Need some Good books here!

androo87

I have Battle Royale and House of Leaves. Could you guys recomend anything else? I am Legend is probably one of my favorite books of all time... if that helps you as an example of what I normally like. Actually.. if you guys could just tell me some good titles, I can look them up on Barnes n Noble. Thanks!

Whippy

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Riggs Blitzkrieg

The perks of being a wallflower

tulkas

I'm currently reading The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade and it is disgusting.

Needless to say, I love it.

AWIY

Riggs Blitzkrieg wrote:

The perks of being a wallflower

I just read this about a month ago, I enjoyed it.

Had never heard of it before that though, just picked it up off a shelf.

Riggs Blitzkrieg

im just kidding ive never read it before

well im glad you liked it

Drez

A Separate Peace and The Fountainhead are two books everyone here loves immensely.

androo87

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

fallaxdraco

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

just bought it off amazon

Kuribo's Shoe

why don't you go to borders and buy whatever snooty-ass book they've got in their recommended shelf

ToadTheMushroom

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

Gunstar

AWIY wrote:

Riggs Blitzkrieg wrote:

The perks of being a wallflower

I just read this about a month ago, I enjoyed it.

Had never heard of it before that though, just picked it up off a shelf.

I read that whole book in sittings when i'm in a bad mood. It's like a ritual

androo87

Kuribo's Shoe wrote:

why don't you go to borders and buy whatever snooty-ass book they've got in their recommended shelf

I'm good on that. lol.

AWIY

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

Palahniuk is the author in question. Of his books I enjoyed survivor best.

Drez

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

RedTide

Kuribo's Shoe wrote:

why don't you go to borders and buy whatever snooty-ass book they've got in their recommended shelf

Why do this when you can just poop in a book and put it back on the shelf?

fallaxdraco

Drez wrote:

A Separate Peace and The Fountainhead are two books everyone here loves immensely.

Everyone seems like like the Fountainhead more than Atlas Shrugged, but I thought AS was more popular for a reason. Not that I agreed with the politics, but I thought it was a great book.

Muggins

A Game of Thrones.

taoistlumberjak

Catch-22

AWIY

Gunstar wrote:

AWIY wrote:

Riggs Blitzkrieg wrote:

The perks of being a wallflower

I just read this about a month ago, I enjoyed it.

Had never heard of it before that though, just picked it up off a shelf.

I read that whole book in sittings when i'm in a bad mood. It's like a ritual

It made me very sad, but I'm not really sure why.

Qorzm

a game of thrones

tulkas

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

I only enjoyed Palahniuk's Choke and Fight Club. The rest were disappointing . . . his writing style becomes sort of stale and incredibly formulaic after you've read a couple of his novels.

Oden

the trick to buying good books is to buy the biggest one you can find and then discuss it over french café lattés with orik

androo87

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

Great fucking movie. I can only imagine how sweet the book is.

Thanks a lot everyone! I gotta go deliver some shit on the flatbed at work.. I'll come back on in a few hours to see what other recomendations I get.

Gunstar

AWIY wrote:

Gunstar wrote:

AWIY wrote:

Riggs Blitzkrieg wrote:

The perks of being a wallflower

I just read this about a month ago, I enjoyed it.

Had never heard of it before that though, just picked it up off a shelf.

I read that whole book in sittings when i'm in a bad mood. It's like a ritual

It made me very sad, but I'm not really sure why.

cuz it is.

I'm reading right here now:
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Glamorama

fallaxdraco

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

Did you read Variable Star? I enjoyed it, but I don't think Heinlein would have agreed with Spider Robinson's politics at all.

Oden

french is a country fyi

Weretaco

I'm going to start reading


tonight. I think the girlfriend got converted while in China and is working on me now.

AWIY

tulkas wrote:

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

I only enjoyed Palahniuk's Choke and Fight Club. The rest were boring . . . his writing style becomes sort of stale.

Choke was odd even by Palahniuk's standards. Frankly, I'm not sure even he knew what was going on at the end.

As opposed to, say, Invisible monsters, where nobody knows what's going on ever.

Drez

fallaxdraco wrote:

Drez wrote:

A Separate Peace and The Fountainhead are two books everyone here loves immensely.

Everyone seems like like the Fountainhead more than Atlas Shrugged, but I thought AS was more popular for a reason. Not that I agreed with the politics, but I thought it was a great book.

I never read Atlus Shrugged, but I thought The Fountainhead was an excellent book. I get publicly lynched every time I mention that little factoid, but I don't care. It was a good book, regardless of whether or not Ayn Rand is a giant douchebucket.

androo87 wrote:

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

Great fucking movie. I can only imagine how sweet the book is.

Thanks a lot everyone! I gotta go deliver some shit on the flatbed at work.. I'll come back on in a few hours to see what other recomendations I get.

