i think the first and the third boook in the second chronicel was acceptable if not as good as the firs ones...
on the second book i have to agree with you though.
Weirdest Book You've Read
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The Water Method Man by John Irving is a weird book. A definite worthwhile read.
I don't believe anyone has mentioned 'A Confederacy of Dunces.' Give that a shot, you won't be disappointed.
There is a book out that is relatively new, entitled 'Gig'. It appears to be a collection of essays/interviews about an individual regarding his job. A couple of people have it here at the workplace and are circulating it around although I haven't had my chance yet. Anyone else out there read this book.
I don't believe anyone has mentioned 'A Confederacy of Dunces.' Give that a shot, you won't be disappointed.
There is a book out that is relatively new, entitled 'Gig'. It appears to be a collection of essays/interviews about an individual regarding his job. A couple of people have it here at the workplace and are circulating it around although I haven't had my chance yet. Anyone else out there read this book.
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You should DEFINITELY check out Martin Amis. I think I undersold him a little because I don't want to give anything away but he is definitely worth it and very funny and dark.Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
<STRONG>I see, i might check it out
Did you ever read any of Iain M Banks' work?</STRONG>
Ian Banks: I couldn't remember what he'd written but I had a feeling I'd read something. I did a search and it turns out I read his sci-fi book "The Player of Games" and at least one other but I can't figure out which one it was. I had no idea he had written so many other books, so I am going to have to go out and find some. I really enjoyed the ones I read (they were the only one the library had. I think I started reading him because he was on the shelf next to Asimov) So thanks for bringing him up.
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Sounds liek my cup of teaOriginally posted by THE JAKER:
<STRONG>You should DEFINITELY check out Martin Amis. I think I undersold him a little because I don't want to give anything away but he is definitely worth it and very funny and dark.</STRONG>
Well all of his mainstream writings are written using the name Iain Banks, and for his Sci-Fi he adds the M<STRONG>Ian Banks: I couldn't remember what he'd written but I had a feeling I'd read something. I did a search and it turns out I read his sci-fi book "The Player of Games" and at least one other but I can't figure out which one it was. I had no idea he had written so many other books, so I am going to have to go out and find some. I really enjoyed the ones I read (they were the only one the library had. I think I started reading him because he was on the shelf next to Asimov) So thanks for bringing him up.</STRONG>
Persoanlly i find him very inventive but some of his work can be poor. He is on average great adn he is definately getting better as a writer. Player of Games is my personal favourite 'M' book.
Of his mainstream books i would have to say Walking on glass, really excellent, kind of a frission between Sci-Fi and real-life drama, well worth the read
I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility...And those Pink elephants I'd see.
Nyway I thought I'd add my list of the wierd and wonderful.
Anything by HP Lovecraft, I've just finished reading The HP Lovecraft god that guy wrote some odd stuff
The Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorc0ck, especially the End of Time stuff but most of the rest of his work is pretty wierd.
The Live Ship series by Robin Hobb also has some exellent, if slighty unusual themes in it.
Anything by HP Lovecraft, I've just finished reading The HP Lovecraft god that guy wrote some odd stuff
The Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorc0ck, especially the End of Time stuff but most of the rest of his work is pretty wierd.
The Live Ship series by Robin Hobb also has some exellent, if slighty unusual themes in it.
Just remember, everyone is entitled to my opinion
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Well, here's a topic I started, and after returning to the boards, it must have been buried. Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'll have to check out this Thomas Covenant book, and many others that were mentioned. I'm tickled to see how many people are Gogol fans, like myself.
Some weird books I've read:
Microcosmos--Witold Gombrowicz
Tomasso Landolfi short stories
E.T.A Hoffman's tales
Metamorphosis (Kafka) is a great one--my dad had me read that when I was 11 years old and permanently warped my mind
Philip K. ****--anything, esp. Valis
Jonathan Carroll--Bones of the Moon
Graham Joyce--Requiem
Joyce Carol Oates--Heat, Haunted
Margaret Atwood--The Handmaid's Tale, Surfacing
John Fowles--The Magus
Bentley Little--The Store
Iain Banks--The Wasp Factory
Been hearing good things about M. John Harrison and China Mieville and mean to check them out soon. Any of you ever read them?
Some weird books I've read:
Microcosmos--Witold Gombrowicz
Tomasso Landolfi short stories
E.T.A Hoffman's tales
Metamorphosis (Kafka) is a great one--my dad had me read that when I was 11 years old and permanently warped my mind
Philip K. ****--anything, esp. Valis
Jonathan Carroll--Bones of the Moon
Graham Joyce--Requiem
Joyce Carol Oates--Heat, Haunted
Margaret Atwood--The Handmaid's Tale, Surfacing
John Fowles--The Magus
Bentley Little--The Store
Iain Banks--The Wasp Factory
Been hearing good things about M. John Harrison and China Mieville and mean to check them out soon. Any of you ever read them?
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Good taste in books, @VD. Check out Andreyev's symbolist tales, if you can find 'em, up on the net. They'll finish the job your father started.
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I haven't read much in the way of surreal, but if you mean "mind-bending" as in "thought-provoking"...
One of my favourite reads is "The Never Ending Story" by Michael Ende. A children's book it is not. The themes explored in it are amazingly deep. I would recommend it to anyone, but don't dismiss it as kid's stuff. I think older readers would get much more out of it.
"American Psycho" is another mind-bender that i liked. People were mentioning Brett Easton Ellis before...were you referring to this book or some of his other work?. The greatest thing about it, IMO is that for the majority of the book, you don't actually know if the protangonist IS a psychopath, or if its all in his head. Cool stuff. I'd be interested to read a female opinion of the book (and here I'm hoping to avoid the touchy subject of gender generalization that seems to have appeard on this forum, but I've discussed this with some of my friends and we think that men and women get something very different out of this book...correct me if I'm wrong)
When i think of "American Psycho" I always also seem to think of "Fight Club". Probably because i read them at around the same time. A good read, but it can be somewhat depressing. Not for the easily disenchanted.
On s slightly more surreal genre, H.P.Lovecraft is pretty cool. One of his stories...I think its called "The Colour from Out of Space" is genuine creepy...one of the only fictional stories that I found truly disturbing.
I've read the Thomas Covenant series and I must say that I didn't enjoy it. I wasn't able to sympathize with him at all...I found his character somewhat repulsive...ah well
One of my favourite reads is "The Never Ending Story" by Michael Ende. A children's book it is not. The themes explored in it are amazingly deep. I would recommend it to anyone, but don't dismiss it as kid's stuff. I think older readers would get much more out of it.
"American Psycho" is another mind-bender that i liked. People were mentioning Brett Easton Ellis before...were you referring to this book or some of his other work?. The greatest thing about it, IMO is that for the majority of the book, you don't actually know if the protangonist IS a psychopath, or if its all in his head. Cool stuff. I'd be interested to read a female opinion of the book (and here I'm hoping to avoid the touchy subject of gender generalization that seems to have appeard on this forum, but I've discussed this with some of my friends and we think that men and women get something very different out of this book...correct me if I'm wrong)
When i think of "American Psycho" I always also seem to think of "Fight Club". Probably because i read them at around the same time. A good read, but it can be somewhat depressing. Not for the easily disenchanted.
On s slightly more surreal genre, H.P.Lovecraft is pretty cool. One of his stories...I think its called "The Colour from Out of Space" is genuine creepy...one of the only fictional stories that I found truly disturbing.
I've read the Thomas Covenant series and I must say that I didn't enjoy it. I wasn't able to sympathize with him at all...I found his character somewhat repulsive...ah well
