new book to read, suggestions?

[HappyScrappy]

happy... you seem a little less than that today... no ice cream this weekend?

heee hee.
I've had to deal with far too many idiots lately and I hate having to deal with idiots. esp when they aren't aware they are idiots and are blissfully going through life when then should be addressing their problem.

that and I'm kind of dieting and haven't slept well in over two weeks.

and I had a shitload of ice cream this weekend... mmmmm

 

[May1010]

... i read all the Clive Cussler books featuring Dirk Pitt

I remember reading "Raise the Titanic" when I was a teenager. Even then, the name "Dirk Pitt" reminded me of a porn star.

 

[Ferrus]

humor - A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy O'Toole

creepy/funny - Roald Dahl - any collection of short stories

non-fiction humor/commentary - Eat the Rich, P.J. O'Rourke (all of Pj's stuff is funny)

if you've got time on your hands - The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings

beach reading - The Alienist (author?)

war humor - MASH - great book/movie; or, even better, Catch22

 

[HappyScrappy]

I agree totally with ferrus. I was going to recommend the lord of the rings tril - but I wasn't sure she'd be interested in that. it seems to usually be reserved for geeks like me.

confederacy of dunces very good.
if you want humor, I still maintain that david sedaris made me laugh harder than anything I've ever read - "me talk pretty" is pretty damn funny, as is naked.
all good.

 

[Hannibal]

The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki

A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving (fictional tale of a misshapen little kid who's destiny it is to become a hero)

Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse (a fictionalized account of the life of the Buddha)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Repair
by Robert Pirsig

The Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay

365 TAO Daily Meditations
by Deng Ming-Dao

 

[Phemomena]

I agree totally with ferrus. I was going to recommend the lord of the rings tril - but I wasn't sure she'd be interested in that. it seems to usually be reserved for geeks like me.

haven't read 'em in years... may be an option....

breakfast of champions... is one of my fav books if i'm looking for humor... that's a great book bizarre sense of humor that vonengaut has... guess that says something about me...

 

[Ferrus]

Happy

with that recommendation, I think I'll get Naked!

I'll let you know what i think of it when I'm finished

welcome to the Elite Literature Discussion Board!

 

[HappyScrappy]

haven't read 'em in years... may be an option....

breakfast of champions... is one of my fav books if i'm looking for humor... that's a great book bizarre sense of humor that vonengaut has... guess that says something about me...

I've read almost all of his main books - dead eye dick was the one I really enjoyed as a kid. slaughterhouse five I enjoyed the first time, then when I had to analyze it in school I enjoyed it a lot less so.
similar with orwell's animal farm.

if you like sci fi - then I would recommend Neuromancer - or really anything at all by William Gibson - they guy is a god. Hard to get used to his writing style at first, but then you just get into his world. very cool.
also Neal Stephenson is good, sort of a Gibson-esque mindset, but much easier to read.

 

[manny78]

Anal Sex: The Complete Guide by a Dr. i just cant remember his name

 

[rudedawg]

"The O'Reilly Factor" by Bill O'Reilly