I need a new book to read

NuclearTreeFrog
NuclearTreeFrog Posts: 225
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
what should I get
"The sun is shining, but not for me."
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  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    NuclearTreeFrog wrote:
    what should I get


    Try American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Green Eggs and Ham. It's a good one.

    Failing that, I would check out the Grapes of Wrath if you haven't already.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Into The Wild............havent read it but I plan to soon
    Alpine Valley 2000
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  • rcs
    rcs Posts: 711
    A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
    E agora? Faz xixi na mão e deita fora!
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    I don't know what kind of books you like so here's a few suggestions:

    Duma Key by Stephen King
    Manhunt: the 12 Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson
    The Ruins by Scott Smith
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    2001: A Space Odyssey

    The four books are awesome.. Everything by Arthur C. Clark is good.He also wrote Rendezvous with Rama, which is a really great book too.


    La Nuit Des Temps by Rene Barjavel is pretty good too.


    What about The Alchimist! (: a classic !
    -"it's times like these you have to ask yourself, "what would mike mccready do"
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    anything by hunter s. thompson. what a fucking writer. my favorite of all time.
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Go for a classic.

    The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway.

    You gotta love a book that is basically about a guy that got his meat shot up in World War I, that's in love with a nymphomaniac. All the while, the nympho falls in love with him as well and wants said meat in the worst way, but can't have it. They console themselves by travelling all over the place and getting plastered daily, while the nympho nails everything in sight and the guy with a bad crank drinks himself stupid with jealousy, longing and rage. It's an absolute masterpiece. Enjoy. As a side note, when I went to Paris and Madrid I tried to find as many of the bars that Hemingway talks about as I could. Quite a few are still in business.
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    the other foot in the gutter
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Touching the Void... everyone should read this... one of the most amazing unbelievable stories of human endurance ever told... and told brilliantly. Sooo inspirational :o

    http://www.amazon.com/Touching-Void-Story-Miraculous-Survival/dp/B00066R4T8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203504256&sr=8-2
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I recommend 'The Book of Lost Things' by John Connelly as I've just finished reading it (I've also just finished Nikki Sixx's 'Heroin Diaries'... a surprisingly good read!). ... Lost things is a beautiful but kinda weird adult fairy tale complete with knights, a crooked man and even talking mythical creatures... a great read! :D
    Reading Terry Pratchett's 'The Unadulterated Cat' at the moment but planning on reading David Bellavia's 'House to House - An epic memoir of war' next, swiftly followed by Russell Brand's 'My Bookywook'
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • bedface cooper.
    bedface cooper. Posts: 193
    because both of them have already been mentioned - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens". I love to read that one over and over again :D
    Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" is a good read as well.
    can't think of a lot more now, I also adore Poppy Z Brite's way of writing, but then I don't know if you like "that kinda stuff".
    Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home.
  • Chazz
    Chazz Posts: 1,156
    I recently read Ishmael and am close to the end of The Story of B by Daniel Quinn. (Have yet to read the third of the set My Ishmael). VERY INTERESTING BOOKS, could change your whole outlook on life....
    2006 - Dublin, Reading; 2007 - London, Copenhagen; 2008 - MSG; 2009 - SBE, Manchester, London; 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London; 2012 - Manchester, Berlin; 2014 - Amsterdam, Milton Keynes; 2018 - London; 2022 - London; 2024 - Manchester
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    anything by hunter s. thompson. what a fucking writer. my favorite of all time.

    what he said.

    i just finished the rum diary, and now i started the curse of lono. both amazing!!
  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Kitchen Confidential. Anthoney Bourdaine, Great Book
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    If you want some great laughs:

    http://www.amazon.com/Hope-They-Serve-Beer-Hell/dp/0806527285

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  • moxie
    moxie Posts: 80
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    It's maybe the best book I've ever read.
    I have dogs instead of children... I'd rather ruin my carpet than my life.
  • cubbieblue82
    cubbieblue82 Posts: 292
    Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle.

    One of my favorite books of all time, by one of my favorite authors. Don't see his books mentioned too much around here, but it is definitely worth reading!

    This ones about an illegal immigrant husband and wife who manage to find themselves on a collision course with a white yuppie family in Southern California. Really a funny, touching book and definitely appropriate for our current situation with immigration.
    Obama/Biden '08!!!
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    Rant - Chuck Palahniuk
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Go for a classic.

    The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway.

    You gotta love a book that is basically about a guy that got his meat shot up in World War I, that's in love with a nymphomaniac. All the while, the nympho falls in love with him as well and wants said meat in the worst way, but can't have it. They console themselves by travelling all over the place and getting plastered daily, while the nympho nails everything in sight and the guy with a bad crank drinks himself stupid with jealousy, longing and rage. It's an absolute masterpiece. Enjoy. As a side note, when I went to Paris and Madrid I tried to find as many of the bars that Hemingway talks about as I could. Quite a few are still in business.

    good call. one of my all time fav novels.

    also second 'american gods.'

    someone mentioned 'confederacy of dunces.' i have to say, i really wanted to like that book, but just found it annoying. maybe i need to re-read it. i just found it absurd, and not in the good way like joseph heller... in the slapstick way like adam sandler.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    cubbieblue82 wrote:
    Tortilla Curtain by TC Boyle.

    One of my favorite books of all time, by one of my favorite authors. Don't see his books mentioned too much around here, but it is definitely worth reading!

    This ones about an illegal immigrant husband and wife who manage to find themselves on a collision course with a white yuppie family in Southern California. Really a funny, touching book and definitely appropriate for our current situation with immigration.

    i was thinking of checking out that or drop city. i rather liked water music, but really didnt like talk talk, so im not sure about boyle yet.

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