|
|
List all the books you have read all the way through in your life. My list at this point is still pretty small being that I have mild dyslexia. I know people who have read this many books in a year. Either way, I'm quite interested on the synchronicities in taste and interests of the ue community. Dead Souls ~ Nikolai Gogol The Difficulty of Being ~ Jean Cocteau Fear And Loathing ~ Hunter S. Thompson The Trial ~ Franz Kafka Raja Yoga; The Kybalion; Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism ~ William Walker Atkinson 9 Stories; Catcher In The Rye ~ J. D. Salinger Hardcore Zen ~ Brad Warner A Clockwork Orange ~ Anthony Burgess T.A.Z. ~ Hakim Bey aka Peter Lamborn Wilson Light On The Path; Through The Gates Of Gold ~ Mabel Collins Naked Lunch ~ William S. Burroughs Tropic Of Cancer ~ Henry Miller Dharma Bums ~ Jack Kerouac All Quiet on the Western Front ~ Erich Maria Remarque Bordertown ~ Edited By Terri Windling and Mark Alan Arnold and written by Farrel Din, Steve Boyett, Bellamy Bach, Charles de Lint, Ellen Kushner. Lexicon Devil ~ Brendan Mullen The Book Of The Law ~ Aleister Crowley Of Mice And Men ~ John Steinbeck Existentialism and Human Emotions ~ Jean-Paul Sartre Love Is A Dog From Hell ~ Charles Bukowski Desperation ~ Steven King The Anarchist Cookbook ~ Crimethinc Ex Workers Collective
[last edit 11/13/2008 8:57 AM by dirt - edited 1 times]
He seemed to move among very delicate objects, on ground mined with goodness knows what precious explosives. ~ Jean Cocteau | |
So I've added: Tropic of Capricorn Ham On Rye Courtney Love: The Real Story(I forgot I read that some time ago) I'm still waiting for someone other than me to post their collections.
He seemed to move among very delicate objects, on ground mined with goodness knows what precious explosives. ~ Jean Cocteau | |
if you are an avid reader, thats quite a list. heres a few ive read this year that were memorable for one reason or another. * Concrete, Bulletproof, Invisible and Fried: My Life As a Revolting Cock: chris connolly * the world without us: alan wiseman * night angel trilogy: brent weeks * anasazi boys: neil gainman * american gods: neil gainman * iron council: china mieville * perdido street station: china mieville * the scar: china mieville * the rebel sell: Potter & Heath * you suck: chris moore * bloodsucking fiends: chris moore edit: added more as i thought of them.
[last edit 1/2/2009 3:56 PM by z0th - edited 1 times]
gallery | deviantart | flickr | |
Hooray for China Mieville! Have you read Looking for Jake (short stories)?
http://www.longexposure.net | |
You wouldn't want to see my list. I probably couldn't list all of them or even remember all of them. When I was in school, I read what the require lists were and often would go back to the teacher and ask for more. I still read a lot. Usually I have 3 or 4 books going at once. Right now, rereading some Hunter Thompson (Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, among others...The Rum Diaries) and looking for a copy of Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail from 1972. Some that come to mind... Watership Down The Stand The Dark Tower (all 7 books) Atlas Shrugged Hitchhiker's Guide (Also the others) Christopher Paolini's books (Eragon, Brisingr, Eldest) Waded through War and Peace once, vowing never to do it again. On The Beach A Canticle for Leibowitz Make Room, Make Room (Soylent Green was based on this book) Ender's Game (The whole series) The Road Right now...The Living Dead, edited by John Joseph Adams.\ Shael
"The best wine lies at the bottom of the pail/And Happiness lies below the navel." - Drukpa Kunley, "The Divine Madman of the Dragon Lineage" and "Saint of 5,000 Women". | |
Posted by Shael You wouldn't want to see my list. I probably couldn't list all of them or even remember all of them. When I was in school, I read what the require lists were and often would go back to the teacher and ask for more. I still read a lot. Usually I have 3 or 4 books going at once. Right now, rereading some Hunter Thompson (Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, among others...The Rum Diaries) and looking for a copy of Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail from 1972. Some that come to mind... Watership Down The Stand The Dark Tower (all 7 books) Atlas Shrugged Hitchhiker's Guide (Also the others) Christopher Paolini's books (Eragon, Brisingr, Eldest) Waded through War and Peace once, vowing never to do it again. On The Beach A Canticle for Leibowitz Make Room, Make Room (Soylent Green was based on this book) Ender's Game (The whole series) The Road Right now...The Living Dead, edited by John Joseph Adams.\ Shael
|
I wanna give war and peace a try as well. But I won't try that until I can get through Foucault's Pendulum. Eco is a great writer, but most of his references go straight over my head. Didn't know that Soylent green was based off a book. I have the movie coming in the mail as we speak. From what I hear of Ender's Game, I think you'd like both Foulcaults Pendulum, and Bordertown. http://en.wikipedi..._Borderland_Series
He seemed to move among very delicate objects, on ground mined with goodness knows what precious explosives. ~ Jean Cocteau | |
Posted by neX_ if you are an avid reader, thats quite a list.
