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Posted by NY1004 on Mar-11-2002 10:01:

Any suggestions on a good read?

Because of school I haven't really been able to do much reading for fun. So during the little free time I have I want to start doing some reading of my own. Anyone have any suggestions on any good books? I hear "Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson," was a good one. Anything else?

Posted by Spad on Mar-11-2002 13:58:

Vurt or Pixel Juice by Jeff Noon. Vurt is a full novel, Pixel Juice is a collection of short stories. The guy is amazing and the stories are very heavily influenced by dance culture imo, really trippy stuff, some of it will leave you in awe!

and 1984 by George Orwell of course if you havn't caught it yet.

Posted by TranceGiant on Mar-11-2002 14:50:

A Clockwork Orange

nuff said

Posted by Lost on Mar-11-2002 16:22:

requiem for a dream - hubert selby jr.
last exit to brooklyn - hubert selby jr.
catcher in the rye - j.d. salinger
the case for christ - lee strobel
the sun also rises - ernest hemingway
a farewell to arms - ernest hemingway

i can't think of anymore titles at the moment. clockwork orange was a good recommendation as well. try to get the full 21 chapters copy and not the american edited 20 chapters. the last chapter makes the story rather interesting. i like a lot of american lit. just find something you enjoy and keep on reading.

lost

Posted by elena on Mar-12-2002 03:54:

JACK KERUAC
for whom the bell tolls - hemingway

Posted by STi_WRX02 on Mar-12-2002 04:23:

A fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry -> good book!

Posted by Ur Dream Grl on Mar-12-2002 04:39:

"lord of the ring" <<< only if u like long readings...cause if u read the first .. uve got to read them all...

or "the bluest eyes" (toni morrison)The book illustrates the desire of a child who cannot stop measuring herself against standards of whiteness.
it is really sad.. but it is a really good reading.. and it is only about 250 pages long.

"the millionaires"... i am reading it right now... one of the best books i've ever read... i mean if u are into the whole FBI and CIA shit.. this guy hires a cia agent to investigate his life as if he was a criminal.. so this books just basically shows u the steps that are taken in the cia.. like they can find out anything about u buy searching ur garbage trough satellite and stuff.. it is pretty interesting to me cause it relates a lot to my mjor...

xoxo Ur Dream Grl

Posted by SeeK on Mar-12-2002 13:38:

Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab

Its a true story about the British S.A.S. and an operation which they done in Iraq. Group of 8 Soldiers in Iraq took out like 300 people or just under, These guys are amazing. Out of 8 Soldiers 5 came back alive. Wont spoil it.
=)

Posted by twilochik on Mar-12-2002 17:28:

Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley in the early 1900'2 about the future of the world.... This guy was heavily into drugs but the things he has the future world doing is soo similar to what scientists are pioneering now (i.e. genetic engineering). It blows my mind to think that someone in the early 1900's had the imagination to see what could be capable when there wasn't even a hint of that technology at the time. I personally think the book predicts exactly what our society will become. I read it as required reading in high school and since then have read it about 5 times. Everytime I discover some new insight...definetely check this book out.

Posted by PCP2017 on Mar-13-2002 02:51:

Altered State by Matthew Collins "The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House"

History of the first ten years of the scene.
The rise of housemusic, read this book if you haven't!!