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23rd January 2008, 12:08am
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#1 | | Hello, stranger.
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| Recommend me a book.
I'm running out of books. I've been on a bit of a mission lately to finish reading all the books my favourite authors have written, and I'm almost at that point now, so I need some new ideas.
The authors I read most are Douglas Coupland, Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahnuik. I've read all of their fiction minus Haunted (I've tried, 3 times) and Less Than Zero (which I'm ordering now).
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23rd January 2008, 12:09am
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#2 | | Experimental stooge
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
Try Vernon God Little DBC Pierre.
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23rd January 2008, 12:11am
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#3 | | Here we go!
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
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Originally Posted by Jenpot  I'm running out of books. I've been on a bit of a mission lately to finish reading all the books my favourite authors have written, and I'm almost at that point now, so I need some new ideas.
The authors I read most are Douglas Coupland, Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahnuik. I've read all of their fiction minus Haunted (I've tried, 3 times) and Less Than Zero (which I'm ordering now). | Less than Zero is shite. Have you Read The Informers?(Short Stories), or Glamorama?
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23rd January 2008, 12:14am
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#4 | | Forever Waiting.
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
try http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
the idea is you put in the books you love and it narrows down choices based on what other people have read.
you can get recommendations on single books, or sign up (for free) and get better suggestions.
for example it recommends these books for fight club:
High Fidelity: A Novel - Nick Hornby
Black Swan Green: A Novel - David Mitchell
Zanzibar - Giles Foden
Travels in a Thin Country: A Journey Through Chile - Sarah Wheeler
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quioxte De La Mancha Complete in Two Parts a New Translation By Samuel Putnam - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
To Cut a Long Story Short - Tony Hadley
War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence - Kevin Mitchell
The Long Round - Dominic Calder-Smith
Just Say the Word - Karen Field
Crossing the River - Caryl Phillips
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23rd January 2008, 12:16am
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#5 | | Evil Genius
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
Try 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy. It'd be a big change in style, but I think it's an amazing book. Also, go to the nearest bookshop that does Penguin classics for one or two pounds, and grab a couple at random. You may find something you never thought of trying, and if you don't enjoy them, you only spent enough for a couple of drinks. | |
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23rd January 2008, 12:18am
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#6 | | Here we go!
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Originally Posted by johnnie walker High Fidelity: A Novel - Nick Hornby | Movies great. I heard the books awesome you read it?
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23rd January 2008, 12:19am
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#7 | | Kurwa
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How can you not finish Haunted? It's amazing
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23rd January 2008, 12:20am
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#8 | | Forever Waiting.
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Originally Posted by Killah_Villa Movies great. I heard the books awesome you read it? |
no, it just came from that site. i more into fantasy / sci-fi.
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23rd January 2008, 12:21am
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#9 | | Kingpun
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23rd January 2008, 12:22am
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#10 | | Here we go!
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
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Originally Posted by johnnie walker no, it just came from that site. i more into fantasy / sci-fi. | Then you have to read The Running Man. 
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23rd January 2008, 12:22am
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#11 | | Evil Genius
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Originally Posted by Killah_Villa Movies great. I heard the books awesome you read it? | I read it a while ago and wasn't hugely impressed, if I'm honest. | |
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23rd January 2008, 12:24am
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#12 | | Forever Waiting.
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Originally Posted by Killah_Villa Then you have to read The Running Man. | i might give it a go, though im not really a fan of stephen king's stuff. I much prefer philip k dick for that type of dystopian future novel.
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23rd January 2008, 12:25am
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#13 | | Here we go!
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Originally Posted by johnnie walker i might give it a go, though im not really a fan of stephen king's stuff. I much prefer philip k dick for that type of dystopian future novel. | I don't really like his primal writing style however I really digged it.
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23rd January 2008, 12:30am
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#14 | | Kurwa
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Running Man's pretty good. Easy read and fairly enjoyable. Prefer some of his horror tho'
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23rd January 2008, 12:31am
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#15 | | Hello, stranger.
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| Re: Reccomend me a book.
I didn't read Haunted because it just didn't click, like I said..I've tried a couple of times because I've got every other book he's written sitting on my bookcase, but it's just not happening unfortunately.
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.
I should probably point out that I have read and enjoyed a lot of other types and styles of books (including a few penguin classics  ) the writers I mentioned are my favourites, but I am willing to branch out.
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