I need some book suggestions!

[DavidMD]

Some of my favorites are:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Plague by Albert Camus
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
Anything by Kurt Vonnegut
Anything by Fyodor Dostoevsky

 

[Avog0dro]

isnt reccomending ayn rand to someone on squat the planet like suggesting the satanic bible to a baptist congregation? She pretty much preaches letting the poor starve to death, its like the defining literature of the neo-con free market capitalism that is destroying the world(just saying)

no one mentioned edward abbey,
check out "comes a horsemen", its about the antichrist murdering people who've seen hell, or bukowski for some self deprecating depressing, yet still really good to read stuff. Read The Portable Henry Rollins, its a fast read and great book to have on your shelf, lots of really violent insight into the human psyche actually reminds me of an angry bukowski.
the painted bird by jerzy kosinski is really fucked up if thats what your looking for, its about a little boy hiding out during the holocaust and a series of fucked up events follow
But def consider a peoples history of the untied states by howard zinn, probably the most violent book of all, and its all true, insightful, and gives you perspective on where we are today.

Why wouldn't you recommend the satanic bible to someone in a baptist church? Maybe if more baptists did read both the Satanic Bible and their own, they would have a better grasp on their own religion and morals don't you think? Nothing wrong with picking and choosing what you like and don't like with her work, but for hearing tramps mention Hitchens with his Islamophobic facism and his bastardization of logic to the point his theories just become him jacking his dick to his reflection, you'd think they would try Ayn Rand.

 

[Avog0dro]

isnt reccomending ayn rand to someone on squat the planet like suggesting the satanic bible to a baptist congregation? She pretty much preaches letting the poor starve to death, its like the defining literature of the neo-con free market capitalism that is destroying the world(just saying)

no one mentioned edward abbey,
check out "comes a horsemen", its about the antichrist murdering people who've seen hell, or bukowski for some self deprecating depressing, yet still really good to read stuff. Read The Portable Henry Rollins, its a fast read and great book to have on your shelf, lots of really violent insight into the human psyche actually reminds me of an angry bukowski.
the painted bird by jerzy kosinski is really fucked up if thats what your looking for, its about a little boy hiding out during the holocaust and a series of fucked up events follow
But def consider a peoples history of the untied states by howard zinn, probably the most violent book of all, and its all true, insightful, and gives you perspective on where we are today.

Why wouldn't you recommend the satanic bible to someone in a baptist church? Maybe if more baptists did, they would have a better grasp on their own religion and morals don't you think? Nothing wrong with picking and choosing what you like and don't like with her work, but for hearing tramps mention Hitchens with Islamophobic facism and his bastardization of logic to the point his theories just become him jacking his dick to his reflection, you'd think they would try Ayn Rand.

 

[Prufrock]

Check out Neil Gaiman. Specifically "American Gods." Really good writing, gripping story, etc.

If you would like to venture outside the world of fiction, Nietzsche is always a good read, whether you agree with him or not. Also, "The Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson.

Then of course there's always the classics. James Joyce, J.D. Salinger, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

 

[Im a Cop]

Why wouldn't you recommend the satanic bible to someone in a baptist church? Maybe if more baptists did, they would have a better grasp on their own religion and morals don't you think? Nothing wrong with picking and choosing what you like and don't like with her work, but for hearing tramps mention Hitchens with Islamophobic facism and his bastardization of logic to the point his theories just become him jacking his dick to his reflection, you'd think they would try Ayn Rand.

very true, if more baptists read lavey the south would be a more interesting place.

have to read jd salinger as well soooo good
Im reading some ralph waldo emerson right now and its def a great travel companion, beautiful observations on life applicable to anyone,