H. Lecter Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 Try "To The Ends Of The Earth" as mentioned above~ That shit is really real~ Top 5... hmmm tough... Siddhartha Tao-Ti-Ching Dhammapada Upanishads Bible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KephaOneLove Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 thanks lecter..ima check it out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the shitz Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 yeah "To the ends of the Earth" sounds interesting. Danka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 the end of the earth is no longer some distant concept for us to conveniently dispose of our own imperfections or those around us, it is something we are contending with as almost an entity unto itself now, much how corporations have all the rights of citizens in the US. Which is quite frightening if you think about it. Oh yeah I'm reading some books. What are they? "The Next Fifty Years" is one of them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master bait Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 a pretty good read in all it's fucked upness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basekone Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 i've read a lot of great books recently, so i'll probably be back next time i see this thread to put a bigger list together...but one that i just thought of is "Rookie Cop: Deep Undercover in the Jewish Defense League" be back with that top five list, or maybe just some more suggestions later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 so... fter letting the advance copy sit on the shelf, for what a year and a half, I finally read the Da Vinci Code... This isn't a book that will change your life but as far as page turning excitement it's the best book I've read in the last while. I'm nearly ashamed to say it now that it's all mega popular but, for 'best seller' fluff it's pretty well done. You should realize that I read over 400 books last year (books = 300 plus pages), and, of course, I have strange tastes but, from the last year (the books are published at random dates), I would recommend: Imanishi Investigates - Seicho Matsumoto *Anything from the Grypstra series* by - Janwillem Van De Wetering (finished 3 in the series this year and a few last year, great stuff!) Smilla's Sense of Snow - Peter Hoeg (Fabulous and compelling!) Dark Star - Alan Furst (all the Furst stuff is SO REAL for this sort of 'historical fiction') Kingdom of Shadows - Alan Furst Berlin Noir - Phillip Kerr (also incredibly written historical fiction) Scaredy Cat - Mark Billingham Let It Bleed - Ian Rankin (WOW!) Little Yellow Dog - Walter Mosely (PLEASE READ ALL THE OTHERS BEFORE THIS ONE, look for the Easy Rawlins series... this is the among the last ones but DAMN are these books GREAT!) ((beyond entertainment, this is the for real literature)) damn, there are SO many others, I don't read 'shit'... I'll have to check my notes and come back w/ more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Great book so far very informative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack McCoy Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Right now I'm curled up with a cup of tea reading "Memoirs of a Geisha" :love2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruce Lee Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 BOOKS/READING! What books are you all reading? Me: and Frankenstein i couldnt find the cover art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man with the Answers Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Fortress of Solitude is one of the best books I 've ever read, and takes place, like, on my block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! ok you know how every now and then your friends that dont write get you a corny as fuck graffiti book full of crap? well this girl from my school got me this book the faith of graffiti by kurbansky shits ill matic she grabbed it for me at some antique book store for 10$ 1974 1st print and this shit i got in the 10$ bin at some used books store yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruce Lee Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! the part about mingus's father got a little boring. Through the whole book i was wondering if he actually knew any writers. You should check out his other one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! right now I'm in the middle of a short story (yeah, I can't believe I set it down either but time and events conspired to demand my attention... anyway) called Reading for Survival by John D. McDonald... and I just got handed an unpublished manuscript that I'll read tonight, god willing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ginger Bread Man Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! that a million little pieces book is str8 twisted. look into wicked as well its wildn out sophies world big bad wolf rose madder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Hey, I got this when it came out and have already passed it off to people, I thought it was really well written and funny. I laughed out loud at least once as I remember (it's been a fw years now)... in the broadest terms, if you liked this you might like Janwillem van de Wetering (helluva handle there...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man with the Answers Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! naked lunch: "theres two things wrong with that title" ... homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! yeah, even Hunter had a hard time reading naked luch... with no naked and no lunch... the rumor is Burroughs wrote the book and stacked the manuscript then cut it in half and threw the pieces in the air... the finished product is what they picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! ok you know how every now and then your friends that dont write get you a corny as fuck graffiti book full of crap? well this girl from my school got me this book the faith of graffiti by kurbansky shits ill matic she grabbed it for me at some antique book store for 10$ 1974 1st print and this shit i got in the 10$ bin at some used books store yep dooood, i have that same book. what mythology nerds we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion>Ogre Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! For like, the Hundredth time...I don't know why, it's always good for a few laughs, and I like to reminisce every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! there's a million stories about that book. the most basic being something like: he shot his wife in the head while playing william tell, fled the country, lived in a hut, did h, ate acid, gobbled mushrooms and scribbled notes. when it was time for him to leave he collected the notes and gave them to ginsberg and co. they *sorta* organized them and had it published. burroughs always said writing would always be inferior to painting because of the formalities: a painter can either render a skyline or go completely abstract and never have to explain themselves, people will appreaciate it either way. authors have to worry about punctuation, format, grammar, plot, setting, theme, spelling. naked lunch was saying fuck that and just letting it all flow out. you're supposed to be able to pick up the book and read it from any given point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion>Ogre Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! I also read Sonny Barger's autobiography about 8 years ago.. He clowns on Hunter big-time..Nonetheless, Hunter still rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Backwood Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! just read: now i'm reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion>Ogre Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! Is strangling of children one of their suggestions? How about just beating them with broom handles? *edit: this is for that Nanny 911 book.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! what's fortress of solitude about? i could go to amazon.com but i'd rather put someone on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: BOOKS/READING! For some reason im reading the 3 Halo books. And there pretty fucking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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