Latest book purchase

NSW · 08-06-2010, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sljslj

Bought this last December:

Haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but I've heard nothing but good things about it.

This book was crazy good. Loved it.

Taintstick Tyler · 09-05-2010, 04:33 PM

Correcting Jesus:2000 years of changing the story

jackhammer · 09-12-2010, 06:38 PM

rondo · 09-12-2010, 11:28 PM

My latest purchase was John kennedy toole's Neon Bible.

SATCHMO · 09-13-2010, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rondo

My latest purchase was John kennedy toole's Neon Bible.

I didn't know that he'd written anything other than A Confederacy of Dunces. That's quite the career for a writer who wasn't even discovered until years after he'd committed suicide.

If it's half as good as A Confederacy..., then it should be great reading.

rondo · 09-13-2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

If it's half as good as A Confederacy..., then it should be great reading.

And here I am, hoping so too! I might not even judge it and draw comparisons with Confederacy as this was written by the then 16-year-old toole and so, might be quite different but still good in its own right.

If I may ask, what would be the top 5 novels you'd recommend to anyone? Maybe there's a lot I'm missing out on, since this Amazon's "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" thing gets boring after a while, and I'd gladly take recommendations from here!

Thrice · 09-13-2010, 11:07 AM

RVCA · 09-13-2010, 12:56 PM

Kurt Vonnegut... he wrote Harrison Burgeron (or something). Weird book.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-13-2010, 04:02 PM

Calling all feminists:

I've read half so far, I'm quite enjoying it, however there are extreme parts that I don't care for such as the author reemphasizing her disgust for the entire race of men.

Palatable Vera · 09-13-2010, 08:22 PM

Of those two, I've only read 'Dorian Gray'. It was a very gay book.

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rondo Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 71	My latest purchase was John kennedy toole's Neon Bible. __________________ I came to Berlin looking for love and success, but I decided to settle for sex, drugs and rock and roll.

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Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	__________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

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Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Calling all feminists: I've read half so far, I'm quite enjoying it, however there are extreme parts that I don't care for such as the author reemphasizing her disgust for the entire race of men. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Kurt Vonnegut... he wrote Harrison Burgeron (or something). Weird book.