Two different versions of that blasted book meme have been “passed on” to me. By Vicky of thehighrise and Garry of A Big Stick and a Small Carrot. So I’d better explain myself.
I don’t read story books.
Update: Mind you, I’ve got a bit of spare time at the moment, what with it being the summer holidays and all, so I’m willing to give it a go. I’ve never found that book that’s attracted my interest caught my imagination. Something weird you know, not simply one that takes three paragraphs to describe how a character takes a sip of water, all the time trying to use the longest, most pretentious words in the lexicon.
highrise
14 May 2005 17:44
#1
Get thee down to the library! If you want weird then there’s the beat writers (Bukowski, Kerouac, Hunter S Thompson, Burroughs, Bret Easton Ellis et al) or perhaps Kafka if you’re feeling adventurous.
I haven’t read much 21st century fiction (apart from Neal Stephenson who is a bit of a techy), primarily because I’m stuck in a time warp – so I’ve no recommendations if the thought of reading yet another book about drugged-up hippies makes you gag – but I’m sure there’s some great stuff out there.
highrise
14 May 2005 17:45
#2
…and by crikey, comment submission has really sped up! Hurrah!
doctorvee
14 May 2005 17:58
#3
Cool, thanks, I’ll probably look into them then.
Good news about comment submission aswell! I assume it’s to do with the fact that I got rid of Spam Karma. It does mean that I have to check a moderation tray every so often, but it seems to be paying off.
Garry
14 May 2005 20:20
#4
If you want weird, you could do worse than Vurt by Jeff Noon. Bit techie, bit experimental, weird music scene, v weird landscape, slightly disturbing. A bit like Burroughs with electronic music.
doctorvee
14 May 2005 21:14
#5
Haha, wow. That description sounds pretty cool. I’ll look into that one.