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| Sasha |
+ everything by Chuck Palahniuk |
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| Stingray |
I'm a big Orwell fan. 1984 is an awesome book.
Just finished reading Animal Farm for a second time. :toothless |
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| simms327 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sasha
+ everything by Chuck Palahniuk |
| quote: | From Publishers Weekly
What elevates Palahniuk's best novels (e.g., Fight Club) above their shocking premises is his ability to find humanity in deeply grotesque characters. But such generosity of spirit is not evident in his latest, which charts the trials of a group of aspiring writers brought together for a three-month writer's retreat in an abandoned theater. The novel intersperses the writers' poems and short stories with tales of the indignities they heap upon themselves after deciding to turn their lives into a "true-life horror story with a happy ending." They lock themselves in the theater, reasoning that once they're found, they'll all become rich and famous. They raise the stakes of their story by first depriving themselves of phones, and then of food and electricity; eventually they cut off their own fingers, toes and unmentionables before they start dying off and eating each other. Palahniuk tells his story with such blithe disregard for these characters that it's hard not to wish he had dispensed with the novel altogether and published, instead, the 23 short stories that pop up throughout the book. For instance, "Obsolete," about a young girl about to commit state-mandated suicide, and "Slumming," about rich couples who pretend to be homeless, play so deftly with expectations and have an emotional core so surprising that they consistently, powerfully transcend their macabre premises to showcase the heart beating beneath the horrors. |
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| simms327 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stingray
I'm a big Orwell fan. 1984 is an awesome book. |
if you like 1984 by orwell, read "A canticle for liebowitz" the link is in the first post.
i read it after i read 1984, and its a really good book, similar kind of theme, but a little different, humanity destrying itself over and over again.
OH, i also forgot another 1984-ish book
Farenhiet 451 - Ray bradbury
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...glance&n=283155 |
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| evil_cookie |
| last book I finished reading was Angels & Demons I highly recommend it if you're into thrillers; Dan Brown is a a genius.I'll list some older books later. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stingray
Just finished reading Animal Farm for a second time. :toothless |
I read that for the first time last summer. Awesome book. Kept me entertained on multiple levels, since I was able to learn about the Soviet revolution which sparked the book.
When I read the last line of the book, I actually had a big smile on my face, because it was just so well setup. |
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| Tiesto4Life |
Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
Satanic Versus - Salman Rushdie
two of the last books I read and that was high school OAC. been a while!
i did a project on censorship for english oac and i read these two contoversial books. catcher in the rye was my favourite b/c satanic versus was a tougher book to read and understand. you like contoversy? go read them!
there's a big story about both of them, especially salman rushdie's work. the entire islam religion wanted him dead, burned all his work but i think he's still alive today and lives in new york if i'm not mistaken. anyone knows for sure? |
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| Stingray |
| Where the hell were YOU last night? |
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| Tiesto4Life |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stingray
Where the hell were YOU last night? |
i was reading satanic versus :D |
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| Gamma |
this is a book my uncle wrote. it is currently #7 best seller on amazon. |
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