Members rikshaw Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 preferably fiction. i am going on a trip for work to a very isolated island. from all accounts that i have heard, there is absolutely nothing to do there. there might not be any internet access. i can't even bring my bass. i have to try to find something to occupy my time for 2+ weeks. thanks in advance
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 And the Ass Saw the AngelA Clockwork Orange1984WeDante's Inferno
Members vismund624 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 im reading the cobra event.. pretty intense so far. id reccomend that. If not then you cant go wrong with the enders game, speaker for the dead, or enders shadow. Also i love chuck palhunic too if u can get a copy of ghost or choke.. ps i cant spell
Members #6 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Foucault's Pedulum - Umberto EcoHomage To Catalonia - George OrwellA Conspiracy of Paper - David Liss Eco, brilliant....Orwell, not fiction, but freaking amazing, Liss, a great historical detective novel
Members Onkel Bob Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 An island you say... What about fishing?
Members rikshaw Posted September 7, 2007 Author Members Posted September 7, 2007 An island you say... What about fishing? thats definitely a plan. i cant do that much fishing.
Members Brother Mango Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 preferably fiction. i am going on a trip for work to a very isolated island. from all accounts that i have heard, there is absolutely nothing to do there. there might not be any internet access. i can't even bring my bass. i have to try to find something to occupy my time for 2+ weeks. thanks in advance You aren't going to Diego Garcia, are you????? I hope not.
Members skatalite Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 I Am LegendThe Straight ManThe {censored} UpClockwork OrangeAny of the Harry Potter booksThe Wanting SeedNaked LunchThe Historian
Members rikshaw Posted September 7, 2007 Author Members Posted September 7, 2007 You aren't going to Diego Garcia, are you????? I hope not. yes good guess
Members boscal45 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 the once and future king - t.h. whitezero - charles seifedecoding the universe - seifepretty much any shakespearezen and the art of motorcycle maintenanceender's game - orson scott card
Members Bonoman Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Okay, two weeks, no internet or music making. You're going to need a good, long book with a gripping story. My suggestions: Shogun by James Clavell - One of my all-time favourite books. It takes place in Japan in the 1600s and is a sweeping saga of political intrigue, beautiful women, and the first big hit in the culture-collision between east and west. Some of the most richly drawn characters I've ever read. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Cimates by Tom Robbins - Hilarious and captivating, this is the story of CIA agent Switters and how he inexplicably lost the use of his legs because of his grandmother's parrot. It's also about religion, hypocracy, and the futility and glory of belief. Switters is my favourite character EVER!!! The Stand by Stephen King - Easily his King's masterpiece, The Stand is a story of post-apocolyptic America and how society moves on and reforms after the purge. Gripping prose, fully fleshed-out characters, and not your typical King book, I think that everybody should read this at least once. It's simply amazing. Underworld by Don DeLillo - This one's not for everyone, but you've got a couple of weeks and maybe feel up to the challenge? Underworld is not a crime novel, but rather the 'underworld' it speaks of are the layers of life beneath us all - how our pasts don't necessarily reconcile with our present, and how our futures are as unpredicable as guessing the lotto numbers. It's a hulking, sometimes hilarious and sometimes gut-wrenchingly depsressing read, but you'll take something away from it guaranteed.
Members bassman1956 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Silas Marner. A short, but very meaty and verbose, classic. A good story.
Members chunky-b Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 If you are going to an island, take "Lord of the Flies"...
Members Pickdust Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 John Irving - A Prayer for Owen Meany John Varley - Steel Beach (sci-fi) William Gibson - Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive (sci-fi trilogy)
Members johnny6644 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 +1 on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; read it at 15 and have kept and given away copies steadily for years. For something new: Bad Monkeys
Members lug Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Okay, two weeks, no internet or music making. You're going to need a good, long book with a gripping story. My suggestions:Shogun by James Clavell - One of my all-time favourite books. It takes place in Japan in the 1600s and is a sweeping saga of political intrigue, beautiful women, and the first big hit in the culture-collision between east and west. Some of the most richly drawn characters I've ever read. I knew there had to be a reason I liked you. You could start the still uncompleted Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin, best fantasy series I've read in 20 years. Also Watership Down is a must if you haven't read it, Ender Game, I assume everyone has read LOTR, The Source is also very interesting if you like history.
Members johnny6644 Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 I Am LegendThe Straight ManThe {censored} UpClockwork OrangeAny of the Harry Potter booksThe Wanting SeedNaked LunchThe Historian They're making a more faithful version of I Am Legend, starring Will Smith!
Members Bonoman Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Also Watership Down is a must if you haven't read it, I just read Watership Down for the first time earlier this year, and I will proudly second lug's recommendation. It was an amazing reading experience, and it even made me cry at one point. Awesome book.
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Cimates by Tom Robbins - Hilarious and captivating, this is the story of CIA agent Switters and how he inexplicably lost the use of his legs because of his grandmother's parrot. It's also about religion, hypocracy, and the futility and glory of belief. Switters is my favourite character EVER!!! Tom Robbins is a great author IMHO. My favorites so far have been Still Life With Woodpecker and Skinny Legs & All.
Members lyricpoet Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 The Rosary Crucifixion Volumes I-III by Henry Miller
Members mmb Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Trilogy by Tad WilliamsFantasy novels with a little bit of everything in them Third book alone is over 1600 pages in paperback.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory,_Sorrow,_and_Thorn The Jack Ryan series by Tom Clancy.Twelve book series covering the life of an ex-Marine, turned CPA, turned stock broker, turned CIA agent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanverse Two of my very favorite series, guaranteed to blow days of reading.
Members Bonoman Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 Tom Robbins is a great author IMHO. My favorites so far have been Still Life With Woodpecker and Skinny Legs & All. Still Life was the first of his that I read, and it changed the way I look at books. I was seventeen at the time and read it twice that very first night that I got it. Skinny Legs and All is also one of my favourites. Those are both great recommendations.
Members justinbass Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 My all time favorite book is "A Confederacy of Dunces" I've never heard of anyone not absolutely loving it. Very quirky and fun.
Members justinbass Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 I also support the reading of any/all Tom Robbins books, Ender's Game and Watership Down. Also, how has Kurt Vonnegut not been mentioned yet? Go read Cat's Cradle.
Members B-Bottom Posted September 7, 2007 Members Posted September 7, 2007 World War Z. It's a pretty badass book that has first hand accounts of people in the Zombie War. I'm sure you'll dig it
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