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I haven't heard when the next book in the series comes out, but I'm open to any book you guys choose. My only comment on a Dan Brown book is they tend to be a frenzied extended chase scene from cover to cover. Each of them seem to be made with a TV movie in mind.

Totem

If you enjoy the Da'Vinci code might I suggest something by L. Ron Hubbard

Heh, I'm not quite certain if that was a serious reply or a poke in the eye.*

Pure poetry, man, I love it.

By-the-by, who's the author of HSSG?

Totem

*(Mrens comment)

Edited, Sat Mar 27 01:15:48 2004 by Totem

I loved a Heartbreaking Work...laughed my *** off.

Oh, and my bad, as Tare said, it's HWSG, not HSSG, it's a work, not a story.

Ya know those pretentious as[i][/i]sholes that are always reading the 'Classics'? The type of prick that is obviously trying to subtlely announce to everyone in the coffee house that they're reading Shakespeare? I'm one of those. Well, I would never actually read something at a coffee house, but you get the idea. I can't frickin' stand anything written in the last 20 years. Not a single frickin' thing.

It pains me to say this, and I realize the probability of you heeding my advice is directly proportional to the amount of time that has transpired since you graduated, but go back and read the books on the 'Mandatory Reading List' in high school and college.

Since you are probably experiencing an adverse reaction to my suggestion of reexposing yourself to the trauma of reading decade old homework assignments, I would also like to suggest Vonnegut. Nobody ever listens, but the man is a genius. And I think, knowing what I do of your sense of humor and personality, that you would really enjoy his work.

From waaaaay back when, Tare said:


"You might want to look at anything by Kurt Vonnegut, DH Lawrence (Sons and Lovers), Steinbeck, Salman Rushdie (Haroun and the Sea of Stories), Vladamir Nabokov (Lolita), Peter Carey(Oscar and Lucinda)"

I stand by these picks, dammit.

You're speaking in a literary sense right?

Just checkin' is all.

If you meant literally I think we should give Spence D'Mann a call, and many big red penises shall be had by all. Except for me.

One would hope so, can we get a ruling from his wife?

As if there weren't plenty of reasons to like you Totem, at least you're up late to entertain me during my insomnia.

Thundra said :



Ever read Tom Robbins, Thundra ? Based on your writing style, I'd say there's more a passing chance you'd enjoy him. Definitely different from anything else I've ever read.

Currently reading "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates." (or something like that)-- if I had time to actually post on the board regularly, I'd ask that it would be made the next Alla's Book Club book. It's fantastic so far.

I'd recommend anything by him, although "Even Cowgirls get the Blues" just didn't do it for me. "Jitterbug Perfume" and "Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas" would be classics if they weren't so damn hard to write cliff notes for.

I agree. I enjoyed his song about sunscreen.