|
That's all the books I've read in my life. I'm dyslexic, so it's kinda hard.
He seemed to move among very delicate objects, on ground mined with goodness knows what precious explosives. ~ Jean Cocteau | |
Posted by dirt
I wanna give war and peace a try as well. But I won't try that until I can get through Foucault's Pendulum. Eco is a great writer, but most of his references go straight over my head. Didn't know that Soylent green was based off a book. I have the movie coming in the mail as we speak. From what I hear of Ender's Game, I think you'd like both Foulcaults Pendulum, and Bordertown. http://en.wikipedi..._Borderland_Series
|
Umberto Eco wrote "In the Name of the Rose" which might be something you'd be interested in. It was made into a motion picture with Sean Connery and Christian Slater. It was decent, but the book was better. Eco's hard to read unless you get a good translation. Shael
"The best wine lies at the bottom of the pail/And Happiness lies below the navel." - Drukpa Kunley, "The Divine Madman of the Dragon Lineage" and "Saint of 5,000 Women". | |
dirt wrote: That's all the books I've read in my life. I'm dyslexic, so it's kinda hard. |
understandable. acquaintance of mine is dyscalculate. the remark was just a statement of fact. no slight intended.
Posted by metawaffle Hooray for China Mieville! Have you read Looking for Jake (short stories)?
|
not yet. just havent come across a comp containing them. i still need to pick up a copy of king rat at some point. im currently reading that top one in the list -- Connelly makes Al Jourgensen out to be a complete asshat. after im done this one, im going to read "the stupidest angel" by chris moore. nothing says holidays like Santa taking a shovel in the head.
gallery | deviantart | flickr | |
Posted by neX_
understandable. acquaintance of mine is dyscalculate. the remark was just a statement of fact. no slight intended.
|
None Taken. I was answering your question.
He seemed to move among very delicate objects, on ground mined with goodness knows what precious explosives. ~ Jean Cocteau | |
also read: * Widdershins: Charles De Lint
gallery | deviantart | flickr | |
Oh man I've read so many books. I'll list them all in a few days. It will take a while to figure them all out and I'll most likely have missed a few. I used to have a hard time reading when I was younger. I'd get to the bottom of a page then have to reread it because I'd forget what I had just read. I kept at it and now I can recall specific points and minute details from books I've read years ago. Reading Sherlock Holmes stories helped that a lot. I've become very analytical and observant.
