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Posts: 695 (06/09/09 7:49 PM) mush bucket
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I had the most fun with a couple books you guys suggested in the past. Sanie mentioned "Lamb" and Clobby added "How I Paid for College."
Those were both hilarious. Any other funny suggestions?
Anybody read anything else good lately?
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 12356 (06/09/09 7:56 PM) RACKET MAN |
I just started Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey. It's sort of Moore/Berry/Hassen-ish.
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Posts: 3565 (06/09/09 8:51 PM) Bi-curious wet dream |
I could use some suggestions too. I'm heading out on vacation in a month.
One book I would recommend is "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie Wars". It's not a funny book but it's really interesting. Very easy to read. Yes, there are zombies in it but they aren't really the point. It's more about how the world responds to threats. |
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Posts: 698 (06/10/09 8:51 PM) mush bucket
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That sounds interesting. I put Renegade on my wishlist at amazon after reading some of the reviews. But I just can't do politics right now.
I'm reading the Maiden King: the Reunion of Masculine and Feminine by Robert Bly and Marion Woodman. It might sound stale from the title but it's a fascinating look at culture, mythology and psychology.
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 6439 (06/11/09 12:03 AM) Rides Trains |
Bangkok Tattoo
Bangkok Haunts Bangkok 8 all by John Burdett and he's written other stuff, but i just read those 3, they are a series if you like sex, murder mystery, and learning about foreign culture you'll like these books |
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Posts: 290 (06/11/09 11:01 AM) Avatar Free
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I'm surprised Clobby didn't mention the Life of Pi. Humour, love, heartbreak, intrigue, mystery, action..
Anyways the book I'm reading through right now is Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett - it's a pretty easy read, the book is historical fiction surrounding the building of a cathedral in England, and the politics that surround it. I'm almost through it, it's been really fun and tough to put down. |
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Posts: 3579 (06/27/09 7:37 PM) Bi-curious wet dream |
So I'm off in two weeks for two weeks of vacay and can possibly do 2-3 books. I googled "Lamb". Is Sanie's Lamb otherwise known as
"Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal"? If so, I might try that. That sounds up my alley.
Any other recommendations? Despite the fact that James' recommendations are usually shit, I may try the Pillars of the Earth thing. I kinda get off on historical fiction. I'm assuming this one didn't win any Canookian awards of honor. I may do the Bangkok thing as a backup. |
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Posts: 746 (06/27/09 8:35 PM) mush bucket
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Yep, that's the right Lamb. Not as laugh-out-loud funny as Acito but quite a romp!
If you've never read Snow Crash, that's a lot of fun and a classic too. Ditto Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, Fools Crow by James Welch and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I can't tell if you'd like Carlos Castaneda or not but he's a total mind-trip! Oh, and I almost forgot. Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men by Peter Cashorali. It's totally fabulous!
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 171 (06/27/09 10:29 PM) Sssshutterborg |
thecolbster wrote:I really liked that book. It was very interesting. When I think of summer reading, I usually think of fun, silly, non-serious reading and I've recently gotten hooked on Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series. And I HATED vampire stuff before this. It is fun and funny and as long as you don't take it seriously, it doesn't try to take itself seriously either. ' And David Sedaris is classic funny memoir stuff. |
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Posts: 18163 (06/28/09 2:04 AM) check your colander... |
I just finished "once a runner"
good book...
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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Posts: 2280 (07/03/09 9:17 AM) Mangina |
Clobby, Lamb was brilliantly good. He has a new book out - I need to kindle it. I also enjoyed wwz.
Shutter, I read the entire southern vampire series in a week and a half. It's total schlock but I couldn't put it down. Right now I'm reading Wally Lamb's "The Hour I First Believed." It's a very rich novel - enjoying it a lot. Smack - go pick up more coelho. I haven't read them all but the one's I've read I loved. Veronika Decides To Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, The Witch of Portobello (you would like that one a lot), 11 minutes, and I think some others? I'm almost done with The Winner Stands Alone but it's very dark compared to most of his other work. He also has some free books on his website. http://www.paulocoelho.com/engl/ -------------------------------------- When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. |
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Posts: 755 (07/03/09 12:42 PM) mush bucket
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Thanks Kimbob, I was trying to decide whether or not to get that Witch of Portobello but now I definitely will.
I read all of Coelho's works up until Veronica Decides to Die, and was always glad that I did. I think the Valkyries and the Pilgrimage are the only ones you left out. Except he has quite a few new ones. He's been very prolific in the last decade. I just ordered Christopher Moore's Bloodsucking Fiends and Deepak Chopra's story of Buddha. They sound like fun too.
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 2282 (07/03/09 2:39 PM) Mangina |
OH OH OH!! Get "Brida," too. Here is his description of it from his website.
"In Brida, my third novel which I wrote just after The Alchemist, I tell the story of a young woman that dives into sorcery and experiences with different magical traditions. I explore many themes that are dear to me, such as The Great Mother, pagan religions and the perceptions of love." That was actually the one I was thinking of when I said you'd love the witch. The witch is also very good, though
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Posts: 756 (07/03/09 2:54 PM) mush bucket
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Fuck, they don't have that on Amazon. Are you sure it's called "Brida"?
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 2283 (07/03/09 6:48 PM) Mangina |
-------------------------------------- When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. |
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Posts: 758 (07/03/09 7:12 PM) mush bucket
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Ordered, thanks!
And sorry I made you link to it but gah, I swear when I search for it, amazon still says it can't find it.
"From the body to the soul, where our hearts lead we must go . . . wherever love may flow." ~ Dead Can Dance in "Oman"
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Posts: 218 (07/04/09 8:43 AM) |
I'm re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia. Four down, three to go. Already polished off John Grisham's latest, and another one giving some background on
the gospel of John.
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Posts: 1190 (07/05/09 2:10 PM) Jane Lafitte |
I have read all the dorsey stuff I love him !@!
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Posts: 12406 (07/06/09 7:08 PM) RACKET MAN |
Yay Jane! I feel validated.
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Posts: 1193 (07/07/09 8:49 AM) Jane Lafitte |
Don't you love serge !
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Posts: 172 (07/09/09 2:49 AM) Sssshutterborg |
Kimbob the Magnificent wrote:It is. It is total book-crack. I love that she makes Bill a total dork and Sookie and Jason such white trash. And for goodness sake I'm glad that the vamps walk, they don't glide or float and they certainly don't glitter! |
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