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  • eroswebmaster
    March 1st, 2003
    • Jul 2001
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    #51
    Originally posted by Elli
    Eh, Gerald's Game was lame. His newer one "Cell" is much more classic King. The Shining is still my fave King book ever.
    oh shit...well I'll wade my way through it...and if I can't I'll run back and get the Cell.
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    • Brujah
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      • Jan 2001
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      #52
      American Gods - Neil Gaiman
      Good Omens - Neil Gaiman

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      • hudson77
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        • Jun 2007
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        #53


        Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnamable: A Trilogy
        by Samuel Beckett

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        • thehand
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          #54
          Originally posted by eroswebmaster
          Okay, back when I was a kid I was an avid reader. I would start in the early morning, and then stay up until 1-2 in the morning reading.

          As a young adult, every chance I got I was reading. I would go to bed at 9 or 10, but read once again until 1-2 in the morning.

          Then something changed, I stopped reading fiction, and began to read only educational type books. And by that, I mean books on business, or how-to type books, so nothing that would enrich me creatively. This has gone on now for well over 10 years, and I personally think my creativity has suffered from it.

          So, I'm going to go to the library and pick up a book or two, read it, and give a report on it within a month...LOL. The only reason I'm going to post a report, is to ensure that I actually read the damn thing.

          Plus, all of my how-to / educational books are going to be boxed up until I get back into the habit of reading for entertainment.

          So, with that in mind. Please suggest a book or two to read. Fiction only.

          Thanks in advance.

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          • fuzebox
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            • Oct 2003
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            #55
            Ok to be different...

            Martin Amos - Times Arrow

            Very short read, very postmodern. Easily one of the best books I've ever read, and I read a lot.

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            • JaneB

              #56
              Originally posted by thehand
              Dark Rivers of the heart - Koontz


              Koontz is a good writer. I will have to check that book out.

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              • hudson77
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                • Jun 2007
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                #57


                The Brothers K.

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                • hudson77
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                  • Jun 2007
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                  #58


                  Faulkner

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                  • Implode
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                    #59
                    Originally posted by Libertine
                    I'm a guy, and I absolutely loved Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's wit is without equal.
                    He who laughs last...
                    thinks slowest

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                    • hudson77
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                      • Jun 2007
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                      #60


                      Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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                      • Implode
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                        #61
                        "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho is fantastic by the way. Quick read to (a couple days tops) & will have you thinking for hours.
                        He who laughs last...
                        thinks slowest

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                        • Mr Steele
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                          #62
                          Anything and everything by Robert Anton Wilson
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                          • Sexsitesurfer
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                            #63
                            "Glamorama" by Brett Easton Ellis (he also wrote American Psycho, Rules of Attraction and Less than Zero which are also good).

                            "Money" by Martin Amis (I have enjoyed every Martin Amis book I read, but think this is my favourite).

                            "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute.

                            "Lucky Jim" by Kingsley Amis, Martin's father. I have to warn you several non Brits didn't enjoy this book half as much as me, but it had me in stitches.
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                            • Sexsitesurfer
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                              #64
                              "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes is pretty good too!
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                              • voa
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                                #65
                                My suggest is David Icke-Illuminati.

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                                  • chase
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                                    #67
                                    Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series is my absolute fave. You know how when you read certain books the characters are painted so vividly that it's hard to believe they aren't real? That's how I feel about her characters.
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                                    • chase
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                                      #68
                                      Originally posted by thehand
                                      Dark Rivers of the heart - Koontz
                                      Koontz's Lightning was fantastic.
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                                      • Holly
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                                        #69
                                        Originally posted by Implode
                                        Why are you laughing at him???? I think it's great that he liked it.

                                        She was incredibly witty and forward thinking. For me, it's her wit that makes her books so fantastic to read. You also have to consider that she was writing during the very beginning of the 19th century, which is another thing that makes her work so amazing to me. Gender roles and expectations were pretty much written in stone during that period. She couldn't even write under her own name and never received any recognition until after her death.


