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Re: Favorite book
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:15 am
by Olin
actualidiot wrote:Wittgenstein wrote:Notes from the Underground makes me laugh harder than just about any book I've ever read. He may have been an evil SOB, but Dostoyevsky was one funny bro
Yeah that one. Or like The Stranger. tbh I haven't read any fiction in well over 5 years. Think the last book I read was The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Currently reading this (The Death of Bunny Munro) and thoroughly enjoying it. Seems a bit disappointing that Cave didn't write more novels, but it's hard to complain about his artistic output in general so

Re: Favorite book
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:11 am
by actual
I should read it again, I have it around here somewhere.
Re: Favorite book
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:25 pm
by warwick.hoy
popvulture wrote:Love Tom Robbins!
Random tidbit that blows my mind: dude is 84 years old.
I tried to read Jitterbug Perfume and it just didn't real me in like Still Life. I gave up on the second try after getting a few chapters further than the first attempt. This was a ton of years ago. I should probably try again at some point.

Re: Favorite book
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:34 pm
by popvulture
warwick.hoy wrote:popvulture wrote:Love Tom Robbins!
Random tidbit that blows my mind: dude is 84 years old.
I tried to read Jitterbug Perfume and it just didn't real me in like Still Life. I gave up on the second try after getting a few chapters further than the first attempt. This was a ton of years ago. I should probably try again at some point.

Yeah it's been a long time since I've read any of them, but I really liked Roadside Attraction, Woodpecker and Skinny Legs. Need a revisit.
Re: Favorite book
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:55 pm
by ritz
Years ago I'd have said Ulysses, or Gravity's Rainbow, or some such.
Now I'm all "high-end low-brow" I guess? HPMOR.com 4lyfe.
So fucking good. Not even a book but it's my current favorite. Fan fiction, who knew??