[finding nobody]

I think im gonna start ''to kill a mockingbird'' again

[k-krack]

Originally Posted by nomadicfollower

Read Naked Lunch, if you must...
As for Vonnegut, an obvious and good choice, would be Slaughterhouse Five.

Done. i want more Burroughs though!

I was thinking the Slaughterhouse Five.

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by lovevol

fucking clockwork orange

a very interesting read. difficult to make it through if you don't know the slang, but it progresses more quickly once you learn it.

[static-harmony]

On the Road because I think I misread it, and want to see why everyone likes it so much.

[acousticrock87]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

a very interesting read. difficult to make it through if you don't know the slang, but it progresses more quickly once you learn it.

Isn't his slang made up, though? I bought the book a little while ago to save for a time when I'm not swamped with other books, but I read the first page and looked up a few of the words, and they were all credited to him alone. Then I read the back and it mentioned something about fictitious slang. So pressumably, no one is familiar with it first time through.

[krastian]

Originally Posted by touch me i'm sick

the shining.... again

Word.


I picked this up again after a few years. It's not really something that you can just read right through. I love how big it is......it's like a lap book.

 

Written during a critical period of his life, Some of the Dharma is a key volume in Jack Kerouac's vast autobiographical canon. He began writing it in 1953 as reading notes on Buddhism intended for his friend, poet Allen Ginsberg. As Kerouac's Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. The final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. The elaborate form which Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is re-created in this typeset facsimile.

[Iain]

All of Chuck Palahniuks books are pretty much the same. They can get quite tiresome if you read them all (well, I read most of them) in a short-ish space of time like I did. The same angry, sarcastic tone throughout them all....they're OK, just a lot of cynicism to take in at once.

At the moment I am reading Herzog on Herzog which is fantastic and hammers home how much of a fucking genius he is. Have also started reading 54 by Wu Ming but haven't read enough to form an impression. (more info here www.wumingfoundation.com and you can download it here as well if you are so inclined)

[Tokolosh]

I've just started reading The Book of War.
Sun-Tzu - The Art of Warefare & Karl Von Clausewitz On War
Can't say much about it yet.

[Norma J]

Originally Posted by krastian

Word.


I picked this up again after a few years. It's not really something that you can just read right through. I love how big it is......it's like a lap book.

 

Written during a critical period of his life, Some of the Dharma is a key volume in Jack Kerouac's vast autobiographical canon. He began writing it in 1953 as reading notes on Buddhism intended for his friend, poet Allen Ginsberg. As Kerouac's Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. The final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. The elaborate form which Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is re-created in this typeset facsimile.

Great. I'll try and find that.

I just finished On the Road a few minutes ago and thought it was wonderful. Although, the end seemed like it was just trying to finish up. Understand? I think some may understand what I mean with that. It was a great read nonetheless.

[krastian]

It's really good, but like I said it can get kind of tedious. I've been reading through it here and there since I was in high school (for 7 years or so). Plus it's cool as hell that he was writing it for Allen.

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by acousticrock87

Isn't his slang made up, though? I bought the book a little while ago to save for a time when I'm not swamped with other books, but I read the first page and looked up a few of the words, and they were all credited to him alone. Then I read the back and it mentioned something about fictitious slang. So pressumably, no one is familiar with it first time through.

It is made up but based on the Russian language.

Burgess was multi-lingual, and obsessed with words and word usage. He translated the subtitled film version of Cyrano De Bergerac so that it still rhymed and rhymed beautifully. He also invented the prehistoric language used in the film Quest For Fire.

He also wrote dozens of other novels, as well as books on linguistics and he composed symphonies and operas .

Read Earthly Powers if you want his best novel.

[toxic johnny]

Originally Posted by Iain

At the moment I am reading Herzog on Herzog which is fantastic and hammers home how much of a fucking genius he is.

Good call, I haven't read this yet... but I'm sure that it will be amazing. Werner is indeed a true genius...

[touch me i'm sick]

Originally Posted by krastian

Word.


I picked this up again after a few years. It's not really something that you can just read right through. I love how big it is......it's like a lap book.

 

Written during a critical period of his life, Some of the Dharma is a key volume in Jack Kerouac's vast autobiographical canon. He began writing it in 1953 as reading notes on Buddhism intended for his friend, poet Allen Ginsberg. As Kerouac's Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. The final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. The elaborate form which Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is re-created in this typeset facsimile.

yeah you have to read it through several times. and it is really nice to hold

[alyasa]

 

[gmku]

Originally Posted by static-harmony

On the Road because I think I misread it, and want to see why everyone likes it so much.

I loved it when I was 18. I picked it up again in my 30s and thought it was complete crap.

[gmku]

Ghost World (Clowes)

& The Borbah (Burns)

[Trasher02]

The lotr

[gmku]

Originally Posted by Trasher02

The lotr

Oh, God. Life is too short...

[k-krack]

Originally Posted by acousticrock87

Isn't his slang made up, though? I bought the book a little while ago to save for a time when I'm not swamped with other books, but I read the first page and looked up a few of the words, and they were all credited to him alone. Then I read the back and it mentioned something about fictitious slang. So pressumably, no one is familiar with it first time through.

My copy has an introduction, explaining all the meanings.

[k-krack]

Originally Posted by gmku

Ghost World (Clowes)

What other Clowes books have you read? (if any) Like i ahve said before, i read ...Velvet Glove... not too long ago, and really loved it, and i don't know whether to get Eightball or Ghost World next..