i would like to read it, but then again, i knwo the whole story, and i have a ton of books i wanna read first. i DID read A Clockwork Orange after seeing the movie though.

same here. both the clockwork movie and book were excellent and remain my favorites

yeah, there good. i wouldn't say favourites but they are definately up there.


i dont understand what Burgess didn't like about the movie though! its a fantastic movie!

i mean they did change a lot of the details. but that's how all books made into movies are

Survivor, I thought, was very good, but I can't compare it to any of his other works since it's all I've read by him.
Invisible Monsters has an attractive cover (if I may be permitted to judge a book by it's cover) so I might pick it up next (if I ever get around to reading him again).

exactly. burgess is just afraid of change is what i say.. what a pussy! (joking)

oh i only read books if their covers are good

thats the way you gotta roll. and if the title is cool, its better suited to being read.

* Edit, im the mothafuckin devil!

yeah really. people who tell you not to judge a book by its cover, are the people who write the shitty books witth the bad covers

yeah, if i was to write books i would make sure the cover is awesome, and its got a good title. dont want to have someone buying my book if its got a shitty cover.

dinna time!

No complaints with people who have awesome covers and titles, but shitty work? That's the case more often then not.

I am not reading anything at the moment. i am between books. i am thinking of maybe reading Interzone or soem other Burroughs book next... not sure. maybe something Vonnegut, i hear good things about him... suggestions?

The Affected Provincial's Companion, Vol. I: A Bounteous Selection of Essays, Philosophical Diagrams, Poetry and Other Such Theoretical Tinkerings Concerning the Art of Curious Living and the Reintroduction of Ancient Charm into this Vale of Mud and Tears Known Heretofore as the Modern Life
by Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy

that is quite the title!

oiooh, another one i was considering was something Kerouac, On the Road, really.

In my experince, I find Burroughs to be a tedious bore. Read Naked Lunch, if you must, and then be done with the man.
As for Vonnegut, an obvious and good choice, would be Slaughterhouse Five. Maybe even Cat's Cradle. Anything else by Vonnegut is good, as well.
Read On the Road if you can. In fact, get the new unedited version and tell me how it is.



Oh, and if anyone cares, I'm reading Anton Chekov's Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, which I made the mistake of getting the Constance Garnett translation.

I know. I almost didn't buy Do Androids Dream because the only copy I could find has Harrison Ford and Blade Runner plastered all over it.

the shining.... again

I thought Michael Chricton's State of Fear was a pretty interesting read.

Just finished [i]The Great Shark Hunt[i] by HST. Terrific.

fucking clockwork orange