Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.
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Originally posted by missvalentine View Postand after i finish Lord of the Rings 3 i wanna read through my brothers Star Wars books then buy Jurassic Park and The Lost World. cause i heard they were great.
Originally posted by aris13 View PostLess Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.
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I, Zombie by Al Ewing.
Very good book. It takes a very unexpected direction about half way through it.
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With a first page that captures the reader hook, line and sinker, Palahniuk (Choke; Lullaby) plunges into the odd predicament of Waytansea Island resident and ex-art student Misty Marie Kleinman, whose husband, Peter, lies comatose in a hospital bed after a suicide attempt. Rooms in summer houses on the mainland that Peter has remodeled start to mysteriously disappear-"The man calling from Long Beach, he says his bathroom is missing"-and Misty, with the help of graphologist Angel Delaporte, discovers that crude and prophetic messages are scrawled across the walls and furniture of the blocked-off chambers. In her new world, where every day is "another longest day of the year," Misty suffers from mysterious physical ailments, which only go away while she is drawing or painting. Her doctor, 12-year-old daughter and mother-in-law, instead of worrying about her health, press her to paint more and more, hinting that her art will save exclusive Waytansea Island from being overrun by tourists. In the meantime, Misty is finding secret messages written under tables and in library books from past island artists issuing bold but vague warnings. With new and changing versions of reality at every turn, the theme of the "tortured artist" is taken to a new level and "everything is important. Every detail. We just don't know why, yet." The novel is something of a departure for Palahniuk, who eschews his blighted urban settings for a sinister resort island, but his catchy, jarring prose, cryptic pronouncements and baroque flights of imagination are instantly recognizable, and his sharp, bizarre meditations on the artistic process make this twisted tale one of his most memorable works to date.
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Just read The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov and now I'm onto The Box Man by Kobo Abe. Abe's stories seem to always end up with the protagonists rooted to a specific predicament or setting, which isn't a bad thing. I suppose that's why some say Team Silent was influenced by Abe's novels. In this case, the protagonist chooses to be a "box man" or someone who literally wears a box over most of his body. I made the connection with pyramid head instantly, but time will tell whether they imply the same themes.
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Ive just finished a great series by this author called Terry Goodkind. The series was totally amazing, it was called the Sword of Truth series and it was just simply amazing. The first book (Wizards first rule) is a real master piece and the books just get better through out the series. Im kinda upset that ive finished the series but ah well there will be other great books out there
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