Book suggestions

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by Grubbz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Check out the Sword of Truth series by terry goodkind. Its a fantasy / adventure saga that has 15 (i think) books in the series.

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I'm so glad to have some options now. I usually take my Kindle everywhere and hate when I have nothing new to read.

[beyondinfin]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I gave up on Stephen King a while back when a couple of his books I tried made me go "wtf"

I want to read It. That's not one of his books that made u WTF was it?

[beyondinfin]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol I am browsing for books on Amazon and found a book by him called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Awesome title! The storyline sounds interesting so maybe I'll start with this one unless you (being familiar with his work) have a different suggestion.

Psst. That one is Blade Runner.

[beyondinfin]

Triple post, lol ill re read thread next time i swear. But as for which PKD book to read...I dunno, whatever you think sounds most interesting. They are all semi similar. Vulcan's Hammer is about an AI that controls the humanity. THe Pen Ultimate Truth is about a post atmic bombed planet filled with freaks, and people locked away in bomb shelters. I remember that one fondly because then ending was great, and leading up to it I think i read almost the last 1/3 in one sitting. Also A Scanner Darkly is really good, about a new drug substance D (like an LSD drug that gives one euphoria + extreme paranoia) and an undercover cop whose reality starts to erode. I've not read a PKD novel i havent enjoyed, but he did write i dunno like 30 in his lifetime. My favorite of his is VALIS which is semi autobiographical, about a satellite out by Saturn that shoots a pink laser beam that gives people access to information they didn't see. That one really sums up what happened to PKD...his experiences were unexplainable, but abusing speed for years probably had an effect on his brain by then (one of his last novels too). I could go on and one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by beyondinfin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I want to read It. That's not one of his books that made u WTF was it?

Yeah, I think it was Gunslinger. I don't know if it was just me, but I couldn't get into it.

[Estolcles]

If you'd be willing to give Autobiographies a try, then I suggest 4 books:

- "Have A Nice Day" by Mick Foley
- "A Lion's Tale: Around The World in Spandex" and "Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps" by Chris Jericho
- "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor" by Bruce Campbell

All are hilarious.

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by Estolcles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you'd be willing to give Autobiographies a try, then I suggest 4 books:

- "Have A Nice Day" by Mick Foley
- "A Lion's Tale: Around The World in Spandex" and "Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps" by Chris Jericho
- "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor" by Bruce Campbell

All are hilarious.

Open for anything, thx. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Estolcles]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Open for anything, thx. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

THe first 3 I mentioned are wrestling related, but you don't have to be into wrestling to enjoy, and the last one is Bruce Campbell.

I mean, who doesn't like Bruce Campbell? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by Estolcles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you'd be willing to give Autobiographies a try, then I suggest 4 books:

- "Have A Nice Day" by Mick Foley
- "A Lion's Tale: Around The World in Spandex" and "Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps" by Chris Jericho
- "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor" by Bruce Campbell

All are hilarious.

have a nice day was the first book i bought with my own money. loved reading it, and understood how much mick foley cares about his craft which made me respect him more because he was my favorite pro wrestler then...ahh the halcyon days of youth

my suggestions are:
Anything by Cormac Mccarthy (especially The Road and Blood Meridian), James Joyce, Homer, Greek Tragedies, Albert Camus, De Sade, or Flann O'Brien.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
The Land of Spices by Kate O'Brien.
Touching Difficulty by Daniel Price is a good philosophy read.

[mtb tripper]

Don't doubt me on this one man, possibly the best book I have ever read, up there next to the Hobbit, but its Hondo by Louis Lamour. Give it a try man, first 10 pages will have you reading it all night