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offhegoes24offhegoes24 Posts: 16
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Hey I need some good recomendations, I was at the library drawing blanks on what book to get. Any ideas would be appreciated, Thanks
"Alcoholism is a disease. But it's, like, the only disease you can get yelled at for havin'. Damnit, Otto! You're an alcoholic! Damnit, Otto, you have LUPUS!"
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  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,676
    Hemingway/Vonnegut
  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    offhegoes24 wrote:
    Hey I need some good recomendations, I was at the library drawing blanks on what book to get. Any ideas would be appreciated, Thanks

    What kind of books do you like to read? If you're looking for something relevant to our own time, I highly recommend anything by Douglas Coupland, who is, in my opinion, one of the literary geniuses of the present. "Eleanor Rigby" or "Shampoo Planet" are both excellent places to start with him, as they embody Coupland's philosophy, but "Generation X", his first novel, is the most iconic and well-recognized by far. Coupland is a master satirist, yet handles his mocking with tact and often applauds the very people he targets. He writes most often about the mundane happenings of everyday life, but manages to elevate them with his elegant yet needle-sharp style. Coupland's books are always quick reads, and for the most part light, but deal with the world in a frankly humourous, revealing way that really makes the reader question things and reevaluate our modern-day society.
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  • offhegoes24offhegoes24 Posts: 16
    Thanks!! I guess it would have helped if I would put down some of the authors I have read. Kerouac, Bukowski, Hemmingway, Palanhiuk and Vonnegut, Baldwin just to name a few. I guess I am looking for something new.
    "Alcoholism is a disease. But it's, like, the only disease you can get yelled at for havin'. Damnit, Otto! You're an alcoholic! Damnit, Otto, you have LUPUS!"
    Mitch Hedberg (RIP)
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Can't go wrong with "Watership Down" :D:p
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    I was going to recommend Douglas Coupland, too. "The Gum Thief" was one of my favorite books last year.

    If you like non-fiction, Rick Atkinson's books about the U.S. in WWII are amazing. "An Army at Dawn" and "Day of Battle."

    And (I've posted this before) "Duma Key" is tons of fun and scary as shit.
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