Read any good books lately?[views:14404][posts:83]____________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:36pm - K ""] thats right....a literature thread. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:37pm - swamplorddvm ""] Sumer: Cities of eden. More of a book for kids. But hey I did go to gifford. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:38pm - litacore ""] oooh, nice right now I'm reading WIDDERSHINS, The First Book of Ghost Stories by Oliver Onions ROAD WORK, Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts by Mark Bowden and Milton's Paradise Lost (still--it's very dense) |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:39pm - swamplorddvm ""] swamplorddvm said:Sumer: Cities of eden. More of a book for kids. But hey I did go to gifford. And the statue on the cover looks alot like Alicia grace, only with a unibrow. and it's legs aren't spread open. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:43pm - Christraper ""] Motley Crue's The Dirt Catcher In The Rye |
| _______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:48pm - moran ""] litacore said:Milton's Paradise Lost (still--it's very dense) I agree. I've been reading this for two months now, and I'm only about half way through. What book are you on? |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:50pm - swamplorddvm ""] The bible. That has some of silliest shit ever. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:54pm - nate ""] I got "Choosing Death" for my b-day. Have been readingthat and am almost done. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:55pm - Cryptic Anthony ""] Albert Camus- The Plague William Faulkner- The Sound and The Fury Celtic Myths and Legends |
| ______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:56pm - nate ""] swamplorddvm said:The bible. That has some of silliest shit ever. I've read that like 5-6 times through and through. I laugh every time! |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 1:58pm - litacore ""] moran said:litacore said:Milton's Paradise Lost (still--it's very dense) I agree. I've been reading this for two months now, and I'm only about half way through. What book are you on? haha, I'm a very slow reader, but this one is just GLACIAL I'm not very far, I pick the book up, read a page or two, put it down, come back to it after a few weeks so it's early on. Satan's advising the minions against attacking Heaven. He hasn't appled the garden of eden yet. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:03pm - Strep_Cunt ""] Some book called the Exes and it was kind of crappy. About a Boston rock band who wants to ''make it big in the boston scene''. It's pretty funny actually. edit: Pagan Kennedy is the author. |
| ______________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:04pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] Cryptic Anthony said:Albert Camus- The Plague My girlfriend introduced me to my main man AC and I think he's fucking rad. We found some rare book of his plays at a store in Burlington VT but didn't have enough money to pick it up. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:07pm - litacore ""] yeah I tried reading The Exes I like Cintra Wilson and J.T. Leroy better though |
| _______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:08pm - moran ""] I'm the same way. I read it opn the train, I usually only get 1 or 2 pages done before I fall asleep. That part's pretty good, but it gets a little slow after that. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:09pm - litacore ""] BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:Cryptic Anthony said:Albert Camus- The Plague My girlfriend introduced me to my main man AC and I think he's fucking rad. We found some rare book of his plays at a store in Burlington VT but didn't have enough money to pick it up. that book of plays has an awesome play 'The Misunderstanding' the Innkeeper and his daughter off their guests to supplement their income (kinda like Motel Hell), but they unwittingly kill their long lost son |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:12pm - litacore ""] one of my favorite short stories is by Sartre, 'The Wall." It's a have-a-nice-night-before-your-morning-execution story. Very cool. http://www.nd.edu/~ggutting/the%20wall.html |
| ______________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:21pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] litacore said:BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:Cryptic Anthony said:Albert Camus- The Plague My girlfriend introduced me to my main man AC and I think he's fucking rad. We found some rare book of his plays at a store in Burlington VT but didn't have enough money to pick it up. that book of plays has an awesome play 'The Misunderstanding' the Innkeeper and his daughter off their guests to supplement their income (kinda like Motel Hell), but they unwittingly kill their long lost son Haha, then Mersault read a newsclipping about those bitches in jail. Wasn't Mersault's trial mentioned in The Plague or The Fall? |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:37pm - dreadkill ""] damn, i haven't read a book in a while |
| _______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 2:52pm - eddie ""] dark tower 5, 6, 7 are really good |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 3:04pm - Josh_hates_you ""] books i have actually read: hitch hikers guide grapes of wrath of mice and men red badge vag lord of the flies brahm stokers dracula (so boring) mary shelley's frankenstein dr. seuss my name is david, im an alcoholic books i have been meaning to read: anything by kurt vonnegut lies my teacher told me last time i actually read a book: in 1998 at 17 years old while in oaks D lockup facility. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 3:08pm - litacore ""] Lord of the Flies is a great book 'Kill the pig! Kill the pig!' |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 3:20pm - RustedAngel ""] ATTN: I'm going to be at Barne's N' Noble for a possible 3 hours tonight looking at pictures in magazines and maybe drinking some cocoa in portsmouth, nh next to best buy. Anyone want to join me on this adventure feel free but don't get mad if I suddenly need to leave. Anyone recommend any books on stuff that's cool? