The Book Thread (Official Thread)

[The Bled 13]

I'm currently in the middle of Player Piano by Vonnegut and 1984 by Orwell. As soon as I finish with both of them I'm gonna start Slapstick, another one by Vonnegut. Yes, I love satire. I've also heard wonderful things of the Da Vinci Code and I really want to get into Jack Grisham. So what are all you guys reading?

[Coronary Parasite]

thank you pat

i highly reccommend stephan king's it that was one of the last books i read...i am obsessed with a revolution on canvas right now and i'm also gonna chek out the davinci code

john grisham books: i love the client

[mirtizzle]

atlas shrugged by ayn rand... dante club by matthew pearl..
waiting for my friend to finish the conscience of a conservative democrat by zell miller, should be interesting

and the da vinci code was really good. so was angels and demons

[jgirv17]

right now I'm in the middle of two books:

Dante's Paradiso

and

"The Ends of the Earth: A Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy" by Robert Kaplan.

I really like the second one a lot. Dante is alright, but I preferred the Inferno and Purgatorio.

[The Bled 13]

Yeah I saw Runaway Jury and The Rainmaker and I was like this guy has rocks. I need to read his books...

[logalog]

atlas shrugged by ayn rand... dante club by matthew pearl..
waiting for my friend to finish the conscience of a conservative democrat by zell miller, should be interesting

and the da vinci code was really good. so was angels and demons

I started reading atlas shrugged but couldn't finish it. I guess its due to my short attention span. I just didn't understand where she was going with it. maybe I should pick it up again. The Da Vinci Code was pretty good. I liked when they explained where all our symbols come from.

[mirtizzle]

I started reading atlas shrugged but couldn't finish it. I guess its due to my short attention span. I just didn't understand where she was going with it. maybe I should pick it up again. The Da Vinci Code was pretty good. I liked when they explained where all our symbols come from.

yeah, i've had the book for months now and i'm only about a third into it. i just have to be in the right mood for it
the da vinci code on the other hand.. i finished in a night. good stuff

[frizzie]

Last book I read was Perks of Being a Wallflower. And I like it a lot.

My literature teacher is giving us a thick book for us to read and I don't have time to read Da Vinci Code yet.

[ForgetMe4Now]

I'm reading Talon by Charles Romalotti, his books are so fucking awesome.. If you like real life type stories then you'll like his book Salad Days and if you like dark horror type books then you'll like Rash. After I finish Talon I'm planning on reading either The Rules of Attraction or American Psycho by Bret Easton-Ellis



And by the way,isnt it John Grisham, not Jack Grisham?

[FalloutGuy]

The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin

It's about the future where this guy makes a machine that detects lies with 100% accuracy. They use the machine to solve court cases....so people who are found to be guilt from the machine are executed immediately after the trial. BUT he commits a crime...so he has to hide his secret from his own machine.

[ohlookitspaul]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. This is probably around my 20th time reading it, it's my favorite book of all time.

[mtchbkrmnc7]

revolution on canvas, idlewild by nick sagan, and the giver for the 23895723495 time

[Phantoms Now]

Calvin & Hobbes

[jgirv17]

One more to add onto the other two:

"Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius

[overtheradio]

"the sailor who fell from grace with the sea" by yukio mishima
i read this book in high school and hated it, but i got bored the other day and read it again. now i have a much better appreciation for it

[cantnokdahustle]

American Psycho by Bret Easton-Ellis

yeah, i hope you have a strong ass stomach!

[logalog]

Calvin & Hobbes

Yeah that goes w/o saying. I just got mine out again. They make me cry with laughter which only the simpsons can match.

[Lueda Alia]

I'm currently reading "To Kill A Mockingbird". I've heard its good...

[mirtizzle]

to kill a mockingbird was one of my favorite books ever

[oreo_emokid89]

"The Crimson Petal and the White" it's pretty interesting, about a London prostitute in the old days...

[Touched]

john grisham books: i love the client

He's a good writer I was in the middle of The Street Lawyer when I had to stop, had too much schoolwork but I'll start again in the summer.

[MrChainsaw389]

I just finished The Da Vinci Code yesterday, amazing book. Very amazing.

[MrChainsaw389]

Last book I read was Perks of Being a Wallflower. And I like it a lot.

My literature teacher is giving us a thick book for us to read and I don't have time to read Da Vinci Code yet.

You have great taste in books, The Perks of Being a Wallflower was my favorite book ever until I read The Da Vinci Code. Have you read a book called Neverwhere?

[vikingstrike182]

The Great Gatsby and Choke.

[OCNickLTJ13]

Choke is an awesome book. Chuck Palahniuk is my favorite author, if you like that one check out any of his other work, especially survivor, I just finished "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," by David Eggers, which is an amazing book. Right now I am reading 'Blue Beard' by Vonnegut, and if you are ever at a loss, read 'catcher in the rye.' Amazing

[vikingstrike182]

Yes Chuch is an amazing writer. I love his books.

