jprutig Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 anyone have any suggestions for something to read? no specific genre, really. a brief description would be cool... thanks johnny bookworm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro449 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 I like all of Tom Clancy's work...His books are ....Rainbow six, hunt for red october, Executive Orders. Those are all good books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehacker Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 burning chromeby william gibsonthe man from whom everyone elsehas stolen ideas/concepts about cyberspace...b.c. is his collection of short stories, all very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heretic909 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Lords of ChaosIt's a history of the Norwegian black metal scene and all of the crazy fucks it produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msoprano Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 plum island.......i had to read it for college last year and it was a great book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 I'm in the middle of this really funny book called Our Lady of the Circus, by David Toscana. It's about this troupe of circus performers/freaks who run across a deserted town and decide to settle down there. They pull their professions out of a hat. I'm about halfway through and so far it's highly amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgy112 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 "The Dirt" by motley crue, Great book, some sick stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keough Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 catcher and the rye is always good reading, or why not check the bible out--> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by heretic909 Lords of ChaosIt's a history of the Norwegian black metal scene and all of the crazy fucks it produced. Dude, I just finished that book 2 days ago! It's kinda funny... and pathetic. The pictures are priceless, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothzane Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Some good scifi books.Lord of the RingsThe HobbitWheel of TimeThe Hitchhikers guide to...(many books)The ScrewTape LettersDraculaDuneAnything by Steven King"Know your boundries...then destroy them utterly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE AUTHORS OF THESE BOOKS:EXEGESIS-ITS A HACKER/CONSPIRACY BOOK- A CIS STUDENT CREATES A SMALL HARMLESS PROGRAM TO SUMMARIZE NEWSGROUPS, BUT IT TRANSFORMS ITSELF INTO A VIRUS AND STARTS COMMUNICATING WITH ITS CREATORLUST MONSTER OF MELANCHOLY COVE-REALLY FUCKED UP STUFF, CAN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT, FUNNY SHIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heretic909 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by roadrunner Dude, I just finished that book 2 days ago! It's kinda funny... and pathetic. The pictures are priceless, though. It's pathetic that most of the founding fathers of that scene are either dead or in prison. And yeah, the picture of the singer for Mayhem after he blew his brains out is priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehacker Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 !! also, any of William Sleator's books makefor a good sci-fi read... he takes really bizarretime-space concepts and reduces them toabstract metaphors of everyday life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by heretic909 It's pathetic that most of the founding fathers of that scene are either dead or in prison. I just thought it was sad that they couldn't keep their ideologies straight and, in the case of Euronymous, felt the need to completely fabricate his personality. I liked Grishnacke at first, then when it came out that he was being manipulated by White Power weirdos in prison, I sort of lost respect for him. And that German band seemed like a bunch of dumbass kids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heretic909 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by roadrunner I just thought it was sad that they couldn't keep their ideologies straight and, in the case of Euronymous, felt the need to completely fabricate his personality. I liked Grishnacke at first, then when it came out that he was being manipulated by White Power weirdos in prison, I sort of lost respect for him. And that German band seemed like a bunch of dumbass kids... Yeah, everyone was trying to out-evil each other to the point where it just got ridiculous. And like with any scene, once it started there was a shitload of wannabes and followers that just ruined it. Especially in this scene since it seemed like people believed that they needed to burn a church or commit murder to gain respect. Like that girl that tried burning down Therion's house because she was a fan of Burzum, and Therion wasn't 'true' black metal. I wonder what a Real World show would be like if they filmed one in Scandanavia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quanto_magnus Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card actually the whole series is good (Speaker for the Dead, and I can't remember the name of the third). I just finished reading Ender's Shadow which is a parallel book to the first book (time period is the same, but told from a differenct character's perspective -- extremely good)Let's see what else.... It's all going to be sci-fiRed Dwarf (somewhat similar to Hitchhiker's Guide...)Reality Dysfuntion -- forget the authors nameDamn I'm so terrible with names!!! Ummm..... Some of Jack Chalker's books are very good reads. Non-sci-fi Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter ThompsonRed Mars, Blue Mars, & Green Mars (Trilogy) by Kim Stanley RobinsonThat's all I can think of at the moment, but I've read somewhere on the order of 500 sci-fi books... I'm just so bad with the names... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by quanto_magnus Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card actually the whole series is good (Speaker for the Dead, and I can't remember the name of the third). I think that would be Ender's Shadow you're thinking of. (I work for his publisher) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Originally posted by heretic909 I wonder what a Real World show would be like if they filmed one in Scandanavia. Yeah! How hysterical would that be?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeboyyouth Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 "The Faerie Queen" by Edmund Spenser. After 2 months of on and off reading, I've finally finished all 6 books. A Very beautiful, dedicatory allegorical piece that tries to encompass the virtues of Queen Elizabeth. Also, very informative of the Irish-Catholic relations during Spenser's time (1552-1599), the treatment of women, and the knightly code in action. Through example, Spenser (through layering allegorical meanings on top of one another) beautifully depicts various characters of his own choosing (who are supposed to each represent various virtues of the Queen, including chastity, magnificence, justice, and mercy; some of these characters include Britomart (chastity), a female knight, Artegall (named after King Arthur), and Polente (excessive use of power). One of the several allegorical meanings happens to be the prevalance of Elizabeth's virtues in the face of opposition; Spenser uses many characters to symbolize the political/social hindrances that faced Elizabeth during her reign, such as the Spanish, and her own sister, Mary Tudor. One can see the different allegorical meanings unfurling as one reads each canto. Each book can be read apart from the other, but a chronological order should be kept because of frequent references to events in past books/cantos. Interestingly enough, Spenser assumes the archaic form of writing, and this beautifully lends the classic quality to his work, making it almost seem like Chaucer's beautiful allegorical work. The Penguin classic edition includes the Mutabalitie Cantos as well as a proem by Spenser himself, written in 1589 to Sir Walter Raleigh. If there was any specific purpose in Spenser's mind while writing the book, the letter sheds some light upon it. There are other allegorical layers, some of them being political, moral, economical, and even social. Also, "Come and knock on our Door" by Chris Mann is a very good book. It takes a very good look at the set of the citcom "Three's Company," and describes the many problems on the set, including the relations between the characters. Also, Mann speaks about the developmental problems of the show, and the various spin offs it had, including "The Ropers" and "Threes a Crowd." As an extra incentive, Mann includes a description of every episode of Three's Company that aired from the first episode in 1977 to the last in 1984, as well as the words to the song in the beginning of the show. Some good pictures as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trancerxn112 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Dune by Frank Herbert its great check out the movie too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LavenderMenace Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Please kill meslaughterhouse 5lolitabrave new worldthe mandarinsnotes from the underground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowla Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 I haven't started it yet, but I have "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," by Dave Eggers. A lot of people who's opinions I respect have had nothing but praise for it. Its a brutal yet humorous nonfiction account of his childhood, the death of his parents, and his raising of his younger brother. Supposedly he is a very witty and funny writer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastyt Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Originally posted by fowla I haven't started it yet, but I have "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," by Dave Eggers. A lot of people who's opinions I respect have had nothing but praise for it. Its a brutal yet humorous nonfiction account of his childhood, the death of his parents, and his raising of his younger brother. Supposedly he is a very witty and funny writer... I've only read the introduction so far- I was cracking up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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