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hiya,
read a good one lately?
I'm looking for something akin to The Beach by alex garland - along the lines of travel fiction, or something up to date written by a young author. Or just list a really good book you've read.

cheers
Ilina

Ive started reading The Godfather.. but with uni i don't have any time... im only up to page 30 of like 400pages..

but very interesting read...

Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas (NOT pronounced dumb ass )

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Originally posted by Eu4ea_18 hiya, read a good one lately? I'm looking for something akin to The Beach by alex garland - along the lines of travel fiction, or something up to date written by a young author. Or just list a really good book you've read. cheers Ilina

Ah I loved The Beach, made me go to Thailand

Get Pixel Juice by Jeff Noon, not travel fiction at all but it's a collection of short stories, kinda influenced by rave culture. Somebody on here recommended it to me and I bought it from Amazon and was well chuffed. He's done a load of full-length novels too but read this first because the stories introduce you to the world he's created.

A good travel book is 'Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks (not the sk8er). Funny. It kept me going through part of my trip in Europe.

Cheers,
Fats

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser.. very interesting (might not want to read it if your a big fan of fast food like mcdonalds or burger king) after reading this book i will never eat at mcdonalds or burger king again. And i try to stay away from fast food now.

MasHiMarO! =)

Heh. As for a good read. I would suggest the "Wheel of Time" series. It rocks. It is a fantasy series, but... I dunno.... it's not like retarded fantasy. It was definately a good read in my honest opinion. Plus they are long. so its not like you read it, and its over.. and there is something like 9 books now. my 2cents =)

im gonna start jostein gaarders "sophies world" after finals (i think thats how u spell the guys first name hehe). its basically like a world tour of philosophy or something like that

vonnegut books are pretty cool, my favs are slaughterhouse five and cats cradle.

hope that helped

~4

hunter s. thompson is a good author....i love fear and loathing in las vegas. i'm reading his newest, Kingodm of Fear, and its great. soon, i'm gonna read Hell's Angels. yeah....so......hmmmmm, anyway i want some more book suggestions too....

Read Battlefeild Earth.
best scifi book ever!!!

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Godfather by Mario Puzo

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Originally posted by ThermalClown Read Battlefeild Earth. best scifi book ever!!!

YAH! SERIOUSLY! WOW! Not only the best book. But the best movie ever................

'on the road' by jack kerouac (if you liked the beach this is gooood)
'junky' william burroughs

try some beat generation writers.

also try 'catcher in the rye' by jd salinger or 'in cold blood' by truman capote.

Any books by Michael Connelly or Clive Cussler.


Emil

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Originally posted by PhaseFour im gonna start jostein gaarders "sophies world" ~4

dont, this is the only book ive burned Nazi style. it is the most non-objective philosophy book ive ever read. and philoSOPHY=sophies world

get some imagination you dull dick martian.

I hate whoever wrote that book, and I hate my teacher more for making me read it. Im glad i read it in 2 days and quit the course.

f88g123bgng sophies world...

Harry Potter!!!!!

Wheel of Time started out good but has really gone downhill. Book 10 literally did not advance the plot at ALL (in over 700 pages).

I recommend Fight Club if you're looking for a good book. (Gary Palinchuk or something, dont think his last name is spelled correctly). The writing style in this book is like nothing you'll ever see. Fight Club is one of the few books where the movie is basically as good. Either way, its worth your while to read the book.

WoT is among my favorite series ever in the whole wide world. starting to get weak, but maybe setting up for something huge, the way the rand ended that book in shadar logoth...dude, you know you were reading a page a second hehe. David Eddings rules also. and margaret weiss^tracy Hickmans deathgate cycle.

more when sober

Guys, if you actually follow up on Robert Jordan, the 10th installment did exactly what it was supposed to do. Jordan layed out his plan for each book about 15 years ago, so this was all expected. It's annoying to see so many people criticize his work of late without getting to know him or the story behind the story more.

Aldous Huxley - Doors of Perception
Frank McCourt - Angela's Ashes
Ernest Hemingway - Farewell to Arms


^^ Those are great travelling books, easy to pick up from where you left of, and not an intense read to boot.

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Originally posted by Orbax dont, this is the only book ive burned Nazi style. it is the most non-objective philosophy book ive ever read. and philoSOPHY=sophies world get some imagination you dull dick martian. I hate whoever wrote that book, and I hate my teacher more for making me read it. Im glad i read it in 2 days and quit the course. f88g123bgng sophies world...

i havta read it for tok next year...so dont call me a dull dick martian lol. but na, i havent had time to start it.

another good book: catch 22. one of my favorite books of all time hehe

NAKED LUNCH by William S. Burroughs.

This has to be one of the most surreal reads ever. I'm sure you've probably already heard of it, but if you haven't, give it a look. The book is largely without structure, but that doesn't stop it from drawing you into a world of utter disbelief and out-right hilarity. Burroughs has a razor-sharp sense of bleak humor. If that appeals to you--as it does me--then you won't be disappointed with this book. Burroughs claims he has no recollection of writing Naked Lunch since he was in a heroin-induced stupor the entire time while typing it out in a flat in Tangiers along with some editorial help from Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac. Overall, a rollercoaster ride of a novel.


Also check out MONEY by Martin Amis. Amis is probably one of the most talented writers around. His books are fresh, funny, sarcastic, and dead-on. And all of this wrapped up on near-perfect prose. MONEY centers around a filmmaker in search of the "golden egg" of success amid a world of sex, booze, and over-inflated egos. In short, your typical Hollywood experience. One of the funniest books I've ever read. Great stuff!

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Originally posted by mikefasssy Frank McCourt - Angela's Ashes

im reading that right now, really good! och aye

I absolutely love Irvine Welsh's books, especially Glue and Trainspotting. Glue is better though.
I also highly recommend White Cite Blue by Tim Lott.


But you might wanna check out this thread also

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=73542

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Originally posted by KLINGKLANG77 'on the road' by jack kerouac (if you liked the beach this is gooood) 'junky' william burroughs try some beat generation writers. also try 'catcher in the rye' by jd salinger or 'in cold blood' by truman capote.

Yeh, i agree with these..

also a few more off top of my head-
Donna Tartt 'The Secret History'
William Golding 'Lord of the Flies'
Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'One hundered years of Solitude'

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Originally posted by *HaRRy* Donna Tartt 'The Secret History'

i also really like that book as well. to be honest, it took me awhile to get into but after the initial tedious bits, it reads amazingly very deep and intruging book.

good travel book... hmmm.... just finished reading 'Memoirs of A Geisha' by Arthur Golden. though its not exactl set in modern time and so u cant really use it as a reffernce for your travel, its def interesting reading about a culture that u may not be so familiar w/. very detailed style of writing so u can get quite absorbed into the mindscape the author creates

other recommendations:

*'A Prayer For Owen Meany' by John Irving
*'Blindness by Jose Saragamo
*'To Kill A Mocking Bird' by Harper Lee
*'The Green Mile' by Stephen King - honestly, his writing style nor his language really impress me but the story itself is very good.


i bought several books,cuz they were super cheap, in the past week so im looking foward to spending time w/ my nose in the book all snuggled up in my bed
few of the books that i bought...:
*'The Chamber' by John Grisham
*'Acid Row' by Minette Walters
*'A Day Late And A Dollar Short' by Terry Mcmillan

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