I love Bukowski's books, I think his misogyny is often tongue in cheek and the person he hates the most is always himself. I didn't get on with Miller though I found Tropic of Cancer incredibly hard to read and just plain boring.

Glenn Armstrong said:

 

South of No North is the best collection of Bukowski short stories! I have a Black Sparrow Press edition. Black Sparrrow also used to publish authors such as John Fante and so on. I may attempt to read Henry Miller again but found him a bit misogynistic. Kerouac leans in this direction slightly sometimes but I give him a pass because the whole mother complex thing that he had probably tempers it a bit. Don't think Bukowski was a misogynist despite what some of his critics said. He was more of an equal-opportunity apartment court Casanova in my estimation.  Any opinions on this thematic riff? 
Allerleirauh said:

South of No North - Charles Bukowski

Under the Roofs of Paris- Henry Miller

In Watermelon Sugar- Richard Brautigan

Push -Sapphire

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Are what come to mind first.  Not including children's books and comics.

South of No North is the best collection of Bukowski short stories! I have a Black Sparrow Press edition. Black Sparrrow also used to publish authors such as John Fante and so on. I may attempt to read Henry Miller again but found him a bit misogynistic. Kerouac leans in this direction slightly sometimes but I give him a pass because the whole mother complex thing that he had probably tempers it a bit. Don't think Bukowski was a misogynist despite what some of his critics said. He was more of an equal-opportunity apartment court Casanova in my estimation.  Any opinions on this thematic riff? 
Allerleirauh said:

South of No North - Charles Bukowski

Under the Roofs of Paris- Henry Miller

In Watermelon Sugar- Richard Brautigan

Push -Sapphire

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Are what come to mind first.  Not including children's books and comics.

This is also one of my classic faves:)

Re-discovered this beautie some time ago....I had read it in high school some moons ago and after talking to some pals at the local, I found out that there is also Vol II (which I have not found yet:()...so in the meantime, I dusted it off and I must say it still tickles my fancy.....it has nothing to do with the supernatural or occult, but with nature at its best. A must:):)!!!

I'm getting "experienced" now:):):)

Glenn Armstrong said:

I saw David Icke here in Atlanta a few years ago. He had this tremendous slide show and was able to connect quite a convoluted series of dots. Not sure I believe in the shape shifting reptiles but very engrossing presentation.
sleazy said:

Everyone should be intoi Icke's books what with 2012 coming around trhe bend, hehehhehehehhe :):)

I saw David Icke here in Atlanta a few years ago. He had this tremendous slide show and was able to connect quite a convoluted series of dots. Not sure I believe in the shape shifting reptiles but very engrossing presentation.
sleazy said:

Everyone should be intoi Icke's books what with 2012 coming around trhe bend, hehehhehehehhe :):)

Mark Leyner's new title The Sugar Frosted Nutsack is kind of hard to encapsulate but it parodies celebrities, pop culture trends and contains a lot of book-within-a-book type metafiction. Anything by Leyner is great.

The Killer Inside Me by pulp master Jim Thompson set the standard for psychokiller/interior monologue type stuff.

Just to pick one of Philip K Dick's genre bending novels I will mention The Man in the High Castle. It ponders the US after a WWII victory by the Axis powers. It was written with the aid of the prognosticating I Ching and was published way before any of the alternative history novels to follow.

South of No North - Charles Bukowski

Under the Roofs of Paris- Henry Miller

In Watermelon Sugar- Richard Brautigan

Push -Sapphire

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Are what come to mind first.  Not including children's books and comics.

Nooooo joke :):):):)

Cover of the book above:)

This one is considered by many as the new absolute Bible of Heavy Metal today :):)!!!!

Real nice one :):)

Pat said:

The HitchIker's guide to galaxy by Douglas Adams , my all time favorite !!

Just read some reviews of I Lucifer online. Most people said it was an amazing read, some people whined that it was too whiny and overly laden with adjectives. I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks.

Funhouse Skull said:

I just finished an AMAZING book called "I, Lucifer" by Glen Duncan the premise of which is Lucifer is given an opportunity to rejoin the angelic host by living out life as a mortal. Naturally he pursues a lifestyle of epic debauchery...

Pikini Death Ray said:

Here are a few of my favourites (not really music related)

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Tales of Ordinary Madness - Charles Bukowski

Pimp - Iceberg Slim

Mama Black Widow - Iceberg Slim

Dopefiend - Donald Goines

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

On the Road - Jack Kerouac

If anybody has any suggestions for new reading material that would be great. Cheers.

I just finished an AMAZING book called "I, Lucifer" by Glen Duncan the premise of which is Lucifer is given an opportunity to rejoin the angelic host by living out life as a mortal. Naturally he pursues a lifestyle of epic debauchery...

Pikini Death Ray said:

Here are a few of my favourites (not really music related)

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Tales of Ordinary Madness - Charles Bukowski

Pimp - Iceberg Slim

Mama Black Widow - Iceberg Slim

Dopefiend - Donald Goines

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

On the Road - Jack Kerouac

If anybody has any suggestions for new reading material that would be great. Cheers.

The HitchIker's guide to galaxy by Douglas Adams , my all time favorite !!

Here are a few of my favourites (not really music related)

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Tales of Ordinary Madness - Charles Bukowski

Pimp - Iceberg Slim

Mama Black Widow - Iceberg Slim

Dopefiend - Donald Goines

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

On the Road - Jack Kerouac

If anybody has any suggestions for new reading material that would be great. Cheers.

Like bands favorite books tend to change as the years go by, but here are a few enduring selections:

The Ginger Man - J.P. DONLEAVEY

Voice Of The Fire - ALAN MOORE

Blood Meridian - CORMAC McCARTHY

Suttree - CORMAC McCARTHY

The Neon Wilderness - NELSON ALGREN

A Confederation Of Dunces - JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE

Catch 22 - JOSEPH HELLER

Starship Troopers - ROBERT HEINLIEN

Logan's Run - WILLIAM F. NOLAN & GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON

Everything That Rises Must Converge - FLANNERY O'CONNOR

A Clockwork Orange - ANTHONY BURGESS

Slaughterhouse 5 - KURT VONNEGUT

The Hippopotamus - STEPHEN FRY

London Fields - MARTIN AMIS

Angela's Ashes - FRANK McCOURT

Einstein's Monsters - MARTIN AMIS

The Onion Eaters - J.P. DONLEAVEY

I could probably go on indefinitely, but let me just point out that for me the subject matter is secondary to the author's ability to use language to convey a story. OH! I just thought of a couple more:

With The Old Breed - E.B. SLEDGE

The Naked & The Dead - NORMAN MAILER

Everyone should be intoi Icke's books what with 2012 coming around trhe bend, hehehhehehehhe :):)

just got this book in the mail. It's about Puch mopeds and beat youth culture

I'm into the Moonalice Legend 2:)

Yes, it's the latest on Hammer flix :)

dave said:

Cool, is that a history of Hammer films?

sleazy said:

I dig reading a lot, so I try to read as much as possible........I'm reading this one now:)

Cool, is that a history of Hammer films?

sleazy said:

I dig reading a lot, so I try to read as much as possible........I'm reading this one now:)

I dig reading a lot, so I try to read as much as possible........I'm reading this one now:)