[QUOTE=Flagjacket]Maxmimum Rocknrolls d00dz.

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I'm that big a fan, The columns are very hit and miss, and i'd rather read interview with bands im at least slight familiar with personally.

[QUOTE=Choking-Victim]Don't read it. It was horrible. No plot at all.[/QUOTE]
I am actually reading it right now, and I enjoy it. I know there isn't really any plot, but I love this Holden Caufield guy.

[QUOTE=Choking-Victim]Don't read it. It was horrible. No plot at all.[/QUOTE]
Clearly you don't know what the word plot means.

But like Nick said, some people love it, some hate it.

Heart of Darkness was horrible

Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy by Tim Burton (poetry): Fun poems about unfortunate children. [I]Very[/I] short. I finished it in a few minutes but he shouldn't have really bothered with some of the two lined poems that don't really rhyme, but the rest of the book is lovely.

Party Monster by James St. James: A fabulous tale of a true murder in the '80s told by a drug addicted Club Kid. Reading random bits of it always draws me out of a bad mood. Something over 300 pages.

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice: Not terribly good, but not entirely awful. I just can't seem to stand the continuous depressions her characters always go though, so I still haven't finished it since I bought it in early 2004. I kind of just read it for the sex scenes.

Anyone read any John Le Carre'? He's a genius author. I'm in the middle of The Constant Gardener, and I strongly suggest that you guys read it before watching the movie. It is simply amazing, George Orwell style. If you read Coming Up For Air you would see what I mean. Amazing authorship. Truly amazing. I can't stress enough how great an author this guy is. Read his books!

[QUOTE=ihatecelebrities]Heart of Darkness was horrible[/QUOTE]
I didn't even finish it. That book sucked so hard.

[QUOTE=coheneran]Anyone read any John Le Carre'? He's a genius author. I'm in the middle of The Constant Gardener, and I strongly suggest that you guys read it before watching the movie. It is simply amazing, George Orwell style. If you read Coming Up For Air you would see what I mean. Amazing authorship. Truly amazing. I can't stress enough how great an author this guy is. Read his books![/QUOTE]
What is it about?

[QUOTE=Miss Knottinotsy]What is it about?[/QUOTE]

Evil pharamceutical companies that ACTUALLY buy exclusive distribution rights for Africa from African nations. And experiment dodgy medicines on villagers. But that's only what's obvious from the first few chapters. I won't ruin it for you, it's simply amazing. I can see from the adverts from the movie that it does not do it justice.

Antehm by Ayn Rand is a nice short book.
She also wrote Atlas Shrugged which I have sitting in my bookshelf staring at me, I want to read it bu 1000+ pages is f'ucking intimindating.

Tell me it's fictional.

[QUOTE=Miss Knottinotsy]Tell me it's fictional.[/QUOTE]

The story is fictional, but he has a good reputation for uncovering capitalism at it's worse without naming actual companies, so no lawsuits there. He also did something about the horrible leabour conditions and living conditions for sweatshop workers in Indonesia as well, but I can't remember the name of the book. I also sugget reading Cloud Atlas, I can't remember whom it's by, but it's really cool.

Blender (magazine): They talk about Britney Spears, and Courtney Love an awful lot, but they make up for it by making fun of Michael Jackson, and Ashlee Simpson. I really love the "Who does (insert star) think s/he is?" feature. Very funny magazine.

This is a pretty annoying question by now, but what's Cloud Atlas about? :)

[QUOTE=Miss Knottinotsy]Blender (magazine): They talk about Britney Spears, and Courtney Love an awful lot, but they make up for it by making fun of Michael Jackson, and Ashlee Simpson. I really love the "Who does (insert star) think s/he is?" feature. Very funny magazine.

This is a pretty annoying question by now, but what's Cloud Atlas about? :)[/QUOTE]

It's a combination of stories, all through different parts of time, starting from one in the 18th century, if I recall correctly, and continuing through to the 30s/40s, the 80s, nowadays, then much MUCH later in the future where most of the world is a wasteland apart from Seoul and some other parts, then even further than that after the collapse of 'civilisation' and the return of peaceful and conquest based tribalism. It's really good, I recommend it. On an irrelevant note, to this thread and forum anyway, everyone come join my People Who Hate People Party in the Political forum. We all hate Bill Hicks together a bit more than we hate each other, but the new theory is that hate is an attractive force, like my hated enemy Terry Pratchett writes. Here's the thread, please join me you hateful people! We need two more members to get off the boards.
[url]http://musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=412336&page=5[/url]

[QUOTE=Choking-Victim]Don't read it. It was horrible. No plot at all.[/QUOTE]
I hate you.

[QUOTE=victimofreality]But like Nick said, some people love it, some hate it.[/QUOTE]
I tend to side with those that hate it.:cool:

[QUOTE=Anxious Mo-Fo]I hate you.[/QUOTE]
Hello to you too. Either way...I didn't like the book at all.



