LittleSmedley said:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is my bible.

cborgman said:

I've read it 4 times and have seen the movie at least that many times too. It's such a great story and so beautifully written.

Empress said:

i've read it 3 times, seen the movie probably 10 times, and seen the musical... which i actually didn't like.

you should read "the hours" by michael cunningham. it's another in my top 3, and also an incredible work about women, though written by a gay man.

uPtoWnNY said:

cborgman said:

I've read the Hours and saw the movie too. Enjoyed the book very much. I read all the time. I couldn't live without it. I know that's overly dramatic, but I really feel that way. It's something that I truly enjoy.

Empress said:

there is no shame in reading, at least not in america where not enough people read anything other than the names of the american idol contestants as they cg it over them.

cborgman said:

So true. It's either that or the tabloids

Did you ever read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides? You might like it. I thought it was quite good.

and of cause...

Empress said:

no, but several people have recommended it. once i finsih "a million little peices" ( ), "magical thinking" by augusten burroughs, "kiss of the spider woman" and the pahulnik book i promised a friend i would read...

cborgman said:

So many great books, so little time. I know the feeling. Definitely read Middlesex. It's funny with a great story and very well written.

Empress said:

I love Marquez; need to take Cholera for another spin.
A couple weeks ago, I had 2 consecutive nights where I woke up at 2AM & couldn't get back to sleep until 4...his Memoirs of My Melancholy Whores got me through a rough patch. It's a slight novelette, but beautiful.

PeteZarustica said:

Thanks for the plug on Memoirs of my Melancholy Whores. I've been wondering about it. I will pick it up for sure. Love in the Time of Cholera is such an amazing love story. It blows me away.

Naked Lunch
The Catcher in the Rye
Invisible Monsters
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
V.
STP
The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Living
anything from Lester Bangs

plenty

one flew over the cukoos nest

'i know why the caged bird sings'

'Sula' and 'bluest eye' by toni morrison

'the autobiograpy of malcom x'-changed my life.

and the kid's book 'the velveteen rabbit'

It's not a book but I like the story The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

If I HAD to chose just one. . . . . . it's between A Wrinkle In Time and The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. . .

I'm gonna say The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.

honorable metions:

a wrinkle in time (madeline l'engle)
the book of three (lloyd alexander)
generation x (douglas coupland)
a massive swelling (cintra wilson)
shock value (john waters)
oh and
my face for the world to see (liz renay)

all these books have contributed to my delinquency SOMEhow throughout my life.

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Imago said:

the guy on the cover is TOTALLY getting a hummer

Anx said:

That's hot.



But my favorite book of all times is probably a tie between Lord of the Flies and Speaker for the Dead with The Count of Monte Cristo coming in a close second.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Also The Book of Laughter & Forgetting

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Chronicles of Narnia
Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn
The LOTR
His Dark Materials trilogy

Imago said:

You total geek!

NDRU said:

the movie's coming out this year!

evenstar3 said:

God, I loved those books (and I'm 35). I hope they do them justice with the movies.

Imago said:

I'm ashamed to say I only read the Cliff's Notes

Anx said:

I know that reading A Wrinkle in Time at a certain age will permanently bend your brain.