Awesome/Must Read/Super Dope BOOKS?

Anything from this list by Irving welsh

Trainspotting

The Acid House

Porno

Maribou Stock nightmares

Bedroom secrets of the master chefs

Tolkein Enough said

HE died with a falafel in his Hand

 
freakonomics, rich dad poor dad, perks of being a wallflower, catcher in the rye (you've prolly already read it but its good)
 
christopher paolini (wrote eragon) jacked the plot of star wars like it was an unlocked porsche in the south side of chicago. so, even though i enjoyed the books, i noticed he is a fairly talentless writer that can't really develop characters or a plot without rehashing elements of other books and movies
 
i dissagree, i hated that book so much...it may have just been because i was forced to read and anylise it and shit but i wouldn't suggest it
 
pigman was good, and the Cin the R

ive read 4 times, and still dont remember what it was about.. lol

but i reaqd it 4 times so it musta been good!
 
rainbow 6 by tom clancy. seriously one of the best books i've ever read. its like 900 pages but you won't want to put it down. if you finish that one and love it, the precurser to it is Without Remorse. less blood and guts more coming of age tale. still those two books are just amazing
 
Ender's Game is outstanding, also get Ender's Shadow and Shadow of the Hegemon.. they're related but not sequels, the actual sequels are kind of obscure and shitty but those ones are some of the best I've read.

The Art of Manliness if you want some light but hysterical stuff.

 
son of the mob

world is flat

the theif lord

eargon/eldest

tom clancy rainbow 6

left for dead

shadow warriors

the hunt for red october and

the sea hunters
 
I'm glad you suggested this book but I think that ...And the Truth Shall Set You Free by him is better, especially since it has a new edition of it that was revised. David Icke has some really interesting ideas.

Here's two books that haven't been mentioned yet:

Good Omens - One of my favorite books of all time. A spoof on the apocalypse where the antichrist is born to the wrong family, the angel and demon that are supposed to help bring upon the apocalypse decide they don't want the human race to perish and all cassette tapes left in the demon's car overnight automatically turn into Queen's Greatest Hits.

American Gods - Main character, Shadow, gets let out of jail early because his wife dies in a car crash. Shadow meets and old man, decided to follow the old man around. The Old man turns out to be very mysterious/magical and ultimately a god known as the "all-god". Old man/all-god takes Shadow around the U.S. rounding up his fellow god allies to wage a secret war against the gods of modern society such as TV, Internet, and Credit Cards. It sounds really weird but it's one of the more riveting books I've read in a a while.
 
Tuesdays with morrie or the 5 people you meet in heaven. call me a queer but those were actually some really cool books.
 
this is one of my favorite books, such a cool story and you just want to keep reading.

also if you havnt read the hannibal series yet you definetly should, great books.
 
the things they carried. a damn good book on vietnam, easily the best book i have ever read for school.

Im just starting American conspiracy: Lies, Lies, and more lies the government tells us. by our favorite ex-governor/wrestler/tv show host/marine Jesse "the body" Ventura
 
i just read watchmen. i hated the movie but the comic book was awesome, it is visual impressive, and moore uses soo many cultural refrences, that its a really crazy blending of high and low lit. it was really good.
 
Ask The Dust - John Fante

We - Yevegny Zamatin

Moscow To The End Of The Line - Venedict Erofeev

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

The Wine Of Youth - John Fante

Hunger - Knut Hamsen

Pan - Knut Hamsen

The Green Hills Of Africa - Hemmingway

anythin Bukowski!

 
Read The Vampire Earth series. They aren't the gay type of vampires in twilight. It's earth getting taken over by things that can suck this stuff out of you so they extend their lives and it follows this guy called David Valentine who is super fucking cool and he mega skills and shit and yeah. You've got to read it. It's great
 


Since 2007

I read the entire Dark tower series from Stephen King. Highly recommended (The gunsinger chronicles which ties many of his other books into one grand story) 7 books in all 3500 pages If you like books be sure to get the hardcovered Graphic novels. A masterpiece.

The beach-Alex Garland the ending is way different than the movie :S haha

 
Alright, books...
Recently been reading On The Road by Jack Kerouac. Its so sick, but it'll make you depressed that you live in the 21st century and can't hitchhike across the country and do whatever the fuck you want
Book called Know It All, its a memoir about a guy who tried to read all 24 editions of the encyclopedia britannica so that he'd know EVERYTHING, its super funny
JPod is hilarious
Vonnegut is a dope author, read whatever you want by him
Chuck Pahlniuk, guy who did fight club, is pretty good. He's written some pretty shitty books, but i thought Rant was sick
If you like fantasy (which you should), you should read the mistborn series by brandon sanderson. probably one of the dopest things i've ever read
also, if you want to waste like a year of your life, read the whole wheel of time series. You'll hate robert jordan with a passion but god damnit you won't want to stop

so ya, there's some books, they're pretty cool
 
Evasion by Crimethinc.On the Road by Jack KeroaucThe way of the peaceful warrior by Dan Millman takes the cake though. I've never read a book so fast in my life. Honestly, all three of those books will change your life.
 
YES, I LOVE BUKOWSKII have a poem of his on our bathroom wall:
If you’re going to try, go all theway.otherwise, don’t even start.if you’re going to try, go all theway.this could mean losing girlfriends,wives, relatives, jobs andmaybe your mind.go all the way.it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.it could mean freezing on apark bench.it could mean jail,it could mean derision,mockery,isolation.isolation is the gift,all others are a test of yourendurance, ofhow much you really want todo it.and you’ll do itdespite rejection and the worst oddsand it will be better thananything elseyou can imagine.if you’re going to try,go all the way.there is no other feeling likethat.you will be alone with the godsand the nights will flame withfire.do it, do it, do it.do it.all the way.all the way.you will ride life straight toperfect laughter, itsthe only good fightthere is.–And I’m doing itEnduring the long distance between usFacing myself when there’s silence and darknessWorking while loosing my passion for itLiving in a city that left me long agoPushing time forwardTrying to live my dreamHolding my future closebyReading Wilde’s wordsAnd still smilingBecauseI’m doing it!*********************************************************************
 
good thread, ive been looking for some new reads. I also will suggest Freakanomics. its crazy good, talks about abortions, hookers, crack dealing, parenting, etc. and youll learn something too.

Another AWESOME, and very thought inspiring book that i just finished is the Red Queen, Sex and the evolution of human nature. if your at all interested in evolution, you will love this book. i really couldnt put it down. its a bit scientific at times, but god damn is it interesting.

I dont reaad alot of novels, so i cant suggest many of those. but im def. gonna hit this back up in my threads when i finish what im reading now.
 
if you're looking for a combination of extremely descriptive gore/porn 'American Psycho' is the book for you
 
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