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Submitted by kaos-king (antius777) (View user info) at 2006-12-08 14:03:58 EST
Idea blatantly stolen from Axolotl, the boy genius... http://www.ubersite.com/m/96074
"The Secret Uber Wars" will continue on Monday. In the meantime, catch up here... http://www.ubersite.com/u/kaos-king/l/uberassemble
This doesn't even begin to show all of the fucking books lying about my damn apartment. With me struggling to get my writing published and my little brother with an English Ed degree and now working as the head evening librarian at KSU, we're surrounded. We get it from our father, who usually has three books going at once; a fiction and non-fiction downstairs and some fluff piece by his bed.
The wooden library shelves at my parent's house are huge. The game is to come up with a topic, (excluding sports) and to try and find the book concerning that idea. No where in the house is there a room without a bookshelf, or at the very least, a pile of books. My mom has more cookbooks than any normal human being should, too.
I took some shots of the bookshelves in my bedroom, along with the last photo of my main text research drawer. There is absolutely no purpose to this post...
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Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-01-04 19:49:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
+2 books
-1 lack of hermann hesse.
Submitted by jade_digitalmedia (user info) at 2006-12-11 15:00:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i kept having to put down Choke and come back to it, it was too terrifying to imbibe in one sitting. I'm glad you mentioned that Memnoch the Devil is good, it's next on my list of books to read. i heart book worms.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2006-12-11 10:16:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
American Gods is a fantastic book.
Brian Lumley's books have too much sex and I never EVER thought Id say that about ANYTHING.
Submitted by Professional_Peon (user info) at 2006-12-09 20:00:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
It's my muthafuckin birthday!!!
+2's all around!!
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-12-09 12:12:39 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I feel so close to you now that we share some of the same books. It's like I'm inside you...RIGHT NOW.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-12-09 12:12:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I've got "A Field Guide to Demons" too.
Go us woo.
Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2006-12-09 07:31:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice set of books
Submitted by Saeki (user info) at 2006-12-09 03:19:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You obviously enjoy reading some horror/thriller novels. Have you read House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski?
Submitted by awj002 (user info) at 2006-12-09 02:46:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
+3 for crowley. -2 for the serial horror, and a lack of stuff like dostoevsky and kafka
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-12-09 01:08:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"Different Seasons" and "Four Past Midnight are King's best short story anthologies.
"Choke" is my favorite Palahniuk ("Haunted," like "Joy Luck Club," could have been made better by combining some of the chapters).
I wanted to get the "Dictionary of Symbols," but couldn't bear to drop 20 bucks on a limited-use reference book.
No "Merck" or "Gray's Anatomy?" A horror writer should be able to check the names of what he is cutting off.
And where's your unabridged dictionary!?
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2006-12-08 23:02:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Plus 2, I guess, for something somewhat interesting. I don't have any of those books, except the Kama Sutra. I have version that fits in my back pocket. I'm not sure what that is about.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-12-08 22:51:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
brilliant
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:53:05 EST (#)
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Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:33:29 (#)
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Indoninja - See, I read The Dragonlance Chronicles when I was quite young. Coming from those first, The Icewindale Trilogy just seemed to pale in comparison. However, I know people who read Salvatore's books first, and feel the same way about Weis & Hickman.
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I read dragonlance in 5th grade. It was actually the first book I ever read that I didn't have to for school. I still liked Icewind dale though.
Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:48:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I cried when I saw no Ubermen
Seriously
I REALLY want to -2 me, now I don't have a fix for this weekend. You are a fucking whore, I hope you know this.
I will however refrain from -2ing you into oblivion so as to cox you into posting one tomorrow.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:41:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
rated it on the other site
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:18:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
The cover to my book is gonna be SO much cooler than this... http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=13981
Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:17:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Ho ho ho! Kent State has an excellent library. An ARL (Assoc. of Research Libraries) Library, like mine. They're paying him a salary and paying for the grad program? That's a sweet deal, he's really played his cards right there somehow. I wish him success.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:08:34 EST (#)
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Cyrus - - Whoops! Sorry, man... Kent State University, in Ohio. Their library is a two wing, 13 floor building - and that's just at the main campus. There's, I believe, six regional campuses as well. Yeah, it's a full time job and he's making about $26,000 a year just starting out, PLUS the university is paying for his grad school.