                                        And whoever above mentioned Choke, that was actually one of the books I bought the other day. I haven't started it yet.
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                                        • jonesonyou
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                                          #70
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                                          • frostyimpressions
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                                            #71
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                                            • Brad
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                                              #72
                                              Originally posted by Holly
                                              Why are you laughing at him???? I think it's great that he liked it.

                                              She was incredibly witty and forward thinking. For me, it's her wit that makes her books so fantastic to read. You also have to consider that she was writing during the very beginning of the 19th century, which is another thing that makes her work so amazing to me. Gender roles and expectations were pretty much written in stone during that period. She couldn't even write under her own name and never received any recognition until after her death.


                                              And whoever above mentioned Choke, that was actually one of the books I bought the other day. I haven't started it yet.
                                              I really liked Survivor and Invisible Monsters too.
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                                              • guti
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                                                #73
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                                                • CosmicTang
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                                                  #74


                                                  best book I've ever read.



                                                  Anything by Vonnegut will please on many levels.

                                                  David Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day" or Christopher Moore's "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" are both laugh out loud.

                                                  Gore Vidal writes some terrific historical novels.

                                                  Dan Delillo is strong too.

                                                  Brothers K is supposed to answer all life's questions and I loved "The Alchemist" too.

                                                  You could also try Herman Hesse, "A Journey To The East" or "Siddharta".

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                                                  • sniperwolf
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                                                    • Mar 2005
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                                                    #75
                                                    Fiction books by story writer L. Frank Baum.
                                                    The Magic of Oz
                                                    The Enchanted Island of Yew
                                                    Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
                                                    Glinda of Oz
                                                    The Lost Princess of Oz
                                                    The Emerald City of Oz
                                                    Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
                                                    A Kidnapped Santa Claus
                                                    The Master Key
                                                    The Marvelous Land of Oz
                                                    Rinkitink In Oz
                                                    Tik-Tok of Oz
                                                    The Patchwork Girl of Oz
                                                    The Tin Woodman of Oz
                                                    The Scarecrow of Oz
                                                    The Road to Oz
                                                    Ozma of Oz
                                                    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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                                                    • ChatCash_Rob
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                                                      #76
                                                      Originally posted by pornguy
                                                      How about a fantasy series??? They are actually pretty damn good.

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                                                      I wish he'd hurry up and finish that series...seems like forever since he's put one out.
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                                                      • Libertine
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                                                        • May 2002
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                                                        #77
                                                        Originally posted by LiveBucks_Rob
                                                        I wish he'd hurry up and finish that series...seems like forever since he's put one out.
                                                        Ehm, he has a rather serious illness. He might die before finishing the series...
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                                                        • DateDoc
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                                                          • Feb 2005
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                                                          #78
                                                          Originally posted by Holly
                                                          Were you the one that I was posting with about the James Patterson books awhile back? Someone had given me one of the Women's Murder Club books and I didn't really like it and wasn't going to finish reading it, but there was someone here who enjoyed them and told me to stick with it.

                                                          It ended up not being my cup of tea, but if it was you, I just read something the other day about them making the books into a tv series this fall. I can't for the life of me remember who the actress was that may star in it, but she was someone from a pretty well known tv show that was canceled (I think).
                                                          haha, that was probably me as I did like the 1st 5 books in the series just not the 6th one.

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                                                          • DateDoc
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                                                            #79
                                                            Originally posted by chase
                                                            Koontz's Lightning was fantastic.
                                                            The Odd Thomas books were very good - Odd Thomas, Forever Odd and Brother Odd.

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                                                            • DateDoc
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                                                              #80
                                                              Originally posted by Holly
                                                              I just read something the other day about them making the books into a tv series this fall. I can't for the life of me remember who the actress was that may star in it, but she was someone from a pretty well known tv show that was canceled (I think).
                                                              I just looked it up. Friday at 9PM - http://abc.go.com/fallpreview/womensmurderclub/index

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                                                              • JP513
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                                                                #81
                                                                Originally posted by Adult Lounge - Brad
                                                                Hemingway is a great author, he wrote about what he saw and experienced. I think Tale of Two Cities is one of his best.
                                                                Thanks for your agreement re: Hemingway, but A Tale of Two Cities is by Charles Dickens. One century earlier.
                                                                I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I wish I was drinking wine instead.

