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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2010 20:04:09 GMT -5
what are you into?
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Post by bigrob on Jun 20, 2010 21:43:49 GMT -5
I like the beat authors and poets, books about bands and genres of music that I enjoy, black comedy, whatever. I'll try anything. The big one for me is science fiction, especially the mindfuck stuff, like House of Leaves, Raw Shark Texts, and Lovecraft. I know you know what I mean.
The last books I read were Steven Hall's "The Raw Shark Texts", Christopher Moore's "Fool", William Gibson's "The Difference Engine", Vonnegut's "Slapstick", Rollins' "A Mad Dash", Fante's "Ask the Dust", and our own willietheshakes' "The World More Full of Weeping".
I try to read different types of books one after another, so a genre doesn't get stale. I don't get how people can read the same thing endlessly. The only time I got stuck on the same books over and over was when my Henry Rollins obsession kicked in full gear, and when I read The Dark Tower series.
Also, I hate vampires. All of them. Fucking vampires.
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Post by bigrob on Jun 20, 2010 21:49:57 GMT -5
Also, about two thirds of the books in this thread are now on my amazon wishlist (i've read some of them)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2010 21:55:25 GMT -5
man, i wish i hadn't read Dark Tower before Salem's Lot. kinda spoils part of it
check out China Mieville. weird fantasy/horror. Perdido Street Station is probably his best known book. King Rat is good if you like wererats and drum 'n bass
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald is amazing. think 100 Years of Solitude on Mars
ever read any Gene Wolfe? Book of the New Sun is classic
Micheal Moorcock is straight up amazing. he's touched pretty much every genre you'd like. Elric is for high fantasy, Jerry Cornelius is for Austin Powers but serious adventures
or you could dip into Lord Dunsany, who's strange fantasy predates Lovecraft
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Post by bloodystereos on Jun 28, 2010 10:05:03 GMT -5
check out China Mieville. weird fantasy/horror. Perdido Street Station is probably his best known book. King Rat is good if you like wererats and drum 'n bass I asked my girlfriend if she had heard of this guy - she reads ALOT - and it just so happens that she has Perdido Street Station. She can't remember if she actually read it though... Anyhow as soon as I finish my little book of Bizarro short stories that will be next.
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Post by theblondette on Jun 28, 2010 12:14:36 GMT -5
Perdido Street Station is one of the best sf/fantasy novels I have read. Breathtaking. The Scar - it's sort-of sequel - is amazing too. Less convinced by Iron Council.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2010 22:57:35 GMT -5
Perdido Street Station has a great mood but kinda messes up the ending i keep buying books referenced in Hold Steady/Mountain Goats/Decemberists songs but never actually reading them. i need to fix that
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Post by laurenjean on Jun 28, 2010 23:21:06 GMT -5
I just finished the new Anita Blake book last night and I'm not sure what to think. Anita Blake is starting to seem a little pointless now and I used to love her so much.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 19:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by bloodystereos on Jul 28, 2010 13:55:21 GMT -5
Only have about 50 or 60 pages left in Perdido Street Station , should finish tonight.
tion - thanks for the suggestion - I really enjoyed this book ! I think I will get The Scar and read that as well.
blondette - It seems like The Scar is not exactly a sequel but , just another story in the same world - sound interesting though and , I really like his writing. Other than Iron Council have you read any of his newer stuff ?
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Post by laurenjean on Jul 29, 2010 23:35:55 GMT -5
I'm currently rereading Chuck Klosterman's "Fargo Rock City." I've read this book at least five times and I still enjoy it.
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Post by fairysari on Jul 31, 2010 8:32:40 GMT -5
I'm reading Rob Sheffield's new book, 'Talking to Girls about Duran Duran'. So far really enjoying it, its very similar to 'Love is a Mix Tape' (in a good way!).
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Post by theblondette on Aug 3, 2010 9:09:56 GMT -5
Only have about 50 or 60 pages left in Perdido Street Station , should finish tonight. tion - thanks for the suggestion - I really enjoyed this book ! I think I will get The Scar and read that as well. blondette - It seems like The Scar is not exactly a sequel but , just another story in the same world - sound interesting though and , I really like his writing. Other than Iron Council have you read any of his newer stuff ? I haven't yet! And yeah, The Scar isn't a sequel, but there are links to Perdido Street Station. Right now I'm re-reading IT. Few people can write kids the way Stephen King does.
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Post by Camie on Aug 5, 2010 0:30:36 GMT -5
I'm reading Rob Sheffield's new book, 'Talking to Girls about Duran Duran'. So far really enjoying it, its very similar to 'Love is a Mix Tape' (in a good way!). I'm with you. I am taking my time with this book.
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Post by laurenjean on Aug 6, 2010 0:15:16 GMT -5
I am near the end of Michael Patrick MacDonald's "All Souls." I'm slowing down because I do not want the book to end, but I'm also relieved to be near the end because there isn't that much room for more sad things to happen. Next I'm planning on reading "Talking to Girls..." and I'm pretty excited for that one. I also saw a new Louise Erdrich at the library and I usually love her stories.
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Post by laurenjean on Aug 13, 2010 12:47:58 GMT -5
I finished "Taking to girls..." earlier this week. I enjoyed the book a lot, especially the chapter about living with his grandfather. Now, I'm back in Fables, I'm on "Sons of Empire." I like the Fables series so much.
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Post by john k on Aug 18, 2010 16:39:47 GMT -5
if you like garage rock
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Post by bloodystereos on Aug 20, 2010 10:56:20 GMT -5
Just started Wizards First Rule. it is the first in a series called Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. So far it is pretty good. Looks like I will be on these for a while as my girlfriend has the first 5 of the series and they all look pretty thick.
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Post by doctoracula on Sept 3, 2010 23:18:50 GMT -5
i just finished blood meridian still trying to wrap my head around the ending
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Post by motörben on Sept 4, 2010 3:15:11 GMT -5
Recently finished The Motel Life by Willy Vlautin which was enjoyable enough. I'm not in a hurry to read his other books though and the comparison to Carver on the back cover is offensive. Before that I read Bad Science by Ben Goldacre which was brilliant and which I would recommend to anyone, especially if you left school with a crappy understanding of science, like me. Oh and my book club's reading The Big Sleep this month, fun! Next up: Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer. He seemed like a good bloke on Colbert the other week.
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Post by theblondette on Sept 4, 2010 10:07:15 GMT -5
Ben, I LOVE The Big Sleep! Chandler is great.
Recently I read Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh, which I didn't think was as exceptional as the rave reviews suggested, but it was certainly thought provoking. And how often do you get medieval theology incorporated into novels, anyway?
At the moment I'm re-reading Persuasion for the zillionth time. Such a comfort book!
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Post by jwd on Sept 7, 2010 19:46:48 GMT -5
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. Long but very good so far. Set in St. Paul, I'm waiting for a THS reference any minute.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2010 22:27:20 GMT -5
Left hand of Darkness - Ursula K Le Guin
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Post by laurenjean on Sept 7, 2010 22:46:12 GMT -5
Kim Harrison's "Fistful of Charms." I enjoy this series. I am also studying for my comprehensive exam to graduate and am currently flogging my way through all the books I had to read about Paul for my New Testament course. Rereading Paul was not how I planned on spending my fall.
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Post by theblondette on Sept 8, 2010 8:44:31 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading Number 9 Dream by David Mitchell. There seem to be a lot of these set-in-Japan-with-self-deprecating-hero-and-girls-with-beautiful-neck books around, but I like it so far.
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