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What are you reading now? vers. "So I don't end up being a fucking waffle waitress"

Cherry orchid by Anton Chekhov, damn depressing.

Also just finished reading The kingdom of fear by hunter s. Thompson. The man knows how to write an entertaining book. Even if it is a vague recollection of his life
 
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Good work on leaving out the Seventh potter book. Pile of tripe IMO. The rest were brilliant though
 
^ Yeh I never got to reading all of them; I ended up listening to the audiobooks instead, <3 Stephen Fry!!!

I'm in between books at the moment. Thinking of going back and re-reading the Culture books by Ian M. Banks, I read the first few aeons ago and can't remember diddley-squat from them.
 
Book thief by Marcus zusak. Very talented writer from Sydney. I read more of his early books years ago, which were aimed more at teenagers but still an awesome read fr anyone. This book however was mind blowing for me. He has a very unique and inavative style of writing. I think it's in the angus and whtever top 100 of all time.
 
Sellevision by Augusten Burroughs.

Reminds me a lot of Kurt Vonnegut with how the author uses examples from reality to make everything seem so ridiculous.
 
There's a new collection of short-stories by Vonnegut (Look At The Birdie) that has been well reviewed. Posthumous are often a bit dodgy but this one seems to be true to form for Vonnegut.


Latest titles I have enjoyed:

Lightboxes by Shane Jones (surreal novella about a winter that wouldn't end)
Exley by Brock Clarke
Sunset Park by Paul Auster
How It Feels by Brendan Cowell
The Laughing Policeman by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall

All well worth a read.
 
^ Ohhhh you've read the Cowell book! I love him. Like, absolute bunny boiler style love him. I've asked for it for Christmas. I'm just a little terrified by the whole Cronulla/ friends/ late teen thing. I've been assured it's not young adult lit though, so I'm cautiously looking forward to it.

I recently finished The Beach by Alex Garland and was pleasantly surprised! I think it helped that I hadn't seen the (apparently terrible) movie, but it was unsettling and well written with interesting themes and a manic ending. It was almost idyllic travel guide meets Lord of the Flies. The only detraction was the strange crush/ love side story. I didn't really understand the point of it and it actually irritated me a little.

Other recent reads:
Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks - better than average war story (though it's not really a way story, I'm just kind of lumping it in with that genre) that has some of the most perfectly worded passages I've ever read. Sometimes I like long-winded authors that use clever techniques and words I've never read before, but it's really only the simple passages that really knock the wind out of me.
The Slap - Christos Tsiolakas - Urgh. One of the most overrated 'modern' novels I've ever read. What is this? Why do people like it? I couldn't find anything redeemable in the novel. The only (barely) interesting thing was my subtle shifts in opinion about the actual slap, and trying to work out which characters/ what events were making me alter my position. I just couldn't get involved in the story or the book or the writing at all.

Today I picked up Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge, Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, McEwan's Atonement, A. L. Kennedy's Everything You Need, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, Suskind's Perfume and Phillip Pulman's Northern Lights for less than $40. Thank you Basement Books and Vinnie's! That should keep me busy for a little while at least.
 
I haven't read The Beach to compare but I thought the movie was really good. It had an awesome treasure hunt, lost world paradise vibe which worked well with its modern day (escapism) setting. Doesn't hurt that it stars Virginie Ledoyen either (fucking goddess).
 
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I recently finished The Beach by Alex Garland and was pleasantly surprised! I think it helped that I hadn't seen the (apparently terrible) movie, but it was unsettling and well written with interesting themes and a manic ending. It was almost idyllic travel guide meets Lord of the Flies. The only detraction was the strange crush/ love side story. I didn't really understand the point of it and it actually irritated me a little.
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Have you read The Teseract & The Coma.

I haven't read The Beach, but I also was surprised how much I really enjoyed the other two. Quick easy reads as well :)
 
I enjoyed The Beach too (I read it after seeing the movie). I really enjoyed it - the storyline is far darker in the book (those who know the ending of the book will understand) - they wrap it up in a far cleaner way (it's the way with a number of films).

I've recently finished Chocolat by Joanne Harris . I have a huge soft spot for books the have food as one of the focal points, and I absolutely loved the film - the book, again, is a lot darker, and there has been a slight change of characters between book & film, but having seen and read, I really love both film and book - reading the book hasn't detracted a bit from the film - I *really* loved the book, though - I love when reading literature gives me goosebumps, and i found that i was quite goosebumpy throughout.
 
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I'm currently reading Tweaked by Patrick Moore, so far it's good, it focuses on a lot of the gay and lesbian scene of Meth, I'm not very far into it to give you a general idea but I'll try my best.

It starts off with Patrick going to a lot of CMA, NA, and AA meetings, but then he ends up getting to work in a home where gay and lesbian Meth addicts try to get clean.
He also gets a sponsee and try's to show him that going to dance parties is only going to end up in failure. So far he hasnt.
 
Just finished Atonement and sobbed like a nancy-girl. I think I'm just a sucker for old ladies wallowing in regret, and for the idea that our lives have a pivotal moment on which the future rests.

It's a fucking great book.

I think I'm done with Ian McEwan now, though. After that and Chesil Beach, there's only so much a girl can take.

edit: Also, I'm too old and tired to sift through shit these days, and I found this site What Should I Read Next? tonight but there has to be something better organised and more accurate. Any ideas?
 
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^ Sometimes I'll use Amazon.com for references.

If you look at a book on Amazon, it will make other suggestions as well.

I've found it helpful at times.
 
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