ooana Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 While I'm new to this board many of you seem like a very interesting bunch of people...Was thinking it might be fun to hear what kind of books you all enjoy reading and get some recommendations going. Any genre!I'll set the stage so to speak:"Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman is a short but amazing read.Anything by Dan SimmonsPillars of the Earth by Ken Follet (incredible epic)More to come if folks want in ;-)------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j303j Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 anything by Charles Bukowski.------------------IM TALENTED YES IM GIFTED NEVER BOOSTED NEVER SHOPLIFTEDAOL J303J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooana Posted December 5 Author Report Share Posted December 5 Charles Bukowski has some amazing stuff. In that line...Anais Nin has some wonderful books too, but I'd skip over Delta of Venus and move straight to Henry and June. She was paid a dollar a page for Delta and it shows....Henry and June on the other hand is beautiful, not to mention damn sexy!------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mareluna Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 "Last Night A Dj Saved My Life: The History of The Disc Jockey" by Bill Brewster and Frank BroughtonGreat book..really interesting.. there's awesome facts/analogies about djing and club culture... lotsa stuff u never thought about throughout the times and the different scenes up til present culture...and it's funny as hell too! (it'd make a great grab bag for the cnyc grab bag thingy too hehe) peace! --daniela------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwingep Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 Originally posted by ooana:......many of you seem like a very interesting bunch of people...To say the least... Good book: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfeGood bathroom reading: Victoria's Secret Catalogue....OH LUIGI!!!!!!!- Pete ------------------------------------------ Upcoming Shows: Liquids Thurs, Dec 7th 10pm - 1am <A HREF="/cgi-bin/redir.cgi?url=http://www.naked-edge.com/schwinge.html" TARGET=_blank>www.naked-edge.com/schwinge</A> My new web site...Version 1[This message has been edited by schwingep (edited 12-04-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooana Posted December 5 Author Report Share Posted December 5 Originally posted by schwingep: To say the least... How about a classicThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe- Pete lol! Was holding a little bet with myself for how many posts it would take for someone to mention that one. You beat me by one, Pete. ;-)------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmikedr Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 Indistinguishable from Magicby Robert L. ForwardISBN 0-671-87686-4time travel, antimatter, black holes, ect.------------------Use email DJmikeDR@aol.comPM way too slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeydollaz Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 i'z dunt reed no books , dem is two hard i liek TV Guide and Maxim .. lots of nise pictures ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roly99 Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 Enjoy Stephen King...most of his work neways!------------------ [This message has been edited by roly99 (edited 12-05-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quanto_magnus Posted December 5 Report Share Posted December 5 Originally posted by j303j:anything by Charles Bukowski.Bukowski is cool...Hunter S. Thompson is cool...Mostly been reading Sci-Fi lately though... At least when I get a chance to read something non-work related... otherwise it's Top Down Network Design, Sybase Replication Server, yadda yadda yadda.... BORING!!! ------------------Hugha.k.a. ibhugh, Bryan Adamsemail: ibhugh@yahoo.comaolim: hugesk8r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooana Posted December 6 Author Report Share Posted December 6 Originally posted by quanto_magnus: Bukowski is cool...Hunter S. Thompson is cool...Mostly been reading Sci-Fi lately though... At least when I get a chance to read something non-work related... otherwise it's Top Down Network Design, Sybase Replication Server, yadda yadda yadda.... BORING!!! What kind of sci-fi? Read any Dan Simmons or Peter F. Hamilton?------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodo Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 sci-fi/fantasy fan/ fanaticRobert Jordan whole seriesGeorge R Martin Game of thrones,Clash of kings,Storm of swordsHenlein anything but good place to start is Revolt in 2000 and Methusalems childrenHamillton Reality dysfunctionMarkes - Hundred years of lonlinesGreen Blue moon raiseingOrson Scot Card anythingTolkin of course Lord of the rings for startLouis M Bujold Miles Vorcosigan seriesTerry Pratchet Discworld seriesFarmer anything(spetialy World of tiers and Riverworld series)anyone wants to exchange books or has any good advice,PLEASE PM ME(I am very proud to anounce that I can still read after 13 yrs of pary times)[This message has been edited by frodo (edited 12-05-2000).][This message has been edited by frodo (edited 12-05-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quanto_magnus Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Originally posted by ooana: What kind of sci-fi? Read