Mess Of Music - Topic: What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Rabidbadger on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:16:23 -0600

Yeah, that was my first of his too. Still got it here somewhere.

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:51:36 -0600

Budding Prospects, hahaha.

Rabidbadger on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:07:00 -0600

Which one?

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:43:11 -0600

Just looked up that book and immediately recognized the cover. Totally already read it. Like forever ago. I remember quite liking that book in high school. Considering the subject of the book and the fact that I didn't remember it until I looked it up gives ...

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:58:04 -0600

I will certainly look into this, sir.

Rabidbadger on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:49:22 -0600

If you love Robbins, (and Vonnegut) you might also like T.C. Boyle. Start with Budding Prospects, The Road to Wellsville, (but avoid the horrible movie, too) and then try Water Music and or East is East, for a more serious, but still funny, look at history and ...

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:16:23 -0600

Yeah, the movie was pretty bad. I just saw it for the first time a few days ago, I think. Maybe like a week ago? Anyway. The book is fantastic. Totally fucking fantastic. But pretty much everything Tom Robbins writes is fucking fantastic.

Rabidbadger on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:49:13 -0600

Gotta read "cowgirls" hilarious. Vonnegutish. SKIP the horrible movie, though.

danhauk on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:51:29 -0600

This has nothing to do with a book, but Katie mentioned Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. I've never read that book, don't even know anything about it, but The Gaslight Anthem has a song by that same title and I really like it. Might have something to do with the ...

briancraig on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:45:25 -0600

speaking of graphic novels, DB, "jimmy corrigan: the smartest kid on earth" was absolutely beautiful to look at and a heartbreaking read. i highly recommend it.

also, i agree with the comments on "everything is illuminated". i also really liked jonathan safran foer's ...

Danberg on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:55:15 -0600

I read A Brave New World and The Martian Chronicles for school... both of which were pretty awesome.

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:23:56 -0600

danhauk said:
Everything is Illuminated was an awesome movie. I loved it, but didn’t realize it was adapted from a book (even though most movies these days are either adapted from a book or a horrible remake). I might have to read that. Plus it helps that I’m big on WWII ...

danhauk on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:04:10 -0600

Everything is Illuminated was an awesome movie. I loved it, but didn't realize it was adapted from a book (even though most movies these days are either adapted from a book or a horrible remake). I might have to read that. Plus it helps that I'm big on WWII era ...

briancraig on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:16:00 -0600

every couple of years, i re-read "ishmael" by daniel quinn.

Katie on What's the Most Important book you ever read?

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:11:01 -0600

I'm pretty much half asleep right now, can't really keep my eyes open and my brain is pretty much dead. But anyway, yeah, Perks of Being A Wallflower is a great book. Other books that have really stuck with me over the years are uh, Cat's Cradle by ...