Which Book Sticks In Your Mind? (1148 hits)
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (View user info) at 2008-07-19 23:53:10 EDT
It doesn't have to be great literature, nor well-written. It may or may not be a classic. It might be something most here haven't read. It is the book you like the best for your own reasons.
Mine is "Tarzan Of The Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I first read it when I was about 14.
What is your all-time favorite?
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Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2008-07-22 15:05:16 EDT (#)
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'You Shall Know Our Velocity' by Dave Eggers. It was c1ndy's book in either the first or second round of the uber book swap and I remember being absolutely blown away by it. Fuckin awesome.
Otherwise, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. He's hands down my favourite author and I've never been able to look at a map of the London Underground quite the same way since reading it.
King Rat by China Mieville as an honourable mention. Not sure I dig the writing style but again, it stuck with me.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2008-07-22 04:34:05 EDT (#)
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Papillon by Henri Charriere made me realise that an 'ordinary' life would not be sufficient.
Submitted by myshit (user info) at 2008-07-22 04:14:31 EDT (#)
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The Beano.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2008-07-21 14:14:22 EDT (#)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson.
It reads like a biography of my life from the ages between 18-22.
The bits that I can remember, that is.
(The bats......)
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2008-07-21 10:27:04 EDT (#)
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green eggs and ham.
first book I took out from the school library when I was like five.
about...400 years ago.
Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2008-07-21 09:10:42 EDT (#)
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The plant that ate dirty socks....look it up, it's pretty good. My sister used to read it to me at bedtime....ahhh my early twenties!
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-07-21 08:45:54 EDT (#)
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I can read the entire Dune series (halfway through Sandworms of Dune right now), the entire Foundation series, anything by Kurt Vonnegut, and anything by Douglas Adams repeatedly without being bored. All may favorite authors are dead.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-07-21 07:58:47 EDT (#)
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George Orwell's '1984.' My interest in it borders on the obsessive.
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2008-07-21 05:32:25 EDT (#)
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are comics books?
what about monthly publications in magazine (not experima's one though - that's *super* gay), but monthly publications in magazine format? February's pc powerplay had a great article in their 'flashback' piece on Ultima Underworld, gosh you'd think it was only yesterday....
I've a dvd with storyboard extracts from Princess Mononoke it's a bit like a book if comics are books.
David Gemmell, Lion of Macedon. It's got buttsecks and even though it's somewhat hauntingly disturbing it's with little kids old world greek style, possibly not your bag but literature is all about quenching a thirst. Read it with the lights on. commando.
Submitted by F.J.Bell (user info) at 2008-07-21 05:10:04 EDT (#)
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Oh, and Dracula, Frankenstein, the Woman in White, Rebecca, anything by Dickens...
I was definitely born in the wrong century.
Submitted by F.J.Bell (user info) at 2008-07-21 05:09:03 EDT (#)
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George McDonald Fraser - the Flashman papers
Arthur Conan Doyle - the Sherlock Holmes collection
Tom Sharpe - the Wilt series
George Orwell - everything
*swoons*
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-07-21 03:25:14 EDT (#)
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The General in His Labyrinth
READ IT!
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2008-07-21 03:22:42 EDT (#)
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Anything by Clive Cussler.
Submitted by R0usseau (user info) at 2008-07-21 01:34:03 EDT (#)
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2008-07-21 00:55:58 EDT (#)
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Holy shit, SilvrWolf sighting! To answer your question: Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland and of course, the Hitch Hiker's Guide by that frood Douglas Adams.
Submitted by Falafel (user info) at 2008-07-20 23:12:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Poots (user info) at 2008-07-20 09:26:31 EDT (#)
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And HOLY FUCK if I can't read American Gods and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman over and over.(not that I have read them over and over but I could my mind finds them)
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Sweet! Neverwhere is at the top of my list, followed closely by 1984 and Children of Men
<3 Dystopia
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-07-20 17:19:42 EDT (#)
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Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
Slapstick - Kurt Vonnegut
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2008-07-20 16:34:17 EDT (#)
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'Cryptonomicon', by Neal Stephenson. Or anything else by him.
