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Post by bob on Dec 26, 2009 12:14:56 GMT -5
so I got $100 in gift cards for Barnes and Noble yesterday
I haven't really read a lot of things voluntarily since I graduated college due to being forced to read tons of things I found to be incredibly boring
most of the books in my collection fall into 2 catagores: wrestling/sports books and classic literature
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2009 12:31:05 GMT -5
In terms of classic literature, what do you like?
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Post by shadowforce420 on Dec 26, 2009 12:33:15 GMT -5
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is pretty good(my favorite)
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Post by bob on Dec 26, 2009 12:46:12 GMT -5
In terms of classic literature, what do you like? usually something where there's a lot going on that has a nice flow to it like Catch-22 and The Great Gatsby I hate stuff where it's metaphysical pondering where nothing happens for literally hundreds of pages at a time like Moby Dick....I hate that white whale |
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Post by Johawn on Dec 26, 2009 12:48:41 GMT -5
I'm The King of the Castle by Susan Hill. It's classic...teenage? literature, I guess. But I read it on the coach back from Berlin and loved it now more than I did then. It's incredibly underrated, I don't think anyone else I know has read it.
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Post by Grendel on Dec 26, 2009 21:52:17 GMT -5
I'm currently rereading The Lord of the Rings, if that's up your alley ...
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Post by Young Game on Dec 26, 2009 22:23:12 GMT -5
- "The Joyful Guide To Lachrymology" by Ronald P. Vincent
- "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn
- "Hey Rube" by Hunter S. Thompson
- "White Line Fever" by Lemmy Kilmister w/Janiss Garza
- "The Alphabet Of Manliness" by Maddox
- "All I Needed To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger" by Lloyd Kaufman
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Post by Grendel on Dec 26, 2009 22:27:49 GMT -5
^^ Ah yes, Hunter S. Thompson. Love his stuff.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Dec 26, 2009 23:00:46 GMT -5
In terms of classic literature, what do you like? usually something where there's a lot going on that has a nice flow to it like Catch-22 and The Great Gatsby I hate stuff where it's metaphysical pondering where nothing happens for literally hundreds of pages at a time like Moby Dick....I hate that white whaleHoly crap then don't read Lord Of The Flies.  It has a great plot but half the damn book is describing the freaking island. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Dec 26, 2009 23:05:22 GMT -5
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 26, 2009 23:06:21 GMT -5
I hear there is a really great series of Vampire novels written by someone named Stephenie Meyer try those out.  |
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Dec 26, 2009 23:09:02 GMT -5
As far as wrestling books go, a really underrated one is William Regal's. Never hear of many people reading it (several people I've heard weren't even aware he had written one), and it's pretty brutally honest.
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Post by bob on Dec 26, 2009 23:20:03 GMT -5
Godfather books?  I thought there were only the movies |
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Post by Grendel on Dec 27, 2009 0:31:15 GMT -5
I read one once when I was a youngster called The Dracula Tapes by Fred Saberhagen. It was the story of Dracula told from The Count's view, and I remember it being kind of a cool concept.
And I know it's science fiction, but The Stainless Steel Rat series of books always entertained me. James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" DiGriz is the title character, and I found the books to be written with just enough humor to satisfy me.
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Post by D2: Sweet & Sour Edition on Dec 27, 2009 3:32:37 GMT -5
The Regal book is fantastic. Highly recommended.
One of the highest in my opinion is definitely "Why We Suck" by Dr. Denis Leary.
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Post by Brother Coyote on Dec 27, 2009 7:21:42 GMT -5
John Dies At the End by David Wong one of the main guys from Cracked.com wrote it and its one of the best horror novels I've read in nearly a decade it's also riotously hilarious.
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 27, 2009 7:29:26 GMT -5
I'll add another vote for Regal's book and add the blindingly obvious 1984 for the classical choice.
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I thought there were only the movies