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 3:22pm - litacore ""] Sound of the Beast : The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal by Ian Christe |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 3:46pm - Josh_Martin ""] I just finished re-reading Dune. Forgot how good that was. Just started Diary of a Drug Fiend by Allister Crowley. Pretty sick for 1922. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:16pm - Hooker ""] I'm reading the memoirs of this navy seal guy. He's a maniac. He was pissed that he only got to do two tours in Vietnam. Before that, 'Tis by Frank McCourt. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:18pm - rachel ""] The Da Vinci Code, Angela's Ashes, and Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:22pm - Hooker ""] rachel said:The Da Vinci Code, Angela's Ashes, and Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ. 'Tis is the follow up to Angela's Ashes. It's not as sad. Most of the time it's pretty funny. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:29pm - WhyamIandasshole ""] I read Nickel and Dimed a little while ago. I need to find another book though. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:31pm - the_reverend ""] reading?!? that's unpossible! |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:41pm - succubus ""] Touching from a distance |
| _______________________________ [Feb 15,2005 4:44pm - moran ""] I plan on picking this up tonight. [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 5:02pm - Josh_Martin ""] Here's a tip. DON'T read Paul Di'anno's book. Whoever edited that thing should have his eyes gouged out. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 5:53pm - pisscup ""] Currently reading "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by Irving and "The Wolves of the Calla" by King. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 5:54pm - pisscup ""] Oh yeah and "recipes for disaster" too |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 5:59pm - Crucifire ""] Primary Colors |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 6:00pm - the_reverend ""] currently reading "Goblet of fire" (harry potter 4) |
| _________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 6:01pm - pisscup ""] the_reverend said:currently reading "Goblet of fire" (harry potter 4) I'm waiting for my roomate to finish that one. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 6:02pm - BornSoVile ""] still reading choosing death. i'm taking forever cause i get wicked depressed whenever i read that book. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 6:06pm - Crucifire ""] Actually, I just read 3001 and was kind of bummed. Read Rendevoux With Rama by A.C.Clark. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 6:08pm - malettey ""] last book i read was the Lord of the Rings, i finished it a few months ago....really good book, fucking insanely long and drawn out though.....haven't really read anything since, besides school books the_reverend said:currently reading "Goblet of fire" (harry potter 4) i gave up on harry potter for a while, 'cause i read the first 3 all in a row, so i got a little tired of it....i've been kinda meaning to try the rest |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 8:07pm - thegreatspaldino ""] "American Gods" - Neil Gaiman currently reading "The Anubis Gates" by Tim Powers |
| _________________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 8:17pm - my_pretentious_erection ""] american gods was great i'm in the middle of With Lawrence in Arabia by Lowell Thomas, and i'm about to read a ton of graphic novels over. |
| ______________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 8:25pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] "Where You're At"-Patrick Neate "And It Don't Stop"-Various "Kill Your Idols"-Various |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 9:22pm - handinjury ""] currently reading Journey Into Darkness (J.Douglas) |
| ________________________________________________ [Feb 15,2005 9:33pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] Josh_hates_you said:books i have actually read: hitch hikers guide grapes of wrath of mice and men red badge vag lord of the flies brahm stokers dracula (so boring) mary shelley's frankenstein dr. seuss my name is david, im an alcoholic books i have been meaning to read: anything by kurt vonnegut lies my teacher told me last time i actually read a book: in 1998 at 17 years old while in oaks D lockup facility. i'm reading Slaughter House 5 by Vonnegut Jr. as well the Dharama Bums by Kerouac Tropic of Caprocorn by Miller the Lizard King by Hopkins World of Fear by Hartwell and i just was cleaning out my garage today and found an old trunk with a shitload of books left by my brother ! |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 16,2005 7:19am - psychogirl ""] only novels: "the da vinci code" by dan brown "the last generation" by arthur clarke (fantastic!) and of course books from austria (don't know if they're publicated in america): "die klavierspielerin" (--> means: the piano player) by elfriede jelinek (very great but little bit strange story... [won the european Nobel Prize 2004 in literature for this book]) "silentium" by wolf haas (very new and great [about church and priests and girls...!] and got filmed) |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 16,2005 11:36am - KillerKadoogan ""] Henry Miller - Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymous Bosch Henry Miller - The Air Conditioned Nightmare |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 16,2005 11:54am - Hung_to_Bleed ""] 'the enemy within' - michael savage |
| ____________________________ [Feb 16,2005 1:46pm - K ""] Logans Run is a great short read. took me 2 hours. right now im reading The Plague Tales. two stories in one about a Physician who has to protect King Edward III from the Plague in 1348 and about recent outbreaks in the year 2005 and the Plague is dug up and let loose in England. The chapters rotate between the two stories. its pretty good. |