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[Hollow]

Picked up two different books from the library for similar, yet different reasons:

I like Chuck Palahniuk. Seriously, his books are ridiculous. The climax (HA) of Choke was so ridiculous I swore I'd never read another book of his again. But I recently had to read one of his non-fiction pieces for a class, and was legitimately impressed by how good it was. So, I grabbed Stranger Than Fiction, his first set of non-fiction essays.

On the other hand, I fucking love Chuck Klosterman. He's been one of my biggest modern influences, writing wise. He writes non-fiction with a wit and self-deprecation I find admiral, and attempt to emulate constantly (failing miserably, might I add). He recently came out with his first novel, Downtown Owl, and I picked that up as well.

SO, a non-fiction work by the fiction author I like the most, and a novel by my favorite non-fiction writer. We'll see how it goes.

(So far, Downtown Owl rules)

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I like Chuck Palahniuk. Seriously, his books are ridiculous. The climax (HA) of Choke was so ridiculous I swore I'd never read another book of his again. But I recently had to read one of his non-fiction pieces for a class, and was legitimately impressed by how good it was. So, I grabbed Stranger Than Fiction, his first set of non-fiction essays.

On the other hand, I fucking love Chuck Klosterman. He's been one of my biggest modern influences, writing wise. He writes non-fiction with a wit and self-deprecation I find admiral, and attempt to emulate constantly (failing miserably, might I add). He recently came out with his first novel, Downtown Owl, and I picked that up as well.

i remember loving palahniuk in 10th-11th grade, but i havent really read anything by him since. i can definitly see your point though, especially with choke. that book sucked. i kindof find it funny that he get defensive about the "shock writer" label alot of people give him
i remember thinking that more recent one of his, "Rant", was pretty good.

hooooly fuck chuck klosterman. i've been re-reading sex drugs and coco puffs for about 2 months now. those essays have an almost surreal insight into pop-cultures place in our society. theyre also halarious.

i've also just finished reading "palestine" by joe sacco too, that was a really intense read

i'm going to try to give "sometimes a great notion" by ken kesey another go. i tried to finish it after i read catch-22 but i guess it was just a little too much. the writing was great, but it was hard to grasp at the time.

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Vonnegut is the best author of all time

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I am reading Monkey wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. Its pretty good so far. Abbey is is incredible at describing the American Southwest.

[Hollow]

I like Chuck Palahniuk. Seriously, his books are ridiculous. The climax (HA) of Choke was so ridiculous I swore I'd never read another book of his again. But I recently had to read one of his non-fiction pieces for a class, and was legitimately impressed by how good it was. So, I grabbed Stranger Than Fiction, his first set of non-fiction essays.

On the other hand, I fucking love Chuck Klosterman. He's been one of my biggest modern influences, writing wise. He writes non-fiction with a wit and self-deprecation I find admiral, and attempt to emulate constantly (failing miserably, might I add). He recently came out with his first novel, Downtown Owl, and I picked that up as well.

i remember loving palahniuk in 10th-11th grade, but i havent really read anything by him since. i can definitly see your point though, especially with choke. that book sucked. i kindof find it funny that he get defensive about the "shock writer" label alot of people give him
i remember thinking that more recent one of his, "Rant", was pretty good.

hooooly fuck chuck klosterman. i've been re-reading sex drugs and coco puffs for about 2 months now. those essays have an almost surreal insight into pop-cultures place in our society. theyre also halarious.

i've also just finished reading "palestine" by joe sacco too, that was a really intense read

i'm going to try to give "sometimes a great notion" by ken kesey another go. i tried to finish it after i read catch-22 but i guess it was just a little too much. the writing was great, but it was hard to grasp at the time.

Palahniuk is one of those writers that you love when you're younger because you haven't gotten around to reading Bukowski yet. I bet if you went back and re-read those books now, as opposed to when you were fifteen, you're gonna find a whole shitload you recognize from other authors. Dude bites, and bites hard. The only thing original were his shock antics, and those got boring real fucking fast.

The dude is the M.Night Shyamalan of novelists.

Klosterman is amazing, and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs was the first thing of his I read. Definitely pick up his new book, Eating the Dinosaur, and Killing Yourself to Live. So good.

That reminds me, just finished reading Ham on Rye by Bukowski. Seriously great, but fuck is it dark.

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I like Chuck Palahniuk. Seriously, his books are ridiculous. The climax (HA) of Choke was so ridiculous I swore I'd never read another book of his again. But I recently had to read one of his non-fiction pieces for a class, and was legitimately impressed by how good it was. So, I grabbed Stranger Than Fiction, his first set of non-fiction essays.