Or anything by Chuck Palahniuk. Or 'Catch-22'. Or... I can't decide, there is so much literary Awesome out there it's hard to decide.
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2008-07-20 16:21:25 EDT (#)
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Oops, that's "Confederacy".
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2008-07-20 16:19:43 EDT (#)
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Probably "A Conferency of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Extremely funny.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:34:04 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:09:48 EDT (#)
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Either "Ham on Rye" or "Women" by Charles Bulowski. Those are tied for the best literature I have read in my life.
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Hey, another reason for Quint to be my favorite uber user. Your superb taste in literature explains your vast contributions to the site, sir.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:32:40 EDT (#)
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Where the Wild Things Are
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:32:22 EDT (#)
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Ham on Rye, The Places You'll Go (or whatever the title), Down and Out in Paris and London...
...are all close.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:30:42 EDT (#)
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Knut Hamsun - Hunger
Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:10:21 EDT (#)
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schlongy can't read, can he?
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-07-20 14:57:59 EDT (#)
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Sports Illustrated by Time, Inc.
Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:39:02 EDT (#)
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Tommyknockers, stephen king when i was 12 or 13...green mile when i was 11 or 12.
"stuck in my mind" the other ones are just my faves.
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:37:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:09:48 EDT (#)
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Either "Ham on Rye" or "Women" by Charles Bulowski. Those are tied for the best literature I have read in my life.
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This is the first review I've seen from this person that doesn't involve sex or black people. Unless, of course, those mentioned books are of sex or black people.
Submitted by Replen (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:22:34 EDT (#)
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The Secret Island by Enid Blyton just beating Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe.
Submitted by DirkDiggler (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:08:23 EDT (#)
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Ben Elton - enjoying reading him at the moment.
Fast moving, easy to read, probably very cheesy but nonetheless exciting - Matthew Riley in particular his Schofield books.
Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:03:51 EDT (#)
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Well, I applaud your laziness. I could have a doctorate in laziness...well if it wasn't so self-defeating.
Dunkin' Donuts; Large coffee, splash of milk. Thanks.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:36:39 EDT (#)
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House of Leaves definitely had an impact on my brain.
Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:36:14 EDT (#)
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I know, i think its fucked up starbucks sense of humour walking up to the counter and trying to get your tongue around "Can I have a tall skinny latte please?" Whilst fumbling for cash and feeling like a total wannabe for living the cliche'.
It seems like a cardinal sin these days to walk into a coffee shop and just ask for a normal coffee. Normal in all its normaliy. "I just want a normal fucking coffee, no frills, coffee (inc caffeine) + milk in a mug please."
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:29:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:04:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2008-07-20 17:01:45 BST (#)
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Generica, by Will Ferguson.
I sat at a coffee shop for hours laughing and snorting over this book.
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A skinny tall latte?
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A grind coffee - strong and thick. I have tried these skinny tall lattes...they are overrated.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:15:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 17:13:40 BST (#)
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Haha, thanks Orphelia.
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Someone who doesn't take themselves so seriously, bravo!
I'd +2 your post if my lazy ass could be bothered.
Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:13:40 EDT (#)
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Haha, thanks Orphelia.
I busted out the "I'd have his abortion" the other night, but thank god I'm not the only one who thinks dead babies, rape, and Hitler are hilarious. (The abortion thing went over a lot better than my hitler joke...hmm.)
Yeah, I've been called "rough around the edges" a few times.
Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:04:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2008-07-20 17:01:45 BST (#)
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Generica, by Will Ferguson.
I sat at a coffee shop for hours laughing and snorting over this book.
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A skinny tall latte?
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2008-07-20 12:01:45 EDT (#)
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Generica, by Will Ferguson.
