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fancymeghan · 02-03-2004, 02:04 PM

catcher in the rye....well, it was grand.
a dear dear friend let me borrow it this past summer and i loved it.

Nathan · 02-04-2004, 01:41 AM

For those of you interested in World War 2, heres a good book for ya. Also some of you may have noticed HBO made a series based on this book.

Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose.

sim_flex_x · 02-04-2004, 03:21 AM

I'm with fancy, The Things They Carried is amazing. Even if you're not all that interested in reading about war, I Highly recommend it

AcTivE · 02-04-2004, 04:18 PM

On the Road, or Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle

[ February 04, 2004, 01:23 PM: Message edited by: AcTivE ]

Saint DH · 02-04-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Hank the Cowdog

StDx, brilliant, fucking brilliant. I met Erickson in real life once, and had him autograph one of my books.

[ February 04, 2004, 05:01 PM: Message edited by: Dirty Harry ]

tonguegina · 02-04-2004, 08:05 PM

Yeah, he came to Eisenhower and talked to us. It was pretty sweet.

Fruitacious B · 02-04-2004, 10:01 PM

I sat and talked to him at the Young Author's Conference that year. He was a nice guy, then again it's not that hard to appease a bunch of 5th and 6th graders.

Scarlet · 02-05-2004, 12:42 AM

a good short read is Haunted, by Meg Cabot

tonguegina · 02-06-2004, 04:23 AM

What about some Edgar Allan Poe? They're short stories, so you can break up the reading into bits. Damn good too, once you get used to his writing style. "Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Masque of the Red Death"...do I need to go on? There are a ginormous amount of others...just get a collection of his works and go nuts.

Ugly Bastard · 02-06-2004, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dirty Harry:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Hank the Cowdog

StDx, brilliant, fucking brilliant. I met Erickson in real life once, and had him autograph one of my books.</font>[/quote]Wow, me too.

-Ugly Bastard

Pliedes · 02-06-2004, 05:23 AM

I met StDx in life once, had him autograph my breast.

[ February 06, 2004, 02:23 AM: Message edited by: Pliedes ]

silver and cold · 02-06-2004, 11:25 AM

tonguegina's suggestion was great!
I have his complete works and tales, its a wonderful book!

I cant suggest much more, the books I read are very different, and weird.

Fruitacious B · 02-06-2004, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tonguegina:
What about some Edgar Allan Poe? They're short stories, so you can break up the reading into bits. Damn good too, once you get used to his writing style. "Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Masque of the Red Death"...do I need to go on? There are a ginormous amount of others...just get a collection of his works and go nuts.

I've read a shitload of Poe, he's probably one of my favorite authors. Good recommendation nonetheless. It's been awhile since I refreshed myself with some Poe.

onto morning stars · 02-06-2004, 04:57 PM

edgar allen poe is awesome and so is shakespeare but i think i would have to say A farewell to arms by ernest hemmingway he is an incredible writer

StDx · 02-07-2004, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pliedes:
I met StDx in life once, had him autograph my breast.

I look forward to autographing the other brest upon our next crossing.

Fruitacious B · 02-07-2004, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by onto morning stars:
edgar allen poe is awesome and so is shakespeare but i think i would have to say A farewell to arms by ernest hemmingway he is an incredible writer

I like some shakespeare, but I strongly disagree with the ernest hemmingwa recommendation. I just had to read that damn book in English class, and I hated it with a passion. In my opinion, Ernest Hemmingway is a horrible author. Good thing he killed himself.

f3lix · 02-07-2004, 05:59 AM

I hate reading books, but one I did like was 1984. It is where we are headed my friends, big brother Bush.

Combat Chuck · 02-07-2004, 09:53 PM

Fuck that. We aren't even fucking close to becoming a society like 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 or any of those post-apocalyptic books. Get off your fucking conspiracy soapbox and realize that we still have it pretty fucking good compared to the characters in these books.

Either way, one thing that I'm seeing in this thread is a bunch of classics. And while I'm not refuting the classic-ness of these books, too much of them can get quite tiring.

I am pretty experienced with the public library and their lack of anything interesting, but here are some things that I did find there that I loved.

Check out anything by Terry Pratchett. He's a British author who's very much like Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy....there's a recommendation too) in the vein that he takes kooky kooky ideas and puts relevance into it. It'll make you fucking think.

