What are you reading?

datura · Post by **datura** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:28 pm

I started Farewell to Arms by Hemingway the other day. Not had a lot of time to get into it yet though.

ed teach · Post by **ed teach** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:02 pm

UK Music Industry, essential reading.

triky · Post by **triky** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:07 am

just finished reading Mesrine, instinct de mort - a french autobiography about the most famous french bank robber of all times. evaded from prison in france and canada 4 times and was public enemy number 1 in both countries during the 70s until he got shot down by the police eventually in Paris after his 4th evasion.

film is out also in 2 parts with Vincent Cassel, if you not into reading, you can probably catch the film in english or with subs. fucking amazing life. well worth reading anyway.

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:06 pm

spanish book about the civil war in spain, im reading for a university interveiw, read the first few chapters, starting to get into it

limb · Post by **limb** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:44 pm

just finished this really good though was strangly expensive from where I got it from.

d-T-r · Post by **d-T-r** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:48 pm

she-saul williams

mickledan · Post by **mickledan** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:08 pm

dTruk wrote:she-saul williams

Is this good? I Like the guy -

Recently finished scarface, good book for a.d.d kids like me, last thing I managed to read was l.o.t.r + a bit of ian m banks -

whygohome10 · Post by **whygohome10** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:16 pm

anyone here a Jack Kerouac fan??

have read:
on the road
tristessa

reading:
Big Sur - wonderful so far

jonjon · Post by **jonjon** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:07 am

Wonderland Avenue by Danny Sugarman

Sugarman befriended The Doors and Iggy pop in the 70s as a young kid. This book is about his rise to their management and eventual fall as a result of major herion abuse.

Its a decent book and well written considering its by a drug addled guy on death's door.
Some good drug related anecdotes too

formzee · Post by **formzee** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:36 pm

Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski. again, nuff said

triky · Post by **triky** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:48 am

Elvis Cream by Peter Menting. I had read his first novel, The Last Crusade. It's hilarious.

cool thing is he's put out the first 5 chapters for free download on his website so if u don't like it, u don't actually have to buy the rest of the novel...

it's actually pretty cheap anyway, i got it coz i thought the beginning was pretty funny and i really like this author. plus, looks like he is self-publishing so hats off to him.

anyway, for those intersted, here's the site... www.petermenting.com
i recommend!

starz · Post by **starz** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:41 am

spooKs · Post by **spooKs** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:46 am

formzee wrote:Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski. again, nuff said

been wanting to read that for aaaages, though doing an english literature degree it's hard to sandwich anything else in (boom boom)

diss04 · Post by **diss04** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:06 pm

starz wrote:

that looks sick! any good?

starz · Post by **starz** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:09 am

Diss04 wrote:
starz wrote:
that looks sick! any good?

it's pretty amazing and i just started. it's a true story but the author had to twist it into fiction so it could get published.

pretty much, the author (an economic hitman) convinces developing countries to accepts large loans and funnels the money into US corporations. cheats countries out of trillions of dollars; rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, murder, sex, etc... all getting worse with globalization.

buddy later resigned from his job after 20 years because of..get this.. ..ETHICS!

pretty good book, you should definitely pick it up if you get the chance.

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:15 pm

spooKs wrote:
formzee wrote:Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski. again, nuff said
been wanting to read that for aaaages, though doing an english literature degree it's hard to sandwich anything else in (boom boom)

Yes to this book, shame on your Gwyn for not reading it yet, bloody student.

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:24 am

Rabbit Redux by Updike
if you want a handle on how the sixties turned into the seventies.

alfie · Post by **alfie** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:39 am

i really didn't like on the road, not sure what i was missing but it just dragged on and i don't think i felt any sense of adventure or excitement

and i know this would defeat the purpose of the book but i wish they'd made up their mind and staying in one place instead of going backwards and forwards across america

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