laralaurent Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I just finished Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden. Really good. And apparently one of the members of the Colombian drug trade just died in prison. Now I've decided to go back through the Harry Potter books and alternating with All You Need To Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman. Hope to finish these by 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Deutschland umsonst: Zu Fuß und ohne Geld durch ein Wohlstandsland ~ Germany for free: on foot and moneyless trough a wealth nation it´s the story about a journalist who´s traveling trough west germany in the early 80s and his experiences from that time. it´s well written and funny so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just started Jen Kirkman's I Can Barely Take Care Of Myself. So far so good, definitely one of the better comedian autobiographies I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Just started Jen Kirkman's I Can Barely Take Care Of Myself. So far so good, definitely one of the better comedian autobiographies I've read. Jen Kirkman is great, I need to read that! Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckoffleatherjacket Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm reading Kobo Abe's The Woman in the Dunes- It's a Bizarre little Japenese novels from the 60's and it is really great. He has drawn some comparisons to Kafka which can be seen in this novel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Just started Ready Player One. One of my favorite books so far. Cant put it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Just started Ready Player One. One of my favorite books so far. Cant put it down. I read that last month, it was an extremely fun read. It'd recommend it to anyone who grew up in or enjoys 80s culture. I'm reading the 4th Harry Potter book, missed out on them completely and now I'm slowly playing catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvphotoandvideo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I've got a $50 gift card for B&N. Going to pick up Miss Lonelyhearts and replace my copy of Nausea that my dog pissed on, but I'm still thinking about the second half of my purchase. Anyone here read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn? I hear good things about it and I'm trying to diversify my reading. Don't know too many current authors who are putting out good material. A fourth recommendation would be great too. Maybe Laughter In The Dark as mentioned earlier in this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I just started Last Shop Standing: Whatever Happened to Record Shops by Graham Jones. I really like it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entendu Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I just started reading Roahld Dahl's tales of the unexpected. I am a few stories in and I am really enjoying it. Before that I read high fidelity for the hundredth time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbenator Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 $1 @ half price books THIS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbenator Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just started this and I'm super excited Between this and The Stranger... You'll be re-reading these many times over!! Mnolan15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 i have to read "white teeth" for my english class. has anyone read this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I just dove into a Philip K. Dick anthology of his later novels. bathroommonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I'm reading a bunch of samples on my kindle trying to find something that grabs my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 just started "Things Fall Apart" by Achebe. bathroommonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Have you read The Crying of Lot 49? You should start there, it's a quick read but still has a lot of substance I'd start with this or Inherent Vice. Maybe the latter since P.T. Anderson's film adaptation is currently filming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not really a book but I got one of those TIME's Special about Secret Societies.....was reading it in line at the grocery store for weeks....so I dropped the $11 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 In a drunken stupor I bought Harris Wittles's Humblebrag book. It's hilarious. $9 well spent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticus Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Neil Gaiman - The Ocean at the End of the Lane. So so so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Neil Gaiman - The Ocean at the End of the Lane. So so so good. I liked it. It definitely felt like it wasn't the 'adult' novel that they're making it out to be. Fun read though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcohenour Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I just started Walden on Wheels by Ken Ilgunas. So far I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafening Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Just finished The Lovely Bones. Cool idea, shit execution. About to finish Tales of Ordinary Madness by Bukowski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Took a trip to The Book Thing Of Baltimore. It was a little sketchy at first but once you got inside and started finding books you liked, it was pretty rad. There were books upon books in there. It wasn't really organized except for genres (somewhat) so it was really fun to dig through and find some gems. Found a bunch of books from 1902 which was cool. Overall, went in with the hopes of finding 5 or so books I'd want and left with 40. All completely free and in great condition. Some of them were newer ones which was really shocking to see. I suggest anyone in the Baltimore area check it out. The bummer is that it's only open on the weekends Since I definitely want to go back, would anyone be interested in like a surprise book box? Basically, you tell me a genre you like and I'll try to fill a box with them. All you'd have to do is pay for shipping. I'm not sure how heavy books are but I'd say it'd be under $20 for shipping depending on the type. Mystery/thrillers will obviously weigh a shit ton less than hardback 1920 history books. Either way, I'd make sure there was a bunch in there. If this is a dumb idea, let me know and I'll edit this part out. batman and bathroommonkey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 you're tying to get books in peoples hands, that makes you rad. i'm re reading Ender universe books right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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