magicchex
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7/31/2005 at 21:53 |
I'm a huge fan of Chuck Palahniuk, the author who wrote "Fight Club" before it became a movie. I love his style and I don't think that movie does the book justice. I own all his books, except for Haunted, which came out the day before my last birthday and for some reason I have not gotten around to buying. Another one of his books, Choke, is currently being made into a movie as far as I know.
I think some of the quotes you will find among his books are on par with some of the "great" philosophers of our times.
"The difference between how you look and how you see yourself is enough to kill most people."
"I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He's taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of death from being a total suprise."
"The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage"
"There’s always the chance you could die right in the middle of your life story"
There are many other quotes out there, check out ThinkExist or another quote site for more. Chuck's site is The Cult. If you'd like to read something by him, I suggest Invisible Monsters or Choke. Lullaby is a good one too if you want an easier to follow story.
You might not agree with me on how important his writing is, but I'm interested in what authors everyone else likes? Try to pick one favorite, maybe tell us why you chose them, share a favorite quote or passage and tell us what we should read if we deside to follow up on them.
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nocal
It's insane, this guy's taint  SSHOLEPosts: 833 Registered: 8/25/2004 Offline
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7/31/2005 at 23:56 |
I only read one of Palahniuk's books: Lullaby. I came to the conclusion that he has awesome ideas, but generally not as good of an execution.
Best book I have read in a long time is Lolita. If it's any indication of Nabokov's other books, he is definitely one of the better authors I could imagine.
Updike wrote some amazing short stories, but I can't stand his novels.
I'm developing into a literature fag, as you can see. |
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JESUS_IS_LORD
Tender vittles  Posts: 43 Registered: 9/22/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 00:27 |
john the baptist
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Stump
SENATOR BABYHEAD  Posts: 310 Registered: 6/18/2002 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 00:55 |
Hi, my name is Stump and I'm an alcoholic......... What, wait sorry wrong meeting.
Richard Bach had some great influence on my life and happiness. inner-growth.info/main_bach.htm is a good site for quotes. I tend to forget the lessons he teaches and am actually in need of going back to read some of his works. |
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DonQuixote
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 641 Registered: 4/22/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 01:22  |
Palahniuk's books are teh shizznit
I gott go with Robert Anton Wislon
Schrodinger's Cat trillogy and Illuminati trillogy
"In capitalism man exploits man. In socialism, its exactly the opposite."
PEace put Magic
Signed,
I JUST DON"T GIVE A FUCK ANYMORE
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middle_age_man
Mostly Harmless  SSHOLEPosts: 427 Registered: 1/11/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 01:40 |
sofickingwat: Palahniuk's books are teh shizznit
I gott go with Robert Anton Wislon
Schrodinger's Cat trillogy and Illuminati trillogy
"In capitalism man exploits man. In socialism, its exactly the opposite."
PEace put Magic
Signed,
I JUST DON"T GIVE A FUCK ANYMORE
See that wasn’t so bad, you managed to not be a total dick face for one whole post. Keep up the good work
Louise de Bernieres is my favorite
[Edited on 1/8/2005 by middle_age_man]
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LOki
Refusenik  SSHOLEPosts: 487 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 04:11 |
Vonnegut
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mcgarpat
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 413 Registered: 7/10/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 04:13 |
Frank Herbert and son
Isaac Assimov
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Demagogue
SIR BABYHEAD  Posts: 98 Registered: 4/6/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 04:45 |
Terry Pratchett
Joe Haldemann
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acheron
Cynical_Malcontent  SSHOLEPosts: 567 Registered: 4/29/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 04:55 |
Victor Hugo, Chomsky
I'm niggered!!
[Edited on 1/8/2005 by AcheronDCS]
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meganerd
Tender vittles  Posts: 6 Registered: 7/22/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 05:55 |
SWF: i second RAW.
u must read The Historical Illuminatus chronicals
...and you should be banned.
(is it january 8th already?) |
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ghostrider
liberal exit  SSHOLEPosts: 2525 Registered: 7/29/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 05:58 |
banned from the roxy ?
ok !
never wanted to play there anyways
said they only wanted well-behaved boys
do they think guitars and microphones are just fucking toys ?