[open mind]

Choke is an awesome book. Chuck Palahniuk is my favorite author, if you like that one check out any of his other work, especially survivor, I just finished "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," by David Eggers, which is an amazing book. Right now I am reading 'Blue Beard' by Vonnegut, and if you are ever at a loss, read 'catcher in the rye.' Amazing
i shoulda thought of going to sex addicts group to get laid.............

[cantnokdahustle]

or changing all the hair dye bottles

[forgottenyears]

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[frizzie]

You have great taste in books, The Perks of Being a Wallflower was my favorite book ever until I read The Da Vinci Code. Have you read a book called Neverwhere?

Why, thank you.
I haven't read Neverwhere yet, I'm sure I got it somewhere in my room. I have stacks of books I haven't read yet. Being a college student is sad sometimes.

[PeeDster]

im reading the space trilogy by CS Lewis.

Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
That Hideous Strength

[MrChainsaw389]

Why, thank you.
I haven't read Neverwhere yet, I'm sure I got it somewhere in my room. I have stacks of books I haven't read yet. Being a college student is sad sometimes.

If you have Neverware, you should read it. It's a very good book.

[FarPastGone]

Im starting The Great Gatsby for school today.

[shut.the.door]

i'm always looking for a good book...so it sounds like you guys are saying reading the da vinci code is well worth it?

::note to self::

[ohlookitspaul]

ok so i'm not reading this currently, but everyone should read this...

"Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaardner. a sort of strange book on philosophy, but it's captivating and makes you think...very good.

[Jason Tate]

Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintence - Robert Pirsig.

[yeAA]

i read a lot of magazines... but ive read a few chapters of nothing feels good...

[Just_Me]

I just finished "The Giver". That book was pretty cool. Made you think ya' know. And I'm about to start "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" for school.

[BuriedAlive]

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

[varock]

im reading the space trilogy by CS Lewis.

Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
That Hideous StrengthIf you like what you read, be sure to check out The Screwtape Letters by the same author.

Currently, I'm reading "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks and "Sybil" by Flora Schreiber for the 3rd time (it's that good)

[turtlefootrx]

the rum diary - hunter s. thompson
secret window - steven king

[SwingingMics]

The Last Juror - John Grisham
Deliver Us From Evil - Sean Hannity
Choke - Chuck Palahniuk
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Lincoln - Gore Vidal

[BuriedAlive]

The Da Vinci Code is so good. I really like what I've been reading, but eversince we started reading A Tale of Two Cities I haven't had much time to read anymore of it.

[MrChainsaw389]

The end of the Da Vinci code was dissapointing. It went from science fiction (like to an extent the story could in reality happen) to complete fiction just to make it a happy ending.

[vikingstrike182]

I am now reading In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. Its a collection of short stories. Its really good. I loe Hem daddy.

[xXGet AwesomexX]

Im reading acouple of things at the same time.....Survior-Chuck Palahniuk, The First World War " The War to End All Wars" by Simkins and Strachan, To America- Ambrose, and started to read all types of research and documents on Theodore Roosevelt (a couple hundred pages) and The Coopers Wife is Missing- Hoff and Yeates so Ive been occupied reading.

[xXGet AwesomexX]

I am now reading In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. Its a collection of short stories. Its really good. I loe Hem daddy.


Oh man, BIG fan of Hemingway and esp. that collection, Enjoy it. tell me how you liked it...

[aurora]

I finished the Crucible.. and I want to start something else since it only took like a day.

[BuriedAlive]

The end of the Da Vinci code was dissapointing. It went from science fiction (like to an extent the story could in reality happen) to complete fiction just to make it a happy ending.
well, thats quite homosexual.

[open mind]

going through the dark tower series again,and when corporations rule the world,and whatever i'm reading for my classes.

[The Bled 13]

Everyone needs to read Player Piano. This is one of the best books I have ever come across and it really teaches you think for yourself. Fuck the machines!

[Emotionless]

I'm reading the Inu-Yasha series by Rumiko Takahashi I'm on volume 4 and Little Boy Blue by Edward Bunker

[basedonimpulse]

i have finished the da vinci code and that is an amazing book, i just finished breakfast of champions by kurt vonnegut (highly recommended) and i am reading slaugherhouse-five by vonnegut.

[The Bled 13]

Yes...

Slaughterhouse Five is an amazing book. Very funny too.

[shut.the.door]

I just finished the da Vinci Code. The book was good...but not as exciting as i expected. Reading it was like re-living my art history class from last semester...nothing new. I liked the ending alright.

[The Bled 13]

I just finished the da Vinci Code. The book was good...but not as exciting as i expected. Reading it was like re-living my art history class from last semester...nothing new. I liked the ending alright.


Man, what a horrific review! I don't think you are giving it much credit...

[xThursdayxPTWx]

I have ADD so reading isn't easy for me, unless it's poetry. I have a book of poetry by Robert Frost I hold pretty close, I like old fashioned poetry and I'm considering buying Revolution On Canvas though I doubt Ken from the Starting Line will have anything worthy of being revolutionary. A book I read in school that I enjoyed was Fahrenheir 451, I do admit it gets annoying at times, but it's very clear the entire story is a satire of technology.

A book I read a long long time ago as a kid just to scare myself was Firestarter by Stephen King. To this day, whenever I hear of or see the book I can just illustrate images in my head that used to terrify me.

