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Voice of God · August 19th, 2005, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RookParliament

Bukowski is simply one of the best as far as I'm concerned. You should read some John Fante.

I have to agree, that was some great writing. I hadn't really started before last night, just read few pages and concentrated to the Chossudovsky... so last night I decided to switch. I ended up reading The Post Office in one sitting, hehe. That was my first Bukowski, and I'm definitely reading more. I have to check out Fante someday.

Roxy Bungalow · August 23rd, 2005, 03:55 PM

I just read Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk in one weekend. I don't know why I put it off for so long, it was excellent. I guess it just seemed too predictable to read the book they made a movie out of, so I read almost all his other books first.

Now I'm reading A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb. It's damn good too! I'm slowly becoming more and more fascinated with Brazil. This book is history, anthropology, culture, politics, sex, danger, intrique, scandal and all kinds of good about a unique, beautiful and volatile country.

Lord SteveO · August 24th, 2005, 02:58 PM

I'm reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Based in a world where reproduction is outlawed and humans are designed in factories to fit into certain areas of society.
Really good and a pretty scary view of what this world could become.

NinDulouz · August 24th, 2005, 07:15 PM

I just finished Big Sur by Jack Kerouac..I like anything from him...or any of the beat writers really..and I am reading Blaise Pascal right now

Roxy Bungalow · August 25th, 2005, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord SteveO

I'm reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Based in a world where reproduction is outlawed and humans are designed in factories to fit into certain areas of society.
Really good and a pretty scary view of what this world could become.

Have you ever read 1984 or We? Those are both excellent and I would recommend them if you like Brave New World.

Huxley was a proponent of downward self transcendence and the use of hallucinatory drugs to gain enlightenment.

Voice of God · August 26th, 2005, 09:07 AM

The Dirt: Mötley Crüe Autobiography
-Bunch of egoistic & stupid crazy people get famous.... but I guess that's why this has been a fun read.

William King - The Skavenslayer
-Violent, gritty and cruel fantasy in my favorite "bulk"-fantasyworld.

And waiting to be started:
Bukowski - Ham on Rye
Bukowski - Notes of a dirty old man

chris-o-fer · August 26th, 2005, 08:47 PM

the manual to my boss gt-6. it's a f'n novel.

Lord SteveO · August 27th, 2005, 09:04 AM

@ Roxy Bungalow: I've been looking out for We in the bookstore here but never seen it. I've heard it's pretty much the book that gave rise to BNW and 1984?

I thought BNW was excellent, but i thought it did tend to jump about a bit in places. The overall picture of the society painted by it was interesting though, and at the same time horrifying to imagine.

Krigloch the Furious · August 27th, 2005, 05:32 PM

Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures: Legends of Kern Volume 1

Harmsway_SchädigtWeise · August 27th, 2005, 06:26 PM

Artemis Fowl-Opal Deception
im a big scifi fan =D

nini666 · August 31st, 2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Life Sucks

Mein Kampf

no, I'm not kidding

wow.. i'd love to read that. there are only a few of those books left, because they were burnt after the war.. where did you get it from? Is it THE acctual book that was printed at that time or only information about it? I think I should just write you a message since i don't think your gonna look at this again ^^

well I'm reading the Joy Luck Club a kind of boring book.. but oh well ^^ i guess i have to

August 24th, 2005, 02:58 PM	#53 (permalink)
Lord SteveO Hero in a world of demons Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 280	I'm reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Based in a world where reproduction is outlawed and humans are designed in factories to fit into certain areas of society. Really good and a pretty scary view of what this world could become. __________________ The gods made heavy metal and they saw that it was good. They said to play it louder than Hell, We promised that we would When losers say it's over with you know that it's a lie The gods made heavy metal and it's never gonna die.

August 26th, 2005, 09:07 AM	#56 (permalink)
Voice of God Harmless Bum Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,621	The Dirt: Mötley Crüe Autobiography -Bunch of egoistic & stupid crazy people get famous.... but I guess that's why this has been a fun read. William King - The Skavenslayer -Violent, gritty and cruel fantasy in my favorite "bulk"-fantasyworld. And waiting to be started: Bukowski - Ham on Rye Bukowski - Notes of a dirty old man __________________ Blog (finnish) "I didn't ask for the job of insulting you. You know, in another life, maybe we could have been brothers, running a small, quirky taverna in Sicily. Maybe we would have married the local twins, instead of wasting each other's time here in this dump. But, it was not to be." -Bernard Black (Black Books)

August 27th, 2005, 09:04 AM	#58 (permalink)
Lord SteveO Hero in a world of demons Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 280	@ Roxy Bungalow: I've been looking out for We in the bookstore here but never seen it. I've heard it's pretty much the book that gave rise to BNW and 1984? I thought BNW was excellent, but i thought it did tend to jump about a bit in places. The overall picture of the society painted by it was interesting though, and at the same time horrifying to imagine. __________________ The gods made heavy metal and they saw that it was good. They said to play it louder than Hell, We promised that we would When losers say it's over with you know that it's a lie The gods made heavy metal and it's never gonna die.

August 27th, 2005, 05:32 PM	#59 (permalink)
Krigloch the Furious poopoo platter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 17,867	Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures: Legends of Kern Volume 1 __________________

August 27th, 2005, 06:26 PM	#60 (permalink)
Harmsway_SchädigtWeise Wolf In Sheeps Clothing Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 48	Artemis Fowl-Opal Deception im a big scifi fan =D __________________ Blindness and fanaticism are those types of aberration which always slowing down the development of humankind.And nothing has changed on that score for today... Vader-Epitaph (For Humanity)

August 23rd, 2005, 03:55 PM	#52 (permalink)
Roxy Bungalow shamblin Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9	I just read Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk in one weekend. I don't know why I put it off for so long, it was excellent. I guess it just seemed too predictable to read the book they made a movie out of, so I read almost all his other books first. Now I'm reading A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb. It's damn good too! I'm slowly becoming more and more fascinated with Brazil. This book is history, anthropology, culture, politics, sex, danger, intrique, scandal and all kinds of good about a unique, beautiful and volatile country.

August 24th, 2005, 07:15 PM	#54 (permalink)
NinDulouz ..dogs are liberals... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 2	I just finished Big Sur by Jack Kerouac..I like anything from him...or any of the beat writers really..and I am reading Blaise Pascal right now