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Awesome/Must Read/Super Dope BOOKS?

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steezee5
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i'm about to go on a long trip and need some good suggestions for reading material. Please post any book you loved or thought was incredible or whatever.

So far I only got:
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Mar 19 2007 10:40AM
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Anti-Hero
Posts: 1269 - Karma: 338
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
Mar 19 2007 10:45AM
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lineskis360
Posts: 462 - Karma: 11
"i hope they serve beer in hell" is supposed to be hilarious my friends is reading it and cant stop, its about this guy who is just teh man, he fucks chicks al the time, theres an entire chapter talking about funny blowjob stories hes had, i cant wait to read it
Mar 19 2007 11:18AM
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*GP*
Posts: 1024 - Karma: 28
"the game" it's about pickup artists and it's a very good read.
Mar 19 2007 12:44PM
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waterville_NH
Posts: 3411 - Karma: 23
moby-dick, 1984...best books i have ever read
Mar 19 2007 12:59PM
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Bini.
Posts: 760 - Karma: 16
whale talk- chris crutcher.
Mar 19 2007 1:09PM
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willbro466
Posts: 1105 - Karma: 10
sun also rises by hemingway
Mar 19 2007 1:22PM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
If you fly-fish, read "A Jerk on One End" by Robert Hughes.

Otherwise:

-A Salty Piece of Land - Jimmy Buffett
-House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
-11 Seconds - Travis Roy
-Freakonomics - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
Mar 19 2007 1:28PM
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skipillager
Posts: 1275 - Karma: 20
mm.. The Shining. I don't remember the author.
Mar 19 2007 1:33PM
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skipillager
Posts: 1275 - Karma: 20
Or a well known.. sort of high schooly type,-

To Kill A Mockingbird. by... some person.
Mar 19 2007 1:34PM
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hart62
Posts: 352 - Karma: 10
read "a long way gone". its this memoir about being a child soldier in sierra leone, and its crazy how so much fucked stuff can happen and nobody does anything about it.
Mar 19 2007 1:39PM
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Ericpbp
Posts: 3161 - Karma: 24
Tuesdays with Morrie.  Such a good book.  You think about life differently afterwards
Mar 19 2007 1:41PM
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xAtticusx
Posts: 1211 - Karma: 10
Twilight
Mar 19 2007 2:04PM
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suji.fnacks
Posts: 1174 - Karma: 10
wiseguy
Mar 19 2007 2:44PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
catch 22, and i have a few friends who really been ino the "Enders Game" books
Mar 19 2007 2:47PM
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d.spong
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zamba
Mar 19 2007 5:41PM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
read some vonnegut. it's hilarious, plus you can feel cultured.
Mar 19 2007 5:44PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
definately

and blow is pretty good.

i also liked winesburg, ohio, cuz i really like short stories, and this combines the short story feel into a novel.

the Nick Adams stories from Hemingway are kinda like that.
Mar 19 2007 6:06PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
make fun of me all you want, but harry potter and eragon are some entertaining ass books
Mar 19 2007 6:11PM
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rightcoastskier
Posts: 2440 - Karma: 10
less than zero by vret easton ellis
Mar 19 2007 6:24PM
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rightcoastskier
Posts: 2440 - Karma: 10
*Bret
Mar 19 2007 6:25PM
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Pistolero
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
Eragon and Eldest are amazing books!!!!

Others:
Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass
(more for teens but still a really good story).

The Halo Books:
The Fall of Reach, The Flood, First Strike, and Ghosts of Oynx (really sweet backstory to the games)

if your opened minded try The Biggest Secret (its about how the world is secretly ruled by a series of families and they control EVERYTHING about what happens in the to humankind on earth).


Mar 19 2007 6:45PM
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Rachel
Posts: 13 - Karma: 10
anything by david sedaris.
i just started reading wigfield by amy sedaris, stephen colbert, and some guy named paul. it's hilarious.
Mar 19 2007 6:54PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
i read desert sands, or desert storms... dont remember waht it was called..

i guess if it was really good i would know what it was called.. but it was a good book
Mar 19 2007 7:09PM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
The Curious Incident of The Dog In The nighttime. It's a quick read, but it's good.
Mar 19 2007 7:21PM
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will987654321
Posts: 2092 - Karma: 15
There's an NS book club for this sort of thing. Message me or post here if you want an invite.
Mar 19 2007 7:44PM
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newschooler7
Posts: 2253 - Karma: 21
Scar Tissue.
Mar 19 2007 7:50PM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
Could i get an invite as well?
Mar 19 2007 7:55PM
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skogenjake
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 511
"one flew over the cuckoos nest" by Ken Kesey is probably my favorite.

catcher in the rye is really short but its a good read.