Best Terry Pratchett book? Good Omens.
It's written with Neil Gaiman (responsible for the amazing Sandman comics series). Basically, it's all about two friends who happen to be a demon and an angel. They discover that the apocalypse is going to be scheduled because of a prophecy book made by a witch. It's absolutely hilarious (with guest appearances by the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse) and amazingly intricate at the same time, but it's not hard to read at all. I've read it about 3 times, and I know that I'll read it again.

Next up: Nick Hornby. Get any book he has at the library, he's a fucking genius. Best book you need to get by him first is About A Boy. I would recommend High Fidelity, but they don't have it at the library. Anyway, this guy's a British author too, but he takes candid looks at personalities, real personalities. Hornby is one of my favorite writers today, so check out anything by him.

David Sedaris: Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day: Each of his books are cut into chapters which are small stories (vignettes). They're ridiculously hilarious, oftentimes causing the reader (or at least me) to wonder if he isn't exaggerating, or if he's just completely making it up.

Chuck Klosterman: Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: He sometimes gets annoying (he bashes Coldplay like no other in the first chapter, but you can't say it was unfounded) but again, it's a really great social scene book. He's the editor of a major magazine that just suddenly slipped my mind. But anyway, check it out.

Others? Dave Eggers: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (can sometimes be pretentious, but can also bring you to tears), Brian Micheal Bendis Torso (this one's a graphic novel, a great crime fiction comic book that's available at the library), and Alan Moore The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman (the movie sucks this graphic novels dick and then kisses its feet).

You won't regret taking up any of these recommendations.

And if you do, you don't know shit.

sim_flex_x · 02-07-2004, 11:31 PM

I don't spend a lot of time reading outside of school assignments, but when I do I reach for a book by Stephen King. He's by far my favorite author. Don't judge his books, or him, by any movies you may have seen based on his books. The movies don't do the books justice at all. They're amazing, and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to be completely engrossed in a good book.

rla128 · 02-07-2004, 11:38 PM

If you want a fairly geeky book, I've heard that "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is quite good.

One thing I know that it talks about is how useful a towel can truly be... that just sounds cool.

edit: So, it appears that chuck already said that... Chuck, you have good tastes.

And this thread makes me realize I need to read more, and watch tv/waste my time online less. Wee!

[ February 07, 2004, 08:43 PM: Message edited by: rla128 ]

Dr. Seuss · 02-08-2004, 12:38 AM

Wow, it appears The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been recommended 3 times so far in this thread. *cough*

Anyway, has anyone ever read Life of Pi? I've been wanting to check it out for awhile based on some random recommendation, but I was wondering if anyone here read it and thought it was worth it.

02-04-2004, 04:18 PM	#29 (permalink)
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02-04-2004, 10:01 PM	#32 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	I sat and talked to him at the Young Author's Conference that year. He was a nice guy, then again it's not that hard to appease a bunch of 5th and 6th graders.
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02-06-2004, 11:25 AM	#37 (permalink)
silver and cold Ish... Join Date: May 2003 Location: this nowhere Posts: 1,680 Internets: 10	tonguegina's suggestion was great! I have his complete works and tales, its a wonderful book! I cant suggest much more, the books I read are very different, and weird.
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02-06-2004, 04:57 PM	#39 (permalink)
onto morning stars Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: warsaw Posts: 70 Internets: 10	edgar allen poe is awesome and so is shakespeare but i think i would have to say A farewell to arms by ernest hemmingway he is an incredible writer
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02-08-2004, 12:38 AM	#46 (permalink)
Dr. Seuss Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: OMGWTF!!111 Posts: 196 Internets: 10	Wow, it appears The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been recommended 3 times so far in this thread. cough Anyway, has anyone ever read Life of Pi? I've been wanting to check it out for awhile based on some random recommendation, but I was wondering if anyone here read it and thought it was worth it.
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02-03-2004, 02:04 PM	#26 (permalink)
fancymeghan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: indiana. Posts: 504 Internets: 306	catcher in the rye....well, it was grand. a dear dear friend let me borrow it this past summer and i loved it.

02-04-2004, 01:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
Nathan Nasty Nate Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 627 Internets: 4881	For those of you interested in World War 2, heres a good book for ya. Also some of you may have noticed HBO made a series based on this book. Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose.

