Guest professor poopatronic Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 ok well there hasn't been any literature topics lately and i'm trying to find new stuff to read so i made this post. i seem to always find myself reading the same authors (which i don't mind, that's why i read them) and i want to see what other people like or would recommend. and so i'm actually contributing, some writers i would recommend include JD salinger, charles bukowski, jack kerouac, kurt vonnegut, ernest hemingway, and many others i'll think of later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Oscar Zeta Acosta aka The Brown Buffalo aka Dr. Gonzo from Fear and loathing in Las Vegas. The Revolt of the cockroach people. http://www.12ozprophet.com/ubb/icons/icon26.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi Martin Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Neuromancer and Snowcrash by William Gibson...i think anyway.. Rothschild should know what im talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest socrates Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 all the old shit by wimsatt and hella books about middle east relations and the otonian art period...yeah im wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 The Football Factory Headhunters England Away .......all by John King. These are my new favourite books, got me back into reading on a regular basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catwash Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 anything by Douglas Copeland, I'd also recommend the Iceberg Slim book 'pimp' - crazy book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrongo Sal Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 charles bukowsi...anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsolete Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 most things by bill bryson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilush Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 best people to talk to about books is : mental invalid and tesseract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 I don't like salinger one bit, vonnegut is good though if you're looking for a change of pace - Terry Prachet is your only man:king: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23578 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 everything's got to be a popularity contest on here. books i've read and would recommend recently: American Gods- Neil Gaiman The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner- Alan Silitoe Bushwacked Piano- Thomas McGuane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyHofa Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 i thought the lonliness of the long distance runner was a song by iron maiden. kurt vonnegut is great for literary merit and entertainment. camus' the plague combines disease and philosophy- totally sweet. trying to read joyce's ulysses right now. really interesting but one of the most difficult books in the english language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest platapie Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 i feel liek such a dumbass sometiems to think ive never finished readign a real book. back to the computer and tv i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tears*uno Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 books are for chumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 1984 - George Orewell damn good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeroshoes Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Isaac Asimov - the Foundation trilogy I, Robot I don't know if science fiction is your thing, but I fucking love this guy's writing. And if by some chance you haven't read The Lord of Rings, read it immediately. Even if you think you don't like fantasy, there's no way anyone in their right mind could dislike these books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerJayII Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Originally posted by Armenhammer 1984 - George Orewell damn good book. I'VE YET TO READ THAT BOOK BUT HIS OTHER SHIT ROCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Originally posted by Xeroshoes And if by some chance you haven't read The Lord of Rings, read it immediately. Even if you think you don't like fantasy, there's no way anyone in their right mind could dislike these books. right here, Bored of the Fucking Rings. I thought it blew, and its not because I'm not a big reader............ anyway, serious literature? Homer's Odyssey. nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Originally posted by 23578 American Gods- Neil Gaiman I was going to come on here and suggest that myself. Neil Gaiman is amazing. I also suggest Good Omens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23578 Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 definately, that guy is way out there, in a very good way. i just picked him up because i was somewhere they had only number one best sellers and they looked pretty sucky. so my hopes weren't very high, i was sooo0 wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik3000 Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 propers to thalatta for giving joyce's ulysses a shot. that is not easy, but once you're in, you're in. i've read it close to a dozen times. of course, the original odyssey is the best story ever told. but if you can handle dense, but aren't up for long, what i recommend is jorge luis borges' labyrinths or a personal anthology. it's what all the kids are reading now. much of what you guys are ratting off here is basic high school and college stuff, which is fine for that age and good reading, but still rather basic. therefore, here's a grown-ups guide: if you dig camus, move on to sartre. if you dig kerouac, move on to burroughs. if you dig bukowski, move on to beckett. if you dig marquez, move on to borges. if you dig hemingway, move on to faulkner. these aren't that much more grown-up really, but they're a next step. really, if you want some reading that will grow with you, you gotta go for the old tales.... the bible, odyssey, ramayana, beowulf, and so forth. also, twain, swift, and melville will grow with you. all that sci-fi shit is wack, as timeless as an apple two plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi Martin Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 "all that sci-fi shit is wack" wack like your peices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23578 Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 these aren't that much more grown-up really, but they're a next step. really, if you want some reading that will grow with you, you gotta go for the old tales.... the bible, odyssey, ramayana, beowulf, and so forth. also, twain, swift, and melville will grow with you. all that sci-fi shit is wack, as timeless as an apple two plus. [/b] that's a pretty broad statement, have you read kurt v.? orsen welles? i admit i'm not the biggest sci. fi. head or anything, but there is as much timeless sci. fi. stories out there as any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mang Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 noam chomsky - anything (if you're into politics) edgar allan poe - anything (truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu) hemingway - "in our time" (small book, good short chapters that are to the point) some british guy - "rime of the ancient mariner" (so you know what the hell IRON MAIDEN was talking about!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1295000/images/_1298503_webby300.jpg'> Ms. Badu thinks you better call Tyrone first and tell him to "rawk awn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeofyork Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Originally posted by bodice_ripper Homer's Odyssey. nuff said ugh... not if you had to translate half or more of it (i think we actually translated all of it) in your latin class. man, if that was ever a bad move in high school........ :mad::heated: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik3000 Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 dude, if you had a hard time translating homer's odyssey in latin class, it's because it was written in greek. that'll throw you every time. sci fi is wack. my pieces are fresh. get it? good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 Originally posted by Sonik3000 but if you can handle dense, but aren't up for long, what i recommend is jorge luis borges' labyrinths or a personal anthology. it's what all the kids are reading now. if you dig marquez, move on to borges. Bump for JLB... fave author for a looong time. I dunno about the english translations, but the spanish originals are incredible. I don't know about you science (NOT sci-fi) guys, but I can't wait to get a hold of Stephen Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science". A must-read for the wonk saggers. Beer, El Mamerro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl-lies Posted May 25, 2002 Share Posted May 25, 2002 tom robbins. "still life with woodpecker" read this book, and then die happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyHofa Posted May 26, 2002 Share Posted May 26, 2002 sonik just burnt chozer like gonhorrea. i agree with his statement that sci-fi is bogus and most if those if...then statements especially then one about faulkner. most of the "out there" authors you guys mention only have "being out there" as a virtue, but faulkner was out there, and one of the best novelists in the language. peep henry james, be cause he is the best novelist in the language. and put down lord of the rings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest professor poopatronic Posted May 26, 2002 Share Posted May 26, 2002 Originally posted by Sonik3000 propers to thalatta for giving joyce's ulysses a shot. that is not easy, but once you're in, you're in. i've read it close to a dozen times. of course, the original odyssey is the best story ever told. but if you can handle dense, but aren't up for long, what i recommend is jorge luis borges' labyrinths or a personal anthology. it's what all the kids are reading now. much of what you guys are ratting off here is basic high school and college stuff, which is fine for that age and good reading, but still rather basic. therefore, here's a grown-ups guide: if you dig camus, move on to sartre. if you dig kerouac, move on to burroughs. if you dig bukowski, move on to beckett. if you dig marquez, move on to borges. if you dig hemingway, move on to faulkner. these aren't that much more grown-up really, but they're a next step. really, if you want some reading that will grow with you, you gotta go for the old tales.... the bible, odyssey, ramayana, beowulf, and so forth. also, twain, swift, and melville will grow with you. all that sci-fi shit is wack, as timeless as an apple two plus. yeah, i'm seventeen and i consider my reading level to pretty much reflect my age. thanks for the recommendations i'll definately check some of those out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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