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                                                                • JP513
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                                                                  #82
                                                                  Originally posted by Holly
                                                                  To be honest, if someone who reads asks for book suggestions, I naturally assume they're looking for opinions on either new or more obscure stuff. I wouldn't think I'd have to recommend any of the classics that most everyone has heard of or has already read, unless they specifically request it.

                                                                  My favorite author is Jane Austen. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, but I love any of her writings. I still probably wouldn't have suggested it because I'm not sure if guys would enjoy it as much, lol. But if he hasn't read it already and wants to do so and report back, I would love to see what he thinks.
                                                                  I don't think so about yr 1st paragraph. There are TONS of classics for one, and two, people who read and are asking for suggestions, would not have necessarily any exposure to the classics. They might be an avid reader of trashy "romance" novels. Most avid readers read shit.

                                                                  I'm a dude and I want to read Jane Austen. Good suggestion there.
                                                                  I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I wish I was drinking wine instead.

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                                                                  • JP513
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                                                                    #83
                                                                    Originally posted by Mr.Sexbankroll
                                                                    did you read "A Moveable Feast"?
                                                                    Yes I did (in '96) and I loved it.
                                                                    I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I wish I was drinking wine instead.

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                                                                    • JP513
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                                                                      #84
                                                                      Originally posted by J. Falcon
                                                                      Perfect Spy - John Le Carre
                                                                      Le Carre rocks!
                                                                      I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I wish I was drinking wine instead.

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                                                                      • Bell
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                                                                        #85
                                                                        The Secret
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                                                                        • MissEve
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                                                                          #86
                                                                          If you want to laugh your ass off....

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                                                                          • hudson77
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                                                                            #87


                                                                            The Dwarf

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                                                                            • hudson77
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                                                                              #88


                                                                              kind of nasty...you need a dark sense of humor

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                                                                              • Gentle_Ben
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                                                                                #89
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                                                                                • Sexsitesurfer
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                                                                                  #90
                                                                                  "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang is also a great insight into a foreign culture and a history we don't all learn about in the West.
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                                                                                  • collegeboobies
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                                                                                    #91
                                                                                    READ: The Elegant Universe. Great book

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                                                                                      #92
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                                                                                      • JP513
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                                                                                        #93
                                                                                        did this thread die already?

                                                                                        LIVE! RISE AGAIN, ye ole book thread!
                                                                                        I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I wish I was drinking wine instead.

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                                                                                        • M0nk
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                                                                                          #94
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                                                                                          • Turf
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                                                                                            #95
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                                                                                            • Bell
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                                                                                              #96
                                                                                              there's been some interesting mentions in this thread...

                                                                                              I always wondered this:

                                                                                              If you were presented with a video AND it's book...
                                                                                              what would you do first - watch the vid or read the book ??

                                                                                              and

                                                                                              Whats more popular - paperbacks or hardbacks... ??

                                                                                              I personally would do this:
                                                                                              read the book first
                                                                                              then watch the vid
                                                                                              and I prefer paperbacks - they are more adaptable to whatever position
                                                                                              my body wants to be in - to read... LOL

                                                                                              I hate reading something someone else has touched...
                                                                                              I need to be the first one to read it fresh...

                                                                                              (same with the newspaper... LOL)

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                                                                                              • Peaches
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                                                                                                #97
                                                                                                Originally posted by MissEve
                                                                                                If you want to laugh your ass off....

                                                                                                A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
                                                                                                You recommended this to me YEARS ago. It was after I read it (and subsequent recommendations) when I realized we had similar tastes in BEST EVER books

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                                                                                                • ICEDOG
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                                                                                                  #98
                                                                                                  maybe LOTR

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                                                                                                  • Brad
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                                                                                                    #99
                                                                                                    Originally posted by JP513
                                                                                                    Thanks for your agreement re: Hemingway, but A Tale of Two Cities is by Charles Dickens. One century earlier.
                                                                                                    lol. I'm a retard. Thanks for pointing that one out.
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                                                                                                    • XXXzidane
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                                                                                                      #100
                                                                                                      H.P. Lovecraft books are worth a read.

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