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« on: September 29, 2005, 03:38:23 pm »
I am nearing the end of Rimbaud & Jim Morrison:The Rebel as Poet which is a fascinating book about the correlation of two amazing poets from vastly different times and places.

Also reading, The Plague by Camus, again.  I just cannot get enough of his writing.

Going to start Germinal by Zola, in a day or two.  This is the book that Joe Pesci\'s character is reading in "With Honors".  Always interested me to see what it was about.
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2005, 03:39:11 pm »
rolling stone/relix
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2005, 03:40:27 pm »
Just finished the Steven King Dark Tower series and also Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club author)  After that I went back and started rereading som eof Palahniuks books I already read
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2005, 03:43:13 pm »
I am looking to getting into Tom Robbins soon.  I cannot believe I haven\'t read any of his stuff...I even worked in a book store so i had free reign to just take things read them and bring them back and I NEVER thought to grab his stuff..supposed to be genius.
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2005, 03:51:39 pm »
Longitudes and Attitudes : The World in the Age of Terrorism by Thomas L. Friedman

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I am looking to getting into Tom Robbins soon.  I cannot believe I haven\'t read any of his stuff...I even worked in a book store so i had free reign to just take things read them and bring them back and I NEVER thought to grab his stuff..supposed to be genius.

I consider "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" and "Still Life with Woodpecker" life changing books.
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2005, 03:54:00 pm »
IS haunted good?  i don\'t think he\'ll ever top survivor.
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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2005, 03:54:35 pm »
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Longitudes and Attitudes : The World in the Age of Terrorism by Thomas L. Friedman


Was this the guy that was just on the Daily Show talking about this book??  I was hoping to read that.

I have heard "Still Life" is amazing...gotta get some Robbins.
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2005, 03:55:51 pm »
Just read the book of jamaica by russel banks. check out rule of the bone by the same guy. it\'s a much better book.
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2005, 04:06:52 pm »
"Cosmic History Chronicles. Volume 1. The law of time and reformulation of the human mind"
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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2005, 04:08:32 pm »
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IS haunted good?  i don\'t think he\'ll ever top survivor.


I\'ve read all his books and Haunted was prob my least fav.  I liked Survivor (obviously read my signature) but Choke or Diary were better IMO

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I am looking to getting into Tom Robbins soon.  I cannot believe I haven\'t read any of his stuff...I even worked in a book store so i had free reign to just take things read them and bring them back and I NEVER thought to grab his stuff..supposed to be genius.


Timmy swears by him another one I\'ve been meaning to read myself
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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2005, 04:08:36 pm »
Very strange. I have been meaning to start a thread about this for the last couple of days.

currently reading
"Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain

just finished
"Song of Susannah, Dark Tower part 6" by Stephen King
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« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2005, 04:17:09 pm »
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just finished
"Song of Susannah, Dark Tower part 6" by Stephen King

Just wait for the rest of it man.  Such a great fuckin series.  
"Ka is a wheel" just remember that.

BTW love your signature, "That\'s my special purpose!"
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« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2005, 04:18:59 pm »
just picked up The DaVinci Code cuz the hype finally got to me.. also reading Zappa, and a Kama Sutra book.. fascinating.
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« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2005, 04:20:11 pm »
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just picked up The DaVinci Code cuz the hype finally got to me.. also reading Zappa, and a Kama Sutra book.. fascinating.


Dude nobody wants to hear about your nasty sex life GUY! ;)
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« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2005, 04:25:13 pm »
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Longitudes and Attitudes : The World in the Age of Terrorism by Thomas L. Friedman


Was this the guy that was just on the Daily Show talking about this book??  I was hoping to read that.

I have heard "Still Life" is amazing...gotta get some Robbins.


Friedman may have been on daily show... he does a lot of TV to promote his books and since he\'s the powerhouse of the times op/ed page he gets the bigger shows (ie Daily Show, Imus, etc.).  You can have my copy of Longitudes when I\'m done with it if you\'d like.

Robbins is a real craftsman.  I heard he works incredibly slow sometimes taking entire days to finish a single page of material.  And it shows.  In Still Life there\'s a segment where he talks about why man still smokes cigarettes in this modern age of enlightment.  Talking about it being a dance with our greatest achievement (fire).

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just picked up The DaVinci Code cuz the hype finally got to me.. also reading Zappa, and a Kama Sutra book.. fascinating.


Dude nobody wants to hear about your nasty sex life GUY! ;)

 :lol:

IMO = davinci is worth the hype.
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