I sat at a coffee shop for hours laughing and snorting over this book.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-07-20 11:58:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 16:13:18 BST (#)
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For Whom the bell tolls, anything by palahniuk, vonnegut, and the count of monte cristo. Count of Monte and bell tolls are the top two. It's hard to pick ONE, I'm indecisive and I love them all.
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Boys books, clearly a shemale.
I know it.
lol.
Submitted by tatersninja (user info) at 2008-07-20 11:13:18 EDT (#)
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For Whom the bell tolls, anything by palahniuk, vonnegut, and the count of monte cristo. Count of Monte and bell tolls are the top two. It's hard to pick ONE, I'm indecisive and I love them all.
Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 11:11:26 EDT (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-07-20 15:23:54 BST (#)
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Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:48:21 BST (#)
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Michael Crichton is amazing as is Iain M Banks
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first not so much but Iain Banks, yes!
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Iain Banks or Iain M Banks, same dude, very different books. My preference is his sci-fi although the Wasp Factory is an incredible read as is Complicity.
On the other hand, you have The Player of Games and Feersum endjinn. Loads of people have said they don't like Feersum endjinn because its completely random and maybe a little too far gone. I think its incredible.
Submitted by Darth_Famine (user info) at 2008-07-20 10:35:16 EDT (#)
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The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny
"I was hard as stone, dark as soil and mean as hell once again."
--Corwin, Prince of Amber
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-07-20 10:23:54 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 13:48:21 BST (#)
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Michael Crichton is amazing as is Iain M Banks
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first not so much but Iain Banks, yes!
I may have to sleep with you now.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-07-20 10:08:30 EDT (#)
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Wuthering Heights is a great rainy sunday afternoon read, with a box of chocs.
Submitted by Poots (user info) at 2008-07-20 09:26:31 EDT (#)
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one of the best books I've read is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov but shit man I dunno if it's my favorite. I enjoy the hell out of some stephen king specifically the Gunslinger series. And for that matter I will always enjoy a dainty stroll through imagination land with almost any vonnegutt novel. I will always treasure Timothy Zahn novels and if we are including graphic novels then I have to put enis in there with his Preacher series. And HOLY FUCK if I can't read American Gods and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman over and over.(not that I have read them over and over but I could my mind finds them)
I'm realizing this isn't a very fair question. It's kind of like the what is your favorite movie or song question. It's kind of hard to narrow down such an amazing selection of incredible shit that I find interesting for different reasons.
Hands down the most well written book I've read and enjoyed is The Master and Margarita so I guess I'll go with that.
go see dark knight immediately if you haven't already.
Submitted by Banjo (user info) at 2008-07-20 08:48:21 EDT (#)
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How to choose the books that have been most enjoyed... Far to many just pick one all time favourite...
Favourite books as a kid were Roald Dahl's The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine, Dick King Smith's The Queen's Nose and the Fantastic Mr Fox, C.S Lewis, The Chronicles od Narnia, Lord of the Rings, James Bond books, Dirk Pitt books...
Erm, Terry Pratchett Discworld series, Harry Potter (don't scorn me!), The Worst Witch...
Hitch Hiker's Guide, HG Wells The Time Machine and War of the Worlds.
Michael Crichton is amazing as is Iain M Banks.
Submitted by messmind (user info) at 2008-07-20 08:38:48 EDT (#)
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I'm still having reconsiderations on frank herberts 'jesus incident'.
Not the best readability, but a weird story.
Submitted by marginwalker (user info) at 2008-07-20 06:02:43 EDT (#)
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I quite enjoy the Mormon bible.
The best part is, it doubles as asswipe.
Submitted by PukingDog (user info) at 2008-07-20 03:50:54 EDT (#)
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Fiction - best book I have read in the last 20 years would be The Corrections.
Road to Wellville is awesome, and Millroy the Magician is fucked up.
