kris.
07.25.11 | a song of ice and fire
duh |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | Tell me what kind of book you're looking for and I'll help you out. Give me a direction, a genre, something. Modern novel or a classic? Fiction or non-fiction or autobiographical? |
coneren
07.25.11 | all |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | Just pick up all of Dostoevsky's shit and you'll thank me trust me. |
coneren
07.25.11 | im not reading that but ill thank you anyways, thanks bro |
quartermil
07.25.11 | Do androids dream of electric sheep? - philip k. dick
1984 - george orwell
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain - António Damaso |
TheGreatFedora
07.25.11 | Good graphic novels:
Ghost World
Black Hole
Asterios Polyp
The Dark Knight
Watchmen (obviously)
Word. |
coneren
07.25.11 | hey forever whats a good autobiography |
DominionMM1
07.25.11 | ^The Brothers Kharamazov is good, too. |
iarescientists
07.25.11 | for dostoevksy read "notes from underground". it's pretty short and should let you know if you'll dig his other stuff.
also franz kafka - the trial |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | American Psycho |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | Go to either library or a bookstore. Look for a hot chick. Ask her to recommend you a book. Now you've got a great in with a good looking woman. |
coneren
07.25.11 | you're a fucking genius |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | And I can't believe I'm wasting it here. |
coneren
07.25.11 | hahaha, don't worry, at least i'm taking notes |
ECRbubs
07.25.11 | Ender's Game |
mvp
07.25.11 | a series of unfortunate events...
i fucking loved those growing up. i was so disappointed by the last one. |
iFghtffyrdmns
07.25.11 | No Vonnegut(s), no glory.
I would suggest starting with Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse 5, or Galapagos.
All 3 are excellent and gripping reads. |
Skweetis
07.25.11 | Naked Lunch |
DiceMan
07.25.11 | On The Road- Jack Kerouac |
tkxxx7
07.25.11 | Metro 2033
What Alice Knew |
qwe3
07.25.11 | look at my reading list |
ECRbubs
07.25.11 | oh I missed that. his other recs are good too especially The Stranger.
I also highly recommend What Is the What by Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer's work, particularly Everything is Illuminated. |
Mchailas
07.25.11 | "Pedro Paramo"... or "Ficciones" best books ive ever read |
foreverendeared
07.25.11 | Do not get Fight Club or Snuff first, please. I've read all of his books. Survivor, Choke, Invisible Monsters, Rant, Diary, Lullaby, Haunted, Fight Club, Snuff, and Pygmy in that order. Survivor, Choke and Invisible Monsters I highly recommend. |
Acanthus
07.25.11 | "god is not Great" by Christopher Hitchens.
Anything by Peter F. Hamilton if you like space opera's/science fiction. |
Acanthus
07.25.11 | Hmm depends, they are normally 1000+ pages long and just amazing. I'm currently reading The Nights Dawn Trilogy, but Fallen Dragon really hit a chord with me so if you want a shorter read kinda reminiscent of some Heinlein go for it. |
SeaAnemone
07.25.11 | lots of good stuff being rec'd here! If I may second some and add some...
House of Leaves, by Danielewski (this is incredibly long and requires lots of commitment though)
Frankenstein, by Shelley (essential)
Cat's Cradle as well as Breakfast of Champions, by Vonnegut (skip Palahniuk in favor of authors like Vonnegut, trust me (and I bet sputnik would second me) on this)
The Stranger, by Camus
The Trial, by Kafka
Bartleby, by Melville
Naked Lunch, by Burroughs
Ivan Ilych, by Tolstoy
Right now I'm reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy and it's fantastic so far, as well. |
WeepingBanana
07.25.11 | yeah i'm reading Cat's Cradle right now and it's so fucking awesome.
The Stranger - Albert Camus [9238432]
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson (a million times better than the movie)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey |
liledman
07.25.11 | moby-dick - herman melville
brideshead revisited - evelyn waugh |
WeepingBanana
07.25.11 | yeah OFOTCN book is a little bit better than the movie
i am legend is wayyyy better than the movie |
WeepingBanana
07.25.11 | the ending to i am legend is wayyyyyy different and is probably one of the better endings of any book i've read |
mvp
07.26.11 | moby-dick - herman melville
worst book on this list |
Gundlach
07.26.11 | For everyone rec'ing The Stranger, read The Fall if you haven't, it's Camus' best novel. For Sehguh, check out:
All the Kings Men - Robert Penn Warren
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison |
mvp
07.26.11 | yeah the moby dick they have you read in school is much more butchered then the version you have to read in college which is almost unbearable and the roughest piece of literature i have ever come across....
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tarkus
07.26.11 | The Jungle - Upton Sinclair |
qwe3
07.26.11 | "lullaby and pygmy sucked so much"
pygmy was hilarious. terrible book, but hilarious. i think choke is the best book by him |
bowlofsoup
07.26.11 | Not sure if spy novels are you're thing, but I like these:
The spy who came in from the cold - John Le Carre
The Tourist - Olen Steinhauer (no relation to the movie)
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bowlofsoup
07.26.11 | Damn, I knew I shouldn't have edited that. Just so you know, "The Tourist" is much more modern than "The Spy" |
bowlofsoup
07.26.11 | By the way, your profile picture is hilarious. Reminds me of my cousins family so much |
bowlofsoup
07.26.11 | I don't actually know how to be indie. I listen to too much metal. |
bowlofsoup
07.26.11 | Thanks man. SikTh was one hell of a unique band. It's too bad they're not together anymore |
PageTurner
07.26.11 | Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
The Shining by Stephen King
The Time Machine and the Island of Dr. Morrow by H.G. Wells
God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |
foreverendeared
07.26.11 | "(skip Palahniuk in favor of authors like Vonnegut, trust me (and I bet sputnik would second me) on this)"
I would agree that Vonnegut is much better than Palahniuk, but no reason to just skip him completely. He's still written some good books. |
Ovrot
07.26.11 | Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
favorite book ever |
ilikeforests
07.26.11 | No Vonnegut(s), no glory.
(2)
*please* read Walden by Henry David Thoreau. it will supercharge your soul |
foreverendeared
07.26.11 | Throw in some Bukowski as well. Start with Post Office. |
liledman
07.26.11 | "yeah the moby dick they have you read in school is much more butchered then the version you have to read in college which is almost unbearable and the roughest piece of literature i have ever come across...."
yeah if you suffer from add and dont enjoy beautiful writing then i guess you could think that. |
foreverendeared
07.26.11 | lol. Moby Dick is a classic I still haven't read yet. |
DominionMM1
07.26.11 | Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
favorite book ever
Great book. Fucking heavy. |
