Nineteen-Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
St. Urbain's Horseman by Mordecai Richler
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez
Dubliners by James Joyce

Posted by Jesus Died For Somebody's Sins Nineteen-Eighty-Four by George Orwell

BORING.

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

It's Canadian cousin: As For Me And My House, Sinclair Ross.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez

Brilliant. Brilliant.

May I add The Unlimited Dream Company, J. G. Ballard.

Yeah it was the collector by John Fowles...good stuff, still havent got around to finishing the stand.

Novels
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

Plays
The Dumbwaiter by Harold Pinter
Endgame by Samuel Beckett

Texts
History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault
Philsophy of Mind by Jaegwon Kim

Resource
The Art of Italian Film Posters
The Malleus Maleficarum

But "The Newyork Trilogy" which is a light 370 page read is an absolutely amazing book. Paul Auster I feel is one of the best modern American writers.

Tuesdays with Morrie... Kind of made me appreciate all the things I have going for me.

"Body Piercing Saved my Life" by Andrew Beaujon

http://www.bodypie...com/about-the-book

Vellum: The Book Of All Hours by Hal Duncan. Really awesome read.

~PW

I would recommend checking out these ones:

-Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"
-George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
-Robert Harris's "Fatherland"

Crime and Punishment is a classic published in 1866 about a murderer in St.Petersburg. We all know about Nineteen Eighty-Four, the classic dystopia. Fatherland was set in the year 1964 in victorious Nazi Germany, another great dystopia if you like that sort of thing.

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Twilight of the Idols and the Anti Christ - Friedrich W Nietzsche
Notes from underground - Dostoyevsky
Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
Stranger Than Fiction True Stories - Chuck Palahniuk
Kingdom of Fear Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century - Hunter S Thompson
The Great Shark Hunt Strange Tales from a Strange Time - Hunter S Thompson Cemetery Stories Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets and the Life of a Corpse After Death - Katherine M Ramsland
Metamorphosis and other stories - Franz Kafka
Desolation Angels - Jack Kerouac
Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac
On the road - Jack Kerouac

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Greatest book ever written.

Book I read is a collection of short stories called "Alfred Hitchcock's A Brief Darkness". For those looking for a copy "Anthology #23 Spring/Summer 1987" (first printing 1987) in paperback which is what I have. I thought I lost the book but found it (got it brand new).

Great stories but the one I really enjoy the most is called "A.C. from E.B" by Lee Millar and Wayne Hamilton. It starts with a guy who had just sold some property that he inherited and he was doing a last check through the buildings when he found a speakeasy in the basement of one of the stores.

Anyone ever read that book by James Joyce, I forget the name. It all takes place in the period of one day. The book is about 700 pages long. A guys wife cheats on him or something? I'm trying to get a hold of it

An incredible novel.

I don't know how many of you know of Christopher Moore.
http://en.wikipedi...Moore_%28author%29
He writes in a similar vein as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the "Magical Realism" type of work.
He's written books such as "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun" and "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal". He's not one of those type writers who tries to go above the heads of his audience.
I think the book of his I would recommend is "Lamb", if someone were going to read his work and define it by one book. Primarily because it's irreverent, hilarious and somewhat "blasphemous", at least according to a few people, but it's really worth the read. It fills in the gaps in Christ's life...basically, Biff is brought back to write a missing book of the gospel by an angel on God's order. Not a "Christian" book by any means at all.
I have a copy I'm willing to share if anyone's interested, just pm me and I'll get in touch with you.

Shael

Posted by Cabiria Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

That is one of the most amazing books I've ever read. Clarke is so skilled in the way he writes of how society evolves with time and technology. His books are so insightful into our own society, and exposes the deeper characteristics of life on this planet. He wrote so optimistically, but while still being realistic.

Other suggestions:
The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke. It tells a story of a building of a space elevator. Isn't something of just pure scifi, or technology, but it seamlessly combines science fiction with philosophy.

The whole Odyssey series: 2001, 2010, 2064, and 3001. all by Arthur C. Clarke

The Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke and sometimes Gentry Lee, these books are, as is Clarke's style, plays on humanity, and they reveal many parts of humanity.

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.

Okay, by now you must realize that I'm something of a scifi fan, but it isn't so, I'm more a fan of books which examine society, through time and technology. But I do like other kinds of books!

On the Beach by Nevil Shute. This book is about a post-apocalyptic (another one of my favorite genres) Australia. It shows people dealing with knowing that their end is near.

And, start reading Essential X-Men, they're great. I love me some comics.

A couple years ago, I saw a small article in People magazine...just a blurb regarding Corey Doctorow and how he releases his books not only in hard copy but as a free download from www.craphound.com
The first I read was "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom", a really good read, not a horribly long one. "Eastern Standard Tribe" wasn't bad either, but this past week, he's released a really good one called "Little Brother". Which is about kids who end up trapped in the legal system because of our present day Patriot act and the fact that they hack and crack to get around security protocols at school and at home...it's a really good read so far. I'm not finished yet, but it's something worth looking into.
Mr. Doctorow's won awards repeatedly for his work and it's really worth reading, even the books of short stories he's written.

Shael

Posted by Shael A couple years ago, I saw a small article in People magazine...just a blurb regarding Corey Doctorow and how he releases his books not only in hard copy but as a free download from www.craphound.com The first I read was "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom", a really good read, not a horribly long one. "Eastern Standard Tribe" wasn't bad either, but this past week, he's released a really good one called "Little Brother". Which is about kids who end up trapped in the legal system because of our present day Patriot act and the fact that they hack and crack to get around security protocols at school and at home...it's a really good read so far. I'm not finished yet, but it's something worth looking into. Mr. Doctorow's won awards repeatedly for his work and it's really worth reading, even the books of short stories he's written. Shael

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I know, it's not the greatest, but I was bored at work, so slap me. The guy is good, don't get me wrong. The only reason they put it in the magazine was because he put his books on the net for free. You actually have to read his books, unlike most of the drivel they review.

Shael

Posted by Shael I know, it's not the greatest, but I was bored at work, so slap me. The guy is good, don't get me wrong. The only reason they put it in the magazine was because he put his books on the net for free. You actually have to read his books, unlike most of the drivel they review. Shael

Sure...any preferences as to where I might slap you?

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