[Bishop]

I'm reading a couple of different books:
this side of paradise-F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our House in the Last World-Oscar Hijuelos
One Hundred Years of Solitude-Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Don't know how to do accents in his name.

[SilverStar89]

The DaVinci Code was amazing. One of the best books I have ever read. We are starting 'Great Expectations' in school soon. So in the meantime Im looking for another good book to read.

[burntomorrow]

this side of paradise-F. Scott Fitzgerald

So am I. It's my antidote for Hemingway.

Also, I just finished "The Good War" by Studs Terkel. It was for my AP US History class, and it really got to me.

And I just started "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien for English. I can't put it down.

[rossman692]

holy shit. i just started The Things They Carried for english too. what an amazing book. great Vietnam novel, i defiantely recomend it. i also reocmend anything by Bret Easton Ellis, especailly Less Than Zero and American Pyscho

[boysdontcry]

i read the things they carried a while ago. i usually hate that type of novel but i really loved it. i read it twice.

[failedbullets]

Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide-Douglas Adams
High Fidelity-Nick Hornby
About a Boy-Nick Hornby
How to be Good-Nick Hornby (he's my favorite author by the way)
Slam Poetry-Earnest Cline (poetry for mean people)
Runaway Jury-John Grisham

I'm also in American Lit I so I have to read a lot of stuff from colonial times to Walt Whitman.

[EmoPunkette]

I just read the poetry collection "Revolution on Canvas" and I think that it's wicked awesome. I'm technically not reading anything now, I have to go to the library and get some reading material. At school, we're finishing up the Odyssey, though. I love it.

[The Bled 13]

I'm gonna start reading Slapstick by Vonnegut because that guy is the man.

[hXc_pwnage]

Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Theists and Athiests.-J.P. Moreland and Kai Nelsen.

[The Bled 13]

OOOOOH sounds interesting.

[ohlookitspaul]

The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

great series.

[boysdontcry]

The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

great series.
haha i have that in my bathroom of all places.

[ohlookitspaul]

haha i have that in my bathroom of all places.

hahaha. i don't actually read it in the bathroom...but it's still a great book. all of the books in the series rock. and you learn the randomest info...it's hilarious.

[beenbrokenx]

Please Kill Me: The Oral History of Punk Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
Songbook Nick Hornby
Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris

[Midtown101]

I just finished reading 'fast food nation' and now i'm reading 'Devils knot' which is really interesting..

[pUnKrOcKgIrL917]

i just finished the davinci code last night and it was....wow....fantastic. there is so much amazing information. i LOVE that book. everyone should read it. now i'm torn abou what to read. i bought three books the other day and i don't know what i should read first. it's either nirvana: the chosen rejects, our band could be your life: scenes from the american indie underground 1981-1991, or the subterraneans by jack kerouac. oh, a toughie.

[YearsGoneBy]

i just finished All Quiet on the Western Front, not bad at all and i just started Patriot Games

[Darren McLeod]

So it seems we all agree that Da Vinci Code rules.

I just finished Catcher In The Rye, and now i'm reading Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Also, Fight Club was one of my favorite movies, and although i haven't read the book, i was wondering what other Palahniuk books i should check out, and if I should still read the FC book even though i've watched the movie quite a few times.

[Bishop]

One Hundred Years of Solitude and Our House in the Last World

[BloodShotEyes]

I'm in the middle of "Che : A Revolutionary Life" by John Lee Anderson. It's a very good book so far.

[pjtunes91]

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk

[EmD]

Da vinci Code,

And while we're on the topic of Books, mine comes out this summer, It's called, Disconnected by well, me. Emily Davidson. Check it out when it comes out

[ohlookitspaul]

i just started reading kurt vonnegut's "player piano"

[CROMagnon]

Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub

[pjtunes91]

Da vinci Code,

And while we're on the topic of Books, mine comes out this summer, It's called, Disconnected by well, me. Emily Davidson. Check it out when it comes out
I heard the Da Vinci Code is a very interesting read. Let me know.

[burntomorrow]

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski.

Tragic stuff.

[Dan08]

just finished da vinci code and the lovely bones
da vinci code was really cool, slightly overrated but still a good read. Lovely bones i just read cause it was around..my sister's book..it was actually decent but a bit creepy for my tastes
lookin to pick up shogun by james clavell, my friend said it was one of the best books he read..lets hope its as good as he says

[xThursdayxPTWx]

haha i have that in my bathroom of all places.

Oh my God, your icon owns. But it says 100 and then he only kills 50, a little disappointing lol.

[hXc_pwnage]

The counter only goes to 50...

I am reading "Tribulation Force."

I have some conservative book to read because my mom feels I am only hearing the "masses of liberal media." Well, my whole family does. :lol2:

[boysdontcry]

fuck those books. you know the guys who wrote them are strong supporters and personal friends of george w. bush?

"if you don't believe in god then you will be punished" is the message these books are sending. bullshit.

[hXc_pwnage]

I know, but hey, I don't care.

Gives me more reason to hate him.

