I just bought...
Whether bought for readin' or for takin' up space on your book shelf, spill it. Who cares if you plan on readin' 'em or wipin' your ass with 'em, this here is capitalism baby!
Sarah--JT Leroy
The Beautiful and the Damned-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Names--Don DeLillo
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For Christmas I got these books that I still haven't read:
Stephen Glass - The Fabulist
JT Leroy - The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Douglas Coupland - Girlfriend In A Coma
Douglas Coupland - Miss Wyoming
Just bought:
Ana by Nabokov
Speak, Memory by Nabokov
Bleak House by Dickens
All Novels by Jane Austen
Dress Your family in Curdorouy and Denim by David Sedaris
Quarantine by Jim Crace
The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde (court transcript)
hey, i'm pretty new atthis, but hey here it goes... okay question... a few people have suggested sarah by jt leroy to me, and i'm guessing you've read it, its next on my list, is it as good as i'm told and whats the general theme of it, or rather , what point is the author trying to get across? thanks so much
Recently purchased books ...
Less Than Zero - Brett Easton Ellis
Blackbox - Nick Walker
Microserfs - Douglas Coupland
Son of the Circus - John Irving
M: The Man who Became Caravaggio - Peter Robb
Theodore Rex - Edmund Morris
A Model World - Michael Chabon
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[QUOTE=walkingcontradiction]hey, i'm pretty new atthis, but hey here it goes... okay question... a few people have suggested sarah by jt leroy to me, and i'm guessing you've read it, its next on my list, is it as good as i'm told and whats the general theme of it, or rather , what point is the author trying to get across? thanks so much[/QUOTE]
It's a good book. I don't think that is was as good as all the hype, but definately worth reading. It's amazing what JT has been through in his life and been able to pull through and make something of himself.
As for a book description... it's sort of like "The Wizard of Oz" with truck stop whores.
Just the other day I got:
American Psycho by Bret Easton Elis
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Syrup by Maxx Barry
and my dad got Deus Irae by Phillip K. Dick and some other dude, can't remember the name, which I might end up reading because it sounds pretty cool.
Claudius : What about my father, who was your son? And Germanicus, who was my brother? Did you poison them?
Livia : No. Your father dies of his wounds, and Placina poisoned Germanicus with out instructions from me. But I had marked them both down for death. They were both infected with that infantile disorder known as 'Republicanism.'
Thanks to Dennis' recommendation on The Velvet I looked up Shella on Amazon and ended up reading ten pages of it there. I decided that I better stop there and went to the store and bought it. I also got Wild Sheep Chase, so I can hopefully get to it in time to discuss it in the bookclub.
- Shella by Andrew Vachss
- A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
[QUOTE=Nith Sahor]Just the other day I got:
American Psycho by Bret Easton Elis
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Syrup by Maxx Barry
and my dad got Deus Irae by Phillip K. Dick and some other dude, can't remember the name, which I might end up reading because it sounds pretty cool.[/QUOTE]
Can't go wrong with PKD.
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi -- Should be an interesting read.
resistance by barry lopez
we have sex in our loins and wander beneath stars on hard sidewalks, pavement and broken glass can't recieve our gentle thrust, our gentle trust -- desolation 69
Online:
Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters-JD Salinger
Microserfs and Miss Wyoming- Douglas Coupland
The Reef-Edith Wharton
Yesterday:
Summer- Edith Wharton
The Buccaneers- Edith Wharton
The Norton Anthology of American Literature A and B
Today:
A Backward Glance: An Autobiography- Edith Wharton
Great Short Works of Stephen Crane
I like Books.
Underworld--Don DeLillo
Tumble Home--Amy Hempel
Being Dead--Jim Crace
Oh, and a couple of Captain Underpants books my daughter had to have...
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
Kiss Me Judas - Will Christopher Baer
J.T. LeRoy - Sarah
Naked - david sedaris
Nine stories - jd salinger.
I love gift cards 
- Diary
- The Stranger by Albert Camus
Thanks to the gift card for me too.
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
The Anti Christ - Friedrich Nietzsche
Yesterday, bought:
- The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader
- Candide and Other Stories by Voltaire
- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Claudius : What about my father, who was your son? And Germanicus, who was my brother? Did you poison them?
Livia : No. Your father dies of his wounds, and Placina poisoned Germanicus with out instructions from me. But I had marked them both down for death. They were both infected with that infantile disorder known as 'Republicanism.'
Junky - William S. Burroughs
Golem 100 - Alfred Bester
William Shatner - Has Been
Black Tower - Book VIII.
Kiss Me, Judas - then a week later (tuesday) got a free ARC from JoeyJord.
[QUOTE=Balthazar]Junky - William S. Burroughs[/QUOTE]Just read [i]Junky[/i] for the first time a few days ago. A quick read, but fantastic none the less.
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play hard, like it's work to be done.
[QUOTE=JKabol]Just read [i]Junky[/i] for the first time a few days ago. A quick read, but fantastic none the less.[/QUOTE]
Damn. I put [I]Junky[/I] down right before I got to the checkout stand. Now I'm sort of wishing I hadn't.
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I almost bought Junky at least 10 times heh. I do that with everything. Walk through the bookstore with a giant stack thinking of which one to get (which ones are easier to get at library) and then leave with one or two. We finally got Junky though last Christmas - haven't read it yet.
We just got (Can't say "I" because "I" doesn't have any money) the Anthony Kiedis book and the Dave Navarro book - FINALLY. geez it took YEARS to come out.
