Book recommendations thread
I haven't read a book in months... I really need something new... a new author would be nice, I'm reading the same ones, and even the same books over and over again.
The most memorable books I've read... most were german, and I don't think there's much of a point mentioning them... I'm not a big fan of translations, having read some english books side by side with the german translation and it never seemed to work out.
William Burroughs:
Naked Lunch
Nothing much to say about it... and I can't think of a better introduction to his work.
Cities of the red night, Nova express, The ticket that exploded... the more he got into cut-ups and various collage techniques his books become increasingly hard to read, but well... if you haven't read anything by him, I think you should.
Kurt Vonnegut:
I almost feel like I'm recommending apple pie here... it's possible he's on english literature classes book lists, and you all read something, but still...
Slaughterhouse V, Cat's Cradle, Galapagos
Galapagos is probably the least known of the three, but to me it was the most memorable. The story spans over millions of years while a small group of humans adapt after stranding on a small island, and gradually going back into the sea... which I thought was a very beautyful idea.
Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Everyone knows the movie, but it's still worth reading. The film adaptation is very true to the book. I've read some other books by him but they were somewhat inacessible to me not knowing anything about the political landscape at the time.
Douglas Adams:
Last Chance to See
Let me say first that I did not care for the Hitchhikers Guide one bit, but Last Chance to See... if they were to assamble a modern day bible, this should make it in as the book of Adams.
Charles Bukovski - The captain is out for dinner and the sailors have taken over the ship
Haven't really gotten into him that much, but I really like the way he writes. One line that I keep repeating in my mind a lot lately is when he quotes a degenerate gambler at the race tracks: 'Fuck god in the face, how can he do this to me?!'
