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ciao_patsy
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Yeah, I appoligise if this has been asked several times before but could you guys recommend some books that you think I would enjoy??

I read/have read Stephen King, Douglas Coupland, David Wong (well his only book, obviously) Chuck palahniuk (specifically "haunted") Hubert Selby Jr, Stephen Hall (raw shark text's) and....several more that I can't remember

thanks in advance Wink

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Go to the toolbar, click on RECOMMENDATIONS and you're away.

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Go out and buy The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger. That and Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson.

After you read them two - check out the rest of the recommendations on the links below.

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/recommended
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/recommended/authors/palahniukian

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188416 wrote:
Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.
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Get yourself a Tobacco Stained Mountain Goat while you're at it.

And a Stay God.

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I'm sad to say I still haven't read Stay God. I own a physical copy as well as an electronic copy on my nook too.

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188416 wrote:
Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.
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I've got By The Nails of the Warpiest but haven't read it yet.

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I have that one too! I read Old Ghost and absolutely loved it. I wish I could get around to his other stuff.

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Nachos, every day! Dying sounds great, I don't know why people get so upset about it.
Tuffy
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PGoutis01 wrote:
I'm sad to say I still haven't read Stay God. I own a physical copy as well as an electronic copy on my nook too.

Stop what you are doing and read it now.

Now.

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get yerself some Tom Robbins in your life

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yeah, Craig Clevenger, Stephen Graham Jones and Will Christopher Baer. also try my reviews over at TNB: http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/author/rthomas/