Books

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:06 pm

I know you're cringing right now, but it's the thread that had to happen sooner or later. Plus, I need new books to read. I don't usually read fiction, so please suggestify some good fiction books.

I'll get the ball rolling by throwing in The Diceman by Luke Rhinehart. Just reread it for about the fourth time.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:12 pm

i just finished reading "the da vinci code".. and i know ya prolly thinkin how lame or whateva, but that was pretty much the first book i can remember ever actually reading...

so i thought it was real good...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:14 pm

Keir wrote:i just finished reading "the da vinci code".. and i know ya prolly thinkin how lame or whateva, but that was pretty much the first book i can remember ever actually reading...

so i thought it was real good...

Not lame at all. I aint read it, but I will to see what all the hype is about.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:19 pm

My favourite author is Anne Tyler. Just got her new book "An Amateur Marriage". Love her work, great characters, every story is so unique. All her books are set in Baltimore where she lives, yet they are all so different. Highly recommend!

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:37 pm

Ani wrote:My favourite author is Anne Tyler. Just got her new book "An Amateur Marriage". Love her work, great characters, every story is so unique. All her books are set in Baltimore where she lives, yet they are all so different. Highly recommend!

Nice! Into what genre does Anne Tyler fit her books?

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:42 pm

um.. i really don't know how to define it. I'm trying to think of the genres, but nothing really fits it. I'll get back to ya!

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:43 pm

ummm I'm just starting Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand on recommendation from a friend. I can't really comment on it yet cos I've read about 30 pages out of 1000 but so far so good...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:46 pm

Ani wrote:um.. i really don't know how to define it. I'm trying to think of the genres, but nothing really fits it. I'll get back to ya!

Actually, that's a good enough description for me. I'll check it out!

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:46 pm

Hardy wrote: The Diceman by Luke Rhinehart.

thats my favorite book! It even inspired me for one day to "live by the dice"
...i gave up when then dice decided that i would stay at home and clean my room rather than go out and get trashed...so i fucked the stupid dice off...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:48 pm

T I C K A wrote:
Hardy wrote: The Diceman by Luke Rhinehart.
thats my favorite book! It even inspired me for one day to "live by the dice"
...i gave up when then dice decided that i would stay at home and clean my room rather than go out and get trashed...so i fucked the stupid dice off...

HAHAHAHA!!! I've been meaning to try Dicelife. Seems like a good way to go. THE DIE IS GOD!!!

It's my fave book too.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:51 pm

Hardy wrote:
Ani wrote:um.. i really don't know how to define it. I'm trying to think of the genres, but nothing really fits it. I'll get back to ya!
Actually, that's a good enough description for me. I'll check it out!

her new one is a bit hard to find in libraries just yet. Try "Saint Maybe" or "Breathing Lessons" or "The Clock Winder" or "A Slipping Down Life"

waggers · Post by **waggers** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:05 am

I'm reading "Porno" by Irvine Welsh, again. Excellent stuff, but if you haven't already, I'd recommend reading Trainspotting & Glue first.
If that's not your thing, how about "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller - wild, wild stuff.
Nabokov's Lolita is the most beautifully written novel I've read in a long time, however it will warp your mind.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:05 am

Thanks for the tipoff Ani! Like I said, I usually only read non-fiction, and I find it hard finding good fictional books.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:07 am

what fiction novels have you gotten into? (Just wondering if Anne Tyler will be what you like)

waggers · Post by **waggers** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:12 am

Actually Hardy, read "The Dirt" - it's Motley Crue's autobiography, and it's fucking grimey!

DEAN G · Post by **DEAN G** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:15 am

waggers wrote:Actually Hardy, read "The Dirt" - it's Motley Crue's autobiography, and it's fucking grimey!

Yes, im sure i've heard you tell me many a stories from that book waggers! Absolutely GOLD, especially the chapter about the girls having to ring their mums!

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:15 am

Ani wrote:what fiction novels have you gotten into? (Just wondering if Anne Tyler will be what you like)

Off the top of my head:

George Orwell - 1984
Dosteyovsky - Crime And Punishment
Jonathan Kellerman - The Butchers Theatre (murder thriller)
James Ellroy (pretty much all his books)
Huxley - Brave New World

Hmmm. Writing out this list, it's dawned on me that my sole source of knowledge of literature is a) My Dad (loves crime stories), and b) Classics.

I guess I can get into anything, as long as it's well wriiten and keeps my interest. Vague I know.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:16 am

waggers wrote:Actually Hardy, read "The Dirt" - it's Motley Crue's autobiography, and it's fucking grimey!

Always meant to read that... thanks for the reminder. I've read alot of excerpts and it sounds class!

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:18 am

Hardy wrote:
Ani wrote:what fiction novels have you gotten into? (Just wondering if Anne Tyler will be what you like)
Off the top of my head:

George Orwell - 1984
Dosteyovsky - Crime And Punishment
Jonathan Kellerman - The Butchers Theatre (murder thriller)
James Ellroy (pretty much all his books)
Huxley - Brave New World

Hmmm. Writing out this list, it's dawned on me that my sole source of knowledge of literature is a) My Dad (loves crime stories), and b) Classics.