Submitted by FilledwithHate (user info) at 2008-07-20 03:21:25 EDT (#)
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The whole Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer. I know that makes me a major nerd, but I think we all read out best stuff when we are 14-16 years old or so.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:49:36 EDT (#)
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'Boy Wonder' by James Robert Baker. The best and most pant-shittingly hilarious book ever written about Hollywood.
With every page I read I envied the fucker more and more. The book kicks nine kinds off ass.
He was a fag. He committed suicide. He was white hot when he wrote Boy Wonder and another blast of a novel, 'Fuel Injected Dreams.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Robert_Baker
Nice idea, this, instead of asking about favorite books and getting 700 replies listing a shit ton of garbage.
Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:38:18 EDT (#)
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See spot run.
It really is a work of art.
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:09:48 EDT (#)
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Either "Ham on Rye" or "Women" by Charles Bulowski. Those are tied for the best literature I have read in my life.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-07-20 02:01:47 EDT (#)
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Chapter 1
In the beginning was the nightmare, and the knife was with Saint Paul, and the circumcision was a Jewish notion and definitely not mine.
I am Timothy, son of Eunice the Jewess and George the Greek. I am fifteen. I am in the kitchen of my family's home in Lystra. I am lying stark naked on a wooden table. I have golden hyacinthine curls and cornflower-blue forget-me-not eyes and the largest dick in our part of Asia Minor.
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Just a taste.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:53:48 EDT (#)
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I laughed out loud though much of "Live from Golgotha." Gore Vidal = auto +2
Submitted by sparkle_pink (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:49:57 EDT (#)
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'I was so mad' from the Little Critter series is my all-time ever favourite book.
Submitted by esceptico (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:39:50 EDT (#)
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I don't know the real name but in spanish is "La maquina de follar" from Bukowski. That book really changed the way I felt about books.
Oh, "La ciudad y los perros" from Vargas Llosa a peruvian writer. If you get the chance to get it there, DO IT, DO NOT HESITATE, PICK IT UP AND FUCKING BUY IT.
I recently read "The naked lunch", great great reading. Burroughs FTW.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:33:58 EDT (#)
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the book i've read the most is hitch hikers guide.
the book that hanged my life was 'weekend wodehouse' it was like the scales fell from my eyes, THAT was comedy.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:25:19 EDT (#)
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oops forgot to rate
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:24:25 EDT (#)
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dry, augusten burroughs
naked, david sedaris
right now i'm quite enjoying asana pranayama mudra bandha by swami satyananda saraswati
but it's not my favourite
Submitted by frankthebear (user info) at 2008-07-20 01:13:18 EDT (#)
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I've been revising After The Fall, hoping to get it made into a graphic novel by the guy who wanted to see Everyman
Submitted by DonkeyOnTheEdge (user info) at 2008-07-20 00:34:11 EDT (#)
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Pat The Bunny.
Submitted by SilvrWolf (user info) at 2008-07-20 00:29:56 EDT (#)
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Strangely enough - "Darkfall" by Dean Koontz
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-07-20 00:28:52 EDT (#)
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Conversations with God.
Neale Donald Walsch
Submitted by PepsiCoke (user info) at 2008-07-20 00:26:21 EDT (#)
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I love pretty much everything written by a relatively unknown author named Jack McCallum. Have you heard of him?
Ever sucked his balls?
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2008-07-20 00:00:22 EDT (#)
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I have three that I reference a lot. The first is One Bullet Away, by Nathaniel Fick. It's about becoming a Recon Marine officer. The next, which I am sure everybody knows about, is Black Hawk Down, by Mark Bowden. The third isnt about war. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max. I am in a fraternity, so naturally...
Oh and The Game by Neil Strauss. That's one every guy should read.
Actually, 48 Laws of Power and 33 Strategies of War, both by Robert Greene, are constantly seeping into my conversations.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2008-07-19 23:56:48 EDT (#)
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The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2008-07-19 23:55:33 EDT (#)
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Danny the Champion of the World.