| |
For this summer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The Doors of Perception The Art of War All rereads except the Art of War
Shut the fuck up and ride that fucking Couchmobile! | |
Books I've read and my rating. [+] = Liked it, [-] = Neutral, [x] = Didn't like ART Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling [+] Ross King Gardner's Art through the Ages, Volume I, Chapters 1-18 [+] by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Volume II (Chapters 19-34) [+] Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya The Louvre [+] Alexandra Bonfante-Warren Dali [-] Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret Tolerance: The Art of Chris Mars [+] Chris Mars Wall and Piece [+] Banksy Art of the Middle Ages: Masterpieces in Painting, Sculpture and Architecture [-] Giulia Marrucchi Riccardo Belcari The Art of the Italian Renaissance: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing [+] Rolf Toman Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture [+] William E. Wallace H. R. Giger's Necronomicon [+] H. R. Giger HR GIGER [+] Angelika Taschen Fantasy Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art & Illustration [-] Martin Mckenna E Pluribus Venom [-] Shepard Fairey The Book of Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman [+] Joe Coleman The Book of Kells: Selected Plates in Full Color [+] Blanche Cirker Neoclassicism: Masterpieces in Painting, Sculpture and Architecture [+] Carlotta Lenzi Bosch: Masters of Art [+] Carl Linfert
[last edit 8/27/2009 4:25 PM by Oryx - edited 1 times]
| |
FICTION Diary of a Drug Fiend Aleister Crowley The Road Cormac McCarthy World War Z Max Brooks The Zombie Survival Guide Max Brooks Plague of the Dead (The Morningstar Strain) Z. A. Recht Thunder and Ashes Z. A. Recht Day by Day Armageddon J. L. Bourne House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski Choke Chuck Palahniuk Lullaby Chuck Palahniuk Invisible Monsters Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut Catch-22 Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 1984 George Orwel Animal Farm George Orwell The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Ender's Game Orson Scott Card The Fountainhead Ayn Rand Anthem Ayn Rand Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Hamlet William Shakespeare Othello William Shakespeare Macbeth William Shakespeare Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Search of America John Steinbeck The Crucible Arthur Miller Grendel John Gardner The Old Man and The Sea Ernest Hemingway A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Ordinary People Judith Guest The Giver Lois Lowry Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell The Call of the Wild Jack London Number the Stars Lois Lowry The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl The Outsiders S. E. Hinton The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Interview With a Vampire Anne Rice Tale of the Body Theif Anne Rice Oryx & Crake Margaret Atwood Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie And Then There Were None Agatha Christie Sleeping Murder Agatha Christie Death on the Nile Agatha Christie Sherlock Holmes (too many to name) Sir A Conan Doyle "A" is for Alibi Sue Grafton "B" is for Burglar Sue Grafton "C" is for Corpse Sue Grafton The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown Digital Fortress Dan Brown Pandora Alan Rodgers Bone Music Alan Rodgers Alien Secrets Annette Curtis Klause Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris
Probably a lot more that I forgot too.
| |
So, I haven't replied to this because it seemed like such a daunting task. Here are a few that I've read, though, that stand out (you should know that I read a LOT of Young Adult books, because I'm a writer, and that's what I write): Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfeld Bloody Jack series by LA Meyer Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (don't hate me...I thought they were pretty good) Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (several times) Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien Hell's Prisoner by Christopher Parnell (I haven't QUITE finished this yet...I'm on the last like twenty pages. But I can tell you I'm going to.) Timeline by Michael Chrichton Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abignale (Excellent, EXCELLENT book for infiltration ideas and techniques. This guy was a freaking genius.) Bringing Down the House by Ben Mizrich Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent Redwall series by Brian Jacques Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series by Brian Jacques Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie Go Ask Alice by Anonymous Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Ever by Gail Carson Levine Okay, that's all I can come up with right now. I know there are more, but I'm tired and it's late, so that's all you get.
| |
Posted by snap228 So, I haven't replied to this because it seemed like such a daunting task. Here are a few that I've read, though, that stand out (you should know that I read a LOT of Young Adult books, because I'm a writer, and that's what I write):
|
What books have you written? I'll read em
| |
Posted by Oryx
What books have you written? I'll read em
|
Haha nothing published. I wish. One YA Historical fiction, and one romance. I'm working on a UE related novel (also YA) that I'm excited about. At this point, neither are worth the read, especially the romance. The historical fiction I'm editing. Edit: It's late and I'm tired. mmkay?
[last edit 9/4/2009 5:29 AM by snap228 - edited 1 times]
| |
Every book I've ever read? OK, I'll start with Baby's FIrst ABC's... or maybe not. How about this year? No Country for Old Men - McCarthy The Book of Lost Things - Connelly Walden - Thoreau Danse Macabre - King The Far Side of the World - O'Brien Treason's Harbor - O'Brien Sourcery - Pratchett A Fishkeeper's Guide to South American Cichlids Agincourt - Cornwell Agincourt - Barker Creepers - Morrell Fool - Moore Lords & Ladies - Pratchett Men at Arms - Pratchett Storm Front - Butcher Mort - Pratchett Lost Ohio - McNutt I also listen to a lot of audio books...
