Guest falloutcollapse Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm looking for good books. I don't care for fiction very much, but I did like Catcher In the Rye and High Fidelity (obviously). So yeah, thanks in advance! This might help: I really loved all of Chuck Klosterman's books, especially Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 you shall know our velocity! - dave eggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magalvsr13 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 catch 22 crime in punishment the count of monte cristo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Basically, anything by Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse 5, Cat's Cradle, and Hocus Pocus are the standouts though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Basically, anything by Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse 5, Cat's Cradle, and Hocus Pocus are the standouts though. That's pretty much what I was going to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 oh, and House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski will scare the shit out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Chuck Palahniuk - all. But I recommend starting w/ Survivor John Joseph - The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon Mary Shelley - Frankenstein...it's a classic for a reason Motley Crue - The Dirt...THE ultimate band/music autobiography Mara Leveritt - Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 satanic verses by salman rushdie it will blow your brown little mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Oh yeah, George Orwell is also the man. Animal Farm and 1984 are both solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember by Iain Levison Turning Failure Into Ideology by Brian Polk House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. BreakFast of Champions by Kurt Vonnetgut American Gods by Neil Gaiman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Harry Potter series the Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger(soon to be, probably, ruined as a movie) Anti-Matter Anthology on Revelation by Norman Brannan the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins agree with the above mentioned Vonnegut, I'm currently reading Player Piano which i also recommend 1984 by Orwell Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams any Chomsky People's history of the United States by Howard Zinn Henry Rollins any/all PM me for recomendations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickheitman Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 chuck palahniuk bored the fuck out of me. seriously, just read harry potter. oh yeah, hitchhikers guide rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroyingthescene Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I love Douglas Coupland, though I haven't read his newest stuff. Oh, and anything by Dan Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeian Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad Ask The Dust by John Fante A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Alphabet Of Manliness by Maddox Post Office by Charles Bukowski On the Road by Jack Kerouac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 how can you seriously say that you dont like fiction...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Shiiiiit, I forgot about Bukowski. Factotum and Ham on Rye! +4535345 scene points for me, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 how can you seriously say that you dont like fiction...? I didn't mean that I completely don't like it. I just don't like a lot of fantasy or science fiction or that kind of stuff. I have read some of the stuff suggested, like Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 and loved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I guess that must make me a scenester hipster fuck then if I enjoy reading Palahniuk's books. Who knew? (being sarcastic btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalark17 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Oh yeah, George Orwell is also the man. Animal Farm and 1984 are both solid. Yes. I'm reading 1984 right now. High Fidelity owns. It's even better than the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyjanice Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Chuck Palahniuk - all. But I recommend starting w/ Survivor[/i] agreed he is one of my favorite authors and Survivor is by far one of his best and I am not a hipster by any means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goraiders Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I also love all the chuck klosterman books, check out Are you Dave Gorman? by Dave gorman. It's super funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietrich Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 it's fiction but geek love is an awesome book. i would recommend it if you like pahlahniuk, other scene kid reading material, or just a good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Yeah, I keep thinking of things. If you like Mr. T Experience, Dr. Frank wrote a book called King Dork. Its a young adult book, but its the best one I've ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dntheman1 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Catch 22 - Joseph heller Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand Watchmen - Gibbons and Moore Capitalism and Freedom - Milton Friedman Killer Angels - Michael Shaara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Master and Margarita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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