I like the idea. I always say I love reading but haven’t read anything out of my comfort zone for a while, so I’m up for anything.

Auser Posted:

I like the idea. I always say I love reading but haven’t read anything out of my comfort zone for a while, so I’m up for anything.

This sums up my feelings. I’d like to participate.

The Unknown Comic Posted:

For now, I’m going to suggest The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. It’s around 200 pages and it’s about a woman who’s named the executrix of an old boyfriend’s estate. Soon, she gets caught up in a world of secret societies revolving around an underground postal system. It’s hard to explain, but it’s interesting. Since it’s Pynchon it shouldn’t be hard to find and Amazon has a lot of used copies for under $4.

EDIT: The way I explained this makes Lot 49 sound like some kind of gayer Dan Brown book. It’s in the middle ground between Dan Brown and Umberto Eco. Conspiracies, paranoia, secret societies mixed with LSD, Maxwell’s Demon, and at a few points the book switches to the script of a Jacobean revenge play the main character watches. It’s heavier and smarter than Dan Brown, but lighter and easier to read than Umberto Eco.

I already read that book but would totally do it again. Not because I liked it so much, but to understand it better.

If “Comic Books” are ok, too, I suggest korokoro soushi by Shintaro Kago (2 Volumes).

Its easily available (just download it).

Description (from Brolen’s Website) :

This is a guro book featuring lots of violence and gore, including some cannibalism. It’s not really hentai, but it does have some sex thrown in here and there, mostly enjoy. It’s set in feudal japan and its central character is an insane sadistic princess with a elite unit of special “hair” ninjas. She gets reckless and draws the attention of the Shogun which leads to a huge clash. Fun book with some grim humor, very graphic and has some disgusting stuff so not for the feint of heart. Some of the contents include torture, lobotomies, cannibalism, warfare, ninja combat, and a “Hell” amusement park. Featuring guest appearances by Jesus, and a clan of ninja descended from Moses!

The Unknown Comic Posted:

For now, I’m going to suggest The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon.

I’m willing to give this one a shot. It’s been suggested to me in the past, but I never got around to checking it out. This gives me an excuse.

For reasons of diversity I’m going to suggest Lamb by Christopher Moore. Lamb is the story of Jesus’ unknown childhood friend Biff. While this might sound to mired in religion for the Forumwarz crowd, the book manages to tell an extremely funny and poignant story without venturing into religious territories beyond what is necessary to relate the story. In the end the book succeeds in painting a much more human portrayal of Jesus than what is related in most theological tales. The book contains a lot of sex, drinking, and some damn funny miracles, all told through the eyes of one of the best main characters I’ve read in a couple years.

Well there are certainly books that I like, I think I’d rather read something new then suggest anything I’ve already read. So whatever we decide on is good for me. Log in to see images!

Ok, I’ll read that and see how the discussion goes. I tried this on another forum once, and everyone selected teen books (like Shii’s first suggestion) and “The Bible,” so I gave up pretty quickly. I generally have trouble deciding what to read and so I mostly read clbumics. This might be helpful.

Come on, folks, you’re good at saying you want to participate and suggesting authors, but we need people to suggest single books. One. Or you can agree with someone else, we all ready have a few titles thrown out there.

Sound off, people.

1337xxxlolololxxx1337 Posted:

I already ordered Crying of Lot 49 because you said we were reading that first! Log in to see images!

Oh, ****, I guess I should’ve been more clear. Well, Aldo and Corey said they’d be down for Lot 49. I’m sure some others will be too. If others don’t want to read it this time, maybe we’ll hit it next time or they’ll join in for the next book.

I feel bad now.

I agree. I’ll order it myself; this sounds fun. I’m a fast reader though. Once I get it, if I like it I might well have it done in a matter of a few days.