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offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 11:45 [#01254504]
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I have run out of books to read any ideas?


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-24 11:48 [#01254512]
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I read a really good review of David Mitchells last book
"cloud atlas", really appeals to me.

I'll be reading that when I finally have some money again.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2004-06-24 11:49 [#01254514]
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recently i had a look on the bbc - the big read site, gave me
loads of ideas. hope that helps :)


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 11:53 [#01254524]
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Is this list for kids?


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 11:55 [#01254529]
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The last good book I read was Blindness by José Saramago. I
highly recomend it.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-24 12:06 [#01254561]
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I still have that lying around..


 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2004-06-24 12:08 [#01254566]
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American Psycho


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:13 [#01254579]
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Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein


 

offline aphexchrist from philly (United States) on 2004-06-24 12:14 [#01254585]
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HOUSE OF LEAVES!!!! mark z. danieleski


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:15 [#01254588]
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010101, whereabout Vancouver do you hail from?


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:15 [#01254589]
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House of Leaves really scared me.....


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:16 [#01254591]
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West End


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:17 [#01254594]
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Burnaby here


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:18 [#01254597]
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I used to work there!


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:19 [#01254599]
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and i used to work in west van, acually also north van.. and
east van. i was as mover last summer :/


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2004-06-24 12:19 [#01254600]
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Just finished reading this and I reccomend it. The disco section is a
very cool glimpse into the newyork scene back in the day.
The hip-hop section is very good as well.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:20 [#01254603]
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i really suggest reading 'Fuck Yes!' one of the best books
ever!


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2004-06-24 12:24 [#01254607]
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Whats it about?


 

offline hobbes from age on 2004-06-24 12:25 [#01254611]
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"hegemony or survival" by Noam Chomsky
was the last book i came across.



 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 12:25 [#01254612]
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Who is it by?

Normally I would just put a title into a search engine. I
don't think the book would be top of the list!


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-24 13:39 [#01254668]
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I'm reading Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby, it is
very good.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-24 14:52 [#01254707]
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he died a few weeks ago. :(


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-24 15:44 [#01254756]
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I know, it is sad... I hate to say it was his death that
encouraged me to check him out. He was the man.


 

offline k_maty on 2004-06-24 16:24 [#01254836]
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Hunger by Knut Hamsun


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2004-06-24 16:43 [#01254854]
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k_maty I just read a bit on amazon I think I will take your
advice. Thank you.


 

offline sneakattack on 2004-06-24 16:47 [#01254858]
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iain m. banks - excession


 

offline pantalaimon from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2004-06-24 16:57 [#01254877]
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His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman!

also:

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
anything by Neil Gaiman
Dune
Enders Game
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy


 

offline Strange Times from Now On on 2004-06-24 16:58 [#01254878]
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My favourite book is probably Albert Camus' 'The Outsider'


 

offline hobbes from age on 2004-06-24 17:03 [#01254888]
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my fave Albert Camus is "the myth of sisyphus".
Albert Camus is........ :)


 

offline optimus prime on 2004-06-24 17:21 [#01254930]
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moby dick.


 

offline rarndaraki from from from from (United States) on 2004-06-24 17:58 [#01255007]
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if you can stand a little pretense and old time feel,
read "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence.
it will rip your heart out.


 

offline J Swift from United Kingdom on 2004-06-24 18:12 [#01255030]
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Big Sur - Jack Kerouac

I don't usually make much time for reading, but that book
took over my life for about 2 days - The way Kerouac's
impending insanity grows and grows, and... well, it's an
experience.. Like nothing else I've ever read.


 

offline KainiIndustries from over the roof floats billy on 2004-06-24 21:48 [#01255313]
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The Illuminatus! Trilogy/The Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy -
Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea
Snow Crash/Cryptonomicon/Quicksilver - Neal Stephenson
The Wasp Factory/Walking on Glass/The Business - Ian Banks
Only Forward/One of us - Michael Marshall Smith
Cats Cradle/Breakfast of Champions/Slaughterhouse One - Kurt
Vonnegut
At the Mountains of Madness/The Call of Cthulu - HP
Lovecraft
A History of Modern Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
Jennifer Government - Max Beasley
The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
Godel, Escher, Bach:An Eternal Golden Braid - Douglas
Hofstadter

There's a nice long list, even if you've read some of them
already.


 

offline tragedy from Gloucester (United States) on 2004-06-24 21:52 [#01255317]
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exqusite corpse by poppy z brite.
this book is fekkin INCREDIBLE.


 

offline happy cycling from berlin on 2004-06-24 21:55 [#01255319]
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> Blindness by José Saramago.

well, this board is really illiterate, but if you're
cultivated enough to enjoy saramago, there's hope for you
yet. try the master and margareta by bulgakov.



 

offline KainiIndustries from over the roof floats billy on 2004-06-24 21:57 [#01255321]
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Slaughterhouse Five not One, doh

Also 45 by Bill Drummond of the KLF whilst I'm thinking
about it



 

offline Matvey from Kiev (Ukraine) on 2004-06-24 23:52 [#01255422]
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Vladimir Sorokin. any book you can find in English. Or, as
an alternative, learn Russian:)


 


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