Pretty good, since he was only making $90 a day substitute teaching 3 days a week before...
Submitted by darkspoon (user info) at 2006-12-08 17:04:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
American Gods and Haunted are the best books ever (Anansie Boys isn't bad either).
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2006-12-08 16:50:11 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:36:11 (#)
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what?
no shout-out for the unabridged Kama Sutra you've got sitting up there?
Then again, the only position you've mastered is the Bald-Headed Cigarette Smoking Monk position, so I guess you're set, right?
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Jesus God that was funny.
Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2006-12-08 16:28:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
OK - I wasn't tring to dis you or your bro, just sayin. Is evening circ desk manager a full-time job? He gets an office out of that huh. Wouldn't happen here, but maybe KSU has a lot more space to dole out than we do.
If he really likes that work, he'll have to get an MLS to really move up in an academic library. He probably knows that. Unfortunately neither KSU nor KU have Library & Information Science grad-schools. The only one in Kansas is at Emporia State, and it's not a very good one, mostly specailizing in churning out future high school media specialists. Colorado might have a grad program, U of Iowa has a decent one...
I wish him well. Obviously I like the work, and there some future in it. Our professional literature is doing a lot of hand-wringing these days about needing librarians of all types due to the old librarians set to retire in the next 5 to 10.
Submitted by retrospect (user info) at 2006-12-08 16:14:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
psssh. no RL Stine??
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2006-12-08 16:14:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 Neil Gaiman
+2 Robert Jordan bashing - Wheel of Time started to suck hard past the third book.
Requisite geeky book suggestion: the Otherland series by Tad Williams. They're more sci-fi than fantasy, but they still rocked.
Submitted by barnaclebill (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:48:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I see you like Barker, and some fantasy.... that coupled with your twisted sense of humor makes me rather surprised to not see some Terry Pratchett novels. If you haven't read them, then READ them for fuck's sake!!! Nuff said
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:43:57 EST (#)
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Cyrus - - My brother has 1) a BA in English Education. 2) Been working for the KSU library system since he was a freshman. 3) Inrolled in the Master's program for Library Science.
He runs the circulation desk from 3pm to 11:30pm. I don't fully understand the totallity of his job, but I know he has a crew of student workers under him, his own office, and a direct line. The way I understand it, he was somewhat uniquely qualified to take this position, a bit "groomed" to fulfill it shall we say, by the upper brass at the department.
Submitted by Doodles (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:42:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm currently reading As I Lay Dying.
It makes me want to stab my eyes out and rape babies.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:36:11 EST (#)
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what?
no shout-out for the unabridged Kama Sutra you've got sitting up there?
Then again, the only position you've mastered is the Bald-Headed Cigarette Smoking Monk position, so I guess you're set, right?
Maybe you should ask Lisa what HER favourite Kama Sutra position is, y'know, just to be neighborly and all...
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:34:52 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
For "research material" books I suggest replacing your copy of The Egyptian Book of the Dead with this fantastic coffeetable version with pull-outs of the papyrus. I love mine. http://tinyurl.com/ydatr8
Also an *unabridged* copy of "The Golden Bough" Sir James George Frazier, and a nice copy of "The White Goddess" by Robert Graves.
and get a total hard-on for this site http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:22:24 EST (#)
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Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:01:10 (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:56:15 (#)
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Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:49:00 (#)
Ranking: 2
Kaos,
I mean this in the nicest way possible as I too am an offender, but do you ever get bored of everyone fellating you in reviews?
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Ummm...
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I kid, I kid... its just the jealousy talking.
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Hey if you're jealous cause you're not getting some good ol' oral I'm right here suga lips.