02-04-2004, 03:21 AM	#28 (permalink)
sim_flex_x Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: St. Pete Posts: 690 Internets: 10	I'm with fancy, The Things They Carried is amazing. Even if you're not all that interested in reading about war, I Highly recommend it

02-04-2004, 08:05 PM	#31 (permalink)
tonguegina I like dirt. Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,861 Internets: 2790	Yeah, he came to Eisenhower and talked to us. It was pretty sweet.

02-05-2004, 12:42 AM	#33 (permalink)
Scarlet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw Posts: 106 Internets: 10	a good short read is Haunted, by Meg Cabot

02-06-2004, 04:23 AM	#34 (permalink)
tonguegina I like dirt. Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,861 Internets: 2790	What about some Edgar Allan Poe? They're short stories, so you can break up the reading into bits. Damn good too, once you get used to his writing style. "Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Masque of the Red Death"...do I need to go on? There are a ginormous amount of others...just get a collection of his works and go nuts.

02-06-2004, 05:23 AM	#36 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	I met StDx in life once, had him autograph my breast. [ February 06, 2004, 02:23 AM: Message edited by: Pliedes ]

02-07-2004, 05:59 AM	#42 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I hate reading books, but one I did like was 1984. It is where we are headed my friends, big brother Bush.

02-07-2004, 09:53 PM	#43 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Fuck that. We aren't even fucking close to becoming a society like 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 or any of those post-apocalyptic books. Get off your fucking conspiracy soapbox and realize that we still have it pretty fucking good compared to the characters in these books. Either way, one thing that I'm seeing in this thread is a bunch of classics. And while I'm not refuting the classic-ness of these books, too much of them can get quite tiring. I am pretty experienced with the public library and their lack of anything interesting, but here are some things that I did find there that I loved. Check out anything by Terry Pratchett. He's a British author who's very much like Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy....there's a recommendation too) in the vein that he takes kooky kooky ideas and puts relevance into it. It'll make you fucking think. Best Terry Pratchett book? Good Omens. It's written with Neil Gaiman (responsible for the amazing Sandman comics series). Basically, it's all about two friends who happen to be a demon and an angel. They discover that the apocalypse is going to be scheduled because of a prophecy book made by a witch. It's absolutely hilarious (with guest appearances by the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse) and amazingly intricate at the same time, but it's not hard to read at all. I've read it about 3 times, and I know that I'll read it again. Next up: Nick Hornby. Get any book he has at the library, he's a fucking genius. Best book you need to get by him first is About A Boy. I would recommend High Fidelity, but they don't have it at the library. Anyway, this guy's a British author too, but he takes candid looks at personalities, real personalities. Hornby is one of my favorite writers today, so check out anything by him. David Sedaris: Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day: Each of his books are cut into chapters which are small stories (vignettes). They're ridiculously hilarious, oftentimes causing the reader (or at least me) to wonder if he isn't exaggerating, or if he's just completely making it up. Chuck Klosterman: Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: He sometimes gets annoying (he bashes Coldplay like no other in the first chapter, but you can't say it was unfounded) but again, it's a really great social scene book. He's the editor of a major magazine that just suddenly slipped my mind. But anyway, check it out. Others? Dave Eggers: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (can sometimes be pretentious, but can also bring you to tears), Brian Micheal Bendis Torso (this one's a graphic novel, a great crime fiction comic book that's available at the library), and Alan Moore The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman (the movie sucks this graphic novels dick and then kisses its feet). You won't regret taking up any of these recommendations. And if you do, you don't know shit.

02-07-2004, 11:31 PM	#44 (permalink)
sim_flex_x Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: St. Pete Posts: 690 Internets: 10	I don't spend a lot of time reading outside of school assignments, but when I do I reach for a book by Stephen King. He's by far my favorite author. Don't judge his books, or him, by any movies you may have seen based on his books. The movies don't do the books justice at all. They're amazing, and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to be completely engrossed in a good book.

02-07-2004, 11:38 PM	#45 (permalink)
rla128 Another Brick in the Wall Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warsaw, IN Posts: 392 Internets: 10	If you want a fairly geeky book, I've heard that "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is quite good. One thing I know that it talks about is how useful a towel can truly be... that just sounds cool. edit: So, it appears that chuck already said that... Chuck, you have good tastes. And this thread makes me realize I need to read more, and watch tv/waste my time online less. Wee! [ February 07, 2004, 08:43 PM: Message edited by: rla128 ]