And Lullaby was on one of the "Former Bestseller" tables for $4! WTF? lol.
Crash - j.g. ballard
Less Than Zero - bret easton ellis
Dress your Family in Corduroy and Denim - david sedaris
[QUOTE=Singularity]Crash - j.g. ballard[/QUOTE]
swell choice, sport.
[QUOTE=Balthazar]swell choice, sport.[/QUOTE]
Thanks
[QUOTE=Singularity]Crash - j.g. ballard
Less Than Zero - bret easton ellis
Dress your Family in Corduroy and Denim - david sedaris[/QUOTE]
I guess that makes October "Butt Fuck Month".
Penny Dreadful
Lummox
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
Last week I read Jennifer Government. This week I read Breakfast of Champions. Last night I started on Syrup. I think I might go back for a second dosage of Vonnegut next week.
I bought a new copy of 'Little Women' the other day because my old one only has part one and nothing happens in it, Beth doesn't even die. When people would talk about Little Women and say 'When Beth died I was right sad, me' I thought 'I don't remember that happening...' but had the sense to keep my mouth shut. Now I can experience the sadness for myself.
At Waterstone's today;
Jennifer Government-Max Barry [everyone loves it, I [I]have[/I] to know what that's all about]
On the Road-Jack Kerouac [When I got back today I thought, did I buy this? Oh well, hopefully it'll be cool]
Rebecca-Daphne Du Maurier [see above]
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?-Horace McCoy [For next semester's 20th Century American Literature module]
I Should Have Stayed Home-Horace McCoy [This semester's American Film and Literature]
I love buying books! <3
“But they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I’ve been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, made to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes [I]Awww![/I]”
[b]Kerouac[/b] [I]On the Road[/I]
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play hard, like it's work to be done.
[QUOTE=JKabol]“But they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I’ve been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, made to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes [I]Awww![/I]”
[b]Kerouac[/b] [I]On the Road[/I][/QUOTE]
Wow. That sounds pretty cool.
Kerouac would follow me around if he knew me.
I'm bringing this thread back because I really thought it was cool.
I put my order in to amazon just a few minutes ago.
- The Contortionist's Handbook (for my brother, I already own it and love it)
- Good Omens (for the book club - I think I would have read this either way though, it sounds really interesting)
- Jennifer Government (I put this one off long enough)
Chemical Pink
Syrup
Blackbox
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
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Read Chemical Pink first, it's bad-ace and required cultie reading.
I bought a bunch of books since this thread was last around. I got all three Will Christopher Baer Phineas Poe books, a Raymond Chandler book with three Phil Marlowe books in it.
Bought a few books as a surprise for my gentleman caller too.
Good Omens - Gaiman/Prachett for the Book Club
Geek Love - Dunn
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Last week i bought...
[I]Gun, With Occasional Music[/I] - Jonathan Lethem (Lethem's debut)
[I]Mailman[/I] - J. Robert Lennon (I've been told "it's great...fucking hilarious")
[I]Lullaby[/I] - CP (Hardback for [B]$2[/B] at Barnes & Noble)
Yea, that does say $2….and there were no strong-arm tactics, ski masks, threats, or guns involved in that transaction
"I'm going on the record as it's not good for my rehabilitation to be around hard narcotics and funk music. Write it down."
-Barrett Rude Sr. to his parole officer
in Jonathan Lethem's [I]The Fortress of Solitude[/I]
[QUOTE=DrFunk97]Last week i bought...
[I]Gun, With Occasional Music[/I] - Jonathan Lethem (Lethem's debut)
[I]Mailman[/I] - J. Robert Lennon (I've been told "it's great...fucking hilarious")
[I]Lullaby[/I] - CP (Hardback for [B]$2[/B] at Barnes & Noble)
Yea, that does say $2….and there were no strong-arm tactics, ski masks, threats, or guns involved in that transaction[/QUOTE]
I just finished Mailman last week.... I'd say... lower your expectations and you may enjoy it.... mine were high and it was too many words about too little for my liking..... It's probably just because I was expecting too much - I hope you enjoy it. JRL replies to email, if you go to his website.
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dance your cares away,
worries for another day,
let the music play,
down at fraggle rock
Last Saturday I went to see "Nothing" and "The End of the Century" with a friend of mine and his brother, and while we were waiting for the box office to open, we came across a used book/record/anything store right next to it, and I found Less than Zero by BEE for $6 (Canadian) - a steal when you consider how Chapters/McNally's sells it for more than three times that...
Claudius : What about my father, who was your son? And Germanicus, who was my brother? Did you poison them?
Livia : No. Your father dies of his wounds, and Placina poisoned Germanicus with out instructions from me. But I had marked them both down for death. They were both infected with that infantile disorder known as 'Republicanism.'
From recommendations on the forum, I bought:
The Contortionists Handbook, by Craig Clevenger (It was great)
Shella, by Andrew Vachss (also very good)
Porno, Irvine Welsh (gonna read Trainspotting first)
I also bought A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole.
I read it years ago but couldn't remember the author or title. Had to do a google search of what I remembered. It's funny as hell, I recommend it.
a few weeks ago:
thomas pynchon - gravity's rainbow (currently reading), crying of lot 49 (finished)
kurt vonnegut - mother night, slapstick
william s burroughs - western lands
don dellilo - white noise (read)
jorge luis borges - ficciones (reading)
fyodor dostoevsky - brothers kasmarazov