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Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:45 pm
by nad
Gunner Recall wrote:House of Leaves was an interesting read. I like how they weaved in a few of my favorite myths (the labyrinth/minotaru, yggdrasil etc.) and the use of different fonts to denote the speaker.
I looked like a mad man during the sections where you have to turn the book around
There is an entire forum dedicated to that book, it's worth a look if you've already read it (don't do it before).
Sweet, thanks. I will after I finish it. I have a feeling this will be one of those books that I really enjoy, but still take 6 months or longer to read. Last I did that was with Foucault's Pendulum, but I suppose if I consumed that monster in 2 weeks my face would have imploded.
magiclawnchair wrote::hello: nad,
nice avatar you got there!!!
now back to the books...
if yalls are down with graphic novels the entire collection of cerebus by dave sim is excellent!
Any fellow fan of Cthulhu cannot, simply by definition, steer me wrong! I'll have to check that one out.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:36 am
by theshoegazer
This thread rulez. Moar books.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:02 pm
by smile_man
theshoegazer wrote:This thread rulez. Moar books.
i agree.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:56 pm
by daydreamer
Check out some Hemingway, especially A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.
Albert Camus is also good, wrote The Stranger and The Fall.
For more modern stuff, I like Tao Lin, his stuff's a little weird but really good.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:56 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Nychthemeron wrote:Michael Chabon is an awesome writer. I think it was his cousin that used to teach at my highschool. I've read Summerland, Kavalier and Clay, and The Yiddish Policemen's Union which were all great reads.
I LOOOOOOVE Chabon. It doesn't get much better than Kavalier and Clay but you should check out Wonder Boys, I liked it better than Summerland and The Yiddish Policemen's union.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:18 pm
by Gunner Recall
Kavalier and Clay is the one I have
I'll bump it up on my "list".
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:54 pm
by Humandrivein
my brother just gave me an autographed copy of fight club for christmas. awesome book and awesome author.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:05 pm
by Teej212
i came into this thread thinking it said Awesome boobs...
damn.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:05 pm
by Gunner Recall
Teej212 wrote::facepalm:
i came into this thread thinking it said Awesome boobs...
damn.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:59 pm
by ZombieTramp
Gunner Recall wrote:House of Leaves was an interesting read. I like how they weaved in a few of my favorite myths (the labyrinth/minotaru, yggdrasil etc.) and the use of different fonts to denote the speaker.
I liked this book but alot of it is a tad pretentious for me, like when it goes on about echoes tediously (this could be due to my short attention span though
)
And i heard the book is an odd size because all the measurements add up to the divine ratio.
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:05 pm
by futuresailors
Humandrivein wrote:my brother just gave me an autographed copy of fight club for christmas. awesome book and awesome author.
My girlfriend gave me Invisible Monsters last year. I haven't read any of his other books, I finished that in like 3 hours. Chuck seems like he's got a knack for off-kilter, darker contemporary stuff.
ZombieTramp wrote:Gunner Recall wrote:House of Leaves was an interesting read. I like how they weaved in a few of my favorite myths (the labyrinth/minotaru, yggdrasil etc.) and the use of different fonts to denote the speaker.
I liked this book but alot of it is a tad pretentious for me, like when it goes on about echoes tediously (this could be due to my short attention span though
)
And i heard the book is an odd size because all the measurements add up to the divine ratio.
so the book is supposedly a golden rectangle? because 1.6 whatever would be a pretty small perimeter for a book. This intrigues me. Investigation now underway...
Re: Awesome books...
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:10 am
by ZombieTramp
futuresailors wrote:so the book is supposedly a golden rectangle? because 1.6 whatever would be a pretty small perimeter for a book. This intrigues me. Investigation now underway...
I don't actually KNOW if it's true as i only heard it off a friend.
On Chuck Palahniuk, i read haunted recently, wasn't a fan.