[ohlookitspaul]

those books actually aren't a bad read i admit...but i can't stand the "subtle" messages in them. ugh. die.

[Midtown101]

I just started reading tv nation by michael moore

[Lets Deja Vu]

I just started reading tv nation by michael moore
Tell me how it is when you are done.

I am reading 1st to die by James patterson

[blackandblueNFG]

has anyone here read anything by richard preston?

the hot zone is perhaps the best book(non fiction) i have ever read

[Skibz]

I just started reading tv nation by michael moore
i have been reading some edgar allen poe along with the dragonlance series

[ImJerry]

I'm reading Interview With The Vampire and thumbing through my friend's notebook.

[SuperWoman7700]

Has anyone read these books? I really enjoy them. They aren't deep or anything but they are very entertaining.

[Jason Tate]

I need a new book to read .. recommend a good thinking book...

[Andy]

America: The Book by Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. Hilarious.

Then there are the classics 'Fight Club' and 'American Psycho', which everyone has to read. 'Journals', the journals of Kurt Cobain, are also a facinating read.

[AshesAshes]

America: The Book by Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. Hilarious.

Then there are the classics 'Fight Club' and 'American Psycho', which everyone has to read. 'Journals', the journals of Kurt Cobain, are also a facinating read.
i read the journals of cobain that was pretty good how he tryed to kill him self by layin on the train tracks and the train went the other way im pretty sure that was it that was crazy shit. i havent read it in a while.
did anyone have to read that book the giver in 6th grade?that book was some crazy shit as well

[brandnew_islove]

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

[mercutio7]

Well, I'm not a huge fan of Steven King but his gigantic series "The Dark Tower" is super philosophical in hindsight. It can be a fantasy novel, or a deep thinker. It all depends how you read it. Also Anthem by Ayn Rand. Last but not least, if you can handle the language, The Republic by Plato or Utopia by Sir Thomas More.

[organizedchaos]

Stranger in A Strange Land- Robert Heinlein- this book is excellent, more or less about the human capacity/need to love and to laugh. It's really insightful, when it was originally published, there was a lot of shit about how the main character is paralleled to Jesus, and seen as almost a satire of Jesus's life. I highly recommend it.

Candide- Voltaire (absolutely hysterical satire if you want to read between the lines)

[shut.the.door]

America: The Book by Jon Stewart and the Daily Show. Hilarious.


I am reading this now. It makes me laugh out loud...and not a lot of books can do that.

[Andy]

I love the section on Scandinavia. On how we have 'physically perfect spouses'. Hahaha.

[MrChainsaw389]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman wrote Neverwhere which if you haven't read, you are seriously missing out.

[paen]

either "choke" or "lullaby" by the guy who wrote fight club (Chuck Palahniuk), fucking crazy shit. its like a mindfuck.

[catch4usthefoxs]

good thinking book?, the bible

[still]

the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosksvy or something like that.

[blankster07]

the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosksvy or something like that.

Yes, this would be perfect. If you liked The Catcher In The Rye.

[level4loser]

"invisible monsters" by chuck palahniuk is my new favorite book of the year. "Choke" and "lullaby" are great too, man.

chuck is the shit.

[FrancesTheMute]

requiem for a dream is a great book
as is last exit to brooklyn.


america the book is also great.

[Speyside]

If you haven't read any Dave Eggars, you are living a shallow, meaningless existence. I would start with "You Shall Know Our Velocity!" If you don't like this book, feel free to ban me. It is that fucking great.

[I am all talk]

If you haven't read any Dave Eggars, you are living a shallow, meaningless existence. I would start with "You Shall Know Our Velocity!" If you don't like this book, feel free to ban me. It is that fucking great.

i think i would go with "heartbreaking work of staggering genius" first. but dave eggers is the man. I'd also suggest taking the best book you read in highschool and rereading it. The second time though can be a completely different experience because of how you have grown since graduation.

[allelish]

Of mice and men is a really good book.

[theESCO]

Last Exit to Brooklyn
Junky
A People's History of the United States
Diary : A Novel

[slickwataris]

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

[Emopunkthrice]

Angels and Demons or The Da Vinci Code

[Bishop]

The Mambo Kings Play Songs Of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (Quite possibly the funniest book I have ever read)

[MissingJN13]

clockwork orange is really good

[LostInTheCrowd]

The Green Mile is a good book that makes you think about life. Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk is also a great book.

[eraserfairy]

I really love(d) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber is pretty good... it's about a 19th century prostitute in London, so it's this mixture of sex, history, and just really good writing. Hard to explain, but I loved it. If you want something satirical Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is good.

[i like guitars]

A Confederacy of dunces

[Jason Tate]

i picked up the "the rule of four" and "deception point" -- next time to the book store i'll get some Dave Eggars it sounds good. thanks

[still]

http://images.bestwebbuys.com/muze/books/77/0590254677.jpg

such an awesome book.

[eagle1]

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny by Robin Sharma
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho

there are a few more but I don't remember the authors.

[Jerm]

i picked up the "the rule of four" and "deception point" -- next time to the book store i'll get some Dave Eggars it sounds good. thanks

have u read angels and demons by dan brown.. might wanna check it out if you havent

[ilovehf7]

harry potter!