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meganerd
Tender vittles Posts: 6 Registered: 7/22/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 06:13  |
also:
Joseph Heller
Ambrose Bierce
Samuel Delaney
Douglas Adams
Lewis Carroll
Arthur Conan Doyle
Edward Abbey
Gilbert Sorrentino
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
Aleister Crowley
J.R.R. Tolkien
De Sade
hmm...have i fogetten anyone? oh yes! Bill Watterson :D |
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Acidburn
I am El Chupacabra  SSHOLEPosts: 809 Registered: 8/1/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 06:28 |
Hugh M. Hefner
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DonQuixote
DARTH MENSES Posts: 641 Registered: 4/22/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 06:36 |
LOki: Vonnegut
Shit I almost forgot Vonnegut!!! "Cats Cradle" is one of my most favorite books of all time!!
middle-age - I can be just as cool as teh next guy. Well cept maybe if the next guy is Edgar Allen Poe (Fovorite Poet).
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dragonstaff
Too old to Rock and Roll...too young to die  SSHOLEPosts: 787 Registered: 8/19/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 11:29 |
Heinlein.
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shellspeare
SIR BABYHEAD  Posts: 79 Registered: 7/31/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 12:16 |
As you probably guessed from my username i'm more into the classics than anything else.
Fav authors include:
Orwell
C & E Bronte
Huxley
Wilde
MCewen
Poe
And Margaret Atwood
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth  SSHOLEPosts: 4618 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 13:57 |
Stump: Richard Bach had some great influence on my life and happiness.
I remember his Illusions being pretty cool. On the other hand, I was a ten-year-old shithead, too. :>
Me:
Clive Barker (lol fag)
David Foster Wallace (lol smartypants)
Heinlein (lol dead)
Those are the only ones I can think of now that I consistently enjoy. I'm probably forgetting three more I like even better.
I'll give a shoutout to JRRT not because his writing is the greatest but because niger was dedicated.
Also, fuk Vonnegut. And let me preemptively say fuk Hemingway, too. They were the JK Rowlings of their generations.
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Heather
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 738 Registered: 11/24/2004 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 19:08 |
meganerd: (is it january 8th already?)
HA! The date stamp in here confuses me every single time. I love channeling my inner Corky.
Edward Lee
Pan Pantziarka
Stephen King
Clive Barker
Jack Ketchum
Brian Lumley
Bret Easton Ellis
Ghost, your favorite isn't terence mckenna? lalalala |
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LORDKAHUNA
Don't make me fuk your moustache  SSHOLEPosts: 1691 Registered: 8/5/2003 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 20:19 |
James Axler (or whoever is doing his ghost writing)
Warren Ellis (Trust the fukhead)
Garth Ennis (Preacher, Dammit)
Alan Moore (awesome)
Brian Lumley (thx for teh awesome vampires)
Stephen King (Damn)
James Steakley
William Forstchen
pre- crazy L Ron Hubbard (don't laugh, Battlefield Earth is probably one of the greatest SF epics ever written)
AND DOZENS MORE!
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Uart
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 1228 Registered: 3/5/2005 Offline
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8/1/2005 at 20:54 |
J.D. Salinger
Anyone who hates Franny and Zooey is an idiot.
Most books bore the hell out of me though. |
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BeachGoat
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 431 Registered: 10/31/2003 Offline
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8/2/2005 at 00:58 |
Have I mentioned Howard Phillips Lovecraft?
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PunjabDickenson
Tender vittles  Posts: 35 Registered: 7/20/2005 Offline
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8/4/2005 at 00:51 |
I've heard the Fight Club novel compared to A Clockwork Orange's novel which blew my mind... i'd love to read Fight Club... there was a time when i was 19 where i tore that movie peice by peice and anylized myself and my life while watching it a minimum of 5 times a day. |
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InfectionConnection
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8/4/2005 at 13:46 |
All time favorite - steinbeck, hands down for me. I could read the grapes of wrath a hundred times and not get tired of it.
current (fiction) favorite, Wilbur Smith. Makes for good vacation reading. he has two main theme/series. One is a family of mariners during the 1600's - 1700's. A couple books follow the varous generations. the other series is ancient egypt - same thing - follows generations of the same families.
most recent book read - Running the Amazon by Joe Kane. true story - in the 80's these dudes go to Peru to find the source of the amazon and kayak/raft from the beginning all the way to the end. If you liked Kon-Tiki, you'd like this.
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vladtweano
DARTH MENSES  Posts: 517 Registered: 3/11/2002 Offline
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8/4/2005 at 14:09 |
steven brust
john gierach
edgar rice burroughs
fritz lieber
kurt vonnegut
walt whitman
robert burns
raymond chandler
warren ellis (werd, kahuna)
robert traver
michael j. nelson
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