any Dan Simmons or Peter F. Hamilton?Have read some Hamilton (Reality Dysfunction?) haven't read Simmons though.Asimov, Greg Bear, David Brin, Jack Chalker, Heinlein, Orson Scott Card... I know I've read more authors than that, but I'm so bad with names though (probably 200+ books) ------------------Hugha.k.a. ibhugh, Bryan Adamsemail: ibhugh@yahoo.comaolim: hugesk8r[This message has been edited by quanto_magnus (edited 12-05-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooana Posted December 6 Author Report Share Posted December 6 Originally posted by quanto_magnus: Have read some Hamilton (Reality Dysfunction?) haven't read Simmons though.Asimov, Greg Bear, David Brin, Jack Chalker, Heinlein, Orson Scott Card... I know I've read more authors than that, but I'm so bad with names though (probably 200+ books) Based on what you seem to like you'd really enjoy Simons I think. Check out Hollowman as well as the Hyperion series.And George RR Martin is fantastic! Such a great pair of books!-Oo------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmikedr Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 never thought I'd see books on this thing. ------------------Use email DJmikeDR@aol.comPM way too slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happykittn Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Most recently, I've enjoyed reading "My Year of Meats" by Ruth Ozeki. I also like Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, etc.), Salinger, Bronte (Charlotte and Emily), Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, etc. I think my favorite children's book of all time has to be "The Little Prince," by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry... *sigh* *happy memories* ------------------The purpose of life? To die young as late as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msbobois Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 - definitely anais nin - little birds is really good.- salinger- tons of asian american writers- jane eyre is one of my favorite books- good bathroom reading: shecky's nyc bar guide!!!------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliebling Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Oscar Wilde and Harry Potter. ;-) ------------------"Nothing makes one more vain than being told one is a sinner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmlloyd Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 what no religon howsabout the book of the subgeniusby j.r. bob dobbsfor thr techies cryptonomiconfor the anry fight club action invisible monstersfor the pretentious intellectualbeing and nothingnesssartre is fun and entertainingread it b4 matt damon kills itall the pretty horsesgreat bookany kennedy asssination book my fav appointment in dallasreading is FUNdamentaljml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodo Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Originally posted by apotheosis:never thought I'd see books on this thing. Kmon manWithout this post would you belive I can read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooana Posted December 6 Author Report Share Posted December 6 Anyone ever read Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach? Surprised I haven't seen anyone list that yet.If ya haven't...it's real short, hour or two at MOST to read, but very much worth it.Gotta say, awesome books I'm seeing here...yeah, lookin' forward to meeting those of you who'll be there next week :-)-Oo------------------"When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her, and enters into her own image." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReginaP Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Originally posted by happykittn:Most recently, I've enjoyed reading "My Year of Meats" by Ruth Ozeki. I also like Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, etc.), Salinger, Bronte (Charlotte and Emily), Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, etc. I read My Year of Meats last year--really interesting novel. Steinbeck & the Brontes I like too...also Jhumpa Lahiri's short story collection Interpreter of Maladies, any William Trevor short story, Yeats & Eliot for poetry...too many to choose from, can't pick a favorite ------------------=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbound Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 And you were saying nobody reads on this board...you asked me to post my fav book so here's my confession.my bible for all of life is Little Prince i just wish the snake would come sooner ------------------Midnight is where the day begins Bcem npuBET ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula400 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 for leisure reading i throughly enjoyedDisco Bloodbathbut my favorite author now is Bret Easton Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apphillers Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 wow...... i'm all alone on this one...hemmingway....short stories (no attention span)any books on NYChmm......shit wow......i'm such an engineer, i can't think of any non science shit that i like.help! get me out of school! YO is that DJ book really good? looks interesting, saw it at eightball recordsthe j crew cataloguemaximumpcspinrolling stonethas all for nowlatasphil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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