se_FOUR Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Right I was never an avid reader of books, up to a year ago I like only read one..lol..Anyways "Brixton Rock" was simply a great book I couldn`t put it down for a second!! Brixton Rock http://www.blackamber.com/images/brixton.jpg'> Here`s some reviews.. The Times "A triumph…. Bears a striking resemblance to Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock … the main difference is that Brixton Rock is very funny. Brixton Rock is a pacey document of teenage angst….which is why the pockets of humour…prove to be such a triumph. This is a debut which confirms its author…a pro in prose." The Daily Telegraph "The story. trundles along energetically but the novel’s real strength lies in the dialogue. Wheatle gives us a fascinating snapshot of black English in the early eighties and I wondered whether he had film adaptation in mind." New Statesman "Alex Wheatle’s Brixton Rock [has] initiated the debate on how it feels to be a mixed race Briton." Crime Time "Sharp-edged and sardonically funny, Brixton Rock is Graham Greene for the hip-hop generation - a strong and quirky debut by Alex Wheatle." World Literature Today "Wheatle has a powerful subject which he made into a Brighton Rock for contemporary England, a story about the inner life of a wounded social outcast who is redeemed while being a criminal." Greater London Radio "A great debut novel. Really, really exciting story…Alex Wheatle will be a great writer…brilliant ending." Just discovered two more books by him East Acre Lane--->> Follows Brixton Rock Seven Sisters... Anyways was a great read.. If you guys got anything to recommend please say.. Ethreadzny-->> you have helped me out in the past, any suggestions mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I mentioned it in the past, Alex Garland's (author of 'The beach', 'The tesseract' and the screenplay of '28 days later') new book is a fuckin masterpiece... The Coma http://www.faber.co.uk/pictures/books/small/f/fb/fb00aa85f440e13b7e81c91b3f7cc33f.jpg'> Carl is brutally assaulted in an underground train while protecting a young woman from a gang of thugs. Beaten unconscious, he lies for days in a hospital bed. On discharge Carl starts to notice strange leaps in time, distortions in his experience. Is he truly interacting with the outside world, or could he still be in the coma? The Coma is the new novel from Alex Garland - a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves deep into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. It is illustrated with 45 woodcuts by Nicholas Garland. +Reviews+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Good book: http://flakmag.com/books/images/ahwosg.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Well i'm on my way to buying the books I need for college BELL JAR BILLY BUDD GREAT GATSBY NAKED ANGELS TROPIC OF CANCER man I have never read any of these books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/16/Nikolas_Robel/SchonhauserPlaquette-Vue01-.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Anything by John King. You might not like him, though, as he frequently talks about kicking the shit out of Tottenham supporters ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by StarzAbove BELL JAR sylvia plath...the book is great...try ariel after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtab|e Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 http://www.hilary.com/reviews/images/davincicode.jpg'> Book I'm trying to read now. But only got a few pages done. I think I'll start reading more when the college semester starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisPantalonesEstaEnfuega Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 what I've read this summer: Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemmingway American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis Blue Beard - Kurt Vonnegut(sp) Nine Stories - J.D. Salinger White Lines: Authors on Cocaine - various essays and exerpts Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemmingway Reread: Less than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis Glamorams - Bret Easton Ellis Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahnuik Currently Reading: Slaughter House Five - Kurt Vonnegut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Some good choices misp. I just read "The Stranger" and "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse and enjoyed them, but the authors name of "The Stranger" is escaping me at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebsBK Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 the rum diaries- hunter s .thompson rad rad rad !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 One Foot In The Gutter - the trials and tribulations of two homeless police officers working the mission district area in SF. A must read for anyone who has ever lived in s.f. or is thinking about visiting there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by Tesseract It is illustrated with 45 woodcuts by Nicholas Garland. woodcuts are great!! oh... if you like The Da Vinci Code... check 'the Assasini'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by MrChupacabra Some good choices misp. I just read "The Stranger" and "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse and enjoyed them, but the authors name of "The Stranger" is escaping me at the moment. Albert Camus, right? I re-read Siddhartha not too long ago. What a great book, one of my favorites. Others by Hesse that I've read and liked: Gertrude, Demian, Narcissus and Goldmund. I started Steppenwolf but never got around to finishing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I have steppenwolf lying on my desk for one month with a dedication from my ex on the front page..i dunno what she's trying to tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 maybe she wants to take a magic carpet ride ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Stevens Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 i had to sit in an office for 13hrs each day for the last week.. i read two books the bourne trilogy and 2010 a space.. yeah you know its the sequal.. both of them are kinda interestin.. on a side note i had to stop readin the 2010 cause my ex (one of the bosses daughters) is now "workin" with me.. gettin paid while gettin laid.. shes a fool but sex.. meh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3> maybe she wants to take a magic carpet ride ???? Haa, good one...I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Peanut Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Originally posted by Tesseract I mentioned it in the past, Alex Garland's (author of 'The beach', 'The tesseract' and the screenplay of '28 days later') new book is a fuckin masterpiece... The Coma http://www.faber.co.uk/pictures/books/small/f/fb/fb00aa85f440e13b7e81c91b3f7cc33f.jpg'> Carl is brutally assaulted in an underground train while protecting a young woman from a gang of thugs. Beaten unconscious, he lies for days in a hospital bed. On discharge Carl starts to notice strange leaps in time, distortions in his experience. Is he truly interacting with the outside world, or could he still be in the coma? The Coma is the new novel from Alex Garland - a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves deep into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. It is illustrated with 45 woodcuts by Nicholas Garland. +Reviews+ this actually sounds really cool. i'm gonna look for it. here's somethign i've been reading lately. whenever i end up killing time (no pun intended) in a book store i usually pick up where i left off in this book. http://www.feralhouse.com/images/newloc2.jpg'> reviews and shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/16/Okrugenie/Grib.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatita Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 KAOS!!! THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. AHHHHH. Okay, Im done being ridiculously enthusiastic. Also, everyone needs to read "My Less Than Secret Life" By Jonathan Ames http://www.jonathanames.com/images/book_covers/LessThanSecretLife.jpg'> I just fineshed it.. to sum it up, its a memior of a perverted, blunt man in his 30s. So hilarious, but not just a goofy book. RIght now Im reading "The Extra Man" by him, http://www.jonathanames.com/images/book_covers/ExtraMan.jpg'>. Its amazing so far and Im only to page 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1569719349.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg'> i just read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 http://books.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n5/n26877.jpg'> I finished reading this a couple days ago, and started right over again, for the possibility that I may have missed something. It's one of those books that will change your life, I've been looking at shit differently and taking things in through a different process because of this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 ^^^ You should really read Narcissus and Goldmund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I totally thought this thread was going to be about boobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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