"please kill me" is interesting and funny

the two books of johnathon safran foer are really good in my opinion. not to hard, but funny and entertaining enough to keep you reading

Mar 19 2007 8:15PM
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TheQuailman
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fuk all these gay ass school books, who ever said "kill a mockingbird" is retarded, no one wants to read that shit when they're asking for a "Super Dope" book.

I havent read much but for a serious book i'd check fight club by chuck Palhuniuk which was suggested to me on this site. Its same as tht movie but better and theres a good amount of talking about sex.

Mar 19 2007 9:03PM
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jibmaster_josh
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 23
hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
Mar 19 2007 9:13PM
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Bloom.
Posts: 3541 - Karma: 13,308
the catcher in the rye
marley and me
Mar 19 2007 9:15PM
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ax_murderer
Posts: 3322 - Karma: 30
seperate peace -by something knowles i think

classsic. read it if u ahvnt already
Mar 19 2007 9:33PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
bringing down the house
Mar 19 2007 9:33PM
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jibmaster_josh
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 23
harper lee is the name you're looking for
Mar 19 2007 9:53PM
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John.
Posts: 1327 - Karma: 11
between a rock and a hard place is pretty gnar. by aron ralston
For old-school semi-clean comedy, dave barry is absolutely hilarious.

Like other people said, vonnegut is pretty amazing. His latest book, A Man without a country, was honestly one of the best books i've ever read.

Another old book, Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman, is awesome if you know a little bit about physics, even if you don't it's pretty funny.

This is kinda weird but probably by favorite book is The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Expury. Whenever I'm feeling like shit I just read it, takes about a half hour, and it seriously just puts things in perspective and totally lifts me up.
Mar 19 2007 11:11PM
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Sno.
Posts: 12155 - Karma: 6,152
choose your own adventure books
Mar 19 2007 11:13PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
point of impact is a good action novel, forget the author though

its also the basis for the new movie "shooter"
Mar 20 2007 12:21AM
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cmeriptahoe
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haha i used to love those.
Mar 20 2007 1:24AM
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Literature
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Lamb: The Story of Biff, Christs Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore.

This kicks ass, and is much funnier if you even remotely know the Bible.
Mar 20 2007 2:07AM
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Schmitz
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If you're into gratefull dead, check out Tiger In A Trance
Mar 20 2007 2:48AM
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Chucktheweasel
Posts: 551 - Karma: 128
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Littler Prince by Antoine something, The Old Man and The Sea by Hemmingway... those three are all really quick reads but really just are great reads. Also, the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time is great by Mard Haddon ( i think? it's been a few years) like the kid above said. Jea.
Mar 20 2007 3:09AM
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Sno.
Posts: 12155 - Karma: 6,152
the old man and the sea?


that was the worst most boring book i have ever read.
Mar 20 2007 3:10AM
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Lé.Skiing
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The Enemy by Lee Child in the middle of it... a pretty dank book
Mar 20 2007 3:17AM
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salamander
Posts: 815 - Karma: 16
lineskis360... The author of the book you are reffering to is tucker max. He is indeed the man. You can find all of his stories at www.tuckermax.com
Mar 20 2007 9:13AM
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Craigskis
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^Scar tissue is a great book, By Anthony Kiedis. Lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
It's his life story, it's VERY entertaining.

I'm a big fan of Irvine Welsh, He writes fucked up fiction novels.

Can't forget about Classics like Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, TimeLine from Michael Crichton.
Mar 20 2007 9:28AM
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r5tommy
Posts: 3608 - Karma: 89
word
Mar 20 2007 10:07AM
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skipimp_
Posts: 5700 - Karma: 113
Stephen King.

jeez.

The Gunslinger is a good series by King too.

Vonnegut

Ishmael by daniel quinn

Demien by Hermen Hesse

Siddhartha by Hesse

anything by OSHO

Way of the Peaceful Warrior - Dan Millman

anything by Carlos Castaneda




Mar 20 2007 11:47AM
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lineskis360
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thanks, im gunna pick it up soon, my friend read me some passages outloud and it was absolutely hilarious
Mar 20 2007 11:48AM
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nitsua
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HARRY POTTER!!!!
Mar 20 2007 11:59AM
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