*wink
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:18:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Douglas Coupland is a fiction writer from Vancouver, he doesn't write horror. His bibliography to the best of my recollection:
Girlfriend in a Coma, Polaroids from the Dead, Generation X, All Families are Psychotic, Microserfs, jPod, Life After God, Shampoo Planet, Miss Wyoming, Eleanor Rigby, Hey Nostradamus!, City of Glass, Terry, Souvenir of Canada 1&2.
Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:09:55 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
You collect books. I collect books. Reading books is good.
Otherwise to debunk a statement you've made here: As an Academic Librarian and Assistant Professor at a midwestern university, I'd say if your bro doesn't have an MLS, and probably also a masters in another subject, "head evening librarian at KSU" can't possibly amount to anything more than a proctor-like postion where he walks around with a beeper making sure no is scrogging or lighting fires in the stacks.
We have grad-students do that here. We have merit class employees with MS in english, psychology, etc., performimg duties ranging from slightly above that to librarian duies.
I don't mean to end the fellatio Juls refers to, more power to ya on that. I guess I'm being defensive about my profession. Little brothers with bachelors degrees aren't head librarians. Even at KSU.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:03:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.ubersite.com/m/96663#2249160
Is this a for reals pass?
BOO.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:02:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice collection.
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 15:01:10 EST (#)
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Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:56:15 (#)
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Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:49:00 (#)
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Kaos,
I mean this in the nicest way possible as I too am an offender, but do you ever get bored of everyone fellating you in reviews?
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Ummm...
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I kid, I kid... its just the jealousy talking.
Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:57:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
For Frank Herbert I'd suggest checking out some of his short novels. The Eyes of Heisenburg fucking rocks. And for Moore a great one of his is either Lamb or A Dirty Job.
Oh and the Song of Fire & Ice series is awesome. Though I hate coming across series when they're still being written. I get mega impatient when it comes to books, if it's good I get addicted and just want to keep going.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:56:15 EST (#)
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Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:49:00 (#)
Ranking: 2
Kaos,
I mean this in the nicest way possible as I too am an offender, but do you ever get bored of everyone fellating you in reviews?
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Ummm...
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:49:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Kaos,
I mean this in the nicest way possible as I too am an offender, but do you ever get bored of everyone fellating you in reviews?
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:48:05 EST (#)
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Susie - - Douglas Coupland? Hmmm... that name sounds damn familiar.
This sounds totally lame, but I think he's one of my "friends" on the HAU (Horror Authors United) site on MySpace...
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:44:57 EST (#)
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Whiskey Jack - - My brother is a big fan of Frank Herbert's Dune books. All of them, including the son's. Of course, he also swears by the author Orson Scott Card. **vomit**
I loved "Good Omens" by Gaiman & Pratchett, so everyone has told me to check out Moore.
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:39:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I keep pushing Douglas Coupland on people here and I'm about to do it again. The guy's brilliant, give him a try and let me know what you think.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:37:55 EST (#)
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Jack - - One of the things Iove about Lumley, hell... one of the things he TAUGHT me, was that you can put anything you want into a story. No genre should be absolute. A guy who can talk to the dead chasing parasite-like vampires from another dimension who work for the secret branch of the Russian KGB??? SURE!!! (and that was just the FIRST novel)
Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:34:52 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice. Not a big horror fan myself but love some of those authors. I noticed that there isn't really any sci-fi and I don't really like sci-fi myself either but you should check out anything by Frank Herbert. Not just the Dune series but anything by him or his son. And for a good laugh and awesome satire check out Christopher Moore.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:33:29 EST (#)
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Indoninja - See, I read The Dragonlance Chronicles when I was quite young. Coming from those first, The Icewindale Trilogy just seemed to pale in comparison. However, I know people who read Salvatore's books first, and feel the same way about Weis & Hickman.
I have the first 3 trades of Preacher and various issues there-after. I keep meaning to pick up more trades. I found all 12 issues of "The Watchmen" in a fucking DOLLAR bin. HA-hahahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:32:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You say King's "Insomnia" sucked. I've heard that opinion from others, but I thought it
was OK. Not his best , but OK.
It looks like you've got a shitload of hardback books in there, dude. Are you into weight
lifting and spending money, or do you belong to a book club? I have about 30-40% hardback
and the rest paperback.
