Good books...

vonarx · Post by **vonarx** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:04 am

reading the tommyknockers by stephen king. pretty good so far.

Roygbiv · Post by **Roygbiv** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:53 pm

i like the book about Einstein quite nice, it's called Einstein in Love

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:43 am

IanRedpoint wrote:Just started reading 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. Astonishing. Must be the bleakest book I've ever read. There's literally no colour in the desolate dying post-apocalyptic world. I feel like a ghost as I'm reading it.

I just finished 'The Road' and honestly I don't think words can express how this book has affected me. I don't often get emotional reading books, but this book... what can you say about this?

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:25 pm

I read Musicophelia (thanks Nlogax!)

Its really good! Its my favourite book right now.

I also just tried to read 1984, but I stopped halfway through...way to depressing.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:33 pm

"Things To Tell The Grandchildren" by Mark E Everett - singer/songwriter with The Eels.

One of the most interesting, witty, yet bitter-sweet tales I've ever read. Even if you don't like his music, please check it out anyway. Everett is seemingly cursed as one of the unluckiest people in the World (Famous physicist father dies young, dysfunctional sister commits suicide as his debut album is released, semi-mad mother dies of cancer just as he is getting to know her properly so inspiring his second album, roadie/friend dies of Heroine OD minutes after Everett makes flippant a joke about Heroine on National Australian TV, favourite cousin and husband dies in one of the 9/11 airplanes....you get the idea). Yet...

Somehow he keeps a wickedly dark sense of humour and a positive outlook pretty much through the book, even if it sometimes slips almost into angst-column letter territory (but then I guess you can forgive him that). The book also gives a very inspirational and honest account of how he managed to "make it" as a musician after years of being told he wouldn't.

Anyone with a heart and a love of music should read it. Uplifting, inspirational and beautiful.

essicaj -_- · Post by **essicaj -_-** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:46 pm

house of leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski

Neels · Post by **Neels** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:35 pm

Alice in Wonderland of Lewis Carroll

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:51 pm

Neels wrote:Alice in Wonderland of Lewis Carroll

Now that is a good book. A lot more dark and political feeling than Disney would have you believe, that's for sure!

ryetronics · Post by **ryetronics** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:05 pm

thedisavowed wrote:
IanRedpoint wrote:Just started reading 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. Astonishing. Must be the bleakest book I've ever read. There's literally no colour in the desolate dying post-apocalyptic world. I feel like a ghost as I'm reading it.

I just finished 'The Road' and honestly I don't think words can express how this book has affected me. I don't often get emotional reading books, but this book... what can you say about this?

The Road is amazing. I finished it while on a plane and I wish I had been somewhere more private, b/c it's very emotional. For anyone that has kids, or is thinking about having kids, this book will affect you. It's just too bad they're making a dumb-ass movie of it.

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:08 pm

currently reading: 'The Terror' by Dan Simmons. about a third of the way in. totally enrapturing. cost me about about 1600 yen as books in english are quite expensive in japan. about a 19th century expedition through the canadian arctic in search of the north passage. here is the wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(novel)

dont want to say too much as it may ruin the novel.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:13 pm

ryetronics wrote:
thedisavowed wrote:
IanRedpoint wrote:Just started reading 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. Astonishing. Must be the bleakest book I've ever read. There's literally no colour in the desolate dying post-apocalyptic world. I feel like a ghost as I'm reading it.

I just finished 'The Road' and honestly I don't think words can express how this book has affected me. I don't often get emotional reading books, but this book... what can you say about this?

The Road is amazing. I finished it while on a plane and I wish I had been somewhere more private, b/c it's very emotional. For anyone that has kids, or is thinking about having kids, this book will affect you. It's just too bad they're making a dumb-ass movie of it.

They'd better stick to the novel, that's for sure.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:24 pm

I'm reading Flowers for Algernon right now...AMAZING book, highly recommended

Its about a 32 year old man with an IQ of 67...and gets a brain operation slowly making him smarter.
Its genioulsy written.They are status reports of the man, so it starts out with allot of spelling mistakes etc, and ends very intelligent and everything...its really clever.

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:28 am

jonnyjj74 wrote:Haruki Murakami: Wind Up Bird Chronicles

He is my favorite author, and this is probably his most imaginative and cherished book. He is quite popular is Japan, but he is starting to make a name for himself over here too.

Have you read Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore'? Just started reading it and really liking it, I love the way he portrays the imagery. Just from reading this I want to collect the rest of his books, and I've heard good things about 'Wind Up Bird Chronicles'. I haven't read a book in a while unfortunately, I've been too distracted by the computer, video games, movies etc. and have been putting off reading even though I know how good and rewarding it is. So I decided it was time to get my act together and took a punt with 'Kafka on the Shore' and 'Hyperion' by Dan Simmons (an author hexagon son mentioned, I'll let you know how this one goes!) I'm looking for some sci-fi books that haven't already been turned into movies, are there any P.K.Dick, Isamov, Orwell etc. type novels that are really good but are perhaps lesser known?

hungry_manweaselbeast · Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:42 am

John C Lily - Centre Of The Cyclone
Timothy Leary - Exo-Psychology: A Manual on The Use of the Nervous System According to the Instructions of the Manufacturers
Daniel Pinchbeck - Breaking Open The Head

hungry_manweaselbeast · Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:46 am

mechanismj wrote:
qabbalique wrote:
the center of the cyclone -- john c. lilly.
read how one of america's top researchers invents the sensory deprivation tank, takes lsd and ketamine in the tank, and what happens to perception when it has no stimuli to guide it.

Aha! So that's who the movie Altered States was based on! I did not know that.

haha just posted this too, amazing read, my copy is a really old edition, all worn and smelly with a funky cover

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:18 am

Alex Garland "The Beach" is the closest thing of experiencing real cabin fever.

And "Artemis Fowl",although a childrens book, kicks major ass!

I'm now reading Finnigans Wake...what a strange book that is :shock:

Magic Brenda · Post by **Magic Brenda** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:48 am

Has anyone mentioned "A confederacy of dunces"?

And "Talking Heads" by Alan Bennett.