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kellen said:
I have not. I read the jacket on his other books and they all seem to be carrying the same theme of rich people who have it all but are emotionally troubled and in different times and locations. Set to detailed descriptions including the gore.

I was going to get one more Ellis work and if it was told in a different tone than American Psycho, I would read others. But judging from American Psycho and just the short blurbs on his other works it seems almost like he is a one trick pony. But I will give it another book until I decide.

Any suggestions?
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I think Less than Zero and Rules of Attraction are excellent. Admittedly they don't stray from the theme you identified. However they are definetely less gory. I started Less than Zero and literally read the entire thing in a couple of sittings, I just couldn't put it down.

The picture of young rich college kids in Rules of Attraction in Reagen's America is, in my opinion, exceptional in its sense of desolation, futility and too much money.
 
Nicolecat said:
Water for Elephants by: Sara Gruen

Great read!...so far, anyway. :D

#1 New York Times Best Seller
Friends of American Literature Adult Fiction Award
Cosmopolitan's FunFearless Award
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I second that book, as I enjoyed reading it. I am now reading:
What They Teach You at Harvard Business School by Philip Delves Broughton (I'm reading this during my commute)
Darkmans by Nicola Barker (I read this at home)
The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan (also at home)
I have a stockpile of books I need to read more.... Cannot wait to go for another one.
 
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I have just started to read Abarat-Clive barker so far so good i think that Clive barker is a brilliant author one of his best novels is Hellbound hearts or try Books of Blood 1-6 :cool:
 
On the recommendation of a friend, I'm currently reading The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.

Just started it, so I don't have much in the way of a review. Next on my list after I finish this is Don DeLillo's White Noise.
 
This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin
 
epochblue said:
On the recommendation of a friend, I'm currently reading The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.

Just started it, so I don't have much in the way of a review. Next on my list after I finish this is Don DeLillo's White Noise.
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The 4-Hour Work Week is excellent. I finished it last week. While I don't agree with everything, it really gives you a perspective on the life you're living. I highly recommend it.

I've also read these in the past week:
-Graceful Simplicity: toward a philosophy and politics of simple living
-The Happiness Makeover: how to teach yourself to be happy and enjoy every day
-How to Win at College (Going back to get my second degree and wanted to be more productive than the first time)

At the moment I'm finishing up How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's excellent.

I'm really into self improvement stuff. Funny that I didn't start reading (for fun) till recently. Now I'm even thinking about picking up a Kindle
 
mashny said:
Currently reading Ron Powers's biography of Mark Twain. Next up is the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo.
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The unabridged Count of Monte Cristo is heavy going; the first 200-300 pages are absolutely riveting but the rest of the book could have done with the services of a decent sub-editor. I know it was the format in which the book was written (it was serialised, just as Dickens did with his work, thus, it paid well to pad the story out).

Just yesterday/today (and probably tomorrow and the following day), I'm currently looking at Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones. A perennial favourite, (i.e. a book I have reread a number of times, and absolutely love, is The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh).

For relaxation, JK Rowling, Garth Nix, and Guy Gavriel Kay are some of the fantasy writers I like.
Cheers
 
Since I finished my last book I've started to learn about Islam, the Qur'an & trying to learn Arabic (Not going so well though).
 
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Hope to get this finished before my holiday so I can take all of it to concentrate on the final book, "The Dark Tower". So far, "Wizard and Glass" was my favourite book.
 
epochblue said:
On the recommendation of a friend, I'm currently reading The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.

Just started it, so I don't have much in the way of a review. Next on my list after I finish this is Don DeLillo's White Noise.
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DeLillo is one of my favorite authors and white noise one of my favorite books of his (behind mao II).
 
I just finished Confessor in the Sword of Truth series. I'm sad that its over, I remember reading the first one in High School.

I'm a fantasy whore. :rolleyes:
 
:eek: i'm working up a serious case of book envy over here so i think i'm going to pick up a new book very soon. i might even pick one out of this thread since there are quite a few titles and authors mentioned.
 
Business: A Changing World

Not too exciting, but its for class.

I need something else to read. Um, I am also trying to improve my reading habits and critical thinking skills. I may read a few of this list, but any suggestions are welcome? The last book that I read was Good in Bed. Interesting, but not challenging.


GREAT THREAD!!!!
 
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