Too many to mention. I am not remotely 'spiritual' and refuse to define my experience within these quasi-religious terms, (no offense meant to anyone here) so books have a different type of resonance for me.
Of particular influence on my life are:
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
Rat Tetralogy - Haruki Murakami (4 x books, look them up!)
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And also, The Rum Diary - Hunter Thompson
Books that have changed your way of thinking.
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Oh and defo Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. [/u]
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I 100% absolutely highly recommend :
Freedom from the Known: By Jiddu Krishnamurti
It is not 'religious' in any way, nor is is 'spiritual', but simply helps people peel away layers of conditioned thought to reveal 'what is'
An eye opening book for me at least.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0060648 ... eader-link
Freedom from the Known: By Jiddu Krishnamurti
It is not 'religious' in any way, nor is is 'spiritual', but simply helps people peel away layers of conditioned thought to reveal 'what is'
An eye opening book for me at least.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0060648 ... eader-link
this along with "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"Mr Hyde wrote:Nothing spiritual or philosophical like most mentioned, but reading 'On the Road' when I was about 16 definitely made me think about travel and work in a different way.
Also, "The Tao of Pooh" when I was about 15, which got me into Taoism and subsequently learning about other religions.
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oooh oooh ooooooh I loved "The Tao of Pooh" and the "Te of Piglet" because piglet was a very small animal and i love it when the protagonist is small.kidlogic wrote:this along with "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"Mr Hyde wrote:Nothing spiritual or philosophical like most mentioned, but reading 'On the Road' when I was about 16 definitely made me think about travel and work in a different way.
Also, "The Tao of Pooh" when I was about 15, which got me into Taoism and subsequently learning about other religions.
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The Diceman by Luke Rheinhardt wherein protagonist makes radical decisions by throwing dice...avec psychedelic ending...confirmed possibilities.
The brutal, unabashed honesty of Jerzy Kosinski's novels (The Painted Bird, Cockpit, Being There), without the gratuitous violence of his imitators, made me wanna get real.
The brutal, unabashed honesty of Jerzy Kosinski's novels (The Painted Bird, Cockpit, Being There), without the gratuitous violence of his imitators, made me wanna get real.
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Fucking brilliant book. Have you read any of the follow-ups?SD5 wrote:The Diceman by Luke Rheinhardt wherein protagonist makes radical decisions by throwing dice...avec psychedelic ending...confirmed possibilities.
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+ underworld by don de lillo.
i'm takin this show on the road.
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Yeah, there's a few, I think. I haven't read them, so I couldn't comment. One of them is called 'Son of the Dice Man'. No prizes for guessing the plot there!SD5 wrote:He had more to say?kins83 wrote:Fucking brilliant book. Have you read any of the follow-ups?SD5 wrote:The Diceman by Luke Rheinhardt wherein protagonist makes radical decisions by throwing dice...avec psychedelic ending...confirmed possibilities.
Magma wrote: SNH is a genuinely necessary part of making sure I don't murder everyone in the building whilst muttering Flow Dan lyrics.
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