I guess I can get into anything, as long as it's well wriiten and keeps my interest. Vague I know.

hmm, give Anne Tyler a shot then. Can't hurt.

Post by **lynt** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:40 am

i dont even like reading threads,

infact, i didnt even read this one.

the consolations of philosophy - alain de botton

decent, up to page 5

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:43 am

meany

Post by **lynt** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:45 am

what you say? speak up im a little blind..

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:45 am

That's sucha dad joke! shame on you

TimmyG · Post by **TimmyG** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:48 am

I'm currently reading American Scream - The Bill Hicks Story.

It's his biography and it's farkin awesome. Man, if you thought he was a genius before... 30 pages into it and I'd already recommend it to anyone who is a fan of his work.

Post by **lynt** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:49 am

Ani wrote:That's sucha dad joke! shame on you

you know me too well Ani !

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:35 am

anything by Robert Rankin.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:57 am

just finished reading Nick Hornby- How to be good

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:30 am

waggers wrote:Actually Hardy, read "The Dirt" - it's Motley Crue's autobiography, and it's fucking grimey!

agree.. this books a pisser!

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:34 am

Anything by Bill Bryson - but you can't read it in public (or at least I can't cos I get strange looks from people when I cack myself laughing

)

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:58 am

my favourite novel is 'american tabloid'.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 71-1079007

my favourite non-fiction is 'the tao of physics'.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 71-1079007

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:10 am

My Year of Meat - Ruth Ozeki

Do not reaqd if you plan to have a steak that nite.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:51 am

this years best reads for dboy.

Age of Consent - George Monboit (political and inciting revolution)
History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (holly fuck how small am i)
Jitterbug Perfume - TOM ROBBINS (most amazing descriptive book i have read- amazing charcters, one of my favs)
On the Road - Jack Kerouac (for about the 10th time)

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:56 am

Mellogs wrote:just finished reading Nick Hornby- How to be good

a bit late in response...but what did you think of this one?
wasn't sure about it...found it so frustrating at points.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:27 pm

reading "how to quit smoking successfully". Well actually i stopped reading it and it currently has an ashtray on it next to my bed

Yo timmy i have that book but the boy confiscated it until i finish reading the smoking book, damn his caring

And Dice Man rules. I reckon i will be a goer for trying it out one day for sure! Just may be when i am not at work around the lawyers.

Dj-Sinister · Post by **Dj-Sinister** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:29 pm

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:36 pm

I gotta start reading Giesha, looks real good, been next to my bed for over a month now...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:41 pm

quick wrote:I gotta start reading Giesha, looks real good, been next to my bed for over a month now...

Isn't the book in your room called "Latex Giesha Bukkake DP"?

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:51 pm

Sure Tom...

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:53 pm

quick wrote:Sure Tom...

Can I borrow it?

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:23 pm

yeah, but the book doesn't open anymore.

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:38 pm

Dave, the internet is no place for smut...

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:41 pm

you're exactly right, my main man.

now turn that four-dicked cartoon face off RIGHT NOW!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:17 pm

valuetime wrote:you're exactly right, my main man.

now turn that four-dicked cartoon face off RIGHT NOW!

that's Mr Zoiburg to you Valuetime

if only i could attach a sound bite right now cos that'd be gold

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:18 pm

Lizkins wrote:
valuetime wrote:you're exactly right, my main man.

now turn that four-dicked cartoon face off RIGHT NOW!

that's Mr Zoiburg to you Valuetime if only i could attach a sound bite right now cos that'd be gold

ZoiDburg

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:42 pm

lizkins lol!!!!!11!!one!!

actually, quick, i don't the d is bolded and capitalised, but now we're just getting fucking pedantic...

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:29 am

Haven't read a book in ages. I want to read the new Tim Winton book, but CBF buying it.

My recommendations *looks around room*

Rules of Attraction or American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Hisotry of the world in 10 1/2 chapters by Julian Barnes

Airframe by Michael Crichton

Worthy mention - Anne Rice is wicked, old Garfield comics are wicked too.

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:53 am

Amick wrote:Rules of Attraction or American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

^^^ top books. glamorama is also wery good.

quiet roar · Post by **quiet roar** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:23 am

Charles Bukowski - Post Office. Women is pretty good too but post office is awesome.

Umberto Eco - Name of The Rose and Focaults Pendulum

Victor Borge - Labyrinth. (collection of very clever short stories)

Those are my favourites, but apart from the above, stick with Dostoyevski and some other classics like Kafka (don't start with The Castle).

sneak · Post by **sneak** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:58 am

i used to really dig Clive Barker until i read Gallilee but Weaveworld, Lord of Illusions and the Books of Blood were fucking brilliant.

best non-fiction book ive read this year is Bloodlines of the Holy Grail - basically debunks the sham that is catholisism, not that you need to read this to know religion is a hoax but its a fucking fascinating historical story which involves the Knights Templar and the Crusades etc.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:48 am

I'm reading Shantaram at the moment

it's a true story about a guy who escaped prison (in Melbourne) and ended up in the Bombay Mafia

(cutting a long story short)

the longest book I've ever bought

I really liked the book Porno, great sequel to Trainspotting.

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