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| DJ RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by D-res
a few months ago, with the ongoing Da Vinci Code controversy, I went out a purchased all 4 of Dan Brown's books. Now that I've finished them all, and may I add I loved all of them, I want to find another book to read. I love anything with a twist, anything based in a fantasy world, anything with lots of death and deception, anything just damn good. Please don't recommend "The Notebook" or anything lovey ing dovey or i'll e-slap you.
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Thanks for this thread D-Res, I've been needing something a little mindless (Note: I don't mean that as a bad thing) in the vein of Brown/Grisham to read lately, and Myra and I have somewhat different tastes in literature.
I thought Brown's books were terrific as well (I also read all 4), and though they all follow kind of a similar structure, he does a good job of grabbing you in and keeping you interested. A lot of people make fun of kids like me who dig the Grisham/Brown kind of quick read novels, but whatever, we're in college, I read enough technical bull that I LOVE to get my hands on a novel that's just gripping and keeps you reading.
I'd recommend Grisham - Specifically "The Client," "The Pelican Brief," "The Firm," and "The Rainmaker." I'm a sucker for legal scandal! |
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| DJ RJT |
| Ps: If you want classics go with "Catcher in the Rye" (An all time favorite) and honestly, I' a sucker for Dickens, specifically "Great Expectations." |
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| Protege |
| A confederacy of dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Great book if you like humor. Also all of David Sedaris' books. |
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| StanVoid |
| Catcher in the Rye; Auth: JD Salinger |
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| Nell |
| HARRY POTTER!!!! OMG I DIE!! U MUST READ! |
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| Marij |
| i loved catcher in the rye and the great gatsby..highly recommend them! |
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| lücid |
Layer Cake by J.J. Connolly
Connolly's stunningly original debut tells the story of a young London gangster who is only 29 but has already made a mark for himself dealing drugs. His goal is to retire at 30 and spend his remaining years far from the danger and double-dealing of London's crime gangs. But like most high rollers, he finds it hard to walk away from "just one more" deal. His latest opportunity--unloading two million Ecstasy tablets--could be just the thing to top off his retirement fund. The deal's irresistible, but our hero soon finds himself undercut, double-crossed, hung out to dry, and struggling to survive. Connolly brilliantly captures the tawdry flamboyance, peculiar camaraderie, creepy characters, and flashpoint violence of the drug world, a place he makes both repugnant and strangely compelling. Even though the dialogue--a combination of drug jargon, vulgarities, British slang, and Cockneyisms--can be hard to grasp, and the plot is occasionally difficult to track, Connolly's slice of low life is utterly mesmerizing. A two-thumbs-up effort by a talented British newcomer.
probably one of my favorite books that i've read in the last year... the British slang was a little difficult to understand at first, but once you start getting into it it's really fun to read.
oh, and it's wayyyyyy better than the movie. the movie was garbage compared to the book. |
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| Floorfiller |
60 minutes did a story about the Da Vinci code a couple of weeks ago...kinda ruins all the fun with it ahahhaa :p
i'm not really a fictional reaeder...i've read a couple, but i just don't see the point of them. if i read...i like to read to learn. and honestly i didn't think the da vinci code was that well written. it was a great story and the subject made it fascinating, but i don't think dan brown is that great a writer... |
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| Psy-T |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
60 minutes did a story about the Da Vinci code a couple of weeks ago...kinda ruins all the fun with it ahahhaa :p |
i saw something like that a while ago too, if we're talking about the same thing it was hella biased.
anyways, one quick recommendation off the top of me head: naked lunch by william s. burroughs |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
and honestly i didn't think the da vinci code was that well written. it was a great story and the subject made it fascinating, but i don't think dan brown is that great a writer... |
i think his books are very accessible and they reel you in and get you hooked, kind of like a bad movie or bad TV show... i admit i actually enjoyed the plot of The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons, but the thing that bothered me most about both books was the cheesy romance storylines between Robert Langdon and his female counterparts. i feel like it's there just to appeal to the type of women who read Nicholas Sparks and watch Oprah and read whatever books she recommends. i actually got in a really huge discussion out at a bar one time because i said that the books wouldn't be half as entertaining if Langdon's sidekick was a male instead of a female.
in the genre of "best-sellers" i think he is a good writer. he knows how to tell a story that makes you want to keep reading, and he appeals to many audiences. it's not brilliant writing or anything that i'd call amazing, but he obviously knows whats going to sell. |
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| DjConfessions |
guys got any books that are ultra violent, but yet smart with social commentary on the likes of Battle Royale? And i'm not talking like The General's Daughter with one rape scene and the rest is lawyer . I'm talking death after death, murder after murder, suicide after suicide. Preferably from Japan and translated to english.
are there books to these films:
Audition
Suicide Club
Jacob's Ladder
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