[I am all talk]

i picked up the "the rule of four" and "deception point" -- next time to the book store i'll get some Dave Eggars it sounds good. thanks

you definitely won't regret dave eggers. His story is so amazing. His voice represents a whole generation of middle class, white america.

[smallbutfeisty]

i just finished rereading "memoirs of a geisha" by arthur golden for like the fifth time...i love that book...

[dumbcorey]

i like Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy or Michael Crichton

[Signals Corrupted]

Pompeii.. i forget the author but it was a bestseller for awhile. excellent book.

[Louise Heng]

yes about the harry potter!! hahaha

I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but the Ender series by Orson Scott Card is so amazing. Ender's Game is the first in the series. The new Gatsby's album was inspired by the series... sooo good.

If you want something non-fiction, The United States Of Europe by T.R. Reid is really good too.

[Andy]

Has anyone read Moby Dick?

I want to read it...

[Emopunkthrice]

Has anyone read Moby Dick?

I want to read it...
its an allrite book...too bad everyone dies except the narrator

[Andy]

its an allrite book...too bad everyone dies except the narrator
Yeah. Thanks for telling me.

[VeloriumCamper]

Fighting Ruben Wolfe.......easy book, read it a long time ago...good though.

[Emopunkthrice]

Yeah. Thanks for telling me.
No Problem Bro ;)

[FrancesTheMute]

my sig

the book kicks ass.

[Jason Tate]

yes about the harry potter!! hahaha

I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but the Ender series by Orson Scott Card is so amazing. Ender's Game is the first in the series. The new Gatsby's album was inspired by the series... sooo good.

If you want something non-fiction, The United States Of Europe by T.R. Reid is really good too.
actually reading "shadow of ender" right now

[open mind]

ishmael and the story of b by daniel quinn are pretty good
the dark tower series by stephen king is really 7 books but it's so epic and covers so many topics and genres you'll end up thinking about something.
the 48 laws of power by robert greene will make you think (whether it makes you despise how things work or not is up to you i guess)
anything by palahniuk is good, don't know if they really make you think alot but they sure are funny.
i'm also partial to calvin and hobbes and the farside comics but i don't know if they count.

[shut.the.door]

i just read siddhartha and then watched i heart huckabees.... wow.

[monkeyboy14]

Angels and Demons or The Da Vinci Code

These 2 are must reads. In my opinion Da Vinci Code > Angels and Demons. Also anything by Matthew Reilly (I recommend Scarecrow, Area 7 and Ice Station). Also Cat and Mouse and Roses are Red by James Patterson are great.

[jeremyfromva]

Coming Summer 2006

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/jeremyfromva/cover.jpg

[marrost]

Looks good. Congrats.

[the_snazz]

Cool! I'll try to remember to read it. It sounds interesting. :)

[FrancesTheMute]

what is it going to be about?

[Trainsaw]

Its a coffee table book....about coffee tables!

[Jerm]

i have read parts of it and its going to be pretty good cant wait for the whole thing!! and the cover looks pretty good man

[sleepygrlgreen]

Ooooo.

[jeremyfromva]

Synopsis:
Its been nearly twenty years since the small town of Henrico Falls was rocked by the bizarre murders of those six very successful women. After years of trying to track down the killer with no positive results, the department officially closes the case. However, Detective Michael Kirk never gave up despite being told over and over by his captain that there was nothing that could be done.
Christie Porter's mother died in a horrific car accident when she was five years old leaving her father, Jack Porter to raiser her alone. Twenty years later, the newly promoted police detective is still having recurring nightmares about her mother's accident.
After a long span of silence and peace, another bizarre murder occurs. This time the killer known only as Mr. Brightside is targeting the new detective and her closest friends and loved ones. Detective Kirk has no doubt that this is the same serial killer who murdered those women twenty years ago.
With her life on the line, Christie and Kirk must delve into the past to find out the chilling truth about Mr. Brightside that will make Christie forget everything she knows about her past. EVERYTHING

Add in: I wrote this 4 years ago and I know I am going to have to change the killer's name so the killers don't sue me :headshake

[gamer123]

Who made the cover?

[Red Medicine]

"Mr. Brightside"? Are you serious?

Oh, I just read the addendum...

Anyway, the plot seems very cliché, and I feel no desire whatsoever to check out your novel.

[Riverwings]

Anyway, the plot seems very cliché, and I feel no desire whatsoever to check out your novel.

no offense at all to the author, but I have to agree... it does sound a bit "cliché" ... hopefully it's not, and it works out for you ;)

[jeremyfromva]

"Mr. Brightside"? Are you serious?

Oh, I just read the addendum...

Anyway, the plot seems very cliché, and I feel no desire whatsoever to check out your novel.

No, its not cliche' if it was I highly doubt Little Brown would be publishing it. It might seem cliche' in the summary, but believe me these kinds of twists haven't been done yet.

[Darren McLeod]

Little Brown is publishing it? Congrats, that's quite a feat. Hopefully it turns out well.

