by A.M. Homes i liked it a little bit

[Adrian Villagomez]

I'm actually gonna read A Clockwork Orange. I saw the movie a bunch of times but I heard the book is fucking cool, so I'm gonna check it out.Awesome book; I'm glad to see someone's about to dive into it.

[Tom Good]

FINALLY finishing the Dark Tower series. It's taken me so long to actually get back on it. I took a break after the 4th book because I had to read something non-stephen king for a little bit.

[Adrian Villagomez]

FINALLY finishing the Dark Tower series. It's taken me so long to actually get back on it. I took a break after the 4th book because I had to read something non-stephen king for a little bit.Congratulations, that's quite an accomplishment (a lot of pages within that series). Now that it's finally complete, I'll pick up the books within the year. How was the reading experience overall?

[eraserhead]

The Sound and the Fury is actually really good once you figure out what the fuck is going on.

[AccioJenn]

right now, Order of the Phoenix

[Peach]

Odd Thomas.
I've read that book about nine thousand times. I can't get enough of it!

[ben eskridge]

the people of paper by salvador plascencia :)

[Nightfreak]

This Business of Muisc Marketing and Promotion by Tad Lathrop. I have no idea why as it's pretty much everything I hate about trying to be in the music 'industry'.

[BoiledFrogs.]

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

[Colin Farrell]

dead man's walk by larry mcmurtry

[JIMMYateEARTH]

Pride of Bagdad by Brian K. Vaughn

[JIMMYateEARTH]

and Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson (but this is for school so it don't count)

[shyinthesouth]

Anna Karenina. I like to read Russians. They're interesting.

[Broken Parachute]

Night
i don't like it so far, its about nazi'sThat book is amazing, you're crazy.

[eraserhead]

Night is a fantastic book. So is Dawn.

[unwritten]

What Is The What by Dave Eggers
World War Z by Max Brooks

[eraserhead]

World War Z by Max Brooks
I got The Zombie Survival Guide for Christmas, it's hilarious. I love zombies.

[Adrian Villagomez]

Night is a good read. I bought Dawn a couple months ago, but haven't read it yet.

[shyinthesouth]

Waifs and Strays by Charles De Lint

[brand new chick]

anyone else not able to click on page 9? it takes me back to 8 everytime. haha


edit: must have been a glitch. as once i posted this, there is indeed no page 9.
woops.

[brand new chick]

reading: on the road

but now, after catching up on this thread, i'd like to check out love is a mixtape thanks for the suggestion

[TJ Wells]

anyone ever just gone to a borders or barnes and noble and sat their all day, reading an entire book? this may make me sound REALLY old, but its very peaceful.

[brand new chick]

anyone ever just gone to a borders or barnes and noble and sat their all day, reading an entire book? this may make me sound REALLY old, but its very peaceful.

it is very peaceful. in fact, it's hard to do, b/c there are so many pple doing it now. haha


and uh, :whisper: you're not old.

[TJ Wells]

it is very peaceful. in fact, it's hard to do, b/c there are so many pple doing it now. haha


and uh, :whisper: you're not old.
I know. But it makes me feel old.

[Yes. And?]

Green Eggs and Ham

[Adrian Villagomez]

Of Spirit by Derrida.

[katcherbball]

Darwin- The Origin of Species

[Shatter590]

Darwin- The Origin of Species

i read that over winter break for like the 5th time. outdated, but still a classic.

i just finished Olympos by Dan Simmons. Best sci-fi book ive ever read.

And now im reading "How To Lose A Battle"

[slickwataris]

xxxHOLiC (omnibus edition)

[3mpire]

FINALLY finishing the Dark Tower series. It's taken me so long to actually get back on it. I took a break after the 4th book because I had to read something non-stephen king for a little bit.

Ha, I'm in the same position. Just got the last book to do. I seriously need a break from King.

[Bob Payne]

I just started reading Naked Lunch by William Burroughs. I just finished reading Demon Theory by Stephen Graham Jones.

[simon1987]

finally getting onto Catcher in the rye after years of hearing good things abt it

[fantasma]

finally getting onto Catcher in the rye after years of hearing good things abt it

Good for you!

oh and I've been re-reading the mighty HP series and I am now on Hald Blood Prince.

[Adrian Villagomez]

finally getting onto Catcher in the rye after years of hearing good things abt itYoung people go ape shit for that book. I'm no exception.

[icyeyes26]

finally getting onto Catcher in the rye after years of hearing good things abt it
i LOVE that book.

[icyeyes26]

im waiting to read fight club

[Adrian Villagomez]

im waiting to read fight clubWhat are you waiting for?

