Regarding books like Fight Club (recomendations..) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

-Ever- · 05-11-2004, 07:24 PM

I've done plenty of reading in my life, but mostly magazines and books required for school. I highly enjoy reading, but find that the internet takes up most of the "information-gathering" time of my days. Because of this, I'd consider myself to be luckily-unjaded when it comes to good novels, and can easily enjoy reading pop-culture books like Fight Club, The Beach, LOTR(?). I would love to read books before they become movies because I'm tired of seeing them first and realizing that they would have been a better read before hand. They obviously don't even have to be books that could turn into films, I'm just looking for those books that are so indepth and catchy that they tend to be transfered. My problem is that I've really got no friends that read and the book recomendation part of this forum seems to be pretty slow. I've attempted to pick up a few books that look decent at Barns and Noble but am yet to find something captivating like the novels I listed.

So what forum, what critic, or what authors should I stick to reviewing to find books like these that are a promising good-read? Underground is ok, odd is ok, I'm just looking for anything that you might be able to relate to these types of novels.

I apologize that this is kind of an unclear call. Fill me in if you can

-T

hilbert25 · 05-11-2004, 09:06 PM

For a start, how about
the ChuckPalahniuk book club: http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/bookclub/

the Chuck Palahniuk website also has a bunch of recommendations for rather random books.

Otherwise for offbeat Scifi:

Neil Gaiman
Kurt Vonnegut
Jeff Noon - See samples of his stuff before you buy, it's not for every/anyone.

-Ever- · 05-11-2004, 09:30 PM

Cool, thanks for the starters. Yeah I actually read about half of Palahniuk's Tesseract and felt it was really drawing out and became bored quick. Maybe I'll look into his other work.
Thanks
-T

Charlatan · 05-12-2004, 05:02 AM

Douglas Copeland's last few books have been very good as well:
Miss Wyoming
Hey Nostradamus!
All Families Are Psychotic

Jonathan Lethem's - Motherless Brooklyn

Bret Easton Ellis: Glamorama and American Psycho

flamingdog · 05-12-2004, 10:57 AM

I am re-reading The Dice Man at the moment... very good read. I can also recommend Iain Banks for readability, try The Wasp Factory, Complicity, or The Crow Road.

docbungle · 05-12-2004, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Yeah I actually read about half of Palahniuk's Tesseract and

The Tesseract is written by Alex Garland.

-Ever- · 05-12-2004, 01:26 PM

Ahh yes that's what I meant.

Thanks
-Tim

05-11-2004, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Regarding books like Fight Club (recomendations..) I've done plenty of reading in my life, but mostly magazines and books required for school. I highly enjoy reading, but find that the internet takes up most of the "information-gathering" time of my days. Because of this, I'd consider myself to be luckily-unjaded when it comes to good novels, and can easily enjoy reading pop-culture books like Fight Club, The Beach, LOTR(?). I would love to read books before they become movies because I'm tired of seeing them first and realizing that they would have been a better read before hand. They obviously don't even have to be books that could turn into films, I'm just looking for those books that are so indepth and catchy that they tend to be transfered. My problem is that I've really got no friends that read and the book recomendation part of this forum seems to be pretty slow. I've attempted to pick up a few books that look decent at Barns and Noble but am yet to find something captivating like the novels I listed. So what forum, what critic, or what authors should I stick to reviewing to find books like these that are a promising good-read? Underground is ok, odd is ok, I'm just looking for anything that you might be able to relate to these types of novels. I apologize that this is kind of an unclear call. Fill me in if you can -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses-- Last edited by -Ever-; 05-11-2004 at 07:27 PM..

05-11-2004, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Cool, thanks for the starters. Yeah I actually read about half of Palahniuk's Tesseract and felt it was really drawing out and became bored quick. Maybe I'll look into his other work. Thanks -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

05-12-2004, 05:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Douglas Copeland's last few books have been very good as well: Miss Wyoming Hey Nostradamus! All Families Are Psychotic Jonathan Lethem's - Motherless Brooklyn Bret Easton Ellis: Glamorama and American Psycho __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

05-12-2004, 01:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Ahh yes that's what I meant. Thanks -Tim __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

05-11-2004, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	For a start, how about the ChuckPalahniuk book club: http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/bookclub/ the Chuck Palahniuk website also has a bunch of recommendations for rather random books. Otherwise for offbeat Scifi: Neil Gaiman Kurt Vonnegut Jeff Noon - See samples of his stuff before you buy, it's not for every/anyone.

05-12-2004, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	I am re-reading The Dice Man at the moment... very good read. I can also recommend Iain Banks for readability, try The Wasp Factory, Complicity, or The Crow Road.