[A picasso blue]

Synopsis:
Its been nearly twenty years since the small town of Henrico Falls was rocked by the bizarre murders of those six very successful women. After years of trying to track down the killer with no positive results, the department officially closes the case. However, Detective Michael Kirk never gave up despite being told over and over by his captain that there was nothing that could be done.
Christie Porter's mother died in a horrific car accident when she was five years old leaving her father, Jack Porter to raiser her alone. Twenty years later, the newly promoted police detective is still having recurring nightmares about her mother's accident.
After a long span of silence and peace, another bizarre murder occurs. This time the killer known only as Mr. Brightside is targeting the new detective and her closest friends and loved ones. Detective Kirk has no doubt that this is the same serial killer who murdered those women twenty years ago.
With her life on the line, Christie and Kirk must delve into the past to find out the chilling truth about Mr. Brightside that will make Christie forget everything she knows about her past. EVERYTHING

Add in: I wrote this 4 years ago and I know I am going to have to change the killer's name so the killers don't sue me :headshake


cool. how old were you when you wrote this then? im 16 and I finished a novel last year. don't have any idea as to how i should try to get it published though..

[jeremyfromva]

cool. how old were you when you wrote this then? im 16 and I finished a novel last year. don't have any idea as to how i should try to get it published though..

Good luck! Its a very grueling task...I had to get some other things published first (i.e. short stories in highlights for children) before a publisher would even take me seriously enough to request my manuscript. I wrotoe this book when I was 17 but re-polished it quite a bit since then...

[Darren McLeod]

cool. how old were you when you wrote this then? im 16 and I finished a novel last year. don't have any idea as to how i should try to get it published though..
Since you're so young, you're probably out of luck. Not only would a publishing company not take you seriously, but your skills probably aren't as good as they may seem, and publishing companies will pick that up. It takes years before you develop a total grasp on the language, its quirks, and how to develop a strong style.

However, if you believe you're a young Hemingway, then pick up a copy of the Writer's Market... I have the Canadian Edition, it tells you lots of different publishing house's addresses, what they like to publish, etc. It's a good guide.

[ohsoradbaby]

Wow, congrats. I'll try to check it out ;)

[jeremyfromva]

Since you're so young, you're probably out of luck. Not only would a publishing company not take you seriously, but your skills probably aren't as good as they may seem, and publishing companies will pick that up. It takes years before you develop a total grasp on the language, its quirks, and how to develop a strong style.

However, if you believe you're a young Hemingway, then pick up a copy of the Writer's Market... I have the Canadian Edition, it tells you lots of different publishing house's addresses, what they like to publish, etc. It's a good guide.

Exactly...I published some short stories when I was 18 but most publishers won't take you seriously until you have a few things under your belt. Darren is absolutely right....It just so happened that my query letter described what they were looking for in a book...originality...anyways the editors are making a run on it and then I should have a hard copy in about another month :)

[adriaan]

awesome. the emotions really come across well.

[afk999]

good stuff

[LipstickKiller]

What are some good books, can be anything. Expecially history.

[YoungNastyMan]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812521374/ref=pd_sxp_f/104-3554861-8371121

One hell of a book, I wanna read the rest of the series and apperently there making a film to.

[AWilhelmPetter]

Books sucks IMO. Who needs 'em when you've got music and the computer?

[elemenohpe]

animal farm. 1985. george orwell is one of my favs.

also, the semus heany translation of beowulf is fantastic if your into that sort of thing.

[mewithcoldplay]

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

[LipstickKiller]

animal farm. 1985. george orwell is one of my favs.

also, the semus heany translation of beowulf is fantastic if your into that sort of thing.


I'm actually reading 1984 right now I think thats what you meant. I'll have to check out Animal Farm. Thanks

[Indie Bracelet]

Lolita is my favorite book.

[The Big Timer]

Have you ever read any Hunter S. Thompson? Check out "The Rum Diary" is a good start, it's short but brilliant.

[Indie Bracelet]

if we're going beat literature, then On the Road is a must.
One of my top books.

[takingback98]

almost lost

[cuetheflames]

i know there have been a couple of threads with people asking about good books or whatever.

i went to barnes & noble about a week or 2 ago and found this book its really good.

its called Snow Mountain Passage, by James Houston

its about the Donner Party and if you dont know what that is its a bunch of people that were forced to canniblism in the late 1800s. its true and its a good book so if your into like thriller/western frontier type books check it out.

its a good one.

[A picasso blue]

so..what's the last book you guys read? i enjoy reading a ton and right now I'm at a loss as to what's out there.

the last book I read was Blindness by Jose Saramago.
Thrice recommended it on their website so it had to be good :)

[Scott Irvine]

Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Battle Royale by some Japanese guy

[pinkerton]

well...i'm almost done w/ slaughterhouse 5.

[niveK]

choke - chuck p.

[seconds]

Survivor - Chuck P.
now moving onto Invisible Monsters

[suburbn_thrills]

The Secret Life of Bees

[xgloryxfadesx27]

The Great Gatsby(for school)
Nothing Feels Good:Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo--I finally finished it haha. Now I'm starting to read Our Band Could Be Your Life:Scenes from the Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad, anyone ever read it?
-dan

[slickwataris]

Of Mice and Men

[seconds]

Of Mice and Men
i read that book last year. it was pretty alright.