Right now, I'm reading A Separate Peace. It's ok so far, I haven't had a lot of time to read it.

Thats a horrible reason not to reccomend it to someone.


I can't stay mad at you

Don't reply Choking-Victim, it will go completely off topic and will turn into a spam and flamefest. maybe. maybe not. anything is possible when you're Houdini incarnate.

You're proably right, judging from my posting style lately...

I haven't read a book in a long time. I may pick up Pet Sematary again, I love that book. I've been meaning to to buy Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging. Both are about Northern California (Bay Area and northwards), Oregon, and Washington joining together to succeed from the US and become their own Eco-friendly country called ecotopia.

[QUOTE=Anxious Mo-Fo]You're proably right, judging from my posting style lately...[/QUOTE]

I got banned for three days because of spamming recently. it made me do doubletake on where my life was headed. i'd been doing drugs, hard drugs. been pimping, raping, advocating for the tobacco companies. I sold some dirty weapons grade plutonium to Libya, disguised as old Vietnamese war C-rations, to give to children. now i'm on a completely different route. *breaks into tears* I'm just so happy I found my way! I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't been banned when I was.

[QUOTE=Brain Toad]I haven't read a book in a long time. I may pick up Pet Sematary again, I love that book. I've been meaning to to buy Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging. Both are about Northern California (Bay Area and northwards), Oregon, and Washington joining together to succeed from the US and become their own Eco-friendly country called ecotopia.[/QUOTE]

WOW! AWESOMEFUL! Must find those books.

Callenbach is the author's name. The new ones were really expensive at Barnes and Noble, so I'm probably ordering used from Amazon. It was written by a UC Berkeley Student that my Sociology teacher knew, hence where I found out about it.

What's the name of that one book that has this singer on the cover and his chest and mouth is bleeding? It has to do with the hardcore/punk scene in the 80's

[QUOTE=Lazybassplr56]What's the name of that one book that has this singer on the cover and his chest and mouth is bleeding? It has to do with the hardcore/punk scene in the 80's[/QUOTE]

Sounds like Sid Vicious to me. Are you sure it was his mouth? It couldn't have been a broken nose and Get Me A Fix carved into his chest?

[QUOTE=coheneran]I got banned for three days because of spamming recently. it made me do doubletake on where my life was headed. i'd been doing drugs, hard drugs. been pimping, raping, advocating for the tobacco companies. I sold some dirty weapons grade plutonium to Libya, disguised as old Vietnamese war C-rations, to give to children. now i'm on a completely different route. *breaks into tears* I'm just so happy I found my way! I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't been banned when I was.[/QUOTE]
I'm not really spamming, just posting whatever.


I am reading [I]Babbitt[/I] by Sinclair Lewis right now. It seems fun , so far.


[QUOTE]What's the name of that one book that has this singer on the cover and his chest and mouth is bleeding? It has to do with the hardcore/punk scene in the 80's[/QUOTE]

I think its called [U]American Hardcore[/U]

i dont read :upset:

the best book i ever read was the bio on kurt cobains life.
heavier then heaven.

[QUOTE=.Jessica.]the best book i ever read was the bio on kurt cobains life.
heavier then heaven.[/QUOTE]

I heard that book was pretty good.

[QUOTE=Anti-Prefix]I heard that book was pretty good.[/QUOTE]
I would recommend it even if you dont like Nirvana or kurt cobain .The book was intresting.

[QUOTE=.Jessica.]I would recommend it even if you dont like Nirvana or kurt cobain .The book was intresting.[/QUOTE]

An (auto)biography I really enjoyed was Scar Tissue (guess who wrote it:p).

the best book i ever read was "The Outsiders"

ive read some stephen king books.this was after ive seen countless stephen king movies.and the movies look like b-movies compared to the book.

[QUOTE=Skidmark Steve]the best book i ever read was "The Outsiders"[/QUOTE]

You must not read very much.

[QUOTE=DaveToopes]You must not read very much.[/QUOTE]
exactly..

One of my favorite books is [I]Animal Farm[/I]. Anyone else read it? I thought it was great.

[QUOTE=Ghostfire3]One of my favorite books is [I]Animal Farm[/I]. Anyone else read it? I thought it was great.[/QUOTE]

I LOVED Animal Farm. I have been meaning to read 1984, but school reading keeps getting in the way.

[QUOTE=DaveToopes]I LOVED Animal Farm. I have been meaning to read 1984, but school reading keeps getting in the way.[/QUOTE]

Same here! 1984 has been on my "To Read" list but school's being a b'itch.

[QUOTE=Anxious Mo-Fo]I think its called [U]American Hardcore[/U][/QUOTE]
I've been reading it everytime I'm able to get to Barnes and Noble. I hate the way it's written, but I'm going to finish it just for the education.

1984 is one of my favorite books ever.