The book is very different but much better overall. I liked the movie a lot too, though. Also, I really liked Stranger In A Strange Land. Same author.

tulkas

AWIY wrote:

tulkas wrote:

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

I only enjoyed Palahniuk's Choke and Fight Club. The rest were boring . . . his writing style becomes sort of stale.

Choke was odd even by Palahniuk's standards. Frankly, I'm not sure even he knew what was going on at the end.

As opposed to, say, Invisible monsters, where nobody knows what's going on ever.

And Diary is just plain terrible.

Drez

fallaxdraco wrote:

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

Did you read Variable Star? I enjoyed it, but I don't think Heinlein would have agreed with Spider Robinson's politics at all.

I have not. I'll check it out.

Voranth

I am currently enjoying Only Revolutions and World War Z

AWIY

tulkas wrote:

AWIY wrote:

tulkas wrote:

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

I only enjoyed Palahniuk's Choke and Fight Club. The rest were boring . . . his writing style becomes sort of stale.

Choke was odd even by Palahniuk's standards. Frankly, I'm not sure even he knew what was going on at the end.

As opposed to, say, Invisible monsters, where nobody knows what's going on ever.

And Diary is just plain terrible.

I've read only Fight Club, Survivor, Choke and Invisible Monsters.

I view his writing as more of an experience rather than a novel, more interesting for its style than anything it happens to be saying. If you don't have any interest in the mechanics of writing or communication I can very easily see taking little to no interest in his work. His politics are sort of heavy handed and unexciting.

fallaxdraco

Drez wrote:

fallaxdraco wrote:

Drez wrote:

A Separate Peace and The Fountainhead are two books everyone here loves immensely.

Everyone seems like like the Fountainhead more than Atlas Shrugged, but I thought AS was more popular for a reason. Not that I agreed with the politics, but I thought it was a great book.

I never read Atlus Shrugged, but I thought The Fountainhead was an excellent book. I get publicly lynched every time I mention that little factoid, but I don't care. It was a good book, regardless of whether or not Ayn Rand is a giant douchebucket.

androo87 wrote:

Drez wrote:

ToadTheMushroom wrote:

WhipstitchZombie wrote:

Move Under Ground is a book about Jack Kerouac fighting Chthulu. It's spectacular.

Go on. I'd like to hear more.

On a serious note: Starship Troopers is a great book, which Toad's post reminded me of.

Great fucking movie. I can only imagine how sweet the book is.

Thanks a lot everyone! I gotta go deliver some shit on the flatbed at work.. I'll come back on in a few hours to see what other recomendations I get.

The book is very different but much better overall. I liked the movie a lot too, though. Also, I really liked Stranger In A Strange Land. Same author.

You should try AS - especially if you liked the Fountainhead.

Xhero

Finnegans Wake v8)v

tulkas

Bill Bryson is quickly climbing up my list of favorite travel writers. His writing style is affectionate and humorous. He's bitingly sarcastic, yet he also manages to capture the beauty of our world.


Check him out.

AWIY

tulkas wrote:

Bill Bryson is quickly climbing up my list of favorite travel writers. His writing style is affectionate and humorous. He's bitingly sarcastic, yet he also manages to capture the beauty of our world.


Check him out.

Copy that, Bryson does entertaining work.

tulkas

AWIY wrote:

tulkas wrote:

AWIY wrote:

tulkas wrote:

androo87 wrote:

I forgot the dude's name. But I read a book called Haunted. It's by the same dude that wrote Fight Club. It's pretty disgusting if that's your thing.

I only enjoyed Palahniuk's Choke and Fight Club. The rest were boring . . . his writing style becomes sort of stale.

Choke was odd even by Palahniuk's standards. Frankly, I'm not sure even he knew what was going on at the end.

As opposed to, say, Invisible monsters, where nobody knows what's going on ever.

And Diary is just plain terrible.

I've read only Fight Club, Survivor, Choke and Invisible Monsters.

I view his writing as more of an experience rather than a novel, more interesting for its style than anything it happens to be saying. If you don't have any interest in the mechanics of writing or communication I can very easily see taking little to no interest in his work. His politics are sort of heavy handed and unexciting.

No no, I enjoy a lot of his stuff tremendously. I just feel that after a certain point that style becomes almost redundant. I definitely see what you're saying, though.

World as Myth

Kuribo's Shoe wrote:

why don't you go to borders and buy whatever snooty-ass book they've got in their recommended shelf

Did you say this just to get my goat

'CAUSE MY GOAT'S GOT BABY AHAHAHAHAHA

tulkas

I'm about to read The Picture of Dorian Gray for the 5th time or so.

"Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes."

Oh Oscar Wilde, my hero!