Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted April 15, 2008 Reading Sometimes A Great Notion again. Never gets old. I saw a stage rendition of that the other night here in Portland at the Gerding Armory Theatre! I wasn't even aware of it, since I never read it, but heard it was good. The play was certainly good, and was pretty well-received, considering all the Oregon in-jokes. There was also some brief nudity, which was mixed (although I certainly enjoyed it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL BRUJ0 0 Report post Posted April 15, 2008 Having recently re-read it for a class, I've come to the conclusion that Lolita is pretty much the best novel ever written in the English language. you goddamn right! You perverse deviant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2008 I just started reading the bit about Day of the Dead in Kim Paffenroth's Gospel of the Living Dead. It's just one big analysis of Romero's original Dead trilogy (Night, Dawn, and Day), and most of it says nothing new to fans of the series, although his analysis is quite spot on. He also takes the time to talk about post-Romero zombie films, specifically Dawn '04 and Shaun of the Dead, though those are only side-notes inserted mid-sentence to further emphasize his points regarding the original Romero works. Definetly going to check that one out. I'm sure you've read it or own it, but I'm currently digging The Zombie Survival Guide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel_Grace_Blue 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2008 "Knockemstiff" by Donald Ray Pollock is a great collection of short stories, that is if you consider huffing Bactine great. Most of the characters are fuck-ups in one form or another, which is always fun. Plus, since Knockemstiff is a tiny holler in southern Ohio, there's plenty of racist hillbillies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2008 Lately, it's been Richard Laymon's "The Beast House" and Brian Keene's "Dark Hollow." I'm liking them both so far. I need to get back to reading Lansdale's short story collection "Bumper Crop." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2008 I've been downloading some audio books off of limewire (great for commute, as I can't drive anymore, and for bedtime). From Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven read by Christopher Walken and The Black Cat read by Diamanda Galas. Good shit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tzar Lysergic Report post Posted May 8, 2008 Cod by Mark Kurlansky. I love this kind of nonfiction shit about an ancient industry or mundane product with an incredibly interesting backstory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zoidberg 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2008 Gangster, by Lorenzo Carcaterra. You can see everything coming a mile away, but still. It's a fun read. That, and The Rum Diary. Hunter Thompson at his best, in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 Finished Altered Carbon the other day, really good sci-fi and the ending was tremendous. I'll have to pick up the sequels. Should translate well to screen, though I think it would be better optioned as a series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2008 Lately, it's been Richard Laymon's "The Beast House" and Brian Keene's "Dark Hollow." I'm liking them both so far. I need to get back to reading Lansdale's short story collection "Bumper Crop." Did you read The Cellar before the Beast House? It's a 3 book series. Just finished the Cellar and liked it very much. Now on Stephen King's Dark Tower VI...it's a slow read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2008 From Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven read by Christopher Walken This is what's been missing from my life. Hook a nigga up man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2008 Lately, it's been Richard Laymon's "The Beast House" and Brian Keene's "Dark Hollow." I'm liking them both so far. I need to get back to reading Lansdale's short story collection "Bumper Crop." Did you read The Cellar before the Beast House? It's a 3 book series. Just finished the Cellar and liked it very much. Yes I did, and I agree it's great. I still think Laymon's best book is "The Traveling Vampire Show" however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2008 Lately, it's been Richard Laymon's "The Beast House" and Brian Keene's "Dark Hollow." I'm liking them both so far. I need to get back to reading Lansdale's short story collection "Bumper Crop." Did you read The Cellar before the Beast House? It's a 3 book series. Just finished the Cellar and liked it very much. Yes I did, and I agree it's great. I still think Laymon's best book is "The Traveling Vampire Show" however. I got halfway through and simply stopped. Seemed to be WAY too much backstory for how little happened. For Laymon I like "One Rainy Night" "Night in Lonesome October" "Bodyrides" to name a few. Although I hated "Come Out Tonight." I honestly could not make a bit of sense out of this chick not wanting to go to the police to go after Toby...after he raped her, killed her boyfriend, AND killed the old man who was trying to help her. NOT TO MENTION THAT HER FAMILY WAS IN DANGER! Her reason was she was humiliated by what happened and didn't want to explain it to the cops? Seriously? He writes lead characters who lack any common sense. He's done it more than a few times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 Here's what I'll be reading this summer: Summer Reading List 2008 Betts, Richard K. Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security. Columbia. 2007 ...... Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done about It. Oxford, 2007 ...... Jones, Jeremy. Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East. Tauris, 2006. ...... Keylor, William R. A World of Nations: The International Order since 1945. Oxford, 2nd Edition. June 2008 ...... Luce, Edward. In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India. New York: Doubleday, 2007. ...... Moss, Todd J. African Development: Making Sense of Issues and Actors. Lynne Rienner, 2007 ...... Smith, Rupert. The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World. Knopf, 2007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel_Grace_Blue 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny was a very good book. I was slightly disappointed that none of the American criminal entities were mentioned, but I figure that the Crips don't compare with a multi-billion dollar cigarette smuggling operation in the Balkans, and also that Sicilian and American mafias have been documented enough and it's good to read about Nigerians scamming people via fax and e-mail. Also, I discovered that it's a bad idea to be a gangster in Mumbai since individual cops boast about killing four to five gangsters a week in 'encounters'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketamine Disaster 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2008 The Delivery Man by Joe McGinniss , Jr. Enjoyable, if you like Bret Easton Ellis, considering that McGinnis employs a lot of the same literary devices. Plowed through it in a day. It's a quick, easy read, but it didn't really have a lasting impression after the fact and some of the declining action makes little to no sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2008 Right now, it's Matt Taibbi's The Great Derangement (it's better than i thought it would be. I'm starting to like this guy) and Stephen Thrower's Nightmare USA (It's expensive, but if you love 70's/80's low budget horror, then this is so for you. Thing's become like The Bible to me.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2008 Taibbi is by far my favorite political writer. I'm in the middle of Smell's Like Dead Elephant's right now. Can't wait for The Great Derangement comes out in paperback. He's pretty much the only thing I read in Rolling Stone right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 i'm 30something pages into cormac mcarthy's 'blood meridian'. it's...okayish. it's strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 "Strange" is a little bit of an understatement. War & Peace is really, really (really) good but holy shit it just does not end. Like, I love every single page of it but I'd really like to be able to move on and read something else at some point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Intestine 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Classic example of the ADD Americans have these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2008 Anyone want to recommend me Cthulhu Mythos fiction by people other than Lovecraft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2008 I've never come across much that was any good. Even the stuff with August Derlith finishing up Lovecraft's old unwritten notes and fragments came off like someone else trying to ape HP's style. Neil Gaiman had a cute short story where he mixed Cthulhu stuff with Sherlock Holmes, but that's all that comes to mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL BRUJ0 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2008 Is this that short story? I Cthulhu I downloaded this but I've not got around to reading it: Move Under Ground The Beat style meets cosmic horror Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2008 Anyone want to recommend me Cthulhu Mythos fiction by people other than Lovecraft? The anthology "Children of Cthulhu" might be up your alley. If no that, try John Pelan's novella "The Colour Out of Time." Ramsey Campbell (who I highly reccomend) has done some Lovecraft inspired work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2008 Is this that short story? I Cthulhu No, it wasn't that, but thanks anyway, cute story. It was "A Study in Emerald", the first story in his book Fragile Things. I went back and re-read it, and it really wasn't so much a Cthulhu Mythos story as it was a League Of Extraordinay Gentlemen type melting pot of throwing in a bunch of fictional influences from that general time period, of which the Old Ones were just one part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 I'll recommend my own book. It's in the link in my sig. If you have sigs turned off... click here $19.98, which is higher than I wanted to set the sale price, but because of the length (380 pages or so) it ran the POD cost up. Still, it's done and published, and should be up on Amazon/B&N by mid August, I hope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 I get free copies, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Intestine 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 Woah, I heard you guys talk about it before, but you actually wrote a book about him? Here's to hoping it becomes a best seller and Milky can give "The real Kramer" type tours. I think I'll download a copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2008 I don't know how I'd feel reading a book about an internet person written by another internet person. I really don't think it would impress the cute baristas at my local Starbucks very much at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
