Armed with suggestions from Netphoria's book recommendation threads,

Liquid-J · 08-07-2004, 09:18 PM

I went to the bookstore and bought the following:

Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
White Noise - Don DeLillo
Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Mr. Rhino, don't fret, I plan on getting your furiously recommended The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen, but I wanted to reserve a book to order along with Blinking With Fists on Amazon to get the $25 limit for free shipping. It's not like I can read super fast, so have no fears, I'll check that one out too.

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Any suggestions on where to start?

pale blue eyes · 08-07-2004, 09:20 PM

Me Talk Pretty One Day. It's funny as hell and it's a great summer read, quick and not too much thinking involved

Sepiae · 08-07-2004, 09:23 PM

The Lovely Bones, because then you can follow it with the lighter stuff and a second trip to the bookstore to pick up Hard Laughter and the Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

08-07-2004, 09:25 PM

the lovely bones is depressing.

you think it's going to be about the main character's life, but it's really about her family and how they cope.

tootsie · 08-07-2004, 10:20 PM

i really enjoyed the lovely bones. it gets a little weird in the last 1/4th but its still good.

08-07-2004, 09:18 PM	#1
Liquid-J keeping it to a dull roar Location: san francisco, ca Posts: 12,824	Armed with suggestions from Netphoria's book recommendation threads, I went to the bookstore and bought the following: Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold White Noise - Don DeLillo Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Mr. Rhino, don't fret, I plan on getting your furiously recommended The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen, but I wanted to reserve a book to order along with Blinking With Fists on Amazon to get the $25 limit for free shipping. It's not like I can read super fast, so have no fears, I'll check that one out too. ---- Any suggestions on where to start?

08-07-2004, 09:20 PM	#2
pale blue eyes NOPE. Location: :/ Posts: 15,110	Me Talk Pretty One Day. It's funny as hell and it's a great summer read, quick and not too much thinking involved

08-07-2004, 09:23 PM	#3
Sepiae is a modern day sex camel Location: Boston, baby Posts: 7,662	The Lovely Bones, because then you can follow it with the lighter stuff and a second trip to the bookstore to pick up Hard Laughter and the Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

08-07-2004, 09:25 PM	#4
that bitch kristin Posts: n/a	the lovely bones is depressing. you think it's going to be about the main character's life, but it's really about her family and how they cope.

08-07-2004, 10:20 PM	#5
tootsie Minion of Satan Location: go go gadget goggler Posts: 5,346	i really enjoyed the lovely bones. it gets a little weird in the last 1/4th but its still good.