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23rd January 2008, 12:34am
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#16 | | Here we go!
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Originally Posted by Jenpot  Less Than Zero I want to read because I've just read Lunar Park and loved it, and it's the only Ellis book (Well that and the Informers, which is also being ordered) that I've got left to read. | Less Than Zero was his second book(first published)he was right young when it was published so i'll forgive him.  Informers is quite good theres a story about Vampires in it which I loved, lost boys as fuck!
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23rd January 2008, 12:37am
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#17 | | Trayus Academy Graduate
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Penguin classics are great, especially when you're skint (voice of experience, here). Oh! Just thought - try 'The Forest of Hours' by Kerstin Ekman. It's well-written, and has a ton of Scandinavian folklore woven into it. Also, try 'Beowulf', especially the Seamus Heaney translation, as it's definitely worth a read. | |
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23rd January 2008, 12:38am
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#18 | | Piranah
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What did he write before Less Than Zero? I always thought that was his first book?
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23rd January 2008, 12:41am
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#19 | | Here we go!
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Originally Posted by Jenpot What did he write before Less Than Zero? I always thought that was his first book? | It's an old writers cliché that your first book is heavly autobiographal. This is faint memory that i think he just burnt it or something.
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23rd January 2008, 12:47am
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#20 | | Aurë enteluva Gallery SuperMod
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House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski.
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23rd January 2008, 1:46am
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#21 | | Spoonfed
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Like goth_pixie said Penguin Classics are a good place to start as they've a great deal of books to choose from.
These are some of my favourite books, they may not be to your tastes but all of the authors listed are exceptional writers in my opinion.
The Beautiful and The Damned, The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Tropic Of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn , The Colossus of Maroussi - Henry Miller
Blood Meridian, Child Of God, Suttree - Cormac McCarthy
V, The Crying Of Lot 49, Vineland - Thomas Pynchon
Collected Fictions, Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges
Of Love and Other Demons, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Autumn of the Patriarch, News of a Kidnapping - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Master and Margarita, Heart Of A Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins.
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23rd January 2008, 1:48am
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#22 | | Guess Who Batman
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Try Addy's livejournal.
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23rd January 2008, 1:52am
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#23 | | Kingpun
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Originally Posted by evilglamcaitlin Try Addy's livejournal. | "Why is every single girl I have ever liked in my entire life either unavailable, not interested, or still recovering from a previous breakup? I'm 21 years old, a virgin, and I have never had a girlfriend. And it's fucking depressing."
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23rd January 2008, 1:56am
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#24 | | Auf Wiedersehen
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
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Originally Posted by Hayabusa Like goth_pixie said Penguin Classics are a good place to start as they've a great deal of books to choose from.
These are some of my favourite books, they may not be to your tastes but all of the authors listed are exceptional writers in my opinion.
The Beautiful and The Damned, The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Tropic Of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn , The Colossus of Maroussi - Henry Miller
Blood Meridian, Child Of God, Suttree - Cormac McCarthy
V, The Crying Of Lot 49, Vineland - Thomas Pynchon
Collected Fictions, Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges
Of Love and Other Demons, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Autumn of the Patriarch, News of a Kidnapping - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Master and Margarita, Heart Of A Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins. | You left out 'The Art of Levitation' by Leon Flapgastor. Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now "Why is every single girl I have ever liked in my entire life either unavailable, not interested, or still recovering from a previous breakup? I'm 21 years old, a virgin, and I have never had a girlfriend. And it's fucking depressing." | Justine, get out of Cowan's account plz.
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23rd January 2008, 1:57am
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#25 | | Guess Who Batman
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Originally Posted by I'm Your God Now "Why is every single girl I have ever liked in my entire life either unavailable, not interested, or still recovering from a previous breakup? I'm 21 years old, a virgin, and I have never had a girlfriend. And it's fucking depressing." | "It's very powerful stuff, and even though it depresses me every time I hear it, I love it and often can't stop"
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23rd January 2008, 1:58am
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#26 | | Here we go!
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Where is this livejournal? This sounds like depressing stuff!
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23rd January 2008, 2:03am
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#27 | | Kingpun
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Originally Posted by evilglamcaitlin "It's very powerful stuff, and even though it depresses me every time I hear it, I love it and often can't stop" | "The Honesty Threads make an interesting sociological comparison, when looked at over time.....Fuck I'm thinking about it, and I'm on the point of tears"
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23rd January 2008, 2:11am
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#28 | | Auf Wiedersehen
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Guys, we already had words with admin over this...
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Edit: Words with Addy-min would have been better
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23rd January 2008, 2:28am
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#29 | | Better not to err
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
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Originally Posted by Hayabusa Like goth_pixie said Penguin Classics are a good place to start as they've a great deal of books to choose from.
These are some of my favourite books, they may not be to your tastes but all of the authors listed are exceptional writers in my opinion.
The Beautiful and The Damned, The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Tropic Of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn , The Colossus of Maroussi - Henry Miller
[Blood Meridian, Child Of God, Suttree - Cormac McCarthy
V, The Crying Of Lot 49, Vineland - Thomas Pynchon
Collected Fictions, Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges
Of Love and Other Demons, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Autumn of the Patriarch, News of a Kidnapping - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Master and Margarita, Heart Of A Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins. | Going through my books? Or am I just a cliche? Fire From Heaven - Mary Renault. Modern classic. Insane biography of Alexander the Great. I don't think it particularly needs to be fictional to be utterly insane. Residence On Earth - Pablo Neruda. Beautifully relaxing Chilean/commie poetry. Feels like smoking weed in book form. Or doing good deeds possibly, I don't know what thats like. Something that feels good to the soul. The Princess Bride - William Goldman. Half a bastardised version of a rather boring classic made exciting for children, half an autobiography of the writer making the movie 'The Princess Bride' Awesome, simply awesome.
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23rd January 2008, 6:56am
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#30 | | ...playground tactics...
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Originally Posted by Shannow House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski.
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Originally Posted by MarkMono The Princess Bride - William Goldman. Half a bastardised version of a rather boring classic made exciting for children, half an autobiography of the writer making the movie 'The Princess Bride' Awesome, simply awesome. | Never a truer word said. Even the film version was good. And it has Peter 'Columbo' Falk in it.
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