On the other hand, I fucking love Chuck Klosterman. He's been one of my biggest modern influences, writing wise. He writes non-fiction with a wit and self-deprecation I find admiral, and attempt to emulate constantly (failing miserably, might I add). He recently came out with his first novel, Downtown Owl, and I picked that up as well.

i remember loving palahniuk in 10th-11th grade, but i havent really read anything by him since. i can definitly see your point though, especially with choke. that book sucked. i kindof find it funny that he get defensive about the "shock writer" label alot of people give him
i remember thinking that more recent one of his, "Rant", was pretty good.

hooooly fuck chuck klosterman. i've been re-reading sex drugs and coco puffs for about 2 months now. those essays have an almost surreal insight into pop-cultures place in our society. theyre also halarious.

i've also just finished reading "palestine" by joe sacco too, that was a really intense read

i'm going to try to give "sometimes a great notion" by ken kesey another go. i tried to finish it after i read catch-22 but i guess it was just a little too much. the writing was great, but it was hard to grasp at the time.

Palahniuk is one of those writers that you love when you're younger because you haven't gotten around to reading Bukowski yet. I bet if you went back and re-read those books now, as opposed to when you were fifteen, you're gonna find a whole shitload you recognize from other authors. Dude bites, and bites hard. The only thing original were his shock antics, and those got boring real fucking fast.

The dude is the M.Night Shyamalan of novelists.

Klosterman is amazing, and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs was the first thing of his I read. Definitely pick up his new book, Eating the Dinosaur, and Killing Yourself to Live. So good.

That reminds me, just finished reading Ham on Rye by Bukowski. Seriously great, but fuck is it dark.

i need to re read that. i got it for my birthday when i was 15 or something but couldnt quite get my head around that. i remember some parts were endearing, but it was mostly disturbing?

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Ham on Rye is easily one of the best books written in the 20th century

[dalamar501]

i need to start reading another book.

[Hollow]

Ham on Rye is easily one of the best books written in the 20th century

Dude, this. Easily one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a long time. And yeah, mainly disturbing. This might not be all that impressive to people who don`t know me that well, but it was probably one of the most angry books I have ever read. Too angry, actually.

[keep_it_real]

chuck klosterman is for sure one of my favourite writers. have you guys read eating the dinosaur yet? i was skeptical at first because i heard there were multiple parts about sports, but in ended up being completely excellent. downtown owl is pretty cool but the guy is obviously better at writing non fiction.

i'm currently reading and party every day, by larry harris. it's all about the rise and fall of casablanca records, one of the biggest labels in the 70s. they did everything big too, so if you like reading about excess in the record biz, this is really good.

also been re-reading david harvey's the new imperialism. it's really dense and full of info, but if you're interested in reading more about the shift of global wealth and the middle east conflict/patriot act, check it out.

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I am starting A Farewell to Arms. Then after that I am reading for Whom The Bell Tolls \m/



-Warren

[KYLESTYLE]

Klosterman, really? I read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and overall I enjoyed his insight, but didn't find much in it... Also, the fact that they sell it at Urban Outfitters really degrades it to magazine literature for me... About as cool as The Perks of Being A Wallflower, printed by 'MTV books', also sold at Urban Outfitters.

Maybe I missed something. Obviously...

[grind/bro]

Just you wait til Urban Outfitters starts selling animal liberation books...

[grungePIG]

faulkner. as i lay dying.

[ebony]

The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris.

I quite enjoy it.

"It remains to be seen if man will turn his human zoo into a magnificent human game-park or into a gigantic lunatic asylum reminiscent of the cramped animal menageries of the last century."

"For the modern human leader there are clearly difficulties in performing his dominant role efficiently.The grotesquely inflated power which he weilds means that there is the ever present danger that only an individual with an equally grotesquely inflated ego will successfully be able to hold the suer-tribal reigns."

[Human-Demise]

loving it.

[natt]

[dalamar501]

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dispatches by michael herr.
this man helped write the scripts of both apocolypse now and full metal jacket based on his experiences in vietnam, all of which are documented in this book.
I'm a huge history dork, and the vietnam war is one of my favorite subjects to read about. this book is by-far the best i've ever read on the war. probably the best history book i've read period. herr has such a penchat for elaborating feelings that alot of people who experience them as well can spend their whole lives trying to explain, which is probably why he managed to get out of the country sane (he was there 1967-1969). its difficult to describe it without coming off cliche'd, so just read it.

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