The Books thread.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:28 pm

teenagers who read books :roll:

just read it. You don't need to agree with it or whatever, and you listen to no doubt anyway.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:35 pm

I'll read it if you buy a Duran Duran CD.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:52 pm

The difference is capture in the eye is an 'important' book that gets referenced a whole lot and you wonder where ducks go in the winter. It's also relevant if you watch six degrees of seperation so you know what will smith is babbling about. A duran duran cd is just some crazy music that isn't really important at all and I might as well listen to madness. And I don't even listen to music anyway.

You'll probably like it, he's not as much angsty as just thinking what teenage males probably think i dont know. just go to the book shop and read it there for crying out aloud.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:38 pm

If you're not angry you're not a teenager or you suck.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:05 pm

Or have glands set on hypo.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:00 pm

has anyone read that book upon which this flick is based?
the book upon which fear and loathing in las vegas is based... some old guys autobiography or summit...

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:11 am

Franz Schubert wrote:I was really into Piers Anthony a long time ago. I read about 7 books into his Xanth series, then I realized that they're all basically the same book.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:Why does everyone like Catcher in the Rye?
I think it's because most people find that they can relate to (sympathize with) Holden on an uncannily personal level. At least that's why I liked it.

I saw the appeal of Catcher In The Rye when I was 15 and I read it for a school report. Now, its just a book full of swearing without a point and on top of that, its fucking tedious.

Damnation Alley is a classic. Everyone should read it.

If you are into old sci-fi, Zelazny is a headpiece for interesting writing.
Plus James Blish is great even though he doesn't get the credit he deserves.

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:14 pm

Zelazny=Definitely. And not just his sci-fi books.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:28 pm

Amber was great, although I liked the first five better.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:54 pm

Hm, did he do more post-apoc stuff?

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:31 pm

what about dhalgren hey dudes i read books to 8)

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:04 pm

For the jillionth time, the best place to go for post-apoc stories and novels is unquestionably Philip K. Dick. Almost everything he wrote is set after some sort of global catastrophy and it's really good to boot.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:13 am

I only read do androids dream of electric sheep

Post by **Retlaw83** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:50 am

You fuckers should all read Starship Troopers if you give a fuck about fucking ethics and citizenship.

And I'm fucking drunk.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:01 pm

we should havea thread in the news everytime someone posts while drunk.

lol armour

the guardian · Post by **the guardian** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:01 pm

Starship Troopers was great. Movie was mediocre compared to the book.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:51 pm

Movie wasn't even based on the book, as far as I can tell. Especially considering Johnny Rico is Phillipino, and not a pretty white boy with blond hair.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:46 pm

Stop talking about sci-fi. Okay? Okay? Got that? Good. I feel all tingly.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:26 pm

Armor was great.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:37 pm

Retlaw83 wrote:You fuckers should all read Starship Troopers if you give a fuck about fucking ethics and citizenship.

Indeed, Heinlein's book is a great one, much like a lot of his other stuff (though not Number of the Beast which is crap). And the movie actually had a lot of the stuff from the book, which surprised me. Still, it was mostly tits n bugs, which is okay, but it's far from what Starship Troopers was.