cosmonaut Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I just started reading The Monkey-Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey and I can't put it down. That book is so good. I should re-read that one of these days. Hayduke Lives is supposed to be good, but not as good as TMWG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Trying to think what I've read since the last time I posted in this thread. A People's History of Sports in the USA by Dave Zirin Standing Up To The Madness by Amy Goodman & David Goodman Cop In The Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District by Peter Moskos My Bloody Life and Once A King, Always A King by Reymundo Sanchez (first one on life as a Latin King gang member, second one about life after leaving the gang) Brothel: Girls of the Mustang Ranch by Alexa Albert Right now I'm reading The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America by James Bamford. After that I'm going to start to tackle The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk. Which is an 1100 page history of the modern Middle East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 i'm reading Swedish Death Metal by Daniel Ekeoth (sp?)and the amazing adventures of kalavier and clay. how is that swedish death metal book. It looks very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I just finished "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer. It was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Currently reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickheitman Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Charles Bukowski - what matters most is how well you walk through the fire So good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Nick, my school library doesn't have it. Gotta find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 recently finished a re-read of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. Now on to the 3rd book in the Song of Fire and Ice series, A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Went to the library and took out "All The Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. I'm excited to read it after I finish "Snuff". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Almost done with the McCarthy book. Dudes verse is sick. Story is alright, but his writing is very fun to read. I think I'm going to take out "Blood Meridian" next. I might start my copy of Absolute Sandman Vol 1 too. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I just got this in the mail today. Glad I didn't have to work today, gives me some time to catch up on my reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 I bought The Pitchfork 500 this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I've been reading a lot of crime novels. George Pelecanos' work is all about DC, so it's cool to recognize the elements of the city that he incorporates into his stories. For people into excellent crime/noir books, check out Jim Thompson. He wrote in the 40s and 50s, and his books are just so sick and menacing. I always feel awful after finishing one of his novels, but in a good way. I'd recommend 'The Killer Inside Me' and 'Savage Night.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I bought The Pitchfork 500 this week. how is it? i was pondering a purchase but wasnt sure if i wanted to deal with 500 entries of the "attitude" they write with sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmorgan Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I just finished "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer. It was excellent. This book almost made me cry on the bus. But it was so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Since I have been at my new job, started at the end of june, and get a whole hour for lunch (where as my last job I didnt even get one) I have knocked out a few Graphic novels Watchmen Kingdom Come Books Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain Sex drugs & coco puffs - Chuck Klosterman Rules of attraction - Brett Easton Ellis Post Office - Bukowski HWM - Bukowski When will Jesus bring the pork chops? - George Karlin (still working this one when I am on the shitter) Currently reading Being there - Jerzy Koninski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I just finished Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem. I've really liked everything I've read by him. All of his books are so varied in style, theme, and tone it's possible to read his books back to back and not get bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Currently reading Being there - Jerzy Koninski I remember reading The Devil Tree a long time ago. I remember that being pretty good. How is Being There? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 I bought The Pitchfork 500 this week. how is it? i was pondering a purchase but wasnt sure if i wanted to deal with 500 entries of the "attitude" they write with sometimes It's easy to digest and I've already found a handful of new songs that I love. I went through my iTunes and created a playlist. I only had 107 of the songs mentioned in the book! YIKES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Just finished Klosterman's "killing yourself to live". I have to say, it started off very strong, and then it got to a point where I was in a rush to finish it so it could be over. It was annoying to read about his make believe love life when the main sell of the book is dead musicians. For those that have read other Klosterman, please persuade me that his other books are better. Right now I'm starting World War Z. Super psyched. I also just got "who watches the watchmen" as a gift from my girlfriend. I have yet to go through it, but it's not really a book you sit down and read, but more like an artbook. After that I'm hoping someone gives me a barnes and noble giftcard for christmas. Want to pick up lots of stuff, like volume one of The Sandman, "For the Love of Vinyl: The Album Art of Hipgnosis" which is about the biggest design firm of 60's and 70's album art and possibly "the straw men" by Michael Marshall Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Standing Up To The Madness by Amy Goodman & David Goodman Any good? I thought about buying Amy's books, but was unsure if they're worth my time/money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest genericinsight Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I started reading The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey in September and still haven't finished it. Don't think I'm going to. I want more/new books to read since I haven't done any active reading since the summer. Read 8 books in two months and now I've been on a dry spell. edit: last I posted in this thread before tonight, I was reading On the Road and didn't finish that either. That was one of those books I wanted to read for such a long time and it just did nothing for me. Couldn't hold my interest at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Currently in the midst of: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand Writing Down the Bones - Natalie Goldberg Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger On the Road - Jack Kerouac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest genericinsight Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Currently in the midst of:Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury One of my all time favorites! How do you read so many books at once? I've never been able to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 How do you read so many books at once? I've never been able to do this. Ha! My undiagnosed ADD prevents me from reading any other way. I get in to one book real heavy and then another comes right along to steal my attention. It took me the better part of a year to finish my last Ayn Rand outing, The Fountainhead, because of this. But it is now one of my favorite books. So consuming that I did little more than eat, sleep, and read through the latter half of it. I'm actually reading through Fahrenheit 451 again right now because my band is considering attempting to write a concept record based on the book. It's one of my favs too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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