[icyeyes26]

What are you waiting for?
the book

[TJ Wells]

I just finished reading In The Country Of Men by Hisham Matar, which is amazing.

And I just started reading Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, which is great so far.

[Adrian Villagomez]

the bookAh. Snail mail I take it.

[BoiledFrogs.]

"Wetness in the Belly" by Camilla Gibb i like it so far

[RyanHall]

im waiting to read fight club

i LOVE that book. i got it because i was obsessed with the movie but not i can't watch it because i dont think it does the book justice!

anyways, i'm reading choke by Chuck Palahniuk

[icyeyes26]

Ah. Snail mail I take it.
for sure. it seems like its been days

[icyeyes26]

i LOVE that book. i got it because i was obsessed with the movie but not i can't watch it because i dont think it does the book justice!

anyways, i'm reading choke by Chuck Palahniuk
i love the movie, i think the book will be better(if possible). that movie is my favorite

[Adrian Villagomez]

i LOVE that book. i got it because i was obsessed with the movie but not i can't watch it because i dont think it does the book justice!

anyways, i'm reading choke by Chuck Palahniuki love the movie, i think the book will be better(if possible). that movie is my favoriteFight Club is the first movie that actually may do justice to the book.

[lilRIPsta]

A Clash Of Kings by George R. R. Martin. The best series and the best author since Tolkien

[my9ridesshotgun]

recently i read alot of good books, i read the time travellers wife, shes come undone, the catcher in the rye (all of those are amazing books) and right now i am reading bluethroat morning which is incredible....

[AshesAshes]

Xenocide

[aircourtneys]

Perfume by Patrick Suskind (oomlauts over the u) I loved the movie so I had to read the book and it is pretty good so far!

[icyeyes26]

Fight Club is the first movie that actually may do justice to the book.
and i still haven't got it!

[Adrian Villagomez]

and i still haven't got it!Haha, patience young one.

I'm going to read the last 100 pages of Solar Storms (Linda Hogan) tonight.

[icyeyes26]

Haha, patience young one.

I'm going to read the last 100 pages of Solar Storms (Linda Hogan) tonight.
it feels like its taking forever

[utossthatsalad]

fucking romeo and juliet for english

[notoaststereo]

Boomsday - Christopher Buckley

then im goin to read Sideways

[notoaststereo]

i LOVE that book. i got it because i was obsessed with the movie but not i can't watch it because i dont think it does the book justice!

anyways, i'm reading choke by Chuck Palahniuk

lullaby is by far the best Palahniuk book. read that next


Fight Club is the first movie that actually may do justice to the book.

i agree. although it was a little different, it was still amazing.

[RyanHall]

lullaby is by far the best Palahniuk book. read that next





I actually did go pick up Lullaby this weekend and really enjoy it so far

[eraserhead]

Hey I'm reading Lullaby too. I'm only a few chapters in, it's ok so far.

I'm also reading The Screwtape Letters.

[ohthethrill]

chuck klosterman IV - chuck klosterman.
what a guy

[gilatron5000]

White Night: A Novel Of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.

So much better than the TV series, which I still somewhat enjoy...

[YearsGoneBy]

the electric kool aid acid test by tom wolfe

[LostSymphonies]

Currently reading Hannibal Rising

next on my list is Odd Thomas

and then The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason
(the latter book discusses all the negative things religion has brought upon the world and why we need to live in a world controlled by reason and logic and not religion)

[FreshyFresh23]

im reading Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Anyone interested in historical non fiction should check it out. Really compelling story about the 1893 Chicago's World's Fair and a serial killer who struck during it.

[andi419]

I have never read anything by Vonnegut, but really want to....any suggestions for a good place to start??

[chokeychicken]

i need to read beloved

[ThexQuietxCull]

bout to start on vonnegut's slaughterhouse five. yay

[fantasma]

Is Invisible Monsters By Chuck Palaniuk worth the read?

[CityOfLust]

i'm finishing beowulf. that beolwulf is so manly.

[symbiote28]

i'm basically reading Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix again to get ready for the movie which is coming up soon ..

[hailthewarrior]

"On The Beach" by Nevil Shute.

It's a post-nuclear war book written in the late 1950's... basically the whole world is dead 'cept for people in South America and Australia and they know when roughly they'll die. Interesting read, but it's amazing the advances in science/information we have today compared to what they had back then.

Just finished:

Fences - August Wilson
Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson
Valiant - Holly Black
Ptolemy's Gate - Jonathan Stroud

I like to read? :shrug: