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#21 June 11, 2010, 09:20:44 am

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i have the road . . . i haven't read it yet

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i did see the movie! it ruled. i'll read the book soon.

also read blood meridian, it's good.

heard about markson and wanna read some . . .

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Andiaz

#22 June 21, 2010, 10:26:17 pm

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Be sure to check out John Fante - The Bandini Quartet (or more specifically, Ask The Dust) if you enjoyed Bukowski. That guy is one of the most underrated authors of all time. It's probably the best stuff I've ever read, to be honest. Knut Hamsun is also a good one, if you can get a hold of his stuff that is (try Pan or Hunger).

But yeah, seriously, check out John Fante. I can't stress this enough. I'm grateful if I can get ANYONE to read his books.

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bort

#23 June 21, 2010, 10:41:05 pm

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http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

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Parker

#24 June 22, 2010, 12:10:32 am

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hey, this is somewhat relevant, what is Bukowski's most infamous work?

http://www.fallingbot.com/

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#25 June 22, 2010, 04:26:21 am

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Ficciones by Borges

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jamie

#26 June 22, 2010, 08:16:13 am

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Quote from: Parker on June 22, 2010, 12:10:32 am

hey, this is somewhat relevant, what is Bukowski's most infamous work?

his most infamous work is still displayed proudly in the third stall of the 'Tender Puke' Bar ladies bathroom. although the final drip from that bar's proverbial tap dried up long ago, it's been converted by the 'literary society for sweating and throwing a chair at your wife' into an unofficial...museum of poop, of sorts. a diarrhea pit in the classic mould, if you will.

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#27 June 28, 2010, 02:43:28 pm

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Quote from: DietCoke on June 22, 2010, 04:26:21 am

Ficciones by Borges

GOT IT. only read "the library of babel" so far but.... incredible. just incredible, i loved it.

also reading don delillo anyone a fan? MAO II seems promising.

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vt trees

#28 July 03, 2010, 01:25:36 am

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You should read some M Glenn Taylor. He's a young college professor from West Virginia who just published his second novel. I read his first in a creative writing class before the second one came out, and then he spoke at my school and I got to meet him. Both of his books are about the hill folk that live in WV. If I could sum his writing up in a phrase: contemporary classic american literature. I think he's really talented. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/36249/M_Glenn_Taylor/index.aspx

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something about crispus attucks' great grandson twice removed

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Biggles

#29 August 18, 2010, 10:07:04 am

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Update
Finished Borges' Ficciones and a few of his stories from other collections (I picked up his collected fictions a while back when I had money.) Gave me a lot to think about. I really really liked it. Going to keep reading them without any real structure to how I do it. I should probably finish Ark Sakura, too. I was really enjoying it but got distracted somehow. Jokes about my attention span probably aren't far off.

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