“We are not going to have the kind of cooperation we need if everyone insists on their own narrow version of reality. … the great divide in the world today … is between people who have the courage to listen and those who are convinced that they already know it all.” -Madeline Albright | |
Every one? I'll do the ones on the bookshelf in front of me, alphabetically by author. In keeping with Onyx's post [+] = Liked it, [-] = Neutral, [x] = Didn't like Secret Rendezvous - Kobo Abe [+] The Woman in the Dunes - Kobo Abe [+] The Ruined Map - Kobo Abe [+] The Face of Another - Kobo Abe [+] Fermat's Last Theorem - Amir Aczel [+] Time's Arrow - Martin Amis [-] Meditations - Marcus Aurelius [-] Oracle Night - Paul Auster [+] Going to Meet the Man - James Baldwin [-] Concrete Island - J.G. Ballard [+] Jennifer Government - Max Barry [-] Recreations in the Theory of Numbers - Albert Beiler [+] Zen Without Zen Masters - Camden Benares [+] Stalking the Wild Pendulum - Itzhak Benthov [-] Timescape - Gregord Benford [+] Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges [-] A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess [+] If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino [+] Difficult Loves - Italo Calvino [+] Cosmicomics - Italo Calvino[+] The Stranger - Albert Camus [+] Brain Droppings - George Carlin [+] The Teachings of Don Juan - Carlos Casteneda [+] Veronica - Nicolas Christopher [+] The Contortionist's Handbook - Craig Clevenger [-] The Book of the Law - Aleister Crowley [-] House of Leaves - Mark Danielewski [+] The Second Sex - Simone de Beauvoir [-] The Consolations of Philosophy - Alain de Botton [+] Mao II - Don DeLillo [-] Americana - Don DeLillo [-] White Noise - Don DeLillo [+] Collapse - Jared Diamond [+] The Third Chimpanzee - Jared Diamond [+] Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick [+] The Transmigration of Timothy Archer - Philip K. Dick [+] We Can Build You - Philip K. Dick [+] Dr. Bloodmoney - Philip K. Dick [-] Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Philip K. Dick [+] The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick [+] Time Out of Joint - Philip K. Dick [-] Valis - Philip K. Dick [+] The Discreet Art of Luis Bunuel - Gwynne Edwards [+] You Shall Know Our Velocity! - Dave Eggers [-] Relativity - Albert Einstein [+] Pilgrim - Timothy Findley [+] The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald [+] Tender is the Night - F. Scott Fitzgerald [-] Critical Path - R. Buckminster Fuller [+] Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth - R. Buckminster Fuller [+] The Immoralist - Andre Gide [+] Lafcadio's Adventures - Andre Gide [+] The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene [-] The 9/11 Commision Report: Omissions and Distortions - David Ray Griffin [+] Meetings With Remarkable Men - G.I. Gurdjieff [+] Black Holes and Baby Universes - Stephen Hawking [+] A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking [+] Catch 22 - Joseph Heller [x] How to Be Good - Nick Hornby [-] High Fidelity - Nick Hornby [+] The Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley [-] Heaven and Hell - Aldous Huxley [-] Man and His Symbols - Carl Jung [+] The Short Stories of Franz Kafka - Franz Kafka [+] The Castle - Franz Kafka [+] Beyond Einstein - Michio Kaku [+] Hyperspace - Michio Kaku [+] Visions - Michio Kaku [-] Boiling Energy - Richard Katz [-] On the Road - Jack Kerouac [+] Culture Jam - Kalle Lasn [+] Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out - Timothy Leary [+] Your Brain is God - Timothy Leary [+] Neuropolotique - Timothy Leary [+] The Intelligence Agents - Timothy Leary [-] The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis [+] The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis [+] Letters to Malcolm - C.S. Lewis [+] Of Other Worlds - C.S. Lewis [-] Programming the Human Biocomputer - Dr. John C. Lilly [+] The Black Science - Haha Lung [+] Ninja Shadowhand: The Art of Invisibility - Haha Lung [+] Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things - Jon McGregor [x] Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman [-] Dennis Miller - I Rant, Therefore I Am [+] The Elephant Vanishes - Haruki Murakami [+] Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami [+] Dance Dance Dance - Haruki Murakami [+] Sputnik Sweetheart - Haruki Murakami [+] Underground - Haruki