I have a section of one bedroom for my Electronics and English texts, as well as many
classics of literature. My wife lays claim to the larger portion of the room, filled with science
fiction, somewhere between 3 and 4 thousand books. I'm old, remember? It has taken over
40 years to amass all that crap.
I see you wimped out of Ubermas. Pussy....
Submitted by JulsInsane (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:31:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Other than the Anne Rice I can probably honestly say I have not seen nor heard of most of these books.
but +2 for being interesting
I never sold back any of my books from my BA in English they are in my parent's basement molding away..my mum hates me.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:31:03 EST (#)
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WHY WHY WHY hasn't anyone made a movie out of Brian (The God) Lumley's stuff?
When it first came out Necroscope was THE most original and gripping and downright filthy disgusting gross horror novel in ages.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:27:20 EST (#)
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Susie - As much as I LOVE both Horror and History, I try to read as much other stuff as I can. I went through a Fantasy phase when I was younger, but so much of it is the same. Crichton and Palahniuk are both huge influences. I really like James Patterson, too. (only the Alex Cross novels) My middle brother stole most of my True Crime books. I'll admit a weakness for J.K. Rowling. I also absolutely LOVE the "Philosophy Of Modern Culture Series" - esoteric treaties on The Matrix, Buffy, Star Wars... stuff like that.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:21:53 EST (#)
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wow your bookshelf looks a lot like what i've read...
hmmm i will do one of these.
also - i am reading american gods, it is fucking awesome so far. thanks jake :)
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:21:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:13:54 (#)
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The red box on your shelf in the third picture: I have a set of those as well on my bookshelf.
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HA-HAHA it's the fifth picture Raingirl. Oh, and kaos? Nice name Igor.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:20:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
We have a lot of the same books....
I liked the first three dark tower books, but they suck now. Stephen king hasn't written anything good in years.
Same with R.A. Salvatore. The Icewindale were good, but enough about fucking drizzit.
I could never stomach terry goodkind, don't know why.
I think most of the sci-fi/fantasy stuff I have been reading lately has been comice. Preacher, watchmen, the walking dead, and I started reading a remake of Conan by Kurt Busiek and artist Cary Nord.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:20:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
theres a short story in 'skeleton crew' that takes place 3 houses down from my summer home.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:19:18 EST (#)
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Saccy - I have all the "Books Of Blood," including "Cabal" , "Inhuman Condition" and "In The Flesh." I found "Bag Of Bones" and "Dolores Claiborne" to be boring books of King. "Insominia" just plain sucked...
Kuroneko - My dad has all the Piers Anthony "Incartations Of Immortality" books. I read them over a decade ago. I've been slowly purchasing them, or stealing them from my father.
McCallum - Yeah, but you actually LIKE Rice's Erotica stuff...
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:16:54 EST (#)
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Last book I read was Ham on Rye.
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:13:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Another reason that you rock. Books are littering my house as well: in a tiny bookcase in the living room, tiny bookcase in a spare room, floor space, bedside table, and storage bins in the basement. I can't wait until I move so I can have enough room for a proper bookshelf.
Chuck Palahniuk scares me too. The red box on your shelf in the third picture: I have a set of those as well on my bookshelf.
So do you only read horror and history?
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:12:39 EST (#)
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ANNE RICE HAHA MINIS TWO GHEY!!!111
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:12:15 EST (#)
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where are the other 5 incarnations of immortality?
and neil gaimen rocks... like totally full of ass kickery
*goes to read "Death: the high cost of living" (coming to a theater near you)
Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:12:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The only book we have in common is the Zombie Survival Guide.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:09:41 EST (#)
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OH I GET IT, like Books of Blood! Which I don't see! Nor have I read, actually.
We share some books.
Which Kinbg book do you mark as boring?
I'm currently reading "American Gods" when I get the time (thanks, Jake). I actually bought Anansie Boys at the airport because I forgot to pack the former..I haven't read it either. I just realized I spelled it like Anansie too.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2006-12-08 14:08:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Kind of hard to see some of the titles. No Catcher in the Rye? No Inferno?