[I am all talk]

"Still Life With Woodpecker" by Tom Robbins. Best book I've ever read. It is fuckin amazing.


I'm currently reading "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac and I'm loving it.

[Bishop]

Polish Joke by David Ives

[lackofcolour 13]

Old School by Tobias Wolff

[slickwataris]

i read that book last year. it was pretty alright.
Tell em bout the rabbits

[Hilikus]

The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne

[lackofcolour 13]

The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne
that and In our time by hemingway are the two books I need to re-read.

[ThisIsJo]

The Historian by someone whose name I can't remember. It is horribly clichéd and a waste of time.

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman isn't bad. Actually pretty amusing.

[A picasso blue]

. Now I'm starting to read Our Band Could Be Your Life:Scenes from the Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad, anyone ever read it?
-dan



that soudns cool. what stuff do they focus on? like what bands?

[FScott]

The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway
On The Road by Kerouac
This Side Of Paradise by F Scott Fitzgerald

[slickwataris]

Please Save My Earth Volume 1

[xglassjawx]

I'm currently trying to read about 5 books at the same time, but i read Hawk: Occupation Skateboarder most at the moment, bloody good book as well i might add

[slickwataris]

Hot Gimmick Volume 2

[A picasso blue]

Please Save My Earth Volume 1
i like how you slip in manga amid stuff like Of Mice and Men



some of these look good, but right now i'm looking for a book that's reall "meaningful". as in it holds deep symbolism/philisophy stuff instead of just books that are entertaining. anyone got anyhting like that? and i guess it doesnt have to be the last one. maybe just good ones that stick with you

[I am all talk]

On The Road by Kerouac


don't you love it??? It's amazing because I'm from the valley in California he keeps talking about.

[burntheaction]

Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Had to read it for my course. Was pretty shit.

[heyRomanticA__x]

Harriet The Spy

[slickwataris]

Genshiken Volume 2


because it's winter...

[Justin_stacy]

In the Presence of Mine Enemy.....Henry Turtledove

[EndlessMike]

I finished Another Bullshit Night In Suck City by Nick Flynn a couple days ago.

Now I'm re-reading Different Seasons by Stephen King, because I found it in my room yesterday and realized I hadn't read it in 5 years.

[YearsGoneBy]

well...i'm almost done w/ slaughterhouse 5. ditto

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

For mythology class i just read

A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor and Oedipus Rex

[she cant swim!]

im reading harry potter and the order of the phoenix at the min

cant get enough of it

[A picasso blue]

what's Kurt Vonnegut's stuff like? he was on the Daily Show last week and seemed like a really funny and witty guy.

[xglassjawx]

im reading harry potter and the order of the phoenix at the min

cant get enough of it
Is that the sixth book? If so, i'm reading the same one :D I can't be assed to get the seventh yet, i'm nowhere finished the sixth yet hahaha! They take so darn long to read!

[she cant swim!]

order of the phoenix is the 5th

half blood prince is the 6th

i only got into them like 2 weeks ago i been flying through them

[slickwataris]

i like how you slip in manga amid stuff like Of Mice and Men

hehe get used to it ;)

[A picasso blue]

What's 'Mice and Men' about?

[slickwataris]

Californian farm ranchers

[slickwataris]

Madara Vol. 1

kind of annoying

[Kif]

Choke by Chuck Palahnuik.

[xglassjawx]

order of the phoenix is the 5th

half blood prince is the 6th

i only got into them like 2 weeks ago i been flying through them
Yeah they're good books but i still find them hard to read like all the time, i couldn't read a harry potter book that quickly lol

[slickwataris]

G.T.O. vol. 16

[dorkkintheboxx]

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

It was only 100 pages, and took me just as long to read as Alias Grace (which was 500 pages) because it sucked so bad.

[A picasso blue]

whats Heart of Darkness? it seems to come up a lot

[dorkkintheboxx]

whats Heart of Darkness? it seems to come up a lot It's this pointless book about this man's decent into an African Jungle to save this genious ivory tradesman guy. And the downfall of society and crap.

I hate it. Pointless and just difficult to read (and not in the big vocabulary sort of way but the I want to rip my eyes out if I have to read one more description about the jungle sort of way)

I just didn't understand what the point of the book was. Avoid it at all costs.

[A picasso blue]

It's this pointless book about this man's decent into an African Jungle to save this genious ivory tradesman guy. And the downfall of society and crap.

I hate it. Pointless and just difficult to read (and not in the big vocabulary sort of way but the I want to rip my eyes out if I have to read one more description about the jungle sort of way)

I just didn't understand what the point of the book was. Avoid it at all costs.
i see. maybe i'll reread Brave New World. havent since 4 years ago and even then i didnt pay much attention to it. still love it though


I'd like to read 'Ulysses' by James Joyce but you probably need a 1,000 page book of cliffnotes to make sense of it. anyone here tried that one?

[popdisaster00]

Sorry i'm going frantic about this book but I gotta know if anyone here has read "bastard out of carolina"?

[TheByrus]

nope.