Murakami [+] Norweigian Wood - Haruki Murakami [+] The Windy-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami [+] South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami [+] A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami [+] Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami [+] Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami [+] After the Quake - Haruki Murakami [+] Invitation to a Beheading - Vladimir Nabokov [+] Transparent Things - Vladimir Nabokov [-] The Enchanter - Vladimir Nabokov [-] Pnin - Vladimir Nabokov [+] The Eye - Vladimir Nabokov[+] Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov [+] Laughter in the Dark - Vladimir Nabokov [+] Mary - Vladimir Nabokov [+] King, Queen, Knave - Vladimir Nabokov [-] Despair - Vladimir Nabokov [+] The Real Life of Sebastian Knight - Vladimir Nabokov [-] Being Digital - Nicholas Negroponte [+] Vurt - Jeff Noon [+] Word Made Flesh - Jack O'Connell [-] Animal Farm - George Orwell [+] 1984 - George Orwell[+] Haunted - Chuck Palahniuk [-] Choke - Chuck Palahniuk [+] Stranger Than Fiction - Chuck Palahniuk [+] Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk [+] Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk [-] Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk [+] Diary - Chuck Palahniuk [-] Fugitives and Refugees - Chuck Palahniuk [+] Snuff - Chuck Palahniuk [+] The Best Democracy Money Can Buy - Greg Palast [+] Great Dialogues - Plato [+] Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman [-] The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon [+] Anthem - Ayn Rand [+] Philosophy: Who Needs It - Ayn Rand [+] We the Living - Ayn Rand [-] The Romantic Manifesto - Ayn Rand [-] Return of the Primitive - Ayn Rand [-] The Early Ayn Rand - Ayn Rand [-] The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand [+] Before the Beginning - Martin Rees [-] Lynch on Lynch - Chris Rodley [+] Why I Am Not a Christian - Bertrand Russell [+] Existentialism and Human Emotion - Jean-Paul Sartre [+] Barrel Fever - David Sedaris [+] Letters From a Stoic - Seneca [+] Pygmalion - Bernard Shaw [+] Hamlet - William Shakespeare [+] MacBeth - William Shakespeare [+] Naked Pictures of Famous People - Jon Stewart [+] Perfume - Patrick Suskind [+] Future Shock - Alvin Toffler [x] The Conference of the Birds - Farid Ud-Din Attar [-] Timequake - Kurt Vonnegut [+] Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut [+] Th Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut [+] God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut [+] Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut [-] The Evolution of Culture - Julian White [+] The Illuminatus! Trilogy - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Cosmic Trigger (Volume I)- Robert Anton Wilson [+] Cosmic Trigger (Volume II): Down to Earth - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Cosmic Trigger (Volume III): My Life After Death - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Coincidance: A Head Test - Robert Anton Wilson [-] The Earth Will Shake - Robert Anton Wilson [+] The Widow's Son - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Nature's God - Robert Anton Wilson [+] The Walls Came Tumbling Down - Robert Anton Wilson [-] Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Right Where You Are Sitting Now - Robert Anton Wilson [-] Ishtar Rising - Robert Anton Wilson [+] Quantum Psychology - Robert Anton Wilson [+] The World and Other Places - Jeannette Winterson [+] Amrita - Banana Yoshimoto [+] Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto [+] Goodbye Tsugumi - Banana Yoshimoto [+] NP - Banana Yoshimoto [+] Lizard - Banana Yoshimoto [+] Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto [+] Now I'm just reminded how many more there are that I have been meaning to get to for years (just on this shelf)...and how many I loaned out that have not been returned. Currently trying to find time to finish D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow
"You have to let other people be right. It consoles them for not being anything else." -Andre Gide |
Add a poll to this thread This thread is one of your Favourites. Click to make normal.Click to make this thread a Favourite.
This thread is in a public category, and can't be made private. |
Powered by AvBoard AvBoard version 1.5 alpha
Page Generated In: 93 ms
|
|