TrixieFaux Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I really should read more rather than spending all my extra time on the computer! The last book I finished was Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen...it was really good. I also loved The Corrections by him. My next book I want to read is Just Kids, by Patti Smith. We have it, I just need to read it. I know I'm going to love it. Anyone here read it? Sorry if it has already been mentioned, I have not gone back to read this whole thread! PS. Some other all-time favorites that spring to mind are: Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn, Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon. Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I really should read more rather than spending all my extra time on the computer! The last book I finished was Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen...it was really good. I also loved The Corrections by him. My next book I want to read is Just Kids, by Patti Smith. We have it, I just need to read it. I know I'm going to love it. Anyone here read it? Sorry if it has already been mentioned, I have not gone back to read this whole thread! Just Kids is goddamned amazing. I can't really say enough good things about that book...if you're into Patti Smith you're going to love it as a given, but her whole depiction of being a poor artist in New York in the 60s, her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, it's just incredible. TrixieFaux, taaarro and PopsBdog 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieFaux Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just Kids is goddamned amazing. I can't really say enough good things about that book...if you're into Patti Smith you're going to love it as a given, but her whole depiction of being a poor artist in New York in the 60s, her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, it's just incredible. Great, that's what I thought. Which reminds me, I also love the book Please Kill Me, by Legs McNeil about the beginnings of punk rock. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
taaarro Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Yes! Just Kids is great and makes the old New York sound sooo good. I'm currently reading Justin Spring's Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade. Steward's tattooist name was Phil Sparrow and his life is completely astonishing. A great read for anyone interested in Phil Sparrow, Gertrude Stein, Alfred Kinsey, or gay culture in the 1950s among other things. Graeme and TrixieFaux 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just Kids is one of my favourite books I've read in a long time. It gave me amazing dreams. TrixieFaux 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenRose Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Scratch that. I'm halfway through A Storm of Swords. Can't keep these titles straight... Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Yes! Just Kids is great and makes the old New York sound sooo good. I'm currently reading Justin Spring's Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade. Steward's tattooist name was Phil Sparrow and his life is completely astonishing. A great read for anyone interested in Phil Sparrow, Gertrude Stein, Alfred Kinsey, or gay culture in the 1950s among other things. Secret Historian is great too. I read Sam Steward's book Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos after reading it and I think it helped me to understand that book a little bit better...it's a little bit odd as a tattoo book without that knowledge. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-64618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowagirl Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I like horror, sci fi, fantasy, and detective novels. Stephen King, Robert R McCammon, Sue Grafton, Piers Anthony, John Sanford, Robert B Parker, Lee Child, old Dragonlance are some that I enjoy. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-66198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I will agree with with the Neil Gaiman fans (Neverwhere is my fave). I've been feeling a little too a.d.d. lately to trudge through the game of thrones' bazillion plot lines, and Rothfuss is pretty good. It was cool to see King finish out the Dark Tower finally (grew up on that stuff). Favorite stuff on my shelf: David Eddings- the belgariad series. The distinct personalities and how they interact will make you smile. Christopher Moore- anything by him :). Specifically though, "Lamb." Jesus learns Kung fu and meets a yeti. A. Lee Martinez is a close runner up for the laugh-factor. Julian May's Pliocene Exile saga is my favorite scifi. For the kindle owners I highly recommend "Legion" by Brandon Sanderson. It's a short story about a genius who creates dozens of personalities to compartmentalize his knowledge so he doesn't go crazy. Aside from that my shelves are a hodge podge of comics, manga, martial arts books, and Taoist studies. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-66230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ablion Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I am reading a very famous love story book "Twilight".... I also watch all its movie parts so when i read this movie all the characters came into my mind and i it feel me more interesting. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Kindred by Octavia Butler is a great book. Really anything I've read from her is amazing Mark Bee, Zillah and PopsBdog 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Just finished The Devil all the Time by Donald Ray Pollock which is kind of Flannery O ' Connor meets Natural born Killers . William Gay described it as " Hits you like a telegram from Hell " which is pretty apt as it reads like the World Series of depravity . It's very dark but for all that flows with a beautiful cadence and the intertwining characters blend together in a book that's well written and highly memorable . hogg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abellve Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Fiction: Wise Blood and The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor, Geek Love by Katherine Dunne Nonfiction: The Necessity of Madness and Unproductivity by John Breeding and Young Lords: A Reader edited by Darrel Enck-Wanzer I don't read nearly as much as I'd like to though. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Kindred by Octavia Butler is a great book. Really anything I've read from her is amazing Great book! Have you read "Parabel of the Sower?" Its my favourite by Butler. Well, I've finally started into Game of Thrones after thoroughly enjoying the tv show. So far I am quite enjoying it. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Neil Gaiman has a new one out: "the ocean at the end of the lane." For the several gaiman fans out there. Delicious 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
injek Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I just started reading Joyland by Stephen King. I have to say, I think it's his best book in a while. If you've any interest in his work, I'd highly recommend giving it a go. Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badtaste Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm on book 3 of the Malazan book of the fallen, by Steven Erickson. It's amazing, highly recommend to anyone looking for a series after they're done with a song of fire and ice. The first book is a bit of a struggle haha, but if you can get through it it's so worth it! Graeme 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 For father's day, my wife gave me a copy of The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. As it says on the front cover, "If Cormac McCarthy had a sense of humor, he might have concocted a story like Patrick deWitt's bloody, darkly funny western." I love it, and i think that @dcostello and @Jake might, too. CultExciter and Mark Bee 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowagirl Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I just started reading Joyland by Stephen King. I have to say, I think it's his best book in a while. If you've any interest in his work, I'd highly recommend giving it a go. I love him, can't wait to read it. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 For father's day, my wife gave me a copy of The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. As it says on the front cover, "If Cormac McCarthy had a sense of humor, he might have concocted a story like Patrick deWitt's bloody, darkly funny western." I love it, and i think that @dcostello and @Jake might, too. I just ordered it. Thank for the recommendation. hogg and CultExciter 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
exume Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Still slowly pushing through a Dance with Dragons, not that its a bad book, I love the series, but I haven't been compelled to pick it up in a while. I made more progress when I was splitting time between these and whatever Christopher Moore I had lying around. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Still slowly pushing through a Dance with Dragons, not that its a bad book, I love the series, but I haven't been compelled to pick it up in a while. I made more progress when I was splitting time between these and whatever Christopher Moore I had lying around. a dance with dragons is so good. I wasn't big on a feast for crows, I thought it dragged in places, still a 7/10 in my book. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenRose Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Still slowly pushing through a Dance with Dragons, not that its a bad book, I love the series, but I haven't been compelled to pick it up in a while. I made more progress when I was splitting time between these and whatever Christopher Moore I had lying around. Same here, I'm about 1/4 of the way through it. Such a monster of a book. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-68822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm on book 3 of the Malazan book of the fallen, by Steven Erickson. It's amazing, highly recommend to anyone looking for a series after they're done with a song of fire and ice. The first book is a bit of a struggle haha, but if you can get through it it's so worth it! I just bought the first book of this series because of this, thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-69413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I've got to stop reading this thread for a little while. I've got a ridiculous stack of e-reads piling up on my kindle. iowagirl and Pleadco 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/1002-book-thread/?page=6#findComment-69470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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