[Mitch]

My favorite books are:

The Catcher in the Rye
Lord of the Flies

and

Scar Tissue (the autuobiography of the guy from RHCP)


I want something that starts off good, and is good all the way through. Thanks...

[Ratherbedead22]

i reccommend getting any of vonneguts books. he fucking rules.

either that, or david sedaris.

[A picasso blue]

Anthony Kiedis has an autobiography? I'll have to get that

well i hate the first of those two myself..but i recommend 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury and 'Animal Farm' by George orwell. not sure how they relate, but i felt they did

[BrandNewHero77]

my all-time favorite book is Incidible Man by Ralph Ellison
it has a slow start but it gets veeery good

that and any Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) book

[I am all talk]

Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.

"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."

[Darren McLeod]

Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

[I am all talk]

Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I forgot to mention AHBWOSG. That book is amazing. Soooo good.


Also depending on your political beliefs, the book "LIES: and the lying liars who tell them" by Al Franken is funny and smart. Even if you are a strict conservative I would suggest reading this book just to broaden your horizons.

[TheByrus]

if you liked the ending of saw.

(and thought the ending of saw 2 sucked, like me)

then you would enjoy invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk.


its a great novel about homosexuality and fashion models.

[annn]

Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
All amazing books, esp. Hey Nostradamus. You have good tastes :thumbsup:

[Robb]

Complicity by Iain Banks.

[Drew Beringer]

To Kill A Mockingbird

[I am all talk]

To Kill A Mockingbird
really? I didn't care for that book at all.

[odnetnin]

Henry Rollins - See A Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die
Henry Rollins - Bang!

[Sean McGeezer]

I read Scar Tissue, a really amazing book

[Stereo Mike]

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

[Bishop]

Henry Rollins - See A Grown Man Cry, Now Watch Him Die
Henry Rollins - Bang!

I myself prefer Black Coffe Blues by Rollins. I also liked the tour diary he had with Black Flag.


If you want a classic book, I suggest The Great Gatsby, it's one of my favorites.

[pinkerton]

anything by chuck palahniuk.
'nuff said.

[Mitch]

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Hmm, that's the only one that is seeming interesting to me so far, I might have to check it out. Thanks for all the replies, keep them coming!

I'm planning on buying Final Truth (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0963242202/qid=1130607845/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5414828-6320643?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) and one or two others. The Wasp Factory sounds promising...

[A picasso blue]

another good book by Golding is The Inheritors. it's basically a historical ficiton account about Neanderthals fighting against the arrival of Homo sapiens. but it's good. and yeah, there's plenty of dialogue

there's another one about a man strnaded on a barren rock island but i forget the title.

[Robb]

Hmm, that's the only one that is seeming interesting to me so far, I might have to check it out. Thanks for all the replies, keep them coming!

I'm planning on buying Final Truth (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0963242202/qid=1130607845/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5414828-6320643?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) and one or two others. The Wasp Factory sounds promising...

The Wasp Factory is good, very, VERY dark. I recommend starting with that book, and if you like that style, reading more books by Banks. I think Complicity is a better book overall, in terms of writing and plot, but The Wasp Factory is proably a better startoff.

[Stereo Mike]

Hmm, that's the only one that is seeming interesting to me so far, I might have to check it out. Thanks for all the replies, keep them coming!

I'm planning on buying Final Truth (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0963242202/qid=1130607845/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5414828-6320643?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) and one or two others. The Wasp Factory sounds promising...
oh, it is. so interesting, i got 120/120 on the exam we did on it.

[theROUSE]

oh my god dude
the exact location of the soul - richard seltzer.
im not joking, this book is fucking amazing.

[I am all talk]

oh my god dude
the exact location of the soul - richard seltzer.
im not joking, this book is fucking amazing.
whats is it about?

[A picasso blue]

whats is it about?
clearly, the answer is in the title

[I am all talk]

clearly, the answer is in the title
no shit. And the "Adventures of Huck Finn" is about a boy named Huck Finn who has adventures. Thank you for pointing out nothing.

[dorkkintheboxx]

A million little pieces. It's on Oprah's book list, but I really liked it. About drug addiction.

[Saves The Night]

To Kill A Mockingbird
I didnt like the book but i do like the movie...Gregory Peck...wow fantastic.

Try some Fahrenheit 451...i read it in one day i was soo into it.

[theROUSE]

whats is it about?
well no, actually 'the exact location of the soul' is only about 1/12th what its about. its a book composed of short essays that will blow you away. trust me.

[marbury1414]

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (philosophical, my second favorite book)
The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn (sci fi)
Anything by Michael Crichton...well except for State of Fear

[A picasso blue]

no shit. And the "Adventures of Huck Finn" is about a boy named Huck Finn who has adventures. Thank you for pointing out nothing.
y'know, what's creepy is that I was doing the exact same motion as your picture when I just looked at it

[I am all talk]

y'know, what's creepy is that I was doing the exact same motion as your picture when I just looked at it
too bad you'll never be as bad ass as the man in that picture.

well no, actually 'the exact location of the soul' is only about 1/12th what its about. its a book composed